Still too close, imho, but believe all you like. I merely stated my opinion, i know he has a fandom.
Not saying you are wrong, just that at the end of DA2 Cassandra seems to express a different view of things from the Templars so I thought I should mention it.
Mustache guy wields a sword and a spear in the survey concept art, so I doubt he's the magister. Mysterious Elf Guy (MEG.2) could actually be "Dorian" (or whatever his name is now).
I am really into speculating about this stuff, so i will give it a try one more time:
W R M
Cassandra Blonde elf Tev. Magister-moustache guy
Qunari Leliana (BOOM) Elf Male
Grey Warden Varic Vivienne
I think i am 7/8 in this one. Now if leliana is not there, i would some other female rogue. Now my other guess is...
W R M
Cassandra Blondie Moustache
Qunari Moustache Elf Male
Cullen Varic Vivienne
Grey Warden
This moustache guy can be mage or rogue. I like his style though, better be companion. In my first main guess i am thinking he is the Tev,Magister.
Disregarding the who for a second do we have indication that we will actually have a close to equal number of each class as companions? As much as I would like to be offered 3 warriors, 3 rogues, and 3 mages for maximum flexibility, I have a hard time seeing Bioware allowing a potential 4-mage party (why they wouldn't allow it, I don't know as party composition shouldn't matter to any other than the person playing the game).
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If this is Cullen on the 3 row, you can put him on newly established 4 row, just for him. I think he will not be companion. Rogue will take his place probably. I am really into speculating about this stuff, so i will give it a try one more time:
W R M
Cassandra Blonde elf Tev. Magister-moustache guy
Qunari Leliana (BOOM) Elf Male
Grey Warden Varic Vivienne
I think i am 7/8 in this one. Now if leliana is not there, i would some other female rogue. Now my other guess is...
W R M
Cassandra Blondie Moustache
Qunari Moustache Elf Male
Cullen Varic Vivienne
Grey Warden
This moustache guy can be mage or rogue. I like his style though, better be companion. In my first main guess i am thinking he is the Tev,Magister.
Wasn't the bald elf companion supposed to be a magister?
Also, I don't think we'll get Cole. I think that trident guy is actually Rhys.
Two things that I read here and that I like:
- Scribe girl could be Vivienne
- Trident guy could be Rhys
I just really would like to see a magister, so it clouds my judgement a bit, but i think apart from that i got them all. Maybe Leliana is not there (but still present in the game), so in her place is someone else. Probably female. Maybe Cullen. But there are 6 of these i am hundred percent sure are in the game.
I really will look forward another dwarf companion as dlc, because i think we saw the least from them.
I want my dog back (DAO) Loved that dog.
Scribe girl is not Vivienne. It's been confirmed already.by Gaider:
http://dgaider.tumbl...oom-oh-yay-matt
Also, he says about the people in War Room concept art being companions that "many of them are not". So to further speculate:
This concept art shows the Inquisitor with 7 people (l to r): Cassandra, Moustachio, Cullen, Bald Elf Mage, Scribe Girl, Leliana, and Varric. Since we know for sure that Cass, Bald Elf, and Varic are companions and we know for sure that "many" of the group aren't companions, it stands to reason that most of the other four (Moustachio, Cullen, Scribe Girl, and Leliana) aren't companions.
Just a thought scribe girl. Maybe she the one who keep the records and such for inquistion samiliar to Traynor/Chambers from ME
Just a thought scribe girl. Maybe she the one who keep the records and such for inquistion samiliar to Traynor/Chambers from ME
Agreed. This is what I think a lot of people are suspecting her role will be.
Scribe girl is not Vivienne. It's been confirmed already.by Gaider:
You're right, I totally forgot about that.
Also, I don't think we'll get Cole. I think that trident guy is actually Rhys.
Could the trident just be the javelin we've been seeing warrior characters using? Beyond that what part of the trident guy actually makes him Rhys? I didn't get excitable from Rhys description which is what I get from the War Room scene.
I don't think Rhys is in the war room neither, have'nt read the whole book but have a hard time imagine him without chantry robes. Could the girl i the hood be Leliana?
