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   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d10 physical, Kick 1d6 physical, Kick 1d6 physical
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+A '''mountain centaur''', {{monsym|mountain centaur}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The mountain centaur is a [[strong]] and [[omnivorous]] [[humanoid]] that is the strongest of the [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur]] [[monster class]].
 A mountain centaur has a weapon attack and two kick attacks.
-If [[chatting]] to a peaceful or tame mountain centaur, they will "discuss hunting".
+A peaceful or tame mountain centaur will discuss hunting if the hero [[chat]]s to one.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|806|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated mountain centaurs may be peaceful towards [[chaotic]] characters.
+Randomly generated mountain centaurs may be peaceful towards [[chaotic]] [[hero]]es.
 Mountain centaurs may appear among the hostile monsters that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well the monsters randomly generated by [[looting]] a [[throne]] while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|746|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=centaurs and throne rooms}}
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 Mountain centaurs appear among the random {{white|C}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Ranger]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Ranger quest]]. Several mountain centaurs are also generated on several floors of the quest branch below the home level at level creation: two are generated on the upper filler level, four each are generated on the lower filler level(s), and eight each are generated on the locate and goal levels. Mountain centaurs also appear among the random {{white|C}} that are part of the second quest monster class for [[Tourist]]s and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Tourist quest]].
-Mountain centaurs have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[crossbow]] and 3–14 [[crossbow bolt|bolt]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|461|nethack=3.6.7}}
+Mountain centaurs often generate with [[gold]], and have a {{frac|2}} chance of being [[generated with]] a [[crossbow]] and 3–14 [[crossbow bolt]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|461|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
-Mountain centaurs are the fastest among centaurs at 20 [[speed]], possess the best base [[AC]] of them and can kick twice; their likelihood of generating with a ranged weapon or a dangerous [[wand]] makes them all the more troublesome. Like other centaurs, closing in to mitigate a ranged assault opens a character up to their melee attacks instead, which is especially rough for characters with low [[HP]] and/or AC.
+Mountain centaurs are the fastest among centaurs at 20 [[speed]], possess the best base [[AC]] of them and can kick twice; their likelihood of generating with a ranged weapon or a dangerous [[wand]] makes them all the more troublesome. Like other centaurs, closing in to mitigate a ranged assault opens a hero up to their melee attacks instead, which is especially rough for characters with low [[HP]], speed and/or AC.
-Characters with viable [[ranged attack]]s should make use of them in return, even if only to make melee-range combat much easier for proficient roles: magical options such as [[wand]]s or [[spell]]s are especially effective, since mountain centaurs have a low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 10, and a [[pet]] can also help weaken the centaur enough for the character to finish them off. Centaur [[corpse]]s are quite filling for meat-eating pets and characters alike.
+Heroes with viable [[ranged attack]]s should make use of them in return, even if only to make melee-range combat much easier for proficient roles: magical options such as [[wand]]s or [[spell]]s are especially effective, since mountain centaurs have a low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 10, and a [[pet]] can also help weaken the centaur enough for the hero to finish them off. Centaur [[corpse]]s are quite filling for meat-eating pets and heroes alike.
 ===As pets===
 Tame mountain centaurs are the best centaurs to keep as pets and [[steed]]s, as they are one of the few mounts that can equip weapons, wear limited armor and use [[unicorn horn]]s to stave off status problems, though they require [[wraith]] corpses and potions of {{! of|gain level}} to compensate for their normally-low HP caps. A [[potion of speed]] or [[wand of speed monster]] will boost the centaur's speed to a stellar 26, and they can gain [[reflection]] from amulets and shields; they can be given an unwanted chaotic or unaligned [[artifact weapon]] to up their damage potential as well. Mountain centaurs are much easier to keep fed, allowing non-[[Knight]]s to offset the [[tameness]] decrease from each riding attempt.
-Unfortunately, mountain centaurs can only obtain [[magic resistance]] from [[Magicbane]] (which is only chaotic if a chaotic [[Wizard]] receives it as a sacrifice gift), and otherwise can only be protected by the character's own magic resistance if they are led over a [[polymorph trap]]. Their armor limitations also restrict them to wearing [[cornuthaum]]s for [[MC]], and on top of the usual cautions for steed-riding characters, they must be kept away from [[shapeshifter]] corpses if at all possible.
