Houyhnhnm fields of oats". The Houyhnhnms are rational, equine beings and are masters of the land, contrasting strongly with the Yahoos, savage humanoid creatures who are no better than beasts of burden, or livestock. Whereas the Yahoos represent all that is bad about humans, Houyhnhnms have a settled, calm, reliable and rational society. Gulliver much prefers the Houyhnhnms' company to the Yahoos', even though the latter are biologically closer to him. It is possible to interpret the Houyhnhnms in a number of different ways. One might possibly, for example, regard them as a veiled criticism by Swift of the British Empire's
The Complete Book of Humanoids TSR. Published in 1993, the editing was by Jon Pickens, black and white art by Doug Chaffee, and color art by Chaffee, Sam Rakeland, Thomas Baxa, and Clyde Caldwell. Rick Swan reviewed "The Complete Book of Humanoids" for "Dragon" magazine #205 (May 1994). Swan considered the book a "major shake-up in the "AD&D" rules," as the "Player's Handbook" only allowed players to choose from six player character races, while this book expands the number of race options by 20. He notes that the book imposes restrictions to maintain game balance: "PCs can't be undead, nor can they be monsters taller