Zouthern animal
In SLASH'EM, the monster glyph z is for [z]outhern or Australian animals, the zruty having been moved to the apelike Y monster class. Below is an overview of the monsters in this new class, all modeled mostly after real-world counterparts.
Echidna
z echidna 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | unknown |
| Attacks |
Claw 1d2, Claw 1d2 |
| Base level | 2 |
| Base experience | unknown |
| Speed | 6 |
| Base AC | 9 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare, appears only outside of Gehennom |
| Genocidable | yes |
| Weight | 15 |
| Nutritional value | 10 |
| Size | Tiny |
| Resistances | none |
| Resistances conveyed |
none |
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An echidna:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1858 |
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
z platypus 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | unknown |
| Attacks |
Claw 1d4, Kick poison 1d4 |
| Base level | 4 |
| Base experience | unknown |
| Speed | 8 |
| Base AC | 8 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare, appears only outside of Gehennom |
| Genocidable | yes |
| Weight | 20 |
| Nutritional value | 12 |
| Size | Tiny |
| Resistances | none |
| Resistances conveyed |
none |
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A platypus
reference = SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1865 | |
A platypus is a somewhat more dangerous, having a poisonous kick. It is still somewhat slow, and can be easily taken out with ranged weapons if the poison is a problem.
Koala
z koala 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | unknown |
| Attacks |
Touch calm 0d0 |
| Base level | 7 |
| Base experience | unknown |
| Speed | 4 |
| Base AC | 9 |
| Base MR | 10 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Quite rare, appears only outside of Gehennom |
| Genocidable | yes |
| Weight | 150 |
| Nutritional value | 50 |
| Size | Small |
| Resistances | none |
| Resistances conveyed |
none |
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A koala:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1875 |
A koala poses no direct threat to you, possessing no physically damaging attacks of any sort. However, its touch will 'calm', as in turn to peaceful, any monster (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 somewhat slow and not overly strong, however. They can be tamed with eucalyptus leaves.
