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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 3892836" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>Okay accepting that humans are Homo Sapiens and that most demi-humans are himinids this is easy to reconstruct</p><p></p><p>We already know that Homo Sapiens lived alongside both Neanderthals (Orcs), Homo Erectus and Homo Floresiensis (the 'hobbit' found in Indonesia - a dwarfed homo erectus population) which gives us four base species to work with.</p><p></p><p>It is suggested that Homo Erectus were descended from Australopithecus and not directly ancestral to Humans (the first Human ancestor being Homo Habilis) thus explaining why some humanoids don't produce viable half-breeds. On that basis I'd see Paranthropus as ancestral to Dwarfs</p><p></p><p>We can add in Gigantipethicus as the progenitor of Ogres and Hill Giants</p><p>The other giant species arising due to the effects of elemental magic - exactly how that mechanism works I'm not sure</p><p></p><p>and in my own indulgence have Goblins evolve from Amphibians (swampdwellers) and I'd go as far to to evolve elfs from Proto-avian saurians (possibly <a href="http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/imagenes_sumeranu/reptiles13_06.jpg" target="_blank">Troodon</a>) </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I once defined magic as a fundamental force which maintained the speration (and link) between dimensions/planes. This places the planes within the natural limits of your 'science' and allows for extreme 'magical' divergent evolution. The same theory posits that what were called gods and Fey were in fact the inhabitants of other dimensions who have had historic contact with humanoids.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Personally I'd rule that the Mass extinction did not occur and that many monsters are evolved from earlier saurian and therapsid ancestors. Griffons, Gorgons, Manticore and many other beasts work well as Therapsids. </p><p></p><p>Dragons themselves are evolved pelycosaurs who started off as 3 mt long creatures with a double sail on there backs. SOmehow they migrated to another dimension suffused with magic and were able to grow to massive size, develop sentience and the back sails developed into wings</p><p></p><p>(The progenitor species of Dragons was also ancestral to Griffons and Manticores)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 3892836, member: 1125"] Okay accepting that humans are Homo Sapiens and that most demi-humans are himinids this is easy to reconstruct We already know that Homo Sapiens lived alongside both Neanderthals (Orcs), Homo Erectus and Homo Floresiensis (the 'hobbit' found in Indonesia - a dwarfed homo erectus population) which gives us four base species to work with. It is suggested that Homo Erectus were descended from Australopithecus and not directly ancestral to Humans (the first Human ancestor being Homo Habilis) thus explaining why some humanoids don't produce viable half-breeds. On that basis I'd see Paranthropus as ancestral to Dwarfs We can add in Gigantipethicus as the progenitor of Ogres and Hill Giants The other giant species arising due to the effects of elemental magic - exactly how that mechanism works I'm not sure and in my own indulgence have Goblins evolve from Amphibians (swampdwellers) and I'd go as far to to evolve elfs from Proto-avian saurians (possibly [URL=http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/imagenes_sumeranu/reptiles13_06.jpg]Troodon[/URL]) I once defined magic as a fundamental force which maintained the speration (and link) between dimensions/planes. This places the planes within the natural limits of your 'science' and allows for extreme 'magical' divergent evolution. The same theory posits that what were called gods and Fey were in fact the inhabitants of other dimensions who have had historic contact with humanoids. Personally I'd rule that the Mass extinction did not occur and that many monsters are evolved from earlier saurian and therapsid ancestors. Griffons, Gorgons, Manticore and many other beasts work well as Therapsids. Dragons themselves are evolved pelycosaurs who started off as 3 mt long creatures with a double sail on there backs. SOmehow they migrated to another dimension suffused with magic and were able to grow to massive size, develop sentience and the back sails developed into wings (The progenitor species of Dragons was also ancestral to Griffons and Manticores) [/QUOTE]
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