Dragon age Origins: Miora Amell; Shapeshifting Arcane Warrior. Miora is my Canon warden, and tried very hard to do what was right during the blight; curing the dalish, trying to save the circle, though irving was killed during the boss fight, and sometimes she messed up (ex. Conner) but as time went on, she began to realize that doing what was best isn't always what is considered "right" and by the time she made it to Orzamar she was pragmatic enough to place Behlen on the throne, but she still did away with the Anvil of the Void. She romanced Alistair, though that came to an end at the landsmeet when she spared Loghain. All in all, Miora went through an insane amount of stuff, but still kept her grip on right and wrong. She is anti chantry, though not exactly anti-circle and is very anti blood magic.

 

Dragon Age 2: Zephyra Hawke; blood and force mage. Zephyra is a snarky, brash and ruthless revolutionary. She is a survivor and will do what she must to keep herself and those around her safe. She openly despises both the circle and the chantry, and dislikes both Meredith and Orsino. Meredith  for being a paranoid bigot and Orsino for barely protecting those under his care. Still, when the time comes, she sides with the mages and runs off with Anders once the fighting is done. During her time in Kirkwall, she became good friends with Varric and Isabella, had a pretty intense rivalry with Avilene and hated Sebatian's guts. She and Fenris developed a respect for each other, born from many a drunken conversation/argument at his manor. As for Merril, she found her fairly annoying to be around and thought that her inability to see reason when it come to that maker- cursed mirror was infuriating.

 

Dragon Age Inquisition: Calista Levallan; elven blood mage. Calista is a far more cavalier than both Miora and Zephyra, though she has strong feelings when it comes to to three things: mage rights, elf rights and magisters. She also doesn't really care for the noble classes and revels in their discomfort when they have to adress her as an equal instead of some inferior sub-species. She likes flaunting her wealth, mostly in the form of elegant robes and special runes for her staff. Calista also has a soft heart beneath all the snark and sarcasm. I see her possibly getting romantically entangled with either Varric (if he is available)  or this Iron Bull person, but as more info comes out, that could be subject to change.

 I prefer a city elf because I feel like there is more room to play around with backstory. For example, my "Canon" inquisitor is a city elf with dalish blood on her mother's side ( or she will be if bioware doesn't force you to be dalish.) and was raised with a certian level of elvish pride that could cause trouble in a city setting. What can I say, I like conflict.