+Unfortunately, mountain centaurs can only obtain [[magic resistance]] from [[Magicbane]] (which is only chaotic if a chaotic [[Wizard]] receives it as a sacrifice gift), and otherwise can only be protected by the hero's own magic resistance if they are led over a [[polymorph trap]]. Their armor limitations also restrict them to wearing [[cornuthaum]]s for [[MC]], and on top of the usual cautions for steed-riding characters, they must be kept away from [[shapeshifter]] corpses if at all possible.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets will no longer eat corpses that make them polymorph, unless they are starving or on the verge of becoming untame. Per {{commit|8d2407f}}, they can also gain intrinsics from eating other corpses as well. Large humanoids such as giants and other similar monsters can now wear [[mummy wrapping]]s, which also grant MC1; the [[amulet of guarding]] also boosts MC by 2, though a different amulet may be preferred for a centaur steed.
+Per {{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf}} and {{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa}}, plains centaurs and other large humanoids can wear [[mummy wrapping]]s, which also grant MC1; the [[amulet of guarding]] added via {{commit|4d52332dda48f1a9da637256fd2459fb45730e13}} also boosts MC by 2, though you may prefer a different amulet for a centaur steed.
-Riding while wearing an [[amulet of flying]] will cause the steed to fly as well—riding a mountain centaur with an amulet or shield of reflection paired with an artifact weapon can make them a somewhat viable competitor to the [[ki-rin]]. However, be sure to keep a [[wand of undead turning]] handy in case they die - the [[amulet of life saving]] may be ideal for the mountain centaur's amulet slot.}}
+Riding while wearing an [[amulet of flying]] (added in the same commit as the amulet of guarding) will cause the steed to fly as well—riding a mountain centaur that has an amulet or shield of reflection paired with an artifact weapon can make them a somewhat viable competitor to the [[ki-rin]]. However, be sure to keep a [[wand of undead turning]] handy in case they die.}}
 ==History==

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 Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being as wild as untamed horses, and were said to have inhabited the region of Magnesia and Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the Foloi oak forest in Elis, and the Malean peninsula in southern Laconia. The most common theory for the centaur's origin states that they are the result of a non-riding culture (such as the Minoan and Aegeans) reacting to nomads mounted on horses, who would appear as half-man and half-animal to the uninitiated; the Aztecs are said to have had a similar misapprehension about Spanish cavalrymen. The most well known Greek centaurs are [[Wikipedia:Pholus (mythology)|Pholus]] and [[Wikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]], who are notably much more civilized than most centaurs.
-Centaurs feature in Roman mythology and were familiar figures in medieval art, bestiaries and heraldry; the work of Georges Dumézil argues for tracing centaurs back to the Indian ''[[wikipedia:Gandharva|gandharva]]'', and centaur-like beings also appear in Indian and Russian folklore. The centaur eventually became a staple of modern fantasy literature and other similar media, naturally including ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. The centaur of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is part of the original 1974 set, and also appears in the 1st Edition Monster Manual. The "sylvan" centaur is the most common, and lives in temperate forests either alone or in small tribes, while the "nomadic" centaur was more likely to be encountered in plains and steppes, where they roamed in clans. The plains centaurs of ''NetHack'' may be based on the latter type.
+Centaurs feature in Roman mythology and were familiar figures in medieval art, bestiaries and heraldry; the work of Georges Dumézil argues for tracing centaurs back to the Indian ''[[wikipedia:Gandharva|gandharva]]'', and centaur-like beings also appear in Indian and Russian folklore. The centaur eventually became a staple of modern fantasy literature and other similar media, naturally including ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. The centaur of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is part of the original 1974 set, and also appears in the 1st Edition Monster Manual. The "sylvan" centaur is the most common, and lives in temperate forests either alone or in small tribes, while the "nomadic" centaur was more likely to be encountered in plains and steppes, where they roamed in clans.
 Centaurs are generally strong and proud, with nomadic centaurs being more aloof and introverted - they typically strive to find peace and balance with nature, but could act with violence when the need arose. Centaurs must eat a lot to fuel their large bodies and are known to overindulge, especially with wine and ale: a drunken centaur was much more prone to aggressive and violent behavior. Centaurs that feel a sense of wanderlust make excellent companions and occasionally even offer a ride to allies, but treat the suggestion of being used as a pack animal with derision. Sylvan centaurs are likelier to be friendly towards outsiders: as fellow forest-dwellers, they have good relations with elves, tolerate gnomes and halflings, and generally despise humans and dwarves, though they are not actively hostile to the latter two. Conversely, nomadic centaurs much prefer the company of their own kind. Sylvan centaurs typically fight using weapons and their front hooves, while nomadic centaurs favor distance attacks and very rarely use their hooves (if ever).

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 Centaurs feature in Roman mythology and were familiar figures in medieval art, bestiaries and heraldry; the work of Georges Dumézil argues for tracing centaurs back to the Indian ''[[wikipedia:Gandharva|gandharva]]'', and centaur-like beings also appear in Indian and Russian folklore. The centaur eventually became a staple of modern fantasy literature and other similar media, naturally including ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. The centaur of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is part of the original 1974 set, and also appears in the 1st Edition Monster Manual. The "sylvan" centaur is the most common, and lives in temperate forests either alone or in small tribes, while the "nomadic" centaur was more likely to be encountered in plains and steppes, where they roamed in clans. The plains centaurs of ''NetHack'' may be based on the latter type.
