I was thinking of how a dwarf champion could be fitting. Sure, he doesn't come from a noble caste, but couldn't he rise as a champion?
Or revel in his rudeness and courage and become a reaver?
Or maybe again the hatred of his kin for magic has lead him to become a templar?
Anyone did this speculations?
Gotta say, I find the Templar spec idiotic since it requires the Inquisitor to start taking lyrium.
I know, I know, I can just blow it away with almighty head-cannon, but without that I find it to be pretty idiotic.
Honestly, I can't really see any race but Qunari being two handed warrior (size, I guess). but then again, I can only see the PCs (race-wise) being certain classes, with Dwarf being dual wield rogues based on being from the carta. Human are more varied, and can be explained.
Just my two cents, but if you can explain why your character uses a two handed weapon, it fits for you.
Gotta say, I find the Templar spec idiotic since it requires the Inquisitor to start taking lyrium.
I know, I know, I can just blow it away with almighty head-cannon, but without that I find it to be pretty idiotic.
Not to mention that its main use is only in fighting demons. Anything else and its a pretty useless class in most situations.
I would say (Trespasser spoilers)
is more fitting.
Gotta say, I find the Templar spec idiotic since it requires the Inquisitor to start taking lyrium.
I know, I know, I can just blow it away with almighty head-cannon, but without that I find it to be pretty idiotic.
I wonder that due to Dwarves innate ability to resist the effects of magic and tolerance to lyrium more than any other race in Thedas, would a dwarven templar be more resistant to the side effects, or would that resistance mean they need to take more of it before they can use the skills?
Or would they even need to take it to learn those skills in the first place, since Cole mentions that they already feel much the same to him as Templars?
But you are right that becoming a Templar always seemed odd for the Inquisitor to pick. We know the side effects far in advance and it's extremely hypocritical if we help Cullen kick the habit, while we chose to begin chasing the dragon.
We also leave ourselves potentially vulnerable to any rogue Seekers like Corin, since their abilities can knacker Templars as well as Mages.
Templar Inquisitor seems rather ouf of context. But what I rant about, is the fact that dwarves in DAI are always born like thugs. There's no way in game to possibly redeem. It's all just headcannon.. Hence....the Dwarf, unless rogue, is OOC.
Now... to just summarize..
Human: You're noble. Lord Trevelyan. How can you possibily be other from Knight in shining armour? Possibly mage... For me... It's 1H.
Qunari: Basically imho the most versatile of all races. Since you're Vashot, you can be anything you want.
Dwarf: Look above.
Elf: Elves tend to be mages. Or Archers. This is due mainly to racial bonus. Some say they are the most lore-centric of all races. Others say it's just out of place and that the lack of elven knowledge is just frustrating.
So... Who except for Qunari is suitable for 2H fighting lore-wise?
Templar Inquisitor seems rather ouf of context. But what I rant about, is the fact that dwarves in DAI are always born like thugs. There's no way in game to possibly redeem. It's all just headcannon.. Hence....the Dwarf, unless rogue, is OOC.
Now... to just summarize..
Human: You're noble. Lord Trevelyan. How can you possibily be other from Knight in shining armour? Possibly mage... For me... It's 1H.
Qunari: Basically imho the most versatile of all races. Since you're Vashot, you can be anything you want.
Dwarf: Look above.
Elf: Elves tend to be mages. Or Archers. This is due mainly to racial bonus. Some say they are the most lore-centric of all races. Others say it's just out of place and that the lack of elven knowledge is just frustrating.
So... Who except for Qunari is suitable for 2H fighting lore-wise?
Human Noble Archers are very common in Lore, Sebastian? Nathaniel? So I find it makes perfect sense to be a human Archer.
Qunari-are very versatile, i agree.
Dwarves- Well, Carta don't just employ rogues though, Out of the 9 characters that are Carta,, 4 are warriors, Beraht (carta boss), Oskias (smuggler) Rhatigan (Carta Boss and 2 hander berserker) and Roggar (carta Thug) so it makes sense that either type of warrior is accepted, but warriors are in every rank of the Carta are warriors but bosses are more often warriors than Rogues, so a good backstory is being trained to be a boss.
Elves- Ariane, Feneral, Ilen, Paivel, Tamlen are all sword and shield Dalish, some are hunters and also use a bow, but their main weapon is sword and shield and are protectors of the clan. So makes perfect sense to be a Sword And Shield. Really surprised since Ariane and tamlen have been temporary companions.
So Dwarves make sense Lore Wise as being 2 handed, especially since Cadash is a major Carta Family. It could be you were earning your right or whatever, but it does make sense with lore that while a vast majority of Carta are Rogues, most carta bosses are warriors.. The only Rogue boss took over by being the right hand of a warrior boss, so it can make a pretty awesome lore appropriate story.
I'm pretty sure that the Champion trainer is a con artist and no real champion or noble either... so why not a champion? It's good to be a champion! 
Haven't you seen all the dwarf statues from DAO to DAI? Nearly always a 2H warrior. Plus battleaxes and mauls (hammers in general) are regular dwarf weapons even outside DA, going back to LotR.
Qunari seem an intuitive choice for 2H warriors due to their size, but the lore actually supports dwarves. Sten may have had a greatsword, but in DA2 (and the "Assassin" DLC) the qun seemed to use spears or dual-weapons at least as often. Even the Arishok had dual weapons- though it looked like dual 2H weapons, heh. Dwarf males are shorter but they're built like rocks, so they seem just as heavy as a human and a 2H weapon works very well aesthetically. Dwarf females were designed in DAI like female halflings rather than dwarves, so a 2H warrior DF might be less believable. In DAO the females were stockier so my 2H DF looked great.
1H for puny, tree-loving hippie elves. Real men (and dwarves) choose 2H.
2H Dwarf are such a cliche. The only way it could be more cliche is if the Dwarf has an axe.
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