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{{monster
|name=Carmilla
|symbol={{white|V}}
|tile=
|difficulty=17
|level=13
|experience=459
|speed=16
|AC=0
|MR=50
|align=-10
|frequency=0
|genocidable=No
|attacks=Single-target (active) [[gaze attack]] 0d0 [[seduction]], [[weapon]] 1d10 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Bite attack|bite]] 1d12 [[Vampiric (damage type)|vampiric]]
|weight=1450
|nutr=400
|size=medium
|resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[death resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=none
|attributes={{attributes|Carmilla|fly=1|amphibious=1|breathless=1|humanoid=1|regen=1|pois=1|nopoly=1|undead=1|human=1|lord=1|female=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|waitsforu=1|infravisible=1|nocorpse=1|death=1|vampire=1}}
|reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.24.0/src/monst.c#L5251 dNAO 3.24.0 - src/monst.c, line 5251]
}}
'''Carmilla''', {{white|V}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Carmilla is an [[undead]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] and one of [[Vlad the Impaler (dNetHack)|Vlad the Impaler's]] [[Vampire (monster class)|vampiric]] wives, making her a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] to [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire-kind]]: she is [[strong]], [[unbreathing]] and [[amphibious]], has [[flight]] and [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], can track the [[hero]] and see other creatures using normal sight and [[bloodsense]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Carmilla will seek out [[weapon]]s, [[armor]] and other items to pick up, waits for the [[hero]] to approach her, and can [[follow]] the hero to other floors if she is adjacent. She can reach [[Monster level|level]] 30 and has 10 points of [[AC]] in the 'natural' category.

Carmilla has a single-target active [[gaze]] that can initiate [[seduction]], a single weapon attack, and a [[Vampiric (damage type)|vampiric]] [[bite attack]], and she has a [[base attack bonus]] of +0.5 [[to-hit]] per level. Carmilla possesses [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]], and has a weakness to [[silver]].

==Generation==
Carmilla is always generated hostile. She is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.

Carmilla is always generated in the central room at the top floor of the [[Windowless Tower]], where she is placed on the leftmost square with [[Mina Harker]] to the right (opposite both Vlad and [[Ilona Szilagy]]) during level creation.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
She was slender, and wonderfully graceful. Except that
her movements were languid-very languid-indeed, there
was nothing in her appearance to indicate an invalid.
Her complexion was rich and brilliant; her features were
small and beautifully formed; her eyes large, dark, and
lustrous; her hair was quite wonderful, I never saw hair
so magnificently thick and long when it was down about her
shoulders; I have often placed my hands under it,
and laughed with wonder at its weight. It was exquisitely
fine and soft, and in color a rich very dark brown, with
something of gold. I loved to let it down, tumbling with
its own weight, as, in her room, she lay back in her chair
talking in her sweet low voice, I used to fold and braid
it, and spread it out and play with it.

Heavens! If I had but known all!
|[ Carmilla, by Sheridan Le Fanu ]
}}{{stub}}
{{variant-343}}
[[Category:dNetHack monsters]]
[[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]
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 Carmilla is always generated in the central room at the top floor of the [[Windowless Tower]], where she is placed on the leftmost square with [[Mina Harker]] to the right (opposite both Vlad and [[Ilona Szilagy]]) during level creation.
-Carmilla is [[always generated with]] a [[rapier]], a [[bow]] and {{rn1|20|10}} [[arrow]]s, and [[Victorian underwear (dNetHack)|Victorian underwear]].
+Carmilla is [[always generated with]] a [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier]], a [[bow]] and {{rn1|20|10}} [[arrow]]s, and [[Victorian underwear (dNetHack)|Victorian underwear]].
 ==Strategy==

