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[SporkFu]

My brother accidentally hit the druffalo and it almost killed him and his entire team. Not sure what level the druffalo was.

over 9000

[Excella Gionne]

over 9000

Can't you kill it like you could with the Golden Halla? Also, gaining Dalish favor is the most tedious and ludicrous idea. I'm gaining favors to recruit someone I may never talk to or see anymore. 

[Melbella]

I managed to get past the first cutscene without a crash, yay!  I want to be able to romance my new male Lavellan.  Dayum   

 
Ooh, he's nice. So who's going to be the lucky one this time? Since you can't have him, I mean.

 

 

OMG! I got the Knight-Enchanter Great Sword yesterday, and I'm so angry that I can't use it for the LOLZ factor. I'm a Knight-Enchanter dammit! I should be able to use it!

 
 

I know! They call a two-hander a KE sword that only warriors can use?? WTF?!

 

 

 

I do agree that when you do enter zones like the Forbidden Oasis for the first time you think you'll be fine being at level 4ish but you won't be because it's like 6 or 8ish on up at start and seems to progress further up since on the east side the spiders are like 12ish so doing the spiders in cave which has a ring sidequest is suicide.

 

Ugh, those spiders are a nightmare no matter how overleveled you are. And then you have to go back to the cave later to get the loot behind the locked gate, and they've all re-spawned! Argggh!!!

 

Today in the Inquisition, Dofni went to Val Royeaux, to follow up on that lead on her boyfriend, and she got way more than she bargained for out of it. Of course, anyone who has played the game already, whether Blackwall is romanced or not, knows what I'm talking about. But what hurt worse is that he -- Blackwall, that is --  wouldn't even look at her while they led him away to the prison. Dorian, Bull and Cole were no help either. 
 
Down in the dungeons, Dofni showed how much she'd grown as a person, and how much her heart just melted at the sight of him. No matter how much she privately thought he deserved a good swift kick in the ... shins...  she told him that confessing his crimes was very brave, and even managed to smile for him. But he was all for throwing himself on a sword anyway, and tried as hard as he could to make her see he didn't deserve any mercy or kindness. He wanted to save her the pain of finding out that all she knew and loved about him was a lie. 
 
Idiot. 
 
She told him there was truth in the love they shared, and that there was good in him, but he wouldn't even look at her. So she left him for the time being.
 
Cullen was waiting for her in the guardroom, and suggested that even though he despised Blackwall's betrayal, he respected him for owning up to the crime, and for fighting so valiantly on behalf of the Inquisition. He even suggested they could have the man released so that she could pass judgement on him herself. She loved Cullen a little bit for that. He was a good man, and a good friend, and in another life, who knows what might have happened. Ah well. 
 
She told Cullen to have Blackwall released into their custody, and went back to Skyhold. There, Blackwall tried to be a martyr again, but she wouldn't let him. She told him that he was free to atone for his crimes once all this silly Corypheus stuff was over with, and that they would figure out what comes next together. He kissed her for that, right in front of everyone and everything  
 
All is seemingly well in Dofni's world again, and they are now off to Emprise du Lion to find a Felandaris flower... err, among other things

 

Awww. Yay for Dofni being a generous and kind soul. Nerelah was waaay more PO'd than that. LOL  She told him she never loved him.  And let him stew on that for a while, which he probably liked. Idiot. And of course then she went and got him out of jail because.....well, duh: Tall, Dark, and Broody.

 

Yeah that one. However the first time I played DAI I wasn't expecting this to be a high level and this much of a pain. I had no clue how tough this was going to be since I don't have a game guide to this game.
 
It's already bad enough one time when I was dealing with a fade portal on nightmare I got lesser terror spammed to death and couldn't even get up. Needing to know every area's level x-y is a must because if you go in blind as a "new to DAI" person you'll be like wtf when your a level 3 feeling confident from trashing earlier ones only to realize your going to make a mistake trying to trash portals with despair demons while being way lower than them.

 

Terrors are the worst on NM when you are still at low levels. The game guide is helpful for normal difficulty on recommending levels for certain quests. But, some of its information is incorrect.  For example, the rift in the spider cave on the Storm Coast? The guide says it is a level 9 rift. On my Hard play-through, it was actually level 12, and on NM it was level 14. Not sure if there was some scaling going on to match my level, or if it just increases in level with game difficulty. Whatever the reason, I was not happy!

