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Hellpick +3 is a magical war hammer with a +3 enchantment.

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Compared to an unenchanted war hammer, this deals 3 more damage, and has a bonus of -3 to its THAC0 and speed factor. It can hit creatures which require weapons to be of +1 enchantment (or greater) to be hit.

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A sturdy hammer with a good deal of battlefield experience, Hellpick was used by the dwarven warrior Durlow Ironbar. Durlow's hammer, like many dwarven weapons, was forged and blessed with power by priests of Moradin. It earned its name in Durlow's service, where he used it to drive back drow wizards and their summoned abyssal allies. Legends say that Durlow even defeated one of the dreaded Yochlol, the "Handmaidens of Lolth." Durlow met his end when the drow employed treachery to defeat him. Under magical disguise, drow assassins visited Durlow's fortified city as human ambassadors from Tethyr. They then poisoned Durlow's food, which he ate in front of them. Durlow eventually realized what was happening and managed to stumble to his room and grab Hellpick. In the resulting battle, Durlow managed to kill four of the five assassins before he fell victim to the effects of the poison. The fifth assassin is believed to have escaped.