Master List of "Stock" Fantasy Races (And Creatures?)

[mbartelsm]

Chimera
Gargoyle
Gorgon
Mermaid/Siren/Merfolk
Incubus

 

[Glaurung]

Medusa
Wyrms
Selkies
"Fin-folk"/Sahaugin
Mummies
Minotaurs
Giant insects/spiders/scorpions
Kraken

 

[icebladeaskante]

I don't recall them coming up (my memory is bad)
Deities. Whether based on the old Earth myths or the author's very own.
Necromancers

 

[D. Gray Warrior]

Horse
Dragon
Wyvern
Griffon

 

[Saphirion]

Unicorns
Merfolk
Cats - normal and magical
Giants
Kraken
Talking animals (non-shifters) - Not a single race perhaps, but extremely common in fantasy.
Elemental spirits - clouds, fire, ect.
Pegasi

 

[psychotick]

Hi,

I'm just writing a work using ancient Greek gods etc. So first up Medusae is not a race - she's of the race called the gorgons.

And to add:
Furies
Fauns
gods and demi-gods.

Cheers, Greg.

 

[skip.knox]

This is an old thread, and there have been many contributions, as well as many duplications. I have compiled all, removed duplicates, alphabetized, and removed some that I judged not to be actual races (e.g., Assassin). Herewith, knowing full well the ToC of the D&D Monster Manual will have these and more:


Angels
Centaurs
Chimera
Cyclops
Demons
Dragons
Drakes
Dryads
Dwarves
Elemental spirits - clouds, fire, ect.
Elves
Ents/treemen/treefolk/spriggans
Fae (non-elf)
Faeries
Fauns
Furies
Gargoyle
Ghosts
Giants
Gnolls
Gnomes
Goblins
Golems
Gorgon
Gouls
Griffon
Gryphons
Halflings
Hermits
Hippogryph
Hobgoblins
Hydras
Imps
Incubus
Kami
Kitsune
Kobolds
Kraken
Lamia
Lich
Lizard folk
Medusa
Merfolk
Mind Flayers (Illithid)
Minotaurs
Mummies
Nomads
Nymphs
Ogres
Oni
Orcs
Pegasi
Pegasus
Pixies
Ratmen
Remoraz
Rothe
Sahaugin
Salamanders
Satyrs
Seers
Selkies
Skeletons
Sphynx
Sprites
Succubus
Sylphs
Talking animals (non-shifters) - Not a single race perhaps, but extremely common in fantasy.
Troglodytes
Trolls
Unicorns
Vampires
Warlocks
Water Weird
Werebeasts
Witches, wizards
Wyrms
Wyvern
Yeti
Zombies

 

[Shreddies]

I've noticed a severe lack of 'B's in this list, so here's some off the top of my head to fill that in:
Banshees
Boggarts
Bogeymen
Barghests
Basilisks
Bugbears
Beholders

There's also:
Wraiths
Revenants
Wights
Ghouls
Harpies
Hags (Might count as a witch though)
Djinni (might fall under elemental spirits)
Ifreet (Usually used as a type of Djinn, I think, but sometimes not)
Titans
Colossi (could count as golems)
Charybdis (or possibly Scylla)
Cerberus (and his two-headed sibling, Orthrus)
Hellhounds
Ettins
Jotuns
Valkyries (Not sure if that counts as a race or profession for semi-gods)
Puka
Slimes (can't forget the lowly slime, can we? Or Oozes, Jellies, etc.)
Dinosaurs!
Lilliputian (Possibly copyrighted)
Skinwalkers (Possibly an occupation, but I've read some authors that use them as monsters)
Krampus (I don't know if he counts though)
Formians
Fomorians (From Irish folklore)
Doppelgangers
Gorgons
Catoblepas
Cthulhu!
Criosphinx (A sphinx with a goat's head, I think)
Manticores
Cockatrice
Mimics
Naga
Will-O-Wisps
Striga
Roc
Couatl
Vodyanoi
Wargs

Then from Japan we have Youkai (also called Ayakashi or Mononoke), which include:
Tanuki (An actual animal, but used extensively as a fantastical creature in fantasy)
Kappa
Tengu
Umibozu
Tsuchinoko
Tsuchigumo (And Jorogumo. Spider monsters)
Bakeneko (Cat-thing)
Tsukumogami (household items that have come alive after existing for a hundred years. I think?)
Yukionna (Ice Woman)

And . . . that's all I got.

 

[JamieMaltman]

My son (who loves the game Smallworld) loved this list.

 

[Jjewells]

This list is so helpful! Thank you to all who've contributed to it.

 

[Wingnod]

Phoenix
Wyrms
Leviathan

I'm not sure how Phoenix was missed. It's a pretty popular creature.

 

[Cambra]

Imps, pixies?