Death knight

L death knight
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Weapon 8d8 physical, Weapon 8d8 physical, Touch 4d6 cold

L death knight
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Weapon 8d8 physical, Weapon 8d8 physical, Touch 4d6 cold
Base level	17
Base experience	514
Speed	18
Base AC	-4
Base MR	45
Alignment	-15 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1200
Nutritional value	100
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed	fire, cold
A death knight: can survive underwater. does not breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is undead. is normally generated hostile. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. wants the Amulet of Yendor. wants the Book of the Dead. wants the Amulet of Yendor, the Bell of Opening, the Book of the Dead, the Candelabrum of Invocation, and your quest artifact. has infravision. appears only in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic.

Death Knights specialize in physical rather than magical attacks, but are otherwise similar to Master Liches.