@.@ The 5% increase is a lot exaggerated (on my part...5% total sounds a bit better) but race specific merits in my mind should race specific. anything stats wise doesn't fit into race specific? esp since we technically already have a form of improving it....

Some cute quirky things each race can do would fit in more...(not to mention some races have abilities most people know nothing about.... Can you believe some members in my LS didn't know mithras can eat raw fish... and galkas raw meat.... never mind the hidden bonuses some foods provide depending on your race)

While on the subject of race specific things... we could always pull for RSE3 that way i can count the number of people having a heart attack due to me wearing gimped armor