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 Movanic Devas can appear among the [[Prisoner (dNetHack)|prisoners]] of a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] ruled by any of the following: an [[orc of the ages of stars]], a [[titan]], an [[Aurumach Rilmani]], an [[ogre king]], the [[Avatar of Lolth]], or the [[Necromancer (quest nemesis)|Necromancer]].
-Movanic Devas can be generated among the [[plague victim]]s that are imprisoned by the [[Cyclops]] and carried in [[sack]]s by [[hill giant]]s in the [[Healer quest]], as well as those that lay on [[bedrolls]] in the [[Drow Healer quest]].
+Movanic Devas can be generated among the [[plague victim]]s that are imprisoned by the [[Cyclops]] and carried in [[sack]]s by [[hill giant]]s in the [[Healer quest/dNetHack|Healer quest]], as well as those that lay on [[bedrolls]] in the [[Drow Healer quest]].
 Movanic Devas may appear among the crazed angels whose [[statue]]s are placed within the [[iron bars]] throughout the lair of [[Dispater (dNetHack)|Dispater]] at level creation, if his dwelling is generated as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Upper Hell#Dispater|the first Hell level]].

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 A '''Movanic Deva''', {{white|9}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The Movanic Deva is a [[humanoid]] [[neutral angel]] that is the lowest-ranked of the [[deva]]s, and is likely to be the first a [[hero]] will encounter. Movanic Devas are [[strong]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out weapons and armor to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 4d6 [[fire]], Cast 0d6 [[clerical spell]]
+  |attacks=Weapon 4d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]], Cast 0d6 [[clerical spell]]
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
   |size=medium
-  |resistances=[[cold]], [[sleep]], [[shock]], [[poison]], [[acid]], [[petrification]]
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=
   |attributes={{attributes|A Movanic Deva|fly=1|humanoid=1|seeinvis=1|nopoly=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|sgroup=1|nocorpse=1}}
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 A '''Movanic Deva''', {{white|9}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The Movanic Deva is a [[humanoid]] [[neutral angel]] that is the lowest-ranked of the [[deva]]s, and is likely to be the first a [[hero]] will encounter. Movanic Devas are [[strong]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out weapons and armor to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
-A Movanic Deva has a weapon attack that inflicts [[fire]] damage and can burn or destroy items in the target's inventory, along with the ability to cast one clerical [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of their turns, with a {{frac|2}} chance of favoring the [[mass cure]] spell and using it to heal all monsters within 3 squares of them that are friendly to the caster. Movanic Devas possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]].
+A Movanic Deva has a weapon attack that inflicts [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage and can burn or destroy items in the target's inventory, along with the ability to cast one clerical [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of their turns, with a {{frac|2}} chance of favoring the [[mass cure]] spell and using it to heal all monsters within 3 squares of them that are friendly to the caster. Movanic Devas possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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	Movanic Devas can be generated among the [[plague victim]]s that are imprisoned by the [[Cyclops]] and carried in [[sack]]s by [[hill giant]]s in the [[Healer quest]], as well as those that lay on [[bedrolls]] in the [[Drow Healer quest]].		Movanic Devas can be generated among the [[plague victim]]s that are imprisoned by the [[Cyclops]] and carried in [[sack]]s by [[hill giant]]s in the [[Healer quest]], as well as those that lay on [[bedrolls]] in the [[Drow Healer quest]].
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		+	Movanic Devas may appear among the crazed angels whose [[statue]]s are placed within the [[iron bars]] throughout the lair of [[Dispater (dNetHack)\|Dispater]] at level creation, if his dwelling is generated as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Upper Hell#Dispater\|the first Hell level]].

	Two Movanic Devas are randomly generated within the lair of [[Lamashtu]] at level creation if her dwelling appears as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats#Lamashtu's palace\|the third Abyss level]].		Two Movanic Devas are randomly generated within the lair of [[Lamashtu]] at level creation if her dwelling appears as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats#Lamashtu's palace\|the third Abyss level]].

