All creatures in Topia Online are controlled by players. We have over 16 different creatures already planned, along with numerous 'transformations' that characters can undergo. Your account has a certain number of 'creature points' that you earn as you play the game, allowing you to unlock bigger and badder creatures. Creatures cost a certain amount of 'creature points' to create, so you have to earn points with 'lesser creatures' in order to purchase greater creatures. Although you are playing as a creature, there is nothing in the game that is forcing you to play the creature a certain way. You can cooperate with other players as you see fit, or you can go on a monstrous rampage.