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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia|	This small,  inoffensive-looking snake shares the feared power
+{{encyclopedia|
 of petrification with its distant relatives the cockatrice and
 basilisk. Just one touch from its blunt snout  can render  one
 motionless for all eternity.
-{{right-align|[ The New Bestiary, Wizard Endlebrook ]}}}}
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 ==References==

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 The asphynx is far more dangerous than a cockatrice, despite appearing far later in the game - their ability to hide under objects make it possible for them to catch you off guard, and their better 3 [[AC]] requires more care when moving through areas where they can appear. By the time you begin encountering asphynxes, you will ideally have obtained some of the following: a source of [[speed]], a pair of [[gloves]], a high to-hit (e.g. via high/maximum [[Luck]]), and/or petrification cures such as [[lizard]] corpses.
-Like the cockatrice, asphynx corpses and eggs can be used as improvised weapons to instantly defeat monsters without stoning resistance, though naturally monsters with gloves can also use them against you. An asphynx corpse is slightly heavier than that of a cockatrice and is somewhat rarer to obtain, making it a bit less ideal for weight-conscious characters. The presence of the asphynx and [[basilisk]] also means that a character cannot reliably prevent most stoning deaths by using a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on {{white|c}}.
+Like the cockatrice, asphynx corpses and eggs can be used as improvised weapons to instantly defeat monsters without stoning resistance, though naturally monsters with gloves can also use them against you. An asphynx corpse is slightly heavier than that of a cockatrice and is somewhat rarer to obtain, making it a bit less ideal for weight-conscious characters. The presence of the asphynx and [[Basilisk (SLASH'EM)|basilisk]] also means that a character cannot reliably prevent most stoning deaths by using a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on {{white|c}}.
 ===As a polyform===

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 The asphynx is far more dangerous than a cockatrice, despite appearing far later in the game - their ability to hide under objects make it possible for them to catch you off guard, and their better 3 [[AC]] requires more care when moving through areas where they can appear. By the time you begin encountering asphynxes, you will ideally have obtained some of the following: a source of [[speed]], a pair of [[gloves]], a high to-hit (e.g. via high/maximum [[Luck]]), and/or petrification cures such as [[lizard]] corpses.
-Like the cockatrice, asphynx corpses and eggs can be used as improvised weapons to instantly defeat monsters without stoning resistance, though naturally they can also be used against you. However, the corpse is slightly heavier than that of a cockatrice and is somewhat rarer to obtain, making it a bit less ideal. The presence of the asphynx and [[basilisk]] also means that you cannot reliably prevent most stoning deaths by using a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on {{white|c}}.
+Like the cockatrice, asphynx corpses and eggs can be used as improvised weapons to instantly defeat monsters without stoning resistance, though naturally monsters with gloves can also use them against you. An asphynx corpse is slightly heavier than that of a cockatrice and is somewhat rarer to obtain, making it a bit less ideal for weight-conscious characters. The presence of the asphynx and [[basilisk]] also means that a character cannot reliably prevent most stoning deaths by using a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on {{white|c}}.
 ===As a polyform===

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-An '''asphynx''', {{monsym|asphynx}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a small [[oviparous]] [[Snake (monster class)|snake]] that has a bite and a passive attack capable of inducing delayed [[stoning]], similar to the [[cockatrice]]. Asphynxes have [[poison resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]], and are also capable of [[swimming]] and [[hiding]] under items like most other snakes.
+An '''asphynx''', {{monsym|asphynx}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a small [[oviparous]] [[Snake (monster class)|snake]] that is capable of [[swimming]] and [[hiding]] under items like most other snakes.
-Making bare skin contact with a live asphynx or its [[corpse]] will immediately turn [[you]] or whoever touches it to stone, unless they have [[stoning resistance]]. Eating or being hit by an asphynx [[egg]] will inflict delayed stoning on you and instantly stone monsters unless you or they are immune. The corpse or [[tin]] of an asphynx is [[poison]]ous and will also turn you to stone, but if eaten with stoning resistance, it has a 53% chance of convey poison resistance.
+An asphynx has a bite and a passive attack that are both capable of inducing delayed [[stoning]], similar to the [[cockatrice]], and possesses [[poison resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-Asphynxes will not be randomly generated in [[Gehennom]].
+Randomly generated asphynxes are always created hostile, and will not be randomly generated in [[Gehennom]].
-A tin of asphynx meat has a {{frac|2}} of being generated within the Chamber of Gluttony in the [[Lawful Quest]]. In SlashTHEM, this also applies to the [[Undertaker quest]], whose goal level is a copy of the Lawful Quest.
+Asphynxes generate among the random {{white|S}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Archeologist]]s and make up {{frac|24|35}} of the monsters that randomly generate on the [[Archeologist quest]].
 ==Strategy==
-The asphynx is far more dangerous than a cockatrice despite appearing far later in the game - their ability to hide under objects make it possible for them to catch you off guard, and their better AC requires more care when walking through areas where they can appear. By the time you begin encountering asphynxes, you will ideally have obtained a source of [[speed]], a pair of gloves, a high to-hit (e.g. via high/maximum [[Luck]]), and/or petrification curse such as [[lizard]] corpses.
+The asphynx is far more dangerous than a cockatrice, despite appearing far later in the game - their ability to hide under objects make it possible for them to catch you off guard, and their better 3 [[AC]] requires more care when moving through areas where they can appear. By the time you begin encountering asphynxes, you will ideally have obtained some of the following: a source of [[speed]], a pair of [[gloves]], a high to-hit (e.g. via high/maximum [[Luck]]), and/or petrification cures such as [[lizard]] corpses.
 Like the cockatrice, asphynx corpses and eggs can be used as improvised weapons to instantly defeat monsters without stoning resistance, though naturally they can also be used against you. However, the corpse is slightly heavier than that of a cockatrice and is somewhat rarer to obtain, making it a bit less ideal. The presence of the asphynx and [[basilisk]] also means that you cannot reliably prevent most stoning deaths by using a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on {{white|c}}.
 ===As a polyform===
-Among monsters that can turn other monsters to stone, the asphynx is most ideal for laying eggs to obtain pets that can quickly kill non-resistant monsters, or else use the eggs to do so yourself if you can deal with the associated Luck penalty. Unfortunately, despite its speed, the small size and lack of hands severely limit its applications elsewhere: basilisks are [[strong]] and large, making them more capable of travel at consistent speeds due to higher [[carrying capacity]] and are likely preferable for emergency situations, while low-level [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelgangers]] may also prefer the chickatrice due to it being the first such form they can reliably access (by reaching [[experience level]] 4).
+Among monsters that can turn other monsters to stone, the asphynx is most ideal for laying eggs to obtain pets that can quickly kill non-resistant monsters, or else to deal with them yourself by throwing or wielding the eggs if you can handle the associated Luck penalty.
 ===As a pet===
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 The Asphinx originates from the ''[[wikipedia:Shannara|Shannara]]'' series of high fantasy novels written by [[wikipedia:Terry Brooks|Terry Brooks]], where it is a type of magical serpent that turns to stone after biting its victim, who is also slowly turned to stone by its venom. Several Asphinxes make an appearance in two of the books, and were believed to have been banished from the setting by The Forbidding - a powerful, world-encompassing enchantment used to trap the destructive Demons in a timeless, dark limbo. The [[encyclopedia]] entry comes from an in-universe bestiary that states they are related to the cockatrice and basilisk, which is mirrored in some variants of ''NetHack''.
-==Encyclopedia Entry==
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|	This small,  inoffensive-looking snake shares the feared power
 of petrification with its distant relatives the cockatrice and
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 motionless for all eternity.
 {{right-align|[ The New Bestiary, Wizard Endlebrook ]}}}}
 {{slashem-7E7|offset=1}}
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 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
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 An '''asphynx''', {{monsym|asphynx}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a small [[oviparous]] [[Snake (monster class)|snake]] that has a bite and a passive attack capable of inducing delayed [[stoning]], similar to the [[cockatrice]]. Asphynxes have [[poison resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]], and are also capable of [[swimming]] and [[hiding]] under items like most other snakes.
-Making bare skin contact with a live asphynx or its [[corpse]] will immediately turn [[you]] or whoever touches it to stone, unless they have [[stoning resistance]]. Eating or being hit by an asphynx [[egg]] will inflict delayed stoning on you and instantly stone monsters unless you or they are immune. The corpse or [[tin]] of an asphynx is [[poison]]ous and will also turn you to stone, but if eaten with stoning resistance, it has a 53% chance to convey poison resistance.
+Making bare skin contact with a live asphynx or its [[corpse]] will immediately turn [[you]] or whoever touches it to stone, unless they have [[stoning resistance]]. Eating or being hit by an asphynx [[egg]] will inflict delayed stoning on you and instantly stone monsters unless you or they are immune. The corpse or [[tin]] of an asphynx is [[poison]]ous and will also turn you to stone, but if eaten with stoning resistance, it has a 53% chance of convey poison resistance.
 ==Generation==

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 ==Origin==
-The Asphinx originates from the ''[[wikipedia:Shannara|Shannara]]'' series of high fantasy novels written by [[wikipedia:Terry Brooks|Terry Brooks]], where it is a type of magical serpent that turns to stone after biting its victim, who is also slowly turned to stone by its venom. Several Asphinxes make an appearance in two of the books, and were believed to have been banished from the setting by The Forbidding - a powerful, world-encompassing enchantment used to trap the destructive Demons in a timeless, dark limbo. The [[encyclopedia]] entry comes from an in-universe bestiary that states they are related to the cockatrice and basilisk, mirrored by their abilities in variants of ''NetHack''.
+The Asphinx originates from the ''[[wikipedia:Shannara|Shannara]]'' series of high fantasy novels written by [[wikipedia:Terry Brooks|Terry Brooks]], where it is a type of magical serpent that turns to stone after biting its victim, who is also slowly turned to stone by its venom. Several Asphinxes make an appearance in two of the books, and were believed to have been banished from the setting by The Forbidding - a powerful, world-encompassing enchantment used to trap the destructive Demons in a timeless, dark limbo. The [[encyclopedia]] entry comes from an in-universe bestiary that states they are related to the cockatrice and basilisk, which is mirrored in some variants of ''NetHack''.
 ==Encyclopedia Entry==