This character is inspired by Durkon and Belkar. I'm sure they'd be furious.
The character is devoutly religious, of course. This will lead to a few "interesting" exchanges where he will try assert his god's dominance over the gods of those much larger than he and will probably end up beating the religion into them. Also expounds frequently about Asgard, Jormungandr, Valhalla, Jotenheim, Odin, Miklagaard, and Ragnarok. Especially Ragnarok. Good charisma. Ranks in Intimidate. Possibly accruing some followers.
He wields a Lucerne Hammer that is 7 feet tall, and he is 3. He insists that he be allowed to carry it with him wherever he goes. With violence.
He attempts to assert his power over other people, in spite of his small stature. He'll push his way through crowds, pick fights with people triple or quadruple his size.
Drinks entirely too much mead for a creature his size. Weighs 40 pounds, 6 of that beard. Sometimes mistaken for a dwarf toddler, because of the beard.
Doesn't wear armor, preferring to go in only a loincloth and his hair (you didn't think that halflings only had hairy toes, did you?). (Plus, he's a barbarian anyway, so his AC even with +5 armor would be about 17, before charge and shock trooper. So I can choose between -2 AC and - 21 AC? Awesome!)
Bit of backstory: Came to a church of Thor at a young age when his caravan passed by. Was left behind, and the church took him in. They thought he was 4 years old or so (he was 16), and when THAT fact came out, he endured a fair amount of ridicule from many of the faithful for about five years until he beefed up and kicked some ass. That was enough for them, and he's been a bona fide priest ever since. Thor appreciates the irony as much as anyone.
Dolgrim wasn't "left" per se, but actually was the one who did the leaving. He was sick of his family unit relying on trickery and running away. He felt that his clans ways were shameful, and he never grew out of the teenage defiance. He's been self-reliant and proud of it ever since.
Even though he's Chaotic, whenever he challenges someone to combat, he always does the whole "paladin challenge" thing.
"Stand and fight, you bastard!"
*Laughs histerically at short man with a hammer*
Of course, then the hits them with a cheap shot.
I could possibly play this character in either my 2.0 game where I'm a character (problem with that is that the group needs a wizard), or in the next upcoming 3.5 game that I can find.
EDIT: Ah crap, my browser crashed prior to this, and I was supposed to be posting this in When Inspiration Strikes.