I know, I started reading Tolkien to get away from lifes bores, but I think you explained it best. To get away from reality. My reality is a sucky dead-end job at Sears. I want to have an Indiana Jones type Lemur. Smart, maybe misconstrewed as boring, but when treasure calls, he whips into action. Maybe not really a high Intelligence bonus game-wise, but learn alot of history, dungeon traps, and monster populace, and all that stuff. I suppose you could eveen call him an \"expert treasure hunter\" (thank you Gandalf).