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 [[H. P. Lovecraft]] incorporated the legend of Nitocris into his works, first mentioning her in his story "The Outsider" (written in 1921 and first published in 1926). The piece refers to "the unnamed feasts of Nitokris beneath the Great Pyramid," in a passage that also evokes the "catacombs of Nephren-Ka" and "the mocking and friendly ghouls on the night-wind." Nitokris also comes up repeatedly in "Under the Pyramids", a story which was ghostwritten for Harry Houdini in 1924 and published that same year, and invokes both the legend of her drowning her enemies and her connection to the Third Pyramid&mdash;this story also links Nitokris to the Pharaoh Khephren, telling of rumors that he "lives far underground wedded to the ghoul-queen Nitokris and ruling over the mummies that are neither of man nor of beast". Toward the end of the story, the narrator Houdini actually sees the "beautiful Queen Nitokris," and notices that "the right half of her face was eaten away by rats or other ghouls".
-The presence of Nitokris in the Cthulhu Mythos is part of the basis for the depiction of Nitocris and the Hmnyw-Pharaoh in dNetHack and its derivatives&mdash;in the Mythos, Nitocris had a son whom she named Nephren-Ka, and Nephren-Ka was rumored to be the reincarnation of the original (also known as Nophru-Ka and the "Black Pharaoh") after his death and merging with the Outer God Nyarlathotep to become one of his human avatars. Additionally, 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.
+The presence of Nitokris in the Cthulhu Mythos is part of the basis for the depiction of Nitocris and the Hmnyw-Pharaoh in dNetHack and its derivatives&mdash;in the Mythos, Nitocris had a son whom she named Nephren-Ka, rumored to be the reincarnation of the original Nephren-Ka (also known as Nophru-Ka and the "Black Pharaoh") after his death and merging with the Outer God Nyarlathotep to become one of his human avatars. Additionally, 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&ndash;himself an avatar of Nyarlathotep&ndash;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 to free the avatar and cause her to take on Ghoul-queen form.

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 ==Messages==
 {{message|Nitocris screams in agony, bloats, and begins boiling violently!}}
 {{message|The escaping phantasmal mist condenses into a large skinless man with a burning third eye in his brow.}}
-{{message|The Skinless One tears off the right half of Nitocris' face before rising through the ceiling!|Nitocris dies as a result of the source of her power escaping, transforming her into Ghoul-queen Nitocris.}}
+{{message|The Skinless One tears off the right half of Nitocris' face before rising through the ceiling!|The source of Nitocris's power escapes her body, transforming her into Ghoul-queen Nitocris.}}
 {{dNetHack-326}}
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 '''Nitocris''', {{black|M}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Nitocris is a powerful and [[mummy]]-like [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that is considered [[Overlord|a princess]] to her kind: she is [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], possesses normal vision, [[infravision]] and [[omni-sense]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s to pick up. Nitocris is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, and desires the [[Book of the Dead]].
-Nitocris is the figure for whom the [[artifact]] [[mummy wrapping]] known as [[The Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]] are named, and she will always appear [[wearing]] them: should she die with the Spell-warded Wrappings on, a [[life saving]] effect will occur that first has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of attempting to "fray" the artifact wrapping if she is still wearing it, and maximizes its [[erosion]] level if it succeeds&mdash;if this fraying occurs while the wrappings are already eroded, the life saving will fail and Nitocris will die. Upon dying (regardless of whether her wrappings are present or not), Nitocris will be resurrected as the [[undead]] '''Ghoul-queen Nitocris''', {{black|M}}&mdash;in this form, she causes the [[hero]] to lose [[sanity]] upon first seeing her, and additionally becomes [[strong]] and [[unbreathing]] in addition to her previous traits. Nitocris in both forms also has a set of unique abilities that are tied to the [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]], which are explained {{sa|Connection to the Hmnyw-Pharaoh|further below}}.
