# Old Gypsy woman

@ old Gypsy woman 

Difficulty

23

Attacks

Weapon 1d6 physical, Cast 2d8 clerical

@ old Gypsy woman 

Difficulty

23

Attacks

Weapon 1d6 physical, Cast 2d8 clerical

Base level

20

Base experience

593

Speed

12

Base AC

0

Base MR

40

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

1450

Nutritional value

400

Size

medium

Resistances

poison

Resistances conveyed

An old Gypsy woman:

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

 is carnivorous.
 is herbivorous.
 is omnivorous.

 is not a valid polymorphable form.

 is a human.

 is female.

 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

[1]

The old Gypsy woman is a monster added in the Noble patch, implemented in dNetHack and SlashTHEM. She is the quest leader for the default Noble quest—the quest which human, vampiric and incantifier Nobles receive in dNetHack, and all Nobles receive in SlashTHEM.
She is unusual among quest leaders in that, while the quest text seems to imply that she is an ally and possibly a past mentor to the player, like other quest leaders, she does not belong to the same "role" as the player—that is to say, she is not a Noble herself. She is not generated on the throne in the home level, as that belongs to you, and she considers it a cruel joke to be offered the quest artifact, the symbol of your authority. ("How cruel you are to taunt an old woman. My curse, the curse of all my kin, prevents me from ever finding a home of my own.")
Although the old Gypsy woman is incorporated into SlashTHEM as the Noble quest leader, she does not provide fortune-telling services like a SLASH'EM gypsy—though her messages do incorporate the use of Tarot cards.

References
Reference: Chris' Noble Patch

↑ src/monst.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 4689