# Akkabish tannin

&amp; akkabish tannin File:Akkabish tannin.png

Difficulty

19

Attacks

Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg

&amp; akkabish tannin File:Akkabish tannin.png

Difficulty

19

Attacks

Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg, Sting 1d4 Implant egg

Base level

12

Base experience

444

Speed

24

Base AC

-4

Base MR

0

Alignment

-14 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

750

Nutritional value

200

Size

small

Resistances

cold, shock, poison, acid, petrification, disease

Resistances conveyed

fire, cold

An akkabish tannin:

 can fly.

 can survive underwater.
 does not breathe.

 has no hands.

 regenerates HP quickly.
 can see invisible creatures.

 is poisonous to eat.
 is carnivorous.

 is not a valid polymorphable form.

 is a demon.

 is neither male nor female.
 is normally generated hostile.

 can follow you to other levels.
 is nasty.

 has infravision.

 appears only in Gehennom.

 never leaves a corpse.

 resists death magic.

 cannot be tamed.

Akkabish tanninim are a possible inhabitant of a strange-larva-hellish seal. They are not particularly threatening one-on-one, but their sting attacks can snowball if they are not dispatched quickly.

Implant egg attack
Each melee sting delivered by the tannin implants an egg into the target that will eventually hatch into a strange larva. Strange larvae are non-threatening, but they quickly grow into a pre-set monster type-in this case, another akkabish tannin. Since an akkabish has six of these sting attacks and is able to make a full round of attacks twice per turn, this can quickly get out of hand.

Formication madness
While afflicted with formication (the feeling of insects crawling over your body) the character will suffer from reduced skill levels (-1 skill level per 20 points of lost sanity) and increased spell failure (1 percentage point per 2 points of lost sanity). In addition, the character will randomly awaken from sleep (normally, this is a slight advantage, but for android characters it is a huge disadvantage).

Origin
Tannin (plural tanninim) is an ancient Hebrew word meaning "sea monster" (or sometimes "serpent," and sometimes translated as "dragon"). Ancient Semitic religions used sea monsters to symbolize primordial chaos, and sometimes evil (see also Tiamat/the Chromatic Dragon).
Akkabish is a Hebrew word meaning "spider."
dNetHack's tanninim are based on D&amp;D Obyrith and Pathfinder Qlippoth. Akkabish tanninim are based on Ekolid Obyrith.