+Nitocris is the figure for whom the [[artifact]] [[mummy wrapping]] known as [[The Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]] are named, and she will always appear [[wearing]] them: should she die with the Spell-warded Wrappings on, a [[life saving]] effect will occur that first has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of attempting to "fray" the artifact wrapping if she is still wearing it, and maximizes its [[erosion]] level if it succeeds&mdash;if this fraying occurs while the wrappings are already eroded, the life saving will fail and Nitocris will die. Upon dying (regardless of whether her wrappings are present or not), Nitocris will be resurrected as the [[undead]] '''Ghoul-queen Nitocris''', {{black|M}}&mdash;witnessing this "death" causes the [[hero]] to lose [[sanity]] and will inflict the "Masks of Nyarlathotep" [[madness]], and Nitocris becomes [[strong]] and [[unbreathing]] in addition to her previous traits. Nitocris in both forms also has a set of unique abilities that are tied to the [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]], which are explained {{sa|Connection to the Hmnyw-Pharaoh|further below}}.
 Nitocris has 6 points of [[DR|damage reduction]] from protection, along with 19 points of protection [[AC]], while in her Ghoul-queen form she has 2 points of natural DR and AC. As Nitocris, she has a [[weapon attack]] and an [[offhand weapon attack]], and is coded to attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns&mdash;if she is wearing the Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris when she attempts to cast, the spell will be changed to a clerical spell due to the aforementioned abilities of the Hmnyw-Pharaoh. Upon becoming Ghoul-queen Nitocris, her second weapon attack is replaced by a [[claw attack]] that causes [[paralysis]].
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 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&ndash;himself an avatar of Nyarlathotep&ndash;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 to free the avatar and cause her to take on Ghoul-queen form.
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-'''Nitocris''', {{black|M}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Nitocris is a powerful and [[mummy]]-like [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that is considered [[M2_PRINCE|a princess]] to her kind: she is [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], possesses normal vision, [[infravision]] and [[omni-sense]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s to pick up. Nitocris is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, and desires the [[Book of the Dead]].
+'''Nitocris''', {{black|M}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Nitocris is a powerful and [[mummy]]-like [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that is considered [[Overlord|a princess]] to her kind: she is [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], possesses normal vision, [[infravision]] and [[omni-sense]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s to pick up. Nitocris is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, and desires the [[Book of the Dead]].
-Nitocris is the figure for whom [[the Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]] are named, and she will always appear [[wearing]] them: should she die with this [[artifact]] [[mummy wrapping]] on, a [[life saving]] effect will occur that first has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of attempting to "fray" the artifact wrapping if she is still wearing it, and maximizes its [[erosion]] level if it succeeds&mdash;if this fraying occurs while wrappings are already eroded, the life saving will fail and Nitocris will die. Upon dying (regardless of whether her wrappings are present or not), Nitocris will be resurrected as the [[undead]] '''Ghoul-queen Nitocris''', {{black|M}}: in this form, she causes the [[hero]] to lose [[sanity]] upon first seeing her, and additionally becomes [[strong]] and [[unbreathing]] in addition to her previous traits. Nitocris in both forms also has a set of unique abilities that are tied to the [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]], which are explained {{sa|Connection to the Hmnyw-Pharaoh|further below}}.
+Nitocris is the figure for whom the [[artifact]] [[mummy wrapping]] known as [[The Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]] are named, and she will always appear [[wearing]] them: should she die with the Spell-warded Wrappings on, a [[life saving]] effect will occur that first has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of attempting to "fray" the artifact wrapping if she is still wearing it, and maximizes its [[erosion]] level if it succeeds&mdash;if this fraying occurs while the wrappings are already eroded, the life saving will fail and Nitocris will die. Upon dying (regardless of whether her wrappings are present or not), Nitocris will be resurrected as the [[undead]] '''Ghoul-queen Nitocris''', {{black|M}}&mdash;in this form, she causes the [[hero]] to lose [[sanity]] upon first seeing her, and additionally becomes [[strong]] and [[unbreathing]] in addition to her previous traits. Nitocris in both forms also has a set of unique abilities that are tied to the [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]], which are explained {{sa|Connection to the Hmnyw-Pharaoh|further below}}.
