Arioch - Revision history

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Chaos Lord in source material, chaotic crowning in NH

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‎Origin

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‎Origin

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No major changes from 3.4.3

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‎Origin: Replace pronoun with proper noun, since starting a section with a pronoun is poor form.

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia|Arioch, the patron demon of Elric's ancestors; one of the most
+{{encyclopedia|Arioch, the patron demon of Elric's ancestors; one of the most powerful of all the Dukes of Hell, who was called Knight of the Swords, Lord of the Seven Darks, Lord of the Higher Hell and many more names besides.|[ Elric of Melnibone, by Michael Moorcock ]
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−	'''Arioch''' is the name of ~~an unaligned~~ god that plays a very minor role in ''[[NetHack]]''.	+	'''Arioch''' is the name of a [[chaotic]] god that plays a very minor role in ''[[NetHack]]''.

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-{{wikipedia|Deities in the Elric series#Lords of Chaos}}
+'''Arioch''' is the name of an unaligned god that plays a very minor role in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-This is the only time Arioch is mentioned in the game.  He is not one of the regular aligned [[god]]s, so you will not find [[altar]]s dedicated to Arioch, or be able to [[pray]] to him.
+==Description==
 ==Origin==
-The name originally appears in the Bible within the Book of Genesis as the name of the "King of Ellasar", who participated in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim. In the ''Elric'' series by English author [[People of secondary interest to Nethack#Michael Moorcock|Michael Moorcock]], Arioch is the Chaos Lord served by Elric of Melniboné.  Elric is also the possessor of [[Stormbringer]], so it seems fitting that this weapon should be linked to the title "Glory of Arioch".
+{{wikipedia|Deities in the Elric series#Lords of Chaos}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|Arioch, the patron demon of Elric's ancestors; one of the most
 powerful of all the Dukes of Hell, who was called Knight of
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 |[ Elric of Melnibone, by Michael Moorcock ]
 }}
 [[Category:Gods]]
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+{{nethack-366}}

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 {{wikipedia|Deities in the Elric series#Lords of Chaos}}
-The god '''Arioch''' plays a minor role in [[NetHack]]:  When [[chaotic]] players get [[crowned]], they receive the title "Glory of Arioch".  This title shows up as one of the character's [[property|properties]] seen through [[enlightenment]].
+The god '''Arioch''' plays a minor role in [[NetHack]]  When [[chaotic]] players are [[crowned]], they receive the title "Glory of Arioch".  This title shows up as one of the character's [[properties]] seen through [[enlightenment]].
 This is the only time Arioch is mentioned in the game.  He is not one of the regular aligned [[god]]s, so you will not find [[altar]]s dedicated to Arioch, or be able to [[pray]] to him.
 ==Origin==
 The name originally appears in the Bible within the Book of Genesis as the name of the "King of Ellasar", who participated in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim. In the ''Elric'' series by English author [[People of secondary interest to Nethack#Michael Moorcock|Michael Moorcock]], Arioch is the Chaos Lord served by Elric of Melniboné.  Elric is also the possessor of [[Stormbringer]], so it seems fitting that this weapon should be linked to the title "Glory of Arioch".

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 ==Origin==
-In the ''Elric'' series by English author [[People of secondary interest to Nethack#Michael Moorcock|Michael Moorcock]], Arioch is the Chaos Lord served by Elric of Melniboné.  Elric is also the possessor of [[Stormbringer]], so it seems fitting that this weapon should be linked to the title "Glory of Arioch". The name originally appears in the Bible within the Book of Genesis as the name of the "King of Ellasar", who participated in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim.
+The name originally appears in the Bible within the Book of Genesis as the name of the "King of Ellasar", who participated in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim. In the ''Elric'' series by English author [[People of secondary interest to Nethack#Michael Moorcock|Michael Moorcock]], Arioch is the Chaos Lord served by Elric of Melniboné.  Elric is also the possessor of [[Stormbringer]], so it seems fitting that this weapon should be linked to the title "Glory of Arioch".
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Origin==
-Arioch is an original creation of author [[People of secondary interest to Nethack|Michael Moorcock]].
+Arioch is an original creation of author [[People of secondary interest to Nethack#Michael Moorcock|Michael Moorcock]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==