discussing fantasy cultures & races

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Do you find yourself fascinated by the non-human cultures found in fantasy novels? Do you create your own races/worlds?

This community was designed for sharing thoughts on fantasy cultures and races. Please share your own creations -- tell about your races, humanoid or not; tell about your cultures; and give other creators feedback on their creatures. Feel free to discuss another author's creation, or mythological creatures like dragons and fae. This is not primarily a story-sharing community, but feel free to share that too. Naturally, all criticism must be constructive.

New Members:
Please introduce yourself thus: Name: Age: favorite fantasy author: favorite fantasy novel: favorite fantasy creature: ...and share a random something:	and please take a banner for your userinfo -- link it to this page. (click here for the easy codes) Hotlinking is okay!

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Want more? I've listed the other good sci-fi/fantasy communities with discriptions here (the number rates how active they are): addme_fantasy -- for meeting and friending other sci-fi/fantasy fans. (4) bookwyrmmes -- dedicated to reviews and recommendations of sci-fi/fantasy novels. (4) epicfantasy -- rant or ask a question about fantasy books. (4) fantasywithbite -- non-tolkeinish fantasy; including surrealism and alternate history. (4) sfandf_writers -- for writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror to talk about their craft. (4) fantasyfans -- discuss fantasy books, authors, etc. (3) enchanted_elms -- for discussion of fantasy, mythology, philosophy, and the paranormal. (2) fantasy_scifi -- for sharing fantasy and sci-fi artwork. (2) fantasywriters -- for sharing your own fantasy writing. (2) mermaid_lagoon -- for discussing mermaids. (2) worldmaking -- for roleplaying gamers or writers of fantasy to discuss the worlds they've created. (2) worldswithin -- about narrative magic, for people who feel possessed by their worlds, who feel they are real. (2) worldbuilding -- for writers of fantasy to discuss the worlds they've created. (1) mythicals -- discuss any kind of mythical creature. (1) elves -- to talk about anything elven. (1)

And some useful links (I'll be adding to this list): elements to consider when creating a fantasy world

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