# Sentry Meerkat

One always stands guard. The guard has amber spines that rattle as an alarm.

Character · Fictionalized · Established

Stable ID: `starlight-meerkat` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/starlight-meerkat/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/starlight-meerkat/record.json)

## At a glance

- The mob looks almost like Earth meerkats until the guard turns round. A ridge of amber spines runs down its back, and they rattle when it raises the alarm.

- Runs away if Seven comes within about 8 metres. It never attacks, though a cornered one is still in the way.

- Home: Kesh.

## Appearances

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) (context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/))

- [The creatures](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/creatures.html): Named in this published page.

- [The map of Doorly Orbital](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/map.html): Named in this published page.

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- Inspired by Meerkat; the guide describes its game depiction.

## Sources

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html)

## Reference library

### Scene

![Sentry Meerkat in the Starlight Menagerie.](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/meerkat-three.webp)

Sentry Meerkat in the Starlight Menagerie.

[Download original](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/meerkat-three.webp) · [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) · v1 · SHA-256: `b6834079e1ea59bc89bcb4756455a1bac7dde1e19c77c69fa6366be477ee2faa`