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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: 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 |