Creature token

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A full list of all known creature tokens.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
ADOPTS_OWNER	Caste		Prevents tamed creature from being made available for adoption, instead allowing it to automatically adopt whoever it wants. The basic requirements for adoption are intact, and the creature will only adopt individuals who have a preference for their species. Used by cats in the vanilla game.
ALCOHOL_DEPENDENT	Caste		Makes the creature needs alcohol to get through the working day; it will choose to drink booze instead of water if possible. Going sober for too long reduces speed.
ALL_ACTIVE	Caste		Sets the creature to be active during the day, night, and twilight in Adventurer Mode. Seems to be a separate value from [DIURNAL]/[NOCTURNAL]/[CREPUSCULAR], rather than implying them.
ALTTILE	Creature	'character' or tile number	If set, the creature will blink between its [TILE] and its ALTTILE.
AMBUSHPREDATOR	Caste		Found on [LARGE_PREDATOR]s who ambush their prey. Instead of charging relentlessly at prey, the predator will wait till the prey is within a few squares before charging. May or may not work on other creatures.[Verify]
AMPHIBIOUS	Caste		Allows a creature to breathe both inside and outside of water (unlike [AQUATIC]) - does not prevent drowning in magma.
APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE	Caste	Range	Forum post describing how description ranges work
APP_MOD_GENETIC_MODEL	Caste	Model (Accepts DOMINANT_MORE, DOMINANT_LESS, and MIX)	Defines a genetic model for the relevant appearance modifier(s). May or may not do anything significant at present.
APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE	Caste	number	Determines how important the appearance modifier is, for determining whether it shows up in the creature description.[Verify]
APP_MOD_NOUN	Caste	noun SINGULAR or PLURAL	Creates a noun for the appearance and whether it is singular or plural.
APP_MOD_RATE	Caste	Rate (integer) Scale (DAILY, YEARLY) min (growth) max (growth) start year start day end year end day	Setting the growth rate of the modifier. The last two tokens can be replaced by NO_END to have growth continue indefinitely.
APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION	Caste	CV TEMPLATE NAME	Applies the specified creature variation.
APPLY_CURRENT_CREATURE_VARIATION	Special		Applies the effects of all pending [CV_ADD_TAG] and [CV_REMOVE_TAG] tokens that have been defined in the current creature.
AQUATIC	Caste		Enables the creature to breathe in water, but causes it to air-drown on dry land.
ARENA_RESTRICTED	Caste		Causes the creature to be excluded from the object testing arena's creature spawning list.
ARTIFICIAL_HIVEABLE	Creature		Enables the creature to be kept in artificial hives by beekeepers.
AT_PEACE_WITH_WILDLIFE	Caste		Prevents the creature from attacking or frighten creatures with the [NATURAL] tag.
ATTACK	Caste	token bodypart selection criteria location	Defines the attack name, and the body part used. See below for valid subtokens Example: [ATTACK:GORE:BODYPART:BY_CATEGORY:HORN] GORE = name of the attack BODYPART:BY_CATEGORY:HORN = the horn is used to attack (presuming the creature has one)
ATTACK_TRIGGER	Caste	population exported wealth created wealth	Specifies when a megabeast or semi-megabeast will attack the fortress. The attacks will start occuring when at least one of the requirements is met. Setting a value to 0 disables the trigger.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
BABY	Caste	integer	Age at which creature is considered a child, the default is zero. One can think of this as the duration of the baby stage.
BABYNAME	Caste	singular plural	Defines a new name for a creature in baby state at the caste level. For non-caste-specific baby names, see [GENERAL_BABY_NAME].
BEACH_FREQUENCY	Caste	integer	Creature may be subject to beaching, becoming stranded on shores, where they will eventually air-drown. The number indicates the frequency of the occurrence. Presumably requires the creature to be [AQUATIC]. Used by orcas, sperm whales and sea nettle jellyfish in the vanilla game.
BENIGN	Caste		The creature is non-aggressive by default, and will never automatically be engaged by companions or soldiers. It will run away from any creatures that are not friendly to it, and will only defend itself if it becomes enraged. Can be thought of as the counterpoint of the [LARGE_PREDATOR] tag. When tamed, animals with this tag will be useless for fortress defense.
BIOME	Creature	biome token	Select a biome the creature may appear in.
BLOOD	Caste	<material token> <material state>	Specifies what the creature's blood is made of.
BLOODSUCKER	Caste		Causes vampire-like behaviour; the creature will suck the blood of unconscious victims when its thirst for blood grows sufficiently large. When controlling the creature in adventure mode, this can be done at will. Seems to be required to make the creature denouncable as a creature of the night.
