Questions tagged [races]
In Space Operas and other Sci-Fi that involves large numbers of Aliens, race can refer to different Alien species and/or sub-species. In Fantasy, race usually refers to whether a person is a Human or some other intelligent species like Elf, Hobbit, Goblin, or Dwarf.
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Which species dance in Tolkien's works?
I know I at least saw the Hobbits dance, but I'm not sure about the others. And if they do dance, what kind of dances do they do (if known, if there isn't much description, ok)? I'm asking about all ...
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What is the first instance of human-sized, bipedal intelligent rat-people?
Following a (now deleted) question on another site about Skaven in the Warhammer Fantasy setting and the issue of plagiarism, I've tried to work out when Games Workshop invented the Skaven, or if they ...
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What is the earliest instance of "Dark Elves" in modern Fantasy?
In many different modern fantasy settings, Dark Elves as a race share some common traits, and can be considered to be an archetype of sorts from which each setting adapt some features to better fit in ...
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Is there a reliable way to differentiate between a Vulcan and a Romulan? [duplicate]
In the universe of Star Trek, Vulcans and Romulans were one species as late as the fourth century CE, about two thousand years prior to the TNG era.
Is there a reliable or standard way to tell the ...
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Is racial interbreeding possible in Tamriel?
Is racial interbreeding possible in Tamriel? So, do / could half-race individuals exist?
I know that Bretons are considered to be Men-Mer hybrids, but this is something that has possibly happened ...
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Besetting failing of Tolkien races
In Do the dwarves grow weary of Middle-earth one answer suggests that Tolkiens races each have besetting failing that is characteristic for them - fear for men, greed for dwarfs.
What about elves and ...
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Is the name "Rohirrim" based on "Houyhnhnm"?
Houyhnhnm - Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Rohirrim - The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
I have been reading Jonathan Swift's excellent Gulliver's Travels, and one of the many strange ...
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What accounts for the Nox's apparent double ethical standard?
In S1E8, SG-1 meet the Nox, a race of pacifist eco-hippies (a term I use endearingly) who admonish humans for their violent relationship with the Goa'uld. They can resurrect the dead and build ...
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Are there differently coloured races of Man in Middle-Earth, and if so how are they explained?
There have been quite some questions about racism and Middle Earth, and whether or not Tolkien or his work were racist. My question abstracts away from the notion of racism, and focuses on race itself....
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What happened to the Menk and Valakians?
In the first season Enterprise episode Dear Doctor, the Enterprise encounter the Valakians, who it is discovered are a dying race. The more primitive Menk, who share a homeworld with the Valakians are ...
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Is there a well-established iconic amphibious fantasy race?
In fantasy, there are several well-established races, nations and factions, that spread across multiple universes. They share identical or very similar characteristics in every universe and are ...
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Was there ever a black Sith Lord in Star Wars canon or "Legends"?
Was there ever a black Sith Lord in Star Wars canon or "Legends"?
To be clear I mean black like:
Not like:
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How intelligent are Mini-Cons?
Question applies to the entirety of the Transformers universe. Where conflicts occur, the Aligned continuity is preferred.
Laserbeak, a mini-Con, has been described as a pet of Soundwave, a full-...
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Are there any Star Trek characters that are hybrids of non-human species?
Hybrids are fairly common in Star Trek: Spock is half Vulcan, Deanna Troi is half Betazoid, B’Elanna Torres is half Klingon and, just for good measure, Simon Tarses is ¼ Romulan.
However, in all of ...
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Are humans the only race in the Mandalorian ranks?
So recently I decided to create a Star Wars D&D campaign. It starts out with the group as Mandalorian bounty hunters. However, before I make this officially start, I need to know if I can use ...
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