Prisoner

@ prisoner
Difficulty	14
Attacks	Projectile as weapon, or if in range, uses melee weapon for 1d6

@ prisoner
Difficulty	14
Attacks	Projectile as weapon, or if in range, uses melee weapon for 1d6
Base level	12
Base experience	272
Speed	12
Base AC	10
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
A prisoner: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. is omnivorous. is not a valid polymorphable form. is a human. is normally generated peaceful. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. lets you close unless attacked. can be seen through infravision.
Reference	monst.c#line2385

The prisoner, @, is a monster that rarely appears in NetHack. Prisoners are found only in jail cells on some quest levels, such as the Tourist quest or Wizard quest.

Strategy

Freeing a prisoner can give an alignment bonus; although you may anger the guards, they will likely already be hostile to you at that point.

Encyclopedia entry

 Where am I?
   In the Village.
 What do you want?
   Information.
 Whose side are you on?
   That would be telling. We want
   information ...
   information ...
 You won't get it.
   By hook or by crook, we will.
 Who are you?
   The new Number 2.
 Who is Number 1?
   You are Number 6.
 I am not a number! I am a free man!

The Prisoner, by Patrick McGoohan

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