Quote Originally Posted by KillianHawkeye View Post
What? Why?
I know it is silly, but it started because halflings and elves had dexterity bonuses, and neither race is known for having facial hair. And no self respecting dwarf would be a thief, so only a beardless dwarf would be one.
And the idea of an assassin having a beard grew out of the Star Trek joke that evil counterparts had facial hair.
This was actually a running joke in one of our campaigns. And yes, we were dorks.