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A '''Cave blob''' is a single body/cell organism found in only the deepest [[cavern]]s.
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'''Cave blobs''' are small rare [[creature]]s who inhabit the third layer of the [[cavern]]s. They lack [[bone]]s or any kind of internal organs, and instead are filled with orange fluid causes mild, short-term [[Syndrome|harm]] in the form of painful blisters on other creatures when ingested or made contact with. The blob's skin is covered in this fluid as well, so touching it is enough to potentially contract its syndrome. They are genderless, emotionless, have no need to breathe and are immune to [[No Stun|stunning]] or nausea, but due to their small size and fragile composition, an unarmed [[dwarf]] should be able to dispatch one without breaking a sweat. Cave blobs have no attacks other than a default [[push]], which will glance away from just about anything.
  
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Cave blobs lack any kind of internal organs and instead are filled with Cave blob gas. Any attack that "breaks away" part of this gas will usually kill them, as will any attack that tears or pierces their skin. Blobs need neither of these parts to live however and they can survive with no internal gas and a totally torn apart body if they are lucky. What truly decides if they die or not is a mystery.
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Cave blobs may be captured in [[cage]] [[trap]]s and [[Animal trainer|trained]] into low-value [[pet]]s. The only products gained by the [[butcher]]ing of a cave blob are a [[skin]] for your [[leatherworker]]s and a few pools of cave blob fluid, which can be drunk in [[adventurer mode]] to satiate thirst. Cave blobs are biologically immortal and only die from violence, so in case one of your dwarves is weird enough to adopt them, they'll potentially last forever.
  
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Harmless as they may be, it is still ill-advised to disturb them. Exposure to their secretions or contents is capable of causing mild, short-term [[Syndrome|harm]] in the form of painful blisters.
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Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] cave blobs for their ''bright orange color''.
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The only products gained by the butchering of a cave blob are a skin for your [[leatherworker]]s and a few pools of Cave blob fluid. This fluid can be drunk in [[Adventure mode]] to satiate thirst.
 
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Note that sometimes when a cave blob is killed it will not leave a  corpse, just a smear of cave blob fluid. These smears can be drunk.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 22:57, 10 June 2017

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Cave blob
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Urist likes cave blobs for their bright orange color.
Portrait

No portrait

Biome

  • Underground Depth: 3
Attributes

· Genderless · No Stun · Syndrome

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 50

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Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Max: 20,000 cm3

Age
Adult at: Birth
Max age: Immortal
Butchering returns

Food items

Raw materials

Skin Raw hide
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A strange shapeless life form with an orange leathery skin containing a liquid interior. It can secrete its internal fluid.

Cave blobs are small rare creatures who inhabit the third layer of the caverns. They lack bones or any kind of internal organs, and instead are filled with orange fluid causes mild, short-term harm in the form of painful blisters on other creatures when ingested or made contact with. The blob's skin is covered in this fluid as well, so touching it is enough to potentially contract its syndrome. They are genderless, emotionless, have no need to breathe and are immune to stunning or nausea, but due to their small size and fragile composition, an unarmed dwarf should be able to dispatch one without breaking a sweat. Cave blobs have no attacks other than a default push, which will glance away from just about anything.

Cave blobs may be captured in cage traps and trained into low-value pets. The only products gained by the butchering of a cave blob are a skin for your leatherworkers and a few pools of cave blob fluid, which can be drunk in adventurer mode to satiate thirst. Cave blobs are biologically immortal and only die from violence, so in case one of your dwarves is weird enough to adopt them, they'll potentially last forever.

Some dwarves like cave blobs for their bright orange color.

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