The Shedu vault

[XuaXua]

I haven't really examined it, but I've just encountered it (again), the Shedux2 + Ophan vault with the TSO altar.

Is there a point to this vault, or is it just in existence for the sake of having some variety?

I'm with TSO. I killed the shedu, but there was no penance. Is there a penance for killing the Ophan? I don't know if I want to go after it since I have zero resistances.

[KoboldLord]

It's a vault, and it contains monsters. The point of most vaults is simply to exist and look intentionally designed.

That said, having the vault there allows these monsters to be actually tested in games. That's going to be valuable if these monsters ever get a more significant role in normal monster generation.

[XuaXua]

It's a vault, and it contains monsters. The point of most vaults is simply to exist and look intentionally designed.

That said, having the vault there allows these monsters to be actually tested in games. That's going to be valuable if these monsters ever get a more significant role in normal monster generation.

Gotcha. No reward beyond XP means I would just rather close the door and mark it with an X so I don't autoexplore back inside.

Other question was whether TSO should have penalized me for killing the Shedu and whether is penalizes for the Ophan, which I didn't kill.

[Kate]

He won't penalise you for killing hostile holies, since you need to pass a check based on piety to make them turn neutral.

[CommanderC]

I summoned two divine warriors against an hostile Mennas, and when one them inflicted the killing blow, TSO put me under penance.

[XuaXua]

Can someone explain how Shedu work?

What if there are 3 or 4 Shedu in an area, do they resurrect each other, or are two tied to one-another?

Is resurrection line of sight; do transparent walls impede it?

[KoboldLord]

Can someone explain how Shedu work?

What if there are 3 or 4 Shedu in an area, do they resurrect each other, or are two tied to one-another?

Is resurrection line of sight; do transparent walls impede it?

As I understand it, each shedu has exactly one partner, flavored as a mate. The spell that heals their partner is on their list, which they cast from randomly like all monster casters. The healing follows smite-targeting rules, but it works on their partner's corpse as well as their living partner. Depending on the AI roulette, they might either cast the spell immediately or delay for several rounds. If you're having trouble killing the second one in time, you might try Animate Dead or Orb of Destruction to get rid of the corpse.

[Grimm]

Or pull one up stairs.

[Stormfox]

Corpse Rot would take care of it too.

A lot of gods would help with the corpse as well, I'm assuming. It's just a corpse, right?

For maximum cruelty, use Fulsome on the corpse and then Evaporate the results at the other shedu. Or would it be worse to Animate Skeleton and then make simulacra of the chunks?

(I've only gotten this vault a couple of times and in every case, I was able to take care of the second shedu before it finished resurrecting its mate.)

[njvack]

I just ate one, burned down the tree, and ate the other one. Devouring the corpse of one mate in front of the other made my soul smile a bit. This is one of my favorite vaults.

Will they resurrect from skeletons? If so, they should probably be able to reclaim & heal from animated skeletons and zombies. And maybe chunks

[XuaXua]

I'm asking because I'm looking to build my first vault; a cruel one.