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23a:Creature

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In Dwarf Fortress, creatures are defined as pretty much anything that is alive. They come in all shapes and sizes, and range from the civilized races like dwarves to dread terrors like giant cave spiders to vermin. Various creatures will interact with your fortress in different ways. Some can be used as food source, others are neighbors, some will even trade with you, but some only want to suck the sweet marrow from your bones or make tunics of dwarf leather.

Semi-megabeasts[edit]

Semi-megabeasts are the cyclops, ettin, giant, and minotaur. These large, dangerous beasts can be the targets of quests in adventurer mode.

Complete table of non-vermin creatures[edit]

Tile Name Alignment Size Value (×) Biome
A alligator Neutral 9 4 Any freshwater swamp/marsh
a antman Neutral 4 1
b batman Neutral 4 1
B beak dog Evil 7 2 Any marsh
B black bear Neutral 8 3 Taiga, Any temperate forest
M blizzard man Evil 9 10 Glacier, Tundra
b bonobo Benign, Neutral 5 1 Tropical moist broadleaf forest, Tropical shrubland
C bronze colossus Neutral 20 1 Any land
c cat Benign, Neutral 3 1 Domestic
C cave crocodile Neutral 10 5 Cave river
C centaur N/A 0 50 none
c cheetah Neutral 5 3 Tropical savanna, Tropical grassland, Tropical shrubland
C chimera N/A 0 50 none
c chimpanzee Benign, Neutral 5 1 Tropical moist broadleaf forest, Tropical shrubland
C cougar Neutral 7 3 Any temperate forest, Any tropical forest, Any shrubland
C cow Benign, Neutral 9 2 Domestic
C cyclops Neutral 16 1 Any land
d deer Benign, Neutral 5 1 Taiga, Any temperate forest
d dog Neutral 5 1 Domestic
D dragon Neutral 20 50 Any land
dwarf Benign, Neutral 6 1
E elephant Benign, Neutral 16 3 Any tropical forest, Tropical shrubland
E elf Neutral 7 1
E elk Benign, Neutral 7 2 Tundra, Temperate grassland
E ettin Neutral 12 1 Any land
i fire imp Neutral 3 10 Magma flow
M fire man Neutral 7 5
b foul blendec Evil 7 2 Temperate broadleaf forest, Tropical coniferous forest, Tropical dry broadleaf forest
f fox Benign, Neutral 2 1 Taiga, Any temperate forest
f frogman Neutral 5 1
g gazelle Benign, Neutral 4 1 Tropical savanna, Tropical grassland
G giant Neutral 16 1 Any land
B giant bat Neutral 10 5 Chasm
S giant cave spider Neutral 10 10 Chasm
c giant cheetah Savage 8 3 Tropical savanna, Tropical grassland, Tropical shrubland
S giant desert scorpion Savage 10 10 Any desert
J giant jaguar Savage 10 3 Any tropical, Any desert
L giant leopard Savage 9 3 Any tropical, Any desert
L giant lion Savage 11 3 Tropical savanna, Tropical grassland, Tropical shrubland
m giant mole Neutral 6 2 Chasm
R giant rat Neutral 8 2 Chasm
T giant tiger Savage 11 3 Any tropical forest, Tropical shrubland, Tropical freshwater swamp, Tropical saltwater swamp, Mangrove swamp
T giant toad Neutral 10 5 Cave river
g goblin Evil 6 1
G gorilla Benign, Neutral 8 1 Tropical moist broadleaf forest, Tropical freshwater swamp, Tropical saltwater swamp, Mangrove swamp
g gremlin Evil 4 1
G griffon N/A 0 50 none
g grimeling Evil 7 2 Any swamp/marsh
B grizzly bear Neutral 9 3 Taiga, Any temperate forest
g groundhog Benign, Neutral 2 1 Temperate shrubland, Temperate grassland, Temperate savanna
h harpy Evil 6 1 Any shrubland, Any grassland, Any savanna, Any marsh
H hippo Benign, Neutral 12 3 Tropical savanna, Tropical grassland
m hoary marmot Benign, Neutral 2 1 Tundra, Temperate grassland
H horse Benign, Neutral 9 1 Temperate grassland, Temperate savanna, Domestic
U human Benign, Neutral 7 1
H hydra Neutral 20 50 Any land
w ice wolf Evil 5 2 Glacier, Tundra
M iron man Neutral 7 5
J jaguar Neutral 7 3 Any tropical, Any desert
k kobold Evil 5 1 Mountain
r large rat Neutral 4 2 Chasm
L leopard Neutral 6 3 Any tropical, Any desert
L lion Neutral 8 3 Tropical savanna, Tropical grassland, Tropical shrubland
l lizardman Neutral ? 1
M magma man Neutral 7 5
m mandrill Neutral 5 1 Tropical moist broadleaf forest
M mermaid N/A 0 50 none
M minotaur Neutral 9 1 Any land
M mud man Neutral 7 5
M mule Benign, Neutral 7 1 Domestic
M musk ox Benign, Neutral 9 2 Tundra, Temperate grassland
n naked mole dog Neutral 4 2 Chasm
N nightwing Evil 8 4 Any desert
O ogre Evil 9 10 Any shrubland, Any grassland, Any savanna
B polar bear Neutral 10 3 Glacier, Tundra
r raccoon Neutral 2 1 Taiga, Any temperate forest
r ratman Neutral 4 1
m rhesus macaque Neutral 3 1 Temperate shrubland, Temperate grassland, Temperate savanna
C saltwater crocodile Neutral 10 4 Any saltwater swamp/marsh, Mangrove swamp
S sasquatch Savage 9 10 Glacier, Tundra
s satyr Benign, Good 7 2 Temperate broadleaf forest, Tropical coniferous forest, Tropical dry broadleaf forest
s snakeman Neutral ? 1
s strangler Evil 6 3 Tropical moist broadleaf forest
T tiger Neutral 8 3 Any tropical forest, Tropical shrubland, Any tropical swamp, Mangrove swamp
T titan Neutral 20 1 Any land
treant Neutral 11 1 none
t troglodyte Neutral 6 1 Chasm
T troll Evil 9 10
U unicorn Benign, Good 9 10 Any land
W walrus Benign, Neutral 10 3 Ocean
w warthog Benign, Neutral 5 2 Tropical savanna, Tropical grassland, Tropical shrubland
W werewolf Evil 8 4 Tundra, Taiga, Any temperate forest, Temperate shrubland
W whale Benign, Neutral 16 3 Ocean
@ wizard Benign, Neutral 7 1 none
w wolf Neutral 5 2 Tundra, Taiga, Any temperate forest, Temperate shrubland

Hidden Fun Stuff[edit]

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Tile Name Alignment Size Value (×) Biome
& demon Evil 16 50
& frog demon Evil 12 20
& spirit of fire Evil 11 20
& tentacle demon Evil 12 20