Guild Wars 2

It’s either a bug or an oversight but his dialogue is http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Tarkad even when you are playing a sylvari (and possibly other non norn races, have not checked).

The reason I say that is because he references the hunt which is your tutorial mission but only if you are a norn.

Thurhalla an npc in sigfasts stead also seems to have the same thing going on, speaking like she knows you presumably from the norn personal quest.