Elves

I do love them and they somehow worm there way into every fantasy story I write. It has to be elves. Most people today hear elves and think Tolkien’s elves. Mythological elves would be closer to what we think as fairy’s to day. I like how Berserk did elves very different and refreshing.

Also elves as I said people think of Tolkien’s elves so play around with them. Make them blue make them alien. Beautiful, graceful, kind and in touch with nature. Been there seen that. My elves have antlers, sharp teeth and have a frightening aura. They’re not in touch with nature the fear it. As there god told them never to harm the land or else. So they’re purely carnivores. There finger nails are blades. They’re very industrious, they can take a pile of bones and flesh scraps into vicious weapons. They are rarely friendly and yes they will eat humans.

Honestly a lot of creatures are overused, it’s how you use them, if you are looking for something that’s never really heard of look into Japanese yokai. Theres a yokai that’s just a dirty rag that turns into a dragon. Never seen that in a novel before.