BODY	Caste	body parts	Draws body parts from OBJECT:BODY files (such as body_default.txt) Example: [BODY:BODY_WITH_HEAD_FLAG:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH] This is the body from a purring maggot. It creates a body with head, a heart, some guts, a brain, and a mouth. That's all a maggot needs. If the body is left undefined, the creature will cause a crash whenever it spawns.
BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER	Caste	ATTRIBUTE lowest lower low median high higher highest	These body modifiers give individual creatures different characteristics. In the case of HEIGHT, BROADNESS and LENGTH, the modifier is also a percentage change to the BODY_SIZE of the individual creature. The seven numbers afterward give a distribution of ranges. Each interval has an equal chance of occurring. Example: [BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HEIGHT:90:95:98:100:102:105:110] HEIGHT : marks the height to be changed 90:95:98:100:102:105:110 : sets the range from the shortest (90% of the average height) to the tallest (110% of the average height) creature variation.
BODY_DETAIL_PLAN	Caste	PlanName Arguments	loads a plan listed OBJECT:BODY_DETAIL_PLAN files, such as b_detail_plan_default.txt. Mass applies USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, mass alters RELSIZE, alters body part positions, and will allow tissue layers to be defined. Tissue layers are defined in order of skin to bone here. Example: [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:VERTEBRATE_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE:BONE:CARTILAGE] This creates the detailed body of a fox, the skin, fat, muscle, bones and cartilage out of the vertebrate tissues. A maggot would only need: [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:EXOSKELETON_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE]
BODY_SIZE	Caste	years days size	Sets size at a given age. Size is in cubic centimeters, and for normal body materials, is roughly equal to the creature's average weight in grams. Example: [BODY_SIZE:0:0:10000] [BODY_SIZE:1:168:50000] [BODY_SIZE:12:0:220000] This describes the size of a minotaur. Its birth size would be 10,000 cm3 (~10 kg). At 1 year and 168 days old it would be 50,000 cm3 (~50 kg). And as an adult (at 12 years old) it would be 220,000 cm3 and weigh roughly 220 kg.
BODYGLOSS	Caste	gloss	Substitutes body part text with replacement text. Draws gloss information from OBJECT:BODY files (such as body_default.txt)
BONECARN	Caste		Creature eats bones. Implies [CARNIVORE]. Adventurers with this token are currently unable to eat bones.Bug:11069
BP_ADD_TYPE	Caste		Adds a type to a body part. Used with [SET_BP_GROUP]. In vanilla DF, this is used for adding the type 'GELDABLE' to the lower body of certain creatures.
BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER	Caste	QUALITY lowest lower low median high higher highest	Sets up the breadth of possibilities for appearance qualities for a selected BP group. EG. Eyes (CLOSE_SET, DEEP_SET, ROUND_VS_NARROW, LARGE_IRIS),Lips (THICKNESS), Nose (BROADNESS, LENGTH, UPTURNED, CONVEX), Ear (SPLAYED_OUT, HANGING_LOBES, BROADNESS, HEIGHT), Tooth (GAPS), Skull (HIGH_CHEEKBONES, BROAD_CHIN, JUTTING CHIN, SQUARE_CHIN), Neck (DEEP_VOICE, RASPY_VOICE), Head (BROADNESS, HEIGHT)
BP_REMOVE_TYPE	Caste		Removes a type from a body part. Used with [SET_BP_GROUP].
BUILDINGDESTROYER	Caste	1 or 2	Allows a creature to destroy furniture and buildings. Value [1] targets mostly doors, hatches, furniture and the like. Value [2] targets anything not made with the b + C commands.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
CAN_DO_INTERACTION	Caste	interaction token	The creature can perform an interaction. See interaction token.
CAN_LEARN	Caste		The creature gains skills and can have professions. If a member of a civilization (even a pet) has this token, it'll need to eat, drink and sleep. Note that this token makes the creature unable to be eaten by an adventurer, so it is not recommended for uncivilized monsters. Adventurers lacking this token can allocate but not increase attributes and skills. Skills allocated will disappear on start.
CAN_SPEAK	Caste		Can talk. Note that this is not necessary for a creature to gain social skills.
CANNOT_CLIMB	Caste		Creature cannot climb, even if it has free grasp parts.
CANNOT_JUMP	Caste		Creature cannot jump.
CANNOT_UNDEAD	Caste		Acts like [NOT_LIVING], except that [OPPOSED_TO_LIFE] creatures will attack them.
