Hemargyos - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: lede, earmark

2026-05-08T11:52:21Z

lede, earmark

Klepto: added additional information regarding its "metallicness" and relation to the silver flame.

2026-05-03T01:29:18Z

added additional information regarding its "metallicness" and relation to the silver flame.

Klepto: added a proper "generation" section.

2026-05-03T01:15:18Z

added a proper "generation" section.

Klepto: created page.

2026-05-03T01:13:29Z

created page.

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[[Hemargyos]] is an [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]] found in [[dNetHack]], [[dNetHack]], and [[dNetHack]]. No randomly generated items are made of hemargyos, and it is not an eligible material for [[hell vault]] items. Items whose base material is hemargyos, such as blood-spears, may be wished for, but items whose base material isn't hemargyos cannot be wished for as hemargyos. With the exception of the chikage, no items can be turned into hemargyos.

The names of objects made out of hemargyos will state that they are "silver", and they will appear as being made out of '''strangely-liquid silver''' when inspected. When temporarily made of hemargyos, a [[Chikage]]'s name will state it is "bloody"—'''blood-egged''' in the case of [[the sky reflected]]—and it will appear as being made out of '''strangely-tarnished blood'''. [[Columnar crystal]]s will instead appear as being made out of '''strangely-cancellous silver''' when inspected.

==Description==
The following items are made out of hemargyos:
* [[Blood-bullet]]s
* [[Blood-spear]]s
* [[Columnar crystal]]s
* A [[Chikage]], while it is bloodied

Items made of hemargyos share a few common traits:
* Hitting a monster with a weapon made of hemargyos will [[stun]] them, if they attacked the [[hero]] on their last turn. This includes hemargyos projectiles like the blood-bullet
* Hemargyos items will deal searing [[silver damage]], as a normal silver item would
* Bullets that are converted into hemargyos will be turned into blood-bullets instead, though this is not currently possible

{{main|Chikage}}
The chikage is a special weapon, which has some traits that only manifest while it is made of hemargyos:
* gains double base-dice while bloodied
* gains +1 bonus "enchantment" for every 3 experience levels
* gains +1 bonus strength-based attribute damage for every 2 points of impurity
* gains +1 bonus unholy damage for every 2 points of impurity
* when bloodied with less than 20 insight counts as poisoned
* at 20 insight it instead becomes filth-crusted and gains 1 blood-slash
* at 36 insight, it gains an additional blood slash
* at 50 insight instead becomes dire-poisoned
* drains at least 1 hit-point every turn

Hemargyos is a material whose physical characteristics are almost identical to silver, being only slightly heavier.
{|class="prettytable"
! rowspan="2"| Hemargyos
! Color !! Density !! Cost !! Defense multiplier !! Flat DR bonus !! Flat AC bonus
|-
|| Silver || 100 || 30 || 5 || 3 || 3
|}

==Origin==
The blood-silver seen in dNetHack is a concept loosely lifted from the 2015 videogame [[Bloodborne]]. The most prominent example of an item made of "silvery blood" is the [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/03/quicksilver-bullets.html quicksilver bullet], and while the [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/03/chikage.html chikage] and [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/11/rakuyo.html rakuyo] are also closely tied to blood, operating on the wielder's lifeblood, they aren't directly tied to silver in any way. The term "quickisilver", another common name for the element mercury, derives from its apparent liveliness, due to its liquid form at room temperature—with "quick" as in "the quick and the dead"—for which it was also called "argentum vivum", or living silver. Mercury is a highly toxic substance to the human nervous system, and accumulation of high quantities of it will accumulate, unable to be eliminated by the body. While not directly mentioned within Bloodborne, mercury is often found in cinnabar, a mineral compound mainly composed of mercury-sulfide, which gives it a characteristic blood-red hue, and was consequently historically often used in the production of paints. The columnar crystals items in dNetHack, which originate from the [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/p/upgrade-materials.html blood stones], appear as "strangely-cancellous silver", hinting at it being made of a monster's crytalized bone marrow taking on the form of a column-shaped crystal.

