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{{dNetHack weapon
|name=pest glaive
|appearance=strangly-organic polearm
|smalldmg=2d6
|largedmg=1d10+1
|size=huge
|weight=23
|cost=180
|type=slashing, piercing
|skill=polearm
|material=shell
|color=gray
|special=<ul><li>can absorb other weapons</li></ul>
}}


A '''pest glaive''' is a type of [[polearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge]] slashing and piercing weapon that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base-material]] of [[shell]]. It appears as a '''strangly-organic polearm''' when [[identification|unidentified]].

==Generation==
Pest glaives do not randomly generate but may be [[wish]]ed for.

All [[Silverfish (starting race)|Silverfish]] start the game with only a pest glaive.

[[Archeologist]] silverfish's pest glaives will have already absorbed the attributes of a [[bullwhip]] and [[dwarvish mattock]].

[[Binder]] silverfish's pest glaives will have already absorbed the attributes of a [[shepherd's crook]].

Silverfish gain the ability to create uncursed +0 pest glaives at [[experience level]] 14, through the #abilities [[extended command]].

[[Silverman]] are generated with a pest glaive.

==Description==
The pest glaive does not gain any [[expert trait]]s natively, but may absorb those from other weapons.

Silverfish who wield a pest glaive receive a 20% carry-cap bonus.

Pest glaives can be fed [[spellbook]]s, [[corpses]], and weapons, with a flat {{frac|20}} chance of inheriting a relevant caracteristic from them. A pest glaive can only eat weapons made of [[organic]] materials, [[iron]], [[green-steel]] or another erodable material. Weapons made of non-organic material must either be [[eroded]] to be consumed by the pest glaive, or require standing on top of a [[fountain]], [[pool]] or square of shallow water. Weapons made of other materials may still be eaten, so long as they have at least one point of erosion. [[Erode-proof]] weapons cannot be eaten.
* Spellbooks: [[spellbook of fireball|fireball]] and [[spellbook of fire storm|fire storm]], [[spellbook of cone of cold|cone of cold]] and [[spellbook of blizzard|blizzard]], [[spellbook of lightning bolt|lightning bolt]] and [[spellbook of lightning storm|lightning storm]], [[spellbook of acid splash|acid splash]]. They convey the [[flaming]], [[freezing]], [[shocking]] and [[sizzling]] [[object properties]], respectively.
* Corpses: [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[acid resistance]]. Will convey these resistances while wielded if absorbed.
* Weapon expert traits: Hew, Fell, Knock Back, Focus Fire, Stunning Strike, Knock Back Charge, Graze, Stop Thrust, Penetrate Armor, Long Slash, Bleed, Cleave, Lunge, Second, Create Opening, Braced, Bladesong, Bladedance, Puncture, Striking.
* [[Enchantment]]: Gains +1 enchantment when eating weapons that have an enchantment higher than its own, subject to the same chances as above

Some weapon types will also pass on special abilites to the glaive, granted by specific weapons with a {{frac|20}} chance:
* Hand-protection: [[broadsword (dNetHack)|broadsword]]s, [[shanta-pata]]s. Gains an enchantment-based AC bonus and hand-slot DR bonus.
* Whip tricks: [[bullwhip]]s, [[viperwhip]]s, [[whip-saw]]s, [[force-whip]]s. Can be applied as a regular whip would
* Digging: [[dwarvish mattock]]s, [[pick-axe]]s. Can be applied as a regular digging tool would up to 1 square away.
* [[Jousting]]: All [[lance]]-skill weapons.
* Axe chop: All [[axe]]-skill weapons and [[weapon-tool]]s.
* Crook: [[Shepherd's crook]]s. Can be applied as a regular shepherd's crook would.
* Spear-throwing: [[Atlatl (dNetHack)|Atlatl]]s

A pest glaive that had been poisoned and loses its coating through use will receive a secreting object property for that poison with a {{frac|20}} chance:
* Poison, Filth poison, Sleep poison, Blindness poison, Acid poison, Silver poison, Hallucination poison, Dire poison. All secreting object properties have a {{frac|40}} chance of coating the glaive in their respective poison every turn.


== Messages ==
{{message|You employ the secret arts of your kind, creating an uncanny shell glaive.}}
{{message|The glaive cannot eat unblemished metal.}}

== Encyclopedia entry ==
{{encyclopedia|
Wielded by the pests who emerge from scarlet mires. Noticeably
increases non-physical damage resistance.

Though men might recognize the keen intellect of the pests
evidenced by this spear's uncanny design, it will never
be understood by them.
[ Adapted from Elden Ring, by FromSoftware ]
}}

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