its fetid bulk looming overhead... The monster was some kind of
great dark worm, but that was about all they were sure of.
[ The Adventurers, Epic IV, by Thomas A. Miller ]
+shuriken
+ You know, that's what I hate most about fighting against magic:
+ you never know what they're trying to do to you until it hits.
+ The sorceress knew what hit her, however. Two of the shuriken
+ got past whatever defenses she had. One caught her just below
+ the throat, the other in the middle of her chest. It wouldn't
+ kill her, but she wouldn't be fighting anyone for a while.
+ [ Jhereg, Steven Brust ]
skeleton
A skeleton is a magically animated undead creature. Unlike
shades, only a humanoid creature can be used to create a