They just need to be a race.
and all that's left are minotaurs and orcs...
When was the last time someone picked a non-human race as their main? I think it was still with Ment.
In this campaign, I might have had similar ideas if Revan hadn't decided to make them Araidians 2.0 with -20 to Defense and hyper-specialization. And it would be one thing if there were penalties to beauty or piety, but you'll have to compensate for the intelligence penalty from your starting Defense, one way or another. And if you want to have the option of choosing a belief, it will cost you a third of your starting points.