I was planning to do a human female rogue first... a gorgeous, eccentric, spoiled noble brat with a fascination with magic who grows up during the game and falls for the older, wiser, equally eccentric elf... Oh, what could have been...
But! Now that she will not be romancing Solas and I don't have to worry about ticking him off, i actually do plan on making her... not so much evil, but pragmatic with a streak of ruthlessness. I actually could see her siding with the villain - assuming he/she is compelling and sympathetic enough. I actually hope this will be the case regardless - I think antagonists are a lot more interesting when you can see things from their side. I think the Architect is the only DA villain so far that achieved that for me. Or maybe Anders (who I've romanced and run off with twice), but I don't count him as a villain even if other players do.
I really don't think I can do a purely evil playthrough though - I just feel way too guilty and gross, even though it's all roleplay. I might make the darker grey of two decisions if I find it interesting and can justify it in some way, but that's about it.
But yes, I have decided to go ahead and play a female elf first for Solas. Even though I would like the game even without the romances, they are a unique feature that I enjoy a lot. And the thing about Solas is, based on what we know so far, he is exactly the type of character I'd hoped to see as a love interest ever since playing a game that had a love interest. Intelligent, introverted, mysterious, and a bit odd? Yes please. Bonus points for sexy voice (I may have a bit of a voice kink
). I guess I was more attached to the idea of him as a romance than I was to my original character concept. Or playing a human for that matter - I usually don't play elves, at least not until a later playthrough. But, no biggie - I played Origins at least half a dozen times (not counting the times I didn't finish) so I'll get to play a lot of different people, and experience a lot of different romances (four as a straight female! I'm still reeling! And I want to romance Dorian and Josie! Goodbye social life... what little of you I have...
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