# Heaven piercer

p heaven piercer 

Difficulty

20

Attacks

Bite 4d6 stunning

p heaven piercer 

Difficulty

20

Attacks

Bite 4d6 stunning

Base level

18

Base experience

508

Speed

8

Base AC

0

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

3 (Rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

400

Nutritional value

300

Size

medium

Resistances

fire, cold, acid

Resistances conveyed

fire

A heaven piercer:

 can cling to the ceiling.

 can blend in with its surroundings.

 cannot pick up items.
 has no eyes.
 has no hands.
 has no limbs.

 is an animal.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 appears only in Gehennom.

 cannot be tamed.

The heaven piercer, p, is a type of piercer that appears in dNetHack.
Eating a heaven piercer corpse will temporarily grant fire resistance.

Generation
Heaven piercers only generate in Gehennom.

Strategy
Heaven piercers are much stronger and faster than glass piercers, and have cold resistance unlike most other monsters in Gehennom. Their bite attack can also stun the player. However, they are still somewhat slow and not likely to be much of a challenge by the time you encounter them.