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− | Beak dogs | + | '''Beak dogs''' are a freakish [[Creature|species]] of [[gorilla]]-sized pack hunters found in [[surroundings#evil|evil]] [[marsh|swamplands]]. They appear in groups of three to seven and occupy the same ecological niche that [[Wolf|wolves]] do in more normal [[surroundings]]. In the fortress-embarking flavor screen you are sometimes warned to strike the earth quickly "ere the wolves get hungry", but in the actual game wolves are too small to opportunistically attack [[dwarves]], preferring to predate on smaller creatures instead. Beak dogs, by contrast, are not held back by such a deficiency: they are close to four times as large as a wolf (two and a half times the [[size]] of an average dwarf), and the {{token|LARGE_PREDATOR}} [[creature token|token]] in their [[raw file]]s that they share with wolves means that they will snack on any dwarves that appear before them, given the chance. This obviously makes them very dangerous. |
− | [[Main:Toady One|Toady One]] has said that they are based on a [http://www. | + | Beak dogs are [[domestic animal]]s in [[goblin]] civilizations, who use them both as livestock and as [[mount]]s during [[siege]]s: you may be visited by them even if your fort is not founded in a beak dog [[biome]]. They possess a [[pet]] value of 50, but dwarves themselves cannot [[Animal trainer|train]] them, and so the only thing you can do with beak dogs (without [[modding]]) is [[attack|kill]] and [[meat industry|process]] them. As a nice perk, their parts are worth twice as much as boring dog parts. [[Main:Toady One|Toady One]] has said that they are based on a [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=32985.msg485243#msg485243 variety of sources]. |
Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] beak dogs for their ''large beaks'', their ''hunched backs'' and their ''chatters and clicks''. | Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] beak dogs for their ''large beaks'', their ''hunched backs'' and their ''chatters and clicks''. | ||
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− | + | [[File:GoblinAndBeakDog.jpg|thumb|center|300px|A beak dog and its goblin rider, drawn in crayon by [[Main:Bay 12 Games|Bay 12 Games]].]] | |
− | File:GoblinAndBeakDog.jpg|A beak dog and its goblin rider, drawn in crayon by [[Main:Bay 12 Games|Bay 12 Games]]. | ||
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