DF2012:Fire imp

Fire imp

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Biome
Magma Sea Underground Depth: 0-4
Cannot be tamed
Size
Child body size 6,000 cm3 Adolescent body size 1 cm3 Adult body size 6,000 cm3
Butchering returns (Value multiplier x3)
Food items
Raw materials

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A small humanoid surrounded by fire which they can hurl at their enemies.

Fire imps are small demonic creatures straight from the magma sea. They are able to spit small firebolts and can ignite whole landscapes. Trying to drown them is futile because they don't breathe. Take measures when you spot some in a near magmapipe.

In an amusing example of the intricacies of Dwarf Fortress, Fire imps can not get fevers. It makes sense when you know what a fever is (higher body temperature, by a few degrees), and the fact that fire imps are extremely resistant to high temperatures. This is not likely to affect gameplay unless you are playing with dwarves modded to breathe fever-causing gas.

Fire imps are weak fighters (a dog can take care of them most of the time), but resist heat much more than most creatures, only taking damage at 15000 °U. This makes them immune to fire and magma (obviously), but also dragonfire.

[edit] Defense Strategies

To avoid unwanted fun when dealing with Fire Imps and other nasty Magma-dwelling creatures, you can have a narrow channel leading between your source and the point you want to send it to, then put in a Magma-safe grate or set of bars (fortifications are useless when submerged, as creatures can swim through them). Beware, though, that magma men and fire men can and will destroy such barriers.

Raws

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	Amphibian man • Antman • Bat man • Cave fish man • Cave swallow man • Olm man • Reptile man • Rodent man • Serpent man
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	Wolverine (man, giant) • Chinchilla (man, giant)
Ocean	Walrus • Sea lamprey • Great white shark • Frill shark • Spiny dogfish • Spotted wobbegong • Whale shark • Basking shark • Nurse shark • Shortfin mako shark • Longfin mako shark • Tiger shark • Bull shark • Blacktip reef shark • Whitetip reef shark • Blue shark • Hammerhead shark • Angelshark • Common skate • Manta ray • Stingray • Coelacanth • Sturgeon • Conger eel • Milkfish • Cod • Opah • Giant grouper • Bluefish • Ocean sunfish • Swordfish • Marlin • Halibut • Great barracuda • Bluefin tuna • Narwhal (man, giant) • Squid (man, giant)
	Octopus (man, giant) • Crab (man, giant) • Leopard seal (man, giant) • Cuttlefish (man, giant) • Orca (man, giant) • Sponge (man, giant) • Horseshoe crab (man, giant) • Sperm whale (man, giant) • Elephant seal (man, giant) • Harp seal (man, giant) • Nautilus (man, giant)
River/Lake	Hippo • Longnose gar • Carp • Tigerfish • Pike • Platypus (man, giant)
	Otter (river, sea, man, giant) • Snapping turtle (common, alligator, man, giant) • Beaver (man, giant) • Leech (man, giant) • Axolotl (man, giant) • Mink (man, giant) • Pond turtle (man, giant)
Temperate	Grizzly bear • Black bear • Deer • Fox • Raccoon • Rhesus macaque • Cougar • Wolf • Groundhog • Alligator • Buzzard • Panda (man, giant) • Capybara (man, giant) • Badger (man, giant) • Moose (man, giant) • Red panda (man, giant)
	Wild boar (man, giant) • Coyote (man, giant) • Kangaroo (man, giant) • Koala (man, giant) • Adder (man, giant) • Echidna (man, giant) • Porcupine (man, giant) • Kingsnake (man, giant) • Gray langur (man, giant) • Bobcat (man, giant) • Skunk (man, giant) • Green tree frog (man, giant) • Hare (man, giant) • Rattlesnake (man, giant) • Weasel (man, giant) • Copperhead snake (man, giant) • Ibex (man, giant) • Wombat (man, giant) • Dingo (man, giant) • Coati (man, giant) • Opossum (man, giant)
Tropical	Elephant • Warthog • Lion (giant) • Leopard (giant) • Jaguar (giant) • Tiger (giant, man) • Cheetah (giant) • Gazelle • Mandrill • Chimpanzee • Bonobo • Gorilla • Orangutan • Siamang • White-handed gibbon • Black-handed gibbon • Gray gibbon • Silvery gibbon • Pileated gibbon • Bilou • White-browed gibbon • Black-crested gibbon • One-humped camel • Two-humped camel • Saltwater crocodile • Vulture • Rhinoceros • Giraffe • Honey badger • Giant tortoise (man, giant) • Armadillo (man, giant) • Giant desert scorpion
	Mongoose (man, giant) • Hyena (man, giant) • Anaconda (man, giant) • Monitor lizard (man, giant) • King cobra (man, giant) • Ocelot (man, giant) • Jackal (man, giant) • Capuchin (man, giant) • Sloth (man, giant) • Spider monkey (man, giant) • Pangolin (man, giant) • Black mamba (man, giant) • Sloth bear (man, giant) • Aye-aye (man, giant) • Bushmaster (man, giant) • Python (man, giant) • Tapir (man, giant) • Impala (man, giant) • Aardvark (man, giant) • Lion tamarin (man, giant)
Tundra	Muskox • Elk • Polar bear
	Stoat (man, giant) • Lynx (man, giant)
Subterranean	Cave crocodile • Giant toad • Giant olm • Giant bat • Giant rat • Large rat • Naked mole dog • Troglodyte • Giant mole • Fire imp • Giant cave spider • Fire man • Magma man • Iron man • Mud man • Giant cave swallow
	Floating guts • Drunian • Creeping eye • Voracious cave crawler • Blind cave ogre • Magma crab • Crundle • Hungry head • Flesh ball • Elk bird • Helmet snake • Green devourer • Rutherer • Draltha • Giant earthworm • Blood man • Bugbat • Manera • Molemarian • Jabberer • Pond grabber • Blind cave bear • Cave dragon • Reacher • Gabbro man • Gorlak • Cave floater • Plump helmet man • Cave blob • Amethyst man
Mammals	Hamster (man, giant) • Hedgehog (man, giant) • Flying squirrel (man, giant)
Miscellaneous	Gremlin • Troll • Ogre • Unicorn • Satyr • Yeti • Sasquatch • Blizzard man • Ice wolf • Beak dog • Grimeling • Foul blendec • Strangler • Nightwing • Harpy • Merperson • Sea serpent • Sea monster
Semi-Megabeasts	Cyclops • Ettin • Giant • Minotaur
Megabeasts	Bronze colossus • Dragon • Hydra • Roc
Nonexistent	Centaur • Chimera • Griffon