Heaven piercer

p heaven piercer
Difficulty	20
Attacks	Bite 4d6 stunning

p heaven piercer
Difficulty	20
Attacks	Bite 4d6 stunning
Base level	18
Base experience	508
Speed	8
Base AC	0
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	3 (Rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	400
Nutritional value	300
Size	medium
Resistances	fire, cold, acid
Resistances conveyed	fire
A heaven piercer: can cling to the ceiling. can blend in with its surroundings. cannot pick up items. has no eyes. has no hands. has no limbs. is an animal. is carnivorous. is normally generated hostile. appears only in Gehennom. cannot be tamed.

The heaven piercer, p, is a type of piercer that appears in dNetHack.

Eating a heaven piercer corpse will temporarily grant fire resistance.

Generation

Heaven piercers only generate in Gehennom.

Strategy

Heaven piercers are much stronger and faster than glass piercers, and have cold resistance unlike most other monsters in Gehennom. Their bite attack can also stun the player. However, they are still somewhat slow and not likely to be much of a challenge by the time you encounter them.