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+/mob/living/simple_animal/neutral/synx
+	name = "Synx"
+	desc = "to be added"
+	tt_desc = "synxus pergulus"
+
+	 //to be added
+	icon_state = "synx"
+	icon_living = "synx"
+
+	faction = "Synx"
+	intelligence_level = SA_ANIMAL
+
+	maxHealth = 150
+	health = 120
+	turns_per_move = 3
+	speed = -3
+	see_in_dark = 6
+	stop_when_pulled = 0
+	armor = list(			// will be determined
+				"melee" = 20,
+				"bullet" = 0,
+				"laser" = 0,
+				"energy" = 0,
+				"bomb" = 10,
+				"bio" = 100,
+				"rad" = 100)
+	//has_hands = TRUE
+
+	response_help  = "pets"
+	response_disarm = "gently pushes aside"
+
+
+	pass_flags = PASSTABLE
+
+	melee_damage_lower = 20
+	melee_damage_upper = 30
+	attack_armor_pen = 50			// How much armor pen this attack has.
+	attack_sharp = 1
+	attack_edge = 1
+
+	//will be affected by atmos soon
+	min_oxy = 0
+	max_oxy = 0
+	min_tox = 0
+	max_tox = 0
+	min_co2 = 0
+	max_co2 = 0
+	min_n2 = 0
+	max_n2 = 0
+	minbodytemp = 0
+    //to be added
+	/*speak_chance = 1
+	speak = list()
+	speak_emote = list()
+	emote_hear = list()
+	emote_see = list()*/
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/neutral/synx/New()
+	..()
+	verbs |= /mob/living/proc/ventcrawl
+	verbs |= /mob/living/proc/hide
+	verbs |= /mob/living/proc/disguise
+
+mob/living/simple_animal/synx/PunchTarget()
+	if(!Adjacent(target_mob))
+		return
+	custom_emote(1, pick( list("slashes at [target_mob]", "bites [target_mob]") ) )
+
+	var/damage = rand(melee_damage_lower, melee_damage_upper)
+
+	if(ishuman(target_mob))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target_mob
+		var/dam_zone = pick(BP_TORSO, BP_L_HAND, BP_R_HAND, BP_L_LEG, BP_R_LEG)
+		var/obj/item/organ/external/affecting = H.get_organ(ran_zone(dam_zone))
+		H.apply_damage(damage, BRUTE, affecting, H.run_armor_check(affecting, "melee"), H.get_armor_soak(affecting, "melee"), sharp=1, edge=1)
+		return H
+	else if(isliving(target_mob))
+		var/mob/living/L = target_mob
+		L.adjustBruteLoss(damage)
+		return L
+	else
+		..()
+
+