CANOPENDOORS	Caste		Allows the creature to open doors that are set to be unpassable for pets. In adventure mode, creatures lacking this token will be unable to pass through door tiles except whilst these are occupied by other creatures.
CARNIVORE	Caste		Creature only eats meat. If the creature goes on rampages in worldgen, it will often devour the people/animals it kills.
CASTE	Creature	name	Defines a caste.
CASTE_ALTTILE	Caste	tile number or "letter"	Caste-specific [ALTTILE]. Requires [CASTE_TILE].
CASTE_COLOR	Caste	fg bg brightness	Caste-specific [COLOR].
CASTE_GLOWCOLOR	Caste	fg bg brightness	Caste-specific [GLOWCOLOR].
CASTE_GLOWTILE	Caste	tile value or "letter"	Caste-specific [GLOWTILE].
CASTE_NAME	Caste	singular plural adjective	Caste-specific [NAME].
CASTE_PROFESSION_NAME	Caste	Unit type token (Profession) singular plural	Caste-specific [PROFESSION_NAME].
CASTE_SOLDIER_ALTTILE	Caste	'character' or tile number	Caste-specific [SOLDIER_ALTTILE]. Requires [CASTE_SOLDIER_TILE].
CASTE_SOLDIER_TILE	Caste	'character' or tile number	Caste-specific [CREATURE_SOLDIER_TILE].
CASTE_SPEECH	Caste	speech file	Caste-specific [SPEECH].
CASTE_TILE	Caste	tile number or "letter"	Caste-specific [CREATURE_TILE].
CAVE_ADAPT	Caste		Gives the creature a bonus in caves. Also causes cave adaptation.
CDI	Caste	Varies	Specifies details for the preceding [CAN_DO_INTERACTION] token. See interaction token.
CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC	Caste	integer	Multiplies body size by a factor of (integer)%. 50 halves size, 200 doubles.
CHANGE_FREQUENCY_PERC	Creature	integer	Multiplies frequency by a factor of (integer)%.
CHILD	Caste	integer	Age at which creature is considered an adult. One can think of this as the duration of the child stage. Allows the creature's offspring to be rendered fully tame if trained during their childhood.
CHILDNAME	Caste	singular plural	Defines a new name for a creature in child state at the caste level. For non-caste-specific child names, see [GENERAL_CHILD_NAME].
CLUSTER_NUMBER	Creature	min max	The minimum/maximum numbers of how many creatures per spawned cluster. Certain vermin fish use this token in combination with temperate ocean and river biome tokens to perform seasonal migrations. Defaults to 1:1 if not specified.
CLUTCH_SIZE	Caste	min max	Number of eggs laid in one sitting.
COLONY_EXTERNAL	Caste		Caste hovers around colony.
COLOR	Creature	foreground background brightness	Color of the creature's tile. See Color for usage.
COMMON_DOMESTIC	Caste		When combined with any of [PET], [PACK_ANIMAL], [WAGON_PULLER] and/or [MOUNT], the creature is guaranteed to be domesticated by any civilization with [COMMON_DOMESTIC_PET], [COMMON_DOMESTIC_PACK], [COMMON_DOMESTIC_PULL] and/or [COMMON_DOMESTIC_MOUNT] respectively. Such civilizations will always have access to the creature, even in the absence of wild populations. This token is invalid on [FANCIFUL] creatures.
CONVERTED_SPOUSE	Caste		Creatures of this caste's species with the [SPOUSE_CONVERTER] and [NIGHT_CREATURE_HUNTER] tokens will kidnap [SPOUSE_CONVERSION_TARGET]s of an appropriate sex and convert them into castes with CONVERTED_SPOUSE.
COOKABLE_LIVE	Caste		Set this to allow the creature to be cooked in meals without first being butchered/cleaned. Used by some water-dwelling vermin such as mussels, nautiluses and oysters.
CRAZED	Caste		Creature is 'berserk' and will attack all other creatures, except members of its own species that also have the CRAZED tag. It will show Berserk in the unit list. Berserk creatures go on rampages during worldgen much more frequently than non-berserk ones.
COPY_TAGS_FROM	Spec	CREATURE NAME	Copies creature tags, but not caste tags, from another specified creature. Used when making creature variations (i.e. giant animals and animal people). Often used in combination with [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION] to import standard variations from a file. Variations are documented in c_variation_default.txt, which also contains the code for giant animals and animal people.
