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| − | '''Animal | + | '''Animal people''' are indigenous tribes of half-man, half-beast [[creature]]s with various animal-like traits (such as [[flying]], [[steals items|thievery]],and [[syndrome|poisons]]), inherited from their base animal. The original animal people were based on creatures classes, while more recently discovered animal people are based on variations of species instead. They may appear either wandering above ground in [[savage]] environments or in the [[cavern]]s; these two populations form distinct groups. Animal people generally have significantly longer [[age|lifespans]] than their base animals, as well as the ability to [[learns|learn]]. |
| − | + | Subterranean animal people are often equipped with primitive weaponry such as [[wood]]en [[spear]]s and [[blowgun]]s (they are also the only known source of [[blowdart]]s, which they will not willingly relinquish). While not interested in formal negotiations with dwarves, these animal people are usually not hostile; some will choose to band together against a [[forgotten beast|common threat]]. Animal people are not [[trapavoid]] and will often blunder into your cage traps, serving as live bait for [[giant cave spider|larger game]] and [[forgotten beast|uninvited guests]]. | |
| − | + | == History == | |
| + | Present from the very first release of the game, in the early two-dimensional releases animal people did not exist as a class but were instead part of a small group of subterranean creatures (so called "river monsters") that would emerge from the [[23a:Cave river|cave river]] to harass your dwarves (the frogman, now [[amphibian man]]; the lizardman, now [[reptile man]]; and the snakeman, now [[serpent man]]). With the release of 40d and three dimensions these creatures had their properties and names redefined and were moved to frock near [[40d:underground river|underground river]]s and [[40d:Underground pool|pools]]. | ||
| − | + | In the version .31 release these underground water features were expanded into the current-version [[cavern]]s, and the original animal people were renamed to their current forms and moved there. Their behavior was redefined as well to make them more interesting, as they would now linger around "camps" and use poison-tipped weapons. .31 also introduced a small number of other underground creatures, these named after and based on specific animals: the [[antman]], [[bat man]], [[cave fish man]], [[cave swallow man]], [[olm man]], and [[rodent man]]. | |
| − | + | The 2012 release added hundreds more animal people species, all of which appear exclusively above-ground in [[savage]] [[biome|environs]]; these creatures are more or less distinct from the earlier, subterranean ones. They differ from subterranean species in that their behavior is much simpler: they simply wander around the map like any other wild [[creature]] would, and do not form camps or wield poisoned weapons. | |
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| − | == | + | ==Examples== |
| + | Original animal men: | ||
| + | *[[Amphibian man]] | ||
| + | *[[Reptile man]] | ||
| + | *[[Rodent man]] | ||
| + | *[[Serpent man]] | ||
| − | + | Species added in version .31: | |
| − | + | *[[Antman]] | |
| − | + | *[[Bat man]] | |
| − | + | *[[Cave fish man]] | |
| − | + | *[[Cave swallow man]] | |
| − | + | *[[Olm man]] | |
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