Atypical?

The Elves have just passed through the industrial revolution. They're now manning their borders with rifle wielding Redcoats and churning out magitech wargolems armed with fireball cannons and magic missile gatling guns. They're also getting into making Cyborgs.

They are good natured, polite, and helpful towards anyone who asks.

The Dwarves have passed a druidic ritual to become one with the mountains. They are now an entire race of mineral warriors in tune with their natural world who abstain from strong drink.

The kidnapped Princess was in fact not kidnapped at all, and has captured the BBEG and has been holding them for the proper authorities to arrive.

Have the villain eat live kittens. But he has to eat live kittens, otherwise he will die and his death will open a portal that an elder god will use to destroy the world.

Half the angels have allied with the Devils to fight against the Demons in the Blood War, half have allied with the Demons.

A group of Druids have figured out that sentient races making settlements is actually in their Nature to do, and supporting and encouraging them accordingly.

Half-Elves have finally manifested their parents' qualities more fully. They lose 1 Constitution, gain 1 Dexterity, gain an extra skill point every even level, and gain a free Trait at level 1. People now actually consider playing them.

All halflings are grim, humourless assassins feared throughout the lands, disguising themselves with long cloaks and using stilts to disguise their true natures as they stalk their prey.

The Order of Paladins includes Wizards, Swordsages, Sorcerers and Rogues all absolutely dedicated to the service of Good.

There are at least four "thieves guilds" in every city.
They compete. Violently.

Humans were a once proud and noble race, with an empire that covered the entire world, but are now slowly dwindling in the face of these new non-stereotypical events.