# Gold lover
Some monsters are classified as gold lovers.
Leprechauns love gold so much that they have a special steal gold attack.

Effects
Gold lovers will catch gold thrown at them,[1] and have a 25% chance of becoming hostile thereby.[2] Gold lovers may be generated with some gold depending on the level difficulty.[3] They may seek you out if you are mimicking a gold piece.[4]

List of gold lovers
The following monsters are gold lovers:[5]

all varieties of dwarf:
h dwarf
h&nbsp;dwarf lord
h&nbsp;dwarf king
M&nbsp;dwarf mummy
both varieties of mind flayer:
h&nbsp;mind flayer
h&nbsp;master mind flayer
l&nbsp;leprechaun
all orcs except orc zombies, goblins and hobgoblins:
o&nbsp;orc
o&nbsp;hill orc
o&nbsp;Mordor orc
o&nbsp;Uruk-hai
o&nbsp;orc shaman
o&nbsp;orc-captain
M&nbsp;orc mummy
r&nbsp;rock mole
all varieties of centaur:
C&nbsp;plains centaur
C&nbsp;forest centaur
C&nbsp;mountain centaur
all varieties of D dragon, including baby dragons, D&nbsp;Ixoth, and the D&nbsp;Chromatic Dragon
all varieties of ogre:
O&nbsp;ogre
O&nbsp;ogre lord
O&nbsp;ogre king
@&nbsp;Croesus
@&nbsp;rogue player monsters
@&nbsp;Master of Thieves
@&nbsp;thug
References

↑ dokick.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 261

↑ dokick.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 258

↑ makemon.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 664

↑ monmove.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 728

↑ mondata.h in NetHack 3.4.3, line 118

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