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 Athames are the most useful weapons for inscribing [[Ward (dNethack)|wards]], as well as the seals required to bind spirits of the Void. Several artifacts can be used to engrave with the quality of an athame:
-* [[The Rod of Lordly Might]], in [[rapier]] form
+* [[The Rod of Lordly Might]], in [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier]] form
 * [[Helping Hand]]
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#The Sceptre of Lolth|The Sceptre of Lolth]] in [[droven greatsword]] form

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 An alhoon has an effective {{frac|2|9}} chance of generating with an [[athame]]: their weapon has a {{frac|4}} chance of being made [[erosion]]-proof, and if it generates with an [[enchantment]] of +1 or lower, it will be given an enchantment ranging from +1 to +3 with an equal probability of each.
-The [[Wizard of Yendor]] has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of generating with an athame: his weapon will also have a {{frac|2|3}} chance (66%) of generating with the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[object property]], a {{frac|6}} chance (16%) of generating with the frost property, and a {{frac|6}} chance (16%) of generating with the [[Poison|venom]] property.
+The [[Wizard of Yendor]] has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of generating with an athame: his weapon will also have a {{frac|2|3}} chance (66%) of generating with the [[Fire (element)|fire]] object property, a {{frac|6}} chance (16%) of generating with the frost property, and a {{frac|6}} chance (16%) of generating with the [[Venom (property)|venom]] property.
 An athame can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining a [[dagger]] and a [[stiletto]].

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 An '''athame''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed and non-stackable [[weapon]] that uses the [[dagger]] [[skill]], and is made of [[iron]].
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], athames deal 1d4 slashing damage to all monsters, can be [[poisoned]], and behave as a [[spellcasting focus]] that improves the success rate of [[attack spells]] and [[enchantment spells]] while wielded.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], athames inflict slashing and piercing damage, dealing 1d4 damage versus all monsters. They can [[Poisoned weapon#dNetHack|be poisoned]] by dipping them into an appropriate [[potion]], and behave as a [[spellcasting focus]] that improves the success rate of [[attack spells]] and [[enchantment spells]] while [[wielded]].
 Wizards start the game with a -1 athame, which is subject to racial substitutions: [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] Wizards will start with an [[orcish dagger]] in place of the athame, [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] Wizards start with an elven dagger, [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampire]] Wizards start with a normal iron dagger, and [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] Wizards start with a [[droven dagger]].
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 * [[The Pen of the Void]] is an unaligned athame that acts as the first sacrifice gift and [[quest artifact]] of the [[Binder]], and has +1d5 to-hit with additional effects if [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]] are bound into the weapon itself; it deals [[double damage]] after the [[Quest]] is completed, and can be twoweaponed in the offhand. As The Pen is intended to be used by a Binder for the [[invocation]], it is indestructible and resists being placed in containers like other [[unique items]].
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Serpent's Tooth|Serpent's Tooth]] is a lawful [[Intelligent artifact|intelligent]] athame that [[Mother Lilith]] is always generated with, and it is permanently poisoned.
-* [[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] can generate in athame form.
+* [[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] can generate in athame form, and can be reshaped into an athame by dipping the artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively, which requires the hero to either have an athame in their inventory or be at least Skilled in daggers.
 Athames are the most useful weapons for inscribing [[Ward (dNethack)|wards]], as well as the seals required to bind spirits of the Void. Several artifacts can be used to engrave with the quality of an athame:

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-An '''athame''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed, non-stackable [[weapon]] that uses the [[dagger]] [[skill]], and is made of [[iron]].
+An '''athame''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed and non-stackable [[weapon]] that uses the [[dagger]] [[skill]], and is made of [[iron]].
 The athame is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]] [[Magicbane]].
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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], athames deal 1d4 slashing damage to all monsters, can be [[poisoned]], and behave as a [[spellcasting focus]] that improves the success rate of [[attack spells]] and [[enchantment spells]] while wielded.
-Wizards start the game with a -1 athame, which is subject to racial substitutions: [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] Wizards will start with an [[orcish dagger]] in place of the athame, [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] Wizards start with an elven dagger, [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampire]] Wizards start with a normal dagger, and [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] Wizards start with a [[droven dagger]].
+Wizards start the game with a -1 athame, which is subject to racial substitutions: [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] Wizards will start with an [[orcish dagger]] in place of the athame, [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] Wizards start with an elven dagger, [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampire]] Wizards start with a normal iron dagger, and [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] Wizards start with a [[droven dagger]].
 [[Witch (dNetHack)|Witches]] have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with an athame.
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 dNetHack has a few artifact athames:
-* [[dNetHack artifacts#Peace Keeper|Peace Keeper]] is a lawful [[silver]]ed athame that grants +1d5 to-hit and +1d10 against monsters which are [[MT HOSTILE|normally generated as hostile]], [[Warned of monster type|warns of those monsters]] while carried and has a {{frac|10}} chance to cancel them on hit, subject to [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster magic resistance scores]]. Peace Keeper can be twoweaponed in the offhand.
+* [[dNetHack artifacts#Peace Keeper|Peace Keeper]] is a lawful [[silver]]ed athame that grants +1d5 to-hit and +1d10 against monsters which are [[MT HOSTILE|normally generated as hostile]], [[Warned of monster type|warns of those monsters]] while carried and has a {{frac|10}} chance of cancelling them on hit, subject to [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster magic resistance scores]]. Peace Keeper can be wielded in the offhand while performing two weapon combat.
 * [[The Pen of the Void]] is an unaligned athame that acts as the first sacrifice gift and [[quest artifact]] of the [[Binder]], and has +1d5 to-hit with additional effects if [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]] are bound into the weapon itself; it deals [[double damage]] after the [[Quest]] is completed, and can be twoweaponed in the offhand. As The Pen is intended to be used by a Binder for the [[invocation]], it is indestructible and resists being placed in containers like other [[unique items]].
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Serpent's Tooth|Serpent's Tooth]] is a lawful [[Intelligent artifact|intelligent]] athame that [[Mother Lilith]] is always generated with, and it is permanently poisoned.

