Hi all,
I've just had a bit of bad luck. With a level 14 high elven wizard, I've been going fairly well. I'm just trying to find a Large Rust Monster for the first Thrundarr quest, and so I've kept myself above the animated forest/dwarven halls. Anyway, I was just doing some routine checking of items I'd gotten using the altar in Dwarftown, when I put on an uncursed, but unidentified, robe.
And that's when disaster struck. It was a robe of hate. Instantly, Ruun, Waldenbrook, and a dwarven guardian who happened to be nearby all turned hostile. Naturally, the first thing I did was remove the robe, and of course, they were still hostile (Ruun already started attacking me). In vain, I tried using Calm monster on Ruun, but he just "ignored" the spell (which I presume means that it won't work at all - correct me if I'm wrong, please). With that failing, and my HP already down from 56 to 35, I did the only thing I could think of - I teleported the hell away from them. Thankfully, it doesn't look like Waldenbrook has summoned any thugs, so far, but I'm worried about what might happen if I allow him any closer than he got initially.
Of course, I'm assuming that none of them can be sacrificed, as I'm Lawful, the altar's Lawful, and I wish to remain lawful.
So, that's the situation, in a nutshell. Is there a way to calm them down? Is it safe to kill them, since they're already hostile? Should I just lock the three of them in with the altar if I can manage it? Am I condemned to avoiding them entirely for the rest of the game (however long I last, that is - my best character, if I recall correctly, reached about level 22, and I made it as far as the CoC graveyard... I had high hopes for this one)?