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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Samloyal23" data-source="post: 8441812" data-attributes="member: 21432"><p>Races like these only seem "modern" because you do not have a cultural context to put them in. In my Last Lands setting Gnolls, Serpent Folk, and Giffs are the children of Egyptian gods dwelling in a city-state based on a blend of Egyptian, Arab, and Persian folklore. Giffs are not space mercenaries anymore, they are followers of the River Mother, Taweret, the hippopotamus goddess of the city-state of Shosnar. Gnolls were created by Anubis to be his followers. The serpentine Naja-Set serve their lord Set and reflect his darkness. Try making loxodons call back to Ganesha or the Biblical monster Behemoth. Have your Lion folk reflect the cultures of African tribes that revere them. Or, if you are Christian, have them reflect the majesty of Christ, like Aslan did in the Narnia tales. Build a cultural context that amplifies their unique traits.</p></blockquote><p></p>