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* GoldFever: {{ZigZagged}} They actually like iron much more for its practical applications but all the best {{DrukenSong}}s use gold because it rhymes better. They still have a realistic view of its limited usefulness.
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* TheBlacksmith: {{PlayedWith}} All dwarfs can blacksmith but they're not all necessarily good at it. They branch out into all kinds of professions.
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* ArchEnemy: Species-wide with trolls. Dwarfs like mining for precious minerals, trolls often contain precious minerals in their bodies. Vimes notes in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that the two species no longer ''need'' an excuse to fight, it's just standard procedure. Those under Ardent expand this to "anyone we deem [[NoTrueScotsman not a dwarf]]".
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* ArchEnemy: Species-wide with trolls. Dwarfs like mining for digging into rock to mine precious minerals, trolls often contain are ''made'' of rock and precious minerals in their bodies.minerals. Vimes notes in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that the two species no longer ''need'' an excuse to fight, it's just standard procedure. Those under Ardent expand this to "anyone we deem [[NoTrueScotsman not a dwarf]]".
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** In ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'', the [[DivineDate relationship]] between a mortal and the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Time is the driver of the plot as is their [[DivineParentage progeny]].
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** In ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'', the [[DivineDate relationship]] between a mortal and the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Time is the driver of the plot as is their and [[DivineParentage progeny]].the resulting progeny]] is what kicks off the plot.
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** '''Literature/ThiefOfTime''' the [[DivineDate relationship]] between a mortal and the Avatar of Time is the driver of the plot as is their [[DivineParentage progeny]].
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** '''Liturature/ThiefofTime''' the [[DiveineDate relationship]] between a mortal and the Avatar of Time is the driver of the plot as is their [[DivineParentage progeny]].
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** the only ones that are hated by everyone are elves and goblins for very different reasons.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: It started with humans, trolls, and elves -- although even this was explained in the context of Rincewind trying to work out why there were still dryads. Then gnomes and dwarfs got added in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', and gnolls in ''Literature/EqualRites''. Then ''Literature/ReaperMan'' added zombies, vampires, werewolves, weremen, bogeymen and banshees. Then ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'' introduced TheFairFolk, so the elves that had been vaguely mentioned previously had to be explained as HalfHumanHybrids. ''Literature/FeetOfClay'' added golems, and ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' added the Nac Mac Feegle (later [[RetCon explained]] as a society of gnomes) and the Igors (who may or may not be human, it's not quite clear). ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'' included yeti. ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' introduced [[spoiler: orcs]] and featured the first mention of goblins, who would go on to play a major role in ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'' (as well as a throwaway reference to a "Medusa" in the Watch). (And ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' had a brief mention of kvetches, but never really explained what they were beyond being covered in hair).\\
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: It started with humans, trolls, and elves -- although even this was explained in the context of Rincewind trying to work out why there were still dryads. Then gnomes and dwarfs got added in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', and gnolls in ''Literature/EqualRites''. Then ''Literature/ReaperMan'' added zombies, vampires, werewolves, weremen, bogeymen and banshees. Then ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'' introduced TheFairFolk, so the elves that had been vaguely mentioned previously had to be explained as HalfHumanHybrids. ''Literature/FeetOfClay'' added golems, and ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' added the Nac Mac Feegle (later [[RetCon explained]] as a society of gnomes) and the Igors (who may or may not be human, it's not quite clear). ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'' included yeti. ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' introduced [[spoiler: orcs]] and featured the first mention of goblins, who would go on to play a major role in ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'' (as well as a throwaway reference to a "Medusa" in the Watch). (And ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' had a brief mention of kvetches, but never really explained what they were beyond being covered in hair).\\
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** the The only ones that are hated by everyone are elves and goblins goblins, for very different reasons.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: It started with humans, trolls, and elves -- although even this was explained in the context of Rincewind trying to work out why there were still dryads. Then gnomes and dwarfs got added in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', and gnolls in ''Literature/EqualRites''. Then ''Literature/ReaperMan'' added zombies, vampires, werewolves, weremen, bogeymen and banshees. Then ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'' introduced TheFairFolk, so the elves that had been vaguely mentioned previously had to be explained as HalfHumanHybrids. ''Literature/FeetOfClay'' added golems, and ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' added the Nac Mac Feegle (later [[RetCon explained]] as a society of gnomes) and the Igors (who may or may not be human, it's not quite clear). ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'' included yeti. ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' introduced [[spoiler: orcs]] and featured the first mention of goblins, who would go on to play a major role in ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'' (as well as a throwaway reference to a "Medusa" in the Watch). (And ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' had a brief mention of kvetches, but never really explained what they were beyond being covered in hair).\\
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: It started with humans, trolls, and elves -- although even this was explained in the context of Rincewind trying to work out why there were still dryads. Then gnomes and dwarfs got added in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', and gnolls in ''Literature/EqualRites''. Then ''Literature/ReaperMan'' added zombies, vampires, werewolves, weremen, bogeymen and banshees. Then ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'' introduced TheFairFolk, so the elves that had been vaguely mentioned previously had to be explained as HalfHumanHybrids. ''Literature/FeetOfClay'' added golems, and ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' added the Nac Mac Feegle (later [[RetCon explained]] as a society of gnomes) and the Igors (who may or may not be human, it's not quite clear). ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'' included yeti. ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' introduced [[spoiler: orcs]] and featured the first mention of goblins, who would go on to play a major role in ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'' (as well as a throwaway reference to a "Medusa" in the Watch). (And ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' had a brief mention of kvetches, but never really explained what they were beyond being covered in hair).\\
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: It started with humans, trolls, and elves -- although even this was explained in the context of Rincewind trying to work out why there were still dryads. Then gnomes and dwarfs got added in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', and gnolls in ''Literature/EqualRites''. Then ''Literature/ReaperMan'' added zombies, vampires, werewolves, weremen, bogeymen and banshees. Then ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'' introduced TheFairFolk, so the elves that had been vaguely mentioned previously had to be explained as HalfHumanHybrids. ''Literature/FeetOfClay'' added golems, and ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' added the Nac Mac Feegle (later [[RetCon explained]] as a society of gnomes) and the Igors (who may or may not be human, it's not quite clear). ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'' included yeti. ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' introduced [[spoiler: orcs]] and featured the first mention of goblins, who would go on to play a major role in ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'' (as well as a throwaway reference to a "Medusa" in the Watch). (And ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' had a brief mention of kvetches, but never really explained what they were beyond being covered in hair).\\
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In the same vein as the Golems we get Gargoyles. On a stranger front, we get Demons, Things from the Dungeon Dimension, and the odd AnthropomorphicPersonification (Time specifically, but maybe each one can be seen as a separate race). Also gods, genies (''Literature/{{Sourcery}}''), Auditors of Reality, occasional sentient dragons (''Literature/TheColourOfMagic'' and ''Literature/GuardsGuards''), "Stupid Lizard Men" (presumed extinct as of ''Literature/TheLastHero'') and Furies (''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'')
* HumansAreMorons: Many times, it's noted that humans have a very special and unique brand of stupidity no other species can accomplish.
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* TheBlacksmith: {{PlayedWith}} All Dwafs can blacksmith but they're not all necessarily good at it. They branchout into all kinds of professions.
* [[JewsLoveToArgue DwarfsLoveToArgue]]: Dwarfs are often compared to real-life Jews (this was not the author's original intention but he [[AscendedFanon seems to be running with it]].) One of the main reasons? They argue a lot, especially about their faith. As Cheery Littlebottom says in ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'':
* [[JewsLoveToArgue DwarfsLoveToArgue]]: Dwarfs are often compared to real-life Jews (this was not the author's original intention but he [[AscendedFanon seems to be running with it]].) One of the main reasons? They argue a lot, especially about their faith. As Cheery Littlebottom says in ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'':
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* TheBlacksmith: {{PlayedWith}} All Dwafs dwarfs can blacksmith but they're not all necessarily good at it. They branchout branch out into all kinds of professions.
* [[JewsLoveToArgueDwarfsLoveToArgue]]: Dwarfs Love To Argue]]: Dwarfs are often compared to real-life Jews (this was not the author's original intention but he [[AscendedFanon seems to be running with it]].) One of the main reasons? They argue a lot, especially about their faith. As Cheery Littlebottom says in ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'':
* [[JewsLoveToArgue
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* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.
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* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted FantasticSlur: "Lawn ornament", a good way to commit Suicide by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.Dwarf, unless you've [[NWordPrivileges earned it]].
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* GoldFever: {{ZigZagged}} They actually like Iron much more for its practical applications but all the best {{DrukenSong}}s use Gold because it rhymes better. They still have a realistic view of its limited usefulness.
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* GoldFever: {{ZigZagged}} They actually like Iron iron much more for its practical applications but all the best {{DrukenSong}}s use Gold gold because it rhymes better. They still have a realistic view of its limited usefulness.usefulness.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Speculated as why, after several decades of being perfectly quiet and well-behaved, the first thing a dwarf does on going to the big city is down a stiff drink and try to take someone's legs off at the kneecaps - it's precisely ''because'' they've been spending several decades being quiet and well behaved, and it's instilled a need for a stiff drink.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Speculated as why, after several decades of being perfectly quiet and well-behaved, the first thing a dwarf does on going to the big city is down a stiff drink and try to take someone's legs off at the kneecaps - it's precisely ''because'' they've been spending several decades being quiet and well behaved, and it's instilled a need for a stiff drink.
* OhMyGods: They don't exactly worship Tak, their god. According to moderate dwarfs, Tak doesn't command dwarfs think of him, only that they think. Also explained that it helps to have ''someone'' to swear to. "Oh bloody quantum on a stick" just doesn't sound as good.
