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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 8293875" data-attributes="member: 20323">In addition to the redcaps, Nachtur goblins, hags, fomorians, and eladrin that we know and love, I would enjoy seeing the Feywild delve into elements from fairy tales less known to many gamers. <a href="https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/norway122.html" target="_blank">Tatterhood</a> from Norway would be a start, but I'd enjoy the Feywild reflecting the whole diversity of human cultures in the worlds of D&amp;D rather than sticking strictly to European parallels. Bring on the fey inspired by <a href="https://fairytalez.com/the-legend-of-gwashbrari-the-glacier-hearted-queen/" target="_blank">Gwâshbrâri the Glacier-Hearted Queen</a> (India), <a href="https://fairytalez.com/the-king-and-the-ju-ju-tree/" target="_blank">The King and the Ju Ju Tree</a> (Nigeria), and <a href="https://fairytalez.com/manabozho-the-mischief-maker/" target="_blank">Manabozho the Mischief Maker</a> (Anishinaabe).I think remixing and creating connections between fairy tale elements from diverse cultures – including those good old D&amp;D standbys – is a real design challenge, but also a worthy one. Not only for honoring diversity and such, but also for storytelling potential by finding the essential qualities of &quot;fey spirits&quot; that engage our interest &amp; speak to aspects of our humanity regardless of where we come from. I'd even say bring a folklorist who is also a gamer into the project (Dael Kingsmill cough <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MonarchsFactory" target="_blank">Dael Kingsmill</a>) to help search out those common threads/patterns and translate them into game-able material.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 8293875, member: 20323"] In addition to the redcaps, Nachtur goblins, hags, fomorians, and eladrin that we know and love, I would enjoy seeing the Feywild delve into elements from fairy tales less known to many gamers. [URL='https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/norway122.html']Tatterhood[/URL] from Norway would be a start, but I'd enjoy the Feywild reflecting the whole diversity of human cultures in the worlds of D&D rather than sticking strictly to European parallels. Bring on the fey inspired by [URL='https://fairytalez.com/the-legend-of-gwashbrari-the-glacier-hearted-queen/']Gwâshbrâri the Glacier-Hearted Queen[/URL] (India), [URL='https://fairytalez.com/the-king-and-the-ju-ju-tree/']The King and the Ju Ju Tree[/URL] (Nigeria), and [URL='https://fairytalez.com/manabozho-the-mischief-maker/']Manabozho the Mischief Maker[/URL] (Anishinaabe). I think remixing and creating connections between fairy tale elements from diverse cultures – including those good old D&D standbys – is a real design challenge, but also a worthy one. Not only for honoring diversity and such, but also for storytelling potential by finding the essential qualities of "fey spirits" that engage our interest & speak to aspects of our humanity regardless of where we come from. I'd even say bring a folklorist who is also a gamer into the project (Dael Kingsmill cough [URL='https://www.youtube.com/user/MonarchsFactory']Dael Kingsmill[/URL]) to help search out those common threads/patterns and translate them into game-able material. [/QUOTE]

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