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Horsamander
Starfield Fauna · Octopede

Horsamander is an octopede species in Starfield with 10 variants living on 10 planets. Some variants can be domesticated at an outpost.

Its variants are harvested for 9 resources. Its variants carry 27 scanner traits.

Harvest

Resources harvested from Horsamander variants. The count is how many variants yield that resource.

B Biosuppressant

Variants

Each planet gets its own take on the species. Hover a trait for what it does (the game's own creature-template notes).

Flocking Horsamander Grazer

Montara Luna (Swamp, Hills, Savanna)

Resource: S Spice
Harvest: Fluids
Diet: Ruminant
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Large
Threat: Normal
Attack: Increased Stagger
Active: Diurnal
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Basking

Behavior · Paranoid

Flocking Horsamander Grazer

Leonis V (Mountains, Wetlands, Savanna)

Resource: O Ornamental
Harvest: Hide · kill to harvest
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Territorial
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Normal
Attack: Increased Stagger
Active: Diurnal

Behavior · Gassy

Behavior · Warbler

Flocking Horsamander Scavenger

Magnar (Frozen Plains, Mountains, Savanna, Hills)

Resource: C Cosmetic
Harvest: Hide · kill to harvest
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Defensive
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Large
Threat: Easy
Attack: Increased Stagger
Active: Diurnal
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Paranoid

Herding Horsamander Geophage

Bel I (Frozen Hills, Hills)

Resource: P Polymer
Harvest: Bone · kill to harvest
Diet: Geophage
Temperament: Prey - Defensive
Social: Prey, Small groups
Size: Normal
Threat: Normal
Active: Diurnal

Behavior · Hazard Happy

Herding Horsamander Grazer

Ixyll III-b (Swamp, Wetlands)

Resource: A Analgesic
Harvest: Fluids · kill to harvest
Diet: Ruminant
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Prey, Medium groups
Size: Small
Threat: Normal
Active: Cathemeral

Herding Horsamander Herbivore

Vega II-c (Coniferous Forest)

Resource: S Sealant
Harvest: Gland
Diet: Frugivore
Temperament: Prey - Basic
Social: Prey, Medium groups
Size: Huge
Threat: Hard
Active: Cathemeral
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Meek

Horsamander Grazer

Celebrai II (Savanna, Frozen Plains)

Resource: L Lubricant
Harvest: Gland · kill to harvest
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Basic
Social: Prey
Size: Large
Threat: Normal
Attack: Poison Attacks
Active: Crepuscular

Behavior · Basking

Horsamander Grazer

Moloch II (Swamp)

Resource: F Fiber
Harvest: Tissue
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Prey
Size: Normal
Threat: Normal
Active: Diurnal

Behavior · Call and Response

Pack Horsamander

Bardeen III (Frozen Plains, Wetlands)

Resource: P Polymer
Harvest: Fluids · kill to harvest
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Wary
Social: Predator, Small groups
Size: Normal
Threat: Normal
Attack: Spitter Spit - Glue
Active: Polyphasic

Swarming Horsamander

Marduk IV (Coniferous Forest)

Resource: B Biosuppressant
Harvest: Hide · kill to harvest
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Fearless
Social: Predator, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Easy
Attack: Increased Stagger
Active: Cathemeral
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Basking

Trait Glossary

Basking: Preferentially lays out in the sun, ideally in high places.
Call and Response: Periodically calls back and forth to others of its species.
Cathemeral: Creature never sleeps, is always active.
Crepuscular: Creature is active in twilight hours; dawn/dusk.
Diurnal: Creature is active during day.
Easy: This creature is of low power.
Gassy: Periodically puffs out harmless gases.
Hard: This creature is of high power.
Hazard Happy: Hangs out in hazards, plays in hazards, is frustratingly immune to hazards.
Huge: Huge Creature Size (x1.5)
Increased Stagger: Increased Stagger on attacks
Large: Large Creature Size (x1.25)
Meek: Will back away from target when Warn reaction is triggered.
Normal: Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
Paranoid: Pokes about looking for hazards or traps. Warns, will flee.
Poison Attacks: Add poison to attacks
Polyphasic: Creature naps frequently throughout the day, at odd times.
Predator - Fearless: Creature will warn and attack anything within 20-30m; will attack prey within 40m. Confidence: Foolhardy. Will never retreat from combat - will fight to the death.
Predator - Wary: Creature will warn and attack anything within 25-35m; will attack prey within 40m. Confidence: cautious. Will flee if losing combat.
Prey - Basic: Nervous/flighty temperament: Is curious about the player. Will warn neutrals, attack within 10m. Flees enemies.
Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee: Curious temperament: Creature will investigate anything entering within 40m. Not aggressive. No assist. Average confidence. Best for critters or fools.
Prey - Curious/Skittish: Curious temperament: Creature will investigate anything entering within 40m. Will warn things that come closer than 35m, then flee when anything gets within 15m. Flees enemies.
Prey - Defensive: Attacks enemies within 40m; flees from neutrals or players until at least 30m separation.
Prey - Territorial: Warns/attacks players/neutrals within 30m. Attacks enemies within 50.
Small: Small Creature Size (x0.5)
Spitter Spit - Glue: Creature spits out of its mouth, and those spit attacks slow the player.
Warbler: Sings.