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#REDIRECT [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Paimon, the Fell Archivist]]

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 ==Ritual, seal and taboo==
-Paimon's seal must be drawn around a [[spellbook]], which will be consumed as a result of the summoning ritual. The hero must [[chat]] from the square southeast of the seal (i.e. in the northwest direction towards it) during the ritual.
+Paimon's seal must be drawn around a non-[[artifact]] [[spellbook]] that is not a [[spellbook of secrets]]&mdash;the book will be 'consumed' and made into a [[spellbook of blank paper]] as part of a successful summoning ritual. The hero must [[chat]] from the square southeast of the seal (i.e. in the northwest direction towards it) during the ritual.
 To remain bound to Paimon, the hero must not [[read]] [[scroll]]s while [[confused]].

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 ==Ritual, seal and taboo==
-Paimon's seal must be drawn around a [[spellbook]], which will be consumed as a result of the summoning ritual. The hero must [[chat]] from the square southeast of the seal during the ritual.
+Paimon's seal must be drawn around a [[spellbook]], which will be consumed as a result of the summoning ritual. The hero must [[chat]] from the square southeast of the seal (i.e. in the northwest direction towards it) during the ritual.
 To remain bound to Paimon, the hero must not [[read]] [[scroll]]s while [[confused]].
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 ==Benefits==
-While Paimon is bound, she grants skill in [[Wand (skill)|wand damage]], [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] and a form of [[Hungerless casting#dNetHack|hungerless casting]] that is applied at a -6 "penalty" to [[intelligence]] compared to a [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]]: a hero with Paimon bound needs 20 intelligence for half-hunger casting, and 21 intelligence or more will only grant a reduction to {{frac|4}} of the normal nutrition burn.<!--revisit and verify-->
+While Paimon is bound, she grants skill in [[Wand (skill)|wand damage]], [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] and a form of [[Hungerless casting#dNetHack|hungerless casting]] that is applied at a -6 "penalty" to [[intelligence]] compared to a [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]]: a hero with Paimon bound needs 21 intelligence for half-hunger casting compared to 15 for Wizards, and 22 intelligence or more will only reduce the normal nutrition cost to {{frac|4}}.
 Paimon's active powers are as follows:

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 ==Ritual, seal and taboo==
-Paimon's seal must be drawn around a [[spellbook]], which will be consumed as a result of the summoning ritual. The hero must face toward the northwest during the ritual, so that they are standing southeast.
+Paimon's seal must be drawn around a [[spellbook]], which will be consumed as a result of the summoning ritual. The hero must [[chat]] from the square southeast of the seal during the ritual.
 To remain bound to Paimon, the hero must not [[read]] [[scroll]]s while [[confused]].

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 ==Benefits==
-While Paimon is bound, she grants skill in [[wand damage]], [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] and a form of [[Hungerless casting#dNetHack|hungerless casting]] that is applied at a -6 "penalty" to [[intelligence]] compared to a [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]]: a hero with Paimon bound needs 20 intelligence for half-hunger casting, and 21 intelligence or more will only grant a reduction to {{frac|4}} of the normal nutrition burn.<!--revisit and verify-->
+While Paimon is bound, she grants skill in [[Wand (skill)|wand damage]], [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] and a form of [[Hungerless casting#dNetHack|hungerless casting]] that is applied at a -6 "penalty" to [[intelligence]] compared to a [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]]: a hero with Paimon bound needs 20 intelligence for half-hunger casting, and 21 intelligence or more will only grant a reduction to {{frac|4}} of the normal nutrition burn.<!--revisit and verify-->
 Paimon's active powers are as follows:

