So. For a story, I need mythical creatures that are humanoid (as in, if you had no clue mythical creatures existed and you saw them walking down the street, you would think they were human). I already have werewolves and vampires.

Say what now?

Satyrs are my next suggestion.

Yeah, the problem is outside of Greek mythology I don’t know many humanoid creatures. I’d offer imps, but you might consider that a joke. :P

Okay, here’s the schpiel. It’s called a Shortfangled Humpfence. It is approximately five feet and seven inches tall. It has large, glowing golden eyes, and skin a shade of deep viridian. Its mating season is Tuesdays. It enjoys long walks on the beach, and prefers fastballs high in the strike zone.

I’m not sure if that’s a euphemism or not, but I’ll err on the side of innocence and tell you to drink some milk. And if it was a euphemism then what I just said sounds really bizarre.

They’re mostly indigenous to suburban Boston.

Players, actually. I mean, look at Manny Ramirez. Does that guy look human to you?

What kind of humanoid is the Pope? I’ve always wondered, myself. Is there a special type of humanoid that only rides in golf carts?

The Pope also rides in a Volkswagen. He is a regular human with an Irregular Hat. It is believed that Jesus gave him the hat right before he went off with the alien dudes and his pal Xena, who is apparently the Jesus Warrior Princess Goddess of Scientology.

I want to throw in a zombie, but the rotting flesh might be a giveaway…

Although, what if I had intelligent zombies that were just really, really bad at running fast? I mean, I’m having vampires (although my version will not be Meyerpires, which means they can go out in sunlight (but their powers are weakened), they have a flair for the dramatic, and they’re susceptible to wooden stakes and garlic), why not have something that eat brains? Although my vampires will, again, not be Meyerpires, so they won’t drink all their victims’ blood. So I dunno how I can have zombies without them killing people…

You don’t need to keep stating your vamps aren’t like Meyers. It’s unneccessarily defensive. I’ll just assume that Your Vampires Are Different.

How about Djinn/Genies? The classic kind, not your bottled three wishes fare. They’re beings made of fire (in the same way as humans are made of clay), and resemble humans. The wikipedia article on them can help get you started.

CB – planning on it. But I need other species, too.

Well, in Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods” there gods from all over the world doing what they do best, so it’s a distillate of win!

Yeah, and throw in Drow while we’re at it. I can’t stand either.

Selkies are the ones that change forms by removing/applying their skins and about which legends involving humans taking their skins to control and marry them are made, right?
Go for them, they’re awesome.

Succubi sound awesome. Go with them.

GOBLINS! How could I forget about them?! I’m definitely using them. And I’ll look over the other ideas, too… selkies sound good. They aren’t exactly shapeshifters or weresomethings, so it mixes it up a bit.

I still think you can’t go wrong with a Shortfangled Humpfence.

Hungry Hungry Spriggan.