Originally Posted by Vitani
My dislike for the smaller races stems from the fact I didn't see a single compelling character that was either a dwarf, gnome or halfling in any RPG. And after 30 years of consuming media where they all are a monotonous sea of jolly drunks or, worse, comic reliefs, I just can't see them any differently.
WotR has some nice dwarf and gnome companions. They are here no because they needed a comic relief or for some cliché, but as real characters with interesting motivations.