CREATURE_CLASS	Caste	classname	An arbitrary creature classification. Can be set to anything, but only existing uses are GENERAL_POISON (used in syndromes), EDIBLE_GROUND_BUG (valid targets for GOBBLE_VERMIN_x tokens), and MAMMAL (self-explanatory). A single creature can have multiple classes. Eligibility for certain entity positions can also be permitted or restricted by this tag.
CREATURE_SOLDIER_TILE	Creature	'character' or tile number	Creatures active in their civilization's military will use this tile instead.
CREATURE_TILE	Creature	'character' or tile number	The symbol of the creature in ASCII mode.
CREPUSCULAR	Caste		Sets the creature to be active at twilight in adventurer mode.
CURIOUSBEAST_EATER	Caste		Allows a creature to steal and eat edible items from a site. It will attempt to grab a food item and immediately make its way to the map's edge, where it will disappear with it. If the creature goes on rampages during worldgen, it will often steal food instead of attacking. Trained and tame instances of the creature will no longer display this behavior.
CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER	Caste		Allows a creature to (very quickly) drink your alcohol. Or spill the barrel to the ground. Also affects undead versions of the creature. Unlike food or item thieves, drink thieves will consume your alcohol on the spot rather than run away with one piece of it. Trained and tame instances of the creature will no longer display this behavior.
CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM	Caste		Allows a creature to steal things (apparently, of the highest value it can find). It will attempt to grab an item of value and immediately make its way to the map's edge, where it will disappear with it. If the creature goes on rampages in worldgen, it will often steal items instead of attacking - kea birds are infamous for this. Trained and tame instances of the creature will no longer display this behavior. Also, makes the creature unable to drop hauled items until it enters combat.
CV_ADD_TAG	Special	TAG NAME	Adds a tag. Used in conjunction with creature variation templates.
CV_REMOVE_TAG	Special	TAG NAME	Removes a tag. Used in conjunction with creature variation templates.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
DEMON	Caste		Found on generated demons. Marks the caste to be used in the initial wave after breaking into the underworld, and by the demon civilizations created during world-gen breachings[Verify] v0.47.01. Could not be specified in user-defined raws until version 0.47.01.
DESCRIPTION	Caste	text	A brief description of the creature type.
DIE_WHEN_VERMIN_BITE	Caste		Dies upon attacking. Used by honey bees to simulate them dying after using their stingers.
DIFFICULTY	Caste	integer	Increases experience gain during adventure mode. Creatures with 11 or higher are not assigned for quests in adventure mode.
DIURNAL	Caste		Sets the creature to be active during the day in Adventurer Mode.
DIVE_HUNTS_VERMIN	Caste		The creature hunts vermin by diving from the air. On tame creatures it works the same as normal HUNTS_VERMIN. Found on peregrine falcons.
DOES_NOT_EXIST	Creature		Adding this token to a creature prevents it from appearing in generated worlds (unless it's marked as always present for a particular civilisation). For example, adding it to dogs will lead to worlds being generated without dogs in them. Also removes the creature from the object testing arena's spawn list. If combined with [FANCIFUL], artistic depictions of the creature will occur regardless. Used by centaurs, chimeras and griffons in the vanilla game. Note: a creature tagged as DOES_NOT_EXIST can still be summoned successfully, as long as it has a body defined in its raws. [1]. It's also possible for another creature to transform into it.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
EBO_ITEM	Caste	item token material token (ANY_HARD_STONE can be used for the material)	Defines the item that the creature drops upon being butchered. Used with EXTRA_BUTCHER_OBJECT.
EBO_SHAPE	Caste	gem shape	The shape of the extra item of the creature upon butchering. Used with EXTRA_BUTCHER_OBJECT.
EGG_MATERIAL	Caste	<material token> <material state>	Egg material. Egg-laying creatures will define this 3 times, using LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:EGGSHELL, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:EGG_WHITE, and then LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:EGG_YOLK. Eggs will be made out of eggshell. Edibility is determined by tags on whites or yolk, but they otherwise do not exist.
EGG_SIZE	Caste	size	Determines the size of eggs. Doesn't affect hatching or cooking, but bigger eggs will be heavier, and may take longer to be hauled depending on the hauler's strength.
EQUIPMENT_WAGON	Creature		Makes the creature into a large 3x3 creature responsible for carrying trade goods, pulled by two [WAGON_PULLER]s and driven by a merchant.
EQUIPS	Caste		Allows the creature to wear or wield items.
