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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: Template:L
The following creatures have not yet been added to the tables below. When adding one, be sure to add it to all of the biomes in which it occurs - if a biome isn't listed, add it.
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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. Template:L creatures are always hostile.
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 when an adult. This can be anywhere from 5,000 (Template:L, Template:L) to 25,000,000 (Template:L). Equals more or less the creature's weight in grams. These sizes do not correspond to the sizes which trigger Template:Ls.
Pet Value: This is the value the creature can be bought and sold for as a Template:L during Template:L.
Locations: Where the creature can be found.
Features: Any special features the creature possesses, these can include things such as Template:L, Template:L, or Template:L.
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 | |
| 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 | 20000 | Not tameable | Underground | Amphibious | |
| a | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | Variable2 | Not tameable | Underground | Four castes | |
| b | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 70000 | Not tameable | Underground | Can fly | |
| f | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 70000 | Not tameable | Underground | Amphibious | |
| s | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 70000 | Not tameable | Underground | Can fly | |
| o | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 70000 | Not tameable | Underground | Amphibious | |
| r | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 50000 | Not tameable | Underground | Amphibious | |
| s | Template:L | Variable1 | Yes | 50000 | Not tameable | Underground | Amphibious; Causes Template:L |
- 1. Whether a animalman civilization treats you as hostile or not seems random, though this has not been tested.[Verify]
- 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 | 300,000 | 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 |
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| 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, trainable | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Not tameable | Evil mountains | Steals booze | |
| E | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 700 | Mountains | Trainable | |
| m | Template:L | No | Yes | 10,000 | 50 | Mountains | ||
| g | Template:L | No | No | 15,000 | Not tameable | Mountains | Steals booze | |
| g | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | 50 | Mountains | ||
| Y | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300,000 | Not tameable | 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, trainable | |
| W | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 120,000 | 50 or 1000 | Evil tundra, grassland, taiga, and some evil forest | ||
| w | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 40,000 | 50 | Tundra, taiga, and temperate forest/shrubland | ||
| Y | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300,000 | Not tameable | Mountains, glaciers, and tundra |
Glacier
| Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
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| 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, trainable | |
| Y | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300,000 | Not tameable | Mountains, glaciers, and tundra |
Desert
| Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 200,000 | 2500 | Savage desert | No pain, no stun, No emotion | |
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| N | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 120,000 | 50 | Evil desert | Can fly |
Savanna
| Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 200 | Tropical savanna, grassland, and shrubland | Trainable | |
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 400,000 | 200 | Some land | Trainable |
Grassland
| Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 200 | Tropical savanna, grassland, and shrubland | Trainable | |
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 400,000 | 200 | Some land | Trainable | |
| 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 |
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| E | Template:L | No | Yes | 5,000,000 | 500 | Tropical forest and shrubland | Trainable | |
| C | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 200 | Tropical savanna, grassland, and shrubland | Trainable | |
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 400,000 | 200 | Some land | Trainable | |
| U | Template:L | No | Yes | 600,000 | 1000 | Good taiga, forest, and shrubland | ||
| w | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 40,000 | 50 | Tundra, taiga, and temperate forest/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 | |
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| L | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| 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 | |
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| 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 | ||
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 150,000 | 100 | Savage tropical areas, any desert | Trainable | |
| B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 200,000 | 500 | Taiga and temperate forest | Steals booze, trainable | |
| S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300000 | Not tameable | Temperate forest | ||
| 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 | ||
| w | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 40,000 | 50 | Tundra, taiga, and temperate forest/shrubland |
Subterranean
Magma
| Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
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| i | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 6,000 | Not tameable | Magma | Throws fireballs | |
| M | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Magma | Throws fireballs and leaves behind Template:L | |
| C | Template:L | No | Yes | 30,000 | 200 | Magma | Throws molten Template:L | |
| M | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Magma | Leaves behind Template:L |
Cavern
| Tile | Name | Playable | Hostile | Food Source | Adult Body Size | Pet Value (×) | Biome | Features |
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| M | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Caverns | Leaves behind an Template:L | |
| B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 200,000 | 500 | Caverns | ||
| O | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 7,000,000 | 500 | Caverns | ||
| M | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Caverns | ||
| b | Template:L | No | Yes | 10,000 | 20 | Caverns | ||
| o | Template:L | No | No | 20,000 | 50 | Caverns | Causes Template:L | |
| C | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 600,000 | 750 | Caverns | ||
| D | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 15,000,000 | 10,000 | Caverns | ||
| e | Template:L | No | Yes | 20,000 | 50 | Caverns | ||
| c | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 10,000 | 50 | Caverns | ||
| D | Template:L | No | Yes | 2,500,000 | 500 | Caverns | Feeds on Template:L | |
| d | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | 50 | Caverns | Steals food and items | |
| E | Template:L | No | Yes | 100,000 | 400 | Caverns | ||
| o | Template:L | No | Yes | 70,000 | 10 | Subterranean water | ||
| % | Template:L | No | Yes | 20,000 | 10 | Caverns | ||
| M | Template:L | Yes | No | 70,000 | Not tameable | Caverns | Leaves behind Template:L | |
| B | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 750 | Caverns | Trainable | |
| S | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 100,000 | 2,500 | Caverns | Spins/throws Template:Ls and causes Template:L | |
| C | Template:L | Yes[Verify] | Yes | 100,000 | 700 | Caverns | ||
| W | Template:L | No | Yes | 100 | 500 | Caverns | ||
| g | Template:L | No | Yes | 50,000 | Not tameable | Caverns | ||
| G | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 70,000 | 200 | Caverns | ||
| s | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 50,000 | 30 | Caverns | Causes Template:L | |
| h | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 5,000 | 50 | Caverns | Flying | |
| J | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 4,500,000 | 1500 | Caverns | ||
| P | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 300,000 | 50 | Caverns | ||
| R | Template:L | Yes | Yes | 70,000 | 100 | Caverns | ||
| R | Template:L | No | Yes | 3,000,000 | 600 | Caverns | Exotic Mount | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |