Archive for the 'Races & Nations' Category



The Rock People

Published on March 12, 2004

The Rock People are just that: made of stone. They move incredibly slowly, sometimes imperceptibly slowly to human eyes. But, they live for centuries. They care little for the affairs of the buzzing humans who dart around in such a rush. They take their time to do things, but once committed follow through. Much of […]


Seers

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The seers are all women. Only a few men. They are blind and led by their male ‘companions’. If a seer gives birth to a female child it is raised normally. If it is a male child, it is whisked away somewhere secret and not seen again til it is an adult. No one […]


Breaking stereotypes

Published on January 16, 2004

Just some thoughts and ideas about breaking typical stereotypes in this world for both fantasy writing, and for general societies:

Do there need to be two genders (more than one, only one)?
Who’s in charge? Everyone? No one? Only women, etc.
Hive minds?
What happens after death? Are spirits reachable? (by priests?)
How communicate? (Mental […]


Some of the races and nation-states

Published on January 14, 2004

There are many creatures and persons inhabiting Auri. Several races do and have existed in the past, forming a wide variety of nations and other organizations. Some of them are mentioned below:
The Keltori - A technological race, slightly above the standard in technology of other races (better metals, experimenting with explosive powders, not […]