Savage (Stick)

Savage (Stick)
Location
May spawn randomly in Silent Forest Biome Spawns in Hideout at night Entrance to Silent Forest Rocks and Camp in the Silent Forest Tank Wreck Markings
Behavior	Aggressive
Attack type	Melee
Drops	Staff Random common loot
Health	60
Running Speed	3/7
Stamina	70
View Distance	500
Damage	20 (sweep) 30 (overhead swing)
Notes	Able to enter windows and open doors when aggroed.
Release	[[Update:{{{release}}}|{{{release}}}]]

Stick Savages are aggressive creatures in Darkwood.

They can be found roaming the Silent Forest biome, or guarding notable locations, often together with Rock Savages, such as Entrance to Silent Forest, Rocks, and the Tank Wreck. They spawn in the hideout during the night phase.

Armed with long Staffs, these savages inflict a decent amount of damage, around 20 damages with each of their double swings and 30 damages with their overhead swing. Coupled with their speed and superior weapon range, they can be difficult to take down with just a short-range melee weapon such as the Axe.

When killed, they will always drop a Staff and sometimes random common loot such as Bottles, Pill (Healing), Rags, Alcohol.

Some passive savages spawn in the Dry Meadow, oftenly being found slamming their heads against trees in a disturbing way. A passive stick savage can be found scratching rune-like symbols in the Markings.

Strategy

Walking backwards to make their Staff attacks whiff, then counterattack with charged swings, is a simple and effective tactic against this type of enemy.

Fighting aggressively against Stick Savages is an important tactic. If a player doesn't fully commit to closing to attack range, the long range of their Staffs can easily whittle down his health before he is able to strike back.

Firearms, especially the Pistol, are the easiest way to fend off Stick Savages. However, if possible, it is wiser to save up ammo for stronger foes.

Stick Savages are pratically the only way to get Staffs, which are crucial in crafting powerful melee weapons (the Shovel and the Axe).

Trivia

• Savages are sometimes referred to as "rednecks" by the dev team on the changelogs and on the game files.
• There are fallen trees with bite marks that can be found scattered throughout the forest. There is a savage chewing on a tree inside the Savage Lair. And finally, if spared, the Doctor will be found eating a tree branch in Chapter 2. All of this suggested that savages also have the Appetite ability.
• They appear to resemble a "Wendigo" from Great Planes folklore, which is typically portrayed as a large humanoid creature with deer like antlers.