First ref of my OC, Samhat. He is the first of a few characters I've made for a world where the Monster Hunter world has more races, some of which are antrho forms of the various monsters. However, the monsters still exist like in the standard games as well.

It was based on the idea that Wyverians are descended from the dragons and monsters of old, and kind of look like and basically function as elves, so now Sam here and other characters like him are a more focused deviation from the wyverian line.

In short, I've described this world idea as a hybrid of MH and D&D, where all races share a common ancestry. Palicoes are also included in this layout, and kind of work like dwarves and halflings.
Wyverians are more or less elves, and the other monster people are unique races that allow for a more open ended world.

If it comes down to it, breeding i guess would be like pokemon, and the children are the same line as the mother
The palicoes are treated as equals, like they are in MH, and most are happy to be more assistants, though some are braver and become full fledged hunters.

And obviously the rest of the structure is the same, cooks, laborers, researchers, etc

This is by no means a fully fleshed out idea, and I'm still making tweaks as I go, but this is more or less a guide into what I came up with for all the related characters I'll post here.

Artwork done by the fantastic  simonaquarius