B raven 
| |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | 6 |
| Attacks |
Bite 1d6, claw 1d6 blinding (no damage) |
| Base level | 4 |
| Base experience | 46 |
| Speed | 20 |
| Base AC | 6 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 40 |
| Nutritional value | 20 |
| Size | small |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None
|
Ravens, B, are a monster in NetHack most notable for their ability to claw at your eyes, blinding you. Having your eyes covered (or being polymorphed into a form with no eyes) will protect against this; however, most means of accomplishing this will blind you temporarily anyway. Having telepathy is useful, although arguably lenses are the best all-round method of defending against this monster.
Your eyes are not actually clawed out; you are merely blinded for d6 (more) turns.
Players polymorphed into ravens are permanently stunned.
If you #chat with a raven, you will receive the message "Nevermore!"
Encyclopedia entry[]
But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered -- not a feather then he fluttered--
Till I scarcely more than muttered, 'other friends have flown before--
On the morrow *he* will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.'
Then the bird said, 'Nevermore.'
