And they're right as rain for next playthrough. The only time I couldn't bear to see a character suffer was Miranda, and I consider that a character flaw.
She died in my most recent playthrough, and during her death scene I was pretty meh. I guess I just never warmed to the character. Which is surprising because usually sibling stories really get me. Guess it just felt forced with Miranda?
One good thing about DA, I've never really felt like they tried to manipulate my feelings the way ME does. Sometimes it feels like ME wants me to feel more sympathy for the female characters, which is weird... the game feels coded for straight male Shepard sometimes.