Fluff is mutable and all that.

Personally, as the GM I'm rather bored with creating characters that act exactly like their classes. I don't often completely do a reversal, but I tend to make a strong character first, and then stat him up. Much more fun that way in my opinion.

Though, I did enjoy Dorgar, the highly intelligent Barbarian warchief, very cunning in battle, always a step ahead of any competition. And eternally ashamed that he never learned to read and went to great lengths so that his underlings and opponents never knew.