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

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

Symbol	Name	Alignment	Size	Value (×)	Biome
A	alligator	Neutral	9	4	SWAMP_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER, MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER, SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER, MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER
a	antman	Neutral	4	1
b	batman	Neutral	4	1
B	beak dog	Evil	7	2	MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER, MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER, MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER, MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER
B	black bear	Neutral	8	3	FOREST_TAIGA, ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST
M	blizzard man	Evil	9	10	GLACIER, TUNDRA
b	bonobo	Benign, Neutral	5	1	FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
C	bronze colossus	Neutral	20	1	ANY_LAND
c	cat	Benign, Neutral	3	1	Common domestic
C	cave crocodile	Neutral	10	5	SUBTERRANEAN_RIVER
C	centaur	N/A	0	50
c	cheetah	Neutral	5	3	SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
C	chimera	N/A	0	50
c	chimpanzee	Benign, Neutral	5	1	FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
C	cougar	Neutral	7	3	ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST, ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST, SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
C	cow	Benign, Neutral	9	2	Common domestic
C	cyclops	Neutral	16	1	ANY_LAND
d	deer	Benign, Neutral	5	1	FOREST_TAIGA, ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST
d	dog	Neutral	5	1	Common domestic
D	dragon	Neutral	20	50	ANY_LAND
☺	dwarf	Benign, Neutral	6	1
E	elephant	Benign, Neutral	16	3	ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
E	elf	Neutral	7	1
E	elk	Benign, Neutral	7	2	TUNDRA, GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE
E	ettin	Neutral	12	1	ANY_LAND
i	fire imp	Neutral	3	10	SUBTERRANEAN_LAVA
M	fire man	Neutral	7	5
b	foul blendec	Evil	7	2	FOREST_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF, FOREST_TROPICAL_CONIFER, FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF
f	fox	Benign, Neutral	2	1	FOREST_TAIGA, ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST
f	frogman	Neutral	5	1
g	gazelle	Benign, Neutral	4	1	SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL
G	giant	Neutral	16	1	ANY_LAND
B	giant bat	Neutral	10	5	SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM
S	giant cave spider	Neutral	10	10	SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM
c	giant cheetah	Savage	8	3	SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
S	giant desert scorpion	Savage	10	10	DESERT_BADLAND, DESERT_ROCK, DESERT_SAND
J	giant jaguar	Savage	10	3	ANY_TROPICAL, DESERT_BADLAND, DESERT_ROCK, DESERT_SAND
L	giant leopard	Savage	9	3	ANY_TROPICAL, DESERT_BADLAND, DESERT_ROCK, DESERT_SAND
L	giant lion	Savage	11	3	SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
m	giant mole	Neutral	6	2	SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM
R	giant rat	Neutral	8	2	SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM
T	giant tiger	Savage	11	3	ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL, SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER, SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER, SWAMP_MANGROVE
T	giant toad	Neutral	10	5	SUBTERRANEAN_RIVER
g	goblin	Evil	6	1
G	gorilla	Benign, Neutral	8	1	FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF, SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER, SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER, SWAMP_MANGROVE
g	gremlin	Evil	4	1
G	griffon	N/A	0	50
g	grimeling	Evil	7	2	SWAMP_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER, SWAMP_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER, SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER, SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER, SWAMP_MANGROVE, MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER, MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER, MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER, MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER
B	grizzly bear	Neutral	9	3	FOREST_TAIGA, ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST
g	groundhog	Benign, Neutral	2	1	SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE, SAVANNA_TEMPERATE, GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE
h	harpy	Evil	6	1	SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE, SAVANNA_TEMPERATE, GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL, SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL, MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER, MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER, MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER, MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER
H	hippo	Benign, Neutral	12	3	SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL
m	hoary marmot	Benign, Neutral	2	1	TUNDRA, GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE
H	horse	Benign, Neutral	9	1	GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE, SAVANNA_TEMPERATE, Common 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, DESERT_BADLAND, DESERT_ROCK, DESERT_SAND
k	kobold	Evil	5	1	MOUNTAIN
r	large rat	Neutral	4	2	SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM
L	leopard	Neutral	6	3	ANY_TROPICAL, DESERT_BADLAND, DESERT_ROCK, DESERT_SAND
L	lion	Neutral	8	3	SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
l	lizardman	Neutral	?	1
M	magma man	Neutral	7	5
m	mandrill	Neutral	5	1	FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF
M	mermaid	N/A	0	50
M	minotaur	Neutral	9	1	ANY_LAND
M	mud man	Neutral	7	5
M	mule	Benign, Neutral	7	1	Common domestic
M	musk ox	Benign, Neutral	9	2	TUNDRA, GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE
n	naked mole dog	Neutral	4	2	SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM
N	nightwing	Evil	8	4	ANY_DESERT
O	ogre	Evil	9	10	SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE, SAVANNA_TEMPERATE, GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL, SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL
B	polar bear	Neutral	10	3	GLACIER, TUNDRA
r	raccoon	Neutral	2	1	FOREST_TAIGA, ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST
r	ratman	Neutral	4	1
m	rhesus macaque	Neutral	3	1	SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE, SAVANNA_TEMPERATE, GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE
C	saltwater crocodile	Neutral	10	4	SWAMP_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER, MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER, SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER, MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER, SWAMP_MANGROVE
S	sasquatch	Savage	9	10	GLACIER, TUNDRA
s	satyr	Benign, Good	7	2	FOREST_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF, FOREST_TROPICAL_CONIFER, FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF
s	snakeman	Neutral	?	1
s	strangler	Evil	6	3	FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF
T	tiger	Neutral	8	3	ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL, SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER, SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER, SWAMP_MANGROVE
T	titan	Neutral	20	1	ANY_LAND
♠	treant	Neutral	11	1
t	troglodyte	Neutral	6	1	SUBTERRANEAN_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	SAVANNA_TROPICAL, GRASSLAND_TROPICAL, SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL
W	werewolf	Evil	8	4	TUNDRA, FOREST_TAIGA, ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST, SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE
W	whale	Benign, Neutral	16	3	OCEAN
@	wizard	Benign, Neutral	7	1
w	wolf	Neutral	5	2	TUNDRA, FOREST_TAIGA, ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST, SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE

Hidden Fun Stuff

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Symbol	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