v0.31:Merperson

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Merperson

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Biome
Any Template:L
Cannot be tamed
Butchering returns
Food items
Raw materials
Wikipedia article

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A man-like creature with the tail of a fish instead of legs.

Merpeople are one of the many creatures with the [FANCIFUL] tag that appear ingame. You can normaly find them in good aligned oceans, where they often swim in groups, following the trail of the others.

Unlike previous versions, merperson bones are not more worth then normal bones.

Raws

[CREATURE:MERPERSON] [DESCRIPTION:A man-like creature with the tail of a fish instead of legs.] [NAME:merperson:merpeople:merperson] [CREATURE_TILE:'M'][COLOR:3:0:1] [CAN_LEARN][CAN_SPEAK] [POPULATION_NUMBER:10:20] [CLUSTER_NUMBER:3:6] [BENIGN] [CANOPENDOORS] [LARGE_ROAMING] [BIOME:ANY_OCEAN] [FANCIFUL] [GOOD] [FREQUENCY:100] [AQUATIC][UNDERSWIM] [PREFSTRING:tails] [BODY:HUMANOID_LEGLESS:TAIL_STANCE:2EYES:2EARS:NOSE:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:HUMANOID_JOINTS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:SKULL:5FINGERS:MOUTH:FACIAL_FEATURES:TEETH:RIBCAGE] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_MATERIALS] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_TISSUES] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:VERTEBRATE_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE:BONE:CARTILAGE] *** need to add scales to the tail, and remove skin [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HEAD_HAIR_TISSUE_LAYERS] [USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:EYEBROW:EYEBROW_TEMPLATE] [TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:EYEBROW:ABOVE:BY_CATEGORY:EYE] [USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:EYELASH:EYELASH_TEMPLATE] [TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:EYELID:EYELASH:FRONT] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:NAIL:NAIL_TEMPLATE] [USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:NAIL:NAIL_TEMPLATE] [TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:FINGER:NAIL:FRONT] [SELECT_TISSUE_LAYER:HEART:BY_CATEGORY:HEART] [PLUS_TISSUE_LAYER:SKIN:BY_CATEGORY:THROAT] [TL_MAJOR_ARTERIES] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:FACIAL_HAIR_TISSUES] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_HEAD_POSITIONS] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_RIBCAGE_POSITIONS] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_RELSIZES] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE] [TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200] [LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200] [HAS_NERVES] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:BLOOD:BLOOD_TEMPLATE] [BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:BLOOD:LIQUID] [CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON] [GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS] [GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE] [PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID] [BODY_SIZE:0:0:4000] [BODY_SIZE:1:168:20000] [BODY_SIZE:12:0:70000] [BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HEIGHT:75:95:98:100:102:105:125] [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:500] [BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:75:95:98:100:102:105:125] [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:500] [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:CLOSE_SET:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:DEEP_SET:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:ROUND_VS_NARROW:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LARGE_IRIS:25:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:30:60:90:110:150:190] [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:LIP] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:THICKNESS:50:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:lips:PLURAL] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:55:70:90:110:150:190] [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:NOSE] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:25:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:30:60:90:110:150:190] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:25:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:30:60:90:110:150:190] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:UPTURNED:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:CONVEX:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:nose bridge:SINGULAR] [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EAR] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:SPLAYED_OUT:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:ears:PLURAL] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HANGING_LOBES:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:ears:PLURAL] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:90:95:98:100:102:105:110] [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:700] [APP_MOD_NOUN:ears:PLURAL] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:91:94:98:102:106:109] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HEIGHT:90:95:98:100:102:105:110] [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:700] [APP_MOD_NOUN:ears:PLURAL] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:91:94:98:102:106:109] [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:TOOTH] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:GAPS:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:teeth:PLURAL] [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:SKULL] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HIGH_CHEEKBONES:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROAD_CHIN:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:JUTTING_CHIN:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:SQUARE_CHIN:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:THROAT] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:DEEP_VOICE:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:RASPY_VOICE:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:90:95:98:100:102:105:110] [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:700] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:91:94:98:102:106:109] [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HEIGHT:90:95:98:100:102:105:110] [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:700] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:91:94:98:102:106:109] [MAXAGE:60:120] [ATTACK:PUNCH:BODYPART:BY_TYPE:GRASP] [ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE] [ATTACK_VERB:punch:punches] [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100] [ATTACK_FLAG_WITH] [ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN] [ATTACK:SCRATCH:CHILD_TISSUE_LAYER_GROUP:BY_TYPE:GRASP:BY_CATEGORY:FINGER:NAIL] [ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE] [ATTACK_VERB:scratch:scratches] [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100] [ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100] [ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE] [ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND] [ATTACK:BITE:CHILD_BODYPART_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:BY_CATEGORY:TOOTH] [ATTACK_SKILL:BITE] [ATTACK_VERB:bite:bites] [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100] [ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100] [ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE] [ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND] [ATTACK_FLAG_CANLATCH] [BABY:1] [CHILD:12] [EQUIPS] [DIURNAL] [HOMEOTHERM:10040] [SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:900] [CASTE:FEMALE] [FEMALE] [MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE] [CASTE_NAME:mermaid:mermaids:mermaid] [CASTE:MALE] [MALE] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:FACIAL_HAIR_TISSUE_LAYERS] [CASTE_NAME:merman:mermen:merman] [SELECT_CASTE:ALL] *** need scale colors -- turquoise, need scale mat and tissue placement [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:HAIR] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:CHEEK_WHISKERS] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:CHIN_WHISKERS] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:MOUSTACHE] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:SIDEBURNS] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:EYEBROW] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:EYELASH] [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:AMBER:1:AUBURN:1:BLACK:1:BROWN:1:BUFF:1:BURNT_SIENNA:1:BURNT_UMBER:1:CHARCOAL:1:CHESTNUT:1:CHOCOLATE:1:CINNAMON:1:COPPER:1:DARK_BROWN:1:DARK_CHESTNUT:1:DARK_TAN:1:ECRU:1:FLAX:1:GOLD:1:GOLDEN_YELLOW:1:GOLDENROD:1:LIGHT_BROWN:1:MAHOGANY:1:OCHRE:1:PALE_BROWN:1:PALE_CHESTNUT:1:PUMPKIN:1:RAW_UMBER:1:RUSSET:1:SAFFRON:1:SEPIA:1:TAN:1:TAUPE_DARK:1:TAUPE_GRAY:1:TAUPE_MEDIUM:1:TAUPE_PALE:1:TAUPE_SANDY:1] [TLCM_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR] [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:GRAY:1] [TLCM_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR] [TLCM_TIMING:ROOT:40:0:70:0] [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:WHITE:1] [TLCM_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR] [TLCM_TIMING:ROOT:70:0:90:0] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:EYEBROW] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:50:80:90:100:110:120:150] [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyebrows:PLURAL] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:55:70:90:110:130:145] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:DENSE:50:80:90:100:110:120:150] [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyebrows:PLURAL] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:55:70:90:110:130:145] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HIGH_POSITION:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyebrows:PLURAL] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:EYELASH] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:50:80:90:100:110:120:150] [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyelashes:PLURAL] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:55:70:90:110:130:145] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:HAIR] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:CHEEK_WHISKERS] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:CHIN_WHISKERS] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:MOUSTACHE] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:SIDEBURNS] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:0:0:0:0:0:0:0] [APP_MOD_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR] [APP_MOD_RATE:1:DAILY:0:1000:0:0:NO_END] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:10:25:75:125:200:300] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:CURLY:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:GREASY:0:70:90:100:110:130:200] [APP_MOD_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:DENSE:50:80:90:100:110:120:150] [APP_MOD_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:55:70:90:110:130:145] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:HAIR] [TISSUE_STYLE_UNIT:HAIR:STANDARD_HAIR_SHAPINGS] [TSU_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:CHEEK_WHISKERS] [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:CHIN_WHISKERS] [TISSUE_STYLE_UNIT:BEARD:STANDARD_BEARD_SHAPINGS] [TSU_NOUN:beard:SINGULAR] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:MOUSTACHE] [TISSUE_STYLE_UNIT:MOUSTACHE:STANDARD_MOUSTACHE_SHAPINGS] [TSU_NOUN:moustache:SINGULAR] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:SIDEBURNS] [TISSUE_STYLE_UNIT:SIDEBURNS:STANDARD_SIDEBURNS_SHAPINGS] [TSU_NOUN:sideburns:PLURAL] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN] [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BROWN:1:BURNT_UMBER:1:CINNAMON:1:COPPER:1:DARK_BROWN:1:DARK_PEACH:1:DARK_TAN:1:ECRU:1:PALE_BROWN:1:PALE_CHESTNUT:1:PALE_PINK:1:PEACH:1:PINK:1:RAW_UMBER:1:SEPIA:1:TAN:1:TAUPE_PALE:1:TAUPE_SANDY:1] [TLCM_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR] [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:WRINKLY:0:0:0:0:0:0:0] [APP_MOD_RATE:1:YEARLY:0:100:30:0:NO_END] [APP_MOD_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR] [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:0:0:0:1:25:50] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:EYE] [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:IRIS_EYE_AMBER:1:IRIS_EYE_AQUA:1:IRIS_EYE_AQUAMARINE:1:IRIS_EYE_ASH_GRAY:1:IRIS_EYE_AUBURN:1:IRIS_EYE_AZURE:1:IRIS_EYE_BLUE:1:IRIS_EYE_BRASS:1:IRIS_EYE_BRONZE:1:IRIS_EYE_BROWN:1:IRIS_EYE_CERULEAN:1:IRIS_EYE_CHESTNUT:1:IRIS_EYE_CHOCOLATE:1:IRIS_EYE_CINNAMON:1:IRIS_EYE_COPPER:1:IRIS_EYE_DARK_BLUE:1:IRIS_EYE_DARK_BROWN:1:IRIS_EYE_DARK_CHESTNUT:1:IRIS_EYE_DARK_GREEN:1:IRIS_EYE_DARK_OLIVE:1:IRIS_EYE_DARK_TAN:1:IRIS_EYE_ECRU:1:IRIS_EYE_EMERALD:1:IRIS_EYE_FERN_GREEN:1:IRIS_EYE_GRAY:1:IRIS_EYE_GREEN:1:IRIS_EYE_JADE:1:IRIS_EYE_LIGHT_BLUE:1:IRIS_EYE_LIGHT_BROWN:1:IRIS_EYE_MAHOGANY:1:IRIS_EYE_MIDNIGHT_BLUE:1:IRIS_EYE_OCHRE:1:IRIS_EYE_OLIVE:1:IRIS_EYE_PALE_BLUE:1:IRIS_EYE_PALE_BROWN:1:IRIS_EYE_PALE_CHESTNUT:1:IRIS_EYE_PERIWINKLE:1:IRIS_EYE_PINE_GREEN:1:IRIS_EYE_RAW_UMBER:1:IRIS_EYE_RUSSET:1:IRIS_EYE_SEA_GREEN:1:IRIS_EYE_SEPIA:1:IRIS_EYE_SKY_BLUE:1:IRIS_EYE_SLATE_GRAY:1:IRIS_EYE_SPRING_GREEN:1:IRIS_EYE_TAN:1:IRIS_EYE_TAUPE_DARK:1:IRIS_EYE_TAUPE_GRAY:1:IRIS_EYE_TAUPE_MEDIUM:1:IRIS_EYE_TAUPE_PALE:1:IRIS_EYE_TAUPE_SANDY:1:IRIS_EYE_TEAL:1:IRIS_EYE_TURQUOISE:1] [TLCM_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]

