DragonOfTheAerie
Vala
I can't stand elves, dwarves and orcs personally. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with them, there is just no reason to use them when there are infinite other possibilities for humanoid races. I don't like using creatures from mythology in general--I prefer to invent my own, it's much more fun. I have dragons, but there is so much room for interpretation with dragons that I can still have fun.
As for what kind of races I invent--My work in progress has several, not sure how many yet. There is an underground dwelling race (they are nothing like dwarves though), a winged race that lives in cities in the sky, a semi-aquatic race that lives in lakes, rivers and other freshwater environments and cannot survive for more than a few hours outside water, and a forest-dwelling race able to derive nourishment from the sun through photosynthesis. Also a couple others I'm not yet finished developing. I'm not even sure I will have humans, but the fact that I picture all my main characters as human presents a problem.
A good question: why are there always humans in fantasy stories? In my work in progress literally no other animal is the same as one on earth. why then are there humans?
As for what kind of races I invent--My work in progress has several, not sure how many yet. There is an underground dwelling race (they are nothing like dwarves though), a winged race that lives in cities in the sky, a semi-aquatic race that lives in lakes, rivers and other freshwater environments and cannot survive for more than a few hours outside water, and a forest-dwelling race able to derive nourishment from the sun through photosynthesis. Also a couple others I'm not yet finished developing. I'm not even sure I will have humans, but the fact that I picture all my main characters as human presents a problem.
A good question: why are there always humans in fantasy stories? In my work in progress literally no other animal is the same as one on earth. why then are there humans?