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+{
+  "name": "taniwha",
+  "colorName": "\u001B[1m\u001B[35mtaniwha\u001B[0m",
+  "dieMessage": "the \u001B[1m\u001B[35mtaniwha\u001B[0m falls to the ground and convulses in death.",
+  "loot": {
+    "lootGoldMin": 6600000000,
+    "lootGoldMax": 7800000000,
+    "lootItems": [94, 148]
+  },
+  "roamAreas": [
+    "toft5_zone"
+  ],
+  "stats": {
+    "agile": 1200000,
+    "aim": 1200000,
+    "armorRating": 5400000,
+    "currentHealth": 270000000,
+    "currentMana": 204000000,
+    "experience": 1740000000,
+    "maxHealth": 270000000,
+    "maxMana": 96000000,
+    "meleSkill": 13800000,
+    "numberOfWeaponRolls": 485,
+    "strength": 12000000,
+    "weaponRatingMax": 21000000,
+    "weaponRatingMin": 13200000,
+    "willPower": 12000000
+  },
+  "spawnAreas": {
+    "toft5_zone": {
+      "randomChance": 90,
+      "maxPerRoom": 1,
+      "spawnIntervalTicks": 600,
+      "maxInstances": 3
+    }
+  },
+  "validTriggers": [
+    "taniwha",
+    "t"
+  ]
+}