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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Bite 2d4 [[poison]], Bite 1d3, Hug 2d4 [[drowning]]
+  |attacks=[[Bite]] 2d4 [[poison]], Bite 1d3 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Bearhug]] 2d4 [[drowning]]
   |weight=900
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 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated couatls may appear in small [[group]]s of 2 to 4, and are peaceful towards [[lawful]] player characters. They will never generate randomly in [[Gehennom]], though they can generate in external branches such as [[Vlad's Tower]].
+Randomly generated couatls may appear in small [[group]]s of 2 to 4, and are peaceful towards [[lawful]] player characters. Couatls are never randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], though they can generate in external branches such as [[Vlad's Tower]]. They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
 Hostile couatls can be created via the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]] cast by a lawful spellcasting monster. A hostile couatl can be generated as the [[minion]] of a lawful [[god]].
 A couatl is generated on the [[Plane of Air]] at level creation.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated couatls may appear in small [[group]]s of 2 to 4, and are peaceful towards [[lawful]] player characters. They will never generate randomly in [[Gehennom]], though they can generate in external branches such as [[Vlad's Tower]]. Hostile couatls can be created via the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]] cast by a lawful spellcasting monster.
+Randomly generated couatls may appear in small [[group]]s of 2 to 4, and are peaceful towards [[lawful]] player characters. They will never generate randomly in [[Gehennom]], though they can generate in external branches such as [[Vlad's Tower]].
 A couatl is generated on the [[Plane of Air]] at level creation.
 Couatls cannot be targeted for [[genocide]].

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 The word ''couatl'', more commonly spelled as ''coatl'' (plural ''cocoah'') comes from the classical and Central Nahuatl languages and means "serpent" or "twin". The name of the Aztec god [[Quetzalcoatl]] is derived form this word and translates literally to "Precious Serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent": Quetzalcoatl is said to appear in the form of a feathered, rainbow-winged serpent, and feathered serpent deities occurred in the iconography and worship of many Mesoamerican cultures.
-The couatl of ''NetHack'' comes from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where it debuts in ''Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry'' (1976) for the first edition of the game. In ''Dungeons & Dragons'', a couatl (which is sometimes pluralized as "'''couatls'''" there and in ''NetHack'') is a feathered serpent with a pair of rainbow-colored wings that originated from ancient clans of creator-race reptilians known as saurians (or sarrukh). More than 35,000 years before the present age, these sarrukh clans once controlled a mighty empire; as the empire fell, these clans became nomadic and migrated from plane to plane, slowly embracing their darker natures. Some of their kindred despaired at this, and chose to pray to Jazirian - a deity and fragment of the World Serpent - who aided them by transforming them into the first couatls.
+The couatl originates from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where it debuts in ''Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry'' (1976) for the first edition of the game. A couatl (sometimes pluralized as "'''couatls'''" in ''D&D'' and ''NetHack'') is a feathered serpent with a pair of rainbow-colored wings that originated from ancient clans of creator-race reptilians, known as saurians or more often as sarrukh. More than 35,000 years before the present age, these sarrukh clans once controlled a mighty empire; as the empire fell, these clans became nomadic and migrated from plane to plane, slowly embracing their darker natures. Some of their kindred despaired at this, and chose to pray to Jazirian - a deity and fragment of the World Serpent - who aided them by transforming them into the first couatls.
 In the present age of the various ''Dungeons & Dragons'' settings, couatls are rarely seen and tend to avoid interfering in mortal affairs, but are highly [[Intelligent monster|intelligent]] and powerful creatures, and inhabit warm, jungle-like regions; some of them are considered gods, and they are regarded with awe by the inhabitants of their homelands.

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 In [[SLASH'EM]], the couatl's difficulty is raised to 14, and [[Need +x weapon to hit|requires a +2 weapon or better]] to be hit, while implicitly [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hitting as a +2 weapon]]. The couatl's [[#Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry]] is also expanded.
-Tame couatl can be given as [[minion]]s to [[lawful]] players at [[experience level]] 7 or lower via sacrifice or prayer, though minions cannot be saddled or ridden. Couatl make for a decently strong pet through the early game when obtained this way, especially given their +2 enchantment resistance and ability to hit as +2 - their lower speed and lack of resistances outside of poison can still decrease their ability once tougher monsters begin appearing.
+Tame couatl can be given as minions to [[lawful]] players at [[experience level]] 7 or lower via sacrifice or prayer, though minions cannot be saddled or ridden. Couatl make for a decently strong pet through the early game when obtained this way, especially given their +2 enchantment resistance and ability to hit as +2 - their lower speed and lack of resistances outside of poison can still decrease their ability once tougher monsters begin appearing.
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the couatl's difficulty is raised to 14. It [[Need +x weapon to hit|resists damage from weapons below +2]] and has the implicit ability to [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as a +2 weapon]], but is otherwise unchanged. The couatl's [[#Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry]] is also expanded.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the couatl's difficulty is raised to 14, and [[Need +x weapon to hit|requires a +2 weapon or better]] to be hit, while implicitly [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hitting as a +2 weapon]]. The couatl's [[#Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry]] is also expanded.
 Tame couatl can be given as [[minion]]s to [[lawful]] players at [[experience level]] 7 or lower via sacrifice or prayer, though minions cannot be saddled or ridden. Couatl make for a decently strong pet through the early game when obtained this way, especially given their +2 enchantment resistance and ability to hit as +2 - their lower speed and lack of resistances outside of poison can still decrease their ability once tougher monsters begin appearing.

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-A '''couatl''', {{monsym|couatl}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It has the lowest [[monster level]] and [[difficulty]] among [[angelic being]]s, making them likely to be the first monsters of that type a [[player]] character will encounter. A couatl is a [[strong]] and [[slithy]] serpentine angelic being: it has [[infravision]] and can be seen via infravision, is capable of [[flight]], and can [[follow]] a player character to other levels if it is adjacent. Couatls ignore [[Elbereth]] like other angelic beings, and can also be [[saddle]]d for [[riding]].
+A '''couatl''', {{monsym|couatl}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. A couatl is a [[slithy]] serpentine [[angelic being]] that has the lowest [[monster level]] and [[Monster difficulty|difficulty]] of its [[monster class]], making them likely to be the first angelic beings that a [[player]] character encounters. A couatl is [[strong]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, is capable of [[flight]], and can [[follow]] a player character to other levels if it is adjacent. Couatls ignore [[Elbereth]] like other angelic beings, and can also be [[saddle]]d for [[riding]].
 A couatl has a [[poison]]ous bite attack, a normal bite attack, and a holding attack that acts as a [[drowning attack]] if the coautl is over a [[moat]]. Couatls possess [[poison resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated couatls may appear in small [[group]]s of 2 to 4, and are peaceful towards [[lawful]] player characters. They will never generate randomly in [[Gehennom]], though they can generate in external branches such as [[Vlad's Tower]]. Hostile couatls can be created via the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]] used by a lawful spellcasting monster.
+Randomly generated couatls may appear in small [[group]]s of 2 to 4, and are peaceful towards [[lawful]] player characters. They will never generate randomly in [[Gehennom]], though they can generate in external branches such as [[Vlad's Tower]]. Hostile couatls can be created via the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]] cast by a lawful spellcasting monster.
 A couatl is generated on the [[Plane of Air]] at level creation.
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 ==Strategy==
-Couatl are somewhat slow at 10 [[speed]], but remain something of a danger for mid-game characters: their holding attack and tendency to generate in groups may result in you being surrounded unless you are careful, and encountering them near moats introduces the risk of [[instadeath]] by drowning.
+Couatls are somewhat slow at 10 [[speed]], but remain something of a danger for mid-game characters: their holding attack and tendency to generate in groups may result in you being surrounded unless you are careful, and encountering them near moats introduces the risk of [[instadeath]] by drowning.
 Though couatls are among the weaker lawful monsters that can be generated by a summon nasties spell, they cannot be driven off by Elbereth outside Gehennom like many other nasties - their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 30 also makes them somewhat harder to scare into releasing you, compared to [[eel]]s and [[kraken]]. Despite this, an observant and prepared player can take advantage of their poor 5 [[AC]] and make short work of them with relative ease.
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 ==History==
-The couatl is introduced alongside the other angelic beings in [[NetHack 3.1.0]].
+The couatl is introduced in [[NetHack 3.1.0]].
 From [[NetHack 3.4.1]] to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including many variants based on these versions, couatls were able to wear amulets, boots, shields, and gloves despite being non-humanoid - this was [[Bug#C341-18|bug C341-18]], and also affected the much stronger [[ki-rin]].

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-A '''couatl''', {{monsym|couatl}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It has the lowest [[monster level]] and [[difficulty]] among [[angelic being]]s, making them likely to be the first monsters of that type [[you]] will encounter.
