Among the rules changes in the latest draft Secrets of sha-Arthan is the disentangling of race and class. I'll explain my rationale for doing this in another post late, either here or – more likely – on Grognardia itself. A consequence of this is that I'm more explicit now about the variety to be found among the nonhuman races of the True World. For example, not all Jalaka are spellcasters. Many of them are quite formidable warriors, as anyone who's ever faced off against one standing upright on his hindmost legs can tell you!
I'm off to Gamehole Con tomorrow. I'll try and post something more substantial about the current state of sha-Arthan after I return.