Aligned priest

@ Aligned priest
Difficulty	15
Attacks	Physical 4d10, kick 1d4, spell-casting (clerical)

@ Aligned priest
Difficulty	15
Attacks	Physical 4d10, kick 1d4, spell-casting (clerical)
Base level	12
Base experience	294
Speed	12
Base AC	10
Base MR	50
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	Not randomly generated
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Human
Resistances	Shock
Resistances conveyed	None

Religion in NetHack
priests alignment alignment record altars atheism anger gods sacrifice prayer turn undead

Aligned priests, @, tend the temples of NetHack. They will always appear as "priest of (deity)" and will be generated with a mace, small shield, a robe (or occasionally cloak of protection or cloak of magic resistance), and a small amount of gold. Priests tending temples will always be peaceful (except for the high priest of Moloch); however large amounts of priests of Moloch appear in Moloch's Sanctum and a large number of assorted hostile priests will appear on the Astral Plane.

Attempting to convert the temple's altar will anger the priest. Directly attacking a peaceful priest is a bad idea, as their God will strike you with lightning; however, the bolt can be deflected if you have reflection.

If you #chat to a priest, a variety of effects can result. If you have no gold, they will "give you two bits for an ale" (two zorkmids) if they have at least two gold (or one bit if they have exactly one gold), and will otherwise "preach the virtues of poverty". Otherwise, they will prompt you for a contribution to the temple; depending on the amount of gold you offer one of several events will happen:

Offer	Effect
0	"Thou shalt regret thine action!" If the priest is co-aligned, you lose one alignment point.
1-200 times current experience level	If this is less than half your gold, nothing happens. "Cheapskate." Otherwise, exercises wisdom. "I thank thee for thy contribution."
200-400 times current experience level	"Thou art indeed a pious individual." If this is more than half your gold, you are granted 500-999 turns of clairvoyance. "I bestow upon thee a blessing."
400-600 times current experience level	If you have no protection, earn 2-4 points of protection. Otherwise if you have less than 9 protection, or less than 20 with a 1-in-current-protection chance, earn an additional point of protection; if not, fall through to next case. (This is the preferred way to obtain protection.) "Thy devotion has been rewarded."
More than 600 times current experience level	"Thy selfless generosity is deeply appreciated." If this is more than half your gold: If you have not performed this action in the last 5000 turns, and your alignment is less than 0, it is reset to 0 Otherwise, you gain 2 alignment points.