He is a 1st level Dwarven Druid. We are going to be playing The Legacy of Fire AP using Pathfinder RPG rules. He has a 11 Int, 20 Wis, and 7 Cha. I don't know too much about the adventure path, besides the fact that it takes place in a desert area and gnolls are a common threat.
I'd really like to avoid playing the stereotypes associated with dwarves and druids; the gruff, grumpy ale spewing dwarf has been done to death, as has the hippy, tree-hugging weirdo druid who was raised by wolves.
OK, by those stats, he's smarter than average (but not by much), less charismatic than average (by a little more), and
very wise.
This PC reminds me of the main character described in Charlie Hunter's song, [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPLVVbS1tsQ"]"Desert Way"[/ame]...or perhaps Kwai Chang from the TV series, "Kung Fu."
The desert is his home and his love. He has found its stark beauty and extreme conditions to be enlightening beyond words. Perhaps, to that end, he has reworked himself to be more like the land he loves.
Possible things a PC like that might do:
1) Perhaps he keeps his hair short (like a buzz cut, including his beard), has only his beard & a ponytail, or has completely shaved off all of his hair to be more like the barren land and the stones found within it. This sets him apart from other dwarves...maybe even causes them to be somewhat repulsed by him.
2) He is silent like the desert...except when the storm comes. Perhaps, like the song, he carries a jagged stone in his mouth.
3) He is intense, like the heat of the summer in the desert. That focus from his eyes is unlike that even seen in other dwarves. Most can only bear looking into his face for a few seconds...
4) He practices ritual scarification, using the poisons of scorpions to make sure the flesh heals in ridges, the patterns forming dwarven runes...
5) He eats his food raw...and has a preference for insects and other arthropods.
