Dragon Age: Origins to Have Six Main Characters

The role playing game genre is a very popular one, as a lot of developers put a great amount of effort into creating the story of such games, trying to keep players motivated in order to finish them. While a lot of these stories are very similar, taking a young male through a rite of passage while he saves his village/country/world, some developers do try to bring some innovations.

Such is the case with BioWare and its upcoming Dragon Age: Origins game, which will feature not one, or two but six main characters that will have their own intricate stories to play through. Although the game was recently postponed, so that the studio would have enough time to finish all of the three versions, for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, it seems that things are going well and new details about the six main characters have been posted on the game's official website.

Here are the details on each of these new characters, as found on Kotaku:

"Dalish Elf 

As one of the last "true elves," you were content to spend your life wandering with your clan...until a chance encounter with a relic of your people's past threatens to tear you away from everything you've known.

City Elf 

You have always lived under the heavy thumb of your human overlords, but when a local lord claiming his "privilege" with the bride shatters your wedding day, the simmering racial tensions explode in a rain of vengeance.

Dwarf Commoner 

Born casteless in a land where rank is everything, bound as the lackey and thug of a local crime lord, you have spent your life invisible...until chance thrusts you into the spotlight, where you can finally prove whether you will be defined by your actions or your birth.

Dwarf Noble 

The favored child of the dwarven king, you proudly take up your first military command...only to learn that the deadly intrigues of dwarven politics pose an even greater danger than that faced on the battlefield.

Mage 

Gifted with a power considered a dangerous curse by most, you have spent most of your life secluded in the remote tower of the Circle of Magi to be trained and watched closely by the dreaded templars. Now your final test is upon you — succeed and prove your strength, fail and you will perish.

Human Noble