Quickling (dNetHack) - Revision history

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 Quicklings make up {{frac|20}} of the monsters randomly generated in the forest and ford areas of the [[Mordor Ruins Quest]].
-[[Mistweaver]] quicklings aligned with [[the Black Mother]] can be generated by the hostile [[Blessed (monster)|blessed]] while they are unseen. Mistweaver quicklings can also be summoned by the [[summon young]] [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]], and will not disappear after a set amount of time as with other summoned monsters. Quicklings generated in the Lost Cities (all floors of the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] below the [[Rilmani]] town) are always aligned with the Black Mother, and will be generated as peaceful if the hero is in her cult and has good standing with her.
+[[Mistweaver]] quicklings aligned with [[the Black Mother]] can be generated by the hostile [[Blessed (monster)|blessed]] while they are unseen. Mistweaver quicklings can also be summoned by the [[summon young]] [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]], which does not respect extinction and will not cause them to disappear after a set amount of time. Quicklings generated in the Lost Cities (all floors of the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] below the [[Rilmani]] town) are always aligned with the Black Mother, and will be generated as peaceful if the hero is in her cult and has good standing with her.
 [[Zombie (dNetHack)|Zombified]] quicklings can appear among the many undead that are randomly generated in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] after level creation.

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 ==Origin==
-The quickling is a type of small, humanoid fey creature that originates in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where they debut in the 1st Edition ''Monster Manual II''. Quicklings are at most 2 feet tall, with pale blue or blue-white skin, hair that is often snow white, and elfin features that are sharper and more feral than those of usual elves. They often live in forests where the Unseelie hold sway, living near poisoned or cursed springs as well as areas where the presence of powerful chaotic beings linger. As their name indicates, quicklings possess blindingly high speed that make them indistinct blurs whose words cannot be properly heard or understood unless they actively speak more slowly. They are cruel, devious and capricious on top of being hyperactive, preferring not to slow down and constantly pacing and shifting in place whenever they are forced to be "stationary."
+The quickling is a type of small, humanoid fey creature that originates in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where they debut in the 1st Edition ''Monster Manual II''. Quicklings are at most 2 feet tall, with pale blue or blue-white skin, hair that is often snow white, and elfin features that are sharper and more feral than those of usual elves. They often live in forests where the Unseelie hold sway, living near poisoned or cursed springs as well as areas where the presence of powerful chaotic beings linger. As their name indicates, quicklings possess blindingly high speed that make them indistinct blurs whose words cannot be properly heard or understood unless they actively speak more slowly. They are cruel, devious and capricious, as well as hyperactive and preferring not to slow down, to the point that they constantly pace and shift in place whenever they are forced to be "stationary."
 Over the game's various editions, quicklings are generally inclined towards evil (if not specifically chaotic evil): they spend most of their vexing slower beings, and generally delight in causing mischief and suffering, especially when the blame falls on others and causes further discord. The quickling's size and speed are said to be the result of their being transformed from a taller race that was lazy and egotistical, causing them to be late constantly when answering summons from the Queen of Air and Darkness. Quicklings typically fight with daggers and short swords, and some are also natural casters that utilize spells such as "forget", "levitate" and "ventriloquism"&mdash;they often rely upon their speed to ambush and outwit foes, focusing their attacks on weaker targets while evading tougher ones. Quicklings are known to serve as spies, assassins and saboteurs for fomorian rulers.

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 Quicklings are generated [[asleep]] {{frac|4|5}} of the time unless the hero has the [[Amulet of Yendor]], in which case they will always be generated awake.
-Quicklings may be generated as [[minion]]s of [[Hermes]].
+Quicklings can appear as [[minion]]s of [[Hermes]].
 Each monster in a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] occupied by an [[Elf (monster)|elf]], [[Elvenking]] or [[Elvenqueen (dNetHack)|Elvenqueen]] has a {{frac|9|100}} chance of being a quickling. They may also appear as default [[Prisoner (dNetHack)|prisoners]] in other throne rooms.
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 Quicklings make up {{frac|20}} of the monsters randomly generated in the forest and ford areas of the [[Mordor Ruins Quest]].
-[[Mistweaver]] quicklings aligned with [[the Black Mother]] can be generated by the [[Blessed (monster)|blessed]]. Quicklings generated in the Lost Cities (all floors of the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] below the [[Rilmani]] town) are always aligned with the Black Mother, and will be generated as peaceful if the hero is in her cult and has good standing with her.
+[[Mistweaver]] quicklings aligned with [[the Black Mother]] can be generated by the hostile [[Blessed (monster)|blessed]] while they are unseen. Mistweaver quicklings can also be summoned by the [[summon young]] [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]], and will not disappear after a set amount of time as with other summoned monsters. Quicklings generated in the Lost Cities (all floors of the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] below the [[Rilmani]] town) are always aligned with the Black Mother, and will be generated as peaceful if the hero is in her cult and has good standing with her.
 [[Zombie (dNetHack)|Zombified]] quicklings can appear among the many undead that are randomly generated in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] after level creation.

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 {{for|the monster in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|quickling (SLASH'EM)}}
-A '''quickling''', {{brightblue|n}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The quickling is a tiny female [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey]] [[humanoid]] that is a type of [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]]: she has [[infravision]] and a [[low-light vision]] of 2, can be seen via infravision, [[teleport]]s at random while moving, and will seek out [[weapon]]s and other items to pick up. Quicklings have 6 points of [[AC]] in the 'dodge' category.
+A '''quickling''', {{brightblue|n}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The quickling is a tiny female [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey]] [[humanoid]] [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]]: she has [[infravision]] and a [[low-light vision]] of 2, can be seen via infravision, [[teleport]]s at random while moving, and will seek out [[weapon]]s and other items to pick up. Quicklings have 6 points of [[AC]] in the 'dodge' category.
 Quicklings have a single weak weapon attack.

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 Quicklings make up {{frac|20}} of the monsters randomly generated in the forest and ford areas of the [[Mordor Ruins Quest]].
-[[Mistweaver]] quicklings can be generated by the [[Blessed (monster)|blessed]]. Quicklings generated in the Lost Cities (all floors of the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] below the [[Rilmani]] town) are always aligned with [[the Black Mother]], and will be generated as peaceful if the hero is in her cult and has good standing with her.
+[[Mistweaver]] quicklings aligned with [[the Black Mother]] can be generated by the [[Blessed (monster)|blessed]]. Quicklings generated in the Lost Cities (all floors of the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] below the [[Rilmani]] town) are always aligned with the Black Mother, and will be generated as peaceful if the hero is in her cult and has good standing with her.
 [[Zombie (dNetHack)|Zombified]] quicklings can appear among the many undead that are randomly generated in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] after level creation.

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   |nutr=30
   |size=tiny
-  |resistances=
+  |resistances=none
-  |resistances conveyed=
+  |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|A quickling|humanoid=1|tport=1|omnivore=1|female=1|collect=1|infravision=1|infravisible=1|nohell=1}}
-  |reference=
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.25.0/src/monst.c#L1419 dNAO 3.25.0 - src/monst.c, line 1419]
 }}
 {{for|the monster in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|quickling (SLASH'EM)}}