
Could be Asian type(eg i have seen asian monk type art). AND dwarves. AND pirates.
Edit: Some asked for more fantasy elements, like centaurs. That would be interesting. Also add to that my suggestion for sphinxes(Egyptean and Greek type ones though there are some Persian/Babylonian themed that look visually interesting), harpyes, medusas/nagas.
Also dwarves dont look ugly by default. Its an artist's choice that makes it so or not. There could be dwarves drawn that could look appealing, see the hobbit movie trilogy for details as example. If anything, an Asian faction could be drawn considerably ugly as well btw. Also look at index of high elves champions, there are some uglies there too, though Elves is regarded as a race of refinement and beauty.My bet's on a Water based theme
Pirate-like, Mermaid types and Sea Monsters factions.
Be an awesome opportunity to introduce conditional or faction specific auras... but that's a different topic
ok, cause I couldn't help myself:
aura: Magical Fairy Water-Breathing Sea Mist
Allows the use of *Deep Sea* creatures on this team
Can we also have Gunpowder Units too?
I even have my own idea of a Hero
Name: Legionnaire (Think maybe a mix of a Classical French Foreign Legionnaire with some Persian Embroidery or something)
Class: Attack
Rarity: Epic or Legendary
Element: Force or Void
A1: Attack 1 Enemy, Never activates Counter Attack and Ignores Shields, Will Crit if Enemy Hero has a Debuff or has a Counter Attack Buff
A2: Attack 1 Enemy, Ignores 25% DEF and 15% Chance to Crit (Upgrade to 3 Ascension for additional 30% Chance to Crit)
A3: Self Buff's 25% Attack but Self Debuff's 25% DEF and gives an Extra Turn to himself
Passive: Missing Health percentage gives set amount of Crit Damage.
So the idea here is someone who can take advantage of Debuffed Enemies and also be a good strong counter against Defense Heroes who rely on Counter Attacks.