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A '''sanctuary''' is a [[alignment|co-aligned]] [[temple]]. You will receive sanctuary from its [[priest]] if the priest is peaceful and your alignment is greater than -4.{{refsrc|priest.c|592}} This means [[monster]]s will not enter the temple, and any monsters currently within will not attack you in [[melee]] (though they can still use ranged attacks). The following monsters ignore sanctuary:{{refsrc|priest.c|589}}
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A '''sanctuary''' is a [[alignment|co-aligned]]{{refsrc|priest.c|600}} [[temple]].{{refsrc|priest.c|595}} You will receive sanctuary from its [[priest]]{{refsrc|priest.c|597}} if the priest is peaceful{{refsrc|priest.c|601}} and your alignment is greater than -4.{{refsrc|priest.c|592}} This means [[monster]]s will not enter the temple,{{refsrc|mon.c|1134}} and any monsters currently within will not attack you in [[melee]] and flee as if you were standing on a respected [[Elbereth]] square{{refsrc|monmove.c|267}} (though they can still use ranged attacks). Unlike Elbereth, only the following monsters ignore sanctuary:
  
* The [[Riders]]
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* the [[Riders]]{{refsrc|priest.c|589|name=ignore_in_your_sanctuary|comment=<tt>is_minion</tt> is true only for [[high priest]]s and {{monclasssym|A}}}}
* [[High priest]]s
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* [[high priest]]s<ref name='ignore_in_your_sanctuary'/>
* All [[A]]
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* all {{monclasssym|A}}<ref name='ignore_in_your_sanctuary'/>
 
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* all peaceful monsters{{refsrc|monmove.c|266}}{{refsrc|monmove.c|890}}
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Revision as of 14:15, 11 April 2013

A sanctuary is a co-aligned[1] temple.[2] You will receive sanctuary from its priest[3] if the priest is peaceful[4] and your alignment is greater than -4.[5] This means monsters will not enter the temple,[6] and any monsters currently within will not attack you in melee and flee as if you were standing on a respected Elbereth square[7] (though they can still use ranged attacks). Unlike Elbereth, only the following monsters ignore sanctuary:

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