-Centaurs are generally strong and proud, with nomadic centaurs being more aloof and introverted - they typically strive to find peace and balance with nature, but could act with violence when the need arose. Centaurs must eat a lot to fuel their large bodies and are known to overindulge, especially with wine and ale: a drunken centaur was much more prone to aggressive and violent behavior. Centaurs that feel a sense of wanderlust make excellent companions and occasionally even offer a ride to allies, but treat the suggestion of being used as a pack animal with derision. Sylvan centaurs are likelier to be friendly towards outsiders: as fellow forest-dwewllers, they have good relations with elves, tolerate gnomes and halflings, and generally despise humans and dwarves, though they are not actively hostile to the latter two. Conversely, nomadic centaurs much prefer the company of their own kind. Sylvan centaurs typically fight using weapons and their front hooves, while nomadic centaurs favor distance attacks and very rarely use their hooves (if ever).
+Centaurs are generally strong and proud, with nomadic centaurs being more aloof and introverted - they typically strive to find peace and balance with nature, but could act with violence when the need arose. Centaurs must eat a lot to fuel their large bodies and are known to overindulge, especially with wine and ale: a drunken centaur was much more prone to aggressive and violent behavior. Centaurs that feel a sense of wanderlust make excellent companions and occasionally even offer a ride to allies, but treat the suggestion of being used as a pack animal with derision. Sylvan centaurs are likelier to be friendly towards outsiders: as fellow forest-dwellers, they have good relations with elves, tolerate gnomes and halflings, and generally despise humans and dwarves, though they are not actively hostile to the latter two. Conversely, nomadic centaurs much prefer the company of their own kind. Sylvan centaurs typically fight using weapons and their front hooves, while nomadic centaurs favor distance attacks and very rarely use their hooves (if ever).
 ==Variants==

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 ===As pets===
-Tame mountain centaurs are the best centaurs to keep as pets and [[steed]]s, as they are one of the few mounts that can equip weapons, wear limited armor and use [[unicorn horn]]s to stave off status problems, though they require [[wraith]] corpses and potions of {{! of|gain level}} to compensate for their normally-low [[HP]] caps. A [[potion of speed]] or [[wand of speed monster]] will boost the centaur's speed to a stellar 26, and they can gain [[reflection]] from amulets and shields; they can be given an unwanted chaotic or unaligned [[artifact weapon]] to up their damage potential as well. Mountain centaurs are much easier to keep fed, allowing non-[[Knight]]s to offset the [[tameness]] decrease from each riding attempt.
+Tame mountain centaurs are the best centaurs to keep as pets and [[steed]]s, as they are one of the few mounts that can equip weapons, wear limited armor and use [[unicorn horn]]s to stave off status problems, though they require [[wraith]] corpses and potions of {{! of|gain level}} to compensate for their normally-low HP caps. A [[potion of speed]] or [[wand of speed monster]] will boost the centaur's speed to a stellar 26, and they can gain [[reflection]] from amulets and shields; they can be given an unwanted chaotic or unaligned [[artifact weapon]] to up their damage potential as well. Mountain centaurs are much easier to keep fed, allowing non-[[Knight]]s to offset the [[tameness]] decrease from each riding attempt.
 Unfortunately, mountain centaurs can only obtain [[magic resistance]] from [[Magicbane]] (which is only chaotic if a chaotic [[Wizard]] receives it as a sacrifice gift), and otherwise can only be protected by the character's own magic resistance if they are led over a [[polymorph trap]]. Their armor limitations also restrict them to wearing [[cornuthaum]]s for [[MC]], and on top of the usual cautions for steed-riding characters, they must be kept away from [[shapeshifter]] corpses if at all possible.

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 Mountain centaurs are the fastest among centaurs at 20 [[speed]], possess the best base [[AC]] of them and can kick twice; their likelihood of generating with a ranged weapon or a dangerous [[wand]] makes them all the more troublesome. Like other centaurs, closing in to mitigate a ranged assault opens a character up to their melee attacks instead, which is especially rough for characters with low [[HP]] and/or AC.
-Characters with viable [[ranged attack]]s should make use of them in return, even if only to make melee-range combat much easier for proficient roles: magical options such as [[wand]]s or [[spell]]s are especially effective, since mountain centaurs have a low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 10, and a [[pet]] can also help weaken the centaur enough for the character to finish them off. Centaur [[corpse]]s are quite filling for meat-eating pets and players alike.
