IT was and remains incredibly disappointing that Larian had dozens of races to choose from, to represent all types and a varied spectrum of colourful characters... and they choose, for their five splash characters, to give us: Two and a half humans, one and a half elves, and a token Githyanki. It's a supremely disappointing initial cast, in that sense.
I would like to see a Goblin, a Bugbear, a Drow, a Beholder or Spectator, a Gnome and a Centaur as companions.