Being of Ib

. being of Ib (No tile)
Difficulty	13
Attacks	Touch 6d6 acid

. being of Ib (No tile)
Difficulty	13
Attacks	Touch 6d6 acid
Base level	10
Base experience	298
Speed	12
Base AC	-5
Base MR	50
Alignment	5 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	0
Nutritional value	0
Size	medium
Resistances	cold resistance, sleep resistance, disintegration resistance, poison resistance, acid resistance, stoning resistance, drain resistance, immunity to sickness
Resistances conveyed	none
A being of Ib: can survive underwater. does not need to breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. does not have a solid form. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is undead. has infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. resists level drain. lacks natural HP regeneration.

A being of Ib, ., is a type of monster that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. The being of Ib is an aquatic, extra-terrestrial ghost-like being with a humanoid shape that has infravision and is unsolid, unbreathing and amphibious. Beings of Ib have 15 points of AC in the 'special' category, lack normal HP regeneration, and can reach level 30. As ritually impure monsters, being of Ib can raise the hero's impurity by attacking them, and they take extra damage from church-picks and church shortswords while dealing less damage against targets wearing silverknight armor.

Beings of Ib have a strong acidic touch attack, and due to believing themselves to be alive and solid, they can always hit insubstantial monsters such as shades. Beings of Ib possess cold resistance, sleep resistance, disintegration resistance, poison resistance, acid resistance, stoning resistance, drain resistance, death resistance, and immunity to sickness.

Beings of Ib can be warded by the Elder Sign.

Generation

Beings of Ib are not randomly generated, and they are not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.

Beings of Ib may appear as minions of Bokrug, the water-lizard.

Invoking the Ibite Arm at 60 or more insight will summon 6-36 beings of Ib at random locations across the current level, and these summoned monsters will last for a duration based on the hero's charisma, the Ibite Arm's enchantment, and the amount of sanity the hero has lost.

Beings of Ib do not leave a corpse upon death.

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