I don't know what I'm doing wrong that I can't come up with elves that are different from humans, important to history, etc., without making them extinct, dying out, monstrous, or changed beyond recognition. What should I do?
I don't know what I'm doing wrong that I've been stuck with this for over three years. I REALLY want elves in my world as the dominant race, but many of my ideas have elves that can be replaced by humans (mountain, frost, desert) without major changes, dying out, unable to thrive (e.g., dying after childbirth, iron allergy), or changed to the point where they can't be called elves (biologically adapted to deserts, plant people). I don't know what to do. I know I've asked this before, but I'm just desperate