v50 Steam/Premium information for editors
  • v50 information can now be added to pages in the main namespace. v0.47 information can still be found in the DF2014 namespace. See here for more details on the new versioning policy.
  • Use this page to report any issues related to the migration.
This notice may be cached—the current version can be found here.

Serpent man

From Dwarf Fortress Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Serpent man
Serpent man sprite.png
s

Toggle

Urist likes serpent men for their impressive tails.
Biome

  • Underground Depth: 1-3
Attributes

· Amphibious · Learns · Syndrome · Humanoid

Cannot be tamed 
Size
Birth: 1,500 cm3
Mid: 10,000 cm3
Max: 50,000 cm3

Age
Child at: 1
Adult at: 12
Max age: 60-80
Cannot be butchered
This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

For other kinds of snake men, see adder man, anaconda man, black mamba man, bushmaster man, copperhead snake man, king cobra man, kingsnake man, python man, and rattlesnake man.

A large white snake with the arms and torso of a man. These creatures are evil and live far underground.

Serpent men are one of the many underworld tribal creatures (animal people, per se, but design choices apparently voided them of that status) living on any cavern level milling around piles of meat and tanned hides. They stand at roughly the size of an adult dwarf.

Approach with caution, unless the tribe is friendly. If the tribe is friendly, feel free to take advantage of them in fine imperialistic tradition and steal all their resources without compensation. To check whether a tribe of serpent men is friendly, press u to view the unit list. The tribe will be labeled as either hostile or friendly. Alternatively, press v to view one of their profiles.

Like many underground races, the danger of serpent men is not to be found in their wooden weapons, but the substances found smeared on them. That is to say, serpent men use many poisons, some of which can be deadly. They will launch group attacks on your fort, or swim through your reservoirs and launch amphibious assaults on your fisherdwarves. Additionally, serpent men possess a poisonous bite which paralyzes enemies, making them vulnerable to suffocation, as well as other attacks from other serpent men, while serpent men themselves are completely immune to paralysis. Despite their description, they do not possess the [EVIL] token and are not any more malevolent than any other race of animal people.

If you ssspeak to a ssserpent man in adventure mode, they will talk like thisss, becaussse of the [LISP] token.

Some dwarves like serpent men for their impressive tails.

