I'd prefer no voice, period! Two voices for each gender is just too few. They work if you're playing as a good natured human or (half-)elf character, but with any other race, they feel off. NWN 1 and 2 had a decent array of voice sets to choose from, and so did the previous two BG games, and Pillars of Eternity as a more recent example. It's personally a HUGE detriment when I can't reconcile my character with his or her voice
I really don't understand you comment about it being for human or half elf, and not the other races. Every race in the game has a voice so not sure how that is applied as a reason for the player not to just because they pick lets say Drow. You could have 4 or 5 different voice actors, with some of them providing an "evil" voice over as well.
I always imagine gnomes to have a higher pitched and fast paced voice, and orcs a low, resonant voice. Tieflings look like they have a sly, croaky voice. That's the thing with having a silent PC, you can decide what they sound like in your head. Taking that away by hiring a voice actor is a big blow to roleplaying and immersion
I always associated higher pitched and fast pace voices to Kender.