 Nitocris has 6 points of [[DR|damage reduction]] from protection, along with 19 points of protection [[AC]], while in her Ghoul-queen form she has 2 points of natural DR and AC. As Nitocris, she has a [[weapon attack]] and an [[offhand weapon attack]], and is coded to attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns&mdash;if she is wearing the Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris when she attempts to cast, the spell will be changed to a clerical spell due to the aforementioned abilities of the Hmnyw-Pharaoh. Upon becoming Ghoul-queen Nitocris, her second weapon attack is replaced by a [[claw attack]] that causes [[paralysis]].
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 ==Generation==
-Nitocris is always generated hostile. She is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target, and her [[corpse]], [[figurine]] or [[statue]] cannot be generated or [[wished]] for.
+Nitocris is always generated [[hostile]]. She is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target, and her [[corpse]], [[figurine]] or [[statue]] cannot be generated or [[wished]] for.
 Nitocris is contained within a [[cursed]] and [[Container trap|trapped]] [[metal]] [[sarcophagus]] that is placed within the Temples of the Old Gods in the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] during level creation, where the sarcophagus occupies the same square as the [[statue]] of a [[God (dNetHack)|god]] known as "the God of the Bloody Tongue"&mdash;the Hmnyw-Pharaoh also occupies the same square, although he will not be visible unless the hero has at least 40 [[insight]]. While this sarcophagus is unopened, once every global turn there is a {{frac|70}} chance of the game generating one of the following monsters with the given probabilities:

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   |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|Nitocris|amphibious=1|humanoid=1|regen=1|seeinvis=1|pois=1|nopoly=1|human=1|prince=1|female=1|hostile=1|magic=1|wantsbook=1|covetous=1|infravision=1}}
-  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#9877 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 9877]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#L9877 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 9877]
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   |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|Ghoul-queen Nitocris|amphibious=1|breathless=1|humanoid=1|regen=1|seeinvis=1|pois=1|nopoly=1|undead=1|human=1|prince=1|female=1|hostile=1|strong=1|magic=1|wantsbook=1|covetous=1|infravision=1|oldcorpse=Ghoul-queen Nitocris|death=1}}
-  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#9887 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 9887]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#L9887 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 9887]
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 '''Nitocris''', {{black|M}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Nitocris is a powerful and [[mummy]]-like [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that is considered [[M2_PRINCE|a princess]] to her kind: she is [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], possesses normal vision, [[infravision]] and [[omni-sense]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s to pick up. Nitocris is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, and desires the [[Book of the Dead]].
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 Nitocris is the figure for whom [[the Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]] are named, and she will always appear [[wearing]] them: should she die with this [[artifact]] [[mummy wrapping]] on, a [[life saving]] effect will occur that first has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of attempting to "fray" the artifact wrapping if she is still wearing it, and maximizes its [[erosion]] level if it succeeds&mdash;if this fraying occurs while wrappings are already eroded, the life saving will fail and Nitocris will die. Upon dying (regardless of whether her wrappings are present or not), Nitocris will be resurrected as the [[undead]] '''Ghoul-queen Nitocris''', {{black|M}}: in this form, she causes the [[hero]] to lose [[sanity]] upon first seeing her, and additionally becomes [[strong]] and [[unbreathing]] in addition to her previous traits. Nitocris in both forms also has a set of unique abilities that are tied to the [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]], which are explained {{sa|Connection to the Hmnyw-Pharaoh|further below}}.
-Nitocris has 6 points of [[DR|damage reduction]] from protection, along with 19 points of protection [[AC]], while in her Ghoul-queen form she has 2 points of natural DR and AC. As Nitocris, she has a weapon attack and [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand]] weapon attack, and is coded to attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns&mdash;if she is wearing the Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris when she attempts to cast, the spell will be changed to a clerical spell due to the aforementioned abilities of the Hmnyw-Pharaoh. Upon becoming Ghoul-queen Nitocris, her second weapon attack is replaced by a [[claw attack]] that causes [[paralysis]].
+Nitocris has 6 points of [[DR|damage reduction]] from protection, along with 19 points of protection [[AC]], while in her Ghoul-queen form she has 2 points of natural DR and AC. As Nitocris, she has a [[weapon attack]] and an [[offhand weapon attack]], and is coded to attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns&mdash;if she is wearing the Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris when she attempts to cast, the spell will be changed to a clerical spell due to the aforementioned abilities of the Hmnyw-Pharaoh. Upon becoming Ghoul-queen Nitocris, her second weapon attack is replaced by a [[claw attack]] that causes [[paralysis]].
