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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mythusmage" data-source="post: 355701" data-attributes="member: 571">To add my bit to this conversation.On Dragon Earth (a work in progress) I decided that the following held true:There are four human races (in the biological sense), humans, dwarfs, elves, and orcs. Though dwarfs are really a separate species, its just that the matter is still under discussion in scientific circles.Goblins and halflings are advanced chimpanzees. (Officially, that is. Though it is becoming clearer that while halflings are descended from chimps, goblins are actually descended from modern day australopithicenes.)Kobolds are advanced rhesus macaques.Gnolls are advanced hamadryas baboons, while flind are advanced mandrills.Lizard men are advanced velociraptors. Though advanced velociraptors isn't quite accurate. Rather, they are advanced versions of what velociraptors might have evolved into if that asteroid hadn't slammed into the Earth 56mya.Finally (now that I remember 'em), ogres are descended from neanderthals.Which means half elves and half orcs are possible, but no half dwarfs. Productive mating with the other races is pretty much out of the question.Use as you see fit.</blockquote>