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-  |resistances=[[sleep]], [[petrification]], [[Magic resistance|magic]]
+  |resistances=[[sleep resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[magic resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=[[cold]]
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 An '''uvuudaum''', {{brightmagenta|U}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The uvuudaum is an [[unknown abomination]] that has no [[head]] or [[eyes]], is [[strong]], [[thick-skinned]], [[unbreathing]], [[amphibious]], is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], has very strong [[regeneration]], can [[see invisible]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can follow a [[hero]] to other levels if it is adjacent. Uvuudaums cannot be made [[tame]].<!--Or it shouldn't be able to, anyway.-->
-An uvuudaum has six attacks - a [[polearm]]-ranged [[vorpal]] [[#Brainspike|brain-spike]] attack that is the most lethal one by far, along with a main hand and offhand weapon attack, a claw attack, clerical [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcasting]], and a passive wide-angle gaze that causes [[confusion]] in those who can see them, even while it is peaceful. Uvuudaums possess [[sleep resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[magic resistance]], and intrinsic [[displacement]].
+An uvuudaum has six attacks - a [[polearm]]-ranged [[vorpal]] [[#Brainspike|brain-spike]] attack that is the most lethal one by far, along with a main hand and offhand weapon attack, a claw attack, clerical [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcasting]], and a passive wide-angle gaze that causes [[confusion]] in those who can see them, even while it is peaceful. Uvuudaums possess [[sleep resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[magic resistance]], and intrinsic [[Displacement (property)|displacement]].
 An uvuudaum has various other intrinsic abilities as well: it gains +20 [[to-hit]] due to its pre-cognitive abilities, has a passive 25 HP-per-turn regeneration, 10-point damage reduction, and an intrinsic [[life saving]] property that revives the uvuudaum when it dies, though it will activate no more than once every 34 turns. Uvuudaums also possess a unique aura that qualifies as both holy and unholy: direct contact with an uvuudaum deals +4d9 damage to holy-hating monsters such as [[major demon]]s and [[undead]], and deals +3d7 to unholy-hating monsters such as [[Angel]]s and similar [[angelic being]]s. Direct contact includes the brainspike and claw attacks, as well as any bare-handed weapon attacks they may make.
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 Hostile uvuudaums are easily among the most dangerous members of their monster class, and one of the most deadly monster overall to encounter - the best course of action is usually to simply avoid an uvuudaum or else teleport them away, especially on the [[ascension run]].
-Those seeking to kill uvuudaums must have significant amounts of persistence and preparation: high damage output and accuracy is required to counteract the uvuudaum's high regeneration rate and intrinsic life saving - their intrinsic displacement generally also requires multiple attack attempts to actually inflict damage in the first place. As their passive confusion makes them perilous to even perceive, they are especially dangerous for any [[spellcasting]]-focused characters.
+Those seeking to kill uvuudaums must have significant amounts of persistence and preparation: high damage output and accuracy is required to counteract the uvuudaum's high regeneration rate and intrinsic life saving&mdash;their intrinsic displacement generally also requires multiple attack attempts to actually inflict damage in the first place. As their passive confusion makes them perilous to even perceive, they are especially dangerous for any [[spellcasting]]-focused characters.
 ===Meditation===

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-An '''uvuudaum''', {{brightmagenta|U}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The uvuudaum is an [[unknown abomination]] that is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], and cannot be [[tame]]d.<!--Or it shouldn't be able to, anyway.-->
+An '''uvuudaum''', {{brightmagenta|U}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The uvuudaum is an [[unknown abomination]] that has no [[head]] or [[eyes]], is [[strong]], [[thick-skinned]], [[unbreathing]], [[amphibious]], is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], has very strong [[regeneration]], can [[see invisible]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can follow a [[hero]] to other levels if it is adjacent. Uvuudaums cannot be made [[tame]].<!--Or it shouldn't be able to, anyway.-->
-An uvuudaum has six attacks - the most lethal by far is its [[polearm]]-ranged [[vorpal]] [[#Brainspike|brain-spike]] attack, a main hand and offhand weapon attack, a claw attack, clerical [[monster spell|spellcasting]], and a passive wide-angle gaze that causes [[confusion]] in those who can see them, even while it is peaceful. Uvuudaums possess [[sleep resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[magic resistance]] as well as [[displacement]].
+An uvuudaum has six attacks - a [[polearm]]-ranged [[vorpal]] [[#Brainspike|brain-spike]] attack that is the most lethal one by far, along with a main hand and offhand weapon attack, a claw attack, clerical [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcasting]], and a passive wide-angle gaze that causes [[confusion]] in those who can see them, even while it is peaceful. Uvuudaums possess [[sleep resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[magic resistance]], and intrinsic [[displacement]].