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* PardonMyKlingon:
* PlanetOfHats: Gender diversity is something that happens to other people When you're a Dwarf. Both sexes have long, lush beards and dress in so many layers of clothing that they default to an androgynous barrel shape, and every individual has a bone-deep instinct for mining, smithing, and trading (mechanical work and gadgetry, while often associated with dwarfs in other works, is specifically noted not to be a common trait of Disc dwarfs, the dwarf that the narrative is focusing on just happens to be good at it). Notably, traditional dwarfs consider even identifying as female to be shameful and obscene, though this seems to be easing off in more progressive areas. In later books the more extremist dwarfs acquire a new hat where they basically become the Taliban.
* PlanetOfHats: Gender diversity is something that happens to other people When you're a Dwarf. Both sexes have long, lush beards and dress in so many layers of clothing that they default to an androgynous barrel shape, and every individual has a bone-deep instinct for mining, smithing, and trading (mechanical work and gadgetry, while often associated with dwarfs in other works, is specifically noted not to be a common trait of Disc dwarfs, the dwarf that the narrative is focusing on just happens to be good at it). Notably, traditional dwarfs consider even identifying as female to be shameful and obscene, though this seems to be easing off in more progressive areas. In later books the more extremist dwarfs acquire a new hat where they basically become the Taliban.
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OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.
* PardonMyKlingon: An occasional running gag is Dwarfs swearing in Dwarfish sounding like it's more threatening than it actually is.
* PlanetOfHats: Gender diversity is something that happens to other peopleWhen when you're a Dwarf. Both sexes have long, lush beards and dress in so many layers of clothing that they default to an androgynous barrel shape, and every individual has a bone-deep instinct for mining, smithing, and trading (mechanical work and gadgetry, while often associated with dwarfs in other works, is specifically noted not to be a common trait of Disc dwarfs, the dwarf that the narrative is focusing on just happens to be good at it). Notably, traditional dwarfs consider even identifying as female to be shameful and obscene, though this seems to be easing off in more progressive areas. In later books the more extremist dwarfs acquire a new hat where they basically become the Taliban.
* PardonMyKlingon: An occasional running gag is Dwarfs swearing in Dwarfish sounding like it's more threatening than it actually is.
* PlanetOfHats: Gender diversity is something that happens to other people
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* TooDumbToFool: bit more complex then usual it's accurate for most of them, if they aren't dumb they're terrifyingly intelligent.
** In ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'', it is suggested that one reason the Clacks is so efficient that it can function as a [[BambooTechnology Bamboo Internet]] is that it employs Discworld's gargoyles, who are good at watching and too uncreative to make mistakes.
** In ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'', it is suggested that one reason the Clacks is so efficient that it can function as a [[BambooTechnology Bamboo Internet]] is that it employs Discworld's gargoyles, who are good at watching and too uncreative to make mistakes.
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* OurGargoylesRock: Gargoyles are living statues that live on rooftops and feed on pigeons, and are named after where they're located ("Cornice overlooking Broadway", for example). They are frequently used as Watchmen and to man the clacks system -- jobs where being able to stare at a single location for days on end and not get bored is a ''very'' useful capability. Also, unlike many depictions of monstrous gargoyles, Discworld gargoyles retain their waterspoutish nature, using their ears and wings to direct rain through the back of their heads and out their mouths, filtering out anything potentially tasty that passes through (especially pigeons). This means that their mouths are always open and their speech is affected quite a bit. It was mentioned once, by either Vimes or Carrot, that the gargoyle was a sort of troll -- a species of RockMonster in the Discworld -- evolved specifically to survive in the city. As of ''Literature/TheWorldOfPoo'', the younger generation of Ankh-Morpork gargoyles have adapted fully to an all-pigeon diet, a change that means they now ''can'' close their mouths and speak coherently. This is similar to how young city trolls like Brick are physically adapting to urban living, supporting the notion that gargoyles and trolls are closely related.
* OurGargoylesRock: Gargoyles are living statues that live on rooftops and feed on pigeons, and are named after where they're located ("Cornice overlooking Broadway", for example). They are frequently used as Watchmen and to man the clacks system -- jobs where being able to stare at a single location for days on end and not get bored is a ''very'' useful capability. Also, unlike many depictions of monstrous gargoyles, Discworld gargoyles retain their waterspoutish nature, using their ears and wings to direct rain through the back of their heads and out their mouths, filtering out anything potentially tasty that passes through (especially pigeons). This means that their mouths are always open and their speech is affected quite a bit. It was mentioned once, by either Vimes or Carrot, that the gargoyle was a sort of troll -- a species of RockMonster in the Discworld -- evolved specifically to survive in the city. As of ''Literature/TheWorldOfPoo'', the younger generation of Ankh-Morpork gargoyles have adapted fully to an all-pigeon diet, a change that means they now ''can'' close their mouths and speak coherently. This is similar to how young city trolls like Brick are physically adapting to urban living, supporting the notion that gargoyles and trolls are closely related.
* PardonMyKlingon
* PlantHair: Trolls, being made of rock, often cultivate lichen on their heads, and other places regardless of gender. One character in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' makes money on the side selling starter stock for it.
* PardonMyKlingon
* PlantHair: Trolls, being made of rock, often cultivate lichen on their heads, and other places regardless of gender. One character in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' makes money on the side selling starter stock for it.
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* PlantHair: Trolls, being made of rock, often cultivate lichen on their heads, and other places regardless of gender. One character in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' makes money on the side selling starter stock for it.
* PlantHair: Trolls, being made of rock, often cultivate lichen on their heads, and other places regardless of gender. One character in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' makes money on the side selling starter stock for it.
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* PlantHair: Trolls, being madeTooDumbToFool: bit more complex then usual it's accurate for most of rock, often cultivate lichen on their heads, them, if they aren't dumb they're terrifyingly intelligent.
** In ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'', it is suggested that one reason the Clacks is so efficient that it can function as a [[BambooTechnology Bamboo Internet]] is that it employs Discworld's gargoyles, who are good at watching andother places regardless of gender. One character in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' makes money on the side selling starter stock for it.too uncreative to make mistakes.
* PlantHair: Trolls, being made
** In ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'', it is suggested that one reason the Clacks is so efficient that it can function as a [[BambooTechnology Bamboo Internet]] is that it employs Discworld's gargoyles, who are good at watching and
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* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: They're the Squid but unlike below examples they hate all life everywhere. Unlike gods, demons spirts or elementals they don't want anything from [[PunyHumans humanity]] only that they disappear quietly. The monks of Oi Dong have hundreds statues of horrible creatures from throughout the multiverse and consider the Auditors to be the worst.
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* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: They're the Squid Squid, but unlike below examples they hate all life everywhere. Unlike gods, demons spirts or elementals they don't want anything from [[PunyHumans humanity]] humanity]], only that they disappear quietly. The monks of Oi Dong have hundreds statues of horrible creatures from throughout the multiverse and consider the Auditors to be the worst.
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* BizarreAlienSenses: Turns out elves can sense magnetic fields, being how they navigate; among other things. This explains their aversion to iron which can distort and "blind" such senses.
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* Fairy Companion: The Nac Mac Feegle, who are probably best considered a pastiche. Yes, they're technically fairies; they just happen to be six inch-high ViolentGlaswegian "Pictsies!". Note, however, that calling them fairies in front of their faces is considered [[http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Suicide suicide]]. Most well known for helping out Tiffany Aching.
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* Fairy Companion: FairyCompanion: The Nac Mac Feegle, who are probably best considered a pastiche. Yes, they're technically fairies; they just happen to be six inch-high ViolentGlaswegian "Pictsies!". Note, however, that calling them fairies in front of their faces is considered [[http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Suicide suicide]]. Most well known for helping out Tiffany Aching.
* ForTheEvulz: They'll stab anything they see, smash anything they can grab. Nanny Ogg says they'd smash the world if they thought it'd make a pretty sound.
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* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: On a good day they'll count as Angel's though it's pointed out there's not much daylight between gods and demons.
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* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: On a good day they'll count as Angel's though it's pointed out there's not much daylight difference between gods and demons.demons, the same distinction between terrorists and freedom fighters.
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: Their typical response to clever dicks going around wondering whether they exist or not.
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: Their typical response to clever dicks going around wondering whether they exist or not.
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* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: they can survive for a while without them but it reduces them till eventually they're nothing.
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* FantasyPantheon: While GodsNeedPrayerBadly produces swarms of small gods and OddJobGods, the most prominent deities like Blind Io and Offler the Crocodile God form a recognizable pantheon. ''Literature/SmallGods'' provides a rare monotheistic example in the Great God Om, but believing Om is the only god doesn't actually make it so, and Om has to deal with the pantheon somehow. There's also a Bast, a cat headed god, but the only difference with the Egyptian cat goddess appears to be the gender.
* GodsNeedPrayerBadly:they They can survive for a while without them but it reduces them till eventually they're nothing.
* GodsNeedPrayerBadly:
* JerkassGods: All of them. Things like "mercy" or "empathy" of "thinking this through" aren't concepts they can wrap their heads around.
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* FantasyPantheon: While GodsNeedPrayerBadly produces swarms of small gods and OddJobGods, the most prominent deities like Blind Io and Offler the Crocodile God form a recognizable pantheon. ''Literature/SmallGods'' provides a rare monotheistic example in the Great God Om, but believing Om is the only god doesn't actually make it so, and Om has to deal with the pantheon somehow. There's also a Bast, a cat headed god, but the only difference with the Egyptian cat goddess appears to be the gender.
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* MixAndMatchCritters: The nicer looking ones look like a mix between an octopus and bicycle.
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* OurOrcsAreDifferent: {{Deconstruction}} They're Tolkinesque which means they're breed (biologically and socially) to be war machines. But if you take them out of the enviroment...
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* HumansAreUgly: some can take us or leave us, Trolls and the Auditors could leave up.
