Mary Kirby wrote...
Commander Shepard is a much more specific character than Hawke is. Shepard is one very particular marine chosen to do a particularly challenging job. Hawke is somebody who goes from being a refugee to being important to Thedas history somehow. Defining who Hawke turns out to be and how that happens is sort of where the player comes in to the story.
While some people are using the pre-defined aspects of Hawke to jump to broader conclusions about the game, I don't think the big issue is whether we will have some control over the character or not, I think the issue is why the character has to be human. I'm not sure you guys can address that at this point without spoiling more of the game then you want to, though.
However, I'm guessing it has to do with the character having at least the option of ending up a very powerful public figure. And from what we've been told of Thedas, humans are the dominant group. Dwarves and elves have their own powerful leaders, but only within their communities, whereas pretty much all the kings and queens of Thedas seem to have been human. So if, as has been theorized, Hawke can end up on a throne, having that character dwarven or elvish would cause issues. Or at least issues that would require the game to account for the dwarven and elvish characters specifically, which would add significant additional development work that would only be seen by a portion of the players. It's also possible that for long-term story purposes Hawke has to be human to simplify options in future games.
Either way, I don't expect the "only human" thing will make much sense at least until we play the game.
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