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This deadly, shape-changing servant of the Darklords cannot be killed with a normal weapon. Your only hope of defeating it is to fight it using Paido’s sword, a blade forged by the Elder Magi in the furnaces of Elzian.

Gnaag Helghast: COMBAT SKILL 34 ENDURANCE 48

Ignore any ENDURANCE point losses sustained by your enemy in the first round of combat, as you are stooping to unsheathe Paido’s sword from its scabbard when combat begins. This creature is immune to Mindblast (but not Psi-surge). Unless you possess the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen, you must reduce your ENDURANCE by 2 points at the beginning of every round you fight this creature. If you have completed the Lore-circle of the Spirit, you may increase your COMBAT SKILL by 2 points for the duration of the combat.

If you win the combat, turn to 268.