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[[File:historic_figure_preview.png|thumb|200px|right|The beard made him more likable. Sometimes.]]In [[world generation]], due to memory constraints, most population numbers have to be treated abstractly. However, a small percentage of the population is treated explicitly, i.e. the game keeps track of all of their history. These people are called '''historical figures''', or ''histfig'' for short.
 
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Historical figures mainly relate to what is abstractly offloaded (i.e. forgotten) or explicitly tracked by the game. The game can't keep track of every single creature in the world, but it has to keep things interesting for your [[Fortress mode|fortress]], [[Adventure mode|adventurer]], or [[legends]]; as such, there are a number of rules that define who gets to become a historical figure and who doesn't. These rules are mostly there to guarantee a consistency of gameplay experience, so that people you encounter don't suddenly disappear from the game as they are offloaded.  In other words, the game generates everything for you as you explore the world - ''except'' for historical figures, artifacts and what pertains to them; and vanishes everything as you leave a site - ''except'' for that which is related to historical figures and artifacts, including newly-generated ones.
 
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== In world generation (and [[World activities|after]])==
 
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In each [[site]], a percentage of the actual population is tracked: this includes nobility and their entourage. Their family relationships, titles and heroic feats (e.g. kill lists) are stored for you to discover. All [[Semi-megabeast|(semi-)]][[megabeast]]s, unique [[demon]]s, [[forgotten beast]]s, [[titan]]s and other such {{token|POWER}} creatures are historical figures, as are other [[villain]]ous creatures such as [[necromancer]]s, [[vampire]]s, [[werebeast]]s, [[night troll]]s, or [[Boss|bosses]] of [[criminal]] organisations (along with all their families and other such relationships). Likewise, animals that somehow become enemies of a civilization (usually for killing a few members) become historical figures.
 
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== In fortress mode ==
 
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Your seven starting dwarves are generated ''ex nihilo'' (out of nothing - "void dwarves"). However, all fortress citizens become historical figures as they appear, and the game will keep track of them if they [[Emigration|leave]] the site, or you retire or abandon your fortress. The game attempts to pull subsequent migrants from actual histfig populations, but it will continue to generate 'void dwarves' as necessary. [[Caravan]]s and [[invader|invasions]] can instantiate non-historical populations, though those generated creatures may become historical figures during their time on site. [[Noble]]s (including [[diplomat]]s and [[liaison]]s), workers requested from [[holding]]s, and [[visitor]]s will generally only be selected from existing historical figures.
 
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Wildlife is abstracted away, except if an animal gets a [[name]] for some reason (e.g. killing one of your dwarves), in which case they also become a historical figure.
 
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If a creature's hist_figure_id is not equal to -1, then by definition it is a historical figure. It's possible that the act of training a creature makes it into a histfig, perhaps in order to assign entity/site membership to it.
 
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== In adventure mode ==
 
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Similarly to fortress mode's starting seven, your adventurer is also generated ''ex nihilo'', but becomes a historical figure upon entering the game. Every time the local map is offloaded, all units, including your adventurer, are also offloaded and re-initialized from historical figure data. This is why, whenever sleeping/waiting, fast-traveling, composing, crafting, or site-building, all non-permanent wounds are healed (though some are converted to scars) and stomach fullness and intoxication is reset.
 
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Anyone with a name the adventurer encounters also becomes a historical figure, if they weren't already. This includes companions, the people you take [[quest]]s from, the people in your kill list, and people (or animals) you talk to.
 
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It should be noted that anyone you encounter that wasn't a historical figure already is going to be a complete blank slate, with almost no knowledge of anything. For example, they won't know about any of the [[Bestiary|enemies or beasts]] you've slain (even the most basic animals such as [[cat]]s and [[dog]]s) if you don't tell them. This leaves the impression that no one cares about your achievements you brag about - they would if they had any idea who you were talking about.
 
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== In legends mode ==
 
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You may browse the history of every single histfig in the world, as well as their relationships with other histfigs. Special objects of note (namely [[artifact]]s and other such objects that have gotten a [[name]] from one of your dwarves or adventurers) also have their history tracked.
 
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