Ancient of death

& ancient of death
Difficulty	23
Attacks	Weapon 88d1 vorpal, Weapon 88d1 life drain, Explode on death 88d1 physical

& ancient of death
Difficulty	23
Attacks	Weapon 88d1 vorpal, Weapon 88d1 life drain, Explode on death 88d1 physical
Base level	15
Base experience	666
Speed	4
Base AC	-44
Base MR	88
Alignment	14 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	large
Resistances	fire, cold, poison
Resistances conveyed
An ancient of death: can fly. can phase through walls. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. can see invisible creatures. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is a demon. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. appears only in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. cannot be tamed.

The ancient of death is a very slow but powerful demon in dNetHack.

Its weapon attacks are high-damage and can drain levels and even behead its target. When destroyed it explodes, dealing physical damage. It has a very low AC, and thus can be very hard to hit.