The one with the black hood is what I picture a Ranger looking like in LOTR. He looks really cool. Have any clues been given on his background? I was also wrong. No way he is a rogue. He has to be a warrior.
We don't really have any concrete information on him. We don't even know 100% that he will be a companion (i think he is though). He was in the survey though, but no info on him there, just that he was listed as a companion together with Cassandra.
If we're not getting Maeveris because she was developed too late to be included as a companion, then I doubt we'll be getting a character from The Masked Empire, either, given that book came out nearly two years later.
The Orlesian Civil War was in the plans when Asunder was written. I'm sure these characters have been in the works for a long time.
To me he looks like a Warden who leaves the order in protest at whatever their plans are in DAI. If the Wardens are corrupted by whatever force of chaos that is manipulating things in Thedas, he might be important in giving us an idea of what's going on.
One of his pieces of concept art is the Warden ripping his griffon pendant from around his neck while walking away from a hanging.
Since the grey wardens are dedicated to fight the darkspawn, i can't help but to think it's another type of "super special snowflake" darkspawn like the Architect, but this is off-topic so no more of that 
And your take on it makes sense 
The one with the black hood is what I picture a Ranger looking like in LOTR. He looks really cool. Have any clues been given on his background? I was also wrong. No way he is a rogue. He has to be a warrior.
To me he looks like a Warden who leaves the order in protest at whatever their plans are in DAI. If the Wardens are corrupted by whatever force of chaos that is manipulating things in Thedas, he might be important in giving us an idea of what's going on.
One of his pieces of concept art is the Warden ripping his griffon pendant from around his neck while walking away from a hanging.
This is what I used to think, but looking closer at that concept art, it looks like he may have interfered with a hanging being done by Orlesian soldiers. I think he may have left the Wardens because he feels he can't be neutral.
This is what I used to think, but looking closer at that concept art, it looks like he may have interfered with a hanging being done by Orlesian soldiers. I think he may have left the Wardens because he feels he can't be neutral.
Looks more to me like Orlesian Wardens hanging prisoners and Bear Warden stopping it(unconscious hangmen on platform) before ripping off his Warden necklace and leaving.
If we're not getting Maeveris because she was developed too late to be included as a companion, then I doubt we'll be getting a character from The Masked Empire, either, given that book came out nearly two years later.
You know, they could have taken characters they designed a long time ago and added them to the Masked Empire narrative. Although, I don't think any of the characters in the books will be companions. NPCs yes, companions no.
There's been a lot talk about who's in and who's out lately. Is this still our current understanding?:
Officially Confirmed In:
Cassandra - human female warrior
Varric - dwarf male rogue
Vivienne - human female mage
Confirmed by Outside sources:
Solas - elf male mage
Iron Bull - qunari male warrior
Sera - elf female rogue
Semi-Confirmed:
"Grey Warden" - human male warrior
If we are really having a 3/3/3 split on companions, that means that we have a rogue and mage left, right?
So is the current speculation still: Cole (for the rogue) and DHMG/Dorian (for the mage)? Obviously there might a companion that we haven't seen yet, I guess, but that seems increasingly unlikely as more and more things get announced and released. Any news otherwise?
Seen this before?
And this is why I prefer him over Cullen. He looks like he can fight and win a sparring session vs The Iron Bull, Cullen and Cassandra without any outside help.
You know, they could have taken characters they designed a long time ago and added them to the Masked Empire narrative. Although, I don't think any of the characters in the books will be companions. NPCs yes, companions no.
Doing so is a risky proposition. Way things change over the course of making the game, and over the course of writing the novel. Takes a lot of oversight to make those things jell.
Maeveris also first debuted in August of 2012. Takes a lot longer to put out a novel than it does for a comic, no doubt, but I can't imagine her conception as a character was predated by The Masked Empire by that much.
So is the current speculation still: Cole (for the rogue) and DHMG/Dorian (for the mage)? Obviously there might a companion that we haven't seen yet, I guess, but that seems increasingly unlikely as more and more things get announced and released. Any news otherwise?
Until they release more information, that's the best list we have, yeah.
(Though I'd put the Warden in the "certain" camp, albeit unofficially, and DHMG is close to there too.)
Seen this before?
Love the armor, but bummed to see those silly sword designs make a comeback. If those are the one handed sword designs are we going to get stuck with silly anime sized two handers again?
Love the armor, but bummed to see those silly sword designs make a comeback. If those are the one handed sword designs are we going to get stuck with silly anime sized two handers again?
