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[Knight of Dane]

Pretty!

But needs more f!Hawke..

[Xilizhra]

Abispa wrote...

Zathrian was a mage and he was not the only DA character to use magic to extend his life. Supposedly there was a time when ALL Elves were mages, so it isn't hard to believe that at least some my have used their magic to supernaturally extend their lives. Unless Bioware gives us concrete information to the contrary, I'm going to take the Dalish belief that Elves were once capable of living centuries unaided with the same grain of salt that I take conservative Christians who say that man originally lived centuries in the Old Testament.

Bioware confirmed, I believe, that elves who live away from humans for a long time begin to live longer.

[Knight of Dane]

Like that one guy who was taught by Wynne and became a dalish?

[StableZaner]

Does anyone know what dialogue is between Merrill and Hawke (fem or either) if Merrill is kidnapped in Act 3 and rescued and romanced?

[CuriousArtemis]

StableZaner wrote...

Does anyone know what dialogue is between Merrill and Hawke (fem or either) if Merrill is kidnapped in Act 3 and rescued and romanced?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the dialogue doesn't change whether you have romanced the Companion or not... *rubs chin*

[Knight of Dane]

No it doesn't, but it's still sweet.

[StableZaner]

Ah I see thank you

[Lazy Jer]

I'm convinced that the real reason the Daleish didn't want Merrill around is that she wasn't sullen or broody enough. Not only that, she was cheering up the entire clan so that they weren't sullen and broody enough.

[Megaton_Hope]

Is it just me, or was the resolution to her personal quest unnecessarily harsh?

[Malanu]

So I am back in DA:O and I am playing a Dailish warrior. I got to have Merrill in my party and she was different...

She was serious, intelligent, a good companion. What happened to the poor girl? Did using Blood Magic sap her cunning and guile? Is the mirror to blame for the 180 personality change? I liked Merrill in DA2 but now that I saw her in DA:O I feel... cheated! Origin's Merrill was a woman to rival Hawke I think. I liked the rambling ditz but I would have really liked the much more confident, wise Merrill.
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You can change your appearance to be an Elf in the Computer version?!? *grumble grumble grumble*

Modifié par Malanu, 21 février 2012 - 01:09 .

[Knight of Dane]

Malanu wrote...

So I am back in DA:O and I am playing a Dailish warrior. I got to have Merrill in my party and she was different...

She was serious, intelligent, a good companion. What happened to the poor girl? Did using Blood Magic sap her cunning and guile? Is the mirror to blame for the 180 personality change? I liked Merrill in DA2 but now that I saw her in DA:O I feel... cheated! Origin's Merrill was a woman to rival Hawke I think. I liked the rambling ditz but I would have really liked the much more confident, wise Merrill.

You see her in human lands in 2, in Origins she is among her own kind. When she's in her clan in 2 she acts just as she did in Origins.

[thats1evildude]

I don't really remember Merrill being "wise" and "confident" in DAO. I don't remember much of anything about her, aside from expressing concern over how pale the Warden looked and looking sad when the Warden left. She was just a stand-in for when the Dalish Warden needed an extra party member.

Malanu wrote...

You can change your appearance to be an Elf in the Computer version?!? *grumble grumble grumble*

Only with a mod.

Modifié par thats1evildude, 21 février 2012 - 09:25 .

[jlb524]

thats1evildude wrote...
I don't really remember Merrill being "wise" and "confident" in DAO. I don't remember much of anything about her, aside from expressing concern over how pale the Warden looked and looking sad when the Warden left. 

Yeah...she was just kinda...there.

Plus, she was among her people and really only interacted with a couple of them.

Megaton_Hope wrote...
Is it just me, or was the resolution to her personal quest unnecessarily harsh?

It was brutal!

But it was interesting and all that...I wish there was more interaction with her afterwards.

Modifié par jlb524, 22 février 2012 - 12:32 .

[TEWR]

Wow... 15 days without posting in the Merrill thread? That's.... just not right! Where has everyone gone?

Anyway, question for you folks, if you're still around the forums: The Dalish Elf Origin chapter of mine is going to be coming up soon in my Xanthos Aeducan fanfic where he leads the Wardens. While I enjoy Merrill's Merrilliness, I confess that I do not know how to make her appropriately Merrilly. You know, babbling and all. And it's due in part to having not played DAII for a long while.

Any tips?

[Knight of Dane]

Yes, replay the game

Or review the banter on Danaducy's channel on Youtube.

[Wulfram]

Merrill/Dialogue in the wiki could be good place to refresh your memory.

Some other observations about Merrill

She's self conscious, and she babbles out of embarrassment. Usually digging herself in deeper

She thinks differently from most people, in particular she's not really interested in things most people see as important. For example, when she goes to the Viscount's palace she doesn't really notice that it's an impressive building showing off the power of it's owner, but that there might be sparrows in the rafters.

This is perhaps why she has a tendency to miss the intent of what other people say. If you're not thinking on the same lines, then

She's actually quite sarcastic, even if she's not so good at picking on it up in others.

She's not above using her apparent ditziness to subtley mock people. Or to avoid questions she doesn't want to answer.

She's not put off by forbidding or scary initial impressions, and tends to assume they're people like everyone else underneath. Her reaction to the Qunari is to wonder if their horns itch, if they like sunshine and butterflies - and also apparently to note that they're rather attractive.

[Rorschachinstein]

Is Merrill aware Carver has a crush on her?

[Ravensword]

Rorschachinstein wrote...

Is Merrill aware Carver has a crush on her?

I didn't know that?

[TEWR]

Don't know. She might be and is toying with him because she's evil like that, or she's unaware of it entirely. I lean more towards the latter, but if she ever is made aware of it then I hope she shoots him down hard.

[Wulfram]

This MotA dialogue seems to indicate awareness

Carver: Okay, we're lost together. Both of us, not that we're "together" together.
Merrill: If we have to be lost somewhere, at least it's a nice hallway! Very well built, not at all likely to collapse.
Carver: Right, well, back to rescuing... wait. You're doing that on purpose!
Merrill: (Giggles)

[Koire]

Yep, here it is:

[dragonflight288]

She may be aware. Hmmm...I think I'll play through the game again, romance Merrill and take her and Carver there just to see if the reaction is a little different (like Bethany calling her sister a lucky female dog if Sebastian is there as well)

[Koire]

Here is the version for a romanced Merrill:

Carver: A shame we didn't have time like this back in Kirkwall. Back then.
Merrill: If we have to be lost somewhere, at least it's a nice hallway! Very well built, not at all likely to collapse.
Carver: Right, well, let's get to it. My brother/sister will be missing you.
Merrill: I'm glad you think so.

[Kavatica]

Ravensword wrote...

Rorschachinstein wrote...

Is Merrill aware Carver has a crush on her?

I didn't know that?

Run around with Merrill and Carver in your party in Act 1. Also, run around with Carver and Isabela. So worth it.

[dragonflight288]

Carver: A shame we didn't have time like this back in Kirkwall. Back then.
Merrill: If we have to be lost somewhere, at least it's a nice hallway! Very well built, not at all likely to collapse.
Carver: Right, well, let's get to it. My brother/sister will be missing you.
Merrill: I'm glad you think so.

Thanks.