+A '''couatl''', {{monsym|couatl}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It has the lowest [[monster level]] and [[difficulty]] among [[angelic being]]s, making them likely to be the first monsters of that type a [[player]] character will encounter. A couatl is a [[strong]] and [[slithy]] serpentine angelic being: it has [[infravision]] and can be seen via infravision, is capable of [[flight]], and can [[follow]] a player character to other levels if it is adjacent. Couatls ignore [[Elbereth]] like other angelic beings, and can also be [[saddle]]d for [[riding]].
-The coautl is a serpent with a pair of bite attacks, the first being stronger and [[poison]]ous, followed by a holding attack that acts as a [[drowning attack]] if the coautl is over a [[moat]]. It is capable of [[flight]] and has [[poison resistance]], and like other angelic beings it ignores [[Elbereth]]. It can also be [[saddle]]d for [[riding]].
+A couatl has a [[poison]]ous bite attack, a normal bite attack, and a holding attack that acts as a [[drowning attack]] if the coautl is over a [[moat]]. Couatls possess [[poison resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated couatls may appear in small [[group]]s of 2 to 4, and are peaceful towards [[lawful]] player characters. They will never generate randomly in [[Gehennom]], though they can generate in external branches such as [[Vlad's Tower]]. A couatl is generated on the [[Plane of Air]] at level creation.
+Randomly generated couatls may appear in small [[group]]s of 2 to 4, and are peaceful towards [[lawful]] player characters. They will never generate randomly in [[Gehennom]], though they can generate in external branches such as [[Vlad's Tower]]. Hostile couatls can be created via the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]] used by a lawful spellcasting monster.
-Couatls serve as [[minion]]s for lawful [[god]]s, who may send hostile couatls after you if you [[anger]] them (e.g. with excessive [[prayer]]) or rarely when you convert one of their [[altar]]s through [[sacrifice]]. Hostile couatls can also be created via the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]] used by a lawful spellcasting monster. Couatls cannot be targeted for [[genocide]].
+A couatl is generated on the [[Plane of Air]] at level creation.
 ==Strategy==
-Couatl are somewhat slow at 10 speed, but remain something of a danger for mid-game characters: their holding attack and tendency to generate in groups may result in you being surrounded unless you are careful, and encountering them near moats introduces the risk of [[instadeath]] by drowning.
+Couatl are somewhat slow at 10 [[speed]], but remain something of a danger for mid-game characters: their holding attack and tendency to generate in groups may result in you being surrounded unless you are careful, and encountering them near moats introduces the risk of [[instadeath]] by drowning.
-Though couatls are among the weaker lawful monsters that can be generated by a summon nasties spell, they cannot be driven off by Elbereth outside Gehennom like many other nasties - their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 30 also makes them significantly harder to scare into releasing you compared to [[eel]]s and [[kraken]]. Despite this, an observant and prepared player can take advantage of their poor 5 [[AC]] and make short work of them with relative ease.
+Though couatls are among the weaker lawful monsters that can be generated by a summon nasties spell, they cannot be driven off by Elbereth outside Gehennom like many other nasties - their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 30 also makes them somewhat harder to scare into releasing you, compared to [[eel]]s and [[kraken]]. Despite this, an observant and prepared player can take advantage of their poor 5 [[AC]] and make short work of them with relative ease.
 As a steed, a couatl is not especially remarkable: among the mounts capable of flight, the couatl is only faster than a [[dragon]], which has better [[AC]] alongside a breath attack and is generally much stronger.
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], couatls deal extra damage to holy-hating creatures (such as [[major demon]]s, [[undead]] and [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]]) with their physical attacks, and have a spellcasting attack that chooses randomly between arcane, clerical, and psionic spells.
+In [[dNetHack]], couatls deal extra damage to holy-hating creatures (such as [[M2_DEMON|demons]], [[undead]] and [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]]) with their physical attacks, and have a spellcasting attack that chooses randomly between arcane, clerical, and psionic spells.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], couatl have [[sleep resistance]] and [[shock resistance]], making them somewhat harder to fend off or slow down; minions are also dispatched much more often when altars are converted, making it more likely that couatls will be seen early in the game. Additionally, a couatl is capable of drowning you in lava as well as water.
+In [[EvilHack]], couatl have [[sleep resistance]] and [[shock resistance]], making them somewhat harder to fend off or slow down - minions are also dispatched much more often when altars are converted, making it more likely that couatls will be seen early in the game. Additionally, a couatl is capable of drowning a character in lava as well as water.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==