Mother (monster)

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This article is about the quest leader and mother of a female drow Noble. For the spirit of the same name, see Mother (spirit).
For other uses of the term, see Mother.

Mother, @, is the Drow Noble quest leader in dNetHack, notdNetHack, and notnotdNetHack. She is a strong dark elven woman that is literally the mother of a female drow Noble hero, with her position making her an overlord to other drow. Mother has darksight and can see invisible, can be seen via infravision, is capable of tracking the hero via sight and scent, and will occasionally pick up magical items and other objects that she comes across—like other quest leaders, she will allow the hero to come close unless she is attacked. Mother can reach level 30, and has 2 points of AC each in the 'dodge' and 'special' categories.

Mother has a single weapon attack and will cast one monster spell clerically during each of her turns. She has expert prowess in martial combat, and possesses sleep resistance and a weakness to iron.

Eating Mother's corpse or tin or else quaffing her blood grants permanent sleep resistance, though this is cannibalism for a drow hero.

Generation

Mother is always generated peaceful. She is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target, and figurines or statues of her cannot be generated or wished for.

Mother is placed atop the throne within the 3x4 room in the south of the main building on the Drow Noble quest home level during level creation.

Mother is always generated with the following equipment: an erosion-proofed +5 noble's dress bearing the symbol of the hero's house; a black signet ring bearing the symbol of the hero's house; a blessed and erosion-proofed +0 droven cloak; a blessed and erosion-proofed +0 droven helm; a blessed and erosion-proofed +0 pair of gloves; a blessed and erosion-proofed +0 pair of high boots; a stack of six blessed and erosion-proofed +5 daggers made of silver; a blessed and erosion-proofed +0 buckler; a blessed and erosion-proofed +7 saber; and a five-headed +2 viperwhip that has 30 coatings of either basic poison (with a 34 chance) or a paralyzing poison (with a 14 chance).

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