Master List of "Stock" Fantasy Races (And Creatures?)

[mbartelsm]

Chimera
Gargoyle
Gorgon
Mermaid/Siren/Merfolk
Incubus

 

[Glaurung]

Medusa
Wyrms
Selkies
"Fin-folk"/Sahaugin
Mummies
Minotaurs
Giant insects/spiders/scorpions
Kraken

 

[icebladeaskante]

I don't recall them coming up (my memory is bad)
Deities. Whether based on the old Earth myths or the author's very own.
Necromancers

 

[D. Gray Warrior]

Horse
Dragon
Wyvern
Griffon

 

[Saphirion]

Unicorns
Merfolk
Cats - normal and magical
Giants
Kraken
Talking animals (non-shifters) - Not a single race perhaps, but extremely common in fantasy.
Elemental spirits - clouds, fire, ect.
Pegasi

 

[psychotick]

Hi,

I'm just writing a work using ancient Greek gods etc. So first up Medusae is not a race - she's of the race called the gorgons.

And to add:
Furies
Fauns
gods and demi-gods.

Cheers, Greg.

 

[skip.knox]

This is an old thread, and there have been many contributions, as well as many duplications. I have compiled all, removed duplicates, alphabetized, and removed some that I judged not to be actual races (e.g., Assassin). Herewith, knowing full well the ToC of the D&D Monster Manual will have these and more:


Angels
Centaurs
Chimera
Cyclops
Demons
Dragons
Drakes
Dryads
Dwarves
Elemental spirits - clouds, fire, ect.
Elves
Ents/treemen/treefolk/spriggans
Fae (non-elf)
Faeries
Fauns
Furies
Gargoyle
Ghosts
Giants
Gnolls
Gnomes
Goblins
Golems
Gorgon
Gouls
Griffon
Gryphons
Halflings
Hermits
Hippogryph
Hobgoblins
Hydras
Imps
Incubus
Kami
Kitsune
Kobolds
Kraken
Lamia
Lich
Lizard folk
Medusa
Merfolk
Mind Flayers (Illithid)
Minotaurs
Mummies
Nomads
Nymphs
Ogres
Oni
Orcs
Pegasi
Pegasus
Pixies
Ratmen
Remoraz
Rothe
Sahaugin
Salamanders
Satyrs
Seers
Selkies
Skeletons
Sphynx
Sprites
Succubus
Sylphs
Talking animals (non-shifters) - Not a single race perhaps, but extremely common in fantasy.
Troglodytes
Trolls
Unicorns
Vampires
Warlocks
Water Weird
Werebeasts
Witches, wizards
Wyrms
Wyvern
Yeti
Zombies

 

[Shreddies]

I've noticed a severe lack of 'B's in this list, so here's some off the top of my head to fill that in:
Banshees
Boggarts
Bogeymen
Barghests
Basilisks
Bugbears
Beholders

There's also:
Wraiths
Revenants
Wights
Ghouls
Harpies
Hags (Might count as a witch though)
Djinni (might fall under elemental spirits)
Ifreet (Usually used as a type of Djinn, I think, but sometimes not)
Titans
Colossi (could count as golems)
Charybdis (or possibly Scylla)
Cerberus (and his two-headed sibling, Orthrus)
Hellhounds
Ettins
Jotuns
Valkyries (Not sure if that counts as a race or profession for semi-gods)
Puka
Slimes (can't forget the lowly slime, can we? Or Oozes, Jellies, etc.)
Dinosaurs!
Lilliputian (Possibly copyrighted)
Skinwalkers (Possibly an occupation, but I've read some authors that use them as monsters)
Krampus (I don't know if he counts though)
Formians
Fomorians (From Irish folklore)
Doppelgangers
Gorgons
Catoblepas
Cthulhu!
Criosphinx (A sphinx with a goat's head, I think)
Manticores
Cockatrice
Mimics
Naga
Will-O-Wisps
Striga
Roc
Couatl
Vodyanoi
Wargs

Then from Japan we have Youkai (also called Ayakashi or Mononoke), which include:
Tanuki (An actual animal, but used extensively as a fantastical creature in fantasy)
Kappa
Tengu
Umibozu
Tsuchinoko
Tsuchigumo (And Jorogumo. Spider monsters)
Bakeneko (Cat-thing)
Tsukumogami (household items that have come alive after existing for a hundred years. I think?)
Yukionna (Ice Woman)

And . . . that's all I got.

 

[JamieMaltman]

My son (who loves the game Smallworld) loved this list.

 

[Jjewells]

This list is so helpful! Thank you to all who've contributed to it.

 

[Wingnod]

Phoenix
Wyrms
Leviathan

I'm not sure how Phoenix was missed. It's a pretty popular creature.

 

[Cambra]

Imps, pixies?