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* HumansAreUgly: Varient, they do not like all the disgusting orifices life has
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** Once they start living though all the "glands and things" take over and {{Avert}} this trope
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* MeatPuppet: They can creat any substance with perfect accuracy this includes ''bodies'' when they get down to it. They just need to insert an auditor for the "soul".
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* TheThreeCertaintiesInLife: they are taxes
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* TheBlacksmith: {{PlayedWith}} All Dwafs can blacksmith but they're not all necessarily good at it. They branchout into all kinds of professions.
*[[JewsLoveToArgue DwarfsLoveToArgue]]: Dwarfs are often compared to real-life Jews (this was not the author's original intention but he [[AscendedFanon seems to be running with it]].) One of the main reasons? They argue a lot, especially about their faith. As Cheery Littlebottom says in ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'':
-->'''Cheery Littlebottom:''' Dwarfs are very argumentative. Of course, many wouldn't agree.
*[[JewsLoveToArgue DwarfsLoveToArgue]]: Dwarfs are often compared to real-life Jews (this was not the author's original intention but he [[AscendedFanon seems to be running with it]].) One of the main reasons? They argue a lot, especially about their faith. As Cheery Littlebottom says in ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'':
-->'''Cheery Littlebottom:''' Dwarfs are very argumentative. Of course, many wouldn't agree.
* FiveRaces: Far more in depth then usual, but they share Stout with the Trolls who they absolutely hate. For most of the series anyway.
* TheFundamentalist: Dwarfs ostensibly have no religion, but being a dwarf itself is like a religion, and there are people who are fundamentalists about being dwarfs. Typically these are found among the grags, the (quasi-)religious specialists, though not all of them are like that. The extremists refuse to be touched by sunlight at all, since it's proper for dwarfs to be underground, and are opposed to dwarfs in human cities taking on foreign influences such as being openly female.
* GirlsWithMoustaches: All female dwarfs, openly female or not, have long, flowing beards. Cheery Littlebottom, among the first female dwarfs to embrace her femininity, states no female dwarf would be likely to do shave it. After all, there's a difference between declaring yourself female and declaring you're not a dwarf. When Juliet Stollop (a human) becomes the Disc's first supermodel in Unseen Academicals, she does so working for a dwarf fashion store, which requires the use of a fake beard for the full dwarf look. Rhys Rhysson, the Low King, notes in passing when the subject comes up that a number of dwarfs wear them as well, if they aren't naturally gifted in the beard department.
* GoldFever: {{ZigZagged}} They actually like Iron much more for its practical applications but all the best {{DrukenSong}}s use Gold because it rhymes better. They still have a realistic view of its limited usefulness.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Every Dwarf is expected to have a short man equipped with an ax armor and beard the Aversions of this can be counted on one hand.
* OneGenderRace: {{Averted}} they ''seem'' to be an all-male species, but it turns out that female dwarfs just look -- and traditionally ''act'' -- just like male dwarfs. There's a war when this falls apart.
* PardonMyKlingon:
* PlanetOfHats: Gender diversity is something that happens to other people When you're a Dwarf. Both sexes have long, lush beards and dress in so many layers of clothing that they default to an androgynous barrel shape, and every individual has a bone-deep instinct for mining, smithing, and trading (mechanical work and gadgetry, while often associated with dwarfs in other works, is specifically noted not to be a common trait of Disc dwarfs, the dwarf that the narrative is focusing on just happens to be good at it). Notably, traditional dwarfs consider even identifying as female to be shameful and obscene, though this seems to be easing off in more progressive areas. In later books the more extremist dwarfs acquire a new hat where they basically become the Taliban.
* SamusIsAGirl: Dwarfish culture is [[strike:so male-centric that females typically behave and masquerade as men]] stated that all dwarfs are considered dwarfs without distinction of sex. This can cause confusion when two dwarfs like each other and need to delicately find out if they have met a friend or a mate. Angua detects her secret and coaches her to slowly adopt feminine behavior, which causes a lot of confusion among her other co-workers. She ultimately comes out of the closet and [[spoiler: renames herself Cherry.]] She also starts wearing dresses. Chainmail ones with an axe... she said she was ''female'', she never said she wasn't a ''dwarf.'' She also keeps her beard for the same reason.
* TheFundamentalist: Dwarfs ostensibly have no religion, but being a dwarf itself is like a religion, and there are people who are fundamentalists about being dwarfs. Typically these are found among the grags, the (quasi-)religious specialists, though not all of them are like that. The extremists refuse to be touched by sunlight at all, since it's proper for dwarfs to be underground, and are opposed to dwarfs in human cities taking on foreign influences such as being openly female.
* GirlsWithMoustaches: All female dwarfs, openly female or not, have long, flowing beards. Cheery Littlebottom, among the first female dwarfs to embrace her femininity, states no female dwarf would be likely to do shave it. After all, there's a difference between declaring yourself female and declaring you're not a dwarf. When Juliet Stollop (a human) becomes the Disc's first supermodel in Unseen Academicals, she does so working for a dwarf fashion store, which requires the use of a fake beard for the full dwarf look. Rhys Rhysson, the Low King, notes in passing when the subject comes up that a number of dwarfs wear them as well, if they aren't naturally gifted in the beard department.
* GoldFever: {{ZigZagged}} They actually like Iron much more for its practical applications but all the best {{DrukenSong}}s use Gold because it rhymes better. They still have a realistic view of its limited usefulness.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Every Dwarf is expected to have a short man equipped with an ax armor and beard the Aversions of this can be counted on one hand.
* OneGenderRace: {{Averted}} they ''seem'' to be an all-male species, but it turns out that female dwarfs just look -- and traditionally ''act'' -- just like male dwarfs. There's a war when this falls apart.
* PardonMyKlingon:
* PlanetOfHats: Gender diversity is something that happens to other people When you're a Dwarf. Both sexes have long, lush beards and dress in so many layers of clothing that they default to an androgynous barrel shape, and every individual has a bone-deep instinct for mining, smithing, and trading (mechanical work and gadgetry, while often associated with dwarfs in other works, is specifically noted not to be a common trait of Disc dwarfs, the dwarf that the narrative is focusing on just happens to be good at it). Notably, traditional dwarfs consider even identifying as female to be shameful and obscene, though this seems to be easing off in more progressive areas. In later books the more extremist dwarfs acquire a new hat where they basically become the Taliban.
* SamusIsAGirl: Dwarfish culture is [[strike:so male-centric that females typically behave and masquerade as men]] stated that all dwarfs are considered dwarfs without distinction of sex. This can cause confusion when two dwarfs like each other and need to delicately find out if they have met a friend or a mate. Angua detects her secret and coaches her to slowly adopt feminine behavior, which causes a lot of confusion among her other co-workers. She ultimately comes out of the closet and [[spoiler: renames herself Cherry.]] She also starts wearing dresses. Chainmail ones with an axe... she said she was ''female'', she never said she wasn't a ''dwarf.'' She also keeps her beard for the same reason.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' dwarfs. Most of them look male, but that doesn't mean they are.
** This is expanded upon with Cherri Littlebottom, a feminist in a race where discovering the other's gender is part of the mating ritual. She would wear makeup, but refused to shave her beard because to do so would deny being a dwarf.
** Never really resolved in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' with Madame Sharn. She claims female terminology but never really a female identity, and her lover is a gay male (biologically human) dwarf. Thanks to the weird interactions between dwarf and human ideas of sexuality she could equally be male, female, transgender, or not fit cisgender terminology at all.
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* UndergroundCity: Standard for Dwarfs
* WalkingArsenal: The basic daily clothes of a dwarf include mail and a battle axe, with additional weapons and armor for specific jobs as necessary. Dwarf street toughs in Ankh-Morpork especially as tensions with trolls rise, start carrying a lot more than the traditional battle axe, a form of macho swagger derisively called "clang". By contrast, the personal guard of the dwarf ruler pointedly carry only one axe each. With Grag Bashfulsson going axeless having an "axe in the mind".
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* FiveRaces: Far more in depth then usual, but they share Stout with the Dwarves who they absolutely hate. For most of the series anyway.
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* PardonMyKlingon
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* CantArgueWithElves: Their glamour produces a crushing inferiority complex in others. Readily averted by cats, bees, and any character that thinks like a witch (that is: very, very hard). Also by dwarves and trolls, whose instinctive reaction on meeting an elf is to bash it with something hard, heavy and/or sharp.
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* CantArgueWithElves: Their glamour produces a crushing inferiority complex in others. Readily averted by cats, bees, and any character that thinks like a witch (that is: very, very hard). Also by dwarves dwarfs and trolls, whose instinctive reaction on meeting an elf is to bash it with something hard, heavy and/or sharp.
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* GlamourFailure: Can easily lead to their death. Trolls dwarves and animals are no go. Fail in the presence of iron and only exists when conscious.
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* GlamourFailure: Can easily lead to their death. Trolls dwarves dwarfs and animals are no go. Fail in the presence of iron and only exists when conscious.
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''See [[Characters/DiscworldOthers this page]].''
* The Auditors of the Literature/{{Discworld}} are creatures of pure law and order, who loathe individuality so much that any Auditor who uses the personal pronoun "I" tends to spontaneously vanish, to be replaced by another, identical Auditor. In ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'', a number of Auditors take human form, and their excursion to the Discworld ends in chaos and bloodshed, with the only survivor driven hopelessly insane and [[spoiler:[[SenseFreak committing suicide in a vat of chocolate]]]].
** Mind you, the rogue Auditor is hopelessly insane ''by Auditor standards''. For [[PunyHumans humans]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], and [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies zombies]], she's a bit of a SenseFreak, but otherwise a rather nice, if [[BlankSlate inexperienced]], woman.
** Of note is ''why'' Auditors spontaneously vanish if they develop an individual identity: they decided that since any individual existence inevitably ends after a length of time and any length of time is miniscule compared to the age of the universe, [[InsaneTrollLogic they will immediately disappear if they develop their own identities]].
