The Branded Female Fencer

Introduction to the World View Part 2 – Biology Edition

There are not only humans in this world, but also spirits, fairies, subraces, phantom beasts, warcraft, demons, etc. Nevertheless, their demarcation was determined by man at the centre, whose boundaries and perceptions vary from species to species.

For example, there are dogs, cats, horses, etc. in the Alphilis world that are the same as our world, but some animals are obviously bigger than that even if they have the same appearance. The humans call in it species that do not harm humans “phantom beasts,” and those who attack humans are to be called “warcraft”.

Of course, their behavior varies according to their living conditions, time, place, and circumstances, so there will be times when they do not attack humans even if they are perceived as warcraft, or even phantom beasts. That’s the same for subraces and fairies, but there’s almost no mistake in recognizing that only demons are obviously hostile to humans. Instead, demons confine themselves to humans, and in some situations even their peers kill each other fine.

But given that humans also wage war between nations, maybe it is we who look like “demons” to the beings we call “demons”.

○ Race

(1) Spirit

The Spirit is supposedly a grasping of an element, as can be seen in its magic type name. Based on the fundamental elemental thinking of this world, it is distinguished from fire, wind, earth, water, gold, light, darkness and indistinguishability.

It is assumed that each has a ruling spirit, typical of fire salamandels and water undines, but only rarely do they visualize. Spirits are also very varied per attribute, some of them are treated as “gods,” but their names and so on vary depending on the land, and chants may vary even in the same sorcery. Is this why, as a system of witchcraft, there are spiritual witchcraft that negotiates with the Spirit and tries to help, as well as physical witchcraft that manipulates elements directly. The former is often used by the faithful and the latter by those who pursue witchcraft as a form.

(2) Fairy

It is considered to be the use of the Spirit, etc., but it is one species that constitutes a clean ecosystem. Apparently some of them are actually spiritual species. Some species, such as fairies, are relatively friendly to humans, but nymphs and others are generally exclusive fairies. Goblins and elves are also widely regarded as a form of fairy, but fairies are often exposed to species close to palms in the world, and goblins and elves are often recognized as subraces.

(3) Subracial

It is a species that is represented by elves and is decidedly different from humans, while having an appearance close to humans. Taking elves as an example, they are assumed to have pointy ears and have a life span about three times that of humans. Also, on average, the physical strength is slightly inferior to that of a human being. They are a race that has sided with humans before, but are basically considered to be a race that remains neutral and lacks emotions, etc. There are also elves with brown skin colors, which humans named dark elves because of their appearance, but it is an annoying story if you try it on them, and there are many species among them.

In addition, some species are called beastmen, but these often have a human half-like appearance with dogs, cats, horses and humans that humans treat permanently as livestock. but they are a different species from those livestock that are clean, cat tribes and the like are names given by humans on their own, and they each originally have a different name. Humans tend to look down on themselves because they resemble their livestock and because they are not comfortable with productive behavior (no habit of plowing fields, etc.) or because of their belligerent character, but their physical abilities are considerably higher than those of humans and their life expectancy is slightly longer than that of humans. By the way, the structure of the body is more than that of a human being, and it is also possible to be bound to a human being and to leave offspring, just like an elf.

On the other hand, there are species that, I said, are part of the Goblins, the Orcs, and the Giants, many of whom take hostile action against humans. They are often cooperative with the Demon King, described later, and prefer to attack other races than themselves. Intelligence is even lower than that of the Beast Man and is very faithful to sleep appetite, appetite and lust, which are the three greatest desires.

(4) Phantom Beast/Warcraft

Although the appearance varies, some species exhibit the characteristics of multiple animals, like nues and griffins, due to the similarity in appearance to normal wolves like forest wolves and the fact that they are only different in size. Some species familiar to humans are Tenma and dragons. It should also be noted that some dragons, unlike flying dragons, solve human language, but it is commonly said that only a few exist.

(5) Demons

It generally refers to species hostile to everything but ourselves. Broadly speaking, goblins and oaks are also classified here, but unlike goblins and oaks, demons are generally highly intelligent and it is not uncommon for those who exercise witchcraft. Those who demonstrate outstanding abilities in it and have the ability to bring other races together are called “demon kings” and “great demon kings” and are the object of fear for all races, not just humans. It should be noted that some demons also have a very similar appearance to humans.