Template:AV
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 broken down into edible substance that your dwarves will feed on.
Adult Body Size: The size of the creature at it's adult age. It ranges from 25,000,000
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
|