* The Auditors of the Literature/{{Discworld}} are creatures of pure law and order, who loathe individuality so much that any Auditor who uses the personal pronoun "I" tends to spontaneously vanish, to be replaced by another, identical Auditor. In ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'', a number of Auditors take human form, and their excursion to the Discworld ends in chaos and bloodshed, with the only survivor driven hopelessly insane and [[spoiler:[[SenseFreak committing suicide in a vat of chocolate]]]].
** Mind you, the rogue Auditor is hopelessly insane ''by Auditor standards''. For [[PunyHumans humans]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], and [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies zombies]], she's a bit of a SenseFreak, but otherwise a rather nice, if [[BlankSlate inexperienced]], woman.
** Of note is ''why'' Auditors spontaneously vanish if they develop an individual identity: they decided that since any individual existence inevitably ends after a length of time and any length of time is miniscule compared to the age of the universe, [[InsaneTrollLogic they will immediately disappear if they develop their own identities]].
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of Order - and Bureaucracy. (Possibly "Taxes". Because there are two things certain in life, and Death is already accounted for, right?)
* ArchNemesis: To Death and Susan.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Though it mostly ends up boiling down to loathsome bureaucratic pettiness and a chronic lack of imagination. The Auditors are ''not'' presented sympathetically.
* CelestialBureaucracy: {{Exaggerated}}, as bureaucrats who oversee the minutiae of the
* CreativeSterility: Originality and learning are
* DeathOfPersonality: Inverted. They exist as grey soul-less entities. For them, to develop a recognisable personality and individual self-awareness is death.
* DirtyCoward: ''Literature/TheScienceOfDiscworld III: Darwin's Watch'' it's stated they're all cowards, which is part of why they resort to cheating and weaselling in their schemes.
* ElementalEmbodiment: Of physics of all things.
* EnemiesWithDeath: {{PlayedWith}} as they're literally this and could count as "Death" themselves for the purposes of the trope. A personifications of the physical laws of the universe, like death, they are a necessary to it's function. Unlike Death, they hate all life and butt heads with him quite often.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Auditors' fundamental problem is that they cannot understand basic things like imagination or individuality. [[spoiler: [[KryptoniteFactor Or chocolate]].]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Death. Both are AnthropomorphicPersonifications who exist to enforce some existential concept independent of individual belief. But while Death feels compassion for humanity and the Disc, these bastards just want order. Absolute order.
* EvilIsPetty: Though they try to deny it, their motives largely boil down to "we are spited by life not being ordered and will try to kill everything because we are offended by its existence".
* FusionDance: They have to merge in large numbers just to accomplish some mild physical action when operating on earth.
* GodOfOrder: The cosmic beings who represent order, by making sure the universe works as it's supposed to. They're contemptuous of life because its inherently chaotic and messy by their standards, making their job harder.
** Averted in that they are not gods as they do not need someone to believe in them.
* HiveMind: [[InsaneTrollLogic At least, they think they do.]]
** Averted by the Auditors who take on a human form in ''Thief of Time''.
* IndividualityIsIllegal: They so loathe individuality
** The book that introduced them implied that this happens because you have to be an individual to get the insane
** Of note is ''why''
** Everything about them screams InsaneTrollLogic. They have no emotions or physical needs, yet they hate life forms specifically because of how annoying it is to record everything they do. And don't even ask how creatures with a HiveMind can make jokes with each other...
* JerkassGods: Well, maybe [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve not gods]] [[OurGodsAreDifferent in the technical sense]], but...
* KillAllHumans: And non-human sentience. And non-sentient life. All life current and ''in potentia'', in fact. It's untidy. However, they were pleased by the evolution of humanity (inasmuch as anything "pleases" them) because humankind could be persuaded to shoot itself in the foot.
* KnightTemplar: They will stand for nothing but the cessation of life, which they view as chaotic and in need of organisation.
* LightIsNotGood: Not ''light'' per-se, but given that their job is to keep the universe working, one would think they wouldn't hate its inhabitants as much as they do. In ''Thief of Time'', one of them calls himself "Mr White" and happens to be the most AxeCrazy of the lot.
* LogicBomb: They'll suicide if they develop a personality, they always follow directions on signs, incorrect signs cause painful disonance to them.
* MeasuringTheMarigolds: They attempt to understand human conceptions of art by disassembling famous paintings ''molecule by molecule'', and sifting through them to find the parts that are "art" and "beauty".
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Functionally, though they're not above [[{{Hypocrite}} breaking their own rules]] to get what they want.
* OmnicidalManiac: If they could - and they're trying very hard - they'd exterminate every living thing above the level of microbes. Fortunately, their utter lack of imagination (and certain cosmic mechanisms) prevent them from doing so directly.
* OmnicidalNeutral: They don't care about good or evil or anything, in fact their antipathy to life stems in part from people putting all these different labels on things and messing about. They;ve been annoyed with it since life first evolved in fact. Life is messy and they'd like to keep things tidy.
* OrderIsNotGood: The other part their alignment; desiring absolute order, which, combined with their InsaneTrollLogic, makes them into {{Omnicidal Maniac}}s due to life being untidy.
* PaintingTheMedium: They don't speak as such. Rather, they send the words they would've said if they spoke into someone's head, represented as text.
* PuffOfLogic: Thanks to a SlipperySlopeFallacy regarding time, any Auditor that comes close to thinking of itself as an individual
* PureIsNotGood: In this case, their goal is pure ''order''. Preferably lifeless.
* RealityWarper: They can effortlessly alter the world around them to achieve all kinds of things, like creating gold and causing thunderstorms. What they
* SenseFreak: Every now and
* SmugSnake: Their pettiness cements them as this.
* TokenGoodTeammate: [=Myria LeJean=]/Unity from ''Thief of Time''. [[spoiler:At the book's end, when she [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]] in a vat of chocolate, she is shown to ''have earned herself a soul'' and a spot in the afterlife, unlike all the other Auditors who took on human form.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: Several. [[spoiler:Chocolate, for one. And dreams. Hell, even being human for very long functions as MindRape for them, and eventually causes a HeelFaceTurn, insanity and/or death. Between these, all seven hundred that take on human form in ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'' die before the book ends.]]
* WorldOfSilence: Their ideal world is a variation of this. Though they'd probably find ''silence'' too noisy. Emptiness would be best of all.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' dwarfs. Most of them look male, but that doesn't mean they are.
** This is expanded upon with Cherri Littlebottom, a feminist in a race where discovering the other's gender is part of the mating ritual. She would wear makeup, but refused to shave her beard because to do so would deny being a dwarf.
** Never really resolved in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' with Madame Sharn. She claims female terminology but never really a female identity, and her lover is a gay male (biologically human) dwarf. Thanks to the weird interactions between dwarf and human ideas of sexuality she could equally be male, female, transgender, or not fit cisgender terminology at all.
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* The Auditors of the Literature/{{Discworld}} are creatures of pure law and order, who loathe individuality so much that any Auditor who uses the personal pronoun "I" tends to spontaneously vanish, to be replaced by another, identical Auditor. In ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'', a number of Auditors take human form, and their excursion to the Discworld ends in chaos and bloodshed, with the only survivor driven hopelessly insane and [[spoiler:[[SenseFreak committing suicide in a vat of chocolate]]]].
** Mind you, the rogue Auditor is hopelessly insane ''by Auditor standards''. For [[PunyHumans humans]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], and [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies zombies]], she's a bit of a SenseFreak, but otherwise a rather nice, if [[BlankSlate inexperienced]], woman.
** Of note is ''why'' Auditors spontaneously vanish if they develop an individual identity: they decided that since any individual existence inevitably ends after a length of time and any length of time is miniscule compared to the age of the universe, [[InsaneTrollLogic they will immediately disappear if they develop their own identities]].
** Mind you, the rogue Auditor is hopelessly insane ''by Auditor standards''. For [[PunyHumans humans]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], and [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies zombies]], she's a bit of a SenseFreak, but otherwise a rather nice, if [[BlankSlate inexperienced]], woman.
** Of note is ''why'' Auditors spontaneously vanish if they develop an individual identity: they decided that since any individual existence inevitably ends after a length of time and any length of time is miniscule compared to the age of the universe, [[InsaneTrollLogic they will immediately disappear if they develop their own identities]].
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Things that are generally more trouble then they're worth.
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Not so much worshipped as blamed, being generally more trouble then they're worth.
Things that are
Not so much worshipped as blamed, being generally more trouble then they're worth.
* DivineConflict: In the early novels, they're are engaged in an aeons-long feud with the Ice Giants, who play their radio too loud and have refused to return the lawnmower.
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* HomeOfTheGods: Their is Dunmanifestin, the city at the top of Cori Celesti, a ridiculously tall mountain at the center of their (disc-shaped, duh) world. There they spend their time playing games with the lives of mortals. It appears in ''Literature/TheLastHero'' as a vast structure of conflicting architectural styles, the gods coming from various different cultures, and also having zero taste.
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* HomeOfTheGods: Their Theirs is Dunmanifestin, the city at the top of Cori Celesti, a ridiculously tall mountain at the center of their (disc-shaped, duh) world. There they spend their time playing games with the lives of mortals. It appears in ''Literature/TheLastHero'' as a vast structure of conflicting architectural styles, the gods coming from various different cultures, and also having zero taste.
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* FantasyPantheon: While GodsNeedPrayerBadly produces swarms of small gods and OddJobGods, the most prominent deities like Blind Io and Offler the Crocodile God form a recognizable pantheon. ''Literature/SmallGods'' provides a rare monotheistic example in the Great God Om, but believing Om is the only god doesn't actually make it so, and Om has to deal with the pantheon somehow. There's also a Bast, a cat headed god, but the only difference with the Egyptian cat goddess appears to be the gender.
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* TooDumbToFool: bit more complex then usual it's accurate for most of them, if they aren't dumb they're terrifyingly intelligent.
** In ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'', it is suggested that one reason the Clacks is so efficient that it can function as a [[BambooTechnology Bamboo Internet]] is that it employs Discworld's gargoyles, who are good at watching and too uncreative to make mistakes.
** In ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'', it is suggested that one reason the Clacks is so efficient that it can function as a [[BambooTechnology Bamboo Internet]] is that it employs Discworld's gargoyles, who are good at watching and too uncreative to make mistakes.
* RockThemeNaming: All trolls are named in some way after rocks or minerals. Female trolls may have the names of precious stones (such as "Ruby"), whereas males tend to be named for more mundane minerals or geological terminology (such as "Detritus"). Trolls even grow to look like the specific minerals for which they are named, making these PropheticNames — a phenomenon which is called "metamorphorical rock" in-setting, but which isn't actually understood there. One book, on the other hand, features a troll called Big Jim Beef, which is explained as a "macho" nickname, similar to a human being called Franchise/{{Rocky}}.
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* FantasticRacism: Given the variety of races it's not uncommon.
** the only ones that are hated by everyone are elves and goblins for very different reasons.
** the only ones that are hated by everyone are elves and goblins for very different reasons.
* AllTrollsAreDifferent: They're made of rock, for a start. They also view time as going backwards and imagine heaven as "down below", whereas they think hell is "up in the sky".
* CountingToPotato: They have a counting system based on fours, rather than tens (apart from Detritus, who ends up counting in binary). As a result a troll counting "one, two, three, many"[[note]]and continuing "many-one, many-two" all the way up to "many-many-many-three" which is followed by "lots"[[/note]] comes across this way (leading to an InUniverse stereotype that trolls can't count past three).
-->'''Detritus''': SOUND OFF!\\
'''Troll Recruits''': ONE! TWO!\\
'''Detritus''': SOUND OFF!\\
'''Troll Recruits''': MANY! LOTS!\\
'''Detritus''': SOUND OFF!\\
'''Troll Recruits''': ERR! WHAT?
-->'''Detritus''': SOUND OFF!\\
'''Troll Recruits''': ONE! TWO!\\
'''Detritus''': SOUND OFF!\\
'''Troll Recruits''': MANY! LOTS!\\
'''Detritus''': SOUND OFF!\\
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* OurTrollsAreDifferent: They're made of rock, for a start. They also view time as going backwards and imagine heaven as "down below", whereas they think hell is "up in the sky".
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* OurTrollsAreDifferent: They're EatDirtCheap: Given their composition trolls eat gems and rock, and have teeth made of diamond to facilitate this. And yes, it is possible for them to complain about the food, as [[HonestJohnsDealership CMOT Dibbler]] discovers in ''Literature/MenAtArms''.
-->'''First troll:''' Dis shale is stale.\\
'''Second troll:''' Yeah, and dere's bloody quartz all through dis granite. Clogs the arteries, quartz.
* FiveRaces: Far more in depth then usual, but they share Stout with the Dwarves who they absolutely hate. For most of the series anyway.
* GemTissue: The Diamond King of the Trolls isn't just a flowery regal title. He really is made of diamond. Trolls are made of what is called ''metamorphorical rock'', where the silicon-based substance of their bodies is predominantly one form of inorganic silicon tissue: the stuff of their being is partly down to genetic factors, but can also be mimetic of the dominant rock of their surroundings. Many male trolls are simply "Granite" or "Marble" or similar: but female trolls tend to incorporate a lot more wholly and semi-precious gemstones, ie Ruby, Beryl, et c. And, of course, ''all'' trolls have diamond teeth - the only material strong enough to grind and break down rock.
* OurGargoylesRock: Gargoyles are living statues that live on rooftops and feed on pigeons, and are named after where they're located ("Cornice overlooking Broadway", for example). They are frequently used as Watchmen and to man the clacks system -- jobs where being able to stare at a single location for days on end and not get bored is a ''very'' useful capability. Also, unlike many depictions of monstrous gargoyles, Discworld gargoyles retain their waterspoutish nature, using their ears and wings to direct rain through the back of their heads and out their mouths, filtering out anything potentially tasty that passes through (especially pigeons). This means that their mouths are always open and their speech is affected quite a bit. It was mentioned once, by either Vimes or Carrot, that the gargoyle was a sort of troll -- a species of RockMonster in the Discworld -- evolved specifically to survive in the city. As of ''Literature/TheWorldOfPoo'', the younger generation of Ankh-Morpork gargoyles have adapted fully to an all-pigeon diet, a change that means they now ''can'' close their mouths and speak coherently. This is similar to how young city trolls like Brick are physically adapting to urban living, supporting the notion that gargoyles and trolls are closely related.
* IncrediblyLameFun; Trolls gamble by tossing something up and then betting on whether or not it will come down. To be fair, there's definitely some parts on the Disc where it's a legitimate toss-up.
--->''Troll gambling is even easier than [[TakeThat Australian gambling]].''
* MonsterModesty: Excepting [[CowboyCop Detritus]], who wears a Watch uniform, and [[TheDon Chrysophrase]], who wears a suit, trolls mostly just wear a loincloth "to conceal whatever it was that trolls found it necessary to conceal.
* RockMonster: Definitely made of rock, see below. Although their personalities are not particularly monstrous. They can pretend to be part of the landscape, you need experience and training to discern, trolls are really good at this.
* SiliconBasedLife: PlayedForLaughs, but they qualify. It is specifically noted that, as silicon-based organisms, they function like supercomputers, with processing speed (and thus intelligence) being inversely proportional to temperature. One of them uses HulkSpeak at room temperatures, but when locked in a freezer for astart. while, almost came up with a unified field theory. They also view time as going backwards and imagine heaven as "down below", whereas they think hell is "up count in the sky".either base four or binary because of that.
-->'''First troll:''' Dis shale is stale.\\
'''Second troll:''' Yeah, and dere's bloody quartz all through dis granite. Clogs the arteries, quartz.
* FiveRaces: Far more in depth then usual, but they share Stout with the Dwarves who they absolutely hate. For most of the series anyway.
* GemTissue: The Diamond King of the Trolls isn't just a flowery regal title. He really is made of diamond. Trolls are made of what is called ''metamorphorical rock'', where the silicon-based substance of their bodies is predominantly one form of inorganic silicon tissue: the stuff of their being is partly down to genetic factors, but can also be mimetic of the dominant rock of their surroundings. Many male trolls are simply "Granite" or "Marble" or similar: but female trolls tend to incorporate a lot more wholly and semi-precious gemstones, ie Ruby, Beryl, et c. And, of course, ''all'' trolls have diamond teeth - the only material strong enough to grind and break down rock.
* OurGargoylesRock: Gargoyles are living statues that live on rooftops and feed on pigeons, and are named after where they're located ("Cornice overlooking Broadway", for example). They are frequently used as Watchmen and to man the clacks system -- jobs where being able to stare at a single location for days on end and not get bored is a ''very'' useful capability. Also, unlike many depictions of monstrous gargoyles, Discworld gargoyles retain their waterspoutish nature, using their ears and wings to direct rain through the back of their heads and out their mouths, filtering out anything potentially tasty that passes through (especially pigeons). This means that their mouths are always open and their speech is affected quite a bit. It was mentioned once, by either Vimes or Carrot, that the gargoyle was a sort of troll -- a species of RockMonster in the Discworld -- evolved specifically to survive in the city. As of ''Literature/TheWorldOfPoo'', the younger generation of Ankh-Morpork gargoyles have adapted fully to an all-pigeon diet, a change that means they now ''can'' close their mouths and speak coherently. This is similar to how young city trolls like Brick are physically adapting to urban living, supporting the notion that gargoyles and trolls are closely related.
* IncrediblyLameFun; Trolls gamble by tossing something up and then betting on whether or not it will come down. To be fair, there's definitely some parts on the Disc where it's a legitimate toss-up.
--->''Troll gambling is even easier than [[TakeThat Australian gambling]].''
* MonsterModesty: Excepting [[CowboyCop Detritus]], who wears a Watch uniform, and [[TheDon Chrysophrase]], who wears a suit, trolls mostly just wear a loincloth "to conceal whatever it was that trolls found it necessary to conceal.
* RockMonster: Definitely made of rock, see below. Although their personalities are not particularly monstrous. They can pretend to be part of the landscape, you need experience and training to discern, trolls are really good at this.
* SiliconBasedLife: PlayedForLaughs, but they qualify. It is specifically noted that, as silicon-based organisms, they function like supercomputers, with processing speed (and thus intelligence) being inversely proportional to temperature. One of them uses HulkSpeak at room temperatures, but when locked in a freezer for a
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* TakenForGranite: A variant, trolls cannot be turned to stone, because as silicon-based life forms, they are essentially ''already'' living rock. It's just that their brains work better in cold temperatures, so if they leave their mountain homelands, they get stupid, and if it gets too hot, their brains shut down entirely and they go inert until nightfall.
* TooDumbToFool: bit more complex then usual it's accurate for most of them, if they aren't dumb they're terrifyingly intelligent.
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: How a small god becomes a big god
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* KingOfAllCosmos: The entire pantheon.
** Not only the straight deities who venture more into CrystalDragonJesus territory, like Blind Io and Fate, but the [[OddJobGods slightly odder ones]], like the god of great ideas you forget to write down and will never remember again, the "Oh God" of hangovers, the goddess of the afternoon, the goddess of small dead things left half-digested on the porch (she has a cat head), the goddess of things that get stuck in drawers, and *cough* the Lady.
** Meanwhile, the Creator of the Discworld is an absent-minded little guy who's basically an engineer working on spec, who laid down the terrain and then left it for somebody else to equip with life (not his department).
