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:''This article is about NetHack's deities. For the item known as “GoD”, see [[gauntlets of dexterity]].''
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A '''god''' is [[lawful]], [[neutral]], [[chaotic]], or [[unaligned]]. In every ''[[NetHack]]'' game, the [[role]] of your adventurer determines the pantheon of gods that the game uses. Each role's pantheon contains one lawful, one neutral, and one chaotic god; your task is to retrieve the [[Amulet of Yendor]] for the god of your alignment. To [[ascend]] (win the game) you must [[sacrifice]] the amulet at your god's [[high altar]].  You can sometimes #[[pray]] to your god in times of need.
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In ''[[NetHack]]'', the [[role]] of your adventurer determines the '''pantheon of gods''' that appear during the game. Each role's pantheon contains one [[lawful]], one [[neutral]], and one [[chaotic]] god; there is no functional difference in gameplay between gods of different alignments outside of which one you serve and which ones oppose you. These divine pantheons are listed as follows:
  
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The unaligned god is always [[Moloch]], who holds dominion over prayers and altars in [[Gehennom]]. [[Marduk]] is described in the [[introduction|introductory text]] as the Creator, from whom Moloch stole the Amulet of Yendor.  [[Elbereth]] is the name of an elf-goddess that can be #[[engrave]]d to frighten most monsters, but not [[human or elf|humans or elves]].
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An [[atheist]] character does not believe in gods, and thus tries to avoid actions directly involving [[religion]].
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Your task is to retrieve the [[Amulet of Yendor]] for the god of your alignment: to [[ascend]] and win the game, you must [[sacrifice]] the amulet at your god's [[high altar]] - you can sometimes #[[pray]] to your god in times of need, though be careful not to [[anger]] them. The pantheon for a priest(ess) is randomly selected from another single role; if a priest's lawful god is Blind Io, the neutral god is always going to be The Lady.
  
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==Unaligned gods==
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The [[unaligned]] god is always [[Moloch]], who holds dominion over prayers and altars in [[Gehennom]].
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!Neutral
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Of the other "unaligned" gods, [[Marduk]] is described in the [[introduction|introductory text]] as the Creator, from whom Moloch stole the Amulet of Yendor. [[Elbereth]] is the name of an elf-goddess that can be #[[engrave]]d to frighten most monsters, not including [[human]]s or [[elf|elves]].
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!Chaotic
 
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![[Archeologist]]
 
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| [[Quetzalcoatl]] || [[Camaxtli]] || [[Huhetotl]]
 
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![[Barbarian]]
 
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| [[Mitra]] || [[Crom]] || [[Set]]
 
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![[Caveman]]
 
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| [[Anu]] || [[Ishtar]] || [[Anshar]]
 
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![[Healer]]
 
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| [[Athena]] || [[Hermes]] || [[Poseidon]]
 
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![[Knight]]
 
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| [[Lugh]] || [[Brigit]] || [[Manannan Mac Lir]]
 
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![[Monk]]
 
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| [[Shan Lai Ching]] || [[Chih Sung-tzu]] || [[Huan Ti]]
 
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![[Priest]]
 
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| random || random || random
 
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![[Ranger]]
 
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| [[Mercury]] || [[Venus]] || [[Mars]]
 
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![[Rogue]]
 
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| [[Issek]] || [[Mog]] || [[Kos]]
 
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![[Samurai]]
 
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| [[Amaterasu Omikami]] || [[Raijin]] || [[Susanowo]]
 
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![[Tourist]]
 
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| [[Blind Io]] || [[The Lady]] || [[Offler]]
 
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![[Valkyrie]]
 
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| [[Tyr]] || [[Odin]] || [[Loki]]
 
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![[Wizard]]
 
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| [[Ptah]] || [[Thoth]] || [[Anhur]]
 
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The pantheon for a priest(ess) is randomly selected from another single role; if a priest's lawful god is Blind Io, the neutral god is always going to be The Lady.
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[[Atheist]] [[conduct]] tries to avoid actions directly involving the gods and other aspects of [[religion]].
  
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==Mythology==
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==Origin==
 
The NetHack pantheons (and related [[quest]]s) for each role are derived from a mix of real-world and fictional sources:
 
The NetHack pantheons (and related [[quest]]s) for each role are derived from a mix of real-world and fictional sources:
  
 
*Archeologist:  [[Wikipedia:Aztec mythology|Aztec mythology]]
 
*Archeologist:  [[Wikipedia:Aztec mythology|Aztec mythology]]
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*Barbarian:  [[Wikipedia:Robert E. Howard|Robert E. Howard's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Conan the Barbarian|Conan]]'' works of fiction
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*Barbarian:  [[Wikipedia:Robert E. Howard|Robert E. Howard's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Conan the Barbarian|Conan]]'' mythos
 
*Caveman:  [[Wikipedia:Mesopotamian mythology|Mesopotamian mythology]]
 
