The Prime Races (Patreon)

Because I am sure people are going to ask, and I want to give more information in general and be more active here, this is a breakdown of the four prime races and their inspirations plus corrupted offshoots.

Human

Humans are classic and resilient.  They were known to build the largest cities and spread the most around the lands of Baskan.  They are inspired by humans from most other fantasy settings.  When corrupted, Humans become "Orcs", a highly strong and even more resilient creature with a lust for blood and power and exceptional cunning.

Elves

Elves are wild and unpredictable.  They came from the deep jungles and lived among tribes, though an entire subset has now grown up among more civilized cities and townships.  They have odd powers unseen by most other races due to their natural affinity to plant life.  They are inspired heavily by my OC Anu'aka with a few subsets closer to Night Elves, High Elves, and Drow.  When corrupted, Elves become "Delven", a mix of Draenei, Tieflings, and Succubi, who gain increased persuasion and charm.

Thikin

The Thikin are a short race of industrialists that rely on magic and steam to build wild machines, mostly for destruction.  They live in a harsh landscape with little farm land, in a volcano within the Fringe, and thus rely on other kingdoms to support them through heavy trade.  They are a mixture of Gnomes and Dwarves in design, thin and cute, but taller and slightly more robust, with fancy hair and mustaches.  When corrupted, Thikin become "Direkin", a small creature covered in stone like plates and lizard like features, tough to hurt yet incredibly agile, with heavy inspirations from Imp Midna and Goblins.

Skale

The Skale are a very large and brutal race of lizardmen that mostly live in the frozen northlands.  They mostly live in hunting villages, only converging at the old ruin of Springscale for meets and mingling, or to gather supplies to try and warm their cold blood.  Inspired by many other lizardmen throughout fantasy, with a bit of a viking bent.  When corrupted, they become Drakundr, a dragon like creature that generates heat and is nearly impossible to control, living only to pillage or slay.

That is it for the primes.  Would love opinions.