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[daveliam]

I agree with every word of this If Cole isn't a companion, I suspect the ninth spot will be somebody totally unknown. 

 

I think it's worth remembering that the War Room concept art - the only one in which Cullen has appeared - contains characters who are not companions. Of everyone in that image, Cullen, Leliana and Scribe Lady are the only ones who haven't yet been mentioned or seen elsewhere as party members. Cassandra, Solas and Varric have been confirmed as companions, and DHMG looks highly likely to be one too. 

 

Three characters for three arms of the Inquisition is a good theory that someone else brought up earlier - Cullen and Leliana make some sort of sense for the military and espionage branches, respectively, and Scribe Lady was pictured writing down notes, maybe doing a stock inventory, in her survey pic. She was also wearing an awful lot of gold:

 

 

If those three characters are based at the Inquisition's headquarters, it would explain why they were in the War Room, but also why we haven't seen them anywhere else.

 

See, now this I completely agree with.  The only place where it appears that we disagree is the likelihood of Cole being a companion.  I think he's out.  I think that the evidence (the concept art that has DHMG as a possible companion) is starting to show that DHMG is possibly a mage, which is why I think that he's going to be "Dorian".  If he's Dorian, then I strongly suspect that Cole is going to be out, given the dev comments about the characters from the survey.  Of course, until we get evidence to show Cole anywhere beyond this early concept phase OR evidence suggesting that DHMG is Dorian, this is all speculation.

 

Other than that, this entire chain of posts makes perfect sense to me.  Especially since it's using evidence to support the speculation.

[GVulture]

It was Gaider who said the "So that's Cullen's last name".

Ah. Right. =) Also bears point out: 8:26 AM - 12 Oct 2012 After the survey leak.

 

So yeah. In the game by all accounts so far, but whether as a companion remains to be seen.

[Steppenwolf]

It doesn't make any sense to me to just disregard what the devs say because you have a hunch that they might be lying.  We have nothing to suggest that their statement was any kind of misdirection, so it should be taken at face value.

 

Well, Priestly did say for almost a week that the survey was entirely fake and several devs, including Gaider, pointed to Priestly's posts, essentially backing them up, for days. They lied about the survey already.

[dragondreamer]

I think it's either going to be Cullen/Cole or Mr Mustache/Cole.  And I'm leaning towards the latter...  

[Nocte ad Mortem]

Since people have mentioned it before, I also don't think that girl igniting herself is Adrian. That doesn't make much sense to me. She looks like a random mage NPC that's turning to blood magic to protect herself and the small encampment she's with. What would Adrian even be doing in some random little mage camp? She ended Asunder as one of the most important mages in the movement, leader of the Libertarians. It doesn't even really look like her description at all. She's supposed to have curly red hair and freckles. This girl has no freckles and straight brown hair. 

 

Here are the pictures:

 

[CuriousArtemis]

I think it's either going to be Cullen/Cole or Mr Mustache/Cole.  And I'm leaning towards the latter...  

 

I think it's going to be mustache guy / Cole, too. Which is pretty disappointing (just at this point) because I've no interest in the first, and as for Cole, I loved him in Asunder and was hoping the final chapter hinted at a sort of awakening/maturation, but DG seems to confirm that he'll retain his childlike mind. That makes me uncomfortable for some reason. I don't want to take a child into battle.

 

(Also, what battle expertise does Cole have? He's just a boy with a dagger... even if he's just a spirit who thinks he's a boy with a dagger. No... I really don't want Cole as companion.)

 

My ideal would be Cullen (not gonna happen at this point, I don't think) and a female character.

[The Elder King]

I agree with Mort de Minuit that the two female mages in the concepts aren't Adrian. For starters, she's a redhead, not a brunette.

[Todd23]

If any one is out since they decided we weren't going to Tevinter, it's Dorian. Unfortunately, he was my favorite from the surveys. And I'm pretty sure scribe lady is just early concept art of Vivienne.

[dragondreamer]

I think it's going to be mustache guy / Cole, too. Which is pretty disappointing (just at this point) because I've no interest in the first, and as for Cole, I loved him in Asunder and was hoping the final chapter hinted at a sort of awakening/maturation, but DG seems to confirm that he'll retain his childlike mind. That makes me uncomfortable for some reason. I don't want to take a child into battle.

