Having never heard of the books or games before this show I won't comment on the plot or characters. What I will say is why has Hollywood still not learned to do Scottish accents right??? He may have been a smaller part but the dwarf with the awful overdone fake Scottish accent almost ruined the whole show for me. As a Scot myself I love when someone can do a good accent but too often it's butchered and used as a gimmick which is infuriating. Hire an actual Scottish actor, they do exist.