We want your opinion! What should we call non-magic humans in our upcoming modern fantasy series?
In the new modern fantasy series we are writing (Magic City Chronicles), the people who have developed the ability to use magic refer to themselves as Druw (a reference to their druid ancestors). We need a term to refer to “normal” or non-magic humans (I’ve heard that the term “Muggles” is apparently already taken by an obscure writer from the UK 😉
Please help us decide by casting your vote.
World-Building in the Magic City Chronicles
Every fantasy world needs its own language for the divide between those who wield magic and those who don’t. In the Ascending Mage series, the magical society has centuries of established terminology. But the Magic City Chronicles is set in a modern urban landscape where magic has only recently resurfaced\u2014and with it, a cultural clash between the magical Druw and everyone else.
The term Druw carries weight: it connects these modern mages to their druidic ancestry, grounding the magic system in Celtic and pre-Roman traditions that we’ve woven throughout the Aedynar universe. But what do the Druw call the non-magical majority? The answer matters because it reveals how the magical community views ordinary humans\u2014with respect, indifference, or something else entirely.
That’s where you come in. The name you help us choose will appear throughout the series, shaping how readers experience the tension between these two worlds. Every vote counts\u2014and yes, we actually used the winning term in the books.
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