You'll be able to choose between male, female, child... and with each of those you'll have several choices like hair color etc. There won't be any classes - you eventually become whatever you want by choosing skills while you play.
At least, that's what I've remembered from the interviews I've read so far. Maybe some of the fan sites have all the information from those interviews gathered together somewhere...
(Oh, exclude my own Divinity fansite - You won't find anything on Beyond Divinity on it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> )
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