Creature field guide
Reviewed launch descriptions and recorded habitats. A habitat is not a guaranteed sighting; encounter access and actions come from your current game panel.
Public mechanical reference for runtime 0.4.4. The current game validates actual access, inventory, location and prerequisites.
| Creature | ID | Recorded regions | Description | Recorded behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Hare | brush_hare | Southfields; The Bellwood | A small herbivore with broad ears and a white tail. It prefers the field margins to deep forest. | Flees toward cover; a frightened group reveals a larger animal’s approach. |
| Hedge Boar | hedge_boar | Southfields; Westcut | A tough omnivore that roots beneath fences after rain. | Commits to short charges and tires after repeated turns. |
| Reed Deer | reed_deer | Southfields; Merefen | A narrow-hoofed deer that feeds in shallow water and crosses farms at dusk. | Moves between cover and water; refuses a deep channel. |
| Mill Rat | mill_rat | Hearthwake; Fallen Ward | Large gray rats inhabit grain stores and abandoned machinery. | Scatter when exposed; concentrated groups defend a nest rather than chase forever. |
| Cordfin | cordfin | Merefen; Glassmere | A flexible river fish caught near submerged roots. | Follows current changes and becomes difficult to retain in hot shallow water. |
| Reed Eel | reed_eel | Merefen | A muddy-water eel with oil-rich skin. | Hides in soft banks and retreats when the water is disturbed. |
| Coldwater Silverfin | silverfin | Glassmere | A fast fish of the lake’s cold deeper shelf. | Changes depth with water conditions; a net placed correctly can outperform rare tackle. |
| Stormscale | stormscale | Greywash Coast | A coastal fish of the breakwater. | Travels in short-lived schools, then returns offshore. |
| Reed Crab | reed_crab | Merefen | A flat-shelled crab that builds nests from drift material. | Guards one direction and exposes a joint when moving. |
| Breakwater Crab | breakwater_crab | Greywash Coast | A coastal crab whose shell incorporates mineral fragments. | Plants against waves, then moves between cover pieces. |
| Plateback | plateback | The Bellwood; Redbank | A broad-shouldered browsing reptile with overlapping plates. | Braces against frontal pressure and turns slowly on broken ground. |
| Bank Mole | burrow_mole | Southfields; Redbank | A burrower with heavy digging claws and poor above-ground vision. | Senses nearby impacts; abandons unstable tunnels. |
| Ash Salamander | ash_salamander | Redbank | A heat-tolerant reptile nesting around old furnaces. | Stores heat and exposes soft skin after venting. |
| Glass Moth | glass_moth | Glassmere; Highmeadow | A broad-winged moth attracted to reflected light. | Closes its wings against wind and shifts toward stable light sources. |
| Bluecap Colony | bluecap_colony | The Bellwood; Fallen Ward | A fungus spreading through damp wood. Most colonies are harmless. | Responds to moisture and disturbance with a spore release. |
| Iron Louse | iron_louse | Redbank; Fallen Ward | A palm-sized mineral-eating arthropod found on damp fittings. | Swarms exposed metal but scatters from dry heat. |
| Root Hound | root_hound | The Bellwood; Crownwood | A lean forest predator with coarse bark-colored fur. | Tests the edges of a group and commits when a target separates. |
| Marshfang | marshfang | Merefen | A low, long-bodied wetland predator. | Strikes from a known submerged lane, then retreats to breathe. |
| Ridge Ram | ridge_ram | Highmeadow | A heavy wild ram of exposed slopes. | Faces challengers directly and commits to a charge. |
| Pack Marten | pack_marten | Highmeadow; Westcut | An alert, sturdy mustelid long kept near camps. | Retrieves a small designated object or warns of a nearby disturbance. |
| Lantern Gull | lantern_gull | Greywash Coast; Merefen | A gull with a pale throat patch visible in evening light. | Follows familiar routes and objects; becomes unreliable in heavy inland cover. |
| Moss Tortoise | moss_tortoise | Southfields; The Bellwood | A small tortoise carrying a patch of harmless growth. | Holds a position well but travels slowly. |
| Gatework Frame | gatework_frame | Hearthwake; Fallen Ward; North Stair | An old maintenance assembly with visible joints, replaceable cores and a work-pattern response. | Follows a small readable set of physical routines; damaged control links change which routine remains active. |
| Crown Stag | crown_stag | Crownwood | A large antlered browser native to the support grove. | Protects a clearing, warns intruders and withdraws when not cornered. |