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A '''prisoner''' is found only in jail cells on some [[quest]] levels, such as the [[Tourist quest]] or [[Wizard quest]]. Freeing a prisoner can give an [[alignment record|alignment bonus]], although it might anger the guards.
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The '''prisoner''', {{monsym|prisoner}}, is a monster that rarely appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Prisoners are found only in jail cells on some [[quest]] levels, such as the [[Tourist quest]] or [[Wizard quest]].
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Freeing a prisoner can give an [[alignment record|alignment bonus]]; although you may anger the guards, they will likely already be hostile to you at that point.
  
 
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   You are Number 6.
 
   You are Number 6.
 
  I am not a number! I am a free man!
 
  I am not a number! I am a free man!
  -The Prisoner, by Patrick McGoohan
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Latest revision as of 17:49, 26 September 2023

The prisoner, @, is a monster that rarely appears in NetHack. Prisoners are found only in jail cells on some quest levels, such as the Tourist quest or Wizard quest.

Strategy

Freeing a prisoner can give an alignment bonus; although you may anger the guards, they will likely already be hostile to you at that point.

Encyclopedia entry

 Where am I?
   In the Village.
 What do you want?
   Information.
 Whose side are you on?
   That would be telling. We want
   information ...
   information ...
 You won't get it.
   By hook or by crook, we will.
 Who are you?
   The new Number 2.
 Who is Number 1?
   You are Number 6.
 I am not a number! I am a free man!


The Prisoner, by Patrick McGoohan
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