EVIL	Creature		Creature is considered evil and will only show up in evil biomes. Civilizations with USE_EVIL_ANIMALS can domesticate them regardless of exotic status. Has no effect on cavern creatures except to restrict taming. A civilization with evil creatures can colonise evil areas.
EXTRA_BUTCHER_OBJECT	Caste	BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, BY_TOKEN TYPE, CATEGORY, or TOKEN	The creature drops an additional object when butchered (typically a gizzard stone), defined by EBO_ITEM and EBO_SHAPE.
EXTRACT	Caste	material token	Defines a creature extract which can be obtained via small animal dissection.
EXTRAVISION	Caste		Creature can see regardless of whether it has working eyes.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
FANCIFUL	Creature		The creature is a thing of legend and known to all civilizations. Its materials cannot be requested or preferred. The tag also adds some art value modifiers. Used by a number of creatures. Conflicts with [COMMON_DOMESTIC].
FEATURE_ATTACK_GROUP	Caste		Found on subterranean animal-man tribals. Currently defunct. In previous versions, it caused these creatures to crawl out of chasms and underground rivers.
FEATURE_BEAST	Caste		Found on forgotten beasts. Presumably makes it act as such, initiating underground attacks on fortresses, or leads to the pop-up message upon encountering one[Verify]. Could not be specified in user-defined raws until version 0.47.01.
FEMALE	Caste		Makes the creature biologically female, enabling her to bear young. Usually specified inside a caste.
FIREIMMUNE	Caste		Makes the creature immune to FIREBALL and FIREJET attacks, and allows it to path through high temperature zones, like lava or fires. Does not, by itself, make the creature immune to the damaging effects of burning in fire, and does not prevent general heat damage or melting on its own (this would require adjustments to be made to the creature's body materials - see the dragon raws for an example).
FIREIMMUNE_SUPER	Caste		Like [FIREIMMUNE], but also renders the creature immune to DRAGONFIRE attacks.
FISHITEM	Caste		The creature's corpse is a single FISH_RAW food item that needs to be cleaned (into a FISH item) at a fishery to become edible. Before being cleaned the item is referred to as "raw". The food item is categorized under "fish" on the food and stocks screens, and when uncleaned it is sorted under "raw fish" in the stocks (but does not show up on the food screen). Without this or [COOKABLE_LIVE], fished vermin will turn into food the same way as non-vermin creatures, resulting in multiple units of food (meat, brain, lungs, eyes, spleen etc.) from a single fished vermin. These units of food are categorized as meat by the game.
FIXED_TEMP	Caste	temperature	The creature's body is constantly at this temperature, heating up or cooling the surrounding area. Alters the temperature of the creature's inventory and all adjacent tiles, with all the effects that this implies. May trigger wildfires at high enough values. Also makes the creature immune to extreme heat or cold as long as the temperature set is not harmful to the materials that the creature is made from. Note that temperatures of 12000 and higher may cause pathfinding issues in fortress mode.
FLEEQUICK	Caste		If engaged in combat, the creature will flee at the first sign of resistance. Used by kobolds in the vanilla game.
FLIER	Caste		Allows a creature to fly, independent of it having wings or not. Fortress Mode pathfinding only partially incorporates flying - flying creatures need a land path to exist between them and an area in order to access it, but as long as one such path exists, they do not need to use it, instead being able to fly over intervening obstacles. Winged creatures with this token can lose their ability to fly if their wings are crippled or severed. Winged creatures without this token will be unable to fly. (A 'wing' in this context refers to any body part with its own FLIER token).
FREQUENCY	Creature	number, max 100	Determines the chances of a creature appearing within its environment, with higher values resulting in more frequent appearance. Also affects the chance of a creature being brought in a caravan for trading. The game effectively considers all creatures that can possibly appear and uses the FREQUENCY value as a weight - for example, if there are three creatures with frequencies 10/25/50, the creature with [FREQUENCY:50] will appear approximately 58.8% of the time. Defaults to 50 if not specified. Not to be confused with [POP_RATIO].

