How many factions are there?

Shevriel, you are absolutely right. The more, the better, as long as it doesn't compromise abilities, skills, and appearance. After all, you'll agree that it's much more interesting to see variety than to constantly look at the same creatures.

The add-on added 70 new creatures. And they have already become "the same creatures." Well, ten more races will be added, we'll play for a month, and these races will become as boring as the current eight. And then what? Should we make ten more races just because someone is tired of looking at the same creatures? No, we don't need more races. The most popular and well-known ones have already been chosen. Four evil and four good, and at the same time, they are not just made up but well-designed and balanced by the developers. And all these fan-made races are initially incomplete because the eight original races have not only a set of creatures but also their own ideology, so to speak, their place in Ashan. And these simply represent what players would like to add to the game, but in my opinion, the developers know better what should be in the game and what shouldn't.