Template name: kurgan_snow_02_stats
Found throughout Aranna, the Snow Kurgan are highly prized for their fur and thick skin. Using an extra pair of eyes, the Snow Kurgan are able to see exceptionally well in both day and night. Though mostly nocturnal, many a traveler has been surprised by a pack of Snow Kurgan in broad daylight.
The start of the game’s own Bestiary text.
- Game
- Base Dungeon Siege II and Broken World (Broken World can play the base campaign)
- Type
- Melee
- Family
- Kurgan
- Habitat
- Snow Forest
- Act
- Act 2
- Rank
- Normal
Drops
Normal monster drop table. Chance per kill, before Magic Find:
| Drop | Chance | Item level vs. creature level |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 15% | |
| Health potion | 6.0% | -10 to 0 |
| Mana potion | 3.5% | -10 to 0 |
| Item | 8.0% | -5 to +1 |
| Rare item | 0.75% | -4 to +2 |
| Unique item | 0.25% | -40 to +3 |
| Set item | 0.25% | -50 to +3 |
Confidence: Medium Read from the drop table named in the creature’s template. Fixed rewards of story bosses, quest items and what a placed monster carries are not read here. Not tested in game.
Base Dungeon Siege II
Level and strength
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | 27 | 53 | 75 |
| Life | 885 | 2,915 | 5,544 |
| Damage | 86 to 144 | 239 to 398 | 425 to 708 |
| Defense | 92 | 184 | 274 |
| Experience | 543 | 4,808 | 35,399 |
These are the base game’s numbers. Broken World changes them: see its version below.
Confidence: Medium Worked out from the formulas in the creature’s template, for the levels the template gives. Not compared with the game’s own Bestiary screen; spawn spots may change a monster’s level.
No resistances or weaknesses are written in the template.
What it can drop: Base game
469 different items can drop (the best are shown) Confidence: computed from data, not measured
| Gear | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Ring | 0.35% (0.29 to 0.35) | 0.47% (0.38 to 0.47) | 0.0025% |
| Jeweled Ring | 0.35% (0.28 to 0.35) | 0.0037% | 0.0037% |
| Tower Shield | 0.13% (0.11 to 0.17) | 0.18% (0.17 to 0.23) | 0.25% (0.22 to 0.33) |
| Elaborate Ring | 0.002% | 0.23% (0.19 to 0.23) | 0.24% (0.19 to 0.24) |
| Adorned Ring | 0.002% | 0.0012% | 0.23% (0.19 to 0.23) |
| Ornate Ring | - | 0.0012% | 0.23% (0.19 to 0.23) |
| Heater Shield | - | 0.18% (0.17 to 0.23) | - |
| Jeweled Pendant | 0.17% (0.14 to 0.17) | 0.0022% | 0.0023% |
| Spiral Amulet | 0.17% (0.14 to 0.17) | 0.13% (0.1 to 0.13) | 0.12% (0.099 to 0.12) |
| Ancestral Armor | 0.085% (0.067 to 0.14) | - | 0.16% (0.12 to 0.27) |
| Elementalist Robe | 0.085% (0.067 to 0.14) | 0.16% (0.12 to 0.26) | - |
| Cryptic Cestus | 0.15% (0.072 to 0.23) | - | 0.15% (0.078 to 0.23) |
| Elven Staff | 0.15% (0.072 to 0.23) | - | 0.15% (0.078 to 0.23) |
| Yearling Staff | - | - | 0.15% (0.078 to 0.23) |
| Carved Boots | 0.093% (0.075 to 0.15) | 0.15% (0.12 to 0.25) | - |
| Carved Gloves | 0.093% (0.075 to 0.15) | 0.15% (0.12 to 0.25) | - |
| Stalker Bow | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.18) | 0.12% (0.11 to 0.16) | 0.15% (0.13 to 0.19) |
| Swift Bow | - | - | 0.15% (0.13 to 0.19) |
| Arbalest | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.18) | 0.12% (0.11 to 0.16) | 0.15% (0.13 to 0.19) |
| Heavy Crossbow | - | 0.013% | 0.15% (0.13 to 0.19) |
| Throwing Star | - | 0.12% (0.11 to 0.16) | 0.15% (0.13 to 0.19) |
| Throwing Shiv | - | - | 0.15% (0.13 to 0.19) |
| Arcane Cestus | 0.14% (0.063 to 0.22) | 0.14% (0.067 to 0.22) | - |
| Druid Staff | 0.0093% | 0.14% (0.067 to 0.22) | - |
| Consumables | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal Health Potion | - | - | 6.0% |
| Super Health Potion | - | 6.0% | - |
| Colossal Mana Potion | - | - | 3.5% |
| Large Mana Potion | 3.5% | - | - |
| Super Mana Potion | - | 3.5% | - |
| Large Health Potion | 3.0% | - | - |
The chance is for one kill of this creature (level 27 / 53 / 75 in Mercenary / Veteran / Elite) with magic find at 0: the chance that its drop table rolls an item of this kind, times this item’s share of the items that can come out at that level. Items with the same name are added up. Creatures of the same kind that the Bestiary lists under other names share the same drop table at their own level. Computed from the game’s drop tables, not measured. A source rolls the entries of its drop table; an entry asks the game’s item table for one item of the right class inside a level window; every matching item is equally likely (the game picks a random row, there is no rarity weight). Chance is per kill or per opening, with magic find at 0.
Where it is found
| Place | Placed | Spawned | Random encounters |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Garden of the Ancients | 24 | 6 |
Confidence: Medium From the game’s map files. How many random encounters you meet is a roll the data does not fix.
Does it count for the Bestiary?
Can be completed
Enough of them exist, or a scene or conversation gives the credit.
- Base game book
- No. 228
- Kills needed
- 5 kills
24 placed, 5 needed.
Confidence: High the audit of the data files, confirmed by the in-game kill test
In-game kill test: unlocked after 5 kills (agrees with the data audit)
Natural spawn census: seen in 6 of 10 runs, most in one region: 60. A lower bound; a run only loads the areas near the party.
Kill counts are kept separately for Mercenary, Veteran and Elite. See how the Bestiary works.
Broken World
Level and strength
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | 27 | 59 | 85 |
| Life | 885 | 3,549 | 7,016 |
| Damage | 86 to 144 | 284 to 474 | 527 to 878 |
| Defense | 92 | 208 | 318 |
| Experience | 543 | 8,211 | 89,931 |
These are Broken World’s numbers: Broken World raises the levels of Veteran and Elite monsters.
Confidence: Medium Worked out from the formulas in the creature’s template, for the levels the template gives. Not compared with the game’s own Bestiary screen; spawn spots may change a monster’s level.
No resistances or weaknesses are written in the template.
What it can drop: Broken World
583 different items can drop (the best are shown) Confidence: computed from data, not measured
| Gear | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Ring | 0.22% (0.18 to 0.22) | 0.13% (0.1 to 0.13) | - |
| Jeweled Ring | 0.22% (0.18 to 0.22) | 0.15% (0.12 to 0.15) | - |
| Adorned Ring | - | 0.15% (0.12 to 0.15) | 0.21% (0.17 to 0.21) |
| Gilded Ring | - | - | 0.21% (0.17 to 0.21) |
| Chakram | - | - | 0.2% (0.18 to 0.26) |
| Platinum Charm | - | - | 0.14% (0.12 to 0.14) |
| Spirit Cestus | - | - | 0.13% (0.059 to 0.2) |
| Yearling Staff | - | - | 0.12% (0.052 to 0.2) |
| Kite Shield | - | 0.01% | 0.12% (0.11 to 0.14) |
| Jeweled Pendant | 0.11% (0.089 to 0.11) | 0.078% (0.065 to 0.078) | - |
| Spiral Amulet | 0.11% (0.088 to 0.11) | 0.066% (0.052 to 0.066) | - |
| Ceremonial Shield | - | - | 0.11% (0.1 to 0.12) |
| Heater Shield | - | 0.11% (0.1 to 0.12) | - |
| Large Shield | - | 0.11% (0.1 to 0.12) | - |
| Elven Longbow | 0.011% | 0.08% (0.072 to 0.1) | 0.1% (0.089 to 0.13) |
| Ironwood Bow | - | - | 0.1% (0.089 to 0.13) |
| Swift Bow | - | - | 0.1% (0.089 to 0.13) |
| Arbalest | 0.088% (0.079 to 0.12) | - | 0.1% (0.089 to 0.13) |
| Throwing Shiv | - | 0.011% | 0.1% (0.089 to 0.13) |
| Cryptic Cestus | 0.093% (0.045 to 0.14) | 0.088% (0.04 to 0.14) | - |
| Elven Staff | 0.093% (0.045 to 0.14) | 0.088% (0.04 to 0.14) | - |
| Spell Book | 0.089% (0.078 to 0.099) | - | - |
| Mage's Book | - | 0.089% (0.078 to 0.099) | - |
| Ritual Book | - | 0.089% (0.078 to 0.099) | - |
| Consumables | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal Health Potion | - | - | 3.0% |
| Super Health Potion | - | 3.0% | - |
| Colossal Mana Potion | - | - | 3.0% |
| Large Mana Potion | 3.0% | - | - |
| Super Mana Potion | - | 3.0% | - |
| Large Health Potion | 1.5% | - | - |
The chance is for one kill of this creature (level 27 / 59 / 85 in Mercenary / Veteran / Elite) with magic find at 0: the chance that its drop table rolls an item of this kind, times this item’s share of the items that can come out at that level. Items with the same name are added up. Creatures of the same kind that the Bestiary lists under other names share the same drop table at their own level. Computed from the game’s drop tables, not measured. A source rolls the entries of its drop table; an entry asks the game’s item table for one item of the right class inside a level window; every matching item is equally likely (the game picks a random row, there is no rarity weight). Chance is per kill or per opening, with magic find at 0.
Where it is found
| Place | Placed | Spawned | Random encounters |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Garden of the Ancients | 24 | 6 |
Confidence: Medium From the game’s map files. How many random encounters you meet is a roll the data does not fix.
Does it count for the Bestiary?
Can be completed
Enough of them exist, or a scene or conversation gives the credit.
- Base game book
- No. 228
- Kills needed
- 5 kills
24 placed, 5 needed.
Confidence: High the audit of the data files, confirmed by the in-game kill test
In-game kill test: unlocked after 5 kills (agrees with the data audit)
Natural spawn census: seen in 6 of 10 runs, most in one region: 60. A lower bound; a run only loads the areas near the party.
Kill counts are kept separately for Mercenary, Veteran and Elite. See how the Bestiary works.