Vicar Amalia

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Vicar Amalia, @, is the Undead Hunter quest leader in dNetHack, notdNetHack, and notnotdNetHack. She is a medium-sized human. She has the "humanoid" body shape and can wear all types of armor suited to this body shape.

Vicar Amalia has one strong weapon attack and a kick attack that may leave a character stunned for 2–18 turns. Eating her corpse does not confer any resistances and counts as cannibalism for human and incantifier Undead Hunters.

Generation

Vicar Amalia is generated in the main temple area of the Undead Hunter quest, which is always to the right of where the magic portal is generated, and will be positioned above a magic chest and below a workbench.
Before being chatted to for the first time, she will be meditating.
She is generated with a set of highly enchanted armor and weapon:

Description

Below this point, there are major spoilers for the Undead Hunter quest.
They can be accessed by selecting the "Quest spoiler" tab.

Vicar Wolf

Once 38,000 turns have passed since the start of the game, Vicar Amalia—much like the other inhabitants of the quest—will suddenly undergo a transformation, turning into the Vicar Wolf. Any Undead Hunter that hadn't been admitted entrance prior to her turning will now be free to enter their quest. Vicar Amalia's turning, however, constitutes "failing" the quest, with the plague running rampant in the city.

Undead Hunters who wish to obtain Vicar Amalia's blade of mercy may wish to wait until she succumbs to the plague. Once transformed, killing her will not count as murder and will incur no alignment record penalty. However, as long as her corpse is preserved, she will still turn later on after being revived and may be killed to gain entry to the quest.

Encyclopedia

The foul beasts will dangle nectar and lure the meek
into the depths. Remain wary of the frailty of men.
Their wills are weak, minds young. Were it not for
fear, death would go unlamented.
[ Bloodborne, by FromSoftware ]

Origin

The character "Vicar Amelia" from the 2015 game, Bloodborne, is one of the major inspirations for dNetHack's implementation of their Undead Hunters and their quest leader.