The Black Cat is a neutral NPC found in the Fortune Teller's house in town. It behaves like a regular cat, wandering around and occasionally making cat-like sounds. The cat is friendly and can be interacted with by petting it.
Behavior
AI Actions: Seeks out edible food items to eat (Fried Fish, Chargrilled Meat)
Raw Food Conversion: Will cook raw food items (Mystery Meat, Raw Fish) using Wand of Firebolt
Disgusting Food: When finding rotten food, may summon a Rat to deal with it
Movement: Wanders around looking for food items
Interaction
Players can interact with the Black Cat by petting it
When pet, the cat will make a random sound: “Prrrrrrr”, “Meow…”, or “Meow!”
When approached by the player, the cat will sleep and make a sound
Special Properties
Death Curse: When the Black Cat dies, it reduces the player's Strength by 1 (minimum of 1)
Curse Visual: Reduces strength with a shadow particle effect and shows red “Strength -1” status
Sound Effect: Plays a “cursed” sound when dying
Location
Found in the Fortune Teller's house in town (Fortune level)
May wander within the house but generally stays in the room with the Fortune Teller
Notes
Despite being called “Black” Cat, its actual color may vary based on sprite
The cat represents a common Pixel Dungeon reference - black cats were traditionally thought to bring bad luck
The cat has a gender of feminine in most localizations
Content Verification
Information source: Lua Script (scripts/npc/BlackCat.lua and scripts/ai/BlackCat.lua)
Behavior and mechanics: Extracted directly from Lua code
Effect descriptions source: Code analysis and string resources
Last updated: Based on Remixed Dungeon source code