编辑“︁Stendhal Bestiary”︁（章节）

===Behaviours===
The creatures in Stendhal have different behaviors depending on what kind of creature they are. 
====Cowardly====
The first type of creature that players meet in the game are <creature>rat|rats</creature>. These are an example of a cowardly creature, as they run away when you attack them.

====Non aggressive====
Deer are a completely non aggressive creature and do not start attacks on players. Like rats they are also cowardly, and if attacked they run away.

====Offensive====
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. 

====Poisonous====
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.

====Self-healers and Life-stealers====
Certain creatures can heal even while in battle. You will see a green number like +5 pop regularly out of the heads of for example, a <creature>ratman</creature>, a <creature>stone golem</creature> or a <creature>monk</creature>. Other creatures heal through stealing life from those they attack, we call this lifesteal and the best example are the vampires like <creature>vampirette</creature> and <creature>vampire lord</creature>. When they make a hard hit against the player, they are healed by some proportion of that damage.

====Rare====
There are some very rare creatures in the game which only appear every 6 weeks on average, say. These are not asked for as part of the [[StendhalQuest#Daily_Monster_Quest|Daily Monster Quest]] nor do they appear in the [[StendhalFAQ#Death_Match|Death Match]]. An example is the <creature>centaur</creature>. You are very lucky if you ever find such a rare creature!