Alhoon

The alhoon is a powerful and deadly monster that appears in dNetHack and EvilHack. An alhoon is a mind flayer which managed to become a lich, and shares traits of both monsters - mixing the cold touch, casting and life drain of the lich with the tentacles and intelligence drain of the mind flayer.

dNetHack

L alhoon
Difficulty	25
Attacks	Touch 3d6 cold, Tentacle 1d4 int drain, Tentacle 1d2 life drain, Tentacle 1d2 life drain, Cast 0d0 mage spell

L alhoon
Difficulty	25
Attacks	Touch 3d6 cold, Tentacle 1d4 int drain, Tentacle 1d2 life drain, Tentacle 1d2 life drain, Cast 0d0 mage spell
Base level	17
Base experience	569
Speed	9
Base AC	−4
Base MR	90
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1200
Nutritional value	100
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, poison, petrification
Resistances conveyed	poison
An alhoon: can fly. can survive underwater. does not breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is undead. is normally generated hostile. can pick up magical items. waits for you to come. has infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. cannot be tamed.

In dNetHack, alhoons act as the guardians of the second and third keys of neutrality.

Generation

They are found in the third level of the Lethe Gorge and in the tower on the second level of the Gulf of N'Kai.

EvilHack

Template:Monsym/alhoon alhoon
Difficulty	30
Attacks	Weapon 1d10, Touch 5d6 cold, Tentacles 2d1 intelligence drain, Tentacles 2d1 intelligence drain, Spell-casting

Template:Monsym/alhoon alhoon
Difficulty	30
Attacks	Weapon 1d10, Touch 5d6 cold, Tentacles 2d1 intelligence drain, Tentacles 2d1 intelligence drain, Spell-casting
Base level	26
Base experience	1115
Speed	9
Base AC	-6
Base MR	90
Alignment	-15 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1200
Nutritional value	250
Size	Medium
Resistances	psychic,fire,cold,sleep,electricity,poison,level drain
Resistances conveyed	None
A alhoon: can fly. does not breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is normally generated hostile. is nasty. likes gold. likes gems. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. wants the Book of the Dead. has infravision. can be seen through infravision. appears only in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse.
Reference	EvilHack - monst.c, line 642

Encyclopedia Entry

A truly terrifying creature, alhoons are rogue master mind flayers that sought out ultimate magical power, sacrificing their souls and becoming something akin to an arch-lich. Alhoons do not have as many tentacle attacks as their mind flayer brethren, but they can cast powerful spells. They enjoy all of the strengths and weaknesses associated with being undead.

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