Being shut away inside Candlekeep, how could the PC be any type of ranger? For that matter, how could he be a druid, thief, priest of any god besides Oghma, Deneir, Gond and Mili (these being the only gods with a priesthood inside Candlekeep), etc, etc?
Sometimes you've got to sacrifice realsim for freedom of choice .
I don't know .. I don't come from a D/D background, nor was I raised in a small-town type environment, but my Dad particularly was raised in the country. People don't give secluded areas enough credit -- there's plenty to learn and do, so I could foresee explanations for the majority of the ktis. Candlekeep's occupants were very well learned and knowledgable, so who knows who could've taught the PC different classes of fighting. Plus, Candlekeep was surrounded by woodland, so I could see them following a druid/ranger path.
I get the same reaction from folks who feel the PC is sexually naive b/c they were raised in a secluded environment (as it applies to the romances) -- trust me, for a honry teenager there's plenty sex to be had, even in places like Candlekeep.
No Southern having-it-off-with-your-cousin jokes, please.