+Characters with viable [[ranged attack]]s should make use of them in return, even if only to make melee-range combat much easier for proficient roles: magical options such as [[wand]]s or [[spell]]s are especially effective, since mountain centaurs have a low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 10, and a [[pet]] can also help weaken the centaur enough for the character to finish them off. Centaur [[corpse]]s are quite filling for meat-eating pets and characters alike.
 ===As pets===

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 Mountain centaurs have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[crossbow]] and 3–14 [[crossbow bolt|bolt]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|461|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==History==
 The mountain centaur first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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   |AC=2
   |MR=10
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+  |align=-3
   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
   |attacks=Weapon 1d10 physical, Kick 1d6 physical, Kick 1d6 physical
   |weight=2550
-  |nutr= 500
+  |nutr=500
   |size=Large
   |resistances=None
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 }}
-A '''mountain centaur''', {{monsym|mountain centaur}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+A '''mountain centaur''', {{monsym|mountain centaur}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The mountain centaur is the strongest of the [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur]] [[monster class]].
 A mountain centaur has a weapon attack and two kick attacks.
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 A peaceful or tame mountain centaur "discusses hunting" if you #[[chat]] to them.
-===Generation===
+==Generation==
 Randomly generated mountain centaurs may be peaceful towards [[chaotic]] characters.
 Mountain centaurs may appear among the hostile monsters that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well the monsters randomly generated by [[looting]] a [[throne]] while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|746|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=centaurs and throne rooms}}
 Mountain centaurs have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[crossbow]] and 3–14 [[crossbow bolt|bolt]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|461|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 with the hills of Thessaly and the range of Erymanthos.
 {{right-align|[ Mythology of all races, Vol. 1, pp. 270-271 ]}}
-</poem>}}{{stub}}
+</poem>}}
 {{nethack-367}}
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−	#~~REDIRECT~~ [[~~Centaur~~]]	+	{{monster
		+	\|name=mountain centaur
		+	\|difficulty=9
		+	\|level=6
		+	\|experience=88
		+	\|speed=20
		+	\|AC=2
		+	\|MR=10
		+	\|align= -3
		+	\|frequency=1
		+	\|genocidable=Yes
		+	\|attacks=Weapon 1d10 physical, Kick 1d6 physical, Kick 1d6 physical
		+	\|weight=2550
		+	\|nutr= 500
		+	\|size=Large
		+	\|resistances=None
		+	\|resistances conveyed=None
		+	\|attributes={{attributes\|A mountain centaur\|humanoid=1\|omnivore=1\|strong=1\|greedy=1\|collect=1\|infravisible=1}}
		+	\|reference=[[monst.c#line1165]]
		+	}}
		+
		+	A '''mountain centaur''', {{monsym\|mountain centaur}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
		+
		+	A mountain centaur has a weapon attack and two kick attacks.
		+
		+	A peaceful or tame mountain centaur "discusses hunting" if you #[[chat]] to them.
		+
		+	===Generation===
		+	Randomly generated mountain centaurs may be peaceful towards [[chaotic]] characters.
		+
		+	Mountain centaurs may appear among the hostile monsters that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well the monsters randomly generated by [[looting]] a [[throne]] while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).{{refsrc\|src/mkroom.c\|746\|version=NetHack 3.6.7\|comment=centaurs and throne rooms}}
		+
		+	Mountain centaurs have a {{frac\|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory\|being generated with]] a [[crossbow]] and 3–14 [[crossbow bolt\|bolt]]s.{{refsrc\|src/makemon.c\|461\|nethack=3.6.7}}
		+
		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	{{encyclopedia\|<poem>
		+	Of all the monsters put together by the Greek imagination
		+	the Centaurs (Kentauroi) constituted a class in themselves.
		+	Despite a strong streak of sensuality, in their make-up,
		+	their normal behaviour was moral, and they took a kindly
		+	thought of man's welfare. The attempted outrage of Nessos on
		+	Deianeira, and that of the whole tribe of Centaurs on the
		+	Lapith women, are more than offset by the hospitality of
		+	Pholos and by the wisdom of Cheiron, physician, prophet,
		+	lyrist, and the instructor of Achilles. Further, the
		+	Centaurs were peculiar in that their nature, which united the
		+	body of a horse with the trunk and head of a man, involved
		+	an unthinkable duplication of vital organs and important
		+	members. So grotesque a combination seems almost un-Greek.
		+	These strange creatures were said to live in the caves and
		+	clefts of the mountains, myths associating them especially
		+	with the hills of Thessaly and the range of Erymanthos.
		+	{{right-align\|[ Mythology of all races, Vol. 1, pp. 270-271 ]}}
		+	</poem>}}{{stub}}
		+	{{nethack-367}}
		+	[[Category:Monsters]]