Family
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A family is a grouping of related creatures. In Guild Wars, creatures of the same family can spread disease amongst each other. Some bounties target families, as do some of the "of slaying weapon upgrades. It is also what Edge of Extinction refers to.
The terms "creature type" or just "type" is used interchangeably with "family" on wiki articles.
[edit] Known families
| Family | Notes |
|---|---|
| N/A | Absence of a family. Known to include Prophecies Charr and Prophecies Titans. |
| Arachnid | Counted by insect hunt bounty. |
| Behemoth | Affected by Sunspear Monster Hunt bounty. |
| Centaur | |
| Charr | Does not include Prophecies Charr. |
| Demon | Includes Oni, Shiro'ken, torment creatures and Margonites, presumed to include Stygians. Vulnerable to weapons of Demonslaying, Lightbringer skills affect some non-demon foes. |
| Destroyer | |
| Dragon | Includes drakes and dragon turtles. |
| Dryder | Vulnerable to weapons of Demonslaying, Lightbringer skills affect some non-demon foes. |
| Dwarf | |
| Elemental | Known to include most or all Prophecies and Factions golems. |
| Fish | |
| Giant | |
| Ghost | Generally not vulnerable to holy damage, some are members of the undead army. |
| Great beast | Affected by Sunspear Monster Hunt bounty. Includes most "monstrous animals" in Eye of the North. |
| Harpy | Includes Skree Griffons |
| Human | |
| Incubus | Does not include Blood Drinkers or Vampires. |
| Insect | Counted by insect hunt bounty. |
| Kraken | |
| Leviathan | |
| Mantis | |
| Minotaur | Includes Berserking Aurochs, Berserking Bison and Berserking Wendigo. |
| Nightmare | |
| Ogre | Includes ettins and yeti. |
| Plant | Vulnerable to weapons of Pruning. |
| Mummy | Generally vulnerable to holy damage and members of the undead army. |
| Skale | |
| Skeleton | Non-fleshy, generally vulnerable to holy damage and members of the undead army. |
| Tengu | |
| Troll | |
| Zombie | Generally vulnerable to holy damage and members of the undead army. |
[edit] Suspected families
| Family | Notes |
|---|---|
| Animal | |
| Afflicted | |
| Asura | |
| Celestial | |
| Devourer | |
| Dinosaur | May be great beasts. |
| Dredge | |
| Forgotten | |
| Fleshreaver | |
| Gaki | |
| Gargoyle | |
| Golem | |
| Griffon | |
| Heket | |
| Hydra | |
| Imp | |
| Jelly | |
| Kirin | |
| Krait | |
| Mandragor | |
| Monolith | |
| Mursaat | |
| Naga | |
| Norn | |
| Rider | Storm Rider, Wind Rider etc. |
| Vampire | Would consist of Hopping Vampire and Thought Stealer. |
| Worm | May include wurms. |
| Wurm | May include worms. |
