Seijaku_Ishida
Make a race then.
I have several races, the main ones I am working on are what I call Acherians and Va'larians. I'll use these as examples.
Acherians have sort of tribal markings on their skin, their eyes glow faintly(not noticable in daylight). Their legends say they used to have wings, but their god was angered and took them away. They are cruel and superior-minded, yet have a love for sculpture and artistry.
The Va'larians are a dark-skinned race with dark hair and light eyes that have no pupils. They are a sea-faring, warrior-like race with no written language of their own.
See? Not that hard to create a race. You just have to think of their appearance, culture, general mindset, etc.
Kewl.
3nodding I think making up the culture and history of a people is just as fun--if not more so--as making up a new race entirely.
One of my human cultures is very loosely based on Mongol nomads. In the Mongol culture, women could be warriors just like the men, and so it is in my culture. The people are called Kehri nomads, and are divided into twelve clans according to the animals of the zodiac (each animal has a year like the Chinese zodiac). Each clan tends to specialize in a certain area: the Horse tribe raises horses, and the Bull tribe raises cattle. The Dragon, Wolf, Hawk, and Leopard tribes tend to be the most war-like, but also raise herd animals. The Carp and the Swan tribe have semi-permanent holdings near a mountain range, and are farmers during the spring and summer. The Owl tribe is the smallest and most mystical tribe, and trains healers, magic users, and scribes. The Fox tribe tends to be mercantile, and the Starling tribe is made up of outcasts and miscreants. The Gazelle tribe raises herd animals and farms. Each tribe is also divided into North, South, East, and Western sects.
And that's just how the people are divided.
3nodding