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 Randomly-generated Movanic Devas can generate in small [[group]]s, and may be created peaceful towards neutral heroes with a non-negative alignment record.
-Two Movanic Devas are randomly generated within the lair of [[Lamashtu]] at level creation if her dwelling appears as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats#Lamashtu's palace|the third Abyss level]].
+Movanic Devas can be generated as [[minion]]s of [[Ishtar]], [[Prince Nezha]], [[Apollon]], [[Vaire]], [[Mandos]], and [[Garl Glittergold]], and are included among the standard neutral angels and minions that can serve as minions of [[Raijin]], [[The Lady]], and [[Lobon]].
-Movanic Devas can be generated among the [[plague victim]]s encountered in the [[Healer quest]] and the [[Drow Healer quest]].
+Movanic Devas can be generated among the [[plague victim]]s that are imprisoned by the [[Cyclops]] and carried in [[sack]]s by [[hill giant]]s in the [[Healer quest]], as well as those that lay on [[bedrolls]] in the [[Drow Healer quest]].
-Movanic Devas can be generated as [[minion]]s of [[Ishtar]], [[Prince Nezha]], [[Apollon]], [[Vaire]], [[Mandos]], and [[Garl Glittergold]], and are included among the standard neutral angels and minions that can serve as minions of [[Raijin]], [[The Lady]], and [[Lobon]].
+Two Movanic Devas are randomly generated within the lair of [[Lamashtu]] at level creation if her dwelling appears as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats#Lamashtu's palace|the third Abyss level]].
-Movanic Devas are [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[buckler]], a [[robe]], and a [[morning star]] whose [[enchantment]] is chosen from the higher of two values: the weapon's initially-generated enchantment, and a random enchantment rolled from +0 to +3.
+Movanic Devas are [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[buckler]], a [[robe]], and a [[morning star]]&mdash;the morning star's [[enchantment]] is chosen from the higher of two values: the weapon's initially-generated enchantment, and a random enchantment rolled from +0 to +3.
 Movanic Devas [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse]] upon death.

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-A '''Movanic Deva''', {{white|9}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The Movanic Deva is a humanoid [[neutral angel]] that is the lowest-ranked of the [[deva]]s, and is likely to be the first a [[hero]] will encounter. Movanic Devas are [[strong]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out weapons and armor to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
+A '''Movanic Deva''', {{white|9}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The Movanic Deva is a [[humanoid]] [[neutral angel]] that is the lowest-ranked of the [[deva]]s, and is likely to be the first a [[hero]] will encounter. Movanic Devas are [[strong]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out weapons and armor to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
-A movanic deva has a weapon attack that inflicts [[fire]] damage and can burn or destroy items in the target's inventory, along with the ability to cast one clerical [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of their turns. Movanic devas possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]].
+A Movanic Deva has a weapon attack that inflicts [[fire]] damage and can burn or destroy items in the target's inventory, along with the ability to cast one clerical [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of their turns. Movanic Devas possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]].
 ==Generation==
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 Movanic Devas are [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[buckler]], a [[robe]], and a [[morning star]] whose [[enchantment]] is chosen from the higher of two values: the weapon's initially-generated enchantment, and a random enchantment rolled from +0 to +3.
 ==Origin==

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 Devas are derived from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where they debut in the AD&D ''Monster Manual II'' for the 1st Edition and were previewed in issue #63 of ''[[wikipedia:Dragon (magazine)|Dragon Magazine]]''. These devas are named for the heavenly deities or deity-like figures of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, which were later adopted as nature spirits in New Age belief: though they share some traits of all three types, they also draw on common portrayals of angels from Western tradition and Abrahamic religions. The word ''deva'' (masculine, feminine form ''devi'') is from Sanskrit, and is translated as "deity", "god", "exalted one", or "shining one". The devas of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', are human-like beings of extraordinary beauty with two magnificent feathered wings emerging from their backs&mdash;from their debut up to the 3rd edition, there are three orders of deva, and the movanic devas are the weakest and most numerous order that oversee the Prime Material Plane, the Negative Energy Plane and the Positive Energy Plane; the devas of the 5th edition are not tied to any particular order.
-Movanic devas have agile and very lithe frames with milky white skin and silvery hair and eyes, and stand around 72 to 78 inches (1.8-1.98 meters) tall, with particularly mighty ones growing to much larger size. Like other devas, they are averse to clothing and don simple loincloths or other coverings in humanoid form, and are also skilled with many different weapons: each one carries a flaming two-handed sword that has a long and slender blade, wielding with enough skill to deflect missiles, projectiles, rays, and spells that target them alone (though this requires them to be aware of the attack, and they cannot deflect two simultaneous strikes). Movanic devas possess all the powers, protections and traits common to devas and other angels, along with many more of their own.
+Movanic devas have agile and very lithe frames, with milky white skin and silvery hair and eyes, and stand around 72 to 78 inches (1.8-1.98 meters) tall, with particularly mighty ones growing to much larger size. Like other devas, they are averse to clothing and don simple loincloths or other coverings in humanoid form, and are also skilled with many different weapons: each one carries a flaming two-handed sword that has a long and slender blade, wielding with enough skill to deflect missiles, projectiles, rays, and spells that target them alone (though this requires them to be aware of the attack, and they cannot deflect two simultaneous strikes). Movanic devas possess all the powers, protections and traits common to devas and other angels, along with many more of their own.
 Strong-willed and fearless, movanic devas are seen as more worldly than their astral and monadic kin. Movanic devas travel to the Material Plane at will to aid prominent followers of the gods of good in times of great need, and while they more often appeared disguised as humanoids or animals, they could manifest in their winged angelic form if it suited their needs. Movanic devas fight as infantry in battles against the forces of darkness, and do so with pride (though not to the extent of their stronger kin); they usually work alone, but can also operate in pairs, trios, or squads of up to six members. No deva of any kind knowingly deals peacefully with evil beings, though non-lawful ones sometimes help neutral beings.