Pathfinder character concept; is this a neat character idea

[Digitalfruitz]

Toby Surefoot--> Toby is a peculiar paladins say the least, eing an orc paladin of Chaldira Zuzaristan. Toby was abandoned in a small farming town after an unsuccessful orc raid. The townsfolk weren't exactly sure what to do with him. He was eventually adopted by an elderly cleric of Chaldira who lived in the village. Toby's adopted mother never told her son he was adopted. Due to Toby's subpar intellegence and wisdom he has never realized that he is not a halfling. After his adopted mom passed away Toby decided to become an adventurer and spread the word of Chaldira.

Ability scores-->
STR 18
DEX 10
CON 14
INT 8
WIS 8
CHA 14

[Mystral]

Toby Surefoot--> Toby is a peculiar paladins say the least, eing an orc paladin of Chaldira Zuzaristan. Toby was abandoned in a small farming town after an unsuccessful orc raid. The townsfolk weren't exactly sure what to do with him. He was eventually adopted by an elderly cleric of Chaldira who lived in the village. Toby's adopted mother never told her son he was adopted. Due to Toby's subpar intellegence and wisdom he has never realized that he is not a halfling. After his adopted mom passed away Toby decided to become an adventurer and spread the word of Chaldira.

Ability scores-->
STR 18
DEX 10
CON 14
INT 8
WIS 8
CHA 14
I think you overestimate the effect of Int 8 and Wis 8. Many people seem to equate those with extraordinary stupidity, but it's only a -1 compared to an average human. Maybe a little slow-witted and unreasonable... Not enough that he doesn't understand he's not a real Halfling. He can view himself as one, though.

Someone worshipping a member of a different race's pantheon is nothing too unusual, especially with an adoption back story. There was even such a character in baldurs gate, an elf who worshipped (and even became the cleric of) a gnome god because she was adopted by a kindly gnome.

Problems develop on the mechanical side, though. You should be fine for a while with serviceable charisma, but once you reach spell casting levels.. you just won't be able to cast, thanks to the low wisdom. You don't have that much strength, either, and

[Stewzors]

Works well enough, however 8 int & wis is more than enough to realise that you arent like the other people you are around.

You might not know exactly what you are if you never learnt/were taught about other races but you'd know you weren't the same as your friends & "family".

Is it possible the cleric could have disguised you in some way so you even looked halfling and nobody other than them knew the truth?

[Geddy2112]

I like it!

Seconding that 8 wis and 8 int are by no means stupid or foolish, and your character would have to have those stats in the 1-3's to think they were a halfling. Certainly nobody would think your character is smart, but they remember what they need to know to get by. They are not lacking in common sense, but they likely fail to stop and consider the options/consequences of actions before acting.

Although it is not official, there are some good descriptions of ability scores and what they would mean in lay terms here (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/basics-ability-scores/ability-scores). It provides examples of all the ability scores from 0 to 30+, and the kinds of creatures with that kind of ability.

Also, 10 is the average for humans. 8-12 is going to be a fairly normal range of people you interact with on a day to day basis. Once you start getting into 7 or lower, or 13 or higher, then it becomes a bit more noticeable. At 6- or 14+ it becomes quite obvious that this person is notably above average in a certain ability score, with 18 pushing the limits of natural human potential.