Sprig of wolfsbane - Revision history

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 The name comes from the Greek ''ἀκόνιτον'', which may derive from either ''akon'' ("dart" or "javelin", the tips of which were poisoned with the plant's juices), or from ''akonae'' because of the rocky ground on which the plant was thought to grow. The northern wolfsbane uses the Greek name ''lycoctonum'', which translates literally to "wolf's bane" and is thought to indicate that its juice was a poison used in arrows or baits for killing wolves&mdash;possibly related to this is the use of the plant to cure lycanthropy or ward off werewolves and vampires, a trope partly established by the 1931 classic horror film ''Dracula'' where Van Helsing instructs a nurse in its use to protect Mina from Count Dracula. This partly explains its functions in ''NetHack''.
-Unlike wolfsbane in ''NetHack'', most ''Aconitum'' species are extremely poisonous and must be handled very carefully<ref>http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aconi007.html</ref>&mdash;some Old World bumblebees and the caterpillars of several moth species have been observed to feed on the plant. The toxicity of wolfsbane has been understood from ancient times, based on how frequently aconitum and wolfsbanes are represented as such in literature dating from classical times and beyond. Aconite was described in Greek and Roman folk medicine by Theophrastus, Dioscorides, and Pliny the Elder, and folk medicinal use of ''Aconitum'' species is still practiced in areas such as parts of Slovenia. Several species of ''Aconitum'' have been used as arrow poisons for hunting purposes by various indigenous cultures such as the Bropka, Ainu and Aleuts.
+Unlike wolfsbane in ''NetHack'', most ''Aconitum'' species are extremely poisonous and must be handled very carefully.<ref>http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aconi007.html</ref> The toxicity of wolfsbane has been understood from ancient times, based on how frequently aconitum and wolfsbanes are represented as such in literature dating from classical times and beyond. Aconite was described in Greek and Roman folk medicine by Theophrastus, Dioscorides, and Pliny the Elder, and folk medicinal use of ''Aconitum'' species is still practiced in areas such as parts of Slovenia. Several species of ''Aconitum'' have been used as arrow poisons for hunting purposes by various indigenous cultures such as the Bropka, Ainu and Aleuts. Despite its toxicity, some Old World bumblebees and the caterpillars of several moth species have been observed to feed on the plant.
 ==Variants==

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 The name comes from the Greek ''ἀκόνιτον'', which may derive from either ''akon'' ("dart" or "javelin", the tips of which were poisoned with the plant's juices), or from ''akonae'' because of the rocky ground on which the plant was thought to grow. The northern wolfsbane uses the Greek name ''lycoctonum'', which translates literally to "wolf's bane" and is thought to indicate that its juice was a poison used in arrows or baits for killing wolves&mdash;possibly related to this is the use of the plant to cure lycanthropy or ward off werewolves and vampires, a trope partly established by the 1931 classic horror film ''Dracula'' where Van Helsing instructs a nurse in its use to protect Mina from Count Dracula. This partly explains its functions in ''NetHack''.
-Unlike wolfsbane in ''NetHack'', most ''Aconitum'' species are extremely poisonous and must be handled very carefully<ref>http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aconi007.html</ref>&mdash;some Old World bumblebeed and the caterpillars of several moth species have been observed to feed on the plant. The toxicity of wolfsbane has been understood from ancient times, based on how frequently aconitum and wolfsbanes are represented as such in literature dating from classical times and beyond. Aconite was described in Greek and Roman folk medicine by Theophrastus, Dioscorides, and Pliny the Elder, and folk medicinal use of ''Aconitum'' species is still practiced in areas such as parts of Slovenia. Several species of ''Aconitum'' have been used as arrow poisons for hunting purposes by various indigenous cultures such as the Bropka, Ainu and Aleuts.
+Unlike wolfsbane in ''NetHack'', most ''Aconitum'' species are extremely poisonous and must be handled very carefully<ref>http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aconi007.html</ref>&mdash;some Old World bumblebees and the caterpillars of several moth species have been observed to feed on the plant. The toxicity of wolfsbane has been understood from ancient times, based on how frequently aconitum and wolfsbanes are represented as such in literature dating from classical times and beyond. Aconite was described in Greek and Roman folk medicine by Theophrastus, Dioscorides, and Pliny the Elder, and folk medicinal use of ''Aconitum'' species is still practiced in areas such as parts of Slovenia. Several species of ''Aconitum'' have been used as arrow poisons for hunting purposes by various indigenous cultures such as the Bropka, Ainu and Aleuts.
 ==Variants==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Undead Slayer]]s start the game with 5-10 blessed sprigs of wolfsbane.{{refsrc|u_init.c|222|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} The Priest's starting sprigs of wolfsbane are also blessed.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Undead Slayer]]s start the game with 5-10 blessed sprigs of wolfsbane.{{refsrc|u_init.c|222|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} The [[Priest/SLASH'EM|Priest's]] starting sprigs of wolfsbane are also blessed.
 SLASH'EM incorporates [[Dungeon Growths]], which causes sprigs of wolfsbane to multiply when left on the [[floor]].

