Have you considered Half-Elf? You could put a 14 in str, dex, and con and have 5 points left over to put into int, wis, and cha. You could put your racial adjustment in strength and have Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 10.
At 4th level drop your point into Int(if I am not mistaken...