Common
Name
|
Genus and
Species
|
Translation
|
Brownie
|
Demihomodimidulum morosus
|
Surly
half-halfling
|
Dwarf
|
Paulodudus robustus |
Stout little dude
|
Elf
|
Legolasium pauperis
|
Poor man's
Legolas
|
Gnome
|
Nanorum pilestultum |
Silly hat dwarf
|
Halfling
|
Homodimidulum peshirsutus |
Hairy-footed half-man
|
Leprechaun
|
Fortunatem crapulatus or
|
Lucky drunkard
|
Homodimidulum hirudosensorem |
Leech-riding halfling
|
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monstrous Taxonomy: Demi Humans
Yesterday I ran the Latin on the Goblinoids, so now we're stepping across the aisle to check out the scientific names of the demi humans. Unlike the goblinoids, demi-humans are made up of several genuses (genii? as much as I love to bastardize it, my Latin really sucks). I've added Brownies and leprechauns to the mix because EGG describes them both as halfling/pixie hybrids in the MM. As you will see, there is some disagreement about which genus leprechauns fall under.
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