Thanks, elfhome! Either I or Lunaria (I think it was her) will get around to coloring the hermit, whenever we get the chance. With the Clydesdale, more stages are needed - at least a foal stage.
I've added a medal system (trophies coming soon!) for each creature, gaining a medal or upgrading at 50 clicks, 100 clicks, and 200 clicks. If you find any errors, please tell me, as the medals are in beta stage and so I need to steamroll out the bugs.
The mines have appeared! Keep picking away at the wall until you find a mineral! Bring them to the forge, and forge awesome items such as the Obsidian Pot, which multiplies the dollar gain from feeding a creature by 1.5x.
Also, I have set up a shop on these forums, Trinkets of the Codfin Sea. The reason I'm mentioning this is because special items will appear in there that benefit you on TCKAS, such as the item that is in there right now, so check it out!