This, last 2 concepts look ridiculous
I don't know. They're certainly... exaggerated, and certainly not true to real life. But they're consistent with what's appeared in the series thus far, and aren't as over the top as some of the things you'd see in other fantasy games. I can certainly live with them if they're the exception and not the rule.
Actually rather like the lower left hand design.
Obviously there might a companion that we haven't seen yet, I guess, but that seems increasingly unlikely as more and more things get announced and released. Any news otherwise?
We're not supposed to know anything about numerous companions that we know a lot about. Iron Bull and Sera, obviously, but also Dorian and Cole. They should be entirely or nearly entirely unknown to us. We can't treat the survey leak like an announcement.
There's been a lot talk about who's in and who's out lately. Is this still our current understanding?:
Officially Confirmed In:
Cassandra - human female warriorVarric - dwarf male rogue
Vivienne - human female mage
Confirmed by Outside sources:
Solas - elf male mage
Iron Bull - qunari male warrior
Sera - elf female rogue
Semi-Confirmed:
"Grey Warden" - human male warrior
You forgot Cullen among semi-confirmed (or should I say Confirmed by Outside sources?). Warrior obviously. We are still not sure about Iron Bull's class. But even if we have 4 war\2 mage\3 rogue - it is not uncommon for DA games.
You forgot Cullen among semi-confirmed (or should I say Confirmed by Outside sources?). Warrior obviously. We are still not sure about Iron Bull's class. But even if we have 4 war\2 mage\3 rogue - it is not uncommon for DA games.
Except that at the PAX East panel they've confirmed the 3/3/3 split for classes.
You forgot Cullen among semi-confirmed (or should I say Confirmed by Outside sources?). Warrior obviously. We are still not sure about Iron Bull's class. But even if we have 4 war\2 mage\3 rogue - it is not uncommon for DA games.
At PAX East Bioware mentioned that Iron Bull can be equiped with a twohanded weapon or a shield and onehanded weapon which means he is a warrior.
We're not supposed to know anything about numerous companions that we know a lot about. Iron Bull and Sera, obviously, but also Dorian and Cole. They should be entirely or nearly entirely unknown to us. We can't treat the survey leak like an announcement.
That's not exactly what I meant. We are being pretty diligent about looking at all of the released, announced, and leaked information to find scraps, hints, and innuendos of possible companions. My point isn't that Bioware should or will officially release information about all of the companions. It was that, as you said, there are about half of the confirmed companions at this point that we knew about before they were announce because we saw hints of them from the other materials.
At this point, I'm starting to find it more and more unlikely that there is another companion out there who we haven't seen anywhere (concept art, leaked surveys, official announcements, gameplay footage, magazine articles, etc.). Sure, it's totally possible, but I think if there is another mystery companion, s/he is probably being purposefully hidden because otherwise it's a pretty big coincidence that we haven't seen him/her anywhere.
Is it possible that there is another companion? Of course. If so, is it likely that they just happened to have not been seen anywhere yet? I'm not so sure. What all of this means? I'm really not so sure. That was my point.
You forgot Cullen among semi-confirmed (or should I say Confirmed by Outside sources?). Warrior obviously. We are still not sure about Iron Bull's class. But even if we have 4 war\2 mage\3 rogue - it is not uncommon for DA games.
Except that at the PAX East panel they've confirmed the 3/3/3 split for classes.
Exactly, since it's a 3/3/3 split for the classes and we have two confirmed warriors with a third being shown in gameplay footage as a sword and shield companion, I think that this accounts for all of our warriors. Looks like Cullen is an NPC romance and will play a large, but not companion, role instead.
They have actually confirmed magenumberthree? That must be the sweetest thing I've heard in decades! Now all they need to do is keep the gender distribution in balance and I shall die a happy gal.
Maybe that apostate mage woman from the concept art.. there has been nothing new about her, I guess? Oh well, anyway, I will keep my fingers crossed for a coleless game.
They have actually confirmed magenumberthree? That must be the sweetest thing I've heard in decades! Now all they need to do is keep the gender distribution in balance and I shall die a happy gal.
Maybe that apostate mage woman from the concept art.. there has been nothing new about her, I guess? Oh well, anyway, I will keep my fingers crossed for a coleless game.
At this point the best guess for the third mage is Dramatic Hands Moustache Guy, from the War Room art and survey. He is possibly 'Dorian'.
(Fanart time, because I think this looks awesome):
At this point the best guess for the third mage is Dramatic Hands Moustache Guy, from the War Room art and survey. He is possibly 'Dorian'.
(Fanart time, because I think this looks awesome):
He needs a silly hat
I wrote this up for another thread, but I figure it's worth it to post it here as well.
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