Pretty much looks like her, it would also make sense to be her; she's a seeker after all.
It'd be awesome if the human male mage was Rhys, doubtful, but a girl can dream 
It'd be awesome if the human male mage was Rhys, doubtful, but a girl can dream
That would be pretty awesome...
Pretty much looks like her, it would also make sense to be her; she's a seeker after all.
I have a hard time seeing Bioware allowing a potential 4-mage party (why they wouldn't allow it, I don't know as party composition shouldn't matter to any other than the person playing the game).
I'm sorry to ask: why woundn't they allow it ? a 4 mage party isn't less absurd than a 4 warrior party or a 4 rogue party; Besides, Bioware already went the balanced route with the bulk of the DA2 party, and 9 is just too convenient as a number to not hint at a balanced party.
So we have:
Confirmed:
Varric (Rogue)
Cassandra (Warrior)
Vivienne (Mage)
Not confirmed but gameplay footage
Elf girl (Rogue, apparently)
Grey warden (Warrior)
Baldy (Mage)
There's 3 left, and by my logic, one of each class, the most likely is Iron bull who had been featured on a lot of artworks.
Don't think Cullen will be a companion (and certainly don't want him to), Moustachio O'Flailhands also seems to be a favourite out there, but apart from the war room artwork and the survey (sorta) I didn't saw him anywhere.
I don't see a reason why it can't be a balanced 3, 3, 3 class party system either. However, just having a companion number being divisible by the number of available classes isn't compelling evidence that it will be even either.
In DA: O, we had 3 warriors (Alistair/Loghain, Sten, Oghen), 2 rogues (Leliana and Zevran, and 2 mages (Morrigan and Wynne) plus two melee "beast" types in Dog and Shale. If we don't include those two as a typical class, it's a 3/2/2 ratio. However, I've seen the argument that they function as warriors, which would shift the number to a 5/2/2 ratio.
In DA 2, we had 2-3 warriors (Aveline and Fenris with Carver optional), 3 rogues (Varric, Isabella, and Sebastian), and 2-3 mages (Anders and Merrill with Bethany optional). That means that we have either 3/3/2 or 2/3/3 ratio.
It's roughly equal, but we've never had a perfectly equal ratio, so I'm not convinced that the remaining three companions are going to be one of each class. It might turn out that way, but I'm not going to use that as fuel for my speculation.
I agree that we have (effectively) 6 known companions:
Cass (female human warrior)
Varric (male dwarf rogue)
Vivienne (female human mage)
"Warden" (male human warrior)
"Sera" (female elf rogue)
"Baldy (male elf mage)
There are several options for the remaining three spots right now:
Cullen
Iron Bull
Moustacio
Cole
Dorian
Clearly some of them aren't going to be companions. Some might. Who knows, we might have three more companions that we've never seen any footage or concept art of up to this point. What I find more interesting is that we don't have any more females that are even on the table. So we are either going to have a really disproportionate male-female ratio (6-3, which is not terribly unlikely) or we will start seeing some more concept art/footage of other ladies soon.
That would be pretty awesome...
I agree. 
I don't see a reason why it can't be a balanced 3, 3, 3 class party system either. However, just having a companion number being divisible by the number of available classes isn't compelling evidence that it will be even either.
In DA: O, we had 3 warriors (Alistair/Loghain, Sten, Oghen), 2 rogues (Leliana and Zevran, and 2 mages (Morrigan and Wynne) plus two melee "beast" types in Dog and Shale. If we don't include those two as a typical class, it's a 3/2/2 ratio. However, I've seen the argument that they function as warriors, which would shift the number to a 5/2/2 ratio.
In DA 2, we had 2-3 warriors (Aveline and Fenris with Carver optional), 3 rogues (Varric, Isabella, and Sebastian), and 2-3 mages (Anders and Merrill with Bethany optional). That means that we have either 3/3/2 or 2/3/3 ratio.
It's roughly equal, but we've never had a perfectly equal ratio, so I'm not convinced that the remaining three companions are going to be one of each class. It might turn out that way, but I'm not going to use that as fuel for my speculation.
I agree that we have (effectively) 6 known companions:
Cass (female human warrior)
Varric (male dwarf rogue)
Vivienne (female human mage)
"Warden" (male human warrior)
"Sera" (female elf rogue)
"Baldy (male elf mage)
There are several options for the remaining three spots right now:
Cullen
Iron Bull
Moustacio
Cole
Dorian
Clearly some of them aren't going to be companions. Some might. Who knows, we might have three more companions that we've never seen any footage or concept art of up to this point. What I find more interesting is that we don't have any more females that are even on the table. So we are either going to have a really disproportionate male-female ratio (6-3, which is not terribly unlikely) or we will start seeing some more concept art/footage of other ladies soon.
While it would be nice to have a ratio in classes that was even, I can see them giving us only two mages in favor of another Warrior and possibly another rogue for a 4/3/2 split. there are so many ways they could go really, though I doubt that they will give us 5/2/2. That seems really warrior heavy unless one turns out to be something like Dog or Shale - who would fall under warrior class if you had to pick, but that are not your typical warrior. It would sort of be a damper if you play a warrior - I know you can change their weapons within a class and could travel with whoever you want, but if you go for a classic two warrior, one rogue, one mage spec in your party, I feel like the mages and rogues are rather limiting compared to the amount of warriors you have to chose from.
IMO, I feel like there is at least one more female coming our way who has yet to be leaked. A party of nine with six men doesn't really seem to fit the Dragon Age rations, which were usually only one off in favor of men - 4/4 ratio without dog (who you could name whatever and pretend was any gender) from DAO, and 5/4 with Sebastian for DA2. What her class will be, we don't really know as there is one female in each class as it stands. I feel like she'd be another rogue or mage, though they could surprise us and give us another female warrior.
I personally don't see the Asunder character being a companion, but more of someone who you meet and interact with (unless I missed the conformation that they were going to be part of your party. Then whoops and could you please link me to it!!). The Iron Bull seems like a super interesting and new take on Qunari that we haven't seen and I am a bit hopeful about him being a companion. As much as I like Cullen and thought it was adorable when you play a Female mage origin, I hope he isn't a companion. We've already got Varric and Cassandra as returning characters in your party and while there isn't a limit on how many people can return, they usually seem to opt more for new rather than filling your party with familiar faces. I like DA introducing new characters with their mix of old ones and I think as far as returning cast within the party, two is plenty. You could argue that both Anders and Merrill are returning and in your party, but you wouldn't know about Merrill if you didn't play though the Dalish Origin story (which I totally did and still didn't recognize they were from the first game) and you wouldn't know Anders if you hadn't played Awakening (which I hadn't the first time I played DA2). Also, by bringing back characters, Bioware sets themselves up for SOMEONE being disappointed that they aren't the exact same character as they were in the other game. Of course Varric is going to be different - you aren't Hawke. Your relationship with him is totally from scratch, which I know in the beginning will feel weird to me and on the inside I will cry and be like "WE ARE BEST FRIENDS DON'T YOU REMEMBER ME IT IS ME HAWKE! VARRIC IT IS STILL ME JUST LOVE MEEEEEEEE" even though its a new character and we aren't starting as the two best buddies ever.
Overall, I hope there is one more female coming our way who is something other than a warrior to even things up a bit.
I think the Asunder character being a companion speculation arises from Cole's appearance in the old survey. I'm still hoping he makes it; he's interesting. He's also the only dagger rogue in the speculation, and I think that helps his odds a little.
We've got nine confirmed, so my guess would be: Cassandra, Cole, Cullen, Varric, Vivienne, Iron Bull, Blackbeard, Sera & Baldy. As for who's romanceable? If we're only getting four options, I'd say Cass, Cullen, Sera, and Baldy seem the most likely. If I had it my way? Cass, Cullen, Varric, Viv, Iron Bull, Blackbeard, Sera, and Baldy. Hell's gonna freeze over before we get eight romanceable companions, though. 
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