Dragon Age - Preview @ Destructoid

Destructoid joined the throng at the recent BioWare Dragon Age event and their impressions are online.  This article is spoiler-ish - as is this quote, so be warned - but it's early material and I found it interesting stuff:

I've tried all classes, but I started out with an Elven Mage. Mages start their story locked away in the Circle of Magi, a place where all magic-wielders must be kept for the safety of the kingdom, due to their vast power and tendency to get possessed by demons. Prospective Mages must endure "The Harrowing," a test of skill that seems them entering a realm of magic called The Fade and fighting off a demon. Mages that won't or can't face The Harrowing have two other options: They can be killed, or they can become "Tranquil." Tranquils have been sapped of all magic power and emotion, basically turning them into Vulcans. 

After successfully completing my own Harrowing, a fellow Mage and friend confesses that he's been having a secret love affair with a Priestess. The only problem is that he's learned he is to be made Tranquil, which would remove all his feelings and end the relationship. Instead, he plans to escape and wants my help. Since the game is all about choices, I had the option to betray him, and since he was an annoying git, I took that choice and went blabbing to my superior. I was instructed to play along and help the Mage escape with his girlfriend, all as part of a ploy to entrap him. The fact that the game lets you reach such levels of duplicity immediately impressed me, and I spent this whole section giggling over just how badly I was going to screw these poor idiots over.