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post Jan 17 2010, 05:07 PM
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Of all the variant Metatypes, I think the Hobgoblin (the middle-eastern Ork variant) is the only one that really bugs me, for two reasons: One, the middle-eastern/central asian ork metavariant is known for being aggressive and vindictive. Unfortunate Implications much? And two, the name "hobgoblin" isn't even arabic. While I can accept the name as being used by westerners, I doubt actual arabic speakers would use the term. A more appropriate term would've been the new Zoroastrian term "Daeva", which refers to supernatural entities with disagreeable attributes, which just about fits the same concept.

Meanwhile, the giant metavariant of trolls fit the middle-east nicely enough, as would a variant of Elves based on the Peri from Persian mythology.
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