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-The '''Hmnyw-Pharaoh''', {{black|&}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is a powerful and [[Demon (monster class)|demon-like]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] entity that is considered a [[Great Old One]] and [[M2_PRINCE|a prince]] to his kind: he is [[strong]], [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]], possesses [[Monster detection (vision)|monster detection]] and [[omni-sense]], can see perfectly regardless of lighting, can be seen via [[infravision]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s and other objects to collect. The Hmnyw-Pharaoh requires 40 [[insight]] to be seen by the [[hero]], and seeing him will also increase the hero's insight.
+The '''Hmnyw-Pharaoh''', {{black|&}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is a powerful and [[Demon (monster class)|demon-like]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] entity that is considered a [[Great Old One]] and an [[overlord]] to his kind: he is [[strong]], [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]], possesses [[Monster detection (vision)|monster detection]] and [[omni-sense]], can see perfectly regardless of lighting, can be seen via [[infravision]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s and other objects to collect. The Hmnyw-Pharaoh requires 40 [[insight]] to be seen by the [[hero]], and seeing him will also increase the hero's insight.
 The Hmnyw-Pharaoh has 10 points of [[DR|damage reduction]] from protection, along with 13 points of [[AC]]: 6 points are from natural AC, 1 are from dodge AC, and 6 are from protection AC. He is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, desires the [[Book of the Dead]], will wait for the hero to enter his sight and get close before moving unless he is attacked, and will recover quickly from being [[scared]]. He cannot be made [[tame]].

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 Part of the basis for the depiction of the Hmnyw-Pharaoh in dNetHack and its derivatives is also tied to the depiction of Nitocris (or Nitokris), a character in the Cthulhu Mythos who is based on [[wikipedia:Nitocris|the possibly-historical last queen of the 6th Dynasty]] of Ancient Egypt. In the Mythos, Nitokris had a son whom she named Nephren-Ka, rumored to be the reincarnation of the original "Black Pharaoh" and thus an incarnation of Nyarlathotep. According to the 6th Edition of the ''Call of Cthulhu'' game, Nyarlathotep himself can be physically slain by normal means in human form, and any such avatar that is slain this way will have their body quake and swell before it bursts to release a huge clawed monster; the monster rises from the split corpse and then disappears into the sky without attacking the killer.
-In dNetHack, these are incorporated into the mechanics of both monsters: Nitocris has bound an avatar of Nyarlathotep inside her as a method of attaining immortality, and the Hmnyw-Pharaoh–himself an avatar of Nyarlathotep–seeks to free this trapped aspect from within her. If The Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris that bind the avatar either fray too significantly and fail to revive Nitocris, or else they are stolen off her, Hmnyw-Pharaoh will then murder Nitocris and cause her to take on Ghoul-queen form.
+In dNetHack, these are incorporated into the mechanics of both monsters: Nitocris has bound an avatar of Nyarlathotep inside her as a method of attaining immortality, and the Hmnyw-Pharaoh–himself an avatar of Nyarlathotep–seeks to free this trapped aspect from within her. If The Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris that bind the avatar either fray too significantly and fail to revive Nitocris, or else they are stolen off her, Hmnyw-Pharaoh will then murder Nitocris and cause her to take on the Ghoul-queen form.
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 Nephren-Ka is said to have come across an ancient stone artifact known as the "Shining Trapezohedron" and "built around it a temple with a windowless crypt, and did that which caused his name to be stricken from all monuments and records"&mdash;this latter act is revealed in other tales to be mass human sacrifice consisting of thousands of victims. Then long after his death, Nephren-Ka once appeared to Pharaoh Akhenaten to propose that he resume the cult of Nyarlathotep, but Akhenaten refused and had Nephren-Ka's name struck out from all records and monuments, causing Nyarlathotep to curse Akhenaten and cause the collapse of his empire. The Shining Trapezohedron then remained in the ruins of the temple until it was re-discovered by Enoch Bowen in 1843, then was later found by Robert Blake, kicking off the events of "The Haunter of the Dark".
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 * If the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is ''not'' visible to the hero, then he takes the following actions:
-** If the hero has not yet opened the trapped metal [[sarcophagus]] containing Nitocris and has not attacked the Hmnyw-Pharaoh, he will remain on the square he is generated on.
+** If the hero has not yet opened the trapped metal sarcophagus containing Nitocris and has not attacked the Hmnyw-Pharaoh, he will remain on the square he is generated on.
 ** If Nitocris or her [[corpse]] is on the level, he will attempt to locate Nitocris, then warp to her location and perform one of the following actions.
 *** If Nitocris is alive in her base form and is still wearing [[The Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]], she will be able to cast a spell on her next turn.

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 ==Connection to Nitocris==
-The Hmnyw-Pharaoh has several abilities that interact with Nitocris, depending on whether she is alive or has taken on her Ghoul-queen form, and will be used once during each global turn.
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 * If the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is ''not'' visible to the hero, then he takes the following actions:

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 The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is always generated hostile. He is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target, and [[figurine]]s or [[statue]]s of him cannot be generated or [[wish]]ed for.
-The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is generated in the Temples of the Old Gods within the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] at level creation, where he occupies the same square as the statue of a [[God (dNetHack)|god]] known as "the God of the Bloody Tongue".
+The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is generated in the Temples of the Old Gods within the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] at level creation, where he occupies the same square as the [[Container trap|trapped]] [[metal]] [[sarcophagus]] containing Nitocris and the statue of a [[God (dNetHack)|god]] known as "the God of the Bloody Tongue".
-The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is [[always generated with]] a [[Item size (dNetHack)|large]] +9 [[metal]] [[sickle]] and a small +9 metal [[quarterstaff]], both of which are [[cursed]].
+The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is [[always generated with]] a [[Item size (dNetHack)|large]] +9 metal [[sickle]] and a small +9 metal [[quarterstaff]], both of which are [[cursed]].
 The Hmnyw-Pharaoh [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.

