100% an Aarakocra or Kenku. I will be inconsolable if there are no avian races available - either one is fine. I just need an avian race in a CRPG already, damnit. Kenku especially are my favourite race - if they can't make 'em playable due to the mimicry restriction, at least having one as a party member would be reasonable.
Otherwise, dragonborn and kobolds are pretty great. I just sincerely hope we aren't given only PHB races to work with. Sick to death of the Tolkien dwarves, elves, halflings, etc. at this point.
Aarakocra have nearly no chance of being in the game because of their ability to fly which would break any video game. Kenku have are probably too much work for such an unimportant race that doesn't belong to the Baldurs Gate.
I would prefer to have fewer races but the choice of race should matter in dialogue instead of having 20 races that have of effect on story or dialogue.