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 Carmilla is always generated in the central room at the top floor of the [[Windowless Tower]], where she is placed on the leftmost square with [[Mina Harker]] to the right (opposite both Vlad and [[Ilona Szilagy]]) during level creation.
-Carmilla is [[always generated with]] a [[rapier]], a [[bow]] and {{rn1|20|10}} [[arrow]]s, and [[Victorian underwear]].
+Carmilla is [[always generated with]] a [[rapier]], a [[bow]] and {{rn1|20|10}} [[arrow]]s, and [[Victorian underwear (dNetHack)|Victorian underwear]].
 ==Strategy==
-While Carmilla is individually on the weaker side, her ability to seduce the hero similar to Vlad while Carmilla steals their items can leave a player thoroughly disrobed and robbed of vital weapons and armor if they are unwary or under-prepared. To that end, be careful that wands of {{wand of|striking|or=1|fire}} are not zapped at the doors to their room, even if you are only targeting the other vampires in the surrounding area&mdash;if they are destroyed, one of more of Vlad and his entourage may be able to see the hero from where they are meditating, usually becoming active much earlier than you want.
+While Carmilla is individually on the weaker side, her ability to charm the hero while also stealing their items can leave a player thoroughly disrobed and robbed of vital weapons and armor if they are unwary or under-prepared. To that end, be careful that wands of {{wand of|striking|or=1|fire}} are not zapped at the doors to their room, even if you are only targeting the other vampires in the surrounding area&mdash;if they are destroyed, one of more of Vlad and his entourage may be able to see the hero from where they are meditating, usually becoming active much earlier than you want.
 ==Origin==

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 The novella is narrated by Laura, a young woman living in a secluded Austrian castle, who becomes the object of both affection and predation by the enigmatic Carmilla, leading to a complex and dangerous relationship marked by both romantic desires and vampiric violence. The narrative is famous for popularizing the "lesbian vampire" trope, and explores themes of sexual identity, the supernatural, and the tension between innocence and corruption, while maintaining a sense of dread and suspense.
-''Carmilla'' is one of the first works of Gothic fiction to portray female empowerment, as the titular character is actually involved with her victims both emotionally and physically&mdash;the work alsochallenges the Victorian view of women as merely being useful possessions of men, depending on them and needing their guardianship. Carmilla is also one of the first fictional figures to represent the concept of dualism, which is presented in the story through the repeated contrasting natures of both vampires and humans, as well as lesbian and heterosexual traits. The story exhibits many of the early traits of Gothic fiction, including a supernatural figure, an old castle, a strange atmosphere, and ominous elements. Due to its popularity, the work has been anthologised, having been adapted extensively for films, operas, video games, Halloween plays, comics, cartoons, radio, and other media since the late 19th century.
+''Carmilla'' is one of the first works of Gothic fiction to portray female empowerment, as the titular character is actually involved with her victims both emotionally and physically&mdash;the work also challenges the Victorian view of women as merely being useful possessions of men, depending on them and needing their guardianship. Carmilla is also one of the first fictional figures to represent the concept of dualism, which is presented in the story through the repeated contrasting natures of both vampires and humans, as well as lesbian and heterosexual traits. The story exhibits many of the early traits of Gothic fiction, including a supernatural figure, an old castle, a strange atmosphere, and ominous elements. Due to its popularity, the work has been anthologised, having been adapted extensively for films, operas, video games, Halloween plays, comics, cartoons, radio, and other media since the late 19th century.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 '''Carmilla''', {{white|V}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Carmilla is an [[undead]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] and one of [[Vlad the Impaler (dNetHack)|Vlad the Impaler's]] [[Vampire (monster class)|vampiric]] wives, making her a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] to [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire-kind]]: she is [[strong]], [[unbreathing]] and [[amphibious]], has [[flight]] and [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], can track the [[hero]] and see other creatures using normal sight and [[bloodsense]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Carmilla will seek out [[weapon]]s, [[armor]] and other items to pick up, waits for the [[hero]] to approach her, and can [[follow]] the hero to other floors if she is adjacent. She can reach [[Monster level|level]] 30 and has 10 points of [[AC]] in the 'natural' category.
-Carmilla has a single-target active [[gaze]] that can initiate [[seduction]], a single weapon attack, and a [[Vampiric (damage type)|vampiric]] [[bite attack]], and she has a [[base attack bonus]] of +0.5 [[to-hit]] per level. Carmilla possesses [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]], and has a weakness to [[silver]].
+Carmilla has a single-target active [[gaze]] that can initiate [[seduction]], a single weapon attack, and a [[Vampiric (damage type)|vampiric]] [[bite attack]]. Carmilla possesses [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]], and has a weakness to [[silver]].
 Carmilla can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by a fourfold [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]].

