Species Explainer

Intelligent life has evolved differently on Farce Earth. The Primary Species represent distinct political world-views. The Other Inhabitants exist within the four Kingdoms, and play a strong role in the ongoing War of the Worldviews.

Primary Species
The primary species represent four large demographic and political groups within the USA:

Dwarfs = Middle America

Elves = Liberal middle class

Trolls = Christian right & Tea Party

Orcs = Unionists

This insight, that US politics can be wedged into existing fantasy tropes was the idea that started the whole process off .

Other Inhabitants
The other inhabitants represent smaller minority groups, with varying political affiliations:

Elites = The 1% (Dwarfs, Elves, Trolls or Orcs all have Elites, but becoming Elite changes them into something else)

Halflings = independents and unaffiliated voters, both conscientious and apathetic

Nymphs = Celebrities and wannabes (they often start as other species are are magically transformed)

Paparasites = Paparazzi and the gossip-led media (a small but disproportionately influential group)

Forins = immigrants, particularly non-European immigrants, who may be Dwarfs, Elves, Trolls or Orcs

Forin-Freedomians = African Americans and Hispanic Americans, who may be Dwarfs, Elves, Trolls or Orcs

Fearies = terrorists and anyone who can be labeled a terrorist for political purposes

Giants = Corporations

The Knights of Li Bertar = Libertarians (both Left Libertarian Elves and Right Libertarian Dwarfs)

Wizards = Scientists

A Word on Race, Class and Other Stereotypes
The Primary Species represent political views not races, which is why the term Species has been employed, not Race which is commonly used in Fantasy novels. Race and Species are independent of each other. There are Freedomians, Forins and Forin-Freedomians, of all species: Species and race, while showing some patterns, are independent variables: just as there are conservative whites and liberal whites, conservative Hispanics and liberal Hispanics, conservative African-Americans and liberal African-Americans.

This of course works from the assumption that the majority "Freedomians" represent white America, and raises the question of their Forin Origin.

It also raises the question of skin colour. Perhaps Forins should be purple, with Elves a more reddish shade, and Dwarfs more blueish.