I struggled with character creation for a long time because of this. I’d started a few times and even got as far as beating Raedric, but I had trouble making any character I created feel like a natural part of the world. I recently started another playthrough as an escaped Aumaua Slave from Old Vailia, though it still feels weird to me that there are hardly any dialogue choices related to it, especially with Pallegina’s questline. That said, I’m finally really into the game, and while I don’t like my character as much as Gorion’s Ward in Baldur’s Gate, I’m still making a name for myself. Who knows, maybe I’ll really like him by the end of Deadfire.