Honestly, I've never gotten off Peragus as a guy so I can't really tell you how the game is that way. I always play as a female and honestly, I think its better that way. While Disciple is a rather bland character, its always fun to watch Atton get jealous of him! The whole Atris thing might work better as a man, but its still fine as a female. When I met Mastar Kavar, I got the feeling that there may have been an attraction there in the past, and I'm not the only one! Lots of people feel that way! I'm going to agree with some of the other repliers though,and say that this game should be played through more than once!Just pick whatever you want, you can always go back and play it again!