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== Wildlife ==
 
== Wildlife ==
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=== Creatures ===
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* {{Tile|b|6:0}} [[Bobcat]]
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* {{Tile|c|7:0}} [[Chinchilla]]
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* {{Tile|c|7:0}} [[Coyote]]
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* {{Tile|e|6:0}} [[Eagle]]
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* {{Tile|o|7:0}} [[Great horned owl]]
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* {{Tile|m|7:0}} [[Hoary marmot]]
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* {{Tile|k|2:0}} [[Kea]]
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* {{Tile|k|7:1}} [[Kingsnake]]
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* {{Tile|g|7:1}} [[Mountain goat]]
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* {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Peregrine falcon]]
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* {{Tile|w|6:0}} [[Wolverine]]
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* {{Tile|w|6:0}} [[Wombat]]
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* {{Tile|Y|6:0}} [[Yak]]
  
'''In neutral mountains appear:'''
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'''In savage mountains:'''
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* {{Tile|b|6:0}} [[Bobcat man]]
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* {{Tile|c|7:0}} [[Chinchilla man]]
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* {{Tile|c|7:0}} [[Coyote man]]
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* {{Tile|e|6:0}} [[Eagle man]]
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* {{Tile|B|6:0}} [[Giant bobcat]]
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* {{Tile|C|7:0}} [[Giant chinchilla]]
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* {{Tile|C|7:0}} [[Giant coyote]]
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* {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Giant eagle]]
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* {{Tile|O|7:0}} [[Giant great horned owl]]
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* {{Tile|M|7:0}} [[Giant hoary marmot]]
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* {{Tile|K|2:0}} [[Giant kea]]
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* {{Tile|K|7:1}} [[Giant kingsnake]]
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* {{Tile|G|7:1}} [[Giant mountain goat]]
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* {{Tile|P|6:0}} [[Giant peregrine falcon]]
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* {{Tile|W|6:0}} [[Giant wolverine]]
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* {{Tile|W|6:0}} [[Giant wombat]]
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* {{Tile|o|7:0}} [[Great horned owl man]]
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* {{Tile|m|7:0}} [[Hoary marmot man]]
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* {{Tile|k|2:0}} [[Kea man]]
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* {{Tile|k|7:1}} [[Kingsnake man]]
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* {{Tile|g|7:1}} [[Mountain goat man]]
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* {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Peregrine falcon man]]
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* {{Tile|w|6:0}} [[Wolverine man]]
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* {{Tile|w|6:0}} [[Wombat man]]
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* {{Tile|Y|7:1}} [[Yeti]]
  
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'''In good mountains:'''
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* {{Tile|g|0:1}} [[Mountain gnome]]
  
* [[Bobcat]]
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'''In evil mountains:'''
* [[Chinchilla]]
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* {{Tile|g|3:0}} [[Dark gnome]]
* [[Coyote]]
 
* [[Eagle]]
 
* [[Great horned owl]]
 
* [[Hoary marmot]]
 
* [[Kea]]
 
* [[Kingsnake]]
 
* [[Mountain goat]]
 
* [[Peregrine falcon]]
 
* [[Wolverine]]
 
* [[Wombat]]
 
* [[Yak]]
 
* [[Yeti]]
 
  
Many of these creatures can also have giant or humanoid variations which will appear in savage mountain ranges.
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=== Vermin ===
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'''In savage tundras:'''
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* {{Tile|∙|7:0}} [[Two-legged rhino lizard]]
  
'''In good mountains also appear:'''
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'''In good tundras:'''
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* {{Tile|∙|6:1}} [[Fairy]]
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* {{Tile|∙|7:1}} [[Fluffy wambler]]
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* {{Tile|·|3:1}} [[Pixie]]
  
* [[Mountain gnome]]
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== Vegetation ==
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=== Grasses ===
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* {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Bentgrass]]
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* {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Cloudberry]]
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* {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Cottongrass]]
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* {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Fescue grass]]
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* {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Hair grass]]
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* {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Meadow-grass]]
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* {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Mountain avens]]
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* {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[White mountain heather]]
  
'''In evil mountains also appear:'''
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''' In good mountains:'''
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* {{Tile|O|3:1}} [[Bubble bulb]]
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* {{Tile|.|7:1}} [[Downy grass]]
  
* [[Dark gnome]]
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'''In evil mountains:'''
* [[Undead]]
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* {{Tile|O|7:1}} [[Staring eyeball]]
 
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* {{Tile|≥|5:1}} [[Wormy tendril]]
== Flora ==
 
 
 
Currently, only grasses grow in mountain biomes.
 
 
 
'''In any mountain biome:'''
 
 
 
* [[Bentgrass]]
 
* [[Cloudberry]]
 
* [[Cottongrass]]
 
* [[Fescue grass]]
 
* [[Hair grass]]
 
* [[Meadow-grass]]
 
* [[Mountain avens]]
 
* [[White mountain heather]]
 
 
 
''' In good mountains there may also be:'''
 
 
 
* [[Bubble bulb]]
 
* [[Downy grass]]
 
 
 
'''In evil mountains there may also be:'''
 
 
 
* [[Staring eyeball]]
 
* [[Wormy tendril]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 14:51, 13 September 2017

This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

A mountain is a biome with a naturally high elevation usually culminating in a peak. Volcanoes are often on a mountain.

As part of a starting site, mountains provide jagged terrain and impassable cliffs. They usually have very limited water resources, i.e., few ponds or streams, although many streams and rivers originate from the base of mountain ranges. They often have sparse vegetation, and depending on the elevation may lack any sort of usable soil. In Adventurer mode it's impossible to cross a Mountain tile in Travel mode, even if you have flying capabilities.

It is not possible to start a fortress on an exclusively mountain biome; however, fortress sites can straddle mountains on one side and more (or less) hospitable biomes on the other, which will provide more valuable diversity of wildlife and resources.

Mountains imply high elevation in the surrounding area. This can result in a "forest" biome that does not actually have any trees, since above a certain elevation there may be no soil and therefore no place for trees to actually grow. When choosing a starting fortress site, be sure to check the elevation map (using the Tab key), and try to get a mix of low and medium or high elevations if possible.

In this version, mountains are covered with grass when first encountered, but if the grass is removed (whether due to grazing, construction, or simple trampling), it will never grow back. Keep this in mind when designating pastures, lest your animals starve.

Minerals

The stratification listed for mountains in Dwarf Fortress usually consists of one lighter rock type, generally a sedimentary stone (such as limestone, mudstone or dolomite), and then two further layers of heavy intrusive igneous (such as Granite or Gabbro) or metamorphic rock (such as Gneiss, Quartzite, or Phyllite). Stone, and subsequently ores, are always in abundance in mountain biomes.

Wildlife

Creatures

In savage mountains:

In good mountains:

In evil mountains:

Vermin

In savage tundras:

In good tundras:

Vegetation

Grasses

In good mountains:

In evil mountains:

"Mountain" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: onol
Elven: thele
Goblin: ngosla
Human: thakom
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