No, they are bland because of their personalities. I look forward to actually getting to know these characters, I'm sure there is a character in there behind the stereotypical fronting. Somewhere.
Being vanilla isn't a bad thing, unless your DM forces it. Just highlighting how an individual player's experiences alters their expectations.
I would definitely agree with this.
The group I used to play with (I haven't played D&D in about 3 years) were open to more unusual races but in terms of alignment and personalities, the GM could be pretty controlling. I tended to create Vanilla characters of my own volition but it was always aggravating when someone was asked to change their character when they dared to be more adventurous with it.
That and my lack of overall experience with D&D could be why I don't really mind that the characters are a bit bland, stereotypical or with questionable backstories. I still find them interesting enough to like them. Since we're also experiencing just Act One at this point I'm hoping that the characters will become more interesting as they develop throughout the story. I haven't played any of the DoS games yet so I'm not sure how Larian usually does with things like character development.
