>>719239348
Personally, I just really like the convenient way racial intermixing works in some fantasies. In Dungeon Meshi for example, elves, dwarves, tallmen, ogres, and halffoots (halfFEET!) are all considered humans in various parts of the world, but in more culturally isolated places, only tallmen are considered human. It's one of the more unique takes on fantasy breeding, in that most of the civilized fantasy races have common ancestors between themselves down the line. Less mysticism involved, basically.

Actually, now that I think about it, Dungeon Meshi largely avoids having religion and gods taking active roles in the setting. Closest you have is the Demon, but that's more of a multidimensional entity accidentally getting trapped in their reality than an actual demon or god.