Garo

Garo are a new member of the ghost monster class, added in dNetHack, as well as Slash'EM Extended and SLASHTHEM. To differentiate between different members of this class, the ASCII tile for the class has been changed to . (a period).

Garo

. garo
Difficulty	6
Attacks	Weapon 1d1 physical, Weapon 1d1 physical, Explode on death 4d4 garo report

. garo
Difficulty	6
Attacks	Weapon 1d1 physical, Weapon 1d1 physical, Explode on death 4d4 garo report
Base level	4
Base experience	54
Speed	10
Base AC	5
Base MR	4
Alignment	4 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	0
Size	medium
Resistances	cold, sleep, disintegration, poison, level drain, disease
Resistances conveyed
A garo: can blend in with its surroundings. can survive underwater. does not breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is undead. is normally generated hostile. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. appears only in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. resists level drain. cannot be tamed. does not naturally regenerate HP.

Regular garo start with two stilettos, and have a 25% chance of carrying shurikens. When they die, they divulge a rumor and then explode for 4d4 damage. The rumor is more often (75%) true than false. Garo have a 1% chance of leaving a garo mask behind after death.

"That is the ghost of a ninja. Its scientific name is Garo
Robe. They are merely shells that are empty on the inside.
They're the shells of spies from an enemy nation sent to
investigate Ikana. They have been unable to forget their
living days. Even now their spirits--emptiness cloaked in
darkness--continue to spy."

[ Pamela's Father, Majora's Mask ]

Garo master

. garo master
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Weapon 1d8 physical, Weapon 1d8 physical, Explode on death 4d8 garo report

. garo master
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Weapon 1d8 physical, Weapon 1d8 physical, Explode on death 4d8 garo report
Base level	18
Base experience	541
Speed	18
Base AC	-5
Base MR	18
Alignment	18 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	0
Size	medium
Resistances	cold, sleep, disintegration, poison, level drain, disease
Resistances conveyed
A garo master: can fly. can blend in with its surroundings. can survive underwater. does not breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is undead. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. appears only in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. resists level drain. cannot be tamed. does not naturally regenerate HP.

Only one garo master will be generated. It carries shurikens and two cursed stilettos. When it dies it divulges a single major consultation, then explodes for 4d8 damage. This major consultation does not interfere with XP gains from consulting with the Oracle. It is guaranteed to leave behind a garo master mask after death.

Leader of the ninja that came from points unknown to spy on
the Kingdom of Ikana. This master spy has uncovered secrets
greater and more dangerous than those found by lesser garo.

Origin

Garo come from the Legend of Zelda series. They are opponents in Majora's Mask.

References

dNetHack Makemon.c line 1045