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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zarithar" data-source="post: 4021509" data-attributes="member: 59488">The "points of light" are for the most part human settlements anyway (or human dominated). As for me, I prefer fantasy settings such as GRMM's A Song of Ice and Fire series (Westeros) to the settings where magic and supernatural beings are commonplace. In my opinion, when the magical and exotic is rare, that alone adds far more mystery and excitement.Using the Westeros setting for example, the chapters concerning Dany and the dragons are truly interesting, because we KNOW that these may well be the *only* dragons in existence. Likewise portraying the giants beyond The Wall as a dying, semi-mythical race makes it much more interesting when they finally do make an appearance in the series. As for the humans... there is plenty of interesting content revolving around them.Humans in most fantasy settings are also generally the most capable of doing the greatest acts of either good or evil as well. Nine times out of ten there is a human wizard at the root of the latest orc invasion or what have you. Simply look at Salvatore's FR books... yes there are plenty of dragons, orcs, drow, etc.... but the most memorable villains are for the most part... human (Entreri, Akar Kessel, Dendybar the Mottled, etc)</blockquote>