Fantasy worldbuilding tip #137: most of the time, the word you’re looking for is “wild”, not “feral”. Though the term may be used in other ways when referring to individual animals, when referring to a whole species, “feral” specifically means a group of creatures which are born wild, but are descended from domesticated stock. Thus, if you call a fantasy species that you invented “feral”, you’re necessarily implying that there exists a domesticated version of whatever it is.
This may in fact be what you intend, but best be explicit if you do!
I have absolutely used the term “Feral Undead” before.
Whether a zombie bound to a necromancer’s will can correctly be described as “domesticated” is absolutely a question that people get in fights over in settings where such things exist.
(via hungryklaxon)
