The purpose of the fantasy genre is to depict something new, intriguing, and fantastical. Using a concept that has been used again and again is antithetical to the fundamental point of the genre. There are an unlimited number of potential ideas for fictional races, and if anyone has the imagination to conceive of them it's you guys. Please, please don't compromise your project with rote fantasy elements lifted from a billion other sources, serving only to bore your audience to tears. We've seen all that before - wouldn't it be better to experience something truly fantastical and new? It's whole the point of writing fantasy!
