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− | Giant keas are incredibly dangerous animals, so much that they are now the new uncontested flying [[king of beasts]] for DF2012. Their habit of going into your fort and stealing your stuff will mean these monsters will come right into contact with your dwarves and fight. And do not expect a civilian, unarmored dwarf to win any of these fights. Giant keas will kill your dwarves faster than you can say, "It's just a big parrot, what harm could it do?" | + | '''Giant kea''' are airborne infiltrators more than 200 times the size of normal pesky [[kea]]. are incredibly dangerous animals, so much that they are now the new uncontested flying [[king of beasts]] for DF2012. Their habit of going into your fort and stealing your stuff will mean these monsters will come right into contact with your dwarves and fight. And do not expect a civilian, unarmored dwarf to win any of these fights. Giant keas will kill your dwarves faster than you can say, "It's just a big parrot, what harm could it do?" |
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− | This animal is capable of stealing artifacts.<sup>[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6x9ohAAb41r1ahsco1_1280.png]</sup> Additionally, they can come in groups of 5-10. As such, they can quickly become your fort's top concern. They tend to fly away when targeted, but that won't stop them from foiling your plans. | + | This animal is capable of stealing artifacts.<sup>[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6x9ohAAb41r1ahsco1_1280.png]</sup> Additionally, they can come in groups of 5-10. As such, they can quickly become your fort's top concern. They tend to fly away when targeted, but that won't stop them from returning to steal later. |
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| Overall, these things can be a huge threat to a fortress. | | Overall, these things can be a huge threat to a fortress. |
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− | Upon death, they may leave behind [[main:feather|feather]]s. | + | Upon death, they may leave behind useless [[main:feather|feather]]s. Some dwarves [[preference|admire]] giant kea for their ''curiosity'' and ''intelligence''. |
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Revision as of 19:45, 28 June 2013
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- A monster many times the size of an ordinary kea.
Giant kea are airborne infiltrators more than 200 times the size of normal pesky kea. are incredibly dangerous animals, so much that they are now the new uncontested flying king of beasts for DF2012. Their habit of going into your fort and stealing your stuff will mean these monsters will come right into contact with your dwarves and fight. And do not expect a civilian, unarmored dwarf to win any of these fights. Giant keas will kill your dwarves faster than you can say, "It's just a big parrot, what harm could it do?"
This animal is capable of stealing artifacts.[1] Additionally, they can come in groups of 5-10. As such, they can quickly become your fort's top concern. They tend to fly away when targeted, but that won't stop them from returning to steal later.
Overall, these things can be a huge threat to a fortress.
Upon death, they may leave behind useless feathers. Some dwarves admire giant kea for their curiosity and intelligence.
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[CREATURE:GIANT_KEA]
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[NAME:giant kea:giant kea:giant kea]
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[DESCRIPTION:A monster many times the size of an ordinary kea.]
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[PETVALUE:500]
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Races |
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Birds |
Albatross ( man, giant) • Barn owl ( man, giant) • Bushtit ( man, giant) • Cassowary ( man, giant) • Cockatiel ( man, giant) • Crow ( man, giant) • Eagle ( man, giant) • Emu ( man, giant) • Great horned owl ( man, giant) • Grey parrot ( man, giant) • Hornbill ( man, giant) • Kakapo ( man, giant) • Kea ( man, giant) • Kestrel ( man, giant) • Kiwi ( man, giant) • Loon ( man, giant) • Lorikeet ( man, giant) • Magpie ( man, giant) • Masked lovebird ( man, giant) • Osprey ( man, giant) • Ostrich ( man, giant) • Parakeet ( man, giant) • Peach-faced lovebird ( man, giant) • Penguin ( little, emperor, man, giant) • Peregrine falcon ( man, giant) • Puffin ( man, giant) • Raven ( man, giant) • Snowy owl ( man, giant) • Sparrow ( man, giant) • Swan ( man, giant) • White stork ( man, giant) • Wren ( man, giant) |
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Bugs |
Bark scorpion ( man, giant) • Brown recluse spider ( man, giant) • Damselfly ( man, giant) • Grasshopper ( man, giant) • Jumping spider ( man, giant) • Louse ( man, giant) • Mantis ( man, giant) • Moon snail ( man, giant) • Mosquito ( man, giant) • Moth ( man, giant) • Slug ( man, giant) • Snail ( man, giant) • Thrips ( man, giant) • Tick ( man, giant) |
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Desert | |
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Domestic | |
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Mountain | |
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Ocean |
Angelshark • Basking shark • Blacktip reef shark • Blue shark • Bluefin tuna • Bluefish • Bull shark • Cod • Coelacanth • Common skate • Conger eel • Crab ( man, giant) • Cuttlefish ( man, giant) • Elephant seal ( man, giant) • Frill shark • Giant grouper • Great barracuda • Great white shark • Halibut • Hammerhead shark • Harp seal ( man, giant) • Horseshoe crab ( man, giant) • Leopard seal ( man, giant) • Longfin mako shark • Manta ray • Marlin • Milkfish • Narwhal ( man, giant) • Nautilus ( man, giant) • Nurse shark • Ocean sunfish • Octopus ( man, giant) • Opah • Orca ( man, giant) • Sea lamprey • Shortfin mako shark • Sperm whale ( man, giant) • Spiny dogfish • Sponge ( man, giant) • Spotted wobbegong • Squid ( man, giant) • Stingray • Sturgeon • Swordfish • Tiger shark • Walrus • Whale shark • Whitetip reef shark |
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River/Lake |
Axolotl ( man, giant) • Beaver ( man, giant) • Carp • Hippo • Leech ( man, giant) • Longnose gar • Mink ( man, giant) • Otter ( river, sea, man, giant) • Pike • Platypus ( man, giant) • Pond turtle ( man, giant) • Snapping turtle ( common, alligator, man, giant) • Tigerfish |
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Temperate |
Adder ( man, giant) • Alligator • Badger ( man, giant) • Black bear • Bobcat ( man, giant) • Buzzard • Capybara ( man, giant) • Coati ( man, giant) • Copperhead snake ( man, giant) • Cougar • Coyote ( man, giant) • Deer • Dingo ( man, giant) • Echidna ( man, giant) • Fox • Gray langur ( man, giant) • Green tree frog ( man, giant) • Grizzly bear • Groundhog • Hare ( man, giant) • Ibex ( man, giant) • Kangaroo ( man, giant) • Kingsnake ( man, giant) • Koala ( man, giant) • Moose ( man, giant) • Opossum ( man, giant) • Panda ( man, giant) • Porcupine ( man, giant) • Raccoon • Rattlesnake ( man, giant) • Red panda ( man, giant) • Rhesus macaque • Skunk ( man, giant) • Weasel ( man, giant) • Wild boar ( man, giant) • Wolf • Wombat ( man, giant) |
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Tropical |
Aardvark ( man, giant) • Anaconda ( man, giant) • Armadillo ( man, giant) • Aye-aye ( man, giant) • Bilou • Black mamba ( man, giant) • Black-crested gibbon • Black-handed gibbon • Bonobo • Bushmaster ( man, giant) • Capuchin ( man, giant) • Cheetah ( giant) • Chimpanzee • Elephant • Gazelle • Giant desert scorpion • Giant tortoise ( man, giant) • Giraffe • Gorilla • Gray gibbon • Honey badger • Hyena ( man, giant) • Impala ( man, giant) • Jackal ( man, giant) • Jaguar ( giant) • King cobra ( man, giant) • Leopard ( giant) • Lion ( giant) • Lion tamarin ( man, giant) • Mandrill • Mongoose ( man, giant) • Monitor lizard ( man, giant) • Ocelot ( man, giant) • One-humped camel • Orangutan • Pangolin ( man, giant) • Pileated gibbon • Python ( man, giant) • Rhinoceros • Saltwater crocodile • Siamang • Silvery gibbon • Sloth ( man, giant) • Sloth bear ( man, giant) • Spider monkey ( man, giant) • Tapir ( man, giant) • Tiger ( giant, man) • Two-humped camel • Vulture • Warthog • White-browed gibbon • White-handed gibbon |
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