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diff --git a/hack/data b/hack/data new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5faa384 --- /dev/null +++ b/hack/data @@ -0,0 +1,232 @@ + Hack & Quest data file - version 1.0.3 +@ human (or you) +- a wall +| a wall ++ a door +. the floor of a room + a dark part of a room +# a corridor +} water filled area +< the staircase to the previous level +> the staircase to the next level +^ a trap +$ a pile, pot or chest of gold +%% a piece of food +! a potion +* a gem +? a scroll += a ring +/ a wand +[ a suit of armor +) a weapon +( a useful item (camera, key, rope etc.) +0 an iron ball +_ an iron chain +` an enormous rock +" an amulet +, a trapper +: a chameleon +; a giant eel +' a lurker above +& a demon +A a giant ant +B a giant bat +C a centaur; + Of all the monsters put together by the Greek imagination + the Centaurs (Kentauroi) constituted a class in themselves. + Despite a strong streak of sensuality in their make-up, + their normal behaviour was moral, and they took a kindly + thought of man's welfare. The attempted outrage of Nessos on + Deianeira, and that of the whole tribe of Centaurs on the + Lapith women, are more than offset by the hospitality of + Pholos and by the wisdom of Cheiron, physician, prophet, + lyrist, and the instructor of Achilles. Further, the Cen- + taurs were peculiar in that their nature, which united the + body of a horse with the trunk and head of a man, involved + an unthinkable duplication of vital organs and important + members. So grotesque a combination seems almost un-Greek. + These strange creatures were said to live in the caves and + clefts of the mountains, myths associating them especially + with the hills of Thessaly and the range of Erymanthos. + [Mythology of all races, Vol. 1, pp. 270-271] +D a dragon; + In the West the dragon was the natural enemy of man. Although + preferring to live in bleak and desolate regions, whenever it was + seen among men it left in its wake a trail of destruction and + disease. Yet any attempt to slay this beast was a perilous under- + taking. For the dragon's assailant had to contend not only with + clouds of sulphurous fumes pouring from its fire-breathing nos- + trils, but also with the thrashings of its tail, the most deadly + part of its serpent-like body. + [From: Mythical Beasts by Deirdre Headon (The Leprechaun Library)] +E a floating eye +F a freezing sphere +G a gnome; + ... And then a gnome came by, carrying a bundle, an old fellow + three times as large as an imp and wearing clothes of a sort, + especially a hat. And he was clearly just as frightened as the + imps though he could not go so fast. Ramon Alonzo saw that there + must be some great trouble that was vexing magical things; and, + since gnomes speak the language of men, and will answer if spoken + to gently, he raised his hat, and asked of the gnome his name. + The gnome did not stop his hasty shuffle a moment as he answered + 'Alaraba' and grabbed the rim of his hat but forgot to doff it. + 'What is the trouble, Alaraba?' said Ramon Alonzo. + 'White magic. Run!' said the gnome ... + [From: The Charwoman's Shadow, by Lord Dunsany.] +H a hobgoblin; + Hobgoblin. Used by the Puritans and in later times for + wicked goblin spirits, as in Bunyan's 'Hobgoblin nor foul + friend', but its more correct use is for the friendly spir- + its of the brownie type. In 'A midsummer night's dream' a + fairy says to Shakespeare's Puck: + Those that Hobgoblin call you, and sweet Puck, + You do their work, and they shall have good luck: + Are you not he? + and obviously Puck would not wish to be called a hobgoblin + if that was an ill-omened word. + Hobgoblins are on the whole, good-humoured and ready to be + helpful, but fond of practical joking, and like most of the + fairies rather nasty people to annoy. Boggarts hover on the + verge of hobgoblindom. Bogles are just over the edge. + One Hob mentioned by Henderson, was Hob Headless who haunted + the road between Hurworth and Neasham, but could not cross + the little river Kent, which flowed into the Tess. He was + exorcised and laid under a large stone by the roadside for + ninety-nine years and a day. If anyone was so unwary as to + sit on that stone, he would be unable to quit it for ever. + The ninety-nine years is nearly up, so trouble may soon be + heard of on the road between Hurworth and Neasham. + [Katharine Briggs, A dictionary of Fairies] +I an invisible stalker +J a jackal +K a kobold +L a leprechaun; + The Irish Leprechaun is the Faeries' shoemaker and is known + under various names in different parts of Ireland: Cluri- + caune in Cork, Lurican in Kerry, Lurikeen in Kildare and Lu- + rigadaun in Tipperary. Although he works for the Faeries, + the Leprechaun is not of the same species. He is small, has + dark skin and wears strange clothes. His nature has some- + thing of the manic-depressive about it: first he is quite + happy, whistling merrily as he nails a sole on to a shoe; a + few minutes later, he is sullen and morose, drunk on his + home-made heather ale. The Leprechaun's two great loves are + tobacco and whiskey, and he is a first-rate con-man, impos- + sible to out-fox. No one, no matter how clever, has ever + managed to cheat him out of his hidden pot of gold or his + magic shilling. At the last minute he always thinks of some + way to divert his captor's attention and vanishes in the + twinkling of an eye. + [From: A Field Guide to the Little People + by Nancy Arrowsmith & George Moorse. ] +M a mimic +N a nymph +O an orc +P a purple worm +Q a quasit +R a rust monster +S a snake +T a troll +U an umber hulk +V a vampire +W a wraith +X a xorn +Y a yeti +Z a zombie +a an acid blob +b a giant beetle +c a cockatrice; + Once in a great while, when the positions of the stars are + just right, a seven-year-old rooster will lay an egg. Then, + along will come a snake, to coil around the egg, or a toad, + to squat upon the egg, keeping it warm and helping it to + hatch. When it hatches, out comes a creature called basil- + isk, or cockatrice, the most deadly of all creatures. A sin- + gle glance from its yellow, piercing toad's eyes will kill + both man and beast. Its power of destruction is said to be + so great that sometimes simply to hear its hiss can prove + fatal. Its breath is so venomous that it causes all vege- + tation to wither. + There is, however, one creature which can withstand the + basilisk's deadly gaze, and this is the weasel. No one knows + why this is so, but although the fierce weasel can slay the + basilisk, it will itself be killed in the struggle. Perhaps + the weasel knows the basilisk's fatal weakness: if it ever + sees its own reflection in a mirror it will perish instant- + ly. But even a dead basilisk is dangerous, for it is said + that merely touching its lifeless body can cause a person to + sicken and die. + [From: Mythical Beasts by Deirdre Headon (The Leprechaun + Library) and other sources. ] +d a dog +e an ettin +f a fog cloud +g a gelatinous cube +h a homunculus +i an imp; + ... imps ... little creatures of two feet high that could + gambol and jump prodigiously; ... + [From: The Charwoman's Shadow, by Lord Dunsany.] + + An 'imp' is an off-shoot or cutting. Thus an 'ymp tree' was + a grafted tree, or one grown from a cutting, not from seed. + 'Imp' properly means a small devil, an off-shoot of Satan, + but the distinction between goblins or bogles and imps from + hell is hard to make, and many in the Celtic countries as + well as the English Puritans regarded all fairies as devils. + The fairies of tradition often hover uneasily between the + ghostly and the diabolic state. + [Katharine Briggs, A dictionary of Fairies] +j a jaguar +k a killer bee +l a leocrotta +m a minotaur +n a nurse +o an owlbear +p a piercer +q a quivering blob +r a giant rat +s a scorpion +t a tengu; + The tengu was the most troublesome creature of Japanese + legend. Part bird and part man, with red beak for a nose + and flashing eyes, the tengu was notorious for stirring up + feuds and prolonging enmity between families. Indeed, the + belligerent tengus were supposed to have been man's first + instructors in the use of arms. + [From: Mythical Beasts by Deirdre Headon + (The Leprechaun Library). ] +u a unicorn; + Men have always sought the elusive unicorn, for the single + twisted horn which projected from its forehead was thought + to be a powerful talisman. It was said that the unicorn had + simply to dip the tip of its horn in a muddy pool for the + water to become pure. Men also believed that to drink from + this horn was a protection against all sickness, and that if + the horn was ground to a powder it would act as an antidote + to all poisons. Less than 200 years ago in France, the horn + of a unicorn was used in a ceremony to test the royal food + for poison. + Although only the size of a small horse, the unicorn is a + very fierce beast, capable of killing an elephant with a + single thrust from its horn. Its fleetness of foot also + makes this solitary creature difficult to capture. However, + it can be tamed and captured by a maiden. Made gentle by the + sight of a virgin, the unicorn can be lured to lay its head + in her lap, and in this docile mood, the maiden may secure + it with a golden rope. + [From: Mythical Beasts by Deirdre Headon + (The Leprechaun Library). ] +v a violet fungi +w a long worm; + From its teeth the crysknife can be manufactured. +~ the tail of a long worm +x a xan; + The xan were animals sent to prick the legs of the Lords of Xibalba. +y a yellow light +z a zruty; + The zruty are wild and gigantic beings, living in the wildernesses + of the Tatra mountains. +1 The wizard of Yendor +2 The mail daemon |