In
Nethack, the Wizard of Yendor (affectionately known as
Rodney) holds the
Book of the Dead, one of the three items (not including the
candles) necessary to perform the
invocation ritual. The
ritual is performed on the
vibrating square, found on the second to last level of
Gehennom - it is the only way to enter
Moloch's Sanctum, from where you must retrieve the
Amulet of Yendor from the
high priest.
The Wizard is located in the
Wizard's Tower (surpisingly enough), a set of three upwards leading consecutive levels in
Gehennom. The tower is reached by a
magic portal located in one of the
Fake Wizard's Towers, two of which are found 1-4 levels above the
vibrating square.
The Wizard is created both asleep and
meditating, and will not leave his tower until both states are removed. There are many ways in which he can wake up, but his
meditation is much harder to disturb. As long as you don't do anything stupid (beat a
drum of earthquake for example) you should be able to disturb him on your own terms once you reach his level.
Once you have killed the Wizard, he will return periodically to cause you quite a bit of hassle and attempt to steal the
Amulet of Yendor. He can also '
double trouble' - duplicate himself so that you are attacked by two of the blighters, one of which will probably be carrying a
cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor - it's a good idea to name the real
amulet as soon as you have it, so you don't get confused later on.
Details:
Base
Level: 30
Base
Experience: 1386
Speed: 12 (normal)
Base
AC: -8
Alignment: -128 (no alignment)
Resistances:
fire,
poison
Resistances gained by eating corpse:
fire,
poison
Species:
humanoid (@)
He can fly, has no need to
breathe, can
regenerate, can see
invisible and can use controlled
teleport at will.