KneeTheCap: Good points, Namur & Delixe :)
Derailing this a bit, but do you think we'll ever be able to play as the warden again, or is Hawke the new poster boy of the franchise?
And does anyone have an idea what the *insert random curse word* happened to Alistair's face? I know that it's been few years since Origins, but still...I can understand Zevran, since they "updated" the elves altogether, but Alistair (and Teagan) baffles me..
I really doubt the warden will come back. Seems Bioware wants all player characters voice acted these days, so your warden would have to return with a new voice and its accompanying personality. Awkward! Also, your customized warden wouldn't carry over unless they used the same base models. I suspect Alistair looks like crap in DA2 because it's a new model (perhaps not even a unique one) with a poor likeness of the original.
Hmmm... I suppose they could get around that by bringing back the Warden as a golem, abomination, or darth vader like character. I think I'd prefer that he/ she just disappear.