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	Carmilla has a single-target active [[gaze]] that can initiate [[seduction]], a single weapon attack, and a [[Vampiric (damage type)\|vampiric]] [[bite attack]], and she has a [[base attack bonus]] of +0.5 [[to-hit]] per level. Carmilla possesses [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]], and has a weakness to [[silver]].		Carmilla has a single-target active [[gaze]] that can initiate [[seduction]], a single weapon attack, and a [[Vampiric (damage type)\|vampiric]] [[bite attack]], and she has a [[base attack bonus]] of +0.5 [[to-hit]] per level. Carmilla possesses [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]], and has a weakness to [[silver]].
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		+	Carmilla can be [[Ward (dNetHack)\|warded]] by a fourfold [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye\|Elder Elemental Eye]].

	==Generation==		==Generation==

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 Heavens! If I had but known all!
 |[ Carmilla, by Sheridan Le Fanu ]
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	Carmilla is always generated in the central room at the top floor of the [[Windowless Tower]], where she is placed on the leftmost square with [[Mina Harker]] to the right (opposite both Vlad and [[Ilona Szilagy]]) during level creation.		Carmilla is always generated in the central room at the top floor of the [[Windowless Tower]], where she is placed on the leftmost square with [[Mina Harker]] to the right (opposite both Vlad and [[Ilona Szilagy]]) during level creation.
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		+	Carmilla is [[always generated with]] a [[rapier]], a [[bow]] and {{rn1\|20\|10}} [[arrow]]s, and [[Victorian underwear]].
		+
		+	==Strategy==
		+	While Carmilla is individually on the weaker side, her ability to seduce the hero similar to Vlad while Carmilla steals their items can leave a player thoroughly disrobed and robbed of vital weapons and armor if they are unwary or under-prepared. To that end, be careful that wands of {{wand of\|striking\|or=1\|fire}} are not zapped at the doors to their room, even if you are only targeting the other vampires in the surrounding area—if they are destroyed, one of more of Vlad and his entourage may be able to see the hero from where they are meditating, usually becoming active much earlier than you want.
		+
		+	==Origin==
		+	{{wikipedia}}
		+	''Carmilla'' is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu that is considered a foundational work of English-language vampire literature and one of the most influential of all time: it is a defining work of Gothic horror in general that established Le Fanu as a major writer in the genre of vampire fiction, and directly influenced many works of horror and mystery within and outside the genre, such as Bram Stoker's 1897 ''[[Wikipedia:Dracula\|Dracula]]''. First published as a serial in ''[[Wikipedia:The Dark Blue\|The Dark Blue]]'' from 1871–72, the novella subsequently appeared in Le Fanu’s 1872 short story collection ''[[Wikipedia:In a Glass Darkly\|In a Glass Darkly]]'' in 1872.
		+
		+	The novella is narrated by Laura, a young woman living in a secluded Austrian castle, who becomes the object of both affection and predation by the enigmatic Carmilla, leading to a complex and dangerous relationship marked by both romantic desires and vampiric violence. The narrative is famous for popularizing the "lesbian vampire" trope, and explores themes of sexual identity, the supernatural, and the tension between innocence and corruption, while maintaining a sense of dread and suspense.
		+
		+	''Carmilla'' is one of the first works of Gothic fiction to portray female empowerment, as the titular character is actually involved with her victims both emotionally and physically—the work alsochallenges the Victorian view of women as merely being useful possessions of men, depending on them and needing their guardianship. Carmilla is also one of the first fictional figures to represent the concept of dualism, which is presented in the story through the repeated contrasting natures of both vampires and humans, as well as lesbian and heterosexual traits. The story exhibits many of the early traits of Gothic fiction, including a supernatural figure, an old castle, a strange atmosphere, and ominous elements. Due to its popularity, the work has been anthologised, having been adapted extensively for films, operas, video games, Halloween plays, comics, cartoons, radio, and other media since the late 19th century.

	==Encyclopedia entry==		==Encyclopedia entry==