Why is my pet Archon attacking me?

I'm a Chaotic elvish wizard in Gehennom with a pet Archon. Stethescope returns: Status of Archy (lawful): Level 28 HP 224(224) AC -8, tame, fast, invisible.

I do NOT have conflict and have not attacked my pet (I'm carrying Frost Brand).

Any other reason my my pet would attack me, and how to I pacify it?

nethack

Best Answer

Just a guess: do you have the Aggravate Monster property?

This is different from conflict and can happen several ways: ring of Aggravate Monster, eating a dog or a cat (unless you're an orc or cave(wo)man, sacrificing a pet that died while tame, being a cannibal (again, unless you're an orc or cave(wo)man).

While I don't know of any examples, it's possible that Archy could be frightened into hitting you. So be careful playing that tooled horn. Again, just a guess.

Other things can cause monsters to be aggravated with you: shriekers doing their thang, drinking a cursed potion of invisibility, or even high level spell-casting monsters (like a demi-lich, or The Dark One, your quest nemesis) can literally cast an aggravate monster spell.

Let us know if you figure it out or the condition changes. An angry archon is a very bad thing (tm).