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]], and killing even decently protected adventurers, which leads to the conclusion that they either have always been or became pretty smart and agile. 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 good, 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 through doors and drink [[potions]] 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 travellerstravelers. [[Category:Monsters]]