Death knight

L death knight
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Weapon 8d8 physical, Weapon 8d8 physical, Touch 4d6 cold

L death knight
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Weapon 8d8 physical, Weapon 8d8 physical, Touch 4d6 cold
Base level	17
Base experience	514
Speed	18
Base AC	-4
Base MR	45
Alignment	-15 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1200
Nutritional value	100
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed	fire, cold
A death knight: can survive underwater. does not breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is undead. is normally generated hostile. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. has infravision. appears only in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic.

Death knights are dNethack monsters. They specialize in physical rather than magical attacks, but are otherwise similar to master liches.