 

[Riaan]

Naga- my personal favourite
Shadow warriors
Shadow mage
Dark lord
Demon king/ Devil king(might be the same)
Dragon kin
Griffin
Shade
Hero
Orc
High Orc
Souls
Gargoyle
Statues
Arc Angels
Fallen
Shadow Sovereign
Legend
Sphinx
Summoners(Not really a type of race but still something)
Beastmen female(anime e.g., Cat girls, Racoon girls, Dog girl etc)
Lich (type of skeleton king)
Robots
Gods/ Goddess
Nessy(from Lake Loch Ness)
Rock Golem
Flesh Golem
Dryad
Haunted Armour/ Magical Armour/ Cursed Armour

 

[Riaan]

I forgot about:
Dwarfs- the best craftsmen in the world
Fire imps
Lyclon
Half-elf
Drakes
Merfolk
Wyvern
Wyvern whelp
Dire wolf
Hobgoblin

Sorry some of it might have been mentioned before

P.S. I like to think of myself as a unique species of human... born as a shadow lord

 

[Dragon Wyng]

I have compiled all of the current races and creatures and alphabetised them, I apolagise if I have missed any or if there are duplicates:

Angels
Bakaneko
Banshees
Barghests
Basilisks
Beholders
Bogeymen
Boggarts
Bugbears
Catoblepas
Centaurs
Cerberus
Charybdis
Chimera
Cockatrice
Colossi
Couatl
Criosphinx
Cthulhu!
Cyclops
Demons
Djinn
Djinni
Doppelgangers
Dragons
Drakes
Dryads
Dwarves
Elemental spirits
Ents
Ettins
Fae
Faeries
Fauns
Fomorians
Formians
Furies
Gargoyle
Ghosts
Ghouls
Giants
Gnolls
Gnomes
Goblins
golems
golems
Gorgon
Gorgons
Gouls
Griffon
Gryphons
Hags
Halflings
Harpies
Hellhounds
Hermits
Hippogryph
Hobgoblins
Hydras
Ifreet
Imps
Incubus
Jorogumo
Jotuns
Kami
Kappa
Kitsune
Kobolds
Kraken
Krampus
Lamia
Lich
Lizard folk
Manticores
Medusa
Merfolk
Mimics
Mind Flayers
Minotaurs
Mummies
Naga
Nomads
Nymphs
Ogres
Oni
Orcs
Orthrus
Pegasi
Pegasus
Pixies
Puka
Ratmen
Remoraz
Revenants
Roc
Rothe
Sahaugin
Salamanders
Satyrs
Scylla
Seers
Selkies
Skeletons
Skinwalkers
Slimes
Sphynx
spriggans
Sprites
Striga
Succubus
Sylphs
Talking animals
Tengu
Titans
Troglodytes
Trolls
Tsuchigumo
Tsuchinoko
Tsukumogami
Umibozu
Unicorns
Valkyries
Vampires
Vodyanoi
Wargs
Warlocks
Water Weird
Werebeasts
Wights
Will-O-Wisps
Witches
wizards
Wraiths
Wyrms
Wyvern
Yeti
Yukionna
Zombies

 

[High Elves are Sky elves]

Types of Elves:

Sun Elves: Live in forests that are always fall, have sun magic
Moon Elves: Lives in Purple mystical forests, have moon magic
High/Sky Elves (Grey Elves): Lives in mostly in mountains but can be anywhere, uses storm magic
Wood Elves (Green Elves): Lives in thick wooded forests, usually fauna & flora druids
Dark Elves: They are not well known but are evil, and very powerful. Some are still immortal.
Astral Elves: Also known as Nebulans, the astral elves live in floating asteroids that span across
Snow Elves: Living in cold, snowy environments, the snow elves use water magic


PLEASE NOTE: snow elves are not Christmas elves. Christmas elves are cursed faen)
PLEASE NOTE: Desert elves are not a thing; they tend to be sun elves living in deserts


NOT ELVES: Faen R not elves (fairy people that resemble insects)
NOT ELVES: Sea Elves R not elves (merfolk that may have descended from elves)

 

[pmmg]

PLEASE NOTE: snow elves are not Christmas elves. Christmas elves are cursed faen)

Never seen one have such a strong opinion on Santas helpers.

 

[skip.knox]

That's more of a list of elves in someone's specific world. I thought this thread was to serve as a resource for "stock" fantasy types, to serve as reference. Though I do rather like the phrase Sky High Elves. It's the elves whom orcs have just blown up. <g>

 

[BearBear]

Oh my lord, did no one mention:

Machine elves
Cyborgs/Transhumanists
Androids/gynoids

I'm appalled!

 

[Finchbearer]

It was a good while until someone mentioned wraiths…there was me thinking I had one to add. These lists are amazing!