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v0.31:Creature
In Dwarf Fortress, creatures are defined as any (for the sake of this article, non-Template:L) beings you can interact with. They come in all shapes and sizes, and range from the civilized races like Template:L to evil monsters like Template:L. Various creatures will interact with your fortress in many different ways.
See also: Animals
Reading the Table
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
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The above columns indicate, in order:
Symbol: The symbol assigned to the creature, how you will see it without a graphic set.
Name: The name of the creature as it shows up ingame.
Hostile: If "Yes" then the creature will attack on sight, if "No" then the creature is either neutral or friendly.
Food Source: If "Yes" then the creature can be butchered into edible substance that your dwarves will feed on.
Adult Body Size: The size of the creature at it's adult age. This can be anywhere from 5,000 (stingray, cat) to 25,000,000 (dragon). Equals more or less the creature's weight in grams.
Pet Value: This is the value the creature can be bought and sold for as a pet during trading.
Locations: Where the creature can be found.
Features: Any special features the creature possesses, these can include things such as causing a syndrome, breathing fire, or spinning webs.
Creatures
Civilized
Main Races
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
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☺ | Template:L | Variable1 | No | 60,000 | Not tameable | Fortresses | Trading race | |
E | Template:L | Variable1 | No | 60,000 | Not tameable | Forest retreats | Trading race | |
g | Template:L | Variable1 | No | 60,000 | Not tameable | Dark fortresses | Trading race | |
U | Template:L | Variable1 | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Towns and cities | Trading race | |
k | Template:L | Variable1 | No | 20,000 | Not tameable | Caves | Trading race |
- 1. Whether or not you are hostile with select civilized races is randomized for every game world.
Animalman Races
Note: These creatures can form crude civilizations underground but will not trade with you. They wield some weapons and can join adventurers.
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | Variable2 | Not tameable | Underground | 4 castes | |
b | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 70000 | Not tameable | Underground | Can fly | |
a | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 20000 | Not tameable | Underground | Amphibious | |
r | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 50000 | Not tameable | Underground | ||
s | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 50000 | Not tameable | Underground | Causes syndrome | |
o | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 70000 | Not tameable | Underground | ||
s | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 70000 | Not tameable | Underground | ||
f | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 70000 | Not tameable | Underground | Amphibious |
- 1. Whether a animalman civilization is hostile with you or not is randomized for each one you find.
- 2. Antmen body sizes depend on their caste.
Domestic Animals
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c | Template:L | No | Yes | 5,000 | 20 | N/A | Domestic | |
C | Template:L | No | Yes | 600,000 | 300 | N/A | Domestic and milkable | |
d | Template:L | No | Yes | 30,000 | 30 | N/A | Domestic and trainable | |
D | Template:L | No | Yes | 30,0000 | 200 | N/A | Domestic and milkable | |
H | Template:L | No | Yes | 500,000 | 200 | N/A | Domestic and milkable | |
M | Template:L | No | Yes | 400,000 | 200 | N/A | Domestic | |
W | Template:L | No | No | 12,000 | Not tameable | A special "creature" - see Template:L |
Special
Megabeasts
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Template:L | Yes | No | 20,000,000 | Not tameable | All land | Made of bronze, fairly hard to kill | |
D | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 25,000,000 | 10000 | All land | Breathes fire | |
H | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 8,000,000 | 10000 | All land | Has seven heads |
Semi-Megabeasts
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 8,000,000 | Not tameable | All land | One eyed | |
E | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 8,000,000 | Not tameable | All land | Has two heads | |
G | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 9,000,000 | Not tameable | All land | ||
M | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 220,000 | Not tameable | All land |
Nonexistant
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Template:L | N/A | No | N/A | N/A | Nowhere | Only found in engravings | |
C | Template:L | N/A | No | N/A | N/A | Nowhere | Only found in engravings | |
G | Template:L | N/A | No | N/A | N/A | Nowhere | Only found in engravings |
Above Ground
Mountain
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
g | Template:L | Yes | No | 15,000 | Evil mountains | Steals booze | ||
E | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 700 | Mountains | ||
m | Template:L | No | Yes | 10,000 | 50 | Mountains | ||
g | Template:L | No | No | 15,000 | Mountains | Steals booze | ||
g | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 50,000 | 50 | Mountains | ||
Y | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300,000 | Mountains, glaciers, and tundra |
Tundra
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | Template:L | Yes | No | 300,000 | Not tameable | Tundra and glaciers | ||
E | Template:L | No | Yes | 300,000 | 100 | Tundra, grassland, and temperate forest | ||
w | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 50,000 | 50 | Evil tundra and glaciers | Pack animal | |
M | Template:L | No | Yes | 285,000 | 300 | Tundra and grassland | Pulls wagons | |
B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 400,000 | 100 | Tundra and glaciers | Steals booze | |
W | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 120,000 | 50 or 1000 | Evil tundra, grassland, taiga, and some evil forest | ||
Y | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300,000 | Mountains, glaciers, and tundra |
Glacier
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | Template:L | Yes | No | 300,000 | Not tameable | Tundra and glaciers | ||
w | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 50,000 | 50 | Evil tundra and glaciers | Pack animal | |
B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 400,000 | 100 | Tundra and glaciers | Steals booze | |
Y | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300,000 | Mountains, glaciers, and tundra |
Desert
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 120,000 | 50 | Evil desert |
Savanna
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 400,000 | 200 | Some land |
Grassland
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 400,000 | 200 | Some land | ||
