Quick answers -
So yes, in our heads we want to include princes, but from the development point of view, the "influence network" that's being implemented between all the characters that are on board of the Raven is quite complex, and it almost doubles our work, so it remains to be seen if we have the time - right now it's on the list, but no promises made. We have maps of what all characters think about one another, how they will grow towards each other during the course of the game, how your decisions will affect them, what impact it will have on your gameplay etc... It really will be the first time that we worked out every single character so deeply so it's not just a question of changing a couple of lines to accomodate for the male/female option, instead it requires fleshing out a significant amount of different characters and linking them to all the other characters that are on board - read, it's a lot of work. But we'll try.