GROANING SPIRIT

GROANING SPIRIT (Banshee)

Chaotic Evil Man-sized Undead (incorporeal)

FREQUENCY: Very Rare

NO. APPEARING: 1 (VII. 1)

AURA: fear (sight)

SURPRISE: 33%; Others +17%

SENSES: infravision

ARMOR CLASS: 0

MOVE: fly 15" (Class A)

HIT DICE: 7 (hp 32)

% IN LAIR: 10%

TREASURE TYPE: D

THAC0: 13

MELEE: touch (1d8 cold)

SPECIAL ATTACKS: death groan - Hits As: +2

SPECIAL DEFENSES: incorporeal, undead, immune to electricity and turning, DR/+1 (magic-none)

WEAKNESS: hedged by protection from evil, undead, vulnerability to exorcism

MAGIC RESISTANCE: 105%

INTELLIGENCE: Exceptional (15-16)

MORALE: +35%

SAVES: Poison 10, Petrify 11, Wand 12, Breath 12, Spell 13

LANGUAGES: Common, Elf, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Hobgoblin, Orc, and any other languages known in life.

LEVEL: VII (XP 1,425 + 8 per hp)

The groaning spirit, or banshee, is the spirit of an evil female elf — a very rare thing indeed. The spirit returns to harm the living. It is found only in desolate countrysides, moors, etc.

The groaning spirit can attack by its chilling touch, causing 1-8 hit points of damage/attack when it strikes.

Its more fearsome mode of attack, however, is its wail, or keening, which will cause the hearers within 3" to save versus magic or die on the spot. It can wail but once per day, and only during darkness.

The sight of a groaning spirit causes fear unless an appropriate saving throw is made.

Groaning spirits cannot be affected by charm, sleep, or hold spells.

They are impervious to attack by cold or electricity.

Exorcism kills them.

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