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 ==Generation==
-Neverweres are not randomly generated in the main dungeon or [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] normally, although they are flagged to only appear in the latter. They are not a valid genocide target.
+Neverweres are not randomly generated in the main dungeon or [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] normally, although they are flagged to only appear in the latter, and are normally generated as hostile. They are not a valid genocide target.
 Neverweres may be generated as [[minion]]s of [[Hel]].

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-A '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere''' or '''neverweres'''), {{red|n}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The neverwas is an always-female type of [[humanoid]] [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is [[Major demon|demonic]], [[undead]] and [[extra-terrestrial]] in nature: she is [[unsolid]], possesses [[infravision]] and [[bloodsense]], is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if she is close enough, has the normal [[teleportitis]] and similar teleporting abilities of other nymphs, and lacks [[HP regeneration]] due to being undead. Seeing a neverwas can lower the hero's [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]].
+A '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere''' or '''neverweres'''), {{red|n}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The neverwas is an always-female type of non-fey [[humanoid]] [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is [[Major demon|demonic]], [[undead]] and [[extra-terrestrial]] in nature: she is [[unsolid]], possesses [[infravision]] and [[bloodsense]], is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if she is close enough, has the normal [[teleportitis]] and similar teleporting abilities of other nymphs, and lacks [[HP regeneration]] due to being undead. Seeing a neverwas can lower the hero's [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]].
 Neverweres have a [[Vampiric (damage type)|vampiric]] [[bite attack]] and two [[claw attack]]s that can [[charm]] victims. They possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]], along with [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] due to being undead, and have a weakness to [[silver]] like other demons.

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	Neverweres generated outside of the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest have a {{frac\|2}} chance each of [[generating with]] a [[mirror]] and a [[potion of object detection]]—neverweres generated ''within'' these levels are not given elven armor like other nymphs.		Neverweres generated outside of the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest have a {{frac\|2}} chance each of [[generating with]] a [[mirror]] and a [[potion of object detection]]—neverweres generated ''within'' these levels are not given elven armor like other nymphs.
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		+	Neverweres [[Corpseless\|do not leave corpses]] upon death.

	==Encyclopedia entry==		==Encyclopedia entry==

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-A '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere'''), {{red|n}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The neverwas is an always-female type of [[humanoid]] [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is [[Major demon|demonic]], [[undead]] and [[extra-terrestrial]] in nature: she is [[unsolid]], possesses [[infravision]] and [[bloodsense]], is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if she is close enough, has the normal [[teleportitis]] and similar teleporting abilities of other nymphs, and lacks [[HP regeneration]] due to being undead. Seeing a neverwas can lower the hero's [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]].
+A '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere''' or '''neverweres'''), {{red|n}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The neverwas is an always-female type of [[humanoid]] [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is [[Major demon|demonic]], [[undead]] and [[extra-terrestrial]] in nature: she is [[unsolid]], possesses [[infravision]] and [[bloodsense]], is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if she is close enough, has the normal [[teleportitis]] and similar teleporting abilities of other nymphs, and lacks [[HP regeneration]] due to being undead. Seeing a neverwas can lower the hero's [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]].
-Neverwere have a [[Vampiric (damage type)|vampiric]] [[bite attack]] and two [[claw attack]]s that can [[charm]] victims. They possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]], along with [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] due to being undead, and have a weakness to [[silver]] like other demons.
+Neverweres have a [[Vampiric (damage type)|vampiric]] [[bite attack]] and two [[claw attack]]s that can [[charm]] victims. They possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]], along with [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] due to being undead, and have a weakness to [[silver]] like other demons.
-Neverwere can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|Elder Sign]] at any level of reinforcement, as well as a fourfold-or-better [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]].
+Neverweres can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|Elder Sign]] at any level of reinforcement, as well as a fourfold-or-better [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]].
 ==Generation==
-Neverwere are not randomly generated in the main dungeon or [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] normally, though they are flagged to appear in the latter. They are not a valid genocide target.
+Neverweres are not randomly generated in the main dungeon or [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] normally, although they are flagged to only appear in the latter. They are not a valid genocide target.
-Neverwere make up {{frac|2|63}}<!--about a 2.6786% probability--> of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]].
+Neverweres may be generated as [[minion]]s of [[Hel]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 {{monster
   |name=neverwas
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   |difficulty=18
   |level=15
-  |experience=366
+  |experience=426
   |speed=10
   |AC=10
   |MR=10
-  |align=&minus;10
+  |align=-10
   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Bite 1d8 [[Drain life (monster attack)|vampiric]], Claw 0d0 [[item theft]], Claw 0d0 [[seduction theft]]
+  |attacks=[[Bite attack|Bite]] 1d8 [[Vampiric (damage type)|vampiric]], [[Claw attack|claw]] 0d0 [[charm]], claw 0d0 charm
   |weight=0
   |nutr=0
   |size=medium
-  |resistances=[[cold]], [[sleep]], [[poison]], [[petrification]]
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=[[cold]]
+  |resistances conveyed=
-  |attributes={{attributes
+  |attributes={{attributes|A neverwas|fly=1|wallwalk=1|amphibious=1|breathless=1|humanoid=1|unsolid=1|tport=1|undead=1|demon=1|female=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|infravision=1|hell=1|nocorpse=1|death=1|noregen=1}}
- |A neverwas|=
+  |reference=
 }}
-The '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere''') is a high-level [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] in [[dNetHack]], with a [[Drain life (monster attack)|vampiric]] bite in addition to its [[item theft]] and [[seduction theft]] attacks.
+A '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere'''), {{red|n}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The neverwas is an always-female type of [[humanoid]] [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is [[Major demon|demonic]], [[undead]] and [[extra-terrestrial]] in nature: she is [[unsolid]], possesses [[infravision]] and [[bloodsense]], is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if she is close enough, has the normal [[teleportitis]] and similar teleporting abilities of other nymphs, and lacks [[HP regeneration]] due to being undead. Seeing a neverwas can lower the hero's [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]].
-Neverwere may be generated on the [[Anachrononaut quest]]. [[Anachrononaut_quest#Quest monsters|Random monster generation]] in this quest branch has about a 2.6786% probability of creating a neverwas.
+Neverwere make up {{frac|2|63}}<!--about a 2.6786% probability--> of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]].
-{{encyclopedia|You weren't there. In the final days of the war. You never saw
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 what was born. But if the time lock's broken then everything is
 coming through. Not just the Daleks, but the Star of
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 The war turned into hell! And that's what you've opened. Right
 above the Earth. Hell is descending.
-	[ Dr. Who, The End of Time (Part Two) ]}}
+|[ Dr. Who, The End of Time (Part Two) ]
+}}{{stub}}
 [[Category:dNetHack monsters]]

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Bite 1d8 [[Drain life (monster attack)|vampiric]], Claw 0d0 [[steal item]], Claw 0d0 [[steal item|seduction]]
+  |attacks=Bite 1d8 [[Drain life (monster attack)|vampiric]], Claw 0d0 [[steal item]], Claw 0d0 [[seduction theft]]
   |weight=0
   |nutr=0
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   |refline=
 }}
-The '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere''') is a high-level [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] in [[dNetHack]], with a [[Drain life (monster attack)|vampiric]] bite in addition to its [[theft (attack)|thieving]] attacks.
+The '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere''') is a high-level [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] in [[dNetHack]], with a [[Drain life (monster attack)|vampiric]] bite in addition to its [[item theft]] and [[seduction theft]] attacks.
 Neverwere may be generated on the [[Anachrononaut quest]]. [[Anachrononaut_quest#Quest monsters|Random monster generation]] in this quest branch has about a 2.6786% probability of creating a neverwas.

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 The '''neverwas''' (plural '''neverwere''') is a high-level [[nymph]] in [[dNetHack]], with a [[Drain life (monster attack)|vampiric]] bite in addition to its [[theft (attack)|thieving]] attacks.
-Neverwere may be generated on the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Anachrononaut_Quest|Anachrononaut quest]].  [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Anachrononaut_Quest#Quest Monsters|Random monster generation]] in this quest branch has about a 2.6786% probability of creating a neverwas.
+Neverwere may be generated on the [[Anachrononaut quest]].  [[Anachrononaut_quest#Quest Monsters|Random monster generation]] in this quest branch has about a 2.6786% probability of creating a neverwas.
 {{encyclopedia|You weren't there. In the final days of the war. You never saw