I'm making a pirate game for my group, I'm using hero system for the game despite its flaws because myself and several others are very familiar with it.

What I do need help with however is the world and setting itself. I've considered using the real world but I want to add fantasy races to the game (elves, orcs, lizard folk etc...) which made me consider putting it in a new or pre existing fantasy setting altogether.

Any ideas?