MY fantasy races.

So after seeing Tom Nimenai's thread on his fantasy races, i decided to plagiarize and do something similar. I would love to hear what you guys think of my world's inhabitants.

I'm just doing this in random order.

First up we've got the Fire Breathers. These people live in the jungle country of nyew near lava flows. They generally have dark skin and black hair. Their ability to breath fire gives them their name. They enjoy hunting dinosaurs and feasting on their meat along side tinder wood and fresh oil.

Next we have the Loogus. These guys *SPOILER* are actually aliens on my world. Why they are there i will not go into at the moment. *SPOILER* They are tall, (eight-ten feet) have four arms, oval shaped heads and only holes for ears. They only way to tell a male from a female (without disrobing one) is by the tone of it's voice.

The Nage are the next. I'm proud of these guys :showoff: though their probably not that original. The Nage are strange. They live in the sea, and while under water, they are all but invisible. When on land they are transparent and have jelly like flesh and clear blue blood, holding no definite form. They can not go far from water, and when they die they turn into water. They and believe that if they die on land they will be forever damned.

Next are the Qwindar. Little is known about them. They do not live on any of the known continents, and when they come it is always from across the sea. They resemble men, but have great wings on their backs like bats. They are raiders, never staying long in one place. When they kill they always gouge the eyes of their victims out.

The Crystalights,which are next, are basically beings made of crystal. They do not look much like men, and do not need to eat. They can range from 1 foot to 20 feet. I don't know much about them other than that. Any ideas? :wavespin

And to end, Secrets. These guys can shape shift into panthers, live in an area known as the "Deep lands" and are loners most of their lives. fftopic: I need to brainstorm a bit more about them.

Men in my world are pretty much the same, though i do have giants as a division of men. The giants in my world are only about nine feet tall though, not fifteen feet as i have seen in other fantasy.

Gryphons/Griffins (Which way is better?) Okay, so gryphons aren't my own idea but they are a big part of my world. As are...

Cliche elves, (spread out over the whole land, though there are three main factions)
Not so cliche dwarves,(living pretty much in one place)
and hopefully not to cliche centaurs.

So yeah, i think i missed a few races but that's enough for now.
So what did you think? Any sound too familiar? Any you liked?
Thanks for your time. \V/

 

Hi Tom, thanks for the reply. I'm not really sure how i came up with the crystalights. It probably came up when i was working on a city made entirely of crystal call "Prism" I also needed i climax for the end of my first book, so i thought i would have my characters fight i bunch of crystalights (have fun guys!) My elves look pretty much like Tolkien's. *blush* One group live in the far north under the icy Aurora mountains. They are known as the "Azearian elves" they operate on a money-less system and are very religious. The "Elves of the Spire Republic" live in a land of stone spires that reach thousands of feet off the ground. They build their cities on top of these spires and have a close pact with the gryphons. The last group live in the far south. I don't know much about them but their basically pirates.

The dwarves in my world stand around four feet tall and do NOT grow beards. Why not? The dwarves are farmers, butchers, lumberjacks, miners, and everything else. They produce 70% of the world's food and don't want beards to get in their way. (i really just wanted to be different :redface: )

The centaurs live among the dark "Iron wood" trees. They are great metal workers, and grow to be around nine feet tall. They are also great warriors. Oh, and they grow their hair out long.

So there's a bit more about my fantasy races.
Tell me if you have any more thoughts. Thanks!

 

One does not simply kill a crystalight.

Nah, just kidding. There are a few ways to take down one of these guys. 1. Catch them in a metal net and throw them into a volcano. 2. A druid can kill them with a blast of energy. 3. Someone armed with an ax made of Shleen. (Shleen is a magic metal in my world. It can cut through almost anything.) 4. Set up a pit fall, and throw boulders at them when there in the pit. There are probably a few more ways, but at the moment they elude me. Any ideas?

 

I am open to suggestions.

 

Any ideas on a new name for the Loogus?

 

All though's are great Mindfire, thanks!

 

Thanks for all the thoughts guys. I am using your opinions to better my fantasy races and i just wanted to say thanks for all the posts.

P.S. Any names for the fire breathers are welcome.