well that makes me even madder as i walked past about 15 of them getting to that point
Vortices have a huge damage range. Acid ones I fear the most, not just for my HPs but for all my gear. Can be worth it to box them in with a wand of door creation or use the teleport wand to get away.
And if you ever see a vortex in the dwarven halls - get the **** out of there!
No Ancient Mummy Wrapping for Cold immunity? Or just wanted the stats from current armor?