Xorn (monster class)

For the monster, see xorn.

The xorn is a monster class that appears in NetHack, and is represented by an uppercase X glyph (X). Xorns are designated internally by the macro S_XORN.

The xorn is the only member of the monster class.

Generation

Xorns are the second quest monster class for the Monk quest - as they are also the second quest monster for Monks, this means that 17% of the monsters randomly generated in the branch will be xorns.

History

The xorn first appears in Hack for PDP-11, a variant of Jay Fenlason's Hack, and is included in the initial bestiary for Hack 1.0.

Variants

Some variants further populate the xorn monster class with monsters that may have similar traits to the xorn, including phasing and the ability to eat metal.

dNetHack

dNetHack adds some new monsters to the monster class:

• X bestial dervish
• X ethereal dervish
• X xorn monk

NetHack Fourk

In NetHack Fourk, this monster class is replaced by the large deep-rock dweller, which uses the same glyph and includes the xorn as part of the monster class - large deep-rock dwellers are still designated internally by the same macro.

SlashTHEM

SlashTHEM adds some new monsters to the monster class, including monsters from the biodiversity patch:

• X grid xorn
• X blemmye
• X otyugh
• X greater xorn
• X Marvin