If you've seen the trailer (edit: here's the link if you didn't see it on the front page), you should have noticed Hawke and a Warden in it. Mr. Laidlaw was able to say a couple things:

Mike Laidlaw ‏@Mike_Laidlaw
I talked to @AarynFlynn about whether I could answer -ONE- question of the evening/morning. Not -all-, but one. So here goes:

Mike Laidlaw ‏@Mike_Laidlaw
IF we were going to have one of your previous characters appear, we would absolutely give you a chance to change his or her look.

Mike Laidlaw ‏@Mike_Laidlaw
Oh man. Clearance to clarify one more thing. You ready for this?

Mike Laidlaw ‏@Mike_Laidlaw
1) That is Hawke.
2) That is -not- "The" warden. (As in, yours from DAO)