History Characters / DeliciousInDungeon

* PointyEars: In typical elf fashion, they have long, pointed ears that distinguish them from other races.

* {{Hobbits}}: The classic Tolkienesque type, a race barely larger than tallman children who tend to stick to themselves but are good at sneaking. Unlike Tolkien's hobbits and most other kinds, however, they're [[ShortLivedOrganism the shortest-lived race]] in the series' setting.

* {{Hobbits}}: The classic Tolkienesque type, a race barely larger than tallman children who tend to stick to themselves but are good at sneaking.

* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: A supplemental comic mentions that Goblins is one of the names for halflings, though "proper" goblins do apparently exist as a kind of demihuman.

* ProportionalAging: Fitting their shorter lifespans, half-foots also reach an age of maturity (13) quicker than other races and 29-years-old is considered middle-aged.

So named for being the tallest of the human races aside from Ogres (who are extremely rare), Tallmen are the equivalent of what the reader would consider human. They are the most numerous of the human races, living across most of the world and making up about a third of the total world population. They stand at roughly 160 to 170 cm tall, live for about 60 years, and reach adulthood at age 16.

The longest lived of the human races, recognizable by their pointed ears and lithe builds. Elves largely inhabit the Northern and Southern Central Continents, and due to their long lifespans and natural inclination towards magic, consider themselves the upmost authority on all things magical. Elves stand roughly 150 to 155 cm tall, live for about 400 years, and reach adulthood at age 80.

Smallest of the human races and with an appearance that makes them resemble the children of taller races. Due to their short stature and lifespans, Half-foots have been known to be exploited by other races, and they mostly stay to themselves as a result. Only those with ambition and drive tend to travel outside their territories, leading to a stereotype of half-foots being cunning and greedy. Half-foots stand at roughly 95 to 100 cm tall, live for about 50 years, and reach adulthood at age 14.

Great metalworkers and explorers of dungeons, dwarves are one of the longer lived races and have a long and bitter history with the elves. They have a very strong tie to their blood relatives, and as such has no overarching national government, preferring to stay in smaller clans. Dwarves stand between 125 and 135 cm tall, live for about 200 years, and reach maturity at age 40.

A spiritual race that prides itself on having a close connection to nature spirits. Gnomes resemble dwarves and have close ties with them, to the point where other races sometimes confuse them, but are much more inclined towards magic. Gnomes stand at roughly 120 to 130 cm tall, live for about 240 years, and reach adulthood at age 40.

The tallest and broadest of the human races, ogres are easily identified by both their size and by the horns growing from their foreheads. Though they were at one point plentiful, their numbers have declined greatly in modern day, now only living in a few villages in the Eastern Archipelago and the Western Continent. Ogres stand at roughly 190 to 200 cm tall, live for about 58 years, and reach adulthood at age 15.

* OurDarkElvesAreDifferent: "Dark elves" don't exist. While elves with brown or even pitch black skin exists, this is just a variation within a single race. "Dark Elf" is a term invented by shorter-lived races trying to reason why some elves were kind and friendly, while others were rude and arrogant.

->'''Notable Tallmen:''' Laios, Falin, Izutsumi (Beastkin), Kabru, Shuro, Maizuru, Hien, Benichidori, Kiki, Kaka, Rin, Yaad, Delgal, Doni\\

->'''Notable Elves:''' Marcille, Mithrun, Thistle, Pattadol, Cithis, Fleki, Lycion (Beastkin), Otta, Milsiril, Fionil, Flamela\\

->'''Notable Half-Foots:''' Chilchuck, Mikbell\\

->'''Notable Dwarves:''' Senshi, Namari, Daya\\

->'''Notable Gnomes:''' Tansu Floke, Yarn Floke, Holm\\

->'''Notable Ogres:''' Tade\\

->'''Notable Orcs:''' Zon, Leed\\

->'''Notable Kobolds:''' Kuro

->'''Notable Tallmen:''' Laios, Falin, Izutsumi (Beastkin), Kabru, Shuro, Maizuru, Hien, Benichidori, Kiki, Kaka, Rin, Yaad, Delgal, Doni

Tallmen is the term for this race in the western parts of the world. In the Eastern Archipelago, they are simply known as humans, since they only coexist with one other human race.

* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Trolls in the world of ''Dungeon Meshi'' are actually a term used by half-foots for tallmen, and often used as stories to scare children.

* HumansByAnyOtherName: In this world, "human" is an umbrella term used for most of the {{Demihuman}} races typical to fantasy stories. Tallmen are the equivelant of real life humans.

->'''Notable Elves:''' Marcille, Mithrun, the Mad Mage, Pattadol, Cithis, Fleki, Lycion (Beastkin), Otta, Milsiril, Fionil, Flamela

* HybridsAreACrapshoot: Half-elves don't age consistently, sometimes aging at the rate of elves, sometimes at the rate of their non-elf parent. One half-elf was still a toddler as a teenager, but an adult at age 50, decades before an elf would reach maturity.

* OurDarkElvesAreDifferent: They don't exist. While elves with brown or even pitch black skin exists, this is just variation within a single race. "Dark Elf" is a term invented by shorter-lived races trying to reason why some elves were kind and friendly, while others were rude and arrogant.