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 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia}}
-An athame (or athamé) is a ceremonial blade with a generally-black handle that is the main ritual implement or magical tool among several used in ceremonial magic traditions, including neo-pagan and Satanic traditions as well as modern witchcraft. A black-handled knife called an arthame appears in certain versions of [[Wikipedia:Key of Solomon|the Key of Solomon]], a grimoire dating back to the Renaissance.
+An athame (or athamé) is a ceremonial blade with a generally-black handle that is the main ritual implement or magical tool among the several used in ceremonial magic traditions, including neo-pagan and Satanic traditions as well as modern witchcraft. A black-handled knife called an "arthame" appears in certain versions of [[Wikipedia:Key of Solomon|the Key of Solomon]], a grimoire dating back to the Renaissance.
 The contemporary use of the athame as a ceremonial tool was started by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the early 20th century, for the use of banishing rituals, and was later adopted by Wiccans, Thelemites and Satanists. The athame is also mentioned in the writings of Gerald Gardner in the 1950s, who claimed it to be the most important ritual tool of the New Forest Coven&mdash;it is speculated that his interest and expertise in antique swords and knives may have contributed to the tool's central importance in modern Wicca. Modern occultism regards the athame as one of the four elemental tools, traditionally representing fire for witches and air for ceremonial magicians.
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 An athame can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining a [[dagger]] and a [[stiletto]].
-[[Shadowblade]] is an artifact athame that can only be created by combining [[Werebane]] and [[Stormbringer]] at a forge.
+[[Shadowblade (EvilHack)|Shadowblade]] is an artifact athame that can only be created by combining [[Werebane]] and [[Stormbringer]] at a forge.
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 Athames are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
-A [[master lich]] has an effective {{frac|6|91}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an athame.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|728|nethack=3.6.7}} An [[arch-lich]] has an effective {{frac|2|9}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an athame, which has a {{frac|4}} chance of being [[erosion]]-proofed and will have its enchantment raised by 1-3 points if it is below +2{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|730|nethack=3.6.7}} - there is a {{frac|13}} chance of calling the function for making the weapon into an [[artifact]] if possible, meaning an arch-lich has a {{frac|1170}} chance (less than ~0.086%) of generating with Magicbane, the only artifact that can be generated in this manner.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|732|nethack=3.6.7}}
+A [[master lich]] has an effective {{frac|6|91}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an athame.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|728|nethack=3.6.7}} An [[arch-lich]] has an effective {{frac|2|9}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an athame, which has a {{frac|4}} chance of being [[erosion]]-proofed and will have its enchantment raised by 1-3 points if it is below +2.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|730|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|733|nethack=3.6.7}} There is a {{frac|13}} chance of the boolean for making the weapon into an [[artifact]] being set to true, which will create an applicable artifact with a {{frac|20}} chance{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|732|nethack=3.6.7|comment={{frac|13}} chance calls <tt>mksobj()</tt> with the 'artif' boolean set to true}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|771|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>mksobj()</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|816|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;this means that an arch-lich has a {{frac|1170}} chance (less than ~0.086%) of generating with Magicbane, the only artifact that can be generated in this manner.
-[[Player monster]] [[Wizard (player monster)|wizards]], including Newt from the [[Wizard quest]] and those on the [[Astral Plane]], have a {{frac|3|8}} chance of forcing an athame as their initial weapon.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|188|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|245|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Player monster]] [[Wizard (player monster)|wizards]], including Newt from the [[Wizard quest]] and those on the [[Astral Plane]], have a {{frac|3|8}} chance of forcing an athame as their initial weapon.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|155|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=athames will not generate as playermon weapon due to using normal random generation odds}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|247|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
-Athames are designed for [[engraving]], and so will not become dull when used for this purpose unless they are cursed: an athame can engrave up to 19 letters per turn, with up to 9 letters possible in one action. As with other weapons, an athame cannot be used to engrave if its [[enchantment]] is -3 or lower.
+Athames are designed for [[engraving]] and will not become dull when used for this purpose, unless they are cursed: like other weapons, an athame cannot be used to engrave if its [[enchantment]] is -3 or lower. An athame can engrave up to 19 letters per turn, with up to 9 letters possible in one action.
 ==Strategy==

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 An alhoon has an effective {{frac|2|9}} chance of generating with an [[athame]]: their weapon has a {{frac|4}} chance of being made [[erosion]]-proof, and if it generates with an [[enchantment]] of +1 or lower, it will be given an enchantment ranging from +1 to +3 with an equal probability of each.
-The [[Wizard of Yendor]] has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of generating with an athame: his weapon will also have a {{frac|2|3}} chance (66%) of generating with the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[object property]], a {{frac|6}} chance (16%) of generating with the [[frost]] property, and a {{frac|6}} chance (16%) of generating with the [[venom]] property.
+The [[Wizard of Yendor]] has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of generating with an athame: his weapon will also have a {{frac|2|3}} chance (66%) of generating with the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[object property]], a {{frac|6}} chance (16%) of generating with the frost property, and a {{frac|6}} chance (16%) of generating with the [[venom]] property.
 An athame can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining a [[dagger]] and a [[stiletto]].