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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 8572972" data-attributes="member: 7635">With opinions all over the board, I'll just lay my own 2cp.I don't think a race having a negative trait is bad. Dwarves are stubborn, elves are aloof, halflings are non-threatening, orcs are aggressive, and kender are curious. This is a part of their culture, not their biology. As such, it should be a guideline rather than a rule. Ergo, you can find easy going dwarves, empathetic elves, intimidating halflings, peaceable orcs and disinterested kender as options too, though the majority you meet would be closer to the former than the latter.Looping this around: if the kender are to be defined by their pockets and taunt ability, it either needs to be a cultural trait (and some kender don't handle and understand property rights) or magical (kenders have just enough residual chaos magic that sometimes weird things materialize in their pockets uncontrollably). Because kender being nonmagically good at taunts and stealing unattended objects is on par with all elves having proficiency with swords and bows or all dwarves in smithing or brewing. Its a cultural trait masquerading as a biological one.</blockquote>