Ireth
Myth Weaver
It might just be me, but I'm bothered when non-human but equally sentient characters do not refer to themselves as "people", reserving that term solely for humans. Examples off the top of my head are Ariel from Disney's "The Little Mermaid", who wistfully sings "I wanna be where the people are..." while fantasizing about living on land like a human; and Naveen from Disney's "The Princess and the Frog", who, while in frog form and talking with a trumpet-playing alligator, says about himself and Tiana, "We are people!" I think, if a character of any race or species has the ability to speak, think and reason exactly like a human does (even if their worldviews and logic patterns don't necessarily line up with a human's), then they certainly qualify as "people" even if they don't look human.
Has anyone else encountered this, and how do you guys feel about it?
Has anyone else encountered this, and how do you guys feel about it?