Kuker

A kuker File:Kuker.png
Difficulty	25
Attacks	Weapon 4d8 physical, Weapon 4d8 physical, Offhand weapon 4d8 physical, Offhand weapon 4d8 physical, 0d6 clerical spellcasting

A kuker File:Kuker.png
Difficulty	25
Attacks	Weapon 4d8 physical, Weapon 4d8 physical, Offhand weapon 4d8 physical, Offhand weapon 4d8 physical, 0d6 clerical spellcasting
Base level	18
Base experience	897
Speed	7
Base AC	6
Base MR	30
Alignment	−12 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	2175
Nutritional value	800
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, shock, sleep, poison, magic
Resistances conveyed	sleep
A kuker: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. can see invisible creatures. is herbivorous. is not a valid polymorphable form. is normally generated peaceful. can follow you to other levels. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. can be seen through infravision. does not appear in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse.

A kuker (plural: kukeri) is a merchant found in the dNetHack Lost Cities. Each level there above Gulf of N'Kai can have up to 2 kukeri, with a 7% chance each. Each kukeri has an insight limit as well, ranging from 1-40.

Generation

Kuker are always generated with a bell of the default object material and one of the following weapons: a ¹⁄₂ chance of a scimitar, a ¹⁄₄ chance of a quarterstaff, and a ¹⁄₄ chance of a spear. The weapoon will always be +7 and wooden, with the holy and red-hot object properties.

Strategy

The primary purpose of a kukeri is to offer services you can't find anywhere else. These services are reusable, with the exception of sanctification, which removes the kuker along with all non-unique items it is carrying. Some of these services will not be available unless you meet their criteria.

They are most useful in sanctifying weapons. This can be used to add a large amount of extra damage to any weapon, so you can upgrade your current endgame weapon to be even better, or make a less viable weapon more effective. The complete dungeon, minus Fort Ludios, can barely end up with enough gold to sanctify two weapons, but it's unlikely that you'll even find two kukeri to sanctify with.

Service name	Cost	Effect
Drive out curses	7 gold	Uncurses all cursed items in your open inventory, and unpunishes you.
Blessing of good fortune	70	Fully maximizes your innate luck.
Bless wielded item	700	Blesses your currently wielded weapon. If the weapon's enchantment is under 3, it will be set to 3. You must be wielding a weapon.
Lift sterility curse	7000	Makes you fertile again. You must be sterile.
Sanctify your weapon	70000	Blesses your current weapon. If the weapon's enchantment is under 3, it will be set to 3. Adds the holy property, removing the consecrated property in the process. You must be wielding a weapon.