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#REDIRECT [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Huginn and Muninn, Thought and Memory]]

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-Huginn and Munnin both move quite fast at 20 [[speed]], and their attribute-draining attacks can be incredibly annoying at best to contend with.
+Huginn and Munnin both move quite fast at 20 [[speed]], and their attribute-draining attacks can be incredibly annoying at best to contend with. High damage output and/or ranged attacks can dispose of them quickly.
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-In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, '''Huginn''', {{black|B}}, and '''Munnin''', {{black|B}}, also appear as monsters that can be summoned by an [[Illithanachronounbinder]]. Huginn and Munnin are a nigh-identical pair of [[small]] [[Bat or bird|bird-like]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]]s: both the male Munnin and female Huginn are capable of [[flight]], have a tendency to [[wander]] while moving, and can each be seen via [[infravision]].
+In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, '''Huginn''', {{black|B}}, and '''Munnin''', {{black|B}}, also appear as separate monsters that can be summoned by an [[Illithanachronounbinder]]. Huginn and Munnin are a nigh-identical pair of [[small]] [[Bat or bird|bird-like]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]]s: both the male Munnin and female Huginn are capable of [[flight]], have a tendency to [[wander]] while moving, and can each be seen via [[infravision]].
 Huginn and Munnin each have a [[bite attack]], a [[claw attack]] that can [[stun]] targets, and a targeted [[gaze attack]] that can drain ability scores&mdash;Huginn's gaze can [[drain wisdom]], while Munnin's gaze can [[drain intelligence]].

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 Huginn and Munnin are first generated when summoned from their seal by an Illithanachronounbinder, and are both summoned simultaneously. Both of them are always created hostile, and neither of them are valid polymorph forms.
-Neither Huginn nor Munnin [[Corpseless|leave corpses upon death]], instead [[Death drop|dropping]] a pair of [[artifact]] [[dagger]]s: Huginn drops the uncursed +7 '''Thought''', and Munnin drops the uncursed +7 '''Memory'''. Both artifacts have +1d2 [[to-hit]] and [[double damage]] bonuses versus monsters that are not [[mindless]] and have a chance of [[cancelling]] such monsters on each hit.
+Neither Huginn nor Munnin [[Corpseless|leave corpses upon death]], instead [[Death drop|dropping]] a pair of [[artifact]] [[dagger]]s: Huginn drops the uncursed +7 '''Thought''', and Munnin drops the uncursed +7 '''Memory'''. Both artifacts have +1d2 [[to-hit]] and [[double damage]] bonuses versus monsters that are not [[mindless]], and have a chance of [[canceling]] such monsters on each hit.
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 Huginn and Munnin are first generated when summoned from their seal by an Illithanachronounbinder, and are both summoned simultaneously. Both of them are always created hostile, and neither of them are valid polymorph forms.
-Neither Huginn nor Munnin [[Corpseless|leave corpses upon death]], instead [[Death drop|dropping]] a pair of [[artifact]] [[dagger]]s:
+Neither Huginn nor Munnin [[Corpseless|leave corpses upon death]], instead [[Death drop|dropping]] a pair of [[artifact]] [[dagger]]s: Huginn drops the uncursed +7 '''Thought''', and Munnin drops the uncursed +7 '''Memory'''. Both artifacts have +1d2 [[to-hit]] and [[double damage]] bonuses versus monsters that are not [[mindless]] and have a chance of [[cancelling]] such monsters on each hit.
 ===Strategy===