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
GAIT	Caste	<gait type> <gait name> <max speed> <build up time> <max turning speed> <start speed> <energy expenditure> <gait flag(s)>	Defines a gait by which the creature can move. See Gait for more information. <max speed> indicates the maximum speed achievable by a creature using this gait <start speed> indicates the creature's speed when it starts moving using this gait <build up time> indicates how long it will take for a creature using this gait to go from <start speed> to <max speed>. For example, a value of 10 means that it should be able to reach the maximum speed by moving 10 tiles in a straight line over even terrain. <max turning speed> indicates the maximum speed permissible when the creature suddenly changes its direction of motion. The creature's speed will be reduced to <max turning speed> if travelling at a higher speed than this before turning. <energy expenditure> indicates how energy-consuming the gait is. Higher values cause the creature to tire out faster. Persistent usage of a high-intensity gait will eventually lead to exhaustion and collapse. NO_BUILD_UP can be specified instead of a <start speed> value to make the <max speed> instantly achievable upon initiating movement (this is equivalent to a <build up time> of 0). Note that <build up time> and <max turning speed> are both ignored if specified alongside this (as NO_BUILD_UP trumps <build up time> and preserves <max speed> whilst turning, and <max turning speed> cannot exceed <max speed>) so it is permissible to omit them so long as they are both omitted together. It's possible to specify a <start speed> greater than the <max speed>; the moving creature will decelerate towards its <max speed> in this case. valid gait types: WALK Used for moving normally over ground tiles. CRAWL Used for moving over ground tiles whilst prone. SWIM Used for moving through tiles containing water or magma at a depth of at least 4/7. FLY Used for moving through open space. CLIMB Used for moving whilst climbing. valid gait flags: AGILITY Speeds/slows movement depending on the creature's Agility stat. STRENGTH Speeds/slows movement depending on the creature's Strength stat. LAYERS_SLOW Makes THICKENS_ON_ENERGY_STORAGE and THICKENS_ON_STRENGTH tissue layers slow movement depending on how thick they are. Adding the STRENGTH gait flag counteracts the impact of the latter layer. STEALTH_SLOWS:<percentage> Slows movement by the specified percentage when the creature is sneaking.
GENERAL_BABY_NAME	Creature	singular plural	Like [BABYNAME], but applied regardless of caste.
GENERAL_CHILD_NAME	Creature	singular plural	Like [CHILDNAME], but applied regardless of caste.
GENERAL_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER	Caste	value A value B	Has the same function as [MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER], but applies to all attacks instead of just those involving a specific material. Appears to be overridden by MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER (werebeasts, for example, use both tokens to provide resistance to all materials, with one exception to which they are especially vulnerable).
GENERATED	Creature		Found on procedurally generated creatures like forgotten beasts, titans, demons, angels, and night creatures. Cannot be specified in user-defined raws.
GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT	Caste		Makes the creature get infections from necrotic tissue.
GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS	Caste		Makes the creature's wounds become infected if left untreated for too long.
GLOWCOLOR	Creature	foreground background brightness	The colour of the creature's [GLOWTILE].
GLOWTILE	Creature	ascii character	If present, the being glows in the dark (generally used for Adventurer Mode). The tile is what replaces the being's current tile when it is obscured from your sight by darkness. The default setting for kobolds (a yellow quotation mark) provides a nice "glowing eyes" effect. The game is also hardcoded to automatically convert quotation mark GLOWTILES into apostrophes if the creature has lost one eye. This works at the generic creature level - for caste-specific glow tiles, use [CASTE_GLOWTILE] instead.
GNAWER	Caste	verb	The creature can and will gnaw its way out of animal traps and cages using the specified verb, depending on the material from which it is made (normally wood).
GOBBLE_VERMIN_CLASS	Caste	class	The creature eats vermin of the specified class.
GOBBLE_VERMIN_CREATURE	Caste	creature caste	The creature eats a specified vermin.
GO_TO_END	Special		When using tags from an existing creature, inserts new tags at the end of the creature.
GO_TO_START	Special		When using tags from an existing creature, inserts new tags at the beginning of the creature.
GO_TO_TAG	Special		When using tags from an existing creature, inserts new tags after the specified tag.
GOOD	Creature		Creature is considered good and will only show up in good biomes - unicorns, for example. Civilizations with [USE_GOOD_ANIMALS] can domesticate them regardless of exotic status. Has no effect on cavern creatures except to restrict taming. A civilization that has good creatures can colonise good areas in world-gen.
GRASSTRAMPLE	Caste	value	The value determines how rapidly grass is trampled when a creature steps on it - a value of 0 causes the creature to never damage grass, while a value of 100 causes grass to be trampled as rapidly as possible. Defaults to 5.
GRAVITATE_BODY_SIZE	Caste	target value	Used in Creature Variants. This token changes the adult body size to the average of the old adult body size and the target value and scales all intermediate growth stages by the same factor.
