Amid all the intrigue, there's a pleasant catch: Dorian will only kiss a man. He'll only be with a man. He'll only marry a man.
When he was younger, Dorian was forced to undergo conversion therapy (called "blood magic" in the game) by his father. But as it is in real life, the torture did not change Dorian's sexuality.
Instead, it motivated Dorian to fight against the discrimination that befell him.In addition to being the rare gay man in a mainstream video game, Dorian is also one of the even rarer gay men of color.