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"Some minors won't mine certain metals and errors"

Darned child labor laws.

Instead of using "Religions", you could get what you want out of that by giving each sentient pawn five "values" what serve as the basis for human interaction, which would thus encompass religious dialogue. And also lead to some hella stories.

Mice, in addition to rats.

Haygrass-based thatch-style floors. Oh how my Tribesmen would love it. Also possibly walls and other haygrass-based constructs.

[Vultures]

I see Vultures has gotten a lot of talk already. So:

Dead bodies are often abound, and with the implementation of rats and more dietarily proactive animals, it's less of a problem. However, perhaps Vultures could be implemented as animals that fly around and eat rotting corpses and meat. Just as with any animal, they wouldn't be found everywhere, so maybe your colony gets a gang of vultures to feed its deceased to, maybe not.

Birds might introduce the issue of a Z axis, but if it can be gotten around easily enough, Vultures would be a good first item, and possibly other birds after that.

This... is perfect. A perfect idea.