Lux

Encyclopedia

Rheo the Book Eater was named after his voracious appetite for books. He would read an entire library in a fortnight. He soon, however, became frustrated with the poor lighting afforded by torches. Light spells tended to be static to an area, not at all helpful to a wandering mage like Rheo.

Being a mage of no little power, he felt there must be a better solution. He first constructed what he called a desk lamp - a metal stand with an articulated arm holding a permanent light source. This could be carried about and adjusted to illuminate any book. Not satisfied, he continued tinkering. First, he granted the lamp locomotive ability so it could hop behind him and carrying would no longer be necessary. He next provided the ability for the lamp to reproduce itself (thus saving on eventual manufacturing costs). Finally, he added the ability for the lamp to orient itself to its master's eyes.

Sadly, a bright light oriented at your eyes tends to blind you. Too late, he realized he should have had it point itself to what its master was looking at. He never got the chance to correct the mistake since his only sample blinded him and hopped away before he recovered.

Since then, the lux, as it has come to be known, has eked out an existence in the underworld. Despite its rather aggressive nature, it is largely tolerated as a good source of light.

Core Details

Physical	10 HP, 1 Hit Dice
Mental	0 MP, 0 Magic Dice
Base Slots	2 Skills, 1 Spell
Base AC	0
Experience Level	2
Spells	None
Natural Intrinsics	Deaf, Breathless, Non-Regeneratable
Granted When Eaten	None
Corpse:	None
Creature Size	Small
Movement Type	Walking
Noise Level	2
Intelligence	Animal
Strength	Minimal
Monster Type	Construct
AI Type	Speciest
Slot Set	Special
Inventory	None
Evolution Path	None

Attack Information

Lightblast for 1d4 light damage (which will blind for as many rounds)

Additional Information

• Their iron forms are bloodless, and cannot be petrified.
• They have light radius 2

Tips and Strategies

• Cheap experience at low levels, but if you let them be, they do help light the corridors.