# Zouthern animal
Zouthern animals are a monster class added in SLASH'EM, represented by the symbol z. (Zruties, which previously occupied this glyph, are merged into the ​Y apelike creature class.) Zouthern animals are generally based on real Australian wildlife. All have a chance to be peaceful if you are neutral, except for the Tasmanian devil.

Contents

1 List of zouthern animals

1.1 Echidna
1.2 Platypus
1.3 Koala
1.4 Wombat
1.5 Tasmanian devil
1.6 Wallaby
1.7 Wallaroo
1.8 Kangaroo

2 SpliceHack

List of zouthern animals
Echidna

Wikipedia has an article about:
Echidna

z echidna 

Difficulty

3

Attacks

Claw 1d2, Claw 1d2

z echidna 

Difficulty

3

Attacks

Claw 1d2, Claw 1d2

Base level

2

Base experience

17

Speed

6

Base AC

9

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

15

Nutritional value

10

Size

Tiny

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A echidna:

 has no hands.

 is an animal.

 has a thick hide.
 can lay eggs.

 is carnivorous.

 wanders randomly.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1854

Echidnas are generally the first of the zouthern animals seen; they are not terribly threatening, being rather slower than most animals and doing comparatively little damage.

Platypus

Wikipedia has an article about:
Platypus

z platypus 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Claw 1d4, Kick 1d4 poison

z platypus 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Claw 1d4, Kick 1d4 poison

Base level

4

Base experience

45

Speed

8

Base AC

8

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

20

Nutritional value

12

Size

Tiny

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A platypus:

 can swim.

 has no hands.

 is an animal.

 has a thick hide.
 can lay eggs.

 is carnivorous.

 wanders randomly.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1865

A platypus is a slightly dangerous monster, having a poisonous kick. It is still somewhat slow, and can be easily taken out with ranged weapons if the poison is a problem.
Real platypuses have a poisonous sting at their hind legs.

Koala

Wikipedia has an article about:
Koala

z koala 

Difficulty

8

Attacks

Touch calm

z koala 

Difficulty

8

Attacks

Touch calm

Base level

7

Base experience

95

Speed

4

Base AC

9

Base MR

10

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

2 (Quite rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

150

Nutritional value

50

Size

Small

Resistances

poison

Resistances conveyed

None

A koala:

 is an animal.

 can see invisible creatures.

 is herbivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1872

A koala poses no direct threat, possessing no physically damaging attacks of any sort.  Its calming touch will abort any active techniques, but is otherwise harmless.  However, other monsters affected by it will turn to peaceful (although some monsters may resist). It is thus a large threat to any pet, since a peaceful monster is no longer your pet, and some may be difficult to tame again, particularly polymorphed pets. A pet koala, however, is very useful, since it can turn hostile monsters peaceful. They are quite slow and not overly strong, however. They can be tamed with eucalyptus leaves and will not eat anything else.

Wombat

Wikipedia has an article about:
Wombat

z wombat 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Kick 1d6, Bite 1d2

z wombat 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Kick 1d6, Bite 1d2

Base level

5

Base experience

56

Speed

12

Base AC

5

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

100

Nutritional value

40

Size

Small

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A wombat:

 has no hands.

 is an animal.

 is herbivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1882

A wombat is a rather ordinary monster, being roughly equivalent to a wolf in terms of difficulty, and having no particular distinguishing attributes.

Tasmanian devil

Wikipedia has an article about:
Tasmanian devil

z Tasmanian devil 

Difficulty

11

Attacks

Claw 3d4, Claw 3d4, Bite 3d6

z Tasmanian devil 

Difficulty

11

Attacks

Claw 3d4, Claw 3d4, Bite 3d6

Base level

9

Base experience

186

Speed

12

Base AC

8

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

500

Nutritional value

250

Size

Small

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A Tasmanian devil:

 has no hands.

 is an animal.

 is omnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1894

A Tasmanian devil can eat organic items and engulf non-organic ones, much in the manner of a gelatinous cube. This is likely a reference to Taz from Looney Tunes. Like most SLASH'EM monsters, it is somewhat more dangerous than vanilla monsters that appear at the same time.

Wallaby

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Wallaby

z wallaby 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Kick 2d4, Bite 1d4

z wallaby 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Kick 2d4, Bite 1d4

Base level

5

Base experience

59

Speed

16

Base AC

7

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

400

Nutritional value

150

Size

Small

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A wallaby:

 is an animal.

 is herbivorous.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1901

A wallaby is a moderate danger, having a speed slightly greater than that of the player. It is about as dangerous as a unicorn.

Wallaroo

Wikipedia has an article about:
Wallaroo

z wallaroo 

Difficulty

8

Attacks

Kick 2d6, Bite 1d6

z wallaroo 

Difficulty

8

Attacks

Kick 2d6, Bite 1d6

Base level

6

Base experience

78

Speed

20

Base AC

8

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

600

Nutritional value

300

Size

Small

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A wallaroo:

 is an animal.

 is herbivorous.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

 normally appears in small groups.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1911

A wallaroo is somewhat of a threat during the midgame, owing to its tendency to hit reasonably hard and fast, and appear in small groups.

Kangaroo

Wikipedia has an article about:
Kangaroo

z kangaroo 

Difficulty

15

Attacks

Kick 2d8, Kick 2d8, Bite 1d6

z kangaroo 

Difficulty

15

Attacks

Kick 2d8, Kick 2d8, Bite 1d6

Base level

10

Base experience

286

Speed

24

Base AC

6

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

2 (Quite rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

1000

Nutritional value

500

Size

Medium

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A kangaroo:

 is an animal.

 is herbivorous.

 is nasty.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

 normally appears in small groups.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1918

Kangaroos are quite a large threat through SLASH'EM's mid- and even late-game, since they hit very hard, are twice as fast as a player without speed, and tend to appear in groups. However, they have no magic resistance, making sleep a very valid option against them.

SpliceHack
Main article: Monster (SpliceHack)
SpliceHack includes zouthern animals and adds one new species, drop bears, based on Australian folklore. Drop bears are able to hide on the ceiling to ambush the player, similar to piercers.