 An uvuudaum has various other intrinsic abilities as well: it gains +20 [[to-hit]] due to its pre-cognitive abilities, has a passive 25 HP-per-turn regeneration, 10-point damage reduction, and an intrinsic [[life saving]] property that revives the uvuudaum when it dies, though it will activate no more than once every 34 turns. Uvuudaums also possess a unique aura that qualifies as both holy and unholy: direct contact with an uvuudaum deals +4d9 damage to holy-hating monsters such as [[major demon]]s and [[undead]], and deals +3d7 to unholy-hating monsters such as [[Angel]]s and similar [[angelic being]]s. Direct contact includes the brainspike and claw attacks, as well as any bare-handed weapon attacks they may make.
 ==Generation==
-Uvuudaums are an ineligible form for [[polymorph]], and do not randomly generate in [[Gehennom]].
+Randomly-generated uvuudaums are always created hostile, and do not randomly generate in [[Gehennom]]. Despite being listed as always hostile, randomly-generated uvuudaums in the main dungeon will become peaceful and will almost always ''remain'' so - see [[#Meditation|below]] for details. Conversely, uvuudaums in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] will always be hostile. Upon killing the [[Wizard of Yendor]] or else performing the [[Invocation]] while the Wizard is still alive, all existing uvuudaums and any subsequently generated ones will be permanently hostile.
-Despite being listed as always hostile, randomly generated uvuudaums in the main dungeon will be created as peaceful, and will almost always ''remain'' so - see [[#Meditation|below]] for details. Conversely, uvuudaums in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] will always be hostile. Upon killing the [[Wizard of Yendor]] or else performing the [[Invocation]] while the Wizard is still alive, all existing uvuudaums and any subsequently generated ones will be permanently hostile.
+An uvuudaum is [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[robe]] that may be either tattered or lightly enchanted, but has no other special properties in either case.
-An uvuudaums is [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[robe]] that may be either tattered or lightly enchanted, but has no other special properties in either case.
+An uvuudaum is an ineligible form for [[polymorph]], and [[Corpseless|never leaves a corpse]] upon death.
 ==Strategy==
-Hostile uvuudaums are easily among the most dangerous members of their monster class, and one of the most deadly to encounter on the [[ascension run]] - the best course of action is usually to simply avoid an uvuudaum or else teleport them away.
+Hostile uvuudaums are easily among the most dangerous members of their monster class, and one of the most deadly monster overall to encounter - the best course of action is usually to simply avoid an uvuudaum or else teleport them away, especially on the [[ascension run]].
 Those seeking to kill uvuudaums must have significant amounts of persistence and preparation: high damage output and accuracy is required to counteract the uvuudaum's high regeneration rate and intrinsic life saving - their intrinsic displacement generally also requires multiple attack attempts to actually inflict damage in the first place. As their passive confusion makes them perilous to even perceive, they are especially dangerous for any [[spellcasting]]-focused characters.
 ===Meditation===
-Fortunately for you, hostile uvuudaums that are encountered outside of the [[Anachrononaut]]'s [[Anachrononaut quest|quest branch]] will lapse into a meditating state and become peaceful towards [[you]] - even if you disturb or anger them, they will eventually revert to a meditative state and become peaceful again (provided you survive that mistake long enough). Once you have become a [[demigod]] by killing the Wizard of Yendor or performing the Invocation as above, uvuudaums will cease their meditation and become permanently hostile.
+Fortunately for most heroes, hostile uvuudaums that are encountered outside of the [[Anachrononaut]]'s [[Anachrononaut quest|quest branch]] will lapse into a meditating state and become peaceful - even if you disturb or anger them, they will eventually revert to a meditative state and become peaceful again (provided you manage to survive that mistake long enough). Once you have become a [[demigod]] by killing the Wizard of Yendor or performing the Invocation as above, uvuudaums will cease their meditation and become permanently hostile.
 ===Brainspike===
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 * The constitution poison is a standard poison effect with no special scaling.
-The brainspike attack is also a vorpal attack that has the standard {{frac|20}} chance of causing [[instadeath]]. As with other monsters with vorpal attacks, the brainspike's vorpal effect can be fully blocked by wearing any kind of [[helm]], though non-[[artifact]] helms will usually be destroyed as a result - if the vorpal effect triggers against a target that is [[unsolid]] or [[Body parts|headless]], the attack deals double damage rather than no damage at all.
+The brainspike attack is also a vorpal attack that has the standard {{frac|20}} chance of causing [[instadeath]]. As with other monsters that have vorpal attacks, the brainspike's vorpal effect can be fully blocked by wearing any kind of [[helm]], though non-[[artifact]] helms will usually be destroyed as a result - if the vorpal effect activates against a target that is [[unsolid]] or [[Body parts|headless]], the attack deals double damage rather than no damage at all.
