Dungeon Siege 3 - Six Things You Didn't Know

 Actually, you'll probably know most of these but USA Today has a piece titled Six things you didn't know about Dungeon Siege III.   Producer Nathan Davis provides the answers.

Power of ancestry. When you start a new game, you can choose to play as one of the descendants of The Farmer, the hero of the first Dungeon Siege. There are a number of nods to the original game throughout Dungeon Siege III, including the opportunity to adventure in a memorial built in honor of the player's character in the first game.