"Oh Grey Wardens, What have you done..."
With the discovery that the wardens were being tricked into binding themselves to demons, Karliah Adaal saw no choice but to lead the inquisition into attacking the Warden Fortress of Adamant. It was not a task she looked forward to as she respected wardens and what they stood for. But allowing Corypheus to have a warden/demon army was all the drive she needed. But she had orders for her men to follow and that was to allow wardens to surrender. No needless bloodshed. Knowing it was going to be a tough battle, she took with her seasoned fighters from her companions. Varric, Dorian and Blackwall. The others she left to help assist where needed in the attack.
The attack was bloody but just as she suspected, many wardens questioned the course Warden-Commander Clarel was taking. They surrendered to the Inquisition forces and even aided them against demons. With a determined glint in her eye and leading the attack. Karliah stormed through the ranks of warden mages and demons/ cutting them down to the last one and eventually finding herself in the main courtyard. There is where the battle of words began as she with the help of Blackwall convinced Clarel of the mistake she was making. Clarel was unconvinced until Erimond played his hand to soon by showing Corypheus's pet dragon. Commander Clarel turned on him but it was too late.
What happened next was hardly something anyone could have predicted as Karliah found herself along with her companions physically in the fade. Varric was understandably disturbed because as a dwarf, he doesn't dream. Lady Hawke, Alistair and Dorian knew of the fade but even then this was unlike anything they had seen before. Even Varric recalled stepping into the fade with Hawke back in Kirkwall when assisting an elven mage. Of course Hawke had to remind him everyone got tempted by demons and abandoned the two of them there.
All was not lost, as a helpful spirit or even that of the divine herself showed up to guide them. The nightmare demon should have chosen more carefully who to try and intimidate as Karliah and her group smashed through everything he threw at them. When it was just him at the end, the fight was over quickly but that's when his giant pet came into the picture. With Varric, Dorian and Blackwall through the opening in the rift and out of the fade, the creature blocked the path of the three that remained. Hawke, Karliah and Alistair. Alistair insisted on staying behind but Hawke ordered him to go saying the "Wardens need your help to rebuild, to restore the trust everyone lost... Tell Varric... I'm sorry..."
As Alistair and Karliah rushed for the opening in the fade, Hawke tore into the monster with all her might and skill as a mage. Karliah actually suspected that she intended this, knowing she might have a better chance of escaping then Alistair might. As she fell back into the world, Karliah saw the wardens battling the remaining demons. So with a snap of her fingers, she used the anchor to kill them. With the threat gone, the only task now was what to do with the wardens. Karliah allowed them to stay, saying it was not her place to decide their fate or drive them from Orlais. In the aftermath, Varric began looking around asking "Where's Hawke?" Not knowing what had happened. Karliah had to break the news to him, making their victory seem more bitter then sweet.
Back in Skyhold she comforted Varric who told her how much Hawke had meant to him, how she had effected people. And now how he had to write a letter to Merrill and break the bad news to her. Karliah thought it odd Varric never mentioned Carver. But perhaps the siblings had distanced themselves to much for that to matter much now.
Hoping to find a less depressing situation, Karliah went seeking her lover Sera, only to find her terribly angry with her. It seemed the whole incident at Adamant had shaken Sera and her belief in everything, including her and Karliah's relationship. Nightmares had plagued her of Karliah vanishing into the Fade, never to be seen again. After some calming down, Karliah was able to get her to talk straight, noting how many times Sera had said the word "love" which was a lot. Karliah acted all tough and told Sera that nothing could ever tear them apart. After Sera tackled Karliah to the floor and smothered her with kisses, the two sat down near the bard and drank many mugs of mead. "I think we should get married." Karliah told her at length which resulted in her getting showed in mead as Sera spit out a mouthful.
Sera then leaned in close, winked and smirked before saying "Your a looney."
After that Karliah went to talk with Blackwall to see how her own warden was doing. But first she stopped in to chat with Morrigan and tell her Alistair had wanted her to know he was there at Adamant, survived but looked stupid. Morrigan laughed and remarked that she was glad her warden was not involved. Which lead to the discovery that Morrigan's husband was actually the missing king of Ferelden and the hero of the fifth blight. She was rather shocked to say the least, wondering why Leliana or even Alistair had not told her this before. But the way Morrigan spoke, it seemed as if the king had set aside his title and instead searched for a way to save his own life so that what mattered most importantly to him could then be enjoyed to his twilight years. Family.
Karliah was rather glad for Morrigan that her husband had not been at Adamant. For had the decision to leave him behind in the fade probably would not have gone as well as Hawke's demise had with Varric.
But when she left Morrigan in search of Blackwall, she found the stables empty.
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Pride demons too. Love to hear their "mwahaha" laugh get interrupted by dying. 
The guide claims it can be found in the Hissing Wastes but I've not explored much of it on foot after getting the materials I needed to have much clue one way or another.
They talked a little bit about what might happen once Cory is out of the picture, but it's still too early to make any real plans.
. I didn't start making videos until I touched that game.
...then I went to the Western Approach, heh. 
