Real talk is that it's literally not worth it to program.
Short races are harder to build a scene around and are less popular than full sized ones.
Most players just tend not to play short races much.
Well short races are there, so I expect representation. And don't say it's not worth to programm just because you don't like it. They have to be programmed anyway for the player.
Theres a big difference from a player model and programming a companion or origin character.
I'm sure there's a statistic spreadsheet out there showing Beast was by far the least popular Dos2 origin.
Its a numbers game, and the numbers don't work
I don't know who Beast is and frankly, I don't care. Dwarves, gnomes and halflings are a stable in DnD and as such there is no reason to not include them in party composition. People already answered here because of your very subjective statement and told you , that they like smaller races included. 🤷
There is a reason, its all about opportunity cost.
Beast is the dwarf orgin from dos2 far and away the least popular iirc.
Larian doesn't make these choices for the lols. They have data on all this that shows them what's most popular.
And when you are spending thousands upon thousands of dollars to make one companion you want it to be popular.