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Subterranean Animals	Blind cave bear • Bugbat • Cave blob • Cave crocodile • Cave dragon • Cave floater • Creeping eye • Crundle • Draltha • Drunian • Elk bird • Flesh ball • Floating guts • Giant bat • Giant cave spider • Giant cave swallow • Giant earthworm • Giant mole • Giant olm • Giant rat • Giant toad • Green devourer • Helmet snake • Hungry head • Jabberer • Large rat • Magma crab • Manera • Naked mole dog • Rutherer • Voracious cave crawler
Aquatic	Angelshark • Basking shark • Blacktip reef shark • Blue shark • Bluefin tuna • Bluefish • Bull shark • Carp • Cod • Coelacanth • Common skate • Conger eel • Emperor penguin • Frill shark • Giant grouper • Giant penguin • Great barracuda • Great white shark • Halibut • Hammerhead shark • Little penguin • Longfin mako shark • Longnose gar • Manta ray • Marlin • Milkfish • Nurse shark • Ocean sunfish • Opah • Penguin • Pike • Pond grabber • Sea lamprey • Sea monster • Sea serpent • Shortfin mako shark • Spiny dogfish • Spotted wobbegong • Stingray • Sturgeon • Swordfish • Tigerfish • Tiger shark • Whale • Whale shark • Whitetip reef shark
Humanoids	Amethyst man • Badger man • Blind cave ogre • Blizzard man • Blood man • Capybara man • Dark gnome • Fire imp • Fire man • Foul blendec • Gabbro man • Gorlak • Gremlin • Harpy • Iron man • Leechman • Magma man • Moose man • Merperson • Molemarian • Mountain gnome • Mud man • Nightwing • Ogre • Panda man • Penguin man • Platypus man • Plump helmet man • Reacher • Satyr • Slugman • Snailman • Tigerman • Troglodyte • Troll • Werewolf
Semi-Megabeasts	Cyclops • Ettin • Giant • Minotaur
Megabeasts	Bronze colossus • Dragon • Forgotten beast • Hydra • Roc • Titan
Nonexistent	Centaur • Chimera • Griffon