 ===Spellcasting===
-Uvuudaums can cast the following spells clerically, with base damage dependent on their [[monster level]] as normal (i.e. <ML>d6), and the final three spells are unique to them:
+Uvuudaums can cast the following spells clerically, with the base damage dependent on their [[monster level]] as normal (i.e. <ML>d6), and the final three spells are unique to them:
 * [[Psi bolt]]: Direct damage (capped at 50).
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 * Avoid using a [[User:Chris/dNethack/dNethack_Items#Hellish Items|wage of sloth]] or the [[DNetHack artifacts#The Garnet Rod|Garnet Rod's]] time stop [[invoke]] effect - uvuudaums are effectively immune to any form of time-stopping, gaining the same bonus movement points that you would.
-* Some [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]] can remove monsters from the game without killing them under certain conditions, bypassing all forms of lifesaving including the uvuudaum's. This includes [[Tenebrous]]'s Echoes of the Last Word, [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Eden, the First Garden|Eden's]] Recall to Eden, and both [[Ahazu]]'s active and passive Abduction.
+* Some [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]] can remove monsters from the game without killing them under certain conditions, bypassing all forms of life saving including that of the uvuudaum. This includes [[Tenebrous]]'s Echoes of the Last Word, [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Eden, the First Garden|Eden's]] Recall to Eden, and both [[Ahazu]]'s active and passive Abduction.
 * Uvuudaums are also not immune to [[cancellation]], though their 80 MR will make successfully cancelling one very difficult.
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 * Avoid using a [[User:Chris/dNethack/dNethack_Items#Hellish Items|wage of sloth]] or the [[DNetHack artifacts#The Garnet Rod|Garnet Rod's]] time stop [[invoke]] effect - uvuudaums are effectively immune to any form of time-stopping, gaining the same bonus movement points that you would.
-* Some [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]] can remove monsters from the game without killing them under certain conditions, bypassing all forms of lifesaving including the uvuudaum's. This includes [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Tenebrous.2C the Demonic Shadow|Tenebrous's]] Echoes of the Last Word, [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Eden, the First Garden|Eden's]] Recall to Eden, and both [[Ahazu]]'s active and passive Abduction.
+* Some [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]] can remove monsters from the game without killing them under certain conditions, bypassing all forms of lifesaving including the uvuudaum's. This includes [[Tenebrous]]'s Echoes of the Last Word, [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Eden, the First Garden|Eden's]] Recall to Eden, and both [[Ahazu]]'s active and passive Abduction.
 * Uvuudaums are also not immune to [[cancellation]], though their 80 MR will make successfully cancelling one very difficult.

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-An '''uvuudaum''', {{brightmagenta|U}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The uvuudaum is an [[unknown abomination]] that is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], and possesses [[sleep resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[magic resistance]] as well as [[displacement]] - it also cannot be [[tame]]d.<!--Or it shouldn't be able to, anyway.--> An uvuudaum has six attacks - the most lethal by far is its [[polearm]]-ranged [[vorpal]] [[#Brainspike|brain-spike]] attack, a main hand and offhand weapon attack, a claw attack, clerical [[monster spell|spellcasting]], and a passive wide-angle gaze that causes [[confusion]] in those who can see them, even while peaceful.
+An '''uvuudaum''', {{brightmagenta|U}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The uvuudaum is an [[unknown abomination]] that is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], and cannot be [[tame]]d.<!--Or it shouldn't be able to, anyway.-->
 An uvuudaum has various other intrinsic abilities as well: it gains +20 [[to-hit]] due to its pre-cognitive abilities, has a passive 25 HP-per-turn regeneration, 10-point damage reduction, and an intrinsic [[life saving]] property that revives the uvuudaum when it dies, though it will activate no more than once every 34 turns. Uvuudaums also possess a unique aura that qualifies as both holy and unholy: direct contact with an uvuudaum deals +4d9 damage to holy-hating monsters such as [[major demon]]s and [[undead]], and deals +3d7 to unholy-hating monsters such as [[Angel]]s and similar [[angelic being]]s. Direct contact includes the brainspike and claw attacks, as well as any bare-handed weapon attacks they may make.
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 * The constitution poison is a standard poison effect with no special scaling.
-The brainspike attack is also a vorpal attack that has the standard {{frac|20}} chance of causing [[instadeath]]. As with other monsters with vorpal attacks, the brainspike's vorpal effect can be fully blocked by wearing any kind of [[helm]], though the helm will usually be destroyed as a result - if the vorpal effect triggers against a target that is [[unsolid]] or [[Body parts|headless]], the attack deals double damage rather than no damage at all.
