I explained this in another thread if I recall but I would love to see this occurring in game:
Gnome: I want to be a Druid because I was raised in Darnassus!
Night elf: No.
Gnome: Why not?
Night Elf: Your kind is not allowed to learn our ways.
So, in 2e AD&D halflings cannot be Paladins due to race/class restrictions. In the 2e video game Baldur’s Gate 2 Mazzy wants to be a paladin but she can’t because literally racism.
I would love to see that night elf from the priest order hall be told no when she tried to become a paladin. But no! We now have at least 2 confirmed night elf paladins. So player characters when?