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===Common traits===
 
===Common traits===
Wraiths hold the following traits in common.<ref name="monst.c"/> They all:
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All wraiths share the following traits:<ref name="monst.c"/>
  
* are [[humanoid]]
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* They are [[humanoid]].
* are [[undead]]
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* They are [[undead]].
* are [[human size]]d
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* They are [[human size]]d.
* are normal [[speed]] (12)
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* They all move at the same [[speed]] as an unhasted player (12).
* are [[chaotic]]
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* They are [[chaotic]].
* can be [[genocide]]d
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* They can be [[genocide]]d
* possess a [[drain life (monster attack)|drain life]] attack
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* They all possess a [[drain life (monster attack)|drain life]] attack
* resist [[cold resistance|cold]], [[sleep resistance|sleep]] and [[poison resistance|poison]]
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* They resist [[cold resistance|cold]], [[sleep resistance|sleep]] and [[poison resistance|poison]].
* are [[breathless]]
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* They are [[breathless]].
* will [[follow]] the player between levels
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* The will [[follow]] the player between levels.
* are always generated [[hostile]].
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* They are always generated [[hostile]].
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==

Revision as of 01:04, 2 September 2021

For the monster, see Wraith.

In NetHack, the wraith monster class contains monsters represented by the symbol W:[1]

Wraiths are designated internally by the macro S_WRAITH.[2][3]

Characteristics

Players killed by a member of the wraith class rise as a W wraith monster in any bones file created.[4]

Wraiths are the second quest enemy class for Priests and Wizards.[5]

Common traits

All wraiths share the following traits:[1]

Variants

xNetHack

In xNetHack, the ghost monster class is folded into the wraith class to reduce the number of punctuation-based glyphs.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wraiths in monst.c: Wraiths and their attributes
  2. monsym.h in NetHack 3.4.3, line 60: S_WRAITH macro
  3. include/monsym.h in NetHack 3.6.4, line 63: S_WRAITH macro as of 3.6.4
  4. end.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 229: players killed by a W rise as a wraith
  5. Priest in role.c, Wizard in role.c: Wraiths are an enemy class for Priests and Wizards