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-A '''sprig of wolfsbane''' is a type of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[veggy]] and considered [[vegan]].
+A '''sprig of wolfsbane''', sometimes known simply as '''wolfsbane''', is a type of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[veggy]] and considered [[vegan]].
 ==Generation==
-[[Priest]]s and Priestesses start each game with 1-2 sprigs of wolfsbane.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|106|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Tourist]]s may start with sprigs of wolfsbane among their initial food items.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|144|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[hero]]es that are not [[Wizard]]s may start with sprigs of wolfsbane among their extra food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|188|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|851|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Priest]]s and Priestesses start each game with 1-2 uncursed sprigs of wolfsbane.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|106|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Tourist]]s may start with sprigs of wolfsbane among their initial food items.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|144|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[hero]]es that are not [[Wizard]]s may start with sprigs of wolfsbane among their extra food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|188|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|851|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Sprigs of wolfsbane are rare and make up {{frac|7|1000}} (0.7%) of all randomly-generated comestibles. General [[store]]s, delicatessens and health food stores can sell sprigs of wolfsbane.
 ==Description==
-[[Eating]] a sprig of wolfsbane takes 1 action, and finishing the meal cures [[lycanthropy]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2191|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Eating]] a sprig of wolfsbane takes 1 action and cures [[lycanthropy]] for the [[hero]] upon finishing, returning them to normal form.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2191|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==History==
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 ==Origin==
-{{wikipedia|Wolfsbane}}
+{{wikipedia|Wolf's bane}}
 Wolfsbane is one of many names for a flowering plant of the genus ''Aconitum'': Also known as aconite, monkshood and leopard's bane among other names, the genus consists of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family ''Ranunculaceae'', such as the wolfsbane (''Aconitum vulparia'') and the northern wolfsbane (''Aconitum lycoctonum''); these plants are chiefly native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe and Asia.
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 Unlike wolfsbane in ''NetHack'', most ''Aconitum'' species are extremely poisonous and must be handled very carefully<ref>http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aconi007.html</ref>&mdash;some Old World bumblebeed and the caterpillars of several moth species have been observed to feed on the plant. The toxicity of wolfsbane has been understood from ancient times, based on how frequently aconitum and wolfsbanes are represented as such in literature dating from classical times and beyond. Aconite was described in Greek and Roman folk medicine by Theophrastus, Dioscorides, and Pliny the Elder, and folk medicinal use of ''Aconitum'' species is still practiced in areas such as parts of Slovenia. Several species of ''Aconitum'' have been used as arrow poisons for hunting purposes by various indigenous cultures such as the Bropka, Ainu and Aleuts.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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-Wolfsbane is a [[vegan]] food, and is also suitable food for herbivorous pets.
+A '''sprig of wolfsbane''' is a type of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[veggy]] and considered [[vegan]].
-Wielding wolfsbane has no effect on lycanthropes or wolves (as opposed to [[Clove of garlic|garlic]] or other [[The Banes|banes]]). You can't use wolfsbane to poison weapons, and it will not poison you if you eat it.
+==Generation==
-Eating a cursed sprig of wolfsbane might interrupt your meal, so that half of the sprig remains uneaten. If you finish the meal it will nevertheless grant you relief from lycanthropy.
+Sprigs of wolfsbane are rare and make up {{frac|7|1000}} (0.7%) of all randomly-generated comestibles. General [[store]]s, delicatessens and health food stores can sell sprigs of wolfsbane.
-== Generation ==
+==Description==
-[[Priest]]s begin the game with 1 or 2 sprigs of wolfsbane.
+==History==
-== Origin ==
+==Origin==
-[[NetHack is not real life]]; in real life, wolfsbane is extremely poisonous and should not be eaten. The name comes from the belief that it was unusually lethal to wolves.<ref>http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aconi007.html</ref>
+{{wikipedia|Wolfsbane}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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-== References ==
+==References==
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+{{nethack-367}}
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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+{{encyclopedia|1.  Any of various, usually poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum, having tuberous roots, palmately lobed leaves, blue or white flowers with large hoodlike upper sepals, and an aggregate of follicles.  2.  The dried leaves and roots of some of these plants, which yield a poisonous alkaloid that was formerly used medicinally.  In both senses also called monkshood.|[ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. ]
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-Eating a '''sprig of wolfsbane''' will cure [[lycanthropy]].{{refsrc|eat.c|2162|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}
+Eating a '''sprig of wolfsbane''' will cure [[lycanthropy]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2191|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
 Wolfsbane is a [[vegan]] food, and is also suitable food for herbivorous pets.
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 [[Category:Comestibles]]
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