[ebevan91]

Finally beat Fiona on hard difficulty. Then I did it again, and again because the game kept crashing in the cutscenes leading up to finding Skyhold.

[SporkFu]

Can't you kill it like you could with the Golden Halla? Also, gaining Dalish favor is the most tedious and ludicrous idea. I'm gaining favors to recruit someone I may never talk to or see anymore. 

Nah, Druffy is indestructible. As themikefest pointed out, he will even help you kill the demons at that fade rift. Some of the tasks the Dalish set for you gain more favour than others, so I think you can get away without doing one task, depending on which it is, but yeah, recruiting that guy -- he does wander around Skyhold later, so you can talk to him, for what it's worth -- is more about gaining power and influence for the Inquisition. 

 

 

Awww. Yay for Dofni being a generous and kind soul. Nerelah was waaay more PO'd than that. LOL  She told him she never loved him.  And let him stew on that for a while, which he probably liked. Idiot. And of course then she went and got him out of jail because.....well, duh: Tall, Dark, and Broody.

Heh, given the way I already felt about Blackwall's big reveal from previous games, it was a tough decision to be the strong one in the relationship. I hovered the cursor over each dialogue choice several times and took about ten minutes before I decided on the "that was very brave" option. But it was kinda easy, cuz right before going to Val Royeaux, I finished off the "Alliance" war table operations chain, which ends in a marriage between a couple young noble kids.

 

Depending on how you play out the chain, the Inquisitor can be at the wedding -- it's on the upper level of Val Royeaux -- and can even  say a few things. Dofni told the kinds to marry for love not duty, and to be happy no matter what anyone else may think or say. It was all very heartwarming, and showed a softer side of the ex-Carta-thug-turned-Herald/Inky. She couldn't turn against the man she loved after all that. 

[Melbella]

Heh, given the way I already felt about Blackwall's big reveal from previous games, it was a tough decision to be the strong one in the relationship. I hovered the cursor over each dialogue choice several times and took about ten minutes before I decided on the "that was very brave" option. But it was kinda easy, cuz right before going to Val Royeaux, I finished off the "Alliance" war table operations chain, which ends in a marriage between a couple young noble kids.
 
Depending on how you play out the chain, the Inquisitor can be at the wedding -- it's on the upper level of Val Royeaux -- and can even  say a few things. Dofni told the kinds to marry for love not duty, and to be happy no matter what anyone else may think or say. It was all very heartwarming, and showed a softer side of the ex-Carta-thug-turned-Herald/Inky. She couldn't turn against the man she loved after all that.

Ooh, I might have to do that this time around. I've always gone the political marriage route before but Olinar is kind of a softie (it's all Dorian's fault! ) so he might go for the marriage for love angle. He did get Celene and Briala back together after all.

[Dragonzzilla]

I finally slayed the Frostback. It took only... what, waiting until Level 16 to get that shiny Dragonslayer's Axe I saw at Skyhold, then having to wait another level just to afford it. I could've bought it earlier, but I was a bit too liberal with buying schematics everywhere I went... it set me back. I even resorted to Snoufler hunting out in the Emprise du Lion, which is where I also met my first Great Bear. It was smaller than I expected. I also expected it to have more hair. It looked weird.
 
BUT I KILLED THE FROSTBACK. Best of all, I beat the clock I set myself so that I actually get off. Today was a good day. What dragon should I hunt next?

 
Details here:

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• I knew what I was getting into. I explored the valley before, so I rushed through without causality.
• My Inquisitor was a Two-Handed Champion, who used the aforementioned Dragonslayer's Axe. Walking Fortress, which I picked up for Level 17, has thus far been very useful.
• Me and Blackwall, who wielded Cleave with an Ice Rune (couldn't afford the materials for a Master version), both wore Superb Belts of Fire Resistance.
• I brought along Solas and Dorian, whose elements are strictly Frost and Electricity (I even respec'd Solas for maximum efficiency, since I messed up with his abilities early in the game. Blizzard was very helpful against the Frostback.).
• My Inquisitor's armor was crafted with the Frostback in mind, so I purposefully made it flame resistant. I actually crafted it ages ago, just after I reached Skyhold, but I've worn it ever since.
• I equipped everyone with Fire Resistance Tonics, which weren't as necessary as I thought they'd be. Still, I drank them. Didn't want to risk anything.

[Eyes_Only]

"Where is Blackwall?"

So after the excitement and the sorrow of Into the Abyss, things were calming down around Skyhold. Karliah had proposed to Sera who didn't exactly say no, and Morrigan had a lead on where Corypheus might have gone next. But when Karliah went to chat with Blackwall to see how he was coping with the Warden issues, she discovered him rather depressed despite the fact she had saved his friends. They went and got a drink and he seemed to have something weighing heavily on his mind. At length he spoke and told her of an incident back when he was a child. How he had done nothing when he could have... and how that was not who he was anymore. Worried about him, Karliah went to check on him later only to find a note saying he had left. But it seemed Leliana had already been watching him and knew just where he might be.

 

It was raining when Cassandra, Sera, Dorian and Karliah arrived in Val Royeaux. A miserable setting for an execution. Karliah was not sure why Blackwall had an interest in this but she was soon to find out. Turns out the man to be hanged had killed a family at the orders of some man named Tom Rainier. A dark crime but not entirely uncommon when it came to playing the game. But when Blackwall appeared, Karliah thought he was going to perform the right of conscription  on the man but instead Blackwall revealed that HE was Tom Rainier. Karliah was helpless as she watched him being dragged off to prison. But no one dared stop her when she followed and visited with him.

 

Going against Cullen's advice that they should simply fight the guards and free him, Karliah used a more diplomatic solution and got Josie to get him out of jail. There she judged him in skyhold and set him free to atone for his actions under her banner. After all, wardens take in criminals and make them better. Tom had been trying the same only the real Blackwall died before he could partake in the joining. Despite his lie as to his identity, he had shown just how much of a changed man he was. Even if his identity was false, she could sense the same good in him the real Blackwall had. Although she was tempted to make him partake in the real joining... maybe later.

 

It was after all this that she noticed Varric had company in the form of a cute dwarven girl named Bianca... like the cross bow. Hmmm... Anyway she mentioned knowing where the red lyrium was coming from. Something that really perked up Karliah's ears. So there is now that to look into. And Cole is off getting all paranoid about Corypheus binding him. Ah just another day in the life as Inquisitor.

[Melbella]

Sooo....Olinar went back to the Emerald Graves, but only to take out that red templar Lt. Carroll and close some more rifts. He is still avoiding the giants, which is annoying since that is where all the elfy landmarks are located.  He'll come back for them later, as well as to investigate Chateau d'Onterre (had the wrong party; want to take Sera so she can freak out, and leave poor Varric out of it).

 

Then it was off to Val Royeaux to find out what Blackwall was up to. Turns out he was up to not actually being Blackwall. Olinar wasn't too happy about this and told Cullen he had to think about what to do. In the meantime, he finally took Bull to meet up with his Qunari contact. Of course the whole plan went to hell in a hand basket, and Olinar ended up saving the Chargers and missing out on the alliance (sigh....maybe next game I'll pick the other option). When they got back to Skyhold, Olinar sent Krem and the Chargers to destroy what was left of Adamant Fortress. He then asked Josephine to cash in some of those favors they were owed to get Black....er, Rainier out of Val Royeaux and back with the Inquisition. He still hasn't decided what to do, but at least the guy won't be executed while he tries to make up his mind.

 

He's now back out in the Hissing Wastes, trying to find whatever it is the Venatori are after. So far, all he's managed to find are gaggles of poison spiders.

[SporkFu]

Ooh, I might have to do that this time around. I've always gone the political marriage route before but Olinar is kind of a softie (it's all Dorian's fault! ) so he might go for the marriage for love angle. He did get Celene and Briala back together after all. 

I thought I was doing the political marriage thing; it certainly seemed that way as I worked through the different operations, and when it came time for the wedding, the option was there to tell them both (something like) their marriage was for the greater good, and that duty and honor come first above all... I don't remember exactly how it went, but I just looked at it like, Dofni's really in love for possibly the first time in her life, and she just had this amazing night in the Skyhold stables with the guy... and then he disappeared, with barely a word -- Thank the Maker for Leliana's little birds -- and Dofni then realized how much he meant to her and what a good thing being happy was... and yeah, i'm a sap ...and anyway, given her state of mind, she just had to tell those two kids that whatever circumstances brought them together, that they could be happy. *shrug* I dunno, it seemed like the right thing to say. 

 

So... today in the Inquisition:

 

Dofni led Cassandra, Cole and Vivienne to the frozen Emprise du Lion. Right away they could see large piles of red lyrium everywhere, and fade rifts trying to explode open in the not-too-distant distance. Right away they got to work closing that first rift, and Pride demon, a couple Despair demons, and and some wisps later, that rift was closed. Time for the next one...

 

On the way, near an ancient, tall, abandoned ruin of an elvish tower, they found the last mage on Cassandra's hitlist and dispatched him. (When they did, Dofni reached level 21). For some reason, unknown to everyone but the game developers, dispatching this fellow attracted half a dozen... yes, six ... great bears, one after the other, every time we turned around! Even in the Emerald Graves I've not seen anything like that. Collected a great number of hides though and in the Tower, we found a new axe for Iron Bull, The Rebuke of the Sunderland. Sweet.

 

Then we closed another rift, dispatched a few red templars, and met Ser Michel de Chevin. Dofni tried to recruit him for the Inquisition, but he refused until his task of dispatching a demon was done. Sigh. What was one more demon?

 

More importantly than any of the above, Dofni found a Felandaris flower! ...so we left the Emprise du Lion to its own devices for just a little while and hot-footed it back to the Hinterlands, where in a completely anti-climatic moment (considering how long it took us to collect the flower), we laid it on the altar -- or whatever that thing was -- and killed... a wisp Ah well, the Hinterlands chapter of Dofni's journey is now officially closed. So there's that. 

 

Then it was back to Skyhold, where they received a gift and an apology from the Hero of Fereldan. The gift? A mere Enhanced Belt of Health <_< and the apology was for not being able to do more to help at the moment. Heroes. Sigh. Loghain gave his life, ya know!

 

Then Sera invited Dofni out to the rooftops for some cookies. A little odd, but totally a Sera thing to do. Dofni hadn't had much time for the wacky elf girl lately, but she always tried to be nice to her, and they did become a little closer. Then Vivienne gave Dofni a ring, stating that in the old days a mage from the circle would give their staunchest allies a gift of an enchanted ring as a sign of friendship. Wait... Madame de Fer was being nice to her. Ulp. 

 

Our diminutive Inquisitor then paid a visit to the beard man of her heart, and asked him what they would do when this was all over. He said, "I dunno. A house? A dog? Do you suppose that mark on your hand could be used to cook eggs? No? Okay, no eggs. Doesn't matter what we do, as long as you're with me."

 

The smoothie. Telling him she believed in him? Totally worth it. 

 

No one else had anything much to say, except for Leliana, who asked Dofni to meet her in the Chantry of a little village called Valence. Uh oh.

 

And she still had to talk with Varric, perhaps about the events at Valammar (can't remember), or the Cole decision (can't remember), or maybe about a game of cards (hope so ). 

 

EDIT: Okay I just read the HoF's letter to the Inquisition. I'd forgotten about it being in the Codex. When i set up the world state for this game, I thought it'd kinda cool to have the HoF and the Inquisitor both be dwarves, and the last paragraph of his letter justifies that decision: 

 

In closing, I wish you luck. I came from Orzammar and not the Carta families, but I know well how easily the humans overlook our kind. Fight well, remember the stone, and you will do our people proud. Yours, Warden-Commander Aeducan of Fereldan.

 

Cool.

[kalasaurus]

 Ooh, he's nice. So who's going to be the lucky one this time? Since you can't have him, I mean.

Cassandra is going to be the lucky b*tch

[Mushashi7]

Once upon a time....
 

 

 

 

 

"Once upon a time, Chuang Tzu dreamed that he was a butterfly, flying about enjoying itself.

 

It did not know that it was Chuang Tzu. Suddenly he awoke, and veritably was Chuang Tzu again.

 

He did not know whether it was Chuang Tzu dreaming that he was a butterfly, or whether it was the butterfly dreaming that it was Chuang Tzu."

 

 

 

It's nice to persue the story in the game - and not waste time on collecting herbs.

[Nightingale]

So, after a much longer break than intended, Revas, the Herald with the ironic name, is back!

 

Spoiler

 

We started off by checking out the War Table. Of course I had no idea how I'd been doing things, so I just decided to kind of...wing it. Worked out fine, but I think Josie and Leliana were probably giving the Herald odd looks for acting a bit out of character  Cullen, of course, was busy sulking in a corner because the only thing he ever gets asked to do is fetch more elfroot or the occasional bit of gold.

 

Not remembering what I'd originally planned to do, I then sent Revas with Cassandra, Varric and Vivienne to meet with Grand Enchanter Fiona. Oddly, she didn't remember Revas either. That was fine, we got interrupted by a charming slaver Magister from Tevinter, anyway. Revas spent most of that conversation making passive-aggressive jokes and glaring until his son collapsed or something. She tried to catch him, but she's kind of tiny. Anyway, he oh-so-subtly handed Revas a note to meet in the Chantry. Advising caution, they lead the merry band of misfits Inquisition team to meet Dorian (where I failed to get any decent screenshots. Again *sigh*). After closing an unusual rift, Dorian tells us about time travel and stuff and Revas wasn't really sure what to believe. Asking for evidence caused the end of the world as we know it: Vivienne slightly approved. When we parted ways, Felix tells Dorian there are worse things than dying. Rather concerning, but we have bigger issues right now.

 

Returning to Haven, it was decided that this was too urgent to ignore - the Templars would just have to solve their own problems. Meeting Alexius is an obvious trap but Leliana has a way to sneak agents in. Revas agrees, despite Cullen and Josie's protests. Dorian's timely (get it? time travel? timely? just me? eh, pretend I said nothing) arrival helped finish sorting out the plan, and we grabbed Cassandra and Varric before setting off.

 

The Advisors were right. This was a terrible idea. Revas and Dorian got flung into the future! Guess the mustache was right. Oops? Revas tried to stay cool - she really didn't sign up for this sh*t - and the two decided to find a way back to the future present because this reality was awful.

 

They found Lyses almost immediately. We'd talked to him briefly in Redcliffe. He'd seemed like a good kid. Revas sounded really sad to see him, but there was nothing they could do. They moved on. And found Fiona next. She dropped the bombshell that was Red Lyrium being a disease. Dorian asked why it was growing out of the walls and Revas asked if he really wanted to know; she sure didn't.

 

We found Varric after that.

 

Spoiler

 

It hurt to see him infected, he'd been a good friend thus far (and Revas loved his Tale of the Champion). He and Revas exchanged quips briefly before setting out to put things right.

 

Cassandra was next.

 

Spoiler

 

Revas, whom I'm relatively certain is hopelessly in love with Cassandra, looked near in tears at seeing her like this. She tried to help, tried to assure Cassandra it wasn't her fault, that she had nothing to feel guilty about. Cassandra was having none of it, and in the end, Revas settled for swearing to keep this from ever happening.

 

The ragtag team continued through, easily handling the Venatori (despite being on NM - may turn friendly fire on soon to make it a bit more difficult for myself) until we came upon the torture chambers. What we found there made Revas sick to her stomach. They couldn't save a Chantry sister in time - she earned respect for holding on to her faith right till the end - but we did stumble upon our Spymaster. Revas shakily freed her, apologised for what she'd suffered. Leliana didn't care. She just wanted Revas to fix things, wanted revenge, wanted Dorian to shut up.

(The overlord behind the controller once again failed to get any decent screenies; I blame it on the PS4's timing and, uh, I was emotional? Sure, too busy watching Leliana snap a guy's neck with her thighs to get screens of it  )

 

Stepping outside wasn't much better. Turns out, things really go to hell fast without anyone to stop the Breach.

 

Spoiler

 

Since this is turning into quite a wall of text, I'll shorten it to this: the group closed a few more rifts, found some shards (and a horrible note about what they'd done to Leliana and Maker knows how many other, experimenting with the Blight) to open a massive door that would hopefully lead to the end of all this and, finally, found Alexius. This probably didn't go as planned, but Revas was done talking. They told Alexius to hand over the time travel doohickey, but Leliana killed Felix and Alexius decided to kill us in return instead.

 

Spoiler

 

The squishy mage and archer went down once, but other than that things went well...until the mysterious Elder One and his pet dragon showed up. Revas begged them not to, but her friends sacrificed themselves to buy them time to do the spell to get out. Revas watched Leliana die, unable to do anything, before Dorian - just in time (get it? okay I'll stop with the puns) - pulled her through the portal home. Alexius was there. Again. She told him it was over, was prepared to kill him again right then and there, but then saw Cassandra and the others were fine and was too relieved to go through with it. He'd had good intentions, after all, and Revas will try to keep that in mind.

 

It seemed like it was finally over, but of course the Herald is never that lucky. The queen showed up (Anora alone - was expecting Alistair to be with her...uh-oh) and told the mages to get out.

 

Spoiler

 

Revas hesitantly offered them an alliance and Fiona accepted. Finally, finally, we returned to Haven. The Advisors argued, Dorian joined up, and Revas hopes things get easier from here. Closing the Breach is next. What could possibly go wrong? 

 

And thanks for the replies about Zongolia. I'll be catching up with this thread again when I have more likes   

[Farangbaa]

Spoiler

Julius also recruited Ellendra, his interests in magic proved useful to persuade her.

Next up are dealing with the Chargers.. whoever they are and gaining influence until level 4 (currently level 3, picked the Nobility Knowledge perk. He is, afteral, a human noble)

[Farangbaa]

over 9000

[Mushashi7]

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WOOF!

Or?

[BraveVesperia]

Today was a Hinterlands day! I'm not ready to start In Your Heart Shall Burn, so I'm doing a few quests. I grabbed Solas for an encounter with a Dalish mage. She was incredibly smug, and doesn't do much for Trev's first impression of the Dalish. Solas managed to dampen her spirits with some elven lingo, but who knows what he said. They got all excited about the dust in the ruins - or something. Elves are weird. You know there's something wrong when Sera is the most sane elf Trev's met. 

 

Sera's got some flawless logic. The party headed off to find some wolves that were attacking farmers and she said: "I bet they're in the cave. Because caves are sh*t and wolves are sh*t."

 

Trev made the grave mistake of leaving Cass at camp while hunting down some of Solas' elven artefacts. I thought there was one at the Western Fortress (you know, out in bear country). A ram on a hill suddenly became hostile. Trev wasn't going to stand for being bullied by a big sheep, so he chased it up the hill and killed it. Then he jumped off the hill (because fun!) and straight into the middle of three big bears. It's Trev the squishy mage, Solas, Dorian and Sera. Oh hell, no. The mages kept throwing up barriers, but one of the bears used a megaton rocket punch to launch Solas into orbit. Then they closed in on Sera and finished her off. Trev kept getting swatted away while trying to revive her. Glanced over at Dorian, who isn't doing anything. Now is not the time for slacking off, moustache man! Switched to him so he could get a static cage going. The remaining two bears closed in on Dorian. Threw a barrier, then switched back to Trev to revive Sera. Dorian plaintively shouts "I'm too pretty to die!" Trev starts to run away. Feels bad, comes back. Helps Dorian and Sera defeat the final bear as Solas turns up. Enjoy our victory for approximately five seconds, before another bear shows up!

Lesson learned: don't leave Cassandra behind when there's bears about.

There wasn't even an artefact there! 

 

I've heard Trev shout "help Dorian!" so many times today, I'm starting to wonder if he should be Trev's LI.  Ah well, I think they will be the best of friends. Trev's clearly taken a shine to the Tevinter moustache mage.

 

Oh my. I got the most perfect banter while the weakling party was adventuring! Solas is still in his glorious plaidweave and turquoise outfit, Dorian asked what he was thinking.

Solas: "I'm sorry?"

Dorian: "No, that outfit is sorry."

Despite Solas saying that his outfit isn't a statement about anything, Dorian has decided that the statement is 'apostate hobo'. Ha, I don't know, I think it might catch on - we've had at least one per game! 

 

We finished off in the Hinterlands by visiting a cult of oddities. Trev passed on the sad news to a man whose girlfriend had died. Then promptly recruited him for the Inquisition. Nothing like crushing the non-believers to get over grief, right?  Trev then shut the rift for them and headed back to Speaker Anais. He asked her people to listen for secrets (Iron Bull approved quite a bit!). It seemed the most sensible choice. The last thing he wants is these people spreading word of the Inquisition. Nothing says 'reputable organisation' like a bunch of crazy cultists shouting about the Maker tearing open the sky. 

 

Now that we have enough shards, the party popped back to the Forbidden Oasis. We encountered this miner who thought we were following her. Why would we do that?? Clearly, the desert has baked her brain. Cassandra is back with us, but there wasn't even any giant to fight! Nor any Venatori outside the Solassan temple. Must be a holiday. That oasis would be a fine spot for a romantic date, if it wasn't for the gamboling hippos. They kind of ruin the mood!

[dragonflight288]

I started all over and created a Qunari mage with a unique Dragon Age Keep world state that I never actually played, but had fun roleplaying it on the keep.

 

A male cousland warden who helped prepare Redcliff and saved Connor and Isolde, but corrupted the urn of sacred ashes, married Anora and Alistair remained part of the Wardens, sacrificed Amaranthine and spared the Architect while romancing Leliana. 

 

This talvashoth Inquisitor is a rough-around-the-edges-diamond-in-the-rough type. Aggressive and bitter covered up with a sense of sarcasm. Rarely makes the nice comments, and he's out to survive Haven then cut loose but keeps getting dragged back into the spotlight. And when he'll eventually be named Inquisitor he'll be all "I never get a break but the world's a mess so I may as well do what I can."

 

I did enjoy his story to Josephine about his exploits in the mercenary company on how he got some bandits to surrender with a bluff about demons and a couple of conjured wisps. 

[Al Foley]

There Chapter two has now been written .  Not sure if this is appropriate but it is DA related and it is something I have done today.

[BloodKaiden]

So....Sheva has just punched Solas in the face. I thought I'd feel bad but he was being an a**. Quite satisfying.

[Mushashi7]

So....Sheva has just punched Solas in the face. I thought I'd feel bad but he was being an a**. Quite satisfying.

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Aw, maaan...!

When you do things like this a screenshot is required.

[DarkAmaranth1966]

Hey, Adaar here. Can you good folks help me out with my human? She's great and all, gets us amazing battles with dragons, plenty of vints that need killing and all but, she refuses to understand that I do not like purple and, I don't look good in it. No matter how much nice armor and how many sturdy coats I bring her, she dumps me back into this. HELP!

 

[Melbella]

After yet more spider, er....Venatori hunting in the Hissing Wastes, Olinar went back to Skyhold to tie up some loose ends, also known as "companion quests."

 

He rendered his judgment against BlackRainier, setting him free to atone as himself. He was sort of grateful? Anyway, he pledged his sword to the Inquisition until the matter of Corypheus was done. Figured it was better than an arrow from the rookery, at least. (My reaction when he said that was  - when did Olinar become Darth Olinar??! He only kills people who try to kill him first! Geez). And he was totally grumpy when Olinar later asked him about who he really was.  Dang, see if he bails you out of jail again, Mr. Grumpypants.

 

After that he needed a break so he went to see what Sera was up to. Pranks. Just what he needed to unwind. Too bad Solas heard them when they were up in tower but seeing Josie doused in water really helped him relax a bit.

 

Next up was Cole, whose "amulet of the unbound" had arrived from Rivain. Of course it didn't work.  Much as he might agree with Varric that Cole had started down the road to person-hood, he encouraged Cole to forgive the ex-templar who had inadvertently killed him. Solas believed this would allow him to regain his purpose as a spirit of compassion. Hopefully he's right. The world needs more compassion. (hear that Mr. Grumpypants?)

 

Leliana got a message from the Divine (well, a contingency letter) and asked Olinar to meet her in Valence to check out whatever Justinia may have left for her. (Uh oh, here comes Darth Leliana)

 

Finally, he met up with Iron Bull and watched the big guy fight off two very pathetic assassins.

 

Wow, so many needy companions. Olinar just wants to take Dorian up to his big room and not come out for at least a week.

 

Alas, duty calls and he will instead head back to the Wastes to hunt more spiders (and Venatori). He'll drag along Mr. Grumpypants as punishment.