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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 you will see it without a graphic set.

Name: The name of the creature as it shows up ingame.

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 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). Equals more or less the creature's weight in grams.

Pet Value: This is the value the creature can be bought and sold for as a pet 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
k Template:L Variable1 No 20,000 Not tameable Caves Trading race
1. Whether or not you are hostile with select civilized races is randomized for every game world.

Animalman Races

Note: These creatures can form crude civilizations underground but will not trade with you. They wield some weapons and can join adventurers.

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
a Template:L Variable1 Yes Variable2 Not tameable Underground 4 castes
b Template:L Variable1 Yes 70000 Not tameable Underground Can fly
a Template:L Variable1 Yes 20000 Not tameable Underground Amphibious
r Template:L Variable1 Yes 50000 Not tameable Underground
s Template:L Variable1 Yes 50000 Not tameable Underground Causes syndrome
o Template:L Variable1 Yes 70000 Not tameable Underground
s Template:L Variable1 Yes 70000 Not tameable Underground
f Template:L Variable1 Yes 70000 Not tameable Underground Amphibious
1. Whether a animalman civilization is hostile with you or not is randomized for each one you find.
2. 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 and milkable
d Template:L No Yes 30,000 30 N/A Domestic and trainable
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
Y Template:L Yes Yes 300,000 Mountains, glaciers, and tundra

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
Y Template:L Yes Yes 300,000 Mountains, glaciers, and tundra

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
Y Template:L Yes Yes 300,000 Mountains, glaciers, and tundra

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

Magma

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
i Template:L Yes Yes 6,000 Not tameable Magma Throws fireballs
M Template:L Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Magma Throws fireballs
M Template:L Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Magma

Cavern

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
E Template:L ? ? ? ? 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
C Template:L Yes Yes 900,000 1000 Caverns

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