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[[Image:Crundles.png|thumb|left|Crundles should present no problems to an experienced adventurer.]]
 
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While weak individually, crundles often move in large packs and can pose a substantial [[Fun|danger]] to workers, [[weaver]]s, [[farmer]]s or [[Ambusher|hunters]] that might be wandering through [[caverns|the underground]]. However, they tend to scatter when [[combat|confronted]] with well-armed [[soldier]]s, and so pose little threat to any [[military|troops]] you send to take care of them.
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The '''crundle''' is a small, imp-like creature that roams the caverns in great packs under the earth. They are extremely common.
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They tend to be rather weak and cowardly even in packs, and are not especially aggressive. They CAN however maim or even kill an unarmed dwarf, so you shouldn't see them as totally harmless either.
  
 
If you rely on traps to defend your fortress, it should be noted that [[trap design|pit traps]] are fairly ineffective against crundles. They don't hit the ground hard enough. Unless, of course, the ground is flooded with [[syndrome|poison]], [[Trap#Upright_Spear.2FSpike|spikes]], or best of all, [[magma]].
 
If you rely on traps to defend your fortress, it should be noted that [[trap design|pit traps]] are fairly ineffective against crundles. They don't hit the ground hard enough. Unless, of course, the ground is flooded with [[syndrome|poison]], [[Trap#Upright_Spear.2FSpike|spikes]], or best of all, [[magma]].
  
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They can be [[tame]]d by an [[animal trainer]], and while they are small and offer fairly few edible parts, their [[egg|eggs]] are a good and plentiful source of food.  However, [[Meat_industry#Breeding|raising]] them for [[meat]] requires many breeding crundles to be viable. Their weakness in [[combat]] makes them poor war animals, though they do have a semi-respectable [[pet]] value of 50.
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Crundles can be tamed, and are rather prolific egg-layers. They can also be bred for [[leather]] and meat, although there are better animals around for meat. Tame crundles can also can be used in fortress defense designs, but they should only be used as meatshields or/and distractions because they are very poor fighters. Overall they are poor choices for taming (but make for good training for your [[ani||mal trainer]]s) when there are [[giant cave spider|many]] [[cave crocodile|more]] [[jabberer|interesting]] [[rutherer|creatures]] to tame in the caverns.
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Wild crundles are also good for training your military.  
  
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Overall, the crundle's use is to harass and annoy your cavern dwelling dwarves, and they should generally be used as target practice for military purposes.
 
  
 
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Crundle
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Urist likes crundles for their nervous energy.
Portrait

No portrait

Biome

  • Underground Depth: 2-3
Attributes

· Horn · Egglaying · Humanoid

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 50

Template:Tame attrib proc/

Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Birth: 50 cm3
Mid: 1,000 cm3
Max: 10,000 cm3
Food products
Eggs 5-20
Age
Adult at: Birth
Max age: 10-20
Butchering returns

Food items

Meat 2-6
Fat 2-6
Intestines 1

Raw materials

Bones 2-4
Skull 1
Skin Scales
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A tiny underground monster with large claws and horns. It walks on two legs and is dangerous when encountered in large numbers.
Crundles should present no problems to an experienced adventurer.

The crundle is a small, imp-like creature that roams the caverns in great packs under the earth. They are extremely common.

They tend to be rather weak and cowardly even in packs, and are not especially aggressive. They CAN however maim or even kill an unarmed dwarf, so you shouldn't see them as totally harmless either.

If you rely on traps to defend your fortress, it should be noted that pit traps are fairly ineffective against crundles. They don't hit the ground hard enough. Unless, of course, the ground is flooded with poison, spikes, or best of all, magma.

Crundles can be tamed, and are rather prolific egg-layers. They can also be bred for leather and meat, although there are better animals around for meat. Tame crundles can also can be used in fortress defense designs, but they should only be used as meatshields or/and distractions because they are very poor fighters. Overall they are poor choices for taming (but make for good training for your |mal trainers) when there are many more interesting creatures to tame in the caverns.

Wild crundles are also good for training your military.


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