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 The '''Hmnyw-Pharaoh''', {{black|&}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is a powerful and [[Demon (monster class)|demon-like]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] entity that is considered a [[Great Old One]] and [[M2_PRINCE|a prince]] to his kind: he is [[strong]], [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]], possesses [[Monster detection (vision)|monster detection]] and [[omni-sense]], can see perfectly regardless of lighting, can be seen via [[infravision]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s and other objects to collect. The Hmnyw-Pharaoh requires 40 [[insight]] to be seen by the [[hero]], and seeing him will also increase the hero's insight.
-The Hmnyw-Pharaoh has 10 points of natural [[DR|damage reduction]] and 13 points of [[AC]]: 6 points are from natural AC, 1 are from dodge AC, and 6 are from protection AC. He is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, desires the [[Book of the Dead]], will wait for the hero to enter his sight and get close before moving unless he is attacked, and will recover quickly from being [[scared]]. He cannot be made [[tame]].
+The Hmnyw-Pharaoh has 10 points of [[DR|damage reduction]] from protection, along with 13 points of [[AC]]: 6 points are from natural AC, 1 are from dodge AC, and 6 are from protection AC. He is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, desires the [[Book of the Dead]], will wait for the hero to enter his sight and get close before moving unless he is attacked, and will recover quickly from being [[scared]]. He cannot be made [[tame]].
 The Hmnyw-Pharaoh has a powerful weapon attack and [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand]] weapon attack, will attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of his turns, and on death inflicts powerful [[mummy curse]]s: his dying curse will either significantly cut the hero's HP and cause them to scream for 2 (more) rounds, reduce the hero's AC and [[intrinsic protection]], or else stop the hero's heart (killing them if they have less than 100 current HP, and otherwise dealing 10d8 damage).

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 The '''Hmnyw-Pharaoh''', {{black|&}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The Hmnyw-Pharaoh is a powerful and [[Demon (monster class)|demon-like]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] entity that is considered a [[Great Old One]] and [[M2_PRINCE|a prince]] to his kind: he is [[strong]], [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]], possesses [[Monster detection (vision)|monster detection]] and [[omni-sense]], can see perfectly regardless of lighting, can be seen via [[infravision]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s and other objects to collect. The Hmnyw-Pharaoh requires 40 [[insight]] to be seen by the [[hero]], and seeing him will also increase the hero's insight.
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 ==Connection to Nitocris==
-The Hmnyw-Pharaoh has several abilities that interact with Nitocris, depending on whether she is alive or has taken on her Ghoul-Queen form, and will be used once during each global turn.
+The Hmnyw-Pharaoh has several abilities that interact with Nitocris, depending on whether she is alive or has taken on her Ghoul-queen form, and will be used once during each global turn.
 * If the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is ''not'' visible to the hero, then he takes the following actions:
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 ** If Nitocris or her [[corpse]] is on the level, he will attempt to locate Nitocris, then warp to her location and perform one of the following actions.
 *** If Nitocris is alive in her base form and is still wearing [[The Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]], she will be able to cast a spell on her next turn.
-*** If Nitocris is alive in her base form but '''''not''''' wearing her [[artifact]] [[mummy wrapping]], the "dark waters" will claim Nitocris and instantly kill her, which causes her to rise as the [[undead]] Ghoul-Queen Nitocris.
+*** If Nitocris is alive in her base form but '''''not''''' wearing her [[artifact]] [[mummy wrapping]], the "dark waters" will claim Nitocris and instantly kill her, which causes her to rise as the [[undead]] Ghoul-queen Nitocris.
-*** If Ghoul-Queen Nitocris is present on the level and has less than half her maximum HP, she will be instantly healed to full HP with a message printed, and otherwise she will regain 9 HP and have any ailments (e.g. [[stun]], [[confusion]], fear, etc.) and [[cancellation]] cured.
+*** If Ghoul-queen Nitocris is present on the level and has less than half her maximum HP, she will be instantly healed to full HP with a message printed, and otherwise she will regain 9 HP and have any ailments (e.g. [[stun]], [[confusion]], fear, etc.) and [[cancellation]] cured.
-*** If the corpse of Nitocris is present on the level (which in practice only applies to Ghoul-Queen Nitocris, as Nitocris will always be transformed into her undead form if killed), she has a {{frac|2}} chance (50%) chance of [[reviving]] from her corpse, with a message printed.
+*** If the corpse of Nitocris is present on the level (which in practice only applies to Ghoul-queen Nitocris, as Nitocris will always be transformed into her undead form if killed), she has a {{frac|2}} chance (50%) chance of [[reviving]] from her corpse, with a message printed.
 ** Afterward, if Nitocris was not revived this turn, then there is a {{frac|140}} chance of the Hmnyw-Pharaoh summoning two monsters centered on his location, and this will instead be a {{frac|70}} chance of summoning one monster if Nitocris was not present in any fashion.
 *** The monsters that can be summoned this way are:

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 * [[Touch of death]]
-The Hmnyw-Pharaoh also has a set of unique abilities that are tied to [[Nitocris]], which are explained further below.
+The Hmnyw-Pharaoh also has a set of unique abilities that are tied to [[Nitocris]], which are explained {{sa|Connection to Nitocris|further below}}.
 The Hmnyw-Pharaoh has skilled prowess in martial combat, and he possesses [[shock resistance]], [[magic resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]].