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Umbire the Phantom: proper article for enki

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proper article for enki

Umbire the Phantom: redir for now, let's see if the spelling's right

2025-07-14T11:41:22Z

redir for now, let's see if the spelling's right

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#REDIRECT [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Enki, God of the First City]]

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 Enki's seal must be drawn in the center of an open space, i.e. one that a 5x5 area of [[square]]s centered on the seal can fit in.
-To remain bound to Enki, the [[hero]] must not refuse [[seduction]] attempts: an [[engagement ring]] can still be [[put on]] to safely ward off seduction so that it is not initiated to begin with (thus preventing refusal from ever occurring).
+To remain bound to Enki, the [[hero]] must not refuse [[seduction]] attempts: an [[engagement ring]] can still be [[put on]] to safely ward off seduction so that it is not initiated to begin with (thus preventing any opportunity to refuse).
 ==Mark==
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 Enki's active powers are as follows:
-*'''Walker of Thresholds''': The hero can [[teleport]] to a chosen doorway.
+*'''Walker of Thresholds''': The hero can [[teleport]] to a chosen doorway square.
 *'''Geyser''': The hero can summon a geyser from the abzu against a chosen monster&mdash;this geyser deals 8 spirit dice of damage if it succeeds a to-hit roll, and otherwise deals 1-5 dice of damage. Monsters hit by the geyser will have their inventory subjected to water damage, and targets wearing [[water walking boots]] are resistant.

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 ==Benefits==
-While Enki is bound, the hero's inventory is protected from [[water damage]], and their [[base attack bonus]] is increased to +0.75 to-hit per [[experience level]]&mdash;they also gain [[skill]] in [[short sword]]s, [[hammer]]s, [[sling]]s, [[dart]]s, and [[boomerang]]s. Binding Enki once will permanently grant the hero the ability to [[swim]].
+While Enki is bound, the hero's inventory is protected from [[water damage]], and their [[base attack bonus]] is increased to +0.75 to-hit per [[experience level]]&mdash;they also gain [[skill]] in [[short sword]]s, [[sling]]s, [[dart]]s, and [[boomerang]]s. Binding Enki once will permanently grant the hero the ability to [[swim]].
 Enki's active powers are as follows:

