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I highly suspect that many stories of "other" humanoids throughout history, have been groupings of people who congregated together after being
"cast out" from regular society. Like this Bassou.
Dwarves are.....well dwarves for example. Children cast out to of the village, or farm community. Who ended up living together for safety.
Because the traits tend to be genetic, and the people in the area have a high concentration of a particular trait where starts to show up more.
Eventually the whole population is related too closely, and the trait starts showing up more. Cousins of cousins of cousins of cousins marrying over
and over and over again.
Changeling fairy stories being porphyria or progeria.
Jumping to hybrids and such should not be your FIRST stop on the thought train.
[edit on 2009/3/18 by Aeons]
[edit on 2009/3/18 by Aeons]