*Caveman:  [[Wikipedia:Mesopotamian mythology|Mesopotamian mythology]]
 
*Healer:  [[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]
 
*Healer:  [[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]
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*Monk:  [[Wikipedia:Chinese mythology|Chinese mythology]]
 
*Monk:  [[Wikipedia:Chinese mythology|Chinese mythology]]
 
*Ranger:  [[Wikipedia:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]]
 
*Ranger:  [[Wikipedia:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]]
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*Rogue:  [[Wikipedia:Fritz Leiber|Fritz Leiber's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser|Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]]'' works of fiction
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*Rogue:  [[Wikipedia:Fritz Leiber|Fritz Leiber's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser|Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]]'' mythos
 
*Samurai:  [[Wikipedia:Japanese mythology|Japanese mythology]]
 
*Samurai:  [[Wikipedia:Japanese mythology|Japanese mythology]]
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*Tourist:  [[Wikipedia:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Discworld|Discworld]]'' works of fiction
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*Tourist:  [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Discworld|Discworld]]'' mythos
 
*Valkyrie:  [[Wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]]
 
*Valkyrie:  [[Wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]]
 
*Wizard:  [[Wikipedia:Egyptian mythology|Egyptian mythology]]
 
*Wizard:  [[Wikipedia:Egyptian mythology|Egyptian mythology]]
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===Other deities===
 
===Other deities===
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*Marduk: [[Wikipedia:Babylonian mythology|Babylonian mythology]]
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*Marduk: [[Wikipedia:Babylonian mythology|Babylonian mythology]]
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*Moloch: [[Wikipedia:Moloch|The Bible]], [[Wikipedia:Dante Alighieri|Dante's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Dante's Inferno|Inferno]]'', [[D&D]] (among others)
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*Moloch: Ammonite mythology (in the Bible in the form "Molech," q.v. 1 Kings 11:7; Moloch is the Greek form of the Hebrew מֹּֽלֶךְ found in LXX in 2 Kings 23:10)
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*Elbereth: [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s works of fiction
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*Elbereth: [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Wikipedia:Middle-earth|Middle-earth]] mythos
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*Arioch: [[Michael Moorcock]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Elric of Melniboné|Elric of Melniboné]]'' mythos
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===In SLASH'EM===
 
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With the addition of New Roles new gods where also introduced.
 
  
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==Variants==
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===[[SLASH'EM]]===
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{|class="wikitable"
 
!
 
!
 
!Lawful
 
!Lawful
 
!Neutral
 
!Neutral
 
!Chaotic
 
!Chaotic
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!Origin
 
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![[Undead Slayer]]
 
![[Undead Slayer]]
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| [[Seeker]] || [[Osiris]] || [[Seth]]
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|[[Seeker]]
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|[[Osiris]]
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|[[Seth]]
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|Egyptian mythology (Seeker is likely a misspelling of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seker Seker])
 
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![[Flame Mage]]
 
![[Flame Mage]]
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|[[Earth]]
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|[[Fire]]
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|[[Ash]]
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|Aspects of fire
 
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![[Ice Mage]]
 
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| [[Air]] || [[Frost]] || [[Smoke]]
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|[[Air]]
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|[[Frost]]
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|[[Smoke]]
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|Aspects of ice
 
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![[Yeoman]]
 
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|[[His Majesty]]
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|[[His Holiness]]
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|[[The Commons]]
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War The English Civil War]
 
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![[Necromancer]]
 
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|[[Nharlotep]]
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|[[Zuggothobal]]
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|[https://rec.games.roguelike.nethack.narkive.com/MrSKt1jc/s-gothuulbe Invented], possibly inspired by [[Cthulhu Mythos]]
 
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===Convict patch===
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The [[Convict]] patch adds the Convict as a new role with its own pantheon, based on the Forgotten Realms mythology.
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!Lawful
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!Neutral
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!Chaotic
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![[Convict]]
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|[[Ilmater]]
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|[[Grumbar]]
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|[[Tymora]]
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===Pirate patch===
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The [[Pirate]] patch adds the Pirate as a new role with its own nautically-inspired pantheon
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!Lawful
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!Neutral
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!Chaotic
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|Davy Jones
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|the deep blue sea
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|the storm
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===[[SpliceHack]]===
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SpliceHack incorporates the Convict patch and Pirate patch. It has some original roles with their own pantheons.
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!Role
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!Neutral
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!Chaotic
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!Source
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|[[Cartomancer]] || Johnny || Spike || Timmy || [https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/timmy-johnny-and-spike-2013-12-03 Magic the Gathering archetypes]
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|[[Dragon rider]] || Enki || Enlil || Ereshkigal || [[wikipedia:Sumerian religion|Sumerian]]
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==Encyclopaedia entry==
 
