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[Nil Eyeglazed]

So the humans are always getting killed and stuff.  Big whoop, I say.  They come over to Ironbrim, enjoy the necrotizing weather, kill a few zombies, make a few zombies, then go on their way, come back next year and beg for peace.  I give 'em peace, they come back the next year with another group of siegers.  Whatever.  I've got repeaters to build, designs to perfect.  Only thing the humans do is take away all that kobold and goblin (and human) crap that I don't want to have to lug down to the magma sea.  Worst thing that a siege could bring is a bunch of trash in my front yard.

Usually, they just don't stick around for very long.  This year, they're sticking around a little bit longer, and I start getting some unusual combat reports.  "The human spearman stabs the two-humped camel child in the right rear foot, fracturing the bone!"  Etc.  Which I don't notice that much, because I kind of stopped paying attention to the combat reports after the dog I chained up in the tiny huskifying chamber had babies.  (Don't worry, they're all zombies now anyways, who can predict the weather?)

But that's it!  The humans, of course, came on a bunch of horses and camels, and now their mounts are giving birth-- and the humans are trying to kill the babies.

Maybe we can work out some kind of peace deal after all.

[LordSlowpoke]

If I can dare attribute some kind of intelligence to humans in this game, I would say they're trying to turn the babies into zombies so they become more efficient in combat. While hoping they won't attack them but turn at you instead.

[runlvlzero]

Thats been around a long time, i saw the same behavior with the genisis mod in on of plump helmets lets plays. the norse would kill their mounts offspring. No idea if theres an official bug report.

[Michaelsoftman]

In 40d, I once had humans on horses come at me during a siege, one of their horses gives birth, and the entire siege runs away in fear from the baby horse.

[Starver]

In 40d, I once had humans on horses come at me during a siege, one of their horses gives birth, and the entire siege runs away in fear from the baby horse.

<insert sneezing baby panda video clip here>?