I started this before the last few days got really stressful.. decided to finish colouring it to relax a little before I try to work on other things..
I just can't seem to find an alternate design I like for these sprites, so... for now, I think I will keep them the same. I decided to try and make a more detailed reference for how I imagine them (since i draw them quite simply), so maybe alternate designs that match up to their traits will come to me eventually if need be..
Each sprite type is a little different, because they tend to live in very different areas and evolve accordingly, so while nature sprites may have sticky pads on their hands and feet to aid in climbing, a water sprite will have webbed fingers and toes for swimming, and a fire sprite may have hardened pads on their feet to help them tolerate walking in hot sands/ground.
I'll probably do references for the other types later.