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[Nocte ad Mortem]

Cassandra - Pro Chantry POV
Iron Bull - Tal Vashoth/Mercenary POV
Bearded Grey Warden - Grey Warden POV

Vivienne - Pro Circle POV
Solas - Dalish?/Apostate POV
DHMG/Dorian? - Good Tevinter Magister? POV

Varric - Legacy DA2 companion
Sera - City Elf POV
Cole? - Spirit POV

Am I missing anything?

Sounds good, the only thing I'm unsure of is Solas, because he doesn't have the face tattoos of the Dalish. They pick a tattoo as a coming of age thing, which represents a god they relate to. It's possible he was Dalish and somehow separated from his tribe young, though? He looks Dalish other than the tattoos.

[TKavatar]

Sounds good, the only thing I'm unsure of is Solas, because he doesn't have the face tattoos of the Dalish. They pick a tattoo as a coming of age thing, which represents a god they relate to. It's possible he was Dalish and somehow separated from his tribe young, though? He looks Dalish other than the tattoos.

Yeah I wasn't sure whether he was Dalish or not as well, that's why I added the question mark

[dragondreamer]

I read everything after the Litany revealed his true identity differently than you did, I guess. =\

 

Perhaps we shouldn't dismiss what Rhys says during the climax.  I think it was probably an important point...

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"You're wrong about him."  Rhys steeled himself, and slowly stood.  "Not all spirits are the same, just as not all mages are the same.  Not everyone possessed is an abomination.  Not all magic is equal."

[CENIC]

Sounds good, the only thing I'm unsure of is Solas, because he doesn't have the face tattoos of the Dalish. They pick a tattoo as a coming of age thing, which represents a god they relate to. It's possible he was Dalish and somehow separated from his tribe young, though? He looks Dalish other than the tattoos.

SPOILERS FOR THE MASKED EMPIRE BELOW:

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Solas' lack of facial tattoos has gotten me thinking... the Dalish elf mage Felassan in The Masked Empire has the tattoos, but they are often described as moving and changing shape, as though magical. At the end of the book, he is killed in the Fade by his mysterious superior. Crazy, CRAZY theory here, but what if "Felassan" was a spirit possessing an elf, and his "death" in the Fade freed his host?

[Brass_Buckles]

SPOILERS FOR THE MASKED EMPIRE BELOW:

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Solas' lack of facial tattoos has gotten me thinking... the Dalish elf mage Felassan in The Masked Empire has the tattoos, but they are often described as moving and changing shape, as though magical. At the end of the book, he is killed in the Fade by his mysterious superior. Crazy, CRAZY theory here, but what if "Felassan" was a spirit possessing an elf, and his "death" in the Fade freed his host?

 

I'd actually thought of your theory, myself, but there are other things making it unlikely...

 

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For instance, we know Felassen is supposed to be pretty old.  But Solas looks pretty young, in his screenshots.  I have a crazy theory that Felassen might be even older than he seems, as in preceding the Dalish elves in age.  He knows more than the Dalish, so either he's been tangling with a lot of spirits, or there's something else up with him.  Either way, he is now dead.  So, if he is Solas, I'd expect he might be a spirit or demon, or something else.  Honestly, Felassen's personality had me wondering if he actually WERE Fen'Harel and not just a follower.

[CENIC]

I'd actually thought of your theory, myself, but there are other things making it unlikely...

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For instance, we know Felassen is supposed to be pretty old. But Solas looks pretty young, in his screenshots. I have a crazy theory that Felassen might be even older than he seems, as in preceding the Dalish elves in age. He knows more than the Dalish, so either he's been tangling with a lot of spirits, or there's something else up with him. Either way, he is now dead. So, if he is Solas, I'd expect he might be a spirit or demon, or something else. Honestly, Felassen's personality had me wondering if he actually WERE Fen'Harel and not just a follower.

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Admittedly, I'm no expert on demons and the Fade, but is there lore suggesting that a demon/spirit could not preserve the youth/vitality of their possessed host? I agree with your assertation that Felassan is very old, though I noted he doesn't speak of Arlathan with familiarity. Anyway, clinging to this theory is my way of soothing myself over such a cool character being (most likely) dead and (most likely) not a companion. ;_;

[Brass_Buckles]

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Admittedly, I'm no expert on demons and the Fade, but is there lore suggesting that a demon/spirit could not preserve the youth/vitality of their possessed host? I agree with your assertation that Felassan is very old, though I noted he doesn't speak of Arlathan with familiarity. Anyway, clinging to this theory is my way of soothing myself over such a cool character being (most likely) dead and (most likely) not a companion. ;_;

 

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He did seem to know quite a bit about Arlathan, though, that the Dalish didn't.  And the City Elves certainly didn't.  He knew they had nobles and servants, he knew they had palaces and slums and he knew about the lighting and the rituals etc.  So either he was actually a spirit, or an Arlathan elf himself, I think.  It wasn't a "heard it through the grapevine" type knowledge  he had.  It seemed like he either had first- or secondhand knowledge.  Either he was consorting with spirits to find out, or he himself had been there, or known someone who had.  And also he's literally the only elf I've ever heard of honoring Fen'Harel.  The rest want nothing to do with Fen'Harel.

 

If he is one of the sleepers in uthenara, or if he were possessed etc., it's possible he might show back up, and might be Solas, but, he would not be the Felassen we remember, either way, because of whatever happened to him (most likely his death).  I just don't see it as very likely he shows up, and I'm just as disappointed as you are over that.  He's fascinating, and I wanted to know more about him, and it's a shame we won't get to.

[Nocte ad Mortem]

It seems possible that Solas might be something LIKE Felassen, whether he is Felassen, or not. He might be an ancient elf, or he might be connected to Fen'Harel in the fade, being called a "fade expert" before. He might have the same sort of information that Felassen had. With the Eluvians and Arlathan being a part of DA:I, it would absolutely make sense to have someone like that to give us some insight. 

 

These theories have put Solas up there with Cole as my favorite possible concepts. Now probably Cole wont be in and Solas's concept will be way simpler than this. That would figure. lol

[Jigglypuff]

Is cullen a companion?

[TKavatar]

Is cullen a companion?

Probably (and hopefully) not.

[Nocte ad Mortem]

With the amount of evidence behind 3 other warriors and the confirmed 3/3/3 split, Cullen is very unlikely to be a companion. 

[ElitePinecone]

uote name="erilben" post="16413815" timestamp="1397436398"]How do people know the survey said anything about companions? I don't see "companion" anywhere on the screenshots of the survey.[/quote]

The people who took the survey way back in August 2012 mentioned that the character bios section referred to them as companions, I believe.

(And two of them are now confirmed companions

[ElitePinecone]

I always liked the theory that Solas was a reawakened ancient elf, but that's a bit too close to Javik to be plausible. Plus I don't think those elves shared his unique fashion sense.

Now I'm thinking he's just an apostate with expert knowledge on the Fade, maybe an escapee from one of the rebelling Circles.

[DarthLaxian]

I'm really hoping for an equal ratio of classes. 

If anything, I want another dwarf companion. Only having Varric as the dwarf companion for two games in a row is nice, but I really want more. Another dwarf rogue would be great, and then having Rhys as a mage... would make me happy enough.

 

Of all the Asunder characters, it'd make the most sense for Rhys to join the Inquisitor as a companion, seeing how his tale in the novel ended.

 

hm...

 

Another dwarf (female if possible, because we only ever have had 1 female dwarf companion in DA:A - all others (Varric, Oghren) were male and with Varric returnin, it would be time for another femal I think!) would be nice...

 

but Rhys? - No way, sorry, but for me he is too much of a whimp (he needed bloody murder happening at the mages conclave in order to be convinced to stand up for mage rights, he was always shying away from a pro-mage possition before (just like his mother IMHO - the mages conclave had to be attacked right in front of her to make her take action (!)...pathetic if you ask me!)

 

i would much rather have the mage leader grand-enchanter Fiona in my party

 

greetings LAX

[We'll bang okay]

For the moment, everything is right in this pic :

 

hmmmm seems lacking in females 

[BubbleDncr]

hmmmm seems lacking in females 

 Just means we get to hang out with a bunch of handsome studs.

[Vapaa]

 Just means we get to hang out with a bunch of handsome studs.

 

bleh

[daveliam]

hmmmm seems lacking in females 

 

Well, we know that Cullen is out so that's definitely not our companion line up.  If DHMG is a mage, that would still leave a spot open for a rogue.  Some people think it's going to go to Cole, which wouldn't fix the gender ratio, but others think it's going to be a previously unseen female rogue dual wielder (even though we can customize companion battle styles).

[ElitePinecone]

To take a wild hypothetical, if the (tentative, theoretical, totally unconfirmed) advisors have roughly as much content as the companions, Leliana plus Scribe Lady would make the ratio of major characters 5 women to 7 men. (And if Cole has been replaced by Unnamed Female Rogue, it'd be 6:6)

Then there's the Empress Celene, Briala, the Divine... Morrigan herself has been said to play a significant role.

I'm not defending Bioware if the total does turn out to be 6:3 in the party (it's a bit mystifying and I don't see how a predominantly male party is justified), but there are other major female characters in the game.

We should also keep in mind that Origins only had three women not counting Shale, and DA2 between three or four. Gender parity or something near to it hasn't really been a part of the series to date.

[Vapaa]

We should also keep in mind that Origins only had three women not counting Shale, and DA2 between three or four. Gender parity or something near to it hasn't really been a part of the series to date.

 

It was in DA2, Bioware keeps going on about equality, but having a 6:3 gender ratio would really suck.

[daveliam]

It was in DA2, Bioware keeps going on about equality, but having a 6:3 gender ratio would really suck.

 

Only in certain DA 2 playthroughs, though.  A male mage Hawke had 8 companions and only three were females.  It was a 5:3 ratio, which isn't that far off from the proposed 6:3 ratio in DA: I.

[Vapaa]

Only in certain DA 2 playthroughs, though.  A male mage Hawke had 8 companions and only three were females.  It was a 5:3 ratio, which isn't that far off from the proposed 6:3 ratio in DA: I.

 

No, since Sebastian only comes in Act 2 where Carver leaves, so that's a 4:3 for most of the game.

[ElitePinecone]

I don't agree with 6:3, but I'm saying the games have never had more than four female companions in the party at the same time.

In both Origins and DA2, the base number was three women. Only under certain circumstances in DA2 were there four with Bethany, and she was absent from a significant chunk of the game regardless.

[daveliam]

No, since Sebastian only comes in Act 2 where Carver leaves, so that's a 4:3 for most of the game.

 

How does that matter?  In DA: O, there is at least one character who you can't recruit until about 1/2 way through the game since you need to get through at least two of the three treaties sections before you can get everyone.  Doesn't mean that you don't count that character in the tally.

[Vapaa]

I don't agree with 6:3, but I'm saying the games have never had more than four female companions in the party at the same time.

 

It not about the absolute number, it's about the ratio.

 

I wouldn't want 4 females in a game with 4 companions; I would like 2 of each...but with 9 companions, I would certainly like at least 4 females.