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

The above columns indicate, in order:

Symbol: The symbol assigned to the creature, how it will show up in game.

Name: The name of the creature.

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 bred then 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).

Pet Value: This is the value the creature can be bought and sold for 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
☺	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

1. Whether or not you are hostile with select civilized races is randomized for every game world.

Animalman Races

Tile	Name	Playable	Hostile	Food Source	Adult Body Size	Pet Value (×)	Biome	Features
a	Template:L		???	Yes	Variable1	Not tameable	Cave	4 castes/No trade
b	Template:L		???	Yes	70000	Not tameable	Cave	Can fly/No trade
a	Template:L		???	Yes	20000	Not tameable	Cave	No trade
r	Template:L		???	Yes	50000	Not tameable	Cave	No trade
s	Template:L		???	Yes	50000	Not tameable	Cave	No trade, causes syndrome
o	Template:L		???	Yes	70000	Not tameable	Cave	No trade
s	Template:L		???	Yes	70000	Not tameable	Cave	No trade
f	Template:L		???	Yes	70000	Not tameable	Cave	No trade/amphibious

1. 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
d	Template:L		No	Yes	30,000	30	N/A	Domestic
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

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 and grassland
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

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

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
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

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

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

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

Forest and Taiga

Tile	Name	Playable	Hostile	Food Source	Adult Body Size	Pet Value (×)	Biome	Features
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		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

Cavern-dwelling

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
S	Template:L		Yes	Yes	100,000	2500	Caverns	Spins/throws webs and causes syndrome
T	Template:L		Yes	Yes	250,000	Not tameable	Caverns	Forms civilizations

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
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
&	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