GRAZER	Caste	number	The creature is a grazer. If tamed in Fortress mode, it needs a pasture to survive. The higher the number, the less frequently it needs to eat in order to live. See Pasture for details on its issues.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
HABIT	Caste	type probability	Defines certain behaviors for the creature. The habit types are COLLECT_TROPHIES, COOK_PEOPLE, COOK_VERMIN, GRIND_VERMIN, COOK_BLOOD, GRIND_BONE_MEAL, EAT_BONE_PORRIDGE, USE_ANY_MELEE_WEAPON, GIANT_NEST, and COLLECT_WEALTH. These require the creature to have a lair to work properly, and also don't seem to work on creatures who are not (SEMI)MEGABEASTs or NIGHT_CREATURE_HUNTERs.
HABIT_NUM	Caste	number or TEST_ALL	"If you set HABIT_NUM to a number, it should give you that exact number of habits according to the weights.".[1] All lists of HABITs are preceded by [HABIT_NUM:TEST_ALL]
HAS_NERVES	Caste		The creature has nerves in its muscles. Cutting the muscle tissue can sever motor and sensory nerves.
HASSHELL	Caste		The creature has a shell. Seemingly no longer used - holdover from previous versions.
HFID	Creature	Integer (generic token?)	Found on generated angels. This is the historical figure ID of the deity to which the angel is associated.
HIVE_PRODUCT	Creature	number time item tokens	What product is harvested from beekeeping.
HOMEOTHERM	Caste	number or NONE	Default 'NONE'. The creature's normal body temperature. Creature ceases maintaining temperature on death unlike fixed material temperatures. Provides minor protection from environmental temperature to the creature.
HUNTS_VERMIN	Caste		Creature hunts and kills nearby vermin.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
IMMOBILE	Caste		The creature cannot move. Found on sponges. Will also stop a creature from breeding in fortress mode (MALE and FEMALE are affected, if one is IMMOBILE no breeding will happen).
IMMOBILE_LAND	Caste		The creature is immobile while on land. Only works on [AQUATIC] creatures which can't breathe on land.
IMMOLATE	Caste		The creature radiates fire. It will ignite, and potentially completely destroy, items the creature is standing on. Keep booze away from critters with this tag. Also gives the vermin a high chance of escaping from animal traps and cages made of certain materials.
INTELLIGENT	Caste		Alias for [CAN_SPEAK] + [CAN_LEARN] but additionally keeps creatures from being butchered by the AI during worldgen and post-gen. In fortress mode, [CAN_LEARN] is enough.
ITEMCORPSE	Caste	item token material token	Determines if the creature leaves behind a non-standard corpse (i.e. wood, statue, bars, stone, pool of liquid, etc.).
ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY	Caste	number	The quality of an item-type corpse left behind. Valid values are: 0 for ordinary, 1 for well-crafted, 2 for finely-crafted, 3 for superior, 4 for exceptional, 5 for masterpiece.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
LAIR	Caste	type probability	Found on megabeasts, semimegabeasts, and night creatures. The creature will seek out sites of this type and take them as lairs. The lair types are SIMPLE_BURROW, SIMPLE_MOUND, WILDERNESS_LOCATION, SHRINE, and LABYRINTH.
LAIR_CHARACTERISTIC	Caste	characteristic probability	Defines certain features of the creature's lair. The only valid characteristic is HAS_DOORS.
LAIR_HUNTER	Caste		This creature will actively hunt adventurers in its lair.
LAIR_HUNTER_SPEECH	Caste	speech file	What this creature says while hunting adventurers in its lair.
LARGE_PREDATOR	Caste		Will attack things that are smaller than it (like dwarves). Only one group of "large predators" will appear on any given map (possibly two groups on "savage" maps). In adventure mode, large predators will try to ambush and attack you (and your party will attack them back). When tamed, large predators tend to be much more aggressive to enemies than non-large predators, making them a good choice for an animal army. They may go on rampages in worldgen, and adventurers may receive quests to kill them. Also, they can be mentioned in the intro paragraph when starting a fortress e.g. "ere the wolves get hungry."
LARGE_ROAMING	Creature		Creature can spawn as a wild animal in the appropriate biomes.
LAYS_EGGS	Caste		Creature lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
LAYS_UNUSUAL_EGGS	Caste	item token material token	Creature lays a particular item instead of regular eggs.
LIGAMENTS	Caste	material token healing rate	The creature has ligaments in its [CONNECTIVE_TISSUE_ANCHOR] tissues (bone or chitin by default). Cutting the bone/chitin tissue severs the ligaments, disabling motor function if the target is a limb.
LIGHT_GEN	Caste		The creature will generate light, such as in adventurer mode at night.
