I really enjoyed the dwarf noble start and liked the interaction between the main character and Gorim, his second.
Spoiler
Gorim is the second whether you are a male or female noble.
Spoiler
you are betrayed by your brother(s) and exiled to the Deep Roads while Gorim is exiled to the surface, never to return. His parting words are to "find him in Denerim.
It made me think that each class/race/sex could be assigned one "special" NPC possibly that is only available to that particular storyline. But it's not to be. Makes me wish for an RPG with the indepth dwarven story in it...lol.