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40d:Undead
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Most Template:Ls can be encountered in skeletal or zombie varieties when visiting a Template:L, Template:L or Template:L Template:L. The type of undead animal is the same as the animals which would be found in a normal biome of the same type, and they are encountered in the same size groups. As of .39c, both Template:Ls and Template:Ls can also be undead.
Undead are highly aggressive and will attack and chase any living creature that approaches them. Zombie animals move slowly, so Template:L can usually outrun them. Skeletal animals, however, are both strong and extremely fast, making them very dangerous.
Undead creatures do not need to breathe, and all can swim in Template:L and walk on land, including normally aquatic creatures such as Template:L, sharks and even Template:Ls. While this is only a minor nuisance most of the time, groups of undead Template:L can pose a serious threat to even a well trained squad. The average dwarf can easily run away from zombie carp, but skeletal carp are a vile force of darkness which should be feared by anyone who confronts them.
All undead gain the Template:L tag at value 1, allowing them to deconstruct doors, hatches, statues and such.
Zombies start with brown and grey Template:Ls to several of their organs; skeletons start with grey (missing) wound status on all their organs. Both types appear to be immune to critical hits against organs, making crits with Template:L weapons meaningless, although they can still be dismembered by an axe or knocked across the screen with a hammer.
When defeated, a zombie leaves a rotten Template:L which should be disposed of to avoid Template:L. It will eventually rot completely to leave a pile of Template:Ls. Skeletal creatures leave a Template:L and Template:Ls, which can be used immediately by a Template:L.
Undead Template:L show on the map as Dead Highwood, but an undead Dead Highwood Sapling will still mature into a full grown tree. After cutting down, the Template:Ls are indistinguishable from those cut from a living tree. Undead Template:Ls and grass are useless, though these tainted lands contain a mix of living and dead plants.
Beware undead Template:Ls, as Template:Ls have little effect upon them, and Template:L have trouble attacking them in melee. If you find skeletal Template:Ls or other exceptionally large creatures... either lock your fort down or consider abandoning. Template:40d Creatures