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From: dickinst@crl1.crl.aecl.ca (Tim Dickinson)
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Subject: RESOURCE: Tim's Stuff: Monster 7 (17/22)
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Date: 3 Oct 1995 16:03:49 -0400
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DARBEK (Dream Thief)
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HABITAT: Temperate, towns and villages
FREQUENCY: Very rare
INTELLIGENCE: Average
TREASURE: None
ALIGNMENT: Neutral evil
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NO. OF APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 7
MOVE: 12
HIT DICE: 1+3
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-3
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Dream theft
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 15%
SIZE: S (1/2' tall)
Darbek are small blue-skinned humanoid creatures. Even their eyes are dark blue,
and they are difficult to spot in all but well-lit conditions. Their four limbs
are each three-toed, and have small claws.
COMBAT: Darbek will fight only in the direst situations (i.e., they are
cornered), when they will scratch with their claws. They will normally
flee any notice by other creatures.
Darbek normally attack sleeping humanoids when they are dreaming. They can
"sense" dreams that might be occuring up to 200 yards away, and will seek
their source. If they can approach and touch the dreamer without waking him,
the Darbek will "steal" the dreams, absorbing them in some unknown, mystical
manner.
This dream deprivation has the effect of making the sleeper very tired,
irritable, and weak in the morning. If the Darbek can return to feed,
the sleeper will lose 1 point each of Strength and Constitution for each two
nights his dreams are stolen. If this is interrupted, the attributes will
be recovered at 1 point per two days of rest.
ECOLOGY: Darbek must regularly feed on humanoid dreams, and so are never
found in deserted places. Neither can they survive well in cities, for the
filth is despised by them, and they are often killed by rats. They are
most often found living in barns or within the walls of small towns and
villages, where they are known as Dream Thieves, and usually hunted by cats.