ok background for the races brought to you by Matheryn
Hellians - Hellians are a warrior race derived from the primitive villages around lord blackthorns castle, stricken with constant attacks from all other races and monsters they grew to become a tough race of people. Not strong in population they turn to more mercenary classes such as gypsy traders or fall from grace and end up as bandits.
Anime - more of a comical relief for not so serious games or those that wish to portray there characters as superhero's in a game not really designed for such a thing
Elder - 10 years has passed within Ultima clearly people are going to get old so an elder race was bought out to signify those that have gotten old over time. This design is to show stature within the community, to show that even getting old does not mean you are feeble or weak but can still weild a sword or axe with the strongest of youth.
Juka - With the downfall of Blackthorn and the dissapearance of British and the new reapearance of the Elves other races have decided to colonise themselves into the solcial order of human civilisation one such group is the Juka, known to have aided Blackthorn on many campains now without a leading force they have let themselves be reduced to one of two fates - to mingle and cultervate themselves into society or revert back to there primitive barberic states of fudal wars with all other factions and races.
Meer - Untrusting of humans at first they kept away from society but with the decrease of there numbers and with the downfall of there enermies the juka the meer have decided to trust humans a little more and have had there ambassodors delegate with the human officials, some of the more dareing and trusting meer have even relocated to human civilisation where they find it safer than there underground caverns above castle blackthorn in illishnar.
Native Papuan - a small native village to the north in illishnar these native people live in primitive structures and plagues constantly by the swamp creatures and the undead sometimes weiry of humans these people have started to develop a small relationship with them, some of the more adventurous papuans have even decided to explore the human cities of Brittannia and colonise themselves in the more smaller townships.
Orcs - Being bred into a fudal aggressive and primitive race these monstrous humanoids have known only the destruction of all that is not them, but with there demise so many times over the years some of there more intellegent tactitions have decided to infiltrate human society with what is believe to be a more tamer sociable Orc, will this treachery go unnoticed till it is too late only time will tell.
Pirate - Originally based in Buccaneers Den the pirate society has broadened its horizons over the years of turmoil and has benifited them greatly now establishing themselves strongly in the port of cove battleing against the Brittanian Guard and also the Ferocious Orcs.
Undead - Once thought of as walking corpses bound to graveyards these unsavory characters are starting to infiltrate society as we know it. hearing a scream down a dark alley or seeing a trickle of blood under a closed door then your bound to know that the undead have been there, there numbers grow with every fallen and wont be happy till they have consumed the entire planet.
Vampire - More intellegent version of the undead these creatures of the night fear the daylight for obvious reasons so seeing one of these characters will be hard to do as night is there playground and have adapted quite well over the generations to it, they will be more prominant in fudal cities where the population is vast moreso for the greater amount of food sorce and lesser chance of being caught by the guards.
*These descriptions are recorded based on one mans interpretations of his travels and are in no way to be considered gospel but all accounts to date have been accuratly recorded and hold true* hope you enjoy