Creatures in Zork
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This article is a list of creatures in the Infocom text adventure Zork universe.
- See also: Characters in Zork, Items in Zork, Kings of Quendor, and Zork timeline.
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- Bloodhound
Bloodhounds were a favorite of
Dimwit Flathead, who maintained a collection of them in the royal kennels and reportedly based the bloit on them (a bloit was determined by the distance that the king's favorite pet could run in a set period of time).
- Bloodworm
Bloodworms live in the Miznia jungle and can be mistaken for "mossy rocks".
- Brogmoid
Brogmoids are dimwitted giant humanoid creatures. The oft-ridiculed beliefs of Brogmoidism hold that a giant brogmoid holds up the "Earth" and that another giant brogmoid standing on the "Earth" holds up another world. These beliefs are verified by the adventurer in
Zork Zero. However, the similar Turtle Theory put forward by Leonardo Flathead remained the popularly accepted explanation. Also appears in
Zork Grand Inquisitor.
C
- Cerberus
Cerberus guards the
Tomb of the Twelve Flatheads in
Zork II but can be tamed with a collar.
- Christmas Tree Monster
Christmas tree monsters are cold-weather plants who migrate in the autumn with disastrous results. They fear caterpillars. A herd of them threatened Thriff village in
Beyond Zork. Orkan the enchanter held them at bay with a glyph made of ice until a volcanic eruption destroyed most of them and created a permanent glyph.
- Cruel Puppet
Encountered in
Beyond Zork, the cruel puppet reduces the endurance of adventurers by mocking them with words or shape-shifting. Can only be destroyed by magic or high stats.
D
- Discipline Crab
Encountered in the cellar of the Rusty Lantern in Grubbo-by-the-Sea in
Beyond Zork, discipline crabs are a particular territorial breed of crab which hoards valuables hidden in debris.
- Dragon
Met in the Dragon Room of
Zork II. The player must kill him in order to free the
Princess. Also appears in
Enchanter,
Sorcerer and
Wishbringer.
- Dust Bunny
Encountered in the lighthouse near Grubbo-by-the Sea in
Beyond Zork, dust bunnies multiply like rabbits via
agamogenesis but can be dispelled by static electricity.
E
- Eldritch Vapors
Encountered in the moors near Grubbo-by-the-Sea in
Beyond Zork, the eldrich vapor filches items, depositing them in random nearby locations. It can't steal items which are wielded or stored in a pack. Also appears in
Wishbringer.
- Elves
Elves are not encountered in the Zork universe, but there is an "elvish sword of great antiquity". In
Return to Zork, the sword is renamed the "Dwarven sword".
F
- Flamingo
Encountered in
Zork Zero, this cannot be captured in the Formal Garden. However, the flamingo can be transfigured using the wand and used in the Testing Room, in conjunction with the flamingo food to cure the hunger curse.
- Fungus
Encountered in
Zork Zero, fungi are a parasite inhabiting brogmoids' ears and toes which can be communicated to using a potion invented by
Thomas Alva Flathead. Also appears in
Beyond Zork as one of the locations in the Miznia jungle; if you try to escape the area, the bloodworm (which is disguised as a mossy rock until you try to escape) will attack you and you can fight it.
G
- Giant Bat
These large bats amuse themselves by grabbing adventurers and depositing them somewhere completely different.
- Giant Corbie
Giant corbies are huge birds encountered in the Fields of Frotzen in
Beyond Zork with extremely sharp color vision and very specific fears of colors.
- Giant Slug
Encountered in the lighthouse near Grubbo-by-the-Sea in
Beyond Zork, the giant slug can easily be defeated by throwing salt from the patch of brine at it, but is hard to defeat if you fight it normally (using the sword, shillelagh or any other weapon).
- Giant Spiders
- Grue
- Glurz
Glurz is a species of fish encountred in
Beyond Zork which can be eaten fried bestowing increases in intelligence.
- Gnome
Gnomes were employed exclusively by J. Pierpont Flathead to work in the Bank of Zork for reasons which remain unknown. There is also a mention of gnomes working on the Great Underground Highway, but the toolbooth is unmanned when encountered in
Zork Zero.
- Guttersnipe
A bird encountered in the moors near Grubbo-by-the-Sea in
Beyond Zork.
H
- Hellhound
Encountered in the forest in
Beyond Zork, a hellhound is a generic, although difficult to defeat, monster. Also appears in
Sorcerer,
Wishbringer,
Zork Zero and
Return to Zork.
- Hungus
A hungus is a permutation of a sheep and a hippopotamus found in the Miznia jungle in
Beyond Zork which is integral to solving the Crocodile's Tear puzzle.
J
- Jeearr
L
- Lucksucker
Lucksuckers are shape-shifting monsters found in the Ur-grue's cave in
Beyond Zork. To defeat the three lucksuckers the adventurer must throw a good luck charm at each of them (the three good luck charms found in the game are: the rabbit's foot, the horseshoe, and four-leaf clover).
M
- Minx
The minx is an irresistibly cute combination of a cat, a pig, and a koala bear which can dig for truffles. It is integral to finding the helmet in
Beyond Zork.
N
- Nymph
Nymps are small, annoying, fairy-like, servile creatures in
Beyond Zork and
Sorcerer such as the warning nymph and the financial nymph. They pop up to give you information which may or may not be helpful.
O
- Otto
Otto is John Paul Flathead's pet toad who will only turn over the spyglass if given four flies and called by his name in
Zork Zero.
- Owl
Encountered in the
Wizard's Workshop, the owl is simply a
red herring.
P
- Platypus
R
- Rat-ant
Encountered in the cellar of the Rusty Lantern in Grubbo-by-the-Sea in
Beyond Zork. Also appears in Zork: the Undiscovered Underground.
- Roc
Encountered randomly on the lake in
Zork III, the roc can eat adventurers although it is little more than a rare easter egg. There is also a roc
teriyaki in the prologue of
Zork Zero.
S
- Sea Serpent
Encountered in the Aquarium Room in
Zork II as the Wizard of Frobozz's pet, the sea serpent guards the clear orb. It will kill the adventurer if one reaches into the aquarium or breaks it with a suboptimal object. It can only be defeated by throwing the bat or sword at the aquarium or by saving the water absorbing cake from the Tea Room. In version 7 of Zork II, you can tell it to do things after it dies with commands like:
TELL SERPENT "E THEN LOOK"
T
- Toad
See Otto
- Troll
U
- Ur-grue
- Unicorn
Encountered in
Zork II the unicorn can only be captured by the princess, who thereupon gives the gold key on its neck to the adventurer. In
Beyond Zork it is discovered that there is a unicorn society in the Plane of TransInfinite Splendor which can be accessed through an old sea chest.
W
- Windcat
The favorite pet of
Bozbo IV who made for a very large bloit measure.
V
- Vampire Bats
A vampire bat inhabits the Bat Room in
Zork I and is repulsed by garlic.
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