+The brainspike attack is also a vorpal attack that has the standard {{frac|20}} chance of causing [[instadeath]]. As with other monsters with vorpal attacks, the brainspike's vorpal effect can be fully blocked by wearing any kind of [[helm]], though non-[[artifact]] helms will usually be destroyed as a result - if the vorpal effect triggers against a target that is [[unsolid]] or [[Body parts|headless]], the attack deals double damage rather than no damage at all.
 ===Spellcasting===
-Uvuudaums can cast the following spells, with base damage dependent on their level (i.e. <ML>d6) and the final three spells being unique to them:
+Uvuudaums can cast the following spells clerically, with base damage dependent on their [[monster level]] as normal (i.e. <ML>d6), and the final three spells are unique to them:
 * [[Psi bolt]]: Direct damage (capped at 50).

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 ===Brainspike===
-The uvuudaum's brainspike attack can hit anywhere within 2 squares similar to the range of a polearm, dealing physical damage and draining [[constitution]], [[wisdom]] and [[energy]] while inducing [[amnesia]] and [[hallucination]]:
+The uvuudaum's brainspike attack can hit anywhere within 2 squares of it, similar to the range of a polearm, and deals physical damage while draining [[constitution]], [[wisdom]] and [[energy]] as well as inducing [[amnesia]] and [[hallucination]]:
 * The severity of the wisdom reduction and amnesia, as well as the duration of hallucination, are both scaled by {{frac|6}} of the physical damage dealt and is further halved by [[poison resistance]].
 * The amount of energy drained by the brainspike attack is equal to half the physical damage dealt.
 The brainspike attack is also a vorpal attack that has the standard {{frac|20}} chance of causing [[instadeath]]. As with other monsters with vorpal attacks, the brainspike's vorpal effect can be fully blocked by wearing any kind of [[helm]], though the helm will usually be destroyed as a result - if the vorpal effect triggers against a target that is [[unsolid]] or [[Body parts|headless]], the attack deals double damage rather than no damage at all.

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-An '''uvuudaum''', {{brightmagenta|U}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]]. The uvuudaum is an [[unknown abomination]] that is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], and possesses [[sleep resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[magic resistance]] as well as [[displacement]] - it also cannot be [[tame]]d.<!--Or it shouldn't be able to, anyway.--> An uvuudaum has six attacks - the most lethal by far is its [[polearm]]-ranged [[vorpal]] [[#Brainspike|brain-spike]] attack, a main hand and offhand weapon attack, a claw attack, clerical [[monster spell|spellcasting]], and a passive wide-angle gaze that causes [[confusion]] in those who can see them, even while peaceful.
+An '''uvuudaum''', {{brightmagenta|U}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The uvuudaum is an [[unknown abomination]] that is capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]], and possesses [[sleep resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[magic resistance]] as well as [[displacement]] - it also cannot be [[tame]]d.<!--Or it shouldn't be able to, anyway.--> An uvuudaum has six attacks - the most lethal by far is its [[polearm]]-ranged [[vorpal]] [[#Brainspike|brain-spike]] attack, a main hand and offhand weapon attack, a claw attack, clerical [[monster spell|spellcasting]], and a passive wide-angle gaze that causes [[confusion]] in those who can see them, even while peaceful.
 An uvuudaum has various other intrinsic abilities as well: it gains +20 [[to-hit]] due to its pre-cognitive abilities, has a passive 25 HP-per-turn regeneration, 10-point damage reduction, and an intrinsic [[life saving]] property that revives the uvuudaum when it dies, though it will activate no more than once every 34 turns. Uvuudaums also possess a unique aura that qualifies as both holy and unholy: direct contact with an uvuudaum deals +4d9 damage to holy-hating monsters such as [[demon]]s and [[undead]], and deals +3d7 to unholy-hating monsters such as [[Angel]]s and similar [[angelic being]]s. Direct contact includes the brainspike and claw attacks, as well as any bare-handed weapon attacks they may make.
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 their long spikes run with strange venoms.|
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 * A [[The Silver Flame|Silver Flame]] weapon will bypass displacement, allowing you to more reliably hit the uvuudaum. However, this is only an option for lawfuls, Anachrononauts, Binders, or unaligned Madmen, unless you want your god to smite you.
 * A [[misotheistic pyramid]] can be used to temporarily block all clerical spellcasting. However, it will potentially anger your god, give you [[darkvision]] (as with a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]]), and make you unable to use pray or use altars for its duration.
-* Above all else, wear a helmet to avoid an instakill from brainspike attacks.
+* Above all else, wear a helmet whenever possible to avoid an instakill from brainspike attacks.
 For Anachrononauts encountering hostile uvuudaums on their quest as well as during the ascension run, there are additional or altered requirements: