Question #1: Gnome Hunters

DISCLAIMER: I'm well aware this is a video game by which Retcon and 'it didn't fit' or 'not enough resources/time/[reason]' is commonplace.

The subject of this particular Question of Logic™ is this: Why are there no Gnome Hunters?

Consider This:

• We have Dwarf Rogues.
• We have Undead Priests.

Expanding on said considerations:
Dwarf Rogues
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Let's look at what a Dwarf is, by race and lore. This is a creature, a humanoid known widely as a loud drunken bunch of earth moving and shaping ruffians, unaffected by deep earth heat or high mountain cold. This is a short stocky race known for it's ability to resist a hit that would fell a normal person, as well as the noise with which they handle most encounters. (Battle cries to Dwarven gods, intimidation and blood pumping war screams). This is a race known for it's dancing (when druink), bull headed resolve for a goal's completion, and impatience when an avenue for resolution is available.

Those are all unique wonderful qualities of a lore-rich and fascinating creature, regardless of how it came to be. (Native denizen, Curse of Flesh offspring of Earthen, or [Other™]). The fact is, none of those qualities are in line with what a Rogue is by nature, training, and necessity.

A Rogue is first and foremost, just that,... a rogue. They are, by design, solace loving, seperate and largely mysterious throughout their inception. They prefer to deal with situations alone and without outside variables(read: Others), handling morally ambiguous situations without arguing over the decision, and ultimately, surviving by whatever means necessary. They are elegant, accurate, vicious, and silent. Living in the shadows and being seen as an anomaly is not merely for convenience, but because of what makes a Rogue a rogue.

Put the two together, and I do not imagine a stocky Dwarf nimbly tip-toeing throughout the background, using small sharp weapons and generally subverting the nature (of Dwarves) of being loud and communal with that (of rogues) of being essentially Warcraft's 'loner' that exists in silence and shadows.

Too Long Didn't Read version: Every time I see a Dwarf Rogue, I think about Carrot Top as a Comedian. Sure, it's possible that it may work, and that sometimes rresults will not follow expectation ... but are you really going to take that gamble?

Undead Priests
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An Undead (Forsaken) character is an abomination of nature, from it's very 'rebirth'. Everything that is an Undead/Forsaken is abhorrant to the ground on which it resides, being in essence the antithesis of what Nature is the embodiment of: the cycle of Life, which ultimately ends in permanent death. In worlds beyond Warcraft, an Undead creation is the embodiment of darkness, usually having little to no memories of what made it more than merely an animated body, and usually is subservant to another. The majority of lore on Undead, in Warcraft and other sources, indicates that they are bent on revenge for their death, vicious to the point of madness(with nothing to lose), and with most Undead, a malignant tumor that only seems to grow as it kills(creating further Undeath).

A Priest is the embodiment of worship of the Light. Setting aside religion, a Priest in video games harbors a true understanding of what it means to oppose Darkness™, Evil™, and the Un-natural™. The Priest dedicates their life to serving the greater good, providing healing and purification of body and spirit, and sacrifice for the defenseless or weakened. All in all, a Priest is a set of (usually) very rigid principles on which the power of Light is granted, but only if followed with fervor and tenacity.

Both provide rich and colorful options for players to explore ways to interact with and change the World (of Warcraft). But, combining the two results in a contradiction even in the very name of the result. The embodiment of death and decay, serving the thing which (in Lore™) seeks to destroy and eradicate it? A bit far-fetched.

Too Long Didn't Read version: When I sit and ponder about an Undead Priest, I am quickly reminded of Dairy Queen's Burger menu. Sure, it may be an interesting idea,.. but if you're looking for a Burger, should you be going to a place that specializes in Ice Cream?

Wrapping it up ...
Blizzard ... if we have to accept the ridiculous notion of a Dwarf Rogue ... and the absurd combination that is an Undead Priest,... is it so far fetched that we have a Gnome Hunter? I for one, welcome the idea of a Gnome with Nuts, his faithful Squirrel with an insatiable blood lust for battle ...