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.
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