Robert Feldt wrote:
> 
> For me its not an important issue, but I'd rather see a nice, big, and
> shiny ruby (stone that is) (sort of like the one on the pickaxe book) than
> both animals or humans.
> 

The problem with this is that when rendered in black and white (and it
will have to be at times...), you can't tell a ruby from any other
gemstone.  And in fact, because they're ususally rendered with black
edges and white faces, people seeing the white will think "diamond" more
than anything else.