Does a great "steam blowing through pipes" impression.
Art by Diogeneezy
"Serpent man" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: shethel udos
Elvish: relira onino
Goblin: olsmu ngorûg
Human: ithrat abo
Races
Dwarf · Elf · Goblin · Human · Kobold
Birds
Albatross (man · giant) · Barn owl (man · giant) · Blue jay (man · giant) · Bushtit (man · giant) · Cardinal (man · giant) · Cassowary (man · giant) · Cockatiel (man · giant) · Crow (man · giant) · Eagle (man · giant) · Emu (man · giant) · Grackle (man · giant) · Great horned owl (man · giant) · Grey parrot (man · giant) · Hornbill (man · giant) · Kakapo (man · giant) · Kea (man · giant) · Kestrel (man · giant) · Kiwi (man · giant) · Loon (man · giant) · Lorikeet (man · giant) · Magpie (man · giant) · Masked lovebird (man · giant) · Oriole (man · giant) · Osprey (man · giant) · Ostrich (man · giant) · Parakeet (man · giant) · Peach-faced lovebird (man · giant) · Penguin (little · emperor · man · giant) · Peregrine falcon (man · giant) · Puffin (man · giant) · Raven (man · giant) · Red-winged blackbird (man · giant) · Snowy owl (man · giant) · Sparrow (man · giant) · Swan (man · giant) · White stork (man · giant) · Wren (man · giant)
Bugs
Bark scorpion (man · giant) · Beetle (man · giant) · Brown recluse spider (man · giant) · Damselfly (man · giant) · Dragonfly (man · giant) · Firefly (man · giant) · Fly (man · giant) · Grasshopper (man · giant) · Jumping spider (man · giant) · Louse (man · giant) · Mantis (man · giant) · Monarch butterfly (man · giant) · Moon snail (man · giant) · Mosquito (man · giant) · Moth (man · giant) · Roach (man · giant) · Slug (man · giant) · Snail (man · giant) · Thrips (man · giant) · Tick (man · giant)
Desert
Domestic
Alpaca · Blue peafowl · Cat · Cavy · Chicken · Cow · Dog · Donkey · Duck · Goat · Goose · Guineafowl · Horse · Llama · Mule · Pig · Rabbit · Reindeer · Sheep · Turkey · Water buffalo · Yak
Mountain
Ocean
Angelshark · Basking shark · Blacktip reef shark · Blue shark · Bluefin tuna · Bluefish · Bull shark · Cod · Coelacanth · Common skate · Conger eel · Crab (man · giant) · Cuttlefish (man · giant) · Elephant seal (man · giant) · Frill shark · Giant grouper · Great barracuda · Great white shark · Halibut · Hammerhead shark · Harp seal (man · giant) · Horseshoe crab (man · giant) · Leopard seal (man · giant) · Longfin mako shark · Manta ray · Marlin · Milkfish · Narwhal (man · giant) · Nautilus (man · giant) · Nurse shark · Ocean sunfish · Octopus (man · giant) · Opah · Orca (man · giant) · Sea lamprey · Shortfin mako shark · Sperm whale (man · giant) · Spiny dogfish · Sponge (man · giant) · Spotted wobbegong · Squid (man · giant) · Stingray · Sturgeon · Swordfish · Tiger shark · Walrus (man · giant) · Whale shark · Whitetip reef shark
River/Lake
Axolotl (man · giant) · Beaver (man · giant) · Carp · Hippo (man · giant) · Leech (man · giant) · Longnose gar · Mink (man · giant) · Otter (river · sea · man · giant) · Pike · Platypus (man · giant) · Pond turtle (man · giant) · Snapping turtle (common · alligator · man · giant) · Tigerfish
Temperate
Adder (man · giant) · Alligator (man · giant) · Badger (man · giant) · Black bear (man · giant) · Bobcat (man · giant) · Buzzard (man · giant) · Capybara (man · giant) · Coati (man · giant) · Copperhead snake (man · giant) · Cougar (man · giant) · Coyote (man · giant) · Deer (man · giant) · Dingo (man · giant) · Echidna (man · giant) · Fox (man · giant) · Gray langur (man · giant) · Green tree frog (man · giant) · Grizzly bear (man · giant) · Groundhog (man · giant) · Hare (man · giant) · Ibex (man · giant) · Kangaroo (man · giant) · Kingsnake (man · giant) · Koala (man · giant) · Moose (man · giant) · Opossum (man · giant) · Panda (man · giant) · Porcupine (man · giant) · Raccoon (man · giant) · Rattlesnake (man · giant) · Red panda (man · giant) · Rhesus macaque (man · giant) · Skunk (man · giant) · Weasel (man · giant) · Wild boar (man · giant) · Wolf (man · giant) · Wombat (man · giant)
Tropical
Aardvark (man · giant) · Anaconda (man · giant) · Armadillo (man · giant) · Aye-aye (man · giant) · Bilou · Black mamba (man · giant) · Black-crested gibbon · Black-handed gibbon · Bonobo · Bushmaster (man · giant) · Capuchin (man · giant) · Cheetah (man · giant) · Chimpanzee · Elephant (man · giant) · Gazelle (man · giant) · Giant desert scorpion · Giant tortoise (man · giant) · Giraffe (man · giant) · Gorilla · Gray gibbon · Honey badger (man · giant) · Hyena (man · giant) · Impala (man · giant) · Jackal (man · giant) · Jaguar (man · giant) · King cobra (man · giant) · Leopard (man · giant) · Lion (man · giant) · Lion tamarin (man · giant) · Mandrill (man · giant) · Mongoose (man · giant) · Monitor lizard (man · giant) · Ocelot (man · giant) · One-humped camel (man · giant) · Orangutan · Pangolin (man · giant) · Pileated gibbon · Python (man · giant) · Rhinoceros (man · giant) · Saltwater crocodile (man · giant) · Siamang · Silvery gibbon · Sloth (man · giant) · Sloth bear (man · giant) · Spider monkey (man · giant) · Tapir (man · giant) · Tiger (man · giant) · Two-humped camel (man · giant) · Vulture (man · giant) · Warthog (man · giant) · White-browed gibbon · White-handed gibbon
Tundra
Elk (man · giant) · Lynx (man · giant) · Muskox (man · giant) · Polar bear (man · giant) · Stoat (man · giant)
Subterranean
Mammals
Chipmunk (man · giant) · Flying squirrel (man · giant) · Gray squirrel (man · giant) · Hamster (man · giant) · Hedgehog (man · giant) · Rat (man) · Red squirrel (man · giant)
Reptiles
Anole (man · giant) · Chameleon (man · giant) · Iguana (man · giant) · Lizard (man · giant) · Skink (man · giant)
Miscellaneous
Toad (man · giant) · Wagon · Worm (man · giant)
Fantasy
Night creatures
Semi-megabeasts
Megabeasts
Hidden Fun Stuff
Nonexistent