View source for Ancient Yuletide Troll

{{familiar
|famid=65
|H1=Atypical troll
|H2=he brings songs instead of flames
|H3=spreading Crimbo cheer
|ability=Increases stat gains and restores HP and MP after combat
|function=Acts as a [[Blood-Faced Volleyball]] and a less-powerful [[Ghuol Whelp]]. Occasionally drops items that can be used to cast buffs on other players.
|throne=Regenerate 2-8 HP and MP per adventure, sometimes drops either an [[eggnog]], a [[gingerbread bugbear]], or a [[fruitcake]].
|hatchling=yuletide troll chrysalis
|equipment=giant book of ancient carols
|ucm=2
|oc=1
|hns=0
|sh=3
|hands=1
|wings=0
|animal=0
|clothes=0
|eyes=1
|mechanical=0
|sleaze=0
|undead=0
|hot=0
|biting=0
|quick=0
|flying=0
|evil=1
|bug=0}}

*Regular messages:
*:<name> swigs some soda and sings "Carol of the Belches." {{MP}}
*:<name> produces a glass of eggnog and toasts to your health. {{HP}}
*:You notice a tattered page fall out of <name>'s songbook. You pick it up. {{acquire|item=disintegrating sheet music|chance=3.3%}}
*:<name> grins. It's as cheerful as it is toothsome.
*Enthroned in the [[Crown of Thrones]]:
*:<name> sings a snatch of a festive carol, then snatches a festive gift from someone named Carol and gives it to you.
<center>{{acquire|item=gingerbread bugbear}}
''or''
{{acquire|item=fruitcake}}
''or''
{{acquire|item=eggnog}}</center>
*Bjornified in the [[Buddy Bjorn]]:
*:<name> hums a leftover crimbo{{sic|Crimbo}} ditty, and follows it up with a leftover Crimbo goodie.
<center>{{acquire|item=gingerbread bugbear}}
''or''
{{acquire|item=fruitcake}}
''or''
{{acquire|item=eggnog}}</center>
*With [[lucky Tam O'Shanter]] equipped:
*:<name> doffs the Tam O'Shanter, then dons it again. He certainly looks gaily apparreled.
*With [[miniature gravy-covered maypole]] equipped:
*:<name> does the Jingle Bell Rock around the maypole.
*With [[wax lips]] equipped:
*:<name> sings a muffled Crimbo carol beneath the wax lips.

==Arena Messages==
*When entered in a game of Hide and Seek:
*:Your familiar is pretty lousy at hide and seek, since he can't stop singing long enough to stay hidden.

==Notes==
*The Troll restores either HP or MP at the end of combat 50% of the time.
*HP and MP are both determined by the familiar's weight: As stated [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/viewtopic.php?p=2150938#2150938 here], it is anywhere from ((weight*.8 )/2) to (weight*.8 ).
*The Troll was originally described in Mr. Store as having the properties of a [[Ghuol Whelp]] "at 40% power". This was not quite accurate since the Troll only restores either HP or MP at the end of a combat, rather than both, as the Ghuol Whelp does. The range of HP or MP restored was intended to be 80% of the Ghuol Whelp's range, but is less due to a difference in the formulas used. The description has since been changed.
*Note that "[[Wiktionary:toothsome|toothsome]]" means "[[Wiktionary:tasty|tasty]]" or "sexually attractive," so it's probably not very cheerful.  "[[Wiktionary:toothy|Toothy]]" means "having teeth."  [[Mr Skullhead]] likes to conflate the two words.

==References==
*The name of this familiar is a play on a line from the traditional Christmas song ''Deck the Halls'', "Troll the ancient yuletide carol". The [[lucky Tam O'Shanter]] message refers to the line "Don we now our gay apparel" from the same song.
*"Carol of the Belches" is a play on the name of another traditional Christmas song, "Carol of the Bells."
*The second line of the haiku refers to the [[Flaming Troll]].

==History==
*Was first seen on November 29th, 2006, when it was equipped by [[Jick]].
*December 2006's Item of the Month from [[Mr. Store]].