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Echidna man

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Echidna man
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Urist likes echidna men for their spines.
Portrait

No portrait

Biome

Variations

Echidna - Echidna man - Giant echidna

Attributes
Alignment: Savage

· Learns · Egglaying · Humanoid

Cannot be tamed 
Size
Birth: 4 cm3
Mid: 20,000 cm3
Max: 40,000 cm3

Age
Adult at: 1
Max age: 60-80
Cannot be butchered
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A spiny person with the head of an echidna.

Echidna men are generally peaceful and surprisingly resilient. Even crossbow bolts and whips seem to be unable to penetrate past their muscles, leading to long, drawn-out battles waiting for them to bleed out. This makes echidna men relatively useful for live training, or as bait in a devious trap.