Hobbits are "... a little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded dwarves. Hobbits have no beards." "They are inclined to be fat in the stomach; they dress in bright colours (chiefly green and yellow); wear no shoes, because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads (which is curly); have long clever brown fingers, good-natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs (especially after dinner, which they have twice a day when they can get it)."
from The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Hobbits are a small and nimble folk, rustic in nature, living mainly in
the Shire and the lands around
Bree.
Classes
Rogue
When they have a mind not to be seen, Hobbits are among the stealthiest creatures in Middle-earth. Rogues slip into secret places unnoticed and prefer not to fight unless they have no choice.
Burglar
Many a wicked creature has found his ill-gotten treasures missing after an encounter with a Hobbit Burglar. Crafty and sly, Burglars are adept at fading into the background and their sharp eyes often spot weaknesses that others may miss.
Backstabber
While Burglars liberate the stolen treasures of the wicked, Backstabbers prey on good and evil alike. Attacking from darkness, Backstabbers overcome their surprised quarry with trickery, traps, and poison.
Dev Quotes
Hobbits and Fighting - Romanov - 12/02/2003
The Hobbits of MEO will indeed be dangerous fighters. This thread has done an excellent job of listing out the fights that the Hobbits in the books engaged in, and the MEO team has kept these very issues in mind while designing the classes. We're not ready to tell you all exactly what the Hobbit classes are going to be yet, but I can say that they will reflect the issues you've brought up. (
Thread)
Hobbit Adventurers - LOTRsChris - 08/16/2003
There were quite a few Hobbit adventurers. Even beyond the
likes of Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin. (The majority race of the
Fellowship was Hobbit when you think about it.)
The Tooks were looked upon quite strangely for their deeds, for example.
Quote:
The Took family was still, indeed, acceded a special respect, for it
remained both numerous and exceedingly wealthy, and was liable to
produce in every generation strong characters of peculiar habits and
even adventurous temperament.
We admit that there will be more adventuring Hobbits in the game than
mentioned in the book, but there were quite a few Hobbits that lived
extraordinary lives -- even if they were looked on by the others as
being a little odd.
All player characters of all races can be considered to be exceptional when you think about it.
pax,
-Chris (Thread)