BioWare Blog: Dragon Age: Journeys Q&A

I presume it's EA producer Ethan Levy who penned the latest entry on the BioWare blog, as it answers some fan-submitted questions about Dragon Age: Journeys while also providing some screenshots of the Flash-based RPG in action.
Q: (Is it true you can get in-game items for playing Dragon Age Journeys?)

A: This is one of the things I am most excited about, and I'm pretty sure that you will be too. By completing certain accomplishments in Journeys, you can unlock 3 items for use when you purchase a copy of Dragon Age: Origins for the PC, Xbox 360 or PS3. By playing DAJ while signed in with your EA account, these items will automatically be added to your inventory in DA:O when you sign in with that same account. These entitlements work across all three platforms.

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Q: (Do we create our own characters, or recruit them through the story? If it's the latter, how many different characters are there to recruit?)

A: You do both. Just like in Origins, you begin your adventure by creating a character, choosing between 3 races and 3 character classes. As the story progresses you will also recruit up to 6 companion characters. You can bring 2 companion characters with you as you fight the darkspawn in the Deep Roads. 3 of these companion characters can be recruited in Chapter 1.
Hopefully the items we'll be earning have more in-game use than the chicken suit I netted for Fable II.