(Interestingly, while mages speak with the prim and proper BioWare British Accent made famous in Knights of the Old Republic, dwarves all speak American/Canadian English there's no evidence of a British accent or Scottish brogue in sight.)īeraht then storms off, reminding you that you have more dirty work to do before the day is done. Beraht's potentially not-family-friendly scheme is to marry her off into a noble family to give birth to an heir, elevating her, you, and 'Uncle' Beraht to noble status. You begin your adventure being harangued by the local dwarf slumlord Beraht, who has recruited you to do his dirty work while he 'encourages' your kindhearted sister Rica to catch the eye of a dwarf noble.
And your character is at the very bottom of the barrel, a 'casteless' character marked with a brand on his or her face that tells the world that you're the most common of commoners. According to the introductory cinematic sequence for this origin, the dwarves have a rigid caste system that forbids dwarves of lower classes to mingle with highfalutin nobles.
By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot'sĮven though the tall, stony architecture of Orzammar looks impressive in some places, the life of a dwarf commoner isn't pretty.