* OurGodsAreDifferent: They [[RuleOfFunny run the gamut]]. However, it's shown as gods need (and are shaped by) belief: The more belief, the stronger the god. If you only have one believer, well you might be able to summon a minor thunderstorm over one person's head. The other end is Death, whom ''everything'' believes in. One god seems to get by believing in his own work. They aren't outright cosmic forces thought, like the Auditors, but they are not the subject of worship and have no need for it.
** Not only the straight deities who venture more into CrystalDragonJesus territory, like Blind Io and Fate, but the [[OddJobGods slightly odder ones]], like the god of great ideas you forget to write down and will never remember again, the "Oh God" of hangovers, the goddess of the afternoon, the goddess of small dead things left half-digested on the porch (she has a cat head), the goddess of things that get stuck in drawers, and *cough* the Lady.
** Meanwhile, the Creator of the Discworld is an absent-minded little guy who's basically an engineer working on spec, who laid down the terrain and then left it for somebody else to equip with life (not his department).
* OurGodsAreDifferent: They [[RuleOfFunny run the gamut]]. However, it's shown as gods need (and are shaped by) belief: The more belief, the stronger the god. If you only have one believer, well you might be able to summon a minor thunderstorm over one person's head. The other end is Death, whom ''everything'' believes in. One god seems to get by believing in his own work. They aren't outright cosmic forces thought, like the Auditors, but they are not the subject of worship and have no need for it.
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Crosswicking, mainly
** First and foremost is Angua (werewolf) and Carrot (biologically human, raised and identifies as a dwarf). Their potential children are a plot point in ''Literature/FeetOfClay''. In ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'' it is hinted that Angua also used to have a relationship with an ordinary wolf, implied to be the descendant of a ''yennork'' (a werewolf stuck permanently in one form, in this case wolf).
** PlayedWith regarding Lupine and Ludmilla Cake: While they're more-or-less the same thing (werewolves), one's a wolf who turns into a wolf-man during the full moon, and the other is a human that turns into a wolf-woman (they more or less meet in the middle). Somehow, they make the relationship work, despite only having one week-in-four per month in which they are the same bodyshape. The secret and beloved dark heart of this meme is that that's very much their affair, and none of our business... or to put it another way, maybe they are [[HeadTiltinglyKinky happier than you think]].
** There's also the [[PlatonicLifePartners implied relationship]] between Lord Vetinari (human) and Lady Margolotta (vampire).
** The Elf Queen, see below, wants to take a mortal husband, but this is more for political reasons than romantic ones. In the same book there is mention of humans with elf ancestry, which presumably explains [[ElvishPresley Imp Y Celyn]] from ''Literature/SoulMusic'' and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the "elves" mentioned in early books]].
** It's also been stated (or at least implied) that Nanny Ogg has [[UnevenHybrid some dwarfish ancestry,]] albeit several generations back.
** Casanunda will romance ([[AnythingThatMoves or at least boff]]) any female who'll hold still long enough, pretty much regardless of species.
** In ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'', there is a one-page mention that a dwarf and a troll have set up a house together in Ankh-Morpork. The same book also has Nobby Nobbs beginning a relationship with a female goblin. Of course, Nobby is also so odd-looking that there's a decent chance he has some goblin ancestry as well.
** In ''Literature/RaisingSteam'' a wedding between a human and a dwarf is crashed by dwarven extremists, though most of the integrated town thought they were a good match, and it only diminished popular support for the extremists further. They also show the beginning of a relationship between a dwarf and a troll at one of the new train stations.
** In ''Literature/GuardsGuards'', Errol and the [[spoiler: (female)]] Noble Dragon technically qualify; they may both be dragons, but they are of different species (''draco vulgaris'' and ''draco nobilis'', respectively).
** In ''Literature/WitchesAbroad'', Greebo is strongly implied to have had sex with a drunken noblewoman at the masqued ball. Greebo is a ''cat'', albeit in human form at the time. (Granted, Greebo is infamous for ''raping'' anything four-legged and female up to and including a ''bear'' ... but this time, the noblewoman evidently cooperated.)
** '''Liturature/ThiefofTime''' the [[DiveineDate relationship]] between a mortal and the Avatar of Time is the driver of the plot as is their [[DivineParentage progeny]].
** PlayedWith regarding Lupine and Ludmilla Cake: While they're more-or-less the same thing (werewolves), one's a wolf who turns into a wolf-man during the full moon, and the other is a human that turns into a wolf-woman (they more or less meet in the middle). Somehow, they make the relationship work, despite only having one week-in-four per month in which they are the same bodyshape. The secret and beloved dark heart of this meme is that that's very much their affair, and none of our business... or to put it another way, maybe they are [[HeadTiltinglyKinky happier than you think]].
** There's also the [[PlatonicLifePartners implied relationship]] between Lord Vetinari (human) and Lady Margolotta (vampire).
** The Elf Queen, see below, wants to take a mortal husband, but this is more for political reasons than romantic ones. In the same book there is mention of humans with elf ancestry, which presumably explains [[ElvishPresley Imp Y Celyn]] from ''Literature/SoulMusic'' and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the "elves" mentioned in early books]].
** It's also been stated (or at least implied) that Nanny Ogg has [[UnevenHybrid some dwarfish ancestry,]] albeit several generations back.
** Casanunda will romance ([[AnythingThatMoves or at least boff]]) any female who'll hold still long enough, pretty much regardless of species.
** In ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'', there is a one-page mention that a dwarf and a troll have set up a house together in Ankh-Morpork. The same book also has Nobby Nobbs beginning a relationship with a female goblin. Of course, Nobby is also so odd-looking that there's a decent chance he has some goblin ancestry as well.
** In ''Literature/RaisingSteam'' a wedding between a human and a dwarf is crashed by dwarven extremists, though most of the integrated town thought they were a good match, and it only diminished popular support for the extremists further. They also show the beginning of a relationship between a dwarf and a troll at one of the new train stations.
** In ''Literature/GuardsGuards'', Errol and the [[spoiler: (female)]] Noble Dragon technically qualify; they may both be dragons, but they are of different species (''draco vulgaris'' and ''draco nobilis'', respectively).
** In ''Literature/WitchesAbroad'', Greebo is strongly implied to have had sex with a drunken noblewoman at the masqued ball. Greebo is a ''cat'', albeit in human form at the time. (Granted, Greebo is infamous for ''raping'' anything four-legged and female up to and including a ''bear'' ... but this time, the noblewoman evidently cooperated.)
** '''Liturature/ThiefofTime''' the [[DiveineDate relationship]] between a mortal and the Avatar of Time is the driver of the plot as is their [[DivineParentage progeny]].
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''See [[Characters/DiscworldOthers this page]].''
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* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: On a good day they'll count as Angel's though it's pointed out there's not much daylight between them and angels.
* CouncilOfAngels: Functionally this as [[TheMaker creator deities]] don't stick around for long.
* HomeOfTheGods: Their is Dunmanifestin, the city at the top of Cori Celesti, a ridiculously tall mountain at the center of their (disc-shaped, duh) world. There they spend their time playing games with the lives of mortals. It appears in ''Literature/TheLastHero'' as a vast structure of conflicting architectural styles, the gods coming from various different cultures, and also having zero taste.
* StockGods: They come in several varieties with some using different personas to keep power.
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* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: The Squid, they crave the light of reality. It's been said that if they ever succeeded, the effect would be that of an ocean trying to warm itself around a candle. They fit the "not evil so much as alien" bit mentioned above, as Rincewind realises they'd kill us without giving us "the dignity of hatred".
** The things that do hate humans are something completely different.
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* MagicIsAMonsterMagnet: Oh yes, although you have to go fairly overboard to make a path large enough for them to come through. This seems to be a bigger problem for wizards than witches, for some reason they stop being an issue after the Holywood incident.
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* InterspeciesRomance: Very common all things considered, love finds a way.
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Humanity itself.
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* HumansAreFlawed: It's noted by multiple immortal, divine and cosmic forces that humans are often their own worst enemy.
* HumansAreSpecial: With the above noted, [[DontFearTheReaper Death]] has grown oddly fond of humans as a species, and will protect them when push comes to shove.
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* HumansAreFlawed: It's noted by multiple immortal, divine LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: It started with humans, trolls, and cosmic forces elves -- although even this was explained in the context of Rincewind trying to work out why there were still dryads. Then gnomes and dwarfs got added in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', and gnolls in ''Literature/EqualRites''. Then ''Literature/ReaperMan'' added zombies, vampires, werewolves, weremen, bogeymen and banshees. Then ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'' introduced TheFairFolk, so the elves that humans are often their own worst enemy.
* HumansAreSpecial: Withhad been vaguely mentioned previously had to be explained as HalfHumanHybrids. ''Literature/FeetOfClay'' added golems, and ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' added the above noted, [[DontFearTheReaper Death]] has grown oddly fond of humans Nac Mac Feegle (later [[RetCon explained]] as a species, society of gnomes) and will protect them when push comes the Igors (who may or may not be human, it's not quite clear). ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'' included yeti. ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' introduced [[spoiler: orcs]] and featured the first mention of goblins, who would go on to shove.play a major role in ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'' (as well as a throwaway reference to a "Medusa" in the Watch). (And ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' had a brief mention of kvetches, but never really explained what they were beyond being covered in hair).\\
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In the same vein as the Golems we get Gargoyles. On a stranger front, we get Demons, Things from the Dungeon Dimension, and the odd AnthropomorphicPersonification (Time specifically, but maybe each one can be seen as a separate race). Also gods, genies (''Literature/{{Sourcery}}''), Auditors of Reality, occasional sentient dragons (''Literature/TheColourOfMagic'' and ''Literature/GuardsGuards''), "Stupid Lizard Men" (presumed extinct as of ''Literature/TheLastHero'') and Furies (''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'')
* HumansAreSpecial: With
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* ArchEnemy: Species-wide with trolls. Dwarfs like mining for precious minerals, trolls often contain precious minerals in their bodies. Vimes notes in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that the two species no longer ''need'' an excuse to fight, it's just standard procedure. Those under Ardent expand this to "anyone we deem [[NoTrueScotsman not a dwarf]]".
