Greetings!
I usually run my Thandor campaigns with a strong historical, Sword & Sorcery flavour, with heavy doses of war, violence, slavery, bloodshed, and tyranny. Lots of "Problematic" elements and "Toxic Masculinity". *Laughing*
However, I also like to add in sprinkles of hope and goodness. Beautiful Nymphs, Happy Faeries, and Noble Unicorns, for example. Such creatures occasionally befriend the Player Characters, embrace romances, serve as inspiring mentors or friends, or also as righteous and trustworthy patrons for the Player Characters, as well as various NPC's. The Players enjoy the respite and encouragement that not everything is out to eat them, or scheming to betray them for a sack of 30 silver. Such creatures also are woven into the campaign environment, serving as a kind of "living lighthouse" or other examples of righteousness, Goodness, benevolence, and beauty, that are worthy to protect from the tides of darkness and evil.
How do you feature such creatures in your own campaigns? Are they popular with your Players?
Semper Fidelis,
SHARK