-In both forms, Nitocris has skilled prowess in martial combat. As the Ghoul-queen, she gains resistance to blunt and piercing weapons that halves the damage they deal, and she also possesses [[shock resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]].
+In both forms, Nitocris has skilled prowess in martial combat. As the Ghoul-queen, she gains resistance to [[blunt]] and [[piercing]] weapons that halves the damage they deal, and she also possesses [[shock resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]].
 ==Generation==
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 Opening the sarcophagus, e.g. by [[looting]], or by [[picking up]] the sarcophagus and then either [[applying]] it or [[tipping]] it, will cause Nitocris to appear from within it and stop the above monster generation&mdash;this is not ''tied'' to the container trap in any way, and in fact if triggering the trap on the sarcophagus causes it to explode, Nitocris will not generate as a result.
-Nitocris is [[always generated with]] the cursed and [[fireproof]] +7 [[Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]], as well as the following [[golden]] equipment: +9 [[scale mail]], a +9 [[pair of shoes]], a +9 [[pair of gloves]], a +9 [[sickle]], a +9 [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[spear]], a +9 [[Band (helm)|band]] (which will be converted to a [[helm of brilliance]] if the band is the appearance for a [[helm of opposite alignment]]), a [[cursed]] [[Mask (dNetHack)|mask]] of a [[cobra]], and a cursed random [[amulet]] that will never be one of the [[amulet of restful sleep]], [[amulet of change]] or [[amulet versus sickness]].
+Nitocris is [[always generated with]] the cursed and [[fireproof]] +7 [[Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]], as well as the following [[golden]] equipment: +9 [[scale mail]], a +9 [[pair of shoes]], a +9 [[pair of gloves]], a +9 [[sickle]], a +9 [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[spear]], a +9 [[Band (helm)|band]] (which will be converted to a [[helm of brilliance]] if the band is the appearance for a [[helm of opposite alignment]]), a cursed [[Mask (dNetHack)|mask]] of a [[cobra]], and a cursed random [[amulet]] that will never be one of the [[amulet of restful sleep]], [[amulet of change]] or [[amulet versus sickness]].
 Nitocris [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death, as she will always be transformed into the Ghoul-queen Nitocris under normal circumstances&mdash;this will also transform the material of any gold items within her inventory into [[lead]].

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=[[Weapon]] 4d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand weapon]] 4d4 physical, cast 0d0 [[dNetHack monster spells|mage spell]]
+  |attacks=[[Weapon attack|Weapon]] 4d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Offhand weapon attack|offhand weapon]] 4d4 physical, [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcast]] 0d0 mage
   |weight=1350
   |nutr=400
   |size=medium
-  |resistances=
+  |resistances=none
-  |resistances conveyed=
+  |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|Nitocris|amphibious=1|humanoid=1|regen=1|seeinvis=1|pois=1|nopoly=1|human=1|prince=1|female=1|hostile=1|magic=1|wantsbook=1|covetous=1|infravision=1}}
-  |reference=
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#9877 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 9877]
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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=[[Weapon]] 4d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Claw attack|claw]] 4d4 [[paralysis]], cast 0d0 [[dNetHack monster spells|mage spell]]
+  |attacks=[[Weapon attack|Weapon]] 4d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Claw attack|claw]] 4d4 [[paralysis]], [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcast]] 0d0 mage
   |weight=1350
   |nutr=400
   |size=medium
   |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=
+  |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|Ghoul-queen Nitocris|amphibious=1|breathless=1|humanoid=1|regen=1|seeinvis=1|pois=1|nopoly=1|undead=1|human=1|prince=1|female=1|hostile=1|strong=1|magic=1|wantsbook=1|covetous=1|infravision=1|oldcorpse=Ghoul-queen Nitocris|death=1}}
-  |reference=
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#9887 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 9887]
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 '''Nitocris''', {{black|M}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Nitocris is a powerful and [[mummy]]-like [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that is considered [[M2_PRINCE|a princess]] to her kind: she is [[humanoid]], [[amphibious]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], possesses normal vision, [[infravision]] and [[omni-sense]], and will seek out [[magical item]]s to pick up. Nitocris is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, and desires the [[Book of the Dead]].
