đ Hellish Pastures is a bizarre, hidden domain of demonic bovines, exclusive to GnollHack.
Location: Accessible via a magic portal located between levels 8 and 13 of Gehennom. Consists of a single level.
Hellish Pastures (also known as the cow level) introduces a highly dangerous but rewarding diversion.
âšī¸ Characteristics
- Layout: An open hellish pasture.
- Inhabitants: The level is swarming with hell bovines, minotaurs, bison, and other cow-like monstrosities.
đ Yacc
The boss of this level is Yacc, a powerful demon lord capable of a confusing gaze and summoning bison and hell bovines to his aid. He wears an artifact ring as a nose ring. If none of the following rings have been generated in the game yet, he has an equal 1/3 chance to generate with The Ring of Three Wishes, The Serpent Ring of Set, or The Ring of Conflict. (If all three have already been generated, there is a chance he will generate with The Ruling Ring of Yendor instead.)
He is guarding a chest containing highly valuable loot. Specifically, the chest contains:
- A 50% chance of a wand of disintegration, otherwise a magic lamp
- A 50% chance of a potion of full healing
- A 50% chance of a potion of gain level
- A 50% chance of a potion of gain ability
- An uncursed, highly enchanted weapon or piece of gear specifically tailored to your character's role (such as a magical staff for Wizards, or strength-boosting gauntlets for Monks)
â ī¸ Special Qualities
While it may seem like a joke, the Hellish Pastures are incredibly dangerous. The enemies here hit extremely hard and can quickly trample an unprepared adventurer.