Lemure
i lemure 
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| Difficulty | 5 |
| Attacks |
Claw 1d3 |
| Base level | 3 |
| Base experience | 28 |
| Speed | 3 |
| Base AC | 7 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | -7 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 150 |
| Nutritional value | 100 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | Sleep, poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
Sleep |
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A lemure:
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| Reference | monst.c#line517 |
The lemure, i, is a minor demon that appears in NetHack.
Generation
Lemures are only randomly generated in Gehennom; they are also eligible polyforms for polymorph traps, which may result in them appearing far earlier in the dungeon.
Strategy
The lemure is technically a more powerful version of the manes, but is just as slow and has only one attack, so it should be no hassle at all to any player that encounters it in Gehennom.
Origin
Lemures are shades or spirits of the restless or malignant dead in Roman mythology, said to represent those not afforded proper burial, funeral rites or affectionate cult by the living.
Variants
SLASH'EM
SLASH'EM's source code introduces a lemure-filled special room, the lemure pit; however, as it can only appear in Gehennom and there are no places for special rooms to generate there, it is never seen.
Encyclopedia entry
The Larvae (Lemures) are Roman spirits of deceased family members. These malignant spirits dwell throughout the house and frighten the inhabitants. People tried to reconcile or avert the Larvae with strange ceremonies which took place on May 9, 11, and 13; this was called the "Feast of the Lemures". The master of the house usually performed these ceremonies, either by offering black beans to the spirits or chasing them away by making a lot of noise. Their counterparts are the Lares, friendly and beneficent house spirits.
