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Blood

Writing in blood on the walls.

Sometimes you will find cryptic messages written in blood on the dungeon walls. Most of them are easy to interpret, but some might not be. Below is a list of messages ordered by the dungeon level they may appear in and what they are thought to mean.

List of Messages[]

Level Message Interpretation
1 Arm yourself darling Weapons are crucial for suvival in the dungeon.
Avenge me The minion asks Red to avenge his murder.
At least Kobolds are weak here To keep the entry point easy, the first level is always populated with Kobolds as the only kind of monsters. This is also a reference to Kobold's Chaotic Learner ability, meaning their stats are random at high levels, making it easy for them to be very strong or very weak.
Hearts, eat them Hearts grant health to those who eat them.
Sleep my love, restore your health Sleeping can be used to quickly restore health.
I left you a present upstairs This refers to the Overworld chest.
Dive upon our enemies, literally Dropping onto an enemy from above stuns it.
2 A bug was fixed here This is referring to a bug in the game's code that may have been fixed.
Use runes wisely No matter what runes are used for, they have only one use, so it is important not to waste them.
Goblins are bloody cowards Goblins often attack when they can and run away, and their speed makes them very difficult to fight back against.
You'd set off fewer traps if you'd look for them This ambiguously refers to searching for traps so as to reveal them on the map, but also to being able to spot traps without searching, which hints at the expert discovery XP bonus.
We can take their form with their faces Wearing a monster's face will transform you into that monster, giving you all of their stats and abilities.
Death opened a door for me Death in the Underworld can open a portal which allows the minion to return if he was destroyed.
The Underworld is outside of time Time does not exist in the Underworld, so items left here won't be lost after reincarnation.
3 I've not made friends with any of these monsters There are no friendly monsters in the dungeon.
The Overworld will be a sort of time bubble Time in the Overworld only passes when Red is there. Therefore, anything you do there will remain unchanged, including leaving behind an item or opening the chest.
Backstabbing's not cowardice, it's common sense Attacking enemies from behind will cause twice the damage while in Rogue or Husband form.
Eat not the bleed rune The bleed rune rapidly drains health for a period of time, so it is a bad idea to eat it.
Elbereth If you stand in front of this writing, all monsters targeting you will run away. In addition, the first time you read each of these messages, a red horror will be summoned for a random monster in range. This message has multiple occurrences in multiple levels. Elbereth refers to the fact that in a few original Roguelikes, one could scrawl Elbereth, the name of an elven goddess, into the ground which would mean that monsters would not attack you.
He's hiding, in Chaos The Balrog spawns in the first level of Chaos.
4 I like to know the name of things A reference to the Rune of Identify, which lets you know the true name of the item or character it is cast upon.
Camping always refreshes me A more subtle hint about how sleeping can heal you.
Eat it, wear it, it's all the same to me Many runes give the same kind of effect whether they are used to enchant armor or eaten.
I'm good with a throwing knife, me A reminder that knives can be thrown as well as used as a melee weapon. The minion is also a rogue, so this is something he should be skilled at.
Trolls heal naturally, I hate them Trolls regenerate health on their own, which can be annoying in ranged fights.
You sometimes smite them when you attack in the air Attacking an enemy mid-air increases your chance of smiting it.
5 If I die, use magic to open a portal for me If the minion dies, you can open the Underworld portal by casting Undead on a living enemy and then killing it.
Don't give up my love The minion encourages you to continue even after defeat.
Elbereth Another occurrence.
Summon me? Well that's wives for you In addition to being a joke, it also refers to Red's ability to summon the minion to her.
Leech magic is cursed Leeches are automatically cursed until otherwise dealt with.
I have a love-hate relationship with RNG RNG can create miracles when prayed to that can be either beneficial or harmful.
Smite? It's like the holy punch of a god Runes of Holy have a 50% chance of smiting enemies when thrown.
Yendor is in Chaos The Amulet of Yendor is worn by the Balrog, who is in Chaos.
6 Do not wear the Balrog's face A warning not to wear the Balrog's face. Further description will not be given due to spoilers.
I miss being able to pee, but don't miss smells The minion talks about the benefits of being dead.
There's something funny about a chest I saw Mimics have a head that looks like a chest. Sometimes, players can stumble across pseudo-chests that turn out to be mimics.
Hah, you can't curse me, I'm dead! The minion and other undead are immune to curses.
How do those Gnolls find more treasure than me? The Gnoll's special ability allows you to find more treasure in chests and have a higher chance at tearing out hearts.
I was such a fool The minion regrets falling into the Balrog's trap and getting killed.
So weak, but not dead The minion, though he became undead, was not fully destroyed by the Balrog.
Okay, technically dead The minion, although physically dead, still has his soul. This is also in admittance to lying about the message above.
