[Original] New Dragon Age: Origins 'Darkspawn Chronicles' downloadable content screenshots have surfaced, showing what would have happened "if your character had died in the Joining ceremony, and the Grey Wardens marched under Alistair's command instead."

The theoretical "standalone adventure" is not a chipper affair, though you may well delight in becoming one of the Darkspawn to give those goody two-shoes Grey Wardens what for by commanding forces from weedy genlocks up to mighty ogres.

Darkspawn Chronicles is out today for PC and Xbox 360, priced at $5 (400 Microsoft Points, 500 BioWare Points). A PlayStation 3 release will follow at a later date.