The game has a total of five starting locations. You have 3 races to choose from and 3 main classes; rogue, mage, and worrior. All mages start in the tower, they can be human or elf and they learn about the fade. As for warrior and rogue. Elfs, choose between being a flat ear in the city, or dalish in the forest. Dwarfs, you choose you birth which determines if you live in the slums, or the nearby underground castle. Humans, all start in a castle with the same family. I think gog version of dragon age is more stable than Ea App. its unfortunate that the online servers no longer function for the game.