My Qunari Two-Hander made a lot of progress today.
First I went to Val Royeux to claim I wasn't the Herald of Andraste, then Lord Seeker Lucius has a Templar cold clock a Chantry Revered Mother and tell us to get bent. I recruited Barter by Belle on my way out, and accepting Fiona's invitation to meet the mages in Redcliffe.
I collected Sera's letters and dealt with her ambushed, but rejected her offer to join the Inquisition. Same with Vivienne, accepted her invite and told her I wasn't interested in her help.
I did recruit good-ole Blackwall to the party, though because there's no difference until after Haven I'm sticking with Cassandra as my Tank.
We helped out Corproal Vale with his requests, defeating the Apostatses in the Witchwood and the Rouge Templars near Fort Conner, getting all 5 supply boxes, and getting a healer from Redcliffe. Afterwards his forces were recruited.
Speaking of Redcliffe, I met with Fiona to discuss the odd time-altering rift outside the town when I learned she was no longer the leader and instead I had to deal with this Tevinter guy named Alexius. I figured "whatever, as long as I get mages". Then our meeting was interrupted and he had to leave, afterwards I recived a letter to head to the nearest Chantry. On the way I recruited A Tranquil and a smuggler into the Inquisition. I entered the Chantry to find another time-altering rift being fought off by a mage clad in white. We teamed up and took care of the rift. He explained Alexius and his Time Magic and we decided to sit on his plea for help, there's more side-questing to be done!
I spoke with the cult leader and closed the rift in her fort, recruiting her to gather information. I received the potion from the son of the sick woman to help her, and recruited Lord Berand after telling him of his lovers fate.
I saved Ritts and recruited her. I returned the elf's wedding ring to her. and I found 10 ram meat for that guy with the campfire.
Solas stared sensing elven artifacts on the way to killing all the bandits. We took care of that and got him an Amulet of Power for his trouble.
After getting horses from Master Dennet, I help his farm in return. I saved the wolves from that Terror Demon, escorted the Druffalo back home, and placed watchtowers around the area. He was then recruited into the Inquisition
Once my level was high enough I entered the Fallow Mire to rescue our soldiers. Lighting beacons to keep the undead away, I eventually confronting the Hand of Korth in armed combat. We were low on healing supplies so it was a tense fight, and Cassandra actually dies once during the struggle, but he killed him eventually and I looted his axe as my new weapon for the remainder of Act 1. After rescuing our men, I recruited Skywatcher.
Making my way to the Grand Forest Villa to remove the bandits camped there, I hit level 8 and learn of the Carta holed up in Valamar.