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{{distinguish|Orcish Town}}
{{level|Orcus-town|
 |branch=Gehennom
 |from=10|to=15
 |bones=yes
 |teleport=no
 |digwalls=yes
 |digfloor=yes
 |mapping=yes
}}

'''Orcus-town''', also known as the '''ghost town''' (and The Orcus Level in the source), is a [[special level]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.

==Generation==
Orcus-town is placed somewhere between the 10th and 15th levels of [[Gehennom]] (and therefore between DL 35 and DL 44). It may contain the stairs to [[Vlad's Tower]].

Orcus-town is eligible to leave [[bones]] files. The entire level is no-teleport, and all walls and the floor are diggable.

{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The demon lairs are no longer no-teleport levels, but the presence of the demon lord or prince will block others from teleporting.}}

== Map ==
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`=[[boulder|{{gray|`}}]]
V={{msl|vampire}}
W={{msl|vampire lord}}
&={{msl|Orcus}}
8=[[shade|{{darkgray|8}}]]
Z={{msl|human zombie}}

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|                             |.|....|....|....|..............|....|........|
|                             |.|....|....|....|..............|....|........|
|                             |.|....|....|shop|--```-+-------|....`........|
|                             |.|....|....|....|..............+....`........|
|                             |.|....`....|....|..............|....|........|
|                             |.--.-```-+----+--....-------...--------`-+---|
|                             ......................|.....|.................|
|                             |.....................|.._..|.................|
|             maze            |.--+----````-.---....|.....|...----------+---|
|                             |.|....|....|....|....---+---...|......|......|
|                             |.|....`....|....|..............|......|......|
|                             |.|---```---------....`-----....+.shop.|......|
|                             |.|...................`....|....|......|......|
|                             |.|---------+-```--+---....|....|---------+---|
|                             |.|....|.......`......|grav+....|8..VW........|
|                             |.|....+.......|......|....|....|Z&..W........|
|                             |.|....|.......|......|....|....|8..V.........|
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The empty left hand side is filled with ordinary Gehennom-like maze, and contains the upstair.

[[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.

==Strategy==
The main attraction on this level is Orcus' [[wand of death]]. If you approach him by battling through his entourage, he is likely to have used up all its charges by the time you reach him. One alternative is digging or level teleporting to the level below and climbing the stairs armed with a means of [[stoning]] him in one turn.

Orcus-town is also a darker, scarier version of [[Minetown]], in that there are two shops with many items and lots of [[mimic]]s. If you have spare [[scroll of genocide|scrolls of genocide]], it might be a good idea to [[genocide]] [[mimic]]s before you arrive on this level so that the shops are filled with more items (although by this stage of the game, your inventory and stashes should be well stocked).

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