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'''Tigermen''' (half man, half tiger) are the {{catlink|humanoids|anthropomorphic}} (or human-like) relatives of [[tiger]]s, often inhabiting [[forest#Tropical dry broadleaf forests |tropical forests]] and [[wetland|coastal/wetland]] [[biome|areas]].  They are large, predatory carnivores that can present [[fun|a significant threat]] to an unarmed [[dwarf]].

Some dwarves [[preference|prefer]] tigermen for their ''stripes, of course''.

==Tamed tigermen==

[[Elves|Elven]] merchants will sometimes bring tamed (enslaved?) Tigermen to [[trade]]. Often, these tigermen have various skills, similar to those of [[migrant]]s. This is due to the combination of the Tigerman's [PET] and [CAN_LEARN] tags, and also results in dwarves being able to tame Tigermen with an [[animal trainer]]. As they cannot work, they have plenty of time to improve their social skills. A tigerman may even become the [[mayor]] of your fortress.

Tamed tigermen will die of dehydration or hunger if left in their cages. Once released, they will wander around the fortress much like any other domestic animal, even having (named!) offspring.  Goblin [[thief|snatchers]] consider Stray Tigerman Cubs (Tame) a valid target for kidnapping. Tigermen do not speak Dwarvish, and therefore cannot talk to the native denizens of your fort, but they can gain conversational skills while conversing with each other. They can be designated for [[butcher]]y, and will be struck down, however as dwarves refuse to eat intelligent creatures or use the other butchery byproducts generated by them they must be manually [[dump]]ed. 

Tigermen can be assigned to ropes and cages, but if they cannot reach water or food they will die. [[restraint|Tying]] Tigermen up next to a water source works, as long as they have a food stockpile nearby. For whatever reason, Tigermen cannot use [[well]]s, and will not drink booze, but need a water source [[Zone]] no more than one [[z-level]] above fresh water.

Tigermen have the [CARNIVORE] tag, meaning they will also refuse to eat anything that isn't meat. If you plan on keeping tigermen around, be sure to butcher an animal every so often or they'll starve.

==Behavior==

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Tigermen prefer to consume [[prepared meal|meals]] made from [[flour]], [[Dwarven sugar]] and [[milk]] when possible. Particularly [[attributes|tough]], [[attributes|agile]] and [[attributes|strong]] tigermen may become [[broker]]s for this food combination, urging [[caravan]]s arriving to your fortress to purchase it while profusely claiming it is ''great''.

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