Ok, so over in this thread: http://forum.bioware...m-of-the-demos/
A question was raised regarding Leliana's appearance in the E3 gameplay demo, mainly how she doesn't look like she's been in a medieval torture dungeon that's not of the fun kind. John Epler responded:
RE: Leliana's appearance. That isn't final on that segment, for reasons which include spoilery things.
This got me speculating. What about her physical appearance in the final version of that scene could possibly be spoilery? Considering how and where the Inquisitor finds her and the dialogue that follows, her possibly having cuts and bruises and just overall looking rough wouldn't be any more spoilery than the sequence itself already is.
I'm drawing a blank, except for the thought of what if the Venatori infused her with red lyrium?
Something along those lines would also help explain (well, in addition to torture) why she seems super pissed off at mages in that scene.