In literature, “denizen” is employed to evoke the idea of an inhabitant whose identity is intrinsically linked to a particular place or state of being. Authors use it to describe both tangible residents—such as the highland llama [1] or merchants bound by geographic or legal ties [2]—and figures who occupy liminal or transformative realms, oscillating between familiar and foreign identities [3, 4]. It can underscore a literal connection to nature, as with forest dwellers [5, 6, 7] or even alpine creatures, while at other times it deepens metaphoric or philosophical musings about belonging and alienation, as seen in allusions to celestial or otherworldly residents [8, 9, 10]. The term thereby becomes a flexible tool, imbuing characters and settings alike with a sense of rootedness and the nuanced interplay between nativeness and estrangement.