(top = dark stalker)

FREQUENCY: Very rare
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon Level IV])

NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 0 (or 8 - see below)
MOVE: 9"
HIT DICE: 2+1
% IN LAIR: 20%
TREASURE TYPE: See below
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Average
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic neutral
SIZE: M
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: IV | 200 + 3

Dark stalkers are the rarely-seen leaders of the dark creepers. They are
nearly a race apart, for they breed almost exclusively amongst
themselves. They are instantly noticeable amongst a group of dark
creepers as they are man-sized and stand head and shoulders above
their underlings.

There is an average of one dark stalker to every 25 dark creepers, and
each dark creeper village will contain at least one dark stalker ruler.
Stalkers will rarely be encountered on their own, but this has beenn
known to happen as the stalker goes about some mysterious personal
mission.

Dark stalkers have all the powers of dark creepers, plus the ability to
create a wall of fog twice per day.

They fight with short swords if they must, and some of these are
magical (25%) chance. All of their treasure is carried -- there is a 7%
chance of a magical ring and a 12% chance of 2-5 gems or 1-2 items
of jewellery on any given individual encountered. If attacked in
normal illumination, the dark stalker has AC8.

If killed, a dark stalker explodes in a blinding flash equal to a 3-dice fireball.