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-Enki lacks notable weapons and armor, but their water-based attacks can damage your weapons and inventory unless you safeguard against them.
+Enki lacks especially notable weapons or armor, but their water-based attacks can damage your weapons and inventory unless you safeguard against them.
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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Enki, ~~God~~ of the ~~First~~ City]]	+	{{tocright}}
		+	'''Enki, God of the First City''' is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)\|spirit]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].
		+
		+	==Ritual, seal and taboo==
		+	Enki's seal must be drawn in the center of an open space, i.e. one that a 5x5 area of [[square]]s centered on the seal can fit in.
		+
		+	To remain bound to Enki, the [[hero]] must not refuse [[seduction]] attempts: an [[engagement ring]] can still be [[put on]] to safely ward off seduction so that it is not initiated to begin with (thus preventing refusal from ever occurring).
		+
		+	==Mark==
		+	A hero that has Enki bound will have water running off their body in steady rivulets, which can be seen from a distance. This can be disguised by wearing a [[cloak]] or a [[suit]] of armor.
		+
		+	==Benefits==
		+	While Enki is bound, the hero's inventory is protected from [[water damage]], and their [[base attack bonus]] is increased to +0.75 to-hit per [[experience level]]—they also gain [[skill]] in [[short sword]]s, [[hammer]]s, [[sling]]s, [[dart]]s, and [[boomerang]]s. Binding Enki once will permanently grant the hero the ability to [[swim]].
		+
		+	Enki's active powers are as follows:
		+
		+	*'''Walker of Thresholds''': The hero can [[teleport]] to a chosen doorway.
		+	*'''Geyser''': The hero can summon a geyser from the abzu against a chosen monster—this geyser deals 8 spirit dice of damage if it succeeds a to-hit roll, and otherwise deals 1-5 dice of damage. Monsters hit by the geyser will have their inventory subjected to water damage, and targets wearing [[water walking boots]] are resistant.
		+
		+	Enki's passive powers are as follows:
		+
		+	*'''City-Dweller''': The hero gains 2 points of [[speed]] when there are least 4 monsters nearby, and gains 4 points of speed if least 8 monsters are nearby.
		+	*'''Alley-Fighter''': The hero gains 1 point of [[AC]] for each wall square that they are adjacent to.
		+	'''Fruits of Civilization''': A hero [[eating]] "prepared food" (i.e. any food other than [[slime mold]]s or [[corpse]]s) restores [[HP]] equal to the amount of nutrition gained, and [[quaffing]] booze restores 10XL HP. A [[Clockwork automaton (starting race)\|clockwork automaton]] with Enki bound becomes capable of quaffing booze, and gains the same effects for it as heroes of other races do.
		+
		+	==As a monster==
		+	{{monster
		+	\|name=Enki
		+	\|symbol={{brown\|@}}
		+	\|tile=
		+	\|difficulty=29
		+	\|level=22
		+	\|experience=856
		+	\|speed=12
		+	\|AC=-5
		+	\|MR=60
		+	\|align=0
		+	\|frequency=0
		+	\|genocidable=No
		+	\|attacks=[[Weapon]] 4d8 [[Physical damage\|physical]], [[Touch attack\|touch]] 3d8 splash with water, ranged beam 4d8 splash with water, [[passive]] 0d0 [[rust]]
		+	\|weight=1450
		+	\|nutr=400
		+	\|size=medium
		+	\|resistances=none
		+	\|resistances conveyed=none
		+	\|attributes={{attributes\|Enki\|humanoid=1\|omnivore=1\|nopoly=1\|human=1\|hostile=1\|strong=1\|collect=1\|infravisible=1\|nocorpse=1\|notame=1}}
		+	\|reference=
		+	}}
		+	In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, '''Enki''', {{brown\|@}}, also appears as a [[monster]] that can be summoned by an [[Illithanachronounbinder]]. Enki is a [[strong]] [[Human (monster attribute)\|human]] monster that can be seen via [[infravision]], and will pick up items that they come across. Like many [[Human or elf\|human-class]] monsters and summoned spirits, Enki cannot be made [[tame]].
		+
		+	Enki has a strong weapon attack, a [[touch attack]] and a ranged attack that splashes the target with water and damages their inventory, and a [[passive]] [[rust]] attack.
		+
		+	===Generation===
		+	Enki is first generated when summoned from her seal by an Illithanachronounbinder. They are always created hostile, and are not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.
		+
		+	Enki is [[always generated with]] a [[Leather cloak\|cloak]] and a [[sickle]].
		+
		+	Enki [[Corpseless\|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.
		+
		+	===Strategy===
		+	'''Below this point, there are major spoilers for the Illithanachronounbinder role.''' They can be accessed by selecting the "Role spoiler" tab.
		+	<simpletabs>
		+	Strategy\|
		+	Enki lacks notable weapons and armor, but their water-based attacks can damage your weapons and inventory unless you safeguard against them.
		+	\|-\|
		+	Role spoiler\|
		+	If Enki is killed after being summoned, they can be encountered again in the [[Void]], a branch accessed by opening the high [[altar]] of [[Ilsensine the Fallen]] as an Illithanachronounbinder using the [[invoke]] effect of [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]]. Enki is generated along with many other spirits of the near void on the first floor of the branch, and is generated with the "whispers" template, which makes them [[nonliving]].
		+	</simpletabs>
		+	{{clear}}
		+
		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	The main temple to Enki is called E-abzu, meaning "abzu temple" (also E-en-gur-a, meaning "house of the subterranean waters"), a ziggurat temple surrounded by Euphratean marshlands near the ancient Persian Gulf coastline at Eridu. He was the keeper of the divine powers called Me, the gifts of civilization. His image is a double-helix snake, or the Caduceus, very similar to the Rod of Asclepius used to symbolize medicine. He is often shown with the horned crown of divinity dressed in the skin of a carp.
		+
		+	Considered the master shaper of the world, god of wisdom and of all magic, Enki was characterized as the lord of the Abzu (Apsu in Akkadian), the freshwater sea or groundwater located within the earth. In the later Babylonian epic Enûma Eliš, Abzu, the "begetter of the gods", is inert and sleepy but finds his peace disturbed by the younger gods, so sets out to destroy them. His grandson Enki, chosen to represent the younger gods, puts a spell on Abzu "casting him into a deep sleep", thereby confining him deep underground. Enki subsequently sets up his home "in the depths of the Abzu." Enki thus takes on all of the functions of the Abzu, including his fertilising powers as lord of the waters and lord of semen.
		+	\|[ Wikipedia ]
		+	}}
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		+	[[Category:dNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notdNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]
		+	[[Category:notnotdNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notnotdNetHack monsters]]