The variant races are quite interesting.
For example, Jungle Gnomes live mostly in along rivers, or in floating boat-towns.
They are good at climbing, swimming, making boats and using ropes.
Or Desert elves. The live as nomads or merchants in large animal caravans.
They prefer the scimitar and are less frail than their woodland cousins. Most of them have some skill with animals.
“She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella.”
― Hogfather