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.
* SuperStrength: Not as much as trolls, but they're still ''slightly'' stronger than the average human.
* SuperToughness: A very mild form, especially compared to trolls, but Vimes does note that they're more resilient than the average human if only by a little.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.
* SuperStrength: Not as much as trolls, but they're still ''slightly'' stronger than the average human.
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* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied
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* ArchEnemy: Species-wide with trolls. Dwarfs like mining for precious minerals, trolls often contain precious minerals in their bodies. Vimes notes in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that the two species no longer ''need'' an excuse to fight, it's just standard procedure. Those under Ardent expand this to "anyone we deem [[NoTrueScotsman not a dwarf]]".
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.
* SuperStrength: Not as much as trolls, but they're still ''slightly'' stronger than the average human.
* SuperToughness: A very mild form, especially compared to trolls, but Vimes does note that they're more resilient than the average human if only by a little.
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* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.
* SuperStrength: Not as much as trolls, but they're still ''slightly'' stronger than the average human.
* SuperToughness: A very mild form, especially compared to trolls, but Vimes does note that they're more resilient than the average human if only by a little.
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* AchillesHeel: They're really weak to ColdIron, which is any iron not just cold iron. Industrialization hits them hardhard.
* BizarreAlienSenses: Turns out elves can sense magnetic fields, being how they navigate; among other things. This explains their aversion to iron which can distort and "blind" such senses.
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* ChangelingTale: ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'', being based on TheFairFolk legends, references this -- elves are known to have a [[InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers habit of stealing children]], and while they aren't seen to do it in the book itself, the mere possibility is [[BerserkButton so infuriating]] to the [[BewareTheNiceOnes usually laid-back]] [[MamaBear Nanny Ogg]] that she actually (if half-jokingly) suggests ColdBloodedTorture. Later, in ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'', their child-stealing ways get actual page time and ''Literature/TheShepherdsCrown'' shows the Queen has a full retinue of them. Some are explicitly called [[Literature/PeterPan Lost Boys]].
* TheFairFolk: Much closer to older depictions of elves and fairies than the LighterAndSofter new depictions.
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* ChangelingTale: ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'', being based on TheFairFolk legends, references this -- elves are known to have a [[InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers habit of stealing children]], and while they aren't seen to do it in the book itself, the mere possibility is [[BerserkButton so infuriating]] to the [[BewareTheNiceOnes usually laid-back]] [[MamaBear Nanny Ogg]] that she actually (if half-jokingly) suggests ColdBloodedTorture. Later, in ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'', The Wee Free Men, their child-stealing ways get actual page time and ''Literature/TheShepherdsCrown'' The Shepherd's Crown shows the Queen has a full retinue of them. Some are explicitly called [[Literature/PeterPan Lost Boys]].
* TheFairFolk: Much closer to older depictions of elves and fairies than the LighterAndSofternew depictions.newer post-1870s depictions.
* FaerieCourt: The chaotic, malevolent, malicious example to match the Elves themselves. Best seen in ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'', ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'' and ''Literature/TheShepherdsCrown'' . The Elf Queen is vicious, imperious, capricious and not nice to meet. Her lieutenant, Lord Lankin, is a psychopath who commands and demands respect. The King of the Elves is loud, rumbustious, undeniably male, and slow to grasp current realities on the Disc. There is the increasingly TreacherousAdvisor CreatorsPet Lord Peaseblossom. There are also the Wee Men themselves, the rioting, chaotic, Nac Mac Feegle, whose clans each have a Queen, called a Kelda, who is generally wise, motherly, thoughtful and somewhat regal, in her own way.
* Fairy Companion: The Nac Mac Feegle, who are probably best considered a pastiche. Yes, they're technically fairies; they just happen to be six inch-high ViolentGlaswegian "Pictsies!". Note, however, that calling them fairies in front of their faces is considered [[http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Suicide suicide]]. Most well known for helping out Tiffany Aching.
* TheFairFolk: Much closer to older depictions of elves and fairies than the LighterAndSofter
* FaerieCourt: The chaotic, malevolent, malicious example to match the Elves themselves. Best seen in ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'', ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'' and ''Literature/TheShepherdsCrown'' . The Elf Queen is vicious, imperious, capricious and not nice to meet. Her lieutenant, Lord Lankin, is a psychopath who commands and demands respect. The King of the Elves is loud, rumbustious, undeniably male, and slow to grasp current realities on the Disc. There is the increasingly TreacherousAdvisor CreatorsPet Lord Peaseblossom. There are also the Wee Men themselves, the rioting, chaotic, Nac Mac Feegle, whose clans each have a Queen, called a Kelda, who is generally wise, motherly, thoughtful and somewhat regal, in her own way.
* Fairy Companion: The Nac Mac Feegle, who are probably best considered a pastiche. Yes, they're technically fairies; they just happen to be six inch-high ViolentGlaswegian "Pictsies!". Note, however, that calling them fairies in front of their faces is considered [[http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Suicide suicide]]. Most well known for helping out Tiffany Aching.
* FiveRaces: Inversion where they are the cruel evil race.
* HalfHumanHybrid: The only "elves" that live on DiscWorld are at most this, if [[UnevenHybrid not more diluted.]] They tend to be [[VideoGame/DiscworldNoir very unpopular]] (given the reputation of their parent species), with no special powers. Barring some [[Literature/SoulMusic rare exceptions.]]
* HiddenElfVillage: More of a PocketDimension crossed with SealedEvilInACan plugged by a CircleOfStandingStones. A final Inversion is that they're hidden for everyone ''else's'' protection.
* HornedHumanoid: The King of the Elves wears a glamour of a satyr with huge antlers, reflecting the Horned God of Myth/CelticMythology
* HiddenElfVillage: More of a PocketDimension crossed with SealedEvilInACan plugged by a CircleOfStandingStones. A final Inversion is that they're hidden for everyone ''else's'' protection.
* HornedHumanoid: The King of the Elves wears a glamour of a satyr with huge antlers, reflecting the Horned God of Myth/CelticMythology
* ImmortalImmaturity: Showcased in their first appearence and explored in all subsequent ones.
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* LandOfFaerie: There's two; one is a parasitic universe where rules the queen over her subjects that can visits Discworld our world and other stranger places. The other is on discworld where dwells the king in exile. Both are a form of PocketDimension and appear BiggerOnTheInside.
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* ChangelingTale: ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'', being based on TheFairFolk legends, references this -- elves are known to have a [[InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers habit of stealing children]], and while they aren't seen to do it in the book itself, the mere possibility is [[BerserkButton so infuriating]] to the [[BewareTheNiceOnes usually laid-back]] [[MamaBear Nanny Ogg]] that she actually (if half-jokingly) suggests ColdBloodedTorture. Later, in ''Discworld/TheWeeFreeMen'', their child-stealing ways get actual page time and ''Literature/TheShepherdsCrown'' shows the Queen has a full retinue of them. Some are explicitly called [[Literature/PeterPan Lost Boys]].
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* ChangelingTale: ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'', ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'', being based on TheFairFolk legends, references this -- elves are known to have a [[InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers habit of stealing children]], and while they aren't seen to do it in the book itself, the mere possibility is [[BerserkButton so infuriating]] to the [[BewareTheNiceOnes usually laid-back]] [[MamaBear Nanny Ogg]] that she actually (if half-jokingly) suggests ColdBloodedTorture. Later, in ''Discworld/TheWeeFreeMen'', ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'', their child-stealing ways get actual page time and ''Literature/TheShepherdsCrown'' shows the Queen has a full retinue of them. Some are explicitly called [[Literature/PeterPan Lost Boys]].
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* ChangelingTale: ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'', being based on TheFairFolk legends, references this -- elves are known to have a [[InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers habit of stealing children]], and while they aren't seen to do it in the book itself, the mere possibility is [[BerserkButton so infuriating]] to the [[BewareTheNiceOnes usually laid-back]] [[MamaBear Nanny Ogg]] that she actually (if half-jokingly) suggests ColdBloodedTorture. Later, in ''Discworld/TheWeeFreeMen'', their child-stealing ways get actual page time and ''Literature/TheShepherdsCrown'' shows the Queen has a full retinue of them. Some are explicitly called [[Literature/PeterPan Lost Boys]].
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ScrewYouElves: Justified and averted. The elves cast a glamour to make people think they're wonderful, but if someone breaks through that then they're usually downright pissed off. As mentioned above without their glamour they're just stagnant immortal stone age savages with a proclivity for torture.
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* ScrewYouElves: Justified and averted. The elves cast a glamour to make people think they're wonderful, but if someone breaks through that then they're usually downright pissed off. As mentioned above without their glamour they're just stagnant immortal stone age savages with a proclivity for torture.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: All they want really, sadly this will destroy everything else. Still there reasons for speaking this can be found in Literature/MovingPictures.
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* AlienFairFolk: Thinks to Glamour they can pass for human but they are definetly not. When not bothering humans they raid alien environments and collect trophies that humans can barely wrap their head around.
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* AlienFairFolk: Thinks to Glamour they can pass for human but they are definetly not. When not bothering humans they not, being closer to TheGreys. They raid alien environments worlds and collect trophies things that humans can barely wrap their head around.
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* LandOfFaerie: There's two; one is a parasitic universe that can visit Discworld our world and others. The other is on discworld where dwells the king in exile.
* {{Glamour}}: Their one and only trick, but they use it well. They can even get people to do their thinking for them.
