How about Dwarves?

[Fnord]

It's interesting, someone in a gaming group a long time ago pointed out that there are two types of fantasy people: elf people and dwarf people. I'm definitely a dwarf person. I've always struggled with making elves that didn't bore the crap out of me, so I stopped using them altogether.

 

[Steerpike]

I'll add my voice to those who enjoys reading about dwarves but wouldn't be too upset to never see another elf in a story.

 

[Anders Ämting]

It's interesting, someone in a gaming group a long time ago pointed out that there are two types of fantasy people: elf people and dwarf people.

I'm more of a people person, myself.

I'm definitely a dwarf person. I've always struggled with making elves that didn't bore the crap out of me, so I stopped using them altogether.

Did you try writing elves who behave like dwarves?

 

[Queshire]

'yo mentioned this in my other thread, but my dwarves are victims of a plague that changed them until they can't use all their cool magical gadgets and forces them to live their lives in enchanted armor that serves as an enviromental suit or else get petrified.

 

[Benjamin Clayborne]

From a characterization standpoint, dwarves can be used to indicate steadfastness, loyalty, avarice, isolation, and industry. It depends on how you're structuring your story and your protagonists; if you've got a classic adventuring party, but having a dwarf there can give your protagonist an opportunity to see those characteristics from the outside, and decide whether he wants to be more or less like that. "I wish I was more loyal, like Hrobnir," or "I see Hrobnir being greedy and I want to avoid being like that," etc.

 

[Alex]

Thank you all for the answers! I love dwarves, always have