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Legendary creatures or Heroes are a rare type of creatures that can be encountered through out Caves of Qud.

The key changes to a legendary creature to that of a normal creature of the same type is:

  • Their main color is now magenta
  • Their names will be unique and be colored magenta, usually ending with "Legendary (creature)"
  • They will have an extra 0-2 physical mutations and 0-2 mental mutations, each at level 1-4, if they are not Robots or True Kin
  • They will be able to be Water Ritualed with the primary faction based on their main faction.
  • They will be loved, liked, hated, disliked by random factions.

Aside from generic boosts, there are more specific hero templates that are used.

Unspecified

  • +1 to all attributes
  • Double HP
  • 1.5 level multiplier
  • Level * 250 XP

Legendary Villagers

Type Bonuses Self Preservation Threshold
Governer +3 in +3 will +3 ego 60%
Mayor +3 in +3 will +3 ego 40%
King/Queen +3 in +3 will +3 ego 30%
Viceroy +3 in +3 will +3 ego 20%
Councillor +1 int +1 will +1 ego 40%
Senator +1 int +1 will +1 ego 60%
Parliamentarian +1 int +1 will +1 ego 70%

Factions

(to add on their own faction page, but should be listed here too)

Faction Boost
All Old factions/beasts +6 int
Barathrumites +1 int
Humanoid factions no bonus

Specific Legendary Creature generation

See also: Wraith-Knight Templar for legendary putus generation within  Templar phylacteries.