I can live again, but it's complicated A statement referring to how the minion can respawn from Underworld portals, but also how the Amulet of Yendor can be used to reincarnate him.
Death holds my flesh to random [sic, "ransom"] A confusing clue about how the minion can be reincarnated.
Why did I let myself get killed by that demon? The minion laments his death to the Balrog.
Elbereth Another occurrence.
He who comes, he's to be feared Runes of Fear summon Horrors, which can drain health and cannot be killed. The summoning of Horrors is announced by the message "He comes..."
7 The Drow never need spectacles Drows are a type of creature who can see in the dark, while other races require the Goggles armor to do so.
I'll blessed strike them into next week A threat involving blessed strikes, or smites.
I've no blood to bleed Since the minion is a skeleton and has no blood, the bleed rune has no effect on him and other Undead creatures.
A weapon forged of quickening? The Lightning weapon emits quickening when thrown.
He can invade your dreams The Balrog can enter dreams, indicated by red text when sleeping, and a horror will spawn when you awake.
Take two weapons into the fray for a whirlwind You can carry two weapons at a time, a melee weapon and a throwing weapon.
8 A leech can be destroyed and become armour Casting Null on a Leech will destroy it, and Blood armor will be left instead.
Get Yendor, get it back A restatement of your ultimate goal. This also indicates that the Amulet of Yendor was stolen by the Balrog.
Chakrams come bouncing back, like me Chakrams are throwing weapons that will bounce off walls. This is also another reference to how the minion always returns.
At last I'm beyond madness The minion, dead, is no longer driven insane by Chaos.
Seriously, don't wear his face Another warning not to wear the Balrog's face, although alone it may not be immediately obvious that it refers to the Balrog.
I will find you Red The minion will always find and follow Red, except when busy fighting or stuck in the Underworld.
Don't give up on me The minion encourages the player not to abandon him, but is also a hint about an alternate ending.
9 Elbereth Another occurrence.
Blood armour smells like leeches Another hint about how to create Blood armor from Leeches.
It's the Balrog that did it The Balrog killed the minion and stole the Amulet of Yendor.
Elbereth Another occurrence.
Try making a Healstone Healstones can be created by casting Heal onto a wall, and they will restore your health when hit.
Please don't make me wear that Chaos Helm The Chaos Helm can give the wearer random effects, and the minion states that he does not want to risk them.
Elbereth Another occurrence.
I have no tongue, but these bones cut stone The minion cannot speak, but he could leave messages by carving on the stone walls. The minion may also be talking about his fighting skills: while most races are made of flesh and blood, Skeletons are made of bones and regular Golems are made of Stone, and the minion is good enough at combat to kill a Golem.
The Balrog is my murderer The minion was killed by the Balrog.
I will be your guide, your minion The minion was sent back from the Underworld by Death to help Red get the Amulet of Yendor.
He's such a coward The Balrog runs towards the stairs when Red approaches.
Chaos magic everywhere here Cogs in Chaos can randomly shoot Chaos runes. Before Red is ascended, the ninth level is always the first level of Chaos, so this tip appears here.
Do these flying cogs power everything? Cogs are everywhere in Chaos.
Indifference? They can't touch you The Indifference armor will make the player immune to attacks, but also unable to attack others.
10 These walls are alive Golems can spawn from collapsed Chaos walls.
I'm not touching a Werewolf ever again Werewolves have a chance to polymorph enemies they hit into more werewolves, so it may be a bad idea to engage in close combat with them.
Bombs - apply directly to face Throwing a Bomb at an enemy will cause the explosion to push it back and deal damage to it multiple times.
Three runes are all I could carry It is unknown what exactly this is referencing, but it may refer to Red's seemingly-infinite Handbag of Holding, and how Rogue may have only been able to hold a few items.
He's scared of you - I don't blame him Red is faster, stronger, smarter, and often better-equipped than any other single creature of equal level in the dungeon, so the Balrog is scared of Red.
Blessed are the good leeches A hint of an alternative way to get rid of leeches, through a Rune of Holy.
Gun plus sword - I like it Gun Blades can shoot bullets, as well as deal melee damage.
Leeches can't take from blood wearers Life-draining attacks can't replenish the attacker's health if the victim is wearing Blood armor.
Never a bad thing from a holy rune Runes of Holy give beneficial effects to the player and harmful effects to monsters.
This dungeon is his weapon The Balrog built Chaos Dungeon to lure the minion in with treasure and kill him.
Madness The unpredictability of Chaos magic can easily drive anyone mad.
The Rakshasa here have lost themselves to Chaos Rakshasas have a chance to inflict Chaos spells on enemies they hit.
11 I have escaped the Underworld The minion is able to cheat Death and return from Underworld portals when killed.
Freedom The minion is ever-hopeful for freedom from Chaos.
Rodney was here Rodney was the name of the hero in the original game "Rogue". Rodney spelled backwards is Yendor.
What's that grinding noise? There are gears and cogs turning behind most of the walls, visible when fake walls retract.
I will escape this place The minion hopes to eventually escape after completing his quest.
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