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No Humans in My World!
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No Humans in My World!

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Dec 18, 2024
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One of my greatest gripes in almost any fantasy world is the concept that humans exist as the “default”. One of my biggest realisations, years ago, was that almost every race could be defined by finishing the sentence: “They’re humans, but…”

  • They’re humans but their legs are a fish tail.

  • They’re humans but they have the head of a bull.

  • They’re humans but t…

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