Category:Creatures

Quite a variety of creatures inhabit the serene worlds of Vintage Story, here are some of the commonly encountered ones.

Naturally Spawning

Image	Name	Aggression	Habitat / Spawning	Behavior
	Drifter	Hostile	Anywhere, but with difficulty increasing with depth	Spawns in the dark, walks away during daytime.
	Locust	Hostile	Locust nests in caves	Encountered in large groups. Always attacks in groups.
	Bell	Hostile	Anywhere in caves	Begins to ring itself and summons nearby drifters if the player gets too close.
	Wolf	Hostile	Cold climates	Usually encountered in groups. Actively seeks out and hunts the player.
	Bees	Hostile	Warm climates	Only appear upon breaking a beehive or from thrown beenades. Attack any nearby entity, even straw dummies. Bees cannot be killed, but they despawn after 2 minutes.
	Bighorn sheep	Neutral	Temperate and cold climate	Usually encountered in groups. Attacks only when provoked, or when the player stands too close.
	Wild pig	Neutral	Temperate climates	Usually encountered in groups. Attacks only when provoked.
	Chicken	Passive	Temperate and warm climates	Usually encountered in groups. Run away from the player, the roosters do occasionally fight back.
	Fox	Neutral	Temperate climates	Usually encountered in small groups. Attacks only when provoked.
	Raccoon	Neutral	Temperate climates	Eats berries and honey. Runs from the player, but might attack if damaged.
	Hyena	Hostile	Warm dry climates	Similar to wolves, but in dry climates.
	Hare	Passive	Temperate climates	Eat plants grown by the player if there is no fence to protect them. Run away from the player.
	Bear	Hostile	Most climates	Actively seeks out and hunts the player.
	Gazelle	Passive	Dry climates	Spawns in groups and flees from the player.
	Termites	Passive	Hot and dry climates	Insects hidden in termite mounds. Break the termite mounds to get and eat the termites. Totally harmless.

Purchasing

You can purchase a wolf pup in a cage from a Survival Goods Trader for an average price of 8 rusty gears . The pup is feral. If you release it, it will flee and will grow into a feral wolf after some time.