Shaman Karnov
@ Shaman Karnov 
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| Difficulty | 22 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 2d4 |
| Base level | 20 |
| Base experience | 583 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 0 |
| Base MR | 30 |
| Alignment | 20 (lawful) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Unique |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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Shaman Karnov:
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| Reference | monst.c#line3061 |
Shaman Karnov, @, is the Caveman quest leader. Despite his name, he is not a priest or a spellcaster of any kind.
Strategy
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
As of commit 20cbadc, killing quest leaders no longer makes the game unwinnable, and Shaman Karnov and other quest leaders have been made significantly stronger to compensate.
The changed stats are as follows: Speed becomes 15 (from 12); MR becomes 90 (from 30); first attack becomes 4d10 (from 2d4), and he gains a 2d8 cast clerical attack.
Shaman Karnov also starts with a +5 leather armor and a +5 club.
Origin
Karnov is the username of DevTeam member Mike Stephenson, and may also appear as one of the default names for ghosts.
Encyclopedia entry
Note that Tiamat is the name of the Chromatic dragon.
Making his quarters in the Caves of the Ancestors, Shaman
Karnov unceasingly tries to shield his neanderthal people
from Tiamat's minions' harassments.