* GlamourFailure: Can easily lead to their death. Trolls dwarves and animals are no go. Fail in the presence of iron and only exists when conscious.
* GlamourFailure: Can easily lead to their death. Trolls dwarves and animals are no go. Fail in the presence of iron and only exists when conscious.
* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Again, they cheat; with projected Glamour they appear inhumanly beautiful (with emphasis on the ''inhuman''). [[spoiler:When their glamour is removed, they are shown for what they really are: sad, pathetic deformed monsters.]]
* LandOfFaerie: There's two; one is a parasitic universe where rules the queen over her subjects that can visits Discworld our world and other stranger places. The other is on discworld where dwells the king in exile.
* LandOfFaerie: There's two; one is a parasitic universe where rules the queen over her subjects that can visits Discworld our world and other stranger places. The other is on discworld where dwells the king in exile.
ScrewYouElves: Justified and averted. The elves cast a glamour to make people think they're wonderful, but if someone breaks through that then they're usually downright pissed off. As mentioned above without their glamour they're just stagnant immortal stone age savages with a proclivity for torture.
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Saving work.
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* AchillesHeel: They're really weak to iron.
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* AchillesHeel: They're really weak to iron.ColdIron, which is any iron not just cold iron. Industrialization hits them hard
* AlienFairFolk: Thinks to Glamour they can pass for human but they are definetly not. When not bothering humans they raid alien environments and collect trophies that humans can barely wrap their head around.
* AlienFairFolk: Thinks to Glamour they can pass for human but they are definetly not. When not bothering humans they raid alien environments and collect trophies that humans can barely wrap their head around.
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* CantArgueWithElves: Their glamour produces a crushing inferiority complex in others. Readily averted by cats, bees, and any character that thinks like a witch (that is: very, very hard). Also by dwarves and trolls, whose instinctive reaction on meeting an elf is to bash it with something hard, heavy and/or sharp.
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* LandOfFaerie: There's two; one is a parasitic universe that can visit Discworld our world and others. The other is on discworld where dwells the king in exile.
* FairySexy: Again thanks to glamour they all look beutiful. The Queen emulates Magrat at one point and looks ''breath-taking''.
* FairySexy: Again thanks to glamour they all look beutiful. The Queen emulates Magrat at one point and looks ''breath-taking''.
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* TheWildHunt: The Royalty of fairyland explicitly leads them on raiding parties.
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* SuperToughness: A very mild form, especially compared to trolls, but Vimes does note that they're more resilient than the average human if only by a little.
* SuperToughness: Fittingly for beings made of rock, they are hard to injure even with the sharpest of blades. The typical solution for a troll being in your way is to sic another troll on it.
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!!Immortal species
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Elves in the Discworld, unlike the fairytale versions, are ''not'' Nice.
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* AchillesHeel: They're really weak to iron.
* AxeCrazy: When torture is your hobby, you fall into this.
* AxeCrazy: When torture is your hobby, you fall into this.
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AlwaysChaoticEvil: Subverted. They merely developed this reputation because of their misuse at the hands of the Empire. As Nutt proves, they're as capable of good as any other race.
*AxeCrazy: TheDreaded: They developed this reputation during their time as war slaves; it's not entirely merited.
* HealingFactor: A variation. Whentorture is your hobby, you fall into this.they get critically injured (beyond the point most humans would drop dead), they have an engineered "Little Brother" that essentially revives them. When Nutt's kicks in, the hospital staff initially think an [[MadScientist Igor]] has treated them and - because this usually means super science without which the patient would be dead - Trev only just avoids being charged with murder (he wasn't responsible, but the perpetrators had run off).
* SuperStrength: At young ages, they become strong enough that they can lift anvils with their bare hands.
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* HealingFactor: A variation. When
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* AchillesHeel: They're really weak to iron.
* AxeCrazy: When torture is your hobby, you fall into this.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Not played for much sympathy (generally, at least), but their immortality means they don't understand the world in the same way as mortal brings do.
* TheFairFolk: Much closer to older depictions of elves and fairies than the LighterAndSofter new depictions.
* HumanoidAbomination: On the surface, they look like beautiful, Tolkien style elves. When the glamour fades, however...
* NostalgiaFilter: InUniverse. It's been so long since elves lived on the Disc (on a large scale) that people have forgotten just how nasty they are capable of being. It doesn't help that the words originally used to describe them have taken on different meanings (i.e. "elves are enchanting" means they ''weave enchantment'', and their being ''glamorous'' means they ''use glamour to hide their horrific true forms'').
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* AxeCrazy: When torture is your hobby, you fall into this.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Not played for much sympathy (generally, at least), but their immortality means they don't understand the world in the same way as mortal brings do.
* TheFairFolk: Much closer to older depictions of elves and fairies than the LighterAndSofter new depictions.
* HumanoidAbomination: On the surface, they look like beautiful, Tolkien style elves. When the glamour fades, however...
* NostalgiaFilter: InUniverse. It's been so long since elves lived on the Disc (on a large scale) that people have forgotten just how nasty they are capable of being. It doesn't help that the words originally used to describe them have taken on different meanings (i.e. "elves are enchanting" means they ''weave enchantment'', and their being ''glamorous'' means they ''use glamour to hide their horrific true forms'').
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The various species that inhabit the Literature/{{Discworld}}.
This page includes significant spoilers, and some are by their nature unmarked. Read at your own discretion.
!! Mortal species
[[folder:Humans]]
Humanity itself.
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* HumansAreFlawed: It's noted by multiple immortal, divine and cosmic forces that humans are often their own worst enemy.
* HumansAreSpecial: With the above noted, [[DontFearTheReaper Death]] has grown oddly fond of humans as a species, and will protect them when push comes to shove.
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[[folder:Dwarfs]]
The originally mountain-dwelling race.
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* ArchEnemy: Species-wide with trolls. Dwarfs like mining for precious minerals, trolls often contain precious minerals in their bodies. Vimes notes in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that the two species no longer ''need'' an excuse to fight, it's just standard procedure. Those under Ardent expand this to "anyone we deem [[NoTrueScotsman not a dwarf]]".
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.
* SuperStrength: Not as much as trolls, but they're still ''slightly'' stronger than the average human.
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[[folder:Trolls]]
Rocky lifeforms originating in the mountain.
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* ArchEnemy: Species-wide with dwarfs. Dwarfs like mining for precious minerals, trolls often contain precious minerals in their bodies. Vimes notes in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that the two species no longer ''need'' an excuse to fight, it's just standard procedure.
* DumbMuscle: They're perceived this way in a lot of works, and end up relegated into menial work as a result. It turns out this is because their brains, which usually work well in mountainous chill and subterranean environments, don't do so well in the relative heat.
* OurTrollsAreDifferent: They're made of rock, for a start. They also view time as going backwards and imagine heaven as "down below", whereas they think hell is "up in the sky".
* SuperStrength: Trolls are ferociously strong. Vimes is grateful in ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld'' that the enemy force doesn't have a troll, reasoning one would probably have broken through his barricades with ease.
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!!Immortal species
[[folder:Elves]]
Elves in the Discworld, unlike the fairytale versions, are ''not'' Nice.
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* AchillesHeel: They're really weak to iron.
* AxeCrazy: When torture is your hobby, you fall into this.
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[[folder:Things From the Dungeon Dimensions]]
EldritchAbomination race from the Dungeon Dimensions.
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* EldritchAbomination: These things defy even the Disc's laws of physics, and often come through when reality breaks down.
* GreaterScopeVillain: For ''Literature/TheLightFantastic''.
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This page includes significant spoilers, and some are by their nature unmarked. Read at your own discretion.
!! Mortal species
[[folder:Humans]]
Humanity itself.
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* HumansAreFlawed: It's noted by multiple immortal, divine and cosmic forces that humans are often their own worst enemy.
* HumansAreSpecial: With the above noted, [[DontFearTheReaper Death]] has grown oddly fond of humans as a species, and will protect them when push comes to shove.
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[[folder:Dwarfs]]
The originally mountain-dwelling race.
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* ArchEnemy: Species-wide with trolls. Dwarfs like mining for precious minerals, trolls often contain precious minerals in their bodies. Vimes notes in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that the two species no longer ''need'' an excuse to fight, it's just standard procedure. Those under Ardent expand this to "anyone we deem [[NoTrueScotsman not a dwarf]]".
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Initially played straight, but later parodied and averted by Pterry, especially on the subject of gender and associated norms.
* SuperStrength: Not as much as trolls, but they're still ''slightly'' stronger than the average human.
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[[folder:Trolls]]
Rocky lifeforms originating in the mountain.
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* ArchEnemy: Species-wide with dwarfs. Dwarfs like mining for precious minerals, trolls often contain precious minerals in their bodies. Vimes notes in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that the two species no longer ''need'' an excuse to fight, it's just standard procedure.
* DumbMuscle: They're perceived this way in a lot of works, and end up relegated into menial work as a result. It turns out this is because their brains, which usually work well in mountainous chill and subterranean environments, don't do so well in the relative heat.
* OurTrollsAreDifferent: They're made of rock, for a start. They also view time as going backwards and imagine heaven as "down below", whereas they think hell is "up in the sky".
* SuperStrength: Trolls are ferociously strong. Vimes is grateful in ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld'' that the enemy force doesn't have a troll, reasoning one would probably have broken through his barricades with ease.
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!!Immortal species
[[folder:Elves]]
Elves in the Discworld, unlike the fairytale versions, are ''not'' Nice.
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* AchillesHeel: They're really weak to iron.
* AxeCrazy: When torture is your hobby, you fall into this.
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[[folder:Things From the Dungeon Dimensions]]
EldritchAbomination race from the Dungeon Dimensions.
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* EldritchAbomination: These things defy even the Disc's laws of physics, and often come through when reality breaks down.
* GreaterScopeVillain: For ''Literature/TheLightFantastic''.
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