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 ==Generation==
-Nitocris is always generated hostile. She is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target, and [[figurine]]s or [[statue]]s of her cannot be generated or [[wish]]ed for.
+Nitocris is always generated hostile. She is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target, and her [[corpse]], [[figurine]] or [[statue]] cannot be generated or [[wished]] for.
 Nitocris is contained within a [[cursed]] and [[Container trap|trapped]] [[metal]] [[sarcophagus]] that is placed within the Temples of the Old Gods in the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] during level creation, where the sarcophagus occupies the same square as the [[statue]] of a [[God (dNetHack)|god]] known as "the God of the Bloody Tongue"&mdash;the Hmnyw-Pharaoh also occupies the same square, although he will not be visible unless the hero has at least 40 [[insight]]. While this sarcophagus is unopened, once every global turn there is a {{frac|70}} chance of the game generating one of the following monsters with the given probabilities:
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 * {{magenta|z}} [[ammit]] ({{frac|10}} chance)
-Opening the sarcophagus, e.g. by [[looting]], or by [[picking up]] the sarcophagus and then either [[applying]] it or [[tipping]] it, will cause Nitocris to appear from within it and stop the above monster generation&mdash;this is not ''tied'' to the container trap in any way, and in fact if the trap on the sarcophagus causes it to explode, Nitocris will not generate as a result.
+Opening the sarcophagus, e.g. by [[looting]], or by [[picking up]] the sarcophagus and then either [[applying]] it or [[tipping]] it, will cause Nitocris to appear from within it and stop the above monster generation&mdash;this is not ''tied'' to the container trap in any way, and in fact if triggering the trap on the sarcophagus causes it to explode, Nitocris will not generate as a result.
-Nitocris is [[always generated with]] the cursed and [[fireproof]] +7 [[Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]], as well as the following [[Gold (material)|gold]] equipment: +9 [[scale mail]], a +9 [[pair of shoes]], a +9 [[pair of gloves]], a +9 [[sickle]], a +9 [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[spear]], a +9 [[Band (helm)|band]] (which will be converted to a [[helm of brilliance]] if the band is the appearance for a [[helm of opposite alignment]]), a [[cursed]] [[Mask (dNetHack)|mask]] of a [[cobra]], and a cursed random [[amulet]] that will never be an [[amulet of restful sleep]], an [[amulet of change]] or an [[amulet versus sickness]].
+Nitocris is [[always generated with]] the cursed and [[fireproof]] +7 [[Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris]], as well as the following [[golden]] equipment: +9 [[scale mail]], a +9 [[pair of shoes]], a +9 [[pair of gloves]], a +9 [[sickle]], a +9 [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[spear]], a +9 [[Band (helm)|band]] (which will be converted to a [[helm of brilliance]] if the band is the appearance for a [[helm of opposite alignment]]), a [[cursed]] [[Mask (dNetHack)|mask]] of a [[cobra]], and a cursed random [[amulet]] that will never be one of the [[amulet of restful sleep]], [[amulet of change]] or [[amulet versus sickness]].
 Nitocris [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death, as she will always be transformed into the Ghoul-queen Nitocris under normal circumstances&mdash;this will also transform the material of any gold items within her inventory into [[lead]].
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 Nitocris is thought to be the daughter of Pepi II and Neith and to be the sister of Merenre Nemtyemsaf II. Her historicity has been questioned by some with speculation that, if she was a historical ruler, she may have been a regent. Another view, by the Egyptologist Kim Ryholt, argues that Nitocris is legendary and derives from the historical king Neitiqerty Siptah who succeeded Nitocris's brother, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, at the transition between the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period. Manetho claimed she built the "third pyramid" at Giza, while modern historians and archaeologists attribute that pyramid to a king of the Fourth Dynasty, Menkaure. According to Herodotus, Nitocris invited the murderers of her brother, the "king of Egypt", to a banquet, then killed them by flooding the sealed room with the waters of the Nile&mdash;to avoid the other conspirators, she then committed suicide, possibly by running into a burning room.
