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During these merry hours of postponing all the important stuff that I should be doing, I took my thoughts off-track and reflected on how stinkin' epic some fantasy creatures are. Krakens, trolls, orcs, you name it, there's plenty of awesome non-human/non-real animal creatures that make their appearances in our stories and RPs. Though, of course, everyone's gotta have a few that they prefer over the rest, no? So, let's hear it: what non-existing creature's your favorite, and why do you feel that way?
For me, it's either werewolves or dragons, although the former's slowly gaining the upper hand. Dragons've been my grind for the longest time, I think, but ironically the over-saturation of the type of dragons that I like (as in, I loved Spyro-like dragons for their anthropomorphic qualities, but now it seems like all dragons in media are that way, opposed to the savage monsters that they used to be) kinda made me lose interest in 'em.
What's always appealed to me, though, is how apex predator'y and free they look! Being able to run, fight, hunt and do all the stuff your average lion and wolf can do, but also mastering the arcane arts, and even flight! I do believe it's the certain OPness of dragons that makes them so cool, plus, since they're as non-real as it gets, there's a lot of variation and creative freedom surrounding them too, which is favorable for writers/artists like most of us as well!
As for werewolves, well, I dunno. I've always loved wolves, but the whole were- part only came later, after I was introduced to a children's book series in my country about a white werewolf boy and his shenanigans. I think the whole 'transformation' bit is what it makes these things so great; you don't have to be born a majestic ancient creature to be cool, you can just be a regular human during daytime and kick ass at night. Of course, there's a certain amount of angst surrounding lycanthropes that made them ever-so appealing for to edgy pre-teen Garn, and combined with the concept of being to transform into your favorite animal on steroids, it was an instant deal of the century. And, well, still sorta is- these days, I got my own 'species' of sci-fi not-werewolves that I happily deploy onto the RPing fields & future book series if given the chance. Guess it sticks to ya!
Well, that's enough babblin' from me: feel free to post your essays or solid "i love x because i love 'em"-comments down below, and who knows- you might even find a couple of people who share your passion for certain critters (which can even lead to sick-ass RPs, wink-wink?). Either way, hope ye good folks have a fantastic day/night/whatever, & stay swag, sinners!
During these merry hours of postponing all the important stuff that I should be doing, I took my thoughts off-track and reflected on how stinkin' epic some fantasy creatures are. Krakens, trolls, orcs, you name it, there's plenty of awesome non-human/non-real animal creatures that make their appearances in our stories and RPs. Though, of course, everyone's gotta have a few that they prefer over the rest, no? So, let's hear it: what non-existing creature's your favorite, and why do you feel that way?
For me, it's either werewolves or dragons, although the former's slowly gaining the upper hand. Dragons've been my grind for the longest time, I think, but ironically the over-saturation of the type of dragons that I like (as in, I loved Spyro-like dragons for their anthropomorphic qualities, but now it seems like all dragons in media are that way, opposed to the savage monsters that they used to be) kinda made me lose interest in 'em.
What's always appealed to me, though, is how apex predator'y and free they look! Being able to run, fight, hunt and do all the stuff your average lion and wolf can do, but also mastering the arcane arts, and even flight! I do believe it's the certain OPness of dragons that makes them so cool, plus, since they're as non-real as it gets, there's a lot of variation and creative freedom surrounding them too, which is favorable for writers/artists like most of us as well!
As for werewolves, well, I dunno. I've always loved wolves, but the whole were- part only came later, after I was introduced to a children's book series in my country about a white werewolf boy and his shenanigans. I think the whole 'transformation' bit is what it makes these things so great; you don't have to be born a majestic ancient creature to be cool, you can just be a regular human during daytime and kick ass at night. Of course, there's a certain amount of angst surrounding lycanthropes that made them ever-so appealing for to edgy pre-teen Garn, and combined with the concept of being to transform into your favorite animal on steroids, it was an instant deal of the century. And, well, still sorta is- these days, I got my own 'species' of sci-fi not-werewolves that I happily deploy onto the RPing fields & future book series if given the chance. Guess it sticks to ya!
Well, that's enough babblin' from me: feel free to post your essays or solid "i love x because i love 'em"-comments down below, and who knows- you might even find a couple of people who share your passion for certain critters (which can even lead to sick-ass RPs, wink-wink?). Either way, hope ye good folks have a fantastic day/night/whatever, & stay swag, sinners!
