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⌈ Secret Post #3395 ⌋

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Re: Writing question / mythology question

[(Anonymous)]

There's your standard trolls, ogres and hobgoblins, sometimes dwarves depending on setting/mythology. Land spirits and lesser demons/gods can work either, if you have a more powerful god controlling them. Animist mythologies lend well to things like that. Abrahamic mythologies give you angels, demons or djinni (see King Solomon and the Ring of Aandaleeb). Similiar to the animist thing about, a lot of lesser fae in Celtic mythologies can be fairly stupid, tough and malicious/mischievous, and can be used as labor by more powerful fae. Goblins work well for this. Elves/dwarves in more northern mythologies can serve the same purpose. Jotnar in Norse mythology are sometimes a possibility as well, but you really need to pick the right jotun. In Greek/Roman myths and I think Mesopotamian myths as well, monstrous servants and beasts of burden tend to be the demigod/titanic offspring of gods or their predecessor races. Sometimes also of planets and/or planes of existence. If you have a great semi-divine monstrous 'mother' and a lot of young, you can go with that, though you might trip over a bit into cosmic horror vibes. A couple of mythologies use the dead of various realms as armies (Odin and the einherjar), though using the dead as slave labour gives a strong evil necromancer vibe, depending on if you want that, and they're more usually armies than field labour.

A lot depends on the kind of tone and work you're going for, but I think land/nature spirits or fae would probably be your best bet for agriculture. They were a feature of Celtic, Japanese, GraecoRoman and a good few other mythologies. For industry and construction, dwarves, elves and goblins are the standard choices, though in Abrahamic mythologies Solomon had a lot of rumours about building temples by binding demons/djinn or being given the aid of angels. In Norse mythology, several jotnar helped build various parts of Asgard over the years, but they were usually contractors, often betrayed, and it all ended in tears before the end. For bodyguards/armies/monstrous guardians, the dead and the offspring of various gods/realms are the usual bets. For domestic service, there are quite a lot of domestic spirits across multiple mythologies, including hobs, domovoi and several other things.

If you want versatility, a general class of lesser spirits/fae/demons would probaby cover most sins, and you can have variance within the species to cover various types of jobs/stereotypes.

Re: Writing question / mythology question

[(Anonymous)]

This comment is a fucking goldmine! Thanks, I will be picking through this now. There are a few ideas I can use elsewhere as well. Top post, buddy!

Re: Writing question / mythology question

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

If you're trying to stay accurate to the mythologies you're pulling from, norse jotnar and dwarves wouldn't really fit the "dumb worker" type you described in the OP. Dwarves are very tricksy and clever, and the jotnar range from monsters to average joes to some of the highest deities. If you wanted to use something from Norse myth I'd suggest trolls. There's different kinds (rock trolls, mountain trolls, etc.)