The rule of thumb is 'the rule of three.' Thing is, more than three 'central' races can be a pain to keep track of.
Don't read the Malazan books
The rule of thumb is 'the rule of three.' Thing is, more than three 'central' races can be a pain to keep track of.
Don't read the Malazan books
Or Tolkien for that matter!
By the way, Malazan looks interesting! I might have to look into that further! Any particular recommendation as a place to start?
Don't read the Malazan books
Too late. I read almost the whole series - something like fifteen books by now. (or was it sixteen?)
It owed a lot to AD&D (could almost hear the dice rolling in places) and I recognized a lot of material drawn from the various rule books (assassins). And, arguably, a fair bit was drawn from Tolkien (immortal elf-like species). That said, many of the races were actually crossbreeds. I also point out that was a massively long series.
And yes, 'Gardens of the Moon' is the first book.
Wasnt it originally an AD&D and then GURPS setting that Erickson and Esselmont created?
...the OP describes these as savage hunters with at least some members possessing arcane abilities. My suggestion: trolls were once human barbarians who managed the near impossible feat of slaying a god or demon. They dined upon its flesh, and were transformed. Their innate magic stems from this long ago feast. Now, they see themselves as lords of the wilderness.
I likeOne of my worlds essentially has two races: humans and gryphons. The gryphons are sentient and have their own civilization, but their concept of civilization is vastly different from that of humans.
I wonder if there is need for a fictional race at all.