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These are the flags settable/unsettable in Runesmith, and their effects:
Active Invader -- Creatures with this flag act like goblin sieges/ambushes
Breathing - Good -- This flag means that the creature can breathe.
Breathing - Problem -- This flag means that the creature is unable to breathe properly.
Caged -- This flag tells you that the creature is caged at their current location. Currently, checking this flag will cause the creature to disappear, and freeze when you zoom on the creature's location. You can unfreeze it by pressing escape
Bodyparts Calculated -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Insulation from Clothing Calculated -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Calculate Inventory Order -- Just a guess, but this probably has something to do with the Arsenal Dwarf.*
Nerves Calculated -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Can Swap Tiles During Movement -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Chained -- Checking this flag chains the selected creature. Currently, checking this flag will cause the creature to disappear, and freeze when you zoom on the creature's location. You can unfreeze it by pressing escape
Check Flows -- This tells the game to check flows or something. i honestly have no clue.*
Circulatory Spray -- I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this has to do with Forgotten Beast dust, and similar things.
Coward -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Dead(my favorite) -- Checking this flag instantly kills the selected creature. Currently, this flag will cause the corpse to disappear entirely.
Diplomat -- Checking this flag makes the selected creature a diplomat. Currently, this flag will give you a "Diplomat Unhappy" message and cause the creature to run off the map.
Drowning -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
For Trade -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Merchant/Diplomatic Unit (Likely Leaving) -- Turns the creature into a merchant that promptly leavees the map.
Fortress Guard -- Shows that the unit is part of the fortress guard in runesmith. Does nothing ingame.
Gutted -- Gives the creature the flashing red + with a white background.
Had Mood -- Tells runesmith/DF that the dwarf had a strange mood.
Has Breaks -- Tells runesmith/DF that the creature has broken parts.
Has Mood -- Checking this flag causes the creature to go into one of the post-strange mood moods. Berserk, melancholy, etc.
Hidden Ambusher -- Does nothing. Related to Hidden In Ambush.
Hidden In Ambush -- Does nothing. Related to Hidden Ambusher. These two tags may collectively refer to the Giant Cave Spider, and thieves/ambushers/snatchers.
Important Historical Figure(Type 1) -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Important Historical Figure(Type 2) -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Incoming -- I'm going to guess that this is the flag that makes immigrants come to the meeting zone. But it does nothing when checked.
Invader - Fleeing/Leaving? -- Sets the creature to Invader. I think it may make them leave if they are alone.
Currently Invading -- Sets the creature to invader.
Killed -- Currently does nothing noticeable. I believe it sets that the creature has been killed by another creature, though.
Left Map -- Makes the creature disappear in a flash.
Locked in for Trading -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Marauder -- Turns the creature berserk, without the mood setting. Basically, it changes their status to Hostile.
Merchant -- Makes the creature's status be "Friendly".
Can Move (or waiting for timer) -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Do Not Notify about Level Gains -- Disables announcements about level gains for this creature.
On the Ground -- Throws the creature to the earth! In plainspeak, they fall down. They will get back up if they have something to do.
Projectile -- Checking this flag freezes a creature completely. They will not move, eat, sleep, or anything except float. Like with that miner bug! Unchecking it reverses this.
Is Resident -- Sets the creature to be a hostile resident, like the ones you find when you embark on caves with semimegabeasts.
Ridden -- Sets that the creature is ridden. This is used by mothers carrying infants.
Rider -- Sets that the creature is riding another. This is used by infants when being carried. SETTING THESE WILL NOT MAKE A DWARF RIDE A CREATURE.
Roaming Wilderness Population Source -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Roaming Wilderness Population Source - Not Map Feature -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Royal Guard -- Shows runesmith/DF that the dwarf is in the royal guard.
Skeleton -- Turns the creature into a hostile skeletal version of it's former self.
Slaughter -- Sets the creature to be slaughtered. Works on nobles!
Sparring -- Shows runesmith/DF that the dwarf is sparring.
Suppres Wield (for beatings etc) -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Swimming -- Shows runesmith/DF that the creature is swimming.
Tame -- Setting this instantly tames the creature.
Trade Resolved -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Underworld Creature -- This is used for demons  to be hostile.
Vision - Damaged -- Shows runesmith/DF that the creature's vision is damaged.
Vision - Good -- Shows runesmith/DF that the creature's vision is just fine.
Vision - Missing -- Shows runesmith/DF that the creture's vision is completely removed.
Visitor - Uninvited -- This is the demon tag from the last version.
Zombie -- This turns the creature into a zombified version of it's former self.
Vanish Creature (cleanup) -- Setting this causes the creature to COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR. LIKE SETTING THE DEAD FLAG. EXCEPT IT ISN'T EVEN ON THE UNITS LIST ANYMORE.
Delete Creature (cleanup) -- Currently does nothing noticeable.
Recently Vanished/Deleted -- Currently does nothing noticeable.

Once Sizeak implements the ability to heal/hurt creatures like in dwarf companion, here's how it'll go down:
1. Click on View -> Dead.
2. Find said creature you wish to revive.
3. Uncheck the dead, killed, breaks, gutted, vision missing, and breathing problem tags.
4. Recheck the vision good and breathing good tags.
5. Press the floppy disk icon in Runesmith.
6. Reselect the creature.
7. Press the heal button.
8.
9. Profit from having your legendary metalcrafter back! Or from having that forgotten beast come back to life and get slaughtered by your military for more parts!

Like so far this week, I haven't had time to finish the sorting stuff I started at the weekend, though I guess I could have been doing it just now when I was playing Borderlands

DAMN YOU BORDERLANDS!!! DAMMNNN YOUUUUU!!!!!