Thinking of things inherently always good was the hard part.

Merian: My biggest drawback to these is we already have storm giants and another aquatic race would not be as interesting
Str: 20, Dex: 22, Int: 23, Wis: 21, Con: 18, Cha: 22

Inh: Water breathing, beast call on water terrain, enhanced evasion in water.
Res: Poison, ice.
Vuln: Fire, Lightning.
Xp Pen: 450
Classes: Warrior, Mariner Rangers, Shamans, Transmuter,
Invoker (double water affinity points)
Other: Can't be orderly

Jade Elves: I always liked elven races and these exist already, and they could be tweaked to change them enough from the elves that already exist to be more melee oriented.
Str: 21, Dex: 24, Int: 21, Wis: 20, Con: 20, Cha: 24

Inh: Quiet movement, acute vision, forest blend, herbs (a very weak version of ranger herbs).
Res: Holy, charm.
Vuln: Iron, negative, disease.
Xp Pen: 500
Classes: Warrior, thief, Ranger (forest) Bard, shapeshifter, conjurer.
Other: I'd probably give them a bonus of some forms as bards, but that's just cause I like bards too much.


Gold Draconians: Cause yeah, somebody has to suggest draconians- and maybe it could lead to a gold tower reopening.
Str: 23, Dex: 23, Int: 22, Wis: 21, Con: 23, Cha: 19

Inh: Lightning Blast on a long ticker. Inherent flight. Scaly hide defelction (dragonslayer edge should impact fighting them).
Res: Physical, lightning, fire (going to be a lot of maran anyway)
Vuln: Negative, Ice.
Xp Pen: 750 (to make them always fighting people higher up)
Classes: Warrior, Paladin, Shaman, Ranger (Cavern, mountain, desert)
Other notes: Enhanced hand to hand damage due to claws, maybe give them felar style in that respect. Give felar and arial style gear slots where appropriate.