// Give them a useful weapon they can poison if they want.
        _newgame_make_item(0, EQ_WEAPON, OBJ_WEAPONS, WPN_SHORT_SWORD);
        _newgame_make_item(1, EQ_BODY_ARMOUR, OBJ_ARMOUR, ARM_ROBE);
        _newgame_make_item(2, EQ_NONE, OBJ_BOOKS, BOOK_YOUNG_POISONERS);

        // Venom Mages don't need a starting weapon since acquiring a weapon
        // to poison should be easy, and Sting is *powerful*.
        _newgame_make_item(0, EQ_BODY_ARMOUR, OBJ_ARMOUR, ARM_ROBE);
        _newgame_make_item(1, EQ_NONE, OBJ_BOOKS, BOOK_YOUNG_POISONERS);

        if (resists[i] == MR_RES_FIRE && resist.hellfire)
            level = 3;

* Added non-healing species: Deep Dwarves.