My first ever win was with a hurthling monk who used nothing but thrown rocks and his bare fists until he got The Twins.
Candle is nice, but trolls have good regen anyway so I'd probably prefer Cup as otherwise learning spells will be somewhat difficult before you really can go town with the mining.
Drakelings are generally considered to be the overall best race, but I, at least, have them tied with trolls for that position.
Suddenly a stream of acid pours down from the ceiling! The cute dog is horribly mutilated by the acidic fluids! The cute dog dies!