# King Arthur

@ King Arthur 

Difficulty

23

Attacks

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6

@ King Arthur 

Difficulty

23

Attacks

Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6

Base level

20

Base experience

588

Speed

12

Base AC

0

Base MR

40

Alignment

20 (lawful)

Frequency (by normal means)

Unique

Genocidable

No

Weight

1450

Nutritional value

400

Size

Medium

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

King Arthur:

 has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso.

 is omnivorous.

 is not a valid polymorphable form.

 is a human.

 is male.

 is normally generated peaceful.

 is strong.

 can pick up weapons and food.
 can pick up magical items.

 lets you close unless attacked.

 can be seen through infravision.

Reference

monst.c#line3101

King Arthur, @, is the Knight quest leader. In contrast to what one would expect, he is completely unremarkable as quest leaders go.

The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
King Arthur has been toughened, like other quest leaders, since killing them no longer makes the game unwinnable.  See this commit.
King Arthur now has 15 speed (instead of 12); 90 MR (instead of 40); and two 4d10 weapon attacks (instead of two 1d6 weapon attacks).  In addition, he now receives a blessed +4 long sword (named Excalibur if it does not already exist), and a +4 plate mail.

Origin

Wikipedia has an article about:
King Arthur

King Arthur is the heroic legendary king of Britain, and the original wielder of the sword Excalibur. His legend probably originates from a real historical figure of Roman Britain. From that forgotten historical figure, the mythology was gradually fleshed out over centuries.

Encyclopedia entry

Ector took both his sons to the church before which the
anvil had been placed.  There, standing before the anvil, he
commanded Kay:  "Put the sword back into the steel if you
really think the throne is yours!"  But the sword glanced
off the steel.  "Now it is your turn", Ector said facing
Arthur.
The young man lifted the sword and thrust with both arms; the
blade whizzed through the air with a flash and drilled the
metal as if it were mere butter.  Ector and Kay dropped to
their knees before Arthur.
"Why, father and brother, do you bow before me?", Arthur asked
with wonder in his voice.
"Because now I know for sure that you are the king, not only
by birth but also by law", Ector said.  "You are no son of
mine nor are you Kay's brother.  Immediately after your birth,
Merlin the Wise brought you to me to be raised safely.  And
though it was me that named you Arthur when you were baptized,
you are really the son of brave king Uther Pendragon and queen
Igraine..."
And after these words, the lord rose and went to see the arch-
bishop to impart to him what had passed.

[ Van Gouden Tijden Zingen de Harpen, by Vladimir Hulpach,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emanuel Frynta, and Vackav Cibula ] 

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