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Paimon, the ~~Fell~~ Archivist]]	+	{{tocright}}
		+	'''Paimon, the Fell Archivist''' is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)\|spirit]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].
		+
		+	==Ritual, seal and taboo==
		+	Paimon's seal must be drawn around a [[spellbook]], which will be consumed as a result of the summoning ritual. The hero must face toward the northwest during the ritual, so that they are standing southeast.
		+
		+	To remain bound to Paimon, the hero must not [[read]] [[scroll]]s while [[confused]].
		+
		+	==Mark==
		+	A hero that has Paimon bound will have a crown floating above their head, which can be seen from a distance. The crown can be "disguised" by wearing a [[helm]], which will cause the crown to seem supported.
		+
		+	==Benefits==
		+	While Paimon is bound, she grants skill in [[wand damage]], [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)\|MC3]] and a form of [[Hungerless casting#dNetHack\|hungerless casting]] that is applied at a -6 "penalty" to [[intelligence]] compared to a [[Wizard/dNetHack\|Wizard]]: a hero with Paimon bound needs 20 intelligence for half-hunger casting, and 21 intelligence or more will only grant a reduction to {{frac\|4}} of the normal nutrition burn.<!--revisit and verify-->
		+
		+	Paimon's active powers are as follows:
		+
		+	* '''Read Spell''': The hero can cast a spell by reading from a [[wielded]] spellbook without any [[energy]] cost or chance of failure.
		+	* '''Book Telepathy''': Detect all spellbooks on the current level.
		+
		+	Her passive powers are as follows:
		+
		+	*'''Lives to Pages''': A hero wielding a spellbook has a {{frac\|10}} chance of [[Level drain\|draining levels]] from [[monster]]s on each hit, which also decrements the spellbook's "read" counter by 1.
		+	*'''Power of Learning''': A wielded spellbook deals damage equal to the level of that book's spell plus a roll of their "spirit" die, e.g. a [[Binder]] at [[experience level]] 14 wielding a [[spellbook of fireball]] deals 1d5+4 damage, while the same Binder at XL 30 deals 1d9+4 damage.
		+	*'''Warning against magic''': The hero gains [[Warned of monster type\|warning of spellcasting monsters]].
		+	*'''Master Magician''': The hero gains a bonus reduction to spell failure chance that is equivalent to [[wearing]] a [[robe]] without [[metallic]] [[body armor]], and stacks with the bonus from an actual worn robe.
		+
		+	==As a monster==
		+	{{monster
		+	\|name=Paimon
		+	\|symbol={{brightblue\|&}}
		+	\|tile=
		+	\|difficulty=46
		+	\|level=37
		+	\|experience=2193
		+	\|speed=12
		+	\|AC=-8
		+	\|MR=100
		+	\|align=0
		+	\|frequency=0
		+	\|genocidable=No
		+	\|attacks=[[Weapon]] 4d4 [[Physical damage\|physical]], weapon 4d4 physical, [[dNetHack monster spells\|spellcast]] 4d4 mage, spellcast 6d6 clerical, spellcast 5d4 [[Magic missile (monster spell)\|magic missile]]
		+	\|weight=1450
		+	\|nutr=400
		+	\|size=medium
		+	\|resistances=[[fire resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
		+	\|resistances conveyed=none
		+	\|attributes={{attributes\|Paimon\|humanoid=1\|pois=1\|nopoly=1\|demon=1\|female=1\|hostile=1\|stalk=1\|nasty=1\|strong=1\|collect=1\|infravision=1\|infravisible=1\|nocorpse=1\|death=1\|traitor=1\|notame=1}}
		+	\|reference=
		+	}}
		+	In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, '''Paimon''', {{brightblue\|&}}, also appears as a [[monster]] that can be summoned by an [[Illithanachronounbinder]]. She is a [[strong]] [[humanoid]] [[major demon]] that has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, will seek out objects to collect, and can [[follow]] the hero to other levels if she is adjacent. Like many summoned spirits, Paimon cannot be [[tamed]], and she will turn [[traitor]] if somehow made tame.
		+
		+	Paimon has two weapon attacks, along with the ability to case one mage spell, one clerical spell and one [[Magic missile (monster spell)\|magic missile]] spell per round of attacks. She possesses [[fire resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[death resistance]].
		+
		+	Paimon is [[poisonous]] to consume, which primarily comes up if she is [[digested]] by another monster.
		+
		+	===Generation===
		+	Paimon is first generated when summoned from her seal by an Illithanachronounbinder. She is always created hostile, and is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.
		+
		+	Paimon is always generated with a +3 [[gemstone]] [[helm of brilliance]] and the uncursed +3 '''Archivist''', an [[artifact]] [[quarterstaff]].
		+
		+	Paimon [[Corpseless\|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.
		+
		+	===Strategy===
		+	'''Below this point, there are major spoilers for the Illithanachronounbinder role.''' They can be accessed by selecting the "Role spoiler" tab.
		+	<simpletabs>
		+	Strategy\|
		+	''To be written.''
		+	\|-\|
		+	Role spoiler\|
		+	If Paimon is killed after being summoned, she can be encountered again in the [[Void]], a branch accessed by opening the high [[altar]] of [[Ilsensine the Fallen]] as an Illithanachronounbinder using the [[invoke]] effect of [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]]. Paimon is placed randomly along with many other spirits of the near void on the second floor of the branch, and is generated with the "whispers" template, which makes her [[nonliving]].
		+	</simpletabs>
		+	{{clear}}
		+
		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	Paymon is a king of hell who governs 200 legions, half of them from the Angelic Order, and half from the Order of Powers. He appears as a man with a woman’s face riding a dromedary, and crowned with a headdress made with precious stones.
		+	\|[ Dictionnaire Infernal by Collin de Plancy (1863) ]
		+	}}
		+	{{variant-343}}
		+	[[Category:dNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notdNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]
		+	[[Category:notnotdNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notnotdNetHack monsters]]