I started Asaleth, till I heard about the quests. I'm loving my ferocious Ferons, I sort of feel a feral bloodlust when I'm playing them (specially with that axe!). Still, I'll probably go back to Asaleth. I've always liked the 'normal' group, leading my mere mortals against the forces of darkness against all odds, pitching steel against magic (I played an MMORPG, in which my guild was made up of nothing but knights- our motto was, "Chabydis Super Venificus" (Steel over magic (I hope))).
I'd be happy if they remained vanilla-ish- perhaps quests that would add to training, or enriching your towns and villages (money seems such a human thing). Skip the magic for them- let them be the uderdogs.