==Encyclopaedia entry==
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Goddesses and Gods operate in ones, threesomes, or whole
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{{encyclopedia|
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pantheons of nine or more (see Religion).  Most of them claim
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Goddesses and Gods operate in ones, threesomes, or whole
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to have made the world, and this is indeed a likely claim in
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pantheons of nine or more (see Religion).  Most of them claim
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the case of threesomes or pantheons:  Fantasyland does have
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to have made the world, and this is indeed a likely claim in
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the air of having been made by a committee.  But all Goddesses
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the case of threesomes or pantheons:  Fantasyland does have
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and Gods, whether they say they made the world or not, have
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the air of having been made by a committee.  But all Goddesses
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very detailed short-term plans for it which they are determined
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and Gods, whether they say they made the world or not, have
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to carry out.  Consequently they tend to push people into the
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very detailed short-term plans for it which they are determined
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required actions by the use of coincidence or Prophecy, or just
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to carry out.  Consequently they tend to push people into the
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by narrowing down your available choices of what to do next:
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required actions by the use of coincidence or Prophecy, or just
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if a deity is pushing you, things will go miserably badly until
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by narrowing down your available choices of what to do next:
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there is only one choice left to you.
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if a deity is pushing you, things will go miserably badly until
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[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]
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there is only one choice left to you.
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|[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]
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[[Category:Religion]]
 
[[Category:Religion]]

Latest revision as of 15:56, 23 August 2023

Religion in NetHack
This article is about NetHack's deities. For the item known as “GoD”, see gauntlets of dexterity.

In NetHack, the role of your adventurer determines the pantheon of gods that appear during the game. Each role's pantheon contains one lawful, one neutral, and one chaotic god; there is no functional difference in gameplay between gods of different alignments outside of which one you serve and which ones oppose you. These divine pantheons are listed as follows:

Lawful Neutral Chaotic
Archaeologist Quetzalcoatl Camaxtli Huhetotl
Barbarian Mitra Crom Set
Caveman Anu Ishtar Anshar
Healer Athena Hermes Poseidon
Knight Lugh Brigit Manannan Mac Lir
Monk Shan Lai Ching Chih Sung-tzu Huan Ti
Priest random random random
Ranger Mercury Venus Mars
Rogue Issek Mog Kos
Samurai Amaterasu Omikami Raijin Susanowo
Tourist Blind Io The Lady Offler
Valkyrie Tyr Odin Loki
Wizard Ptah Thoth Anhur
Unaligned Marduk · Moloch · Elbereth · Arioch


Your task is to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor for the god of your alignment: to ascend and win the game, you must sacrifice the amulet at your god's high altar - you can sometimes #pray to your god in times of need, though be careful not to anger them. The pantheon for a priest(ess) is randomly selected from another single role; if a priest's lawful god is Blind Io, the neutral god is always going to be The Lady.

Unaligned gods

The unaligned god is always Moloch, who holds dominion over prayers and altars in Gehennom.

Of the other "unaligned" gods, Marduk is described in the introductory text as the Creator, from whom Moloch stole the Amulet of Yendor. Elbereth is the name of an elf-goddess that can be #engraved to frighten most monsters, not including humans or elves.

Atheist conduct tries to avoid actions directly involving the gods and other aspects of religion.

Origin

The NetHack pantheons (and related quests) for each role are derived from a mix of real-world and fictional sources:

Other deities

Variants

SLASH'EM

Lawful Neutral Chaotic Origin
Undead Slayer Seeker Osiris Seth Egyptian mythology (Seeker is likely a misspelling of Seker)
Flame Mage Earth Fire Ash Aspects of fire
Ice Mage Air Frost Smoke Aspects of ice
Yeoman His Majesty His Holiness The Commons The English Civil War
Necromancer Nharlotep Zuggothobal Gothuulbe Invented, possibly inspired by Cthulhu Mythos

Convict patch

The Convict patch adds the Convict as a new role with its own pantheon, based on the Forgotten Realms mythology.

Lawful Neutral Chaotic
Convict Ilmater Grumbar Tymora

Pirate patch

The Pirate patch adds the Pirate as a new role with its own nautically-inspired pantheon

Lawful Neutral Chaotic
Pirate Davy Jones the deep blue sea the storm

SpliceHack

SpliceHack incorporates the Convict patch and Pirate patch. It has some original roles with their own pantheons.

Role Lawful Neutral Chaotic Source
Cartomancer Johnny Spike Timmy Magic the Gathering archetypes
Dragon rider Enki Enlil Ereshkigal Sumerian

Encyclopaedia entry

Goddesses and Gods operate in ones, threesomes, or whole
pantheons of nine or more (see Religion). Most of them claim
to have made the world, and this is indeed a likely claim in
the case of threesomes or pantheons: Fantasyland does have
the air of having been made by a committee. But all Goddesses
and Gods, whether they say they made the world or not, have
very detailed short-term plans for it which they are determined
to carry out. Consequently they tend to push people into the
required actions by the use of coincidence or Prophecy, or just
by narrowing down your available choices of what to do next:
if a deity is pushing you, things will go miserably badly until
there is only one choice left to you.

[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]
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