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Person
Personhood is the state of being a person. Defining personhood is a controversial topic in philosophy and law, and is closely tied to concepts of citizenship, equality, and liberty. According to common legal practice, only a person has rights, protections, privileges, responsibilities, and legal liability. Personhood continues to be a topic of debate, and has been questioned during the abolition of plump helmet man farming, in the fight for animal person rights, and in kobold-rights advocacy.
The defining features of personhood and, what makes a person as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. To determine if someone or something is a person, we must first look towards ourselves and ask, "What makes a dwarf a person, and what distinguishes us from the beasts?" So, what are some features of a dwarf? A dwarf can open doors, can feel pain, can learn, can speak, can join civilizations, can pet animals, can spit, have a childhood, and grow old and die. Although none of these characteristics on their own may be the defining characteristic of a person, they can be used to look for trends and compare and contrast ourselves with other creatures as a starting point for a determination.
| Creature | Doors | †Pain | Learns | Speaks | Civ/Hero | Pets | Spits | †Child | †MaxAge | Rifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Civ | Yes | Yes | 18 | 150-170 | |
| Human | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Civ | Yes | Yes | 18 | 60-120 | |
| Elf | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Civ | Yes | Yes | 18 | immortal | |
| Goblin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Civ | Yes | Yes | 18 | immortal | |
| Kobold | Yes | Yes | Yes | Utterances | Civ | Yes | Yes | 18 | 150-170 | |
| Gremlin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | 800-1000 | Exotic Pet | |
| Troll | Yes | Yes | Slowly | No | 10 | 800-1000 | ||||
| Ogre | Yes | Yes | Slowly | No | 10 | 20-30 | ||||
| Satyr | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | n/a | immortal | Pet Value: 250☼ | |
| Bronze Colossus | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | Mega Beast | |||
| Giant | Yes | Yes | Slowly | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | immortal | Semi-Mega Beast | |
| Cyclops | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | immortal | Semi-Mega Beast | |
| Ettin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | immortal | Semi-Mega Beast | |
| Minotaur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | immortal | Semi-Mega Beast | |
| Yeti | Yes | Yes | No | No | 10 | 800-1000 | ||||
| Sasquatch | Yes | Yes | No | No | 10 | 800-1000 | ||||
| Blizzard Man | Yes | Perhaps | Slowly | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Fairy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | n/a | Pet Value: 10☼ | |||
| Pixie | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | n/a | Pet Value: 10☼ | |||
| Grimeling | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Foul Blendec | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | n/a | immortal | Pet Value: 250☼ | |||
| Nightwing | Yes | No | Yes | No | n/a | immortal | Pet Value: 1000☼ | |||
| Harpy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | immortal | Pet Value: 30☼ | |
| Merperson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | 60-120 | ||
| Mountain Gnome | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 20 | 230-250 | ||
| Dark Gnome | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 20 | 230-250 | ||
| Blind Cave Ogre | Yes | Yes | Slowly | No | 10 | 20-30 | Pet Value: 500☼ | |||
| Magma Crab | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | n/a | 50-70 | Pet Value: 200☼ | ||
| Blood Man | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Molemarian | Yes | No | No | No | 10 | 20-30 | Pet Value: 400☼ | |||
| Gabbro Man | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Gorlak | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Heroes | Yes | Yes | 12 | 110-150 | |
| Plump Helmet Man | Yes | Perhaps | Yes | No | Heroes | 12 | 60-80 | |||
| Amethyst Man | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Troglodyte | Yes | Yes | Slowly | No | 10 | 45-90 | ||||
| Fire Imp | Yes | Yes | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Cave Fish Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Both | Yes | n/a | 60-80 | ||
| Olm Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Both | Yes | n/a | 60-80 | ||
| Bat Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Both | Yes | n/a | 20-30 | ||
| Fire Man | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Magma Man | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Iron Man | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Mud Man | Yes | No | No | No | n/a | immortal | ||||
| Cave Swallow Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Both | Yes | 1 | 20-30 | ||
| Amphibian Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Civ | 12 | 60-80 | |||
| Reptile Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | With a Lisp | Civ | 12 | 60-80 | |||
| Serpent Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | With a Lisp | Civ | 12 | 60-80 | |||
| Ant Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Civ | n/a | 5-8 | |||
| Rodent Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Civ | 12 | 60-80 | |||
| Animal Persons | Yes | ‡Mostly | Yes | Yes | Heroes | Yes | 0-10§ | 60-80 |
Legend:
- Doors: CanOpenDoors
- Pain: Yes = Has_Nerves (but not "NoPain"). No = Feels NoPain. Perhaps = neither.
- Learns: Can_Learn or Intelligent
- Speaks: Can_Speak or Intelligent
- Civ/Hero: Species belongs to a civilization or is capable of joining one
- Pets: Can pet an animal
- Spits: Is able to spit
- Child: How many years of childhood this creature has.
- MaxAge: The range of years this creature can expect to live if not killed beforehand.
- Rifts: These are qualities that make this creature less like us.
† Not an exhaustive list of creatures that can feel pain / have childhoods / are mortal.
‡ All animal people can feel pain except for these 3: Bark Scorpion Man, Jumping Spider Man, and Brown Recluse Spider Man
§ - Roughly one-third of animal people are born as adults. Approximately two-thirds have 1 year of childhood. But a few go as high as 10 years.