H'ruth

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The Horselord H'ruth is the patron deity of true warriors. To those who measure civilization by cloth or scratches on parchment, H'ruth's followers are called barbarians.

Followers are encouraged to kill and wade into the thick of battle, ideally whilst properly garbed.
Followers are discouraged from attacking from afar.
Followers are forbidden from using any spells.

Followers gain +20/0 per level.

Whim of Xom

"><0|V| thirsts for BLOOD!"

Starting Equipment

Random Weapon: Club, Mace, Warhammer, Spear, Silver Spear.
Random Armour: Leather Tunic, Studded Leather Tunic.
Two Random Skillbooks.
One Random Bonus Item! (10% chance of a second random bonus item)

Gaining and Losing Piety

The following actions influence Piety with this deity. Negative actions have a double impact on Piety if you are currently following this God. Forbidden actions will reset Piety to zero and cause the God to pour his current God Points into a punishment.

Positive Actions:

• +1 to +3: Kill a creature with a melee attack
• +1: Wearing the appropriate dress code (2.5% chance each round)
• +n: Be surrounded by two or more enemies (n = 2*enemies)

Negative Actions:

• -1: Zap a wand
• -2: Perform a ranged attack

Forbidden Actions:

• Casting ANY spell.

Dress Code

Headgear:	Feathered Helm
Amulet:	Any
Weapon:	Spear OR Silver Spear in Right Hand
Armour:	Studded Leather Tunic, Leather Tunic, Chainmail or Mithril Chainmail
Boots:	Riding Boots

Those dressed as a barbarian gain the ability to move and attack diagonally. This requires you to use the stylus/mouse, the numeric keypad, or the Move command (W)(Move command is the only way of moving like that on GBA,PSP and any other port without mouse or diagonally buttons). In the hands of an advanced player, this can be an extremely useful ability. They will also gain piety with H'ruth over time.

Note that it will not let you squeeze through a diagonal gap between two walls, as commonly found on the QIX levels (levels 6-9). However, if you also possess the ability to jump, not only can you jump diagonally, but you can jump through those corners you couldn't normally, where there is a block to either side of you but not on the diagonal.

Level-Up Bonuses

H'ruth will sometimes grant skills. At each level the character will gain 2 physical levels, and 8d2+4 hit points. This is the largest bonus to hitpoints you can gain, without relying on heavy luck with Xom.

Skills Granted

• Medium Weapons
• Large Weapons

• Edged Weapons
• Blunt Weapons
• Pointed Weapons

• Impale
• Stun
• Knockback

• Charge
• Leap Attack
• Dual Wield

• Butchery
• Endure Hunger
• Clean Kill

Spells Granted

• None

Boons (Rewards)

• Uncurse Item - 20 points
• Heal Avatar - 20 points
• Cure Avatar - 20 points
• Unstone Avatar - 20 points
• Gift Weapon - 200 points
• Enchant Weapon - 200 points
• Smite Enemies - 200 points

Punishments

• Curse Any Item - 20 points
• Creature Summon - 50 points
• Disenchant Weapon - 100 points
• Disenchant Armor - 100 points
• Poison Avatar - 100 points
• Paralyse Avatar - 100 points

Tips and Tricks

• An easy way to gain piety is to surround yourself with monsters incapable of harming you, while making yourself immune to their attacks. A few ice snakes and some fur-lined boots would work, for example. Note that this will also anger Belweir.
• This can be a good starting deity to build up your hit points fast. Just don't read any spellbooks until you've changed to another god!
• Once you have Endure Hunger (but not before then), a Helm of Draining can be a good way to avoid accidentally casting spells "out of habit".