|name=Large Hedgehog

|lstr=nN/aA

|dex=nN/aA

|* None.|state=damages arm/leg if punched/kicked without protection Spiny

== Strategy == Hedgehogs are small mammals with spike covered back. They are harmless and feed with tapeworms and such. However, the IVAN reality is somewhat different. You will become familiar with them soon after you start your first game and after that, nothing will be the same. Alas, many new players will perish before knowing what hit them. Hedgehogs are known to open doors, drink from [[bottles]] and can kill even decently protected adventurers, which leads to the conclusion that they have either always been or became pretty smart freaks. Also, their sharp teeth match and outshine even many rabbits (see [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/ Monty Pythons and the Holy Grail] for example rabbit). Their protection is also pretty damn good and their spikes make them inflict severe damage or even dismember the attacker when the hedgehog is hit bare-handed or kicked without decent [[boots]]. In conclusion, hedgehogs are one of the most troublesome creatures you will come by at the early stages of your adventure. They bite deep and accurately, dodge at ease, follow you wherever you go and consume all the precious [[food]] and [[Liquids|drink]] lying on the floor. If you manage to hit them bare-handed, you are a great risk of injuring your arm badly, and they take multiple hits to put down, so you might end armless. From the early beginning, it's often smarter to run than confront them, though they easily outrun even the swiftest travelers. Have a good fun.  == History of Hedgehogs == {{Fiction}} Long time ago, [[Dulcis]] created the hedgehogs, at first just for fun. At these times they were what they seem: , cute and harmless. Soon people began to worship these critters in the tempels temples of Dulcis, and it became the legendary and sacred animal of its creator. Then the Great Divine War broke up and many things changed. In the later stages of the war, the followers of [[Scabies]], the goddess of mutations and disease, altered a single hedgehog by the foulest of magic. This change was dramatic; the helpless, innocent creature was turned into a fierce menace which attacked everything it saw but for its own kin. Then the monstrous hedgehog disappeared and the creatorfollowers of Dulcis rejoiced.

Then the big war broke up, and many things changed. On the Few years later stages of the war, the followers of [[Scabies]], goddess of mutations, disease, War was over and famine altered a single hedgehog population just a little by magicthe newly created Attnamese Empire brought order where there was none before. This change was dramatic though; The helplessHowever, innocent creature was turned into a fierce reptile, which attacked everything it sawall the people slowly realised the hedgehogs were different now. The change took a whileold and cute ones were gone, but only a few months after crowded out by the war almost all original hedgehogs had perished as prey for fierce spawn of the new mammalfirst dire hedgehod. Followers of [[Dulcis]] noticed this a bit too late, and but were unable to prevent their sacred animal from turning into a horrible beast. Many and many worshippers perished before they could notice in their mistakeattempt to break the curse and bring back the holy hedgehogs. This all led to great hunts, where brave men attacked the nesting grounds of the hedgehogs, often with great numerous casualties among those poorly protected. At the present, hedgehogs have gotten rare and have taken residence on small caves and caverns and are almost never met outsides any moreboth sides.

Our new players will get familiar with these cave dwellers pretty soon. Alas, many of these will perish before knowing what hit them. Hedgehogs are known to open [[doors]], drink from [[bottles]]At the present, hedgehogs have gotten rare and killing even decently protected adventurers, which leads to the conclusion that they either have always been or became pretty smart taken residence in small caves and agileunderground places. Also their sharp teeth match and outshine even many rabbits (see Monty Pythons Holy grail for example of a rabbit). Their protection is also pretty damn goodThey are almost never met outsides any more, their spikes make them inflict severe damage or even dismember where they brought joy into the attacker when the hedgehog is hit bare handed or kicked without decent bootshearts of men once.

In conclusion, hedgehogs are one of the most troublesome creatures you will come by at the early stages of your adventure. They bite deep and accurately, dodge at ease, follow through doors and drink [[potionsCategory:Monsters]] lying on the floor. If you manage to hit them bare handed, you have a great risk of injuring your arm badly. Also, they take multiple hits, in which case you might end armless. At the early stages of the game, it's often smarter to run than confront them, though they easily outrun even the swiftest travelers.