Alt-itis There's eight classes! And any of them can be either gender! And there's like, ten sliders to determine your character's body type! And the hairstyle! Oh, so many hairstyles to choose from....
Fun fact: ignoring race & gender, there are 24 different two-class combinations you can choose. That's assuming a Rogue/Mage and a Mage/Rogue don't count as two.