-[[H. P. Lovecraft]] incorporated the legend of Nitocris into his works, first mentioning her in his story "The Outsider" (written in 1921 and first published in 1926). The piece refers to "the unnamed feasts of Nitokris beneath the Great Pyramid," in a passage that also evokes the "catacombs of Nephren-Ka" and "the mocking and friendly ghouls on the night-wind." Nitokris also comes up repeatedly in "Under the Pyramids", a story which was ghostwritten for Harry Houdini in 1924 and published that same year, and invokes both the legend of her drowning her enemies and her connection to the Third Pyramid&mdash;this story also links Nitokris to the Pharaoh Khephren, telling of rumors that he "lives far underground wedded to the ghoul-queen Nitokris and ruling over the mummies that are neither of man nor of beast." Toward the end of the story, the narrator Houdini actually sees the "beautiful Queen Nitokris," and notices that "the right half of her face was eaten away by rats or other ghouls."
+[[H. P. Lovecraft]] incorporated the legend of Nitocris into his works, first mentioning her in his story "The Outsider" (written in 1921 and first published in 1926). The piece refers to "the unnamed feasts of Nitokris beneath the Great Pyramid," in a passage that also evokes the "catacombs of Nephren-Ka" and "the mocking and friendly ghouls on the night-wind." Nitokris also comes up repeatedly in "Under the Pyramids", a story which was ghostwritten for Harry Houdini in 1924 and published that same year, and invokes both the legend of her drowning her enemies and her connection to the Third Pyramid&mdash;this story also links Nitokris to the Pharaoh Khephren, telling of rumors that he "lives far underground wedded to the ghoul-queen Nitokris and ruling over the mummies that are neither of man nor of beast". Toward the end of the story, the narrator Houdini actually sees the "beautiful Queen Nitokris," and notices that "the right half of her face was eaten away by rats or other ghouls".
 The presence of Nitokris in the Cthulhu Mythos is part of the basis for the depiction of Nitocris and the Hmnyw-Pharaoh in dNetHack and its derivatives&mdash;in the Mythos, Nitocris had a son whom she named Nephren-Ka, and Nephren-Ka was rumored to be the reincarnation of the original (also known as Nophru-Ka and the "Black Pharaoh") after his death and merging with the Outer God Nyarlathotep to become one of his human avatars. Additionally, 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&ndash;himself an avatar of Nyarlathotep&ndash;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 to free the avatar and cause her to take on Ghoul-queen form.
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 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 these abilities will be used once during each global turn&mdash;he will not use any of these abilities if the hero has not attacked him and Nitocris is not yet freed from her sarcophagus. See his article for details on these abilities specific to the Hmnyw-Pharaoh.
-If Nitocris is on the level and the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is not yet visible to the hero (which requires 40 [[insight]] as mentioned previously), he will attempt to locate Nitocris, then warp to her location and perform one of the following actions: if she is alive and still wearing the Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris, she will be able to cast a clerical monster spell on her next turn; if she is '''''not''''' wearing the Spell-warded Wrappings, the "dark waters" will claim Nitocris and instantly kill her, which causes her to rise as Ghoul-queen Nitocris. If the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is currently visible to the hero, he will attempt to locate Nitocris and then perform one of the following actions ''without'' warping to her location.
+If Nitocris is on the level and the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is not yet visible to the hero (which requires 40 [[insight]] as mentioned previously), he will attempt to locate Nitocris, then warp to her location and perform one of the following actions: if she is alive and still wearing the Spell-warded Wrappings of Nitocris, she will be able to cast a clerical monster spell on her next turn; if she is '''''not''''' wearing the Spell-warded Wrappings, the "dark waters" will claim Nitocris and instantly kill her, which causes her to rise as Ghoul-queen Nitocris. If the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is currently visible to the hero, he will attempt to locate Nitocris and then perform one of those actions ''without'' warping to her location.
 If the 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 Ghoul-queen's corpse is present on the level, she has a {{frac|2}} chance (50%) chance of [[reviving]] from that corpse, with a message printed.