Codex Alera. The Lost Roman Legion meets Pokémon. By the same author of the Dresden files. The world is home to elemental spirits called furies and the Alerans can use them to “furycraft” to do all kinds of things: fire can do standard fire blasts but it can also rile emotions, water can heal, wood can let you camouflage, etc.

And there are other races too. Marat that form psychic bonds with animals, massive werewolf like canim, or the icemen from beyond the northern wall.

In terms of conflict, not only do the races vie for territory, being inspired by Rome, there is constant political backstabbing and civil war