warrior hawke » information + canon
» hawke's class means that her brother, carver, died during their escape from lothering at the hand of an ogre. 
» bethany died during the expedition to the deep roads; she was poisoned by the taint with no anders in the party.
» marian is a two-handed vanguard, specialising in the berserker and reaver trees.
» her mother died at the hands of a mass murderer trying to bring his wife back to life.
» orana the ex-slave is requited as a servant in hawke's household, alongside bodahn, sandal and her dog, bee.
» merrill's clan survives, fenris stays, anders is pardoned, sebastian leaves, isabela returns and aveline marries donnic.
» she took part in the legacy quest, defeating the ancient darkspawn and siding with larius over the grey warden.
» she also travelled with tallis for the mark of the assassin quest, siding with the elf.
» siding with the mages at the end of the game, hawke is forced to flee for her life once the final battle is over.

mage hawke » information + canon
» hawke's class means that her sister, bethany, died during their escape from lothering at the hand of an ogre. 
» carver was not taken on the deep roads trip, leaving him to join the templars instead.
» marian is a elemental creationist, with specialisations in force magic and spirit healing.
» her mother died at the hands of a mass murderer trying to bring his wife back to life.
» orana the ex-slave is requited as a servant in hawke's household, alongside bodahn, sandal and her dog, bee.
» merrill's clan survives, fenris stays, anders is pardoned, sebastian leaves, isabela returns and aveline marries donnic.
» she took part in the legacy quest, defeating the ancient darkspawn with her brother, siding with the wardens.
» she also travelled with tallis for the mark of the assassin quest, siding with the elf.
» siding with the mages at the end of the game, hawke is forced to flee for her life once the final battle is over.