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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9361678" data-attributes="member: 6801228">Didn't move on as much as you think LOL. And what you have described is mostly great, it makes sense and works with the things you have established. But, as I mentioned in the last post I made, there are levels of world-building. For example, it can make sense that a Tiefling from the kingdom ruled by Iuz might be treated hostilely by neighboring countries, because they are at war... it can also make sense that considering they would be normal people, with normal jobs, that border towns could also know non-military Tieflings who simply traveled from their homes, and thus they wouldn't freak out as much. Depending on how your setting went, a goblin walking down the street in the local kingdom might be a terrifying sight... but if a peace treaty was made to stop the slaughter (not saying it was, saying IF it was) then a delegation of Goblins might show up occasionally, and after 20 years... people haven't forgotten, but the sight might only cause concern, not a full-blown panic. After all, it isn't the first time it has happened, it may well be the 40th time, and people won't react with fear to something that is known to happen.But, notice, we RARELY discuss a horrible lethal war between humans and dwarves leading to them causing a panic. We rarely justify Elven people being accepted because they send Royal Knights to guard the throne. The default for those races is "of course people won't freak out, they know these people are on the side of good". And yes, we can make the argument that Tieflings, Orcs and Goblins have traditionally been foes, and thus the default of evil is expected. And that is fine... but it also isn't true for Tabaxi, Tortle or Dragonborn. Literally in the this thread, the original incarnation of Dragonborn were dedicated soldiers of Bahamut the God of Good. Yet they are also defaulted into being treated with fear and suspicion... because they look less human, they are more unusual. And that is the point where it starts feel less like tradition where these initial baseline expectations some from.</blockquote>

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