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Huginn and Muninn, Thought and Memory]]	+	{{tocright}}
		+	'''Huginn and Muninn, Thought and Memory''' is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)\|spirit]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].
		+
		+	==Ritual, seal and taboo==
		+	Huginn and Muninn's seal may be drawn anywhere, but successfully completing the binding ritual reduces the [[hero]]'s [[intelligence]] and [[wisdom]] by one each, which will not put them below the minimum of either [[attribute]] for that hero's race (i.e. 8 for [[Clockwork automaton (starting race)\|clockwork automata]] and 3 otherwise).
		+
		+	To remain bound to Huginn and Muninn, a hero cannot fall [[asleep]] or suffer [[amnesia]].
		+
		+	==Mark==
		+	A hero that has Huginn and Muninn will have a raven nesting in each ear, which can only be seen from close up. The ravens can be hidden by [[wearing]] any [[helm]].
		+
		+	==Benefits==
		+	While bound, Huginn and Muninn will grant [[hallucination resistance]] and will block any effect that causes amnesia or sleeping, though this will unbind them. Binding Huginn and Muninn also grants skill in [[spear]]s.
		+
		+	Huginn and Muninn's active powers are as follows:
		+
		+	* '''Ravens' Talons''': Permanently [[blind]]s a single adjacent [[monster]] and deals damage, with the amount of damage dice being equal to 5+1d5 and the size of the dice using the hero's [[experience level]] as normal—against a blind or sightless monster, the amount of damage dice is reduced to 1d5.
		+
		+	Their passive powers are as follows:
		+
		+	*'''Gallows-Sense''': Grants [[warning]].
		+	*'''Memory and Thought''': Sets intelligence and wisdom to 25 for the duration of the binding.
		+
		+	==Strategy==
		+	Binding Huginn and Muninn can help with counteracting the intelligence and wisdom loss from pursuing certain [[Research (dNetHack)\|research paths]], such as [[defilement]].
		+
		+	==As monsters==
		+	{{monster
		+	\|name=Huginn
		+	\|symbol={{black\|B}}
		+	\|tile=
		+	\|difficulty=23
		+	\|level=20
		+	\|experience=659
		+	\|speed=20
		+	\|AC=4
		+	\|MR=0
		+	\|align=0
		+	\|frequency=0
		+	\|genocidable=No
		+	\|attacks=[[Bite attack\|bite]] 3d6 [[Physical damage\|physical]], targeted [[gaze]] 1d3 [[wisdom drain]], [[Claw attack\|claw]] 3d6 [[stun]]
		+	\|weight=500
		+	\|nutr=200
		+	\|size=small
		+	\|resistances=none
		+	\|resistances conveyed=none
		+	\|attributes={{attributes\|Huginn\|fly=1\|nohands=1\|animal=1\|carnivore=1\|nopoly=1\|female=1\|hostile=1\|wander=1\|infravisible=1\|nocorpse=1}}
		+	\|reference=
		+	}}
		+
		+	{{monster
		+	\|name=Muninn
		+	\|symbol={{black\|B}}
		+	\|tile=
		+	\|difficulty=23
		+	\|level=20
		+	\|experience=659
		+	\|speed=20
		+	\|AC=4
		+	\|MR=0
		+	\|align=0
		+	\|frequency=0
		+	\|genocidable=No
		+	\|attacks=[[Bite attack\|bite]] 3d6 [[Physical damage\|physical]], targeted [[gaze]] 1d3 [[intelligence drain]], [[Claw attack\|claw]] 3d6 [[stun]]
		+	\|weight=500
		+	\|nutr=200
		+	\|size=small
		+	\|resistances=none
		+	\|resistances conveyed=none
		+	\|attributes={{attributes\|Muninn\|fly=1\|nohands=1\|animal=1\|carnivore=1\|nopoly=1\|male=1\|hostile=1\|wander=1\|infravisible=1\|nocorpse=1}}
		+	\|reference=
		+	}}
		+	In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, '''Huginn''', {{black\|B}}, and '''Munnin''', {{black\|B}}, also appear as monsters that can be summoned by an [[Illithanachronounbinder]]. Huginn and Munnin are a nigh-identical pair of [[small]] [[Bat or bird\|bird-like]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]]s: both the male Munnin and female Huginn are capable of [[flight]], have a tendency to [[wander]] while moving, and can each be seen via [[infravision]].
		+
		+	Huginn and Munnin each have a [[bite attack]], a [[claw attack]] that can [[stun]] targets, and a targeted [[gaze attack]] that can drain ability scores—Huginn's gaze can [[drain wisdom]], while Munnin's gaze can [[drain intelligence]].
		+
		+	===Generation===
		+	Huginn and Munnin are first generated when summoned from their seal by an Illithanachronounbinder, and are both summoned simultaneously. Both of them are always created hostile, and neither of them are valid polymorph forms.
		+
		+	Neither Huginn nor Munnin [[Corpseless\|leave corpses upon death]], instead [[Death drop\|dropping]] a pair of [[artifact]] [[dagger]]s:
		+
		+	* Huginn drops the uncursed +7 '''Thought'''.
		+	* Munnin drops the uncursed +7 '''Memory'''.
		+
		+	===Strategy===
		+	'''Below this point, there are major spoilers for the Illithanachronounbinder role.''' They can be accessed by selecting the "Role spoiler" tab.
		+	<simpletabs>
		+	Strategy\|
		+	Huginn and Munnin both move quite fast at 20 [[speed]], and their attribute-draining attacks can be incredibly annoying at best to contend with.
		+	\|-\|
		+	Role spoiler\|
		+	If Huginn and/or Munnin are 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]]. Huginn and/or Munnin are generated along with many other spirits of the near void on the second floor of the branch, and each of them generated with the "whispers" template, which makes each monster [[nonliving]].
		+	</simpletabs>
		+	{{clear}}
		+
		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	In the High Hall of Gladsheim the Lord of the Aesir sits and waits for thought and memory to return to him. At his feet two wolves attend him. Lacking thought and memory, he could not even name them. The floor of the high hall is mud, scattered with rushes. He sits and waits, the gallows-god, the one-eyed king of Asgard.
		+
		+	There is a fluttering of wings. The ghost-birds return to his shoulder. And instantly he knows; he knows all they've seen. Huginn and Muninn: thought and memory. And he smiles, the lord of the gallows.
		+	\|[ Sandman, by Neil Gaiman ]
		+	}}
		+	{{variant-343}}
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