 

(Also, what battle expertise does Cole have? He's just a boy with a dagger... even if he's just a spirit who thinks he's a boy with a dagger. No... I really don't want Cole as companion.)

 

My ideal would be Cullen (not gonna happen at this point, I don't think) and a female character.

 

While I've never been a Cullen fan, I do sympathize.  I'm mostly not really excited about Mr Mustache at this point, but we'll see.  I'm also not convinced he's Dorian...  I strongly suspect Dorian is the character concept that was scrapped.  Cole clearly still exists as a character, being a focus in Asunder, and we've had devs make a few "Dorian who?" comments.  I've also been wondering a bit about *how* Cullen is presented in the concept art to begin with, especially in the survey art.  Like "Scribe Girl", he doesn't appear to be wearing any weapons, and looks almost more like a steward-like person.  I think he's going to be an important advisor NPC, like "Scribe Girl" and Leliana.  Mr Mustache is brandishing weapons in his artwork though, so I think that means he's meant to be a fighting companion. 

 

And if you've read Asunder, Cole isn't bad in a fight.  He stood against both an (fake) Archdemon and a Seeker, *and* a Senior Enchanter.  It's also important to remember that while he's childlike, he's not *actually* a child.  He's a Fade creature.

[ElitePinecone]

 

Here are the pictures:

 

I was wondering if those two characters were the same person, yeah. It sorta looks like a tent is fluttering behind the woman in the second picture, but I wasn't really sure what that was.

 

(Or is that her cloak exploding off her because of the fire??)

I forget where Adrian and the other mages ended up in Asunder, but that little camp seems a bit small to represent the size of the mage encampment that turned up after the Circles were dissolved. And ddin't they settle in an abandoned fortress or something?

[CENIC]

I was stoked for an adventure in Tevinter (and a magister companion) but when Tevinter was not mentioned as one of the regions we will visit in the OXM article I kinda lost hope on that count. (Anyone else remember the Tevinter enemy silhouettes revealed in that photo Bioware released of some local politician visiting their office? What happened? )

Dorian's character concept sounded great too. Though, I was hoping he would be an elf rather than a mustachioed human.

[Nocte ad Mortem]

At the end of Asunder, Cole also says to Lambert, "I'm not helpless anymore", and Lambert is "missing" since. So, there's a decent claim that both Cole came back from the Litany incident more powerful than before and that he likely killed Lambert. 

[azarhal]

I was wondering if those two characters were the same person, yeah. It sorta looks like a tent is fluttering behind the woman in the second picture, but I wasn't really sure what that was.

 

(Or is that her cloak exploding off her because of the fire??)

I forget where Adrian and the other mages ended up in Asunder, but that little camp seems a bit small to represent the size of the mage encampment that turned up after the Circles were dissolved. And ddin't they settle in an abandoned fortress or something?

 

The ex-Circle mages settled in Andoral's Reach, a former Tevinter fortress that appear to be in Nevarra owned lands (looking at the map).

[ElitePinecone]

If any one is out since they decided we weren't going to Tevinter, it's Dorian. Unfortunately, he was my favorite from the surveys. And I'm pretty sure scribe lady is just early concept art of Vivienne.

 

There are still plots related to Tevinter in Inquisition, even if we don't go there - the Venatori cultists from the PAX demo are Tevinter, for example. The border region of Nevarra/Tevinter is also rumoured to be one of the areas in Inquisition.

 

David already said Scribe Lady is not Vivienne - and we have other concept art of them next to each other (the first and third character, here):

 

[Nocte ad Mortem]

I was wondering if those two characters were the same person, yeah. It sorta looks like a tent is fluttering behind the woman in the second picture, but I wasn't really sure what that was.

 

(Or is that her cloak exploding off her because of the fire??)

I forget where Adrian and the other mages ended up in Asunder, but that little camp seems a bit small to represent the size of the mage encampment that turned up after the Circles were dissolved. And ddin't they settle in an abandoned fortress or something?

I think it's the same woman because she has the same hair color/length, same fur cloak and clothing color, both have arm wraps and I think you can see the straps on both figures. The clothes and hair especially make me think it's the same woman. 

 

Adrian is supposed to be at Andoral's Reach with "hundreds" of other mages, so that camp looks very small to me to represent that.

[ElitePinecone]

I was stoked for an adventure in Tevinter (and a magister companion) but when Tevinter was not mentioned as one of the regions we will visit in the OXM article I kinda lost hope on that count. (Anyone else remember the Tevinter enemy silhouettes revealed in that photo Bioware released of some local politician visiting their office? What happened? )

Dorian's character concept sounded great too. Though, I was hoping he would be an elf rather than a mustachioed human.

 

I'm probably biased because I really want him as a companion, but I'm increasingly thinking that Dramatic Hands guy is Dorian. I've made a few posts about it in Dramatic Hands' topic. Based on Dorian's background information and some of the things I'm guessing about DHMG, I think they match up reasonably well. David Gaider also hinted that there are Tevinter characters in Inquisition. 

 

Also, it has to be said that Dorian is an outcast from his homeland - by definition, we wouldn't be finding him in Tevinter!

 

As for the Tevinter enemies, I wouldn't rule out seeing them even if we don't actually go there. The Venatori were encountered in the middle of Orlais, so it seems entirely possible that splinter factions or cultists will rampage around the land while everyone is too busy fighting other factions. And if they spent all that time to develop and model Tevinter enemies, I doubt they'd scrap them on a whim.

 

(I can't seem to find those pictures now, but didn't some of the enemies look like the ones from the PAX demo?)

[kukumburr]

If those three characters are based at the Inquisition's headquarters, it would explain why they were in the War Room, but also why we haven't seen them anywhere else.

 

Actually there is this one partial concept art that shows scribe lady and some blonde woman behind her who appears to be looking at a reflection. I still don't think she's a companion but she has shown up outside the war room art.

 

[Potato Cat]

The ex-Circle mages settled in Andoral's Reach, a former Tevinter fortress that appear to be in Nevarra owned lands (looking at the map).

The final pages of the book mention an assault on Andoral's Reach in a matter of days. I wonder what the result of the result of that was. But either way, it's possible the mages have moved on.

[ElitePinecone]

Actually there is this one partial concept art that shows scribe lady and some blonde woman behind her who appears to be looking at a reflection. I still don't think she's a companion but she has shown up outside the war room art.

 

Thanks, I hadn't seen that! Was it from one of the Game Informer videos, do you know?

 

She certainly seems very surprised in all her concept art.

[kukumburr]

Thanks, I hadn't seen that! Was it from one of the Game Informer videos, do you know?

 

She certainly seems very surprised in all her concept art.

 

Yep, it's in the "Exploring the World" video at ~4:08.

[Bekkael]

For the Cullen fans, I hope you get your wish.  I just wish you wouldn't drown the thread in your wish for Cullen!

 

Wow, really?    Did you read the entire thread? Because I saw many more pages of speculation on Cole, Dorian, Moustache Guy, and the desire for more female companions than Cullen discussion. I don't care about any of those characters, but I'm not about to ask anyone not to post their thoughs/wishes/opinions on these potential companions, because that's what this thread is all about. I also didn't know that anyone was supposed to police their companion desires and post discussion to suit other forumites.

 

Man, I never knew so many people detested or were annoyed by Cullen.... David Gaider's comments on fans versus haters was spot-on. The haters seem way more vocal.   /rant

[CENIC]

Protip: every time you post "I wish people would stop talking about [character I don't care about/dislike]" it has the opposite effect.

[Nocte ad Mortem]

I don't really see that much hostile demand for Cullen OR that much rabid hatred. I just see a lot of both side claiming that's what the other side is doing. It's a really weird scenario. lol

[Bekkael]

It's all rabid speculation at this point, and we have certainly run out of info to dissect. Barring any new information, the discussion seems to just be running in circles now

[ahellbornlady]

Pretty much, it's all speculation at this point. I actually thought for sure Cullen wouldn't be a companion, seeing as how everyone seemed so sure there was going to be an equal 3/3/3 class distrubution but apparently that may not be the case. So really, who knows what could happen.