->'''Notable Half-Foots:''' Chilchuck, Mikbell

The name Half-Foot was given to them by other races, supposedly because the first sign discovered of them were their small footprints. They do have a term for themselves in their own language, though it sounds similar to a slur in common so it's hardly used.

* FantasticNamingConvention: Half-foot names consist of a first name, a last name, and their father's first name plus S or Z. Chilchuck Tims is thus actually Chil (first name) Chuck (last name) Tims (father's first name plus S). His daughters would have the last name Chils or Chilz.

->'''Notable Dwarves:''' Senshi, Namari, Daya

* AntiMagicalFaction: As a rule, dwarves have little inclination towards magic, and tend to feel bad when it's used on them. As a result, most dwarves distrust magic on principle, not helped by their long enmity with the magic-using elves.

->'''Notable Gnomes:''' Tansu Floke, Yarn Floke, Holm

->'''Notable Ogres:''' Tade

->'''Notable Orcs:''' Zon, Leed

* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The manga foregoes the Tolkien-esque or Warcraft-esque designs for orcs, instead designing them to look like humanoid boars, with prominent noses, thin fur, and a great sense of smell.

* OurKoboldsAreDifferent: They follow the canine pattern in stead of the draconic pattern, for one, and have a strong resistance to all kinds of poisons.
* YouNoTakeCandle: Kobolds' vocal chords are not well made for speaking common, so even ones that try to learn it have difficulties with it, often resulting in this.

->'''Notable Tallmen:''' Laios, Falin, Izutsumi (Beastkin), Kabru, Shuro, Maizuru, Hien, Benichidori, Kiki, Kaka, Rin, Yaad, Delgal, Dori

* OurDarkElvesAreDifferent: They don't exist. While elves with brown or even pitch black skin exists, this is just dimorphism within a single race. "Dark Elf" is a term invented by shorter-lived races trying to reason why some elves were kind and friendly, while others were rude and arrogant.

So named for being the tallest of the human races aside from Ogres (who are extremely rare), Tallmen are the equivelant of what the reader would consider human. They are the most numerous of the human races, living across most of the world and making up about a third of the total world population. They stand at roughly 160 to 170 cm tall, live for about 60 years, and reach adulthood at age 16.

* TheBard: Namari claims that tallmen's racial hat is music and dance, though none of the major tallmen in the story are particularily musically inclined.

The longest lived of the human races, recognizeable by their pointed ears and lithe builds. Elves largely inhabit the Northern and Southern Central Continents, and due to their long livespans and natural inclination towards magic, consider themselves the upmost authority on all things magical. Elves stand roughly 150 to 155 cm tall, live for about 400 years, and reach adulthood at age 80.

* OurElvesAreDifferent: They fall close to the Tolkienesque archetype in both personality and appearance, being a long-lived race of beautiful humanoids with a natural inclination towards magic. They are also slightly shorter than tallmen on average and have very little sexual dimorphism.

Great metalworkers and explorers of dungeons, dwarves are one of the longer lived races and have a long and bitter history with the elves. They have a very strong tie to their blood relatives, and as such has no overarching national government, prefering to stay in smaller clans. Dwarves stand between 125 and 135 cm tall, live for about 200 years, and reach maturity at age 40.

Despite their love of dungeons, dwarves have no organization like the Canaries, prefering to explore dungeons at their own leasure without strict rules.

* AntiMagicalFaction: As a rule, dwarves have little inclination towards magic, and tend to feel bad when it's used on them. As a result, most dwarves distrust magic on principle, not helped by their long enmnity with the magic-using elves.

A spiritual race that prides itself on having a close connection to nature spirits. Gnomes resemble dwarves and have close ties with them, to the point where other races sometimes confuse them, but are much more inclined towards magic. Gnomes stand at roughtly 120 to 130 cm tall, live for about 240 years, and reach adulthood at age 40.

The tallest and broadest of the human races, ogres are easily identified by both their size and by the horns growing from their foreheads. Though they were at one point plentiful, their numbers have declined greatly in modern day, now only living in a few villages in the Eastern Archipelago and the Western Continent. Ogres stand at roughly 190 to 200 cm tall, live for about 58 years, and reach adulthoot at age 15.

* DyingRace: Once they ruled an empire, now only a few remain, largely subservients to their neighbours. It's theorized that their great size is the cause of their downfall, preventing them from moving around quickly on horses like tallmen, or that their great appetite made them vulnerable to enviromental changes.

* OurOgresAreHungrier: Physically, they resemble japanese Oni, with humanoid bodies, fangs, and horns.

A demihuman race resembling humanoid boars, orcs are often considered to be monstrous by other races due to their tendency to attack and kill adventurers. They are a race in disapora, having been driven out of their lands by other races, and now taking up residence in dungeons and old mineshafts. Orcs stand between 150 and 160 cm tall, live for 55 years, and reach adulthood at age 14.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The manga foregoes the Tolkienesque or Warcraftesque designs for orcs, instead designing them to look like humanoid boars, with prominent noses, thin fur, and a great sense of smell.

A demihuman race resembling humanoid dogs, kobolds live in the desert regions of the Western Continent where they can survive thanks to their ability to survive even the harshest enviroments. Despite their cutesy appearance, they are ferocious in battle and not to be treated lightly. Kobolds stand between 140 and 150 cm tall, live for 55 years, and reach adulthood at age 13.