I just noticed that I had a dwarven child taken by a mood. What dwarves are vulnerable to moods?
What dwarves can be taken by moods
dwarf-fortress
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Best Answer
Any Dwarf associated with your Fortress can be taken by a mood. There are no restrictions based on age, profession or status (ie nobles).
Additionally a Moody dwarf will use his highest skill, or chosen randomly between high skills.
The following skills are available for selection:
Someone mentioned Legendary dwarves and populations under 20.
There have been recorded instances where populations under 20 did experience moods. Although Toady did mention in Dwarf Talk 7 this should never happen it has occurred in the wild.
Here is the quote from Toady: