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There are so many kinds of creature in Stendhal that it is beyond the scope of this page to list them all, and instead we give a general introduction to the many kinds of creature found. In general the [[LevelTables|level]] of a creature can be seen by right clicking and doing ''Look''. This gives an indication of how strong it is, and what level player would be able to defeat it.

Players who become strong enough to enter dungeons start to meet more fantastical creatures such as <creature>cyclops</creature>, walking <creature>skeleton|skeletons</creature> and <creature>troll|trolls</creature>. Most of these creatures are offensive and attack you once they can see you. Some <creature>snake|snakes</creature> inhabit dungeons and dark spaces, these are the first example players are likely to meet of a poisonous creature. Poisonous creatures are best killed as soon as possible because they will try to poison you again and again, leading to a large build up of poison in your body.

Enemies in Stendhal also come in human or humanoid form. Races include <creature>dwarf|dwarfs</creature>, <creature>elf|elfs</creature>, <creature>orc|orcs</creature>, <creature>dark elf|dark elfs</creature> and <creature>gnome|gnomes</creature>. The basic form of each type is linked to here but many stronger creatures of each race also exist, such as the <creature>elder dwarf</creature>, <creature>archmage elf</creature>, <creature>orc chief</creature>, <creature>dark elf sacerdotist</creature> and <creature>infantry gnome</creature>. When creatures are killed, they drop items into their corpse. The major races tend to drop [[StendhalItems|items]] appropriate to their type. For example in the corpse of a <creature>soldier elf</creature> you may find an <item>elvish shield</item>. <creature>dwarf|Dwarfs</creature> carry heavy weapons such as the <item>war hammer</item>.

More exotic creatures include all forms of dragon, from <creature>green dragon</creature> to the mythical <creature>black dragon</creature>. As you can see these are larger in size than the creatures introduced so far. As well as huge animals there are many types of <creature>giant</creature>. Some creatures in Stendhal come not from existing myths but are completely made up for the Stendhal world. In the ''dreamscape'' brave players find strange hybrid creatures like the <creature>grobble monster</creature> and <creature>winged blurble</creature>.

The very strongest creature in game is the <creature>dark archangel</creature>, she is an example of an archer creature. She attacks from a distance with a bow and arrow, attacking more effectively when further from the player (while still within range). You don't have to face her to find an archer, though, another example is the <creature>archer elf</creature>.