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−	[[Hemargyos]] is an [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|object material]] found in [[dNetHack]], [[~~dNetHack~~]], and [[~~dNetHack~~]]. It is a non-[[metallic]] material very similar to [[silver]]~~. In spite of this~~, items ~~made of hemargyos are~~ still valid targets for [[The Silver Flame~~\|silver flame~~]] ~~object properties~~.	+	'''Hemargyos''' is an [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|object material]] found in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a non-[[metallic]] material very similar to [[silver]], although hemargyos items still valid targets for [[Object properties#dNetHack\|object properties]] granted by [[The Silver Flame]].

	The names of objects made out of hemargyos will state that they are "silver", and they will appear as being made out of '''strangely-liquid silver''' when inspected. When temporarily made of hemargyos, a [[Chikage]]'s name will state it is "bloody"—'''blood-egged''' in the case of [[the sky reflected]]—and it will appear as being made out of '''strangely-tarnished blood'''. [[Columnar crystal]]s will instead appear as being made out of '''strangely-cancellous silver''' when inspected.		The names of objects made out of hemargyos will state that they are "silver", and they will appear as being made out of '''strangely-liquid silver''' when inspected. When temporarily made of hemargyos, a [[Chikage]]'s name will state it is "bloody"—'''blood-egged''' in the case of [[the sky reflected]]—and it will appear as being made out of '''strangely-tarnished blood'''. [[Columnar crystal]]s will instead appear as being made out of '''strangely-cancellous silver''' when inspected.

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−	[[Hemargyos]] is an [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|object material]] found in [[dNetHack]], [[dNetHack]], and [[dNetHack]].	+	[[Hemargyos]] is an [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|object material]] found in [[dNetHack]], [[dNetHack]], and [[dNetHack]]. It is a non-[[metallic]] material very similar to [[silver]]. In spite of this, items made of hemargyos are still valid targets for [[The Silver Flame\|silver flame]] object properties.

	The names of objects made out of hemargyos will state that they are "silver", and they will appear as being made out of '''strangely-liquid silver''' when inspected. When temporarily made of hemargyos, a [[Chikage]]'s name will state it is "bloody"—'''blood-egged''' in the case of [[the sky reflected]]—and it will appear as being made out of '''strangely-tarnished blood'''. [[Columnar crystal]]s will instead appear as being made out of '''strangely-cancellous silver''' when inspected.		The names of objects made out of hemargyos will state that they are "silver", and they will appear as being made out of '''strangely-liquid silver''' when inspected. When temporarily made of hemargyos, a [[Chikage]]'s name will state it is "bloody"—'''blood-egged''' in the case of [[the sky reflected]]—and it will appear as being made out of '''strangely-tarnished blood'''. [[Columnar crystal]]s will instead appear as being made out of '''strangely-cancellous silver''' when inspected.

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-[[Hemargyos]] is an [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]] found in [[dNetHack]], [[dNetHack]], and [[dNetHack]]. No randomly generated items are made of hemargyos, and it is not an eligible material for [[hell vault]] items. Items whose base material is hemargyos, such as blood-spears, may be wished for, but items whose base material isn't hemargyos cannot be wished for as hemargyos. With the exception of the chikage, no items can be turned into hemargyos.
+[[Hemargyos]] is an [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]] found in [[dNetHack]], [[dNetHack]], and [[dNetHack]].
 The names of objects made out of hemargyos will state that they are "silver", and they will appear as being made out of '''strangely-liquid silver''' when inspected. When temporarily made of hemargyos, a [[Chikage]]'s name will state it is "bloody"&mdash;'''blood-egged''' in the case of [[the sky reflected]]&mdash;and it will appear as being made out of '''strangely-tarnished blood'''. [[Columnar crystal]]s will instead appear as being made out of '''strangely-cancellous silver''' when inspected.
-==Description==
+==Generation==
 The following items are made out of hemargyos:
 * [[Blood-bullet]]s
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 * [[Columnar crystal]]s
 * A [[Chikage]], while it is bloodied
 Items made of hemargyos share a few common traits: