Blackbeard's Ghost

. Blackbeard's Ghost
Difficulty	19
Attacks	Weapon 2d6 physical, Weapon 2d8 physical, Claw 2d6 Quest Artifact theft

. Blackbeard's Ghost
Difficulty	19
Attacks	Weapon 2d6 physical, Weapon 2d8 physical, Claw 2d6 Quest Artifact theft
Base level	15
Base experience	505
Speed	12
Base AC	-5
Base MR	50
Alignment	-30 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	medium
Resistances	cold, sleep, disintegration, poison, petrification
Blackbeard's Ghost: can fly. can phase through walls. can survive underwater. does not need to breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. does not have a solid form. is carnivorous. is herbivorous. is omnivorous. is not a valid polymorphable form. is undead. is a human. is male. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. waits for you to come into view. wants the Amulet of Yendor, the Bell of Opening, the Book of the Dead, the Candelabrum of Invocation, and your quest artifact. has infravision. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. lacks natural HP regeneration.

Blackbeard's Ghost is a monster added in the Pirate role patch, implemented in dNetHack and SlashTHEM. He is the Pirate quest nemesis.

Reference: Chris's Pirate Patch

Origin

Blackbeard is the popular nickname for Edward Teach (or Thatch in some accounts), an English pirate who who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies.

Blackbeard’s appearance and mannerisms is the basis for the image of the pirate in popular culture.

Blackbeard’s appearance as a ghost in NetHack is based on the superstition of his ghost at sea; unexplained lights at sea are often referred to as "Teach's light", and some recitals claim that the notorious pirate now roams the afterlife searching for his head, for fear that his friends, and the Devil, will not recognise him.