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{{ monster
|name=Orcus
|difficulty=36
|level=66
|experience=?
|speed=15
|AC=-6
|MR=85
|align=-128
|frequency=Unique
|genocidable=No
|attacks=Weapon 4d4 physical, Weapon 4d4 physical, Claw 3d4 [[withering]], [[Monster spell|Spell-casting]] 6d6 mage, sting 2d4 [[poison]]
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=[[fire resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]]
|attributes={{attributes|Orcus|fly=1|see_invis=1|pois=1|nopoly=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|pname=1|nasty=1|strong=1|prince=1|male=1|collect=1|waitforu=1|wantsbook=1|wantsamul=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1|mh_demon=1|nocorpse=1|hell=1}}
|size=Huge
|nutr=500
|weight=1500
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.9.0/src/monst.c#L3746 EvilHack 0.9.0 - src/monst.c, line 3746]
}}
In [[EvilHack]], '''[[Orcus]]''' is stronger than his incarnation in ''[[NetHack]]''.

Orcus is a [[strong]] [[demon prince]] that is capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if he is adjacent. He is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, will pick up [[weapon]]s, [[food]] and other items that he comes across, and desires both the [[Amulet of Yendor]] and the [[Book of the Dead]], though he does not have any attacks that can steal them from targets.

Orcus has two weapon attacks, a [[withering]] claw attack, the ability to cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of his turns, and a [[poisonous]] sting that drains [[strength]]. Orcus possesses [[fire resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]].

Orcus is [[poisonous]] to consume, which primarily comes up if he is somehow [[digested]] by another monster.

==Generation==
Orcus is always generated hostile, and is not a valid target for genocide or polymorph.

Orcus is always among the four demon lords and princes whose lairs appear in Gehennom, with the other three chosen from a set pool of lairs for each tier: his lair, [[Orcus-town (EvilHack)|Orcus-town]], is most likely to be third in order of appearance. He will generate on the down [[stair]] of his lair at level creation if he has not yet been generated. Orcus also has a {{frac|50}} chance of being gated in by a demon lord once the hero has entered third-tier demon lair, and has a {{frac|20}} chance of being gated in by another demon prince, the [[Wizard of Yendor]] and [[Lucifer (dNetHack)|Lucifer]] once the hero has entered third-tier demon lair.

Orcus [[Monster starting inventory|always generates with]] the [[Wand of Orcus (EvilHack)|Wand of Orcus]], which will always be [[cursed]], identified and given an [[enchantment]] ranging from +4 to +7.

Orcus [[Corpseless|never leaves a corpse]] upon death.

==Origin==
Orcus is derived from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', which takes the name and general association with undeath from [[Orcus (god)|an Etruscan god named Orcus]] whose domain was the Estrucan and later Roman underworld, and acted as a punisher of broken oaths. As with Hades, Orcus's name was also used for the underworld itself; in later Roman tradition, he was conflated with Dis Pater (who inspired the [[Dispater]] of ''Dungeons & Dragons''). Like many other deities associated with death and the underworld, his name was used for demons and other underworld beings such as the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' demon prince.

Orcus is among the most well-known and mighty demon princes of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' settings - he physically appears as a fat and immense humanoid demon anywhere between 15-20 ft (4.6-6.1 m) in size, with the horned, tusked and decayed skull of a ram for a head; Orcus also has the legs and hooves of a goat, the wings of a bat, and a long and spiny poison-tipped tail. His most iconic [[artifact]] by far is the "[[Wand of Orcus]]": a skull-topped wand with the power to slay any living being, represented by the literal wand of death he holds in ''NetHack''.

As Prince of the Undead, Orcus seeks to extinguish life throughout all universes, and is at constant war for the Abyss with rivals such as Demogorgon; among the ranks of his armies and followers are [[zombie]]s, [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] and [[shade]]s (referred to as shadows). Orcus is one of the Abyssal powers most often worshipped as a deity, and has attained actual divinity once previously: after doing so, he eventually abandoned the war for the Abyss and became lazy and careless, culminating in his death at the hands of the ambitious drow demi-goddess, Kiaransalee. Despite her efforts, Orcus was eventually resurrected by one of his foremost high priests in a blasphemous ritual and took back his wand and the title of Prince of the Undead, resuming his war for the Abyss.

==Encyclopedia entry==
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 Orcus is always generated hostile, and is not a valid target for genocide or polymorph.
-Orcus is always among the four demon lords and princes whose lairs appear in Gehennom, with the other three chosen from a set pool of lairs for each tier: his lair, [[Orcus-town (EvilHack)|Orcus-town]], is most likely to be third in order of appearance. He will generate on the down [[stair]] of his lair at level creation if he has not yet been generated. Orcus also has a {{frac|50}} chance of being gated in by a demon lord once the hero has entered third-tier demon lair, and has a {{frac|20}} chance of being gated in by another demon prince, the [[Wizard of Yendor]] and [[Lucifer (dNetHack)|Lucifer]] once the hero has entered third-tier demon lair.
+Orcus is always among the four demon lords and princes whose lairs appear in Gehennom, with the other three chosen from a set pool of lairs for each tier: his lair, [[Orcus-town (EvilHack)|Orcus-town]], is most likely to be third in order of appearance. He will generate on the down [[stair]] of his lair at level creation if he has not yet been generated. Orcus also has a {{frac|50}} chance of being gated in by a demon lord once the hero has entered third-tier demon lair, and has a {{frac|20}} chance of being gated in by another demon prince, the [[Wizard of Yendor]] and [[Lucifer (EvilHack)|Lucifer]] once the hero has entered third-tier demon lair.
 Orcus [[Monster starting inventory|always generates with]] the [[Wand of Orcus (EvilHack)|Wand of Orcus]], which will always be [[cursed]], identified and given an [[enchantment]] ranging from +4 to +7.

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 Orcus is a [[strong]] [[demon prince]] that is capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if he is adjacent. He is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, will pick up [[weapon]]s, [[food]] and other items that he comes across, and desires both the [[Amulet of Yendor]] and the [[Book of the Dead]], though he does not have any attacks that can steal them from targets.
-Orcus has two weapon attacks, a [[withering]] claw attack, the ability to cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of his turns, and a [[poisonous]] sting that drains [[strength]]. Orcus possesses [[fire resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]].
+Orcus has two weapon attacks, a [[withering]] claw attack, the ability to cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of his turns, and a [[poisonous]] sting that drains [[strength]]. Orcus possesses [[fire resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[death resistance]], and a weakness to [[silver]] like all [[major demon]]s.
 Orcus is [[poisonous]] to consume, which primarily comes up if he is somehow [[digested]] by another monster.