Friday, January 7, 2011

Common Sentient Beings of North America, Professor Hobbes


Human (Homo sapiens): Makes up the largest portion of civilization (73 %), humans are sometimes known as the children of the gods, and the Chosen are almost always of their number.
Centaur (Centauro chimerae): Are great cowboys and ranchers, often live in rural communities. They feel uncomfortable in large crowds as well as traditional buildings, which are a little small for them.
Naga (Homo serpente chimerae): Most common in California and Louisiana, but uncommon anywhere in North America, the native snake people originated in Persia, Greece, and India. Some few Naga have cross-bred with the monstrous Medusae and share some of their abilities. A large group of Naga in the Durango contest that their presence is pre-Colonial. 
Faun (Homo capra chimerae): Common throughout Europe, fauns feel most comfortable surrounded by nature and often live in more isolated communities.
Cervine Satyr (Homo cervis chimerae): The Stag-men of North America have the head and legs of a deer and the body of a human. They have longstanding associations with native mysticism and like fauns prefer more isolated communities surrounded by nature.
Dwarf (Homo naenis): In this day and age, dwarves have emerged from their mountain homes to dwell in the heart of the urban skyscrapers. They are very clever with their hands and make great engineers and mechanics. Dwarves are sensitive to light and prefer nighttime hours.
Elf (Homo alfaris): Alfar, Tuatha, Seelie; whatever their name, the Good Neighbors have a long and complicated history with mankind. Elves often live in hidden pocket-dimensional neighborhoods called Raths, created by powerful enchanters.
Cobbler Elf (Cluricano vulgaris): Associated with baking cookies, shoemaking, housekeeping, and a myriad other menial tasks, the Cobbler elves are about two feet tall and are perfectionist craftsmen in whatever they do. Despite their name, they are more closely related to Leprechauns. Cobblers are sometimes called Gnomes.
Ent (Pedarbolis sapiens): Mystic tree-giants that quietly guard pristine forests.
Flower Fairy (Fada sapiens florisientes): Most of the Fair Folk that migrated to North America were the more gentle varieties, and the Little People are no exception. Flower Fairies are sometimes incorrectly identified as pixies, sprites, or other Little People.
Fugate (Homo sapiens ceruleanis): A people native to North America, the blue fugates of Kentucky have spread across the nation. Fugates are nearly identical to other humans with the exception of their skin and hair color. A family of fugates are prominent movie stars in a reality-tv show called ‘Smurfs’.
River Giant (Homo gigantes venis): These giants are smaller than their cousins (only around 12 feet tall), friendlier, and far more civilized, as well as being average sentient intelligence. River giants are associated with the city of Venice.
Halfling (Homo holbytis): A relatively new people, Halflings (also known as Hobbits) have spread widely throughout North America from their native England.
Leprechaun (Cluricano aureus): The People of Lugh from Ireland, also called Knockers, have a natural affinity for precious metals and gems, especially gold. They have had generations of practice in avoiding the Bigs, who have historically exploited them in mining operations, but are now coming out of obscurity. Leprechauns are much better looking than their gnomish cousins. In the modern era they are superb electronics engineers. 
Merpeople (Homo pisces chemerae): The Merpeople of North America have established communities in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. While Atlantis mer have their own powerful undersea kingdom, the Pacificus mer are divided into various disparate Clans.
Sasquatch (Homo pilosus): The legendary Big Foot, the Hairy Men are generally shy by nature and avoid all social situations like the plague. However, they are devoted to family and the few that become their friends. They are stereotyped as having bad, even violent tempers.