M | Template:L | No | Yes | 285,000 | 300 | Tundra and grassland | Pulls wagons | |
W | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 120,000 | 50 or 1000 | Evil tundra, grassland, taiga, and some evil forest |
Shrubland
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E | Template:L | No | Yes | 5,000,000 | 500 | Tropical forest and shrubland | Trainable | |
L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 400,000 | 200 | Some land | ||
U | Template:L | No | Yes | 600,000 | 1000 | Good taiga, forest, and shrubland |
Freshwater Marsh
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 50 | Evil marshes | Can be mounted by goblins | |
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones | |
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones |
Saltwater Marsh
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 50 | Evil marshes | Can be mounted by goblins | |
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones | |
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones |
Freshwater Swamp
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
g | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Evil swamps | ||
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones | |
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones |
Saltwater Swamp
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
g | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Evil swamps | ||
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones | |
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones |
Forest and Taiga
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E | Template:L | No | Yes | 5,000,000 | 500 | Tropical forest and shrubland | Trainable | |
E | Template:L | No | Yes | 300,000 | 100 | Tundra, grassland, and temperate forest | ||
b | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 60,000 | 250 | Most evil forest | ||
B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 200,000 | 500 | Taiga and temperate forest | Steals booze | |
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones | |
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest | no bones | |
s | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 40,000 | 250 | Evil tropical moist broadleaf forest | ||
U | Template:L | No | Yes | 600,000 | 1000 | Good taiga, forest, and shrubland | ||
W | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 120,000 | 50 or 1000 | Evil tundra, grassland, taiga, and some evil forest |
Subterranean
Magma
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
i | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 6,000 | Not tameable | Magma | Throws fireballs | |
M | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Magma | Throws fireballs | |
M | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Magma |
Cavern
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 7,000,000 | 500 | Caverns | ||
o | Template:L | No | No | 20,000 | 50 | Caverns | Causes syndrome | |
e | Template:L | No | Yes | 20,000 | 50 | Caverns | Pet exotic, Mount exotic | |
E | Template:L | No | Yes | 100,000 | 400 | Caverns | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 2500 | Caverns | Spins/throws webs and causes syndrome | |
J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 4,500,000 | 1500 | Caverns | ||
T | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 250,000 | Not tameable | Caverns | Forms civilizations | |
C | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 900,000 | 1000 | Caverns |
Aquatic
Ocean
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 15,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | No | Yes | 15,000,000 | 1000 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 15,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300,000 | 400 | Oceans | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 600,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 15,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
c | Template:L | No | Yes | 80,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
ò | Template:L | No | Yes | 100,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
~ | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | 400 | Oceans | ||
s | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 60,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
G | Template:L | No | Yes | 600,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 60,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 2,000,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 200,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 500,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 30,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
► | Template:L | No | Yes | 2,300,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 10,000 | 50 | Almost all water | ||
S | Template:L | No | Yes | 150,000 | 300 | Oceans | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 1,000,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 200,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
~ | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 20,000 | 200 | Almost all water | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 80,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
s | Template:L | No | Yes | 30,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | No | Yes | 80,000 | 200 | Oceans | ||
ò | Template:L | No | Yes | 5,000 | 200 | Almost all water | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 1,500,000 | 300 | Oceans and rivers | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 650,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 500,000 | 500 | Oceans | ||
W | Template:L | No | Yes | 1,500,000 | 400 | Oceans | ||
W | Template:L | No | Yes | 20,000,000 | 1000 | Oceans | ||
W | Template:L | No | Yes | 20,000,000 | 1000 | Oceans | ||
S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 15,000 | 200 | Oceans |
Freshwater
Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
l | Template:L | yes | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | freshwater lakes | no bones, sucks blood | |
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 10,000 | 50 | Almost all water | ||
~ | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 20,000 | 200 | Almost all water | ||
ò | Template:L | No | Yes | 5,000 | 200 | Almost all water | ||
α | Template:L | No | Yes | 1,500,000 | 300 | Oceans and rivers |
Hidden Fun Stuff
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Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
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& | Template:L | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Template:L | See article for more information | |
N/A | Template:L | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | All underground | See article for more information | |
N/A | Template:L | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | All above-ground | See article for more information |