LIKES_FIGHTING	Caste		The creature will attack enemies rather than flee from them. This tag has the same effect on player-controlled creatures - including modded dwarves. Retired as of v0.40.14 in favor of [LARGE_PREDATOR].
LISP	Caste		Creature uses "sssssnake talk" (multiplies 'S' when talking - "My name isss Recisssiz."). Used by serpent men and reptile men in the vanilla game.
LITTERSIZE	Caste	minimum maximum	Determines the number of offspring per one birth.
LOCAL_POPS_CONTROLLABLEv0.42.01	Creature		Allows you to play as a wild animal of this species in adventurer mode. Prevents trading of (tame) instances of this creature in caravans.
LOCAL_POPS_PRODUCE_HEROESv0.42.01			Wild animals of this species may occasionally join a civilization. Prevents trading of (tame) instances of this creature in caravans.
LOCKPICKER	Caste		Lets a creature open doors that are set to forbidden in Fortress Mode.
LOOSE_CLUSTERS	Creature		The creatures will scatter if they have this tag, or form tight packs if they don't.
LOW_LIGHT_VISION	Caste	number	Determines how well a creature can see in the dark. Higher is better. Dwarves have 10000, which amounts to perfect nightvision.

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Token	Type	Arguments	Description
MAGICAL	Caste		No function, presumably a placeholder.
MAGMA_VISION	Caste		The creature is able to see while submerged in magma.
MALE	Caste		The creature is male. Usually declared inside a caste.
MANNERISM_*	Caste	occasionally body part	Adds a possible mannerism to the creature's profile. See Creature mannerism token for further info.
MATERIAL	Creature	material id	Begins defining a new material.[Verify]
MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER	Caste	Material token value A value B	When struck with a weapon made of the specified material, the force exerted will be multiplied by A/B, thus making the creature more or less susceptible to this material. For example, if A is 2 and B is 1, the force exerted by the defined material will be doubled. If A is 1 and B is 2, it will be halved instead. Note that this is equivalent to the CE_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER syndrome effect. See also GENERAL_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER, which can be used to make this sort of effect applicable to all materials.
MATUTINAL	Caste		Sets the creature to be active at dawn in Adventurer Mode.
MAXAGE	Caste	min max	Determines the creature's natural lifespan, using the specified minimum and maximum age values (in years). Each individual creature with this token is generated with a predetermined date (calculated down to the exact tick!) between these values, at which it is destined to die of old age, should it live long enough. Note that the probability of death at any given age does not increase as the creature gets older [2]. Creatures which lack this token are naturally immortal. The NO_AGING syndrome tag will prevent death by old age from occurring. Also note that, among civilized creatures, castes which lack this token will refuse to marry others with it, and vice versa.
MEANDERER	Caste		Makes the creature slowly stroll around, unless it's in combat or performing a job. If combined with CAN_LEARN, will severely impact their pathfinding and lead the creature to move extremely slowly when not performing any task.
MEGABEAST	Caste		A 'boss' creature. A small number of the creature are created during worldgen, their histories and descendants (if any) will be tracked in worldgen (as opposed to simply 'spawning'), and they will occasionally go on rampages, potentially leading to worship if they attack the same place multiple times. Their presence and number will also influence age names. When appearing in Fortress Mode, they will have a pop-up message announcing their arrival. They will remain hostile to military even after being tamed.Bug:10731 See megabeast page for more details. Requires specifying a BIOME in which the creature will live. Subterranean biomes appear to not be allowed.
MENT_ATT_CAP_PERC	Caste	ATTRIBUTE Token Cap %	Default is 200. This means you can increase your attribute to 200% of its starting value (or the average value + your starting value if that is higher).
MENT_ATT_RANGE	Caste	ATTRIBUTE lowest lower low median high higher highest	Sets up a mental attribute's range of values (0-5000). All mental attribute ranges default to 200:800:900:1000:1100:1300:2000.
MENT_ATT_RATES	Caste	ATTRIBUTE Token cost to improve unused counter rate rust counter rate demotion counter rate	Mental attribute gain/decay rates. Defaults are 500:4:5:4.
MILKABLE	Caste	material token frequency	Allows the creature to be milked in the farmer's workshop. The frequency is the amount of time units the creature needs to "recharge". Does not work on sentient creatures, regardless of ethics.
MISCHIEVIOUS	Caste		Alias for MISCHIEVOUS.
MISCHIEVOUS	Caste		The creature spawns stealthed and will attempt to path into the fortress, pulling any levers it comes across. It will be invisible on the map and unit list until spotte