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{{monster
|name=white naga hatchling
|symbol={{white|N}}
|tile=
|difficulty=
|level=3
|experience=
|speed=10
|AC=6
|MR=0
|align=0
|frequency=0
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=[[Bite attack|Bite]] 1d4 [[Physical damage|physical]]
|weight=500
|nutr=100
|size=large
|resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=[[cold resistance]] (10%), [[poison resistance]] (10%)
|attributes={{attributes|A white naga hatchling|nolimbs=1|slithy=1|thick=1|notake=1|acid=1|carnivore=1|strong=1}}
|reference=[https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/blob/f76e980/src/monst.c#L1885 UnNetHack commit f76e980 - src/monst.c, line 1885]
}}
{{for|the juvenile and adult forms of the monster in other variants|white naga}}
A '''white naga hatchling''', {{white|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The white naga hatchling is a juvenile form of [[naga]] that has an affinity to [[cold]], and it is both [[acidic]] and [[carnivorous]] like the [[black naga hatchling]] despite lacking either [[acid resistance]] or [[stoning resistance]].

A white naga hatchling has a single [[bite attack]], and possesses [[cold resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].

A white naga hatchling [[corpse]] is acidic to [[eat]], and eating a white naga hatchling corpse or [[tin]] has a {{frac|10}} chance each of granting cold resistance or poison resistance.

==Generation==
Randomly generated white naga hatchlings may generate as peaceful towards [[neutral]] [[hero]]es. A white naga hatchling can [[grow up]] into a [[White naga (UnNetHack)|white naga]], and can also hatch from white naga [[egg]]s.

White naga hatchlings are only randomly generated within levels and branches that are biased towards monsters of a particular alignment.

==Strategy==
Like red naga hatchlings, white naga hatchlings are somewhat slower than an unhasted hero at 10 [[speed]], and are generally non-threatening. Their corpses can be a valuable early source of cold resistance and poison resistance: the corpse being acidic makes it somewhat hazardous for low-HP heroes, but will also prevent most meat-eating [[pet]]s from stealing the corpse for themselves.

==Origin==
{{Wikipedia|Nāga}}
The Nāga (feminine "Nagi") are a supernatural race of half-human half-serpent beings that can occasionally take human form, and hold cultural significance in the folkloric traditions of many South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures over the past two millennia. Nagas also appear in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.

Their most common depiction is that of a snake with a human head, which the default tileset of ''NetHack'' draws from—other iconographic depictions portray them as human from the waist up and snake from the waist down, wholly human with snakes on the heads and necks, or even as common serpents. Various south and southeastern Asian cultures also portray Nāgas as having multiple usually-serpentine heads.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|<poem>
The naga is a mystical creature with the body of a snake and the head of a man or woman. They will fiercely protect the territory they consider their own. Some nagas can be forced to serve as guardians by a spellcaster of great power.
</poem>}}
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-{{for|the juvenile and adult forms of the monster in other variants|white naga}}
+{{otheruses|the juvenile monster in UnNetHack|the juvenile and adult forms of the monster in other variants|white naga}}
-A '''white naga hatchling''', {{white|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The white naga hatchling is a juvenile form of [[carnivorous]] [[naga]] that has an affinity to [[cold]], and it is [[acidic]] like the [[black naga hatchling]] despite lacking either [[acid resistance]] or [[stoning resistance]].
+A '''white naga hatchling''', {{white|N}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The white naga hatchling is a juvenile form of [[carnivorous]] [[naga]] that has an affinity to [[cold]], and it is [[acidic]] like the [[black naga hatchling]] despite lacking either [[acid resistance]] or [[stoning resistance]].
 A white naga hatchling has a single [[bite attack]], and possesses [[cold resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].

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 {{for|the juvenile and adult forms of the monster in other variants|white naga}}
-A '''white naga hatchling''', {{white|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The white naga hatchling is a juvenile form of [[naga]] that has an affinity to [[cold]], and it is both [[acidic]] and [[carnivorous]] like the [[black naga hatchling]] despite lacking either [[acid resistance]] or [[stoning resistance]].
+A '''white naga hatchling''', {{white|N}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The white naga hatchling is a juvenile form of [[carnivorous]] [[naga]] that has an affinity to [[cold]], and it is [[acidic]] like the [[black naga hatchling]] despite lacking either [[acid resistance]] or [[stoning resistance]].
 A white naga hatchling has a single [[bite attack]], and possesses [[cold resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
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 ==Strategy==
-Like red naga hatchlings, white naga hatchlings are somewhat slower than an unhasted hero at 10 [[speed]], and are generally non-threatening. Their corpses can be a valuable early source of cold resistance and poison resistance: the corpse being acidic makes it somewhat hazardous for low-HP heroes, but will also prevent most meat-eating [[pet]]s from stealing the corpse for themselves.
+Like red naga hatchlings, white naga hatchlings are somewhat slower than an unhasted hero at 10 [[speed]], and are generally non-threatening&mdash;unlike the adult white naga, they are also more commonplace in aligned branches outside of [[Sheol]], so a hero will typically see at least a couple before they reach the [[Valley of the Dead]]. White naga hatchling corpses can be a valuable early source of cold resistance and poison resistance: the corpse being acidic makes it somewhat hazardous for low-HP heroes, but will also prevent most meat-eating [[pet]]s from stealing the corpse for themselves.
 ==History==