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[Mistic]

I think a huge theme of this game is about belief and faith (and it's flip side, deception). I was always confused about why it's called 'Inquisition', because you have nothing to do with doctrinal purity, the way the Catholic Inquisition did, until I realized that it was less about doctrine and more about the power of belief.  

 

For a huge part of the game, you are invested in discovering the truth about things, and you have a lot of leeway in deciding how your Inquisitor believes. And other people respond to that (my first playthrough, I maintained I was not sure if I was chosen; but for my second, I adamantly maintained I was not chosen by anyone. That slightly changed how Thom Ranier reacts to you when you visit him in jail - he expressly called out my second Inquisitor for knowingly lying to people and allowing them to believe she was something she wasn't). 

 

Indeed. That the characters remembered those little options made the game feel much more real, and for the first time in a DA game a serious concept had time to be developed (not Torment levels of development, but hey, it's a start; maybe the next DA game might develop another one?). I remembered that conversation with Thom, and Sera can discuss it after the quest at the temple of Mythal... in her own way. If you start saying you believe in the elven legends, she says "You're the frigging Herald of Andraste! Every time you open your mouth you'll sound like an idiot!".

 

Being an atheist or a pagan can be challenging. Oh, and believers get different choices, even in a judgement.  And there are many more examples. Mother Giselle was there as a discussion point for that.

 

Belief influenced the game even more than the romances did, so, again. I hope Bioware includes some option in the Keep for that.

[TeraBat]

Belief influenced the game even more than the romances did, so, again. I hope Bioware includes some option in the Keep for that.

 

I agree! I have only played the Unsure Inquisitor and the I'm Not the Chosen One, but I'll Let the Common Folk Believe That If They Need To Inquisitor; I'm interested in replaying as I'm Totally the Herald, Everyone and Nope, Just Lucky, By The Way Have You Heard The Good News About the Qun? 

 

But I *did* pair/will pair up my Quizzies. Unsure went with Blackwall (since apparently we're both having identity crises) and Not the Chosen One, etc went with Solas. I think I'm Totally the Herald will wind up with Cullen, and Nope, Just Lucky will be a Qunari who totally steals Dorian from Iron Bull!

[BraveVesperia]

My first Inquisitor (but not my canon one):

Rhiannon Lavellan

Dalish Rift Mage

Romanced Sera

Clan Lavellan survived and blossomed in Wycome

Agnostic, reluctant to be seen as Herald, kind and friendly, uses diplomacy often

Sided with the mages, conscripted them

Recruited the Wardens, Loghain stayed behind in the Fade

Celene and Briala are allied

Morrigan drank from the Well

Vivienne became Divine (still not sure how that happened)

Companions: Chargers were saved, encouraged Dorian to walk out on his father, Sera didn't kill the noble, Cole became more human, Solas' spirit friend was freed & he didn't kill the mages, Blackwall was re-recruited (to become a real Warden), Vivienne acquired a snowy Wyvern heart, Leliana was softened, helped Josephine elevate the DuParaquets, Cullen's off the lyrium.

[Valerius]

There seem to be a lot more elves in this game haha I'm guessing the solas romance had something to do with it xD The way I see it personally the 2 more realistic options for a canon run is a male human warrior who is andrastian and romances Cass, and a female elf mage who supports mages and romances solas.

[Mecha Elf]

Valithia Lavellan - mage; knight enchanter

 - very nice and caring but can get angry if you harm her friends

 - pro mage gave them freedom (alliance)

 - strong dalish values but isnt cocky about it

 - romanced Solas

 - removed vallaslin

 - put Celene and Briala on throne by making them make up with each other

 - Stroud was sacrificed and the Wardens stayed to help the inquisition

 - Made soft Leiliana the new Divine

 - killed all 10 dragons

 -  made IB turn from Qun

 - made dorian reconcile with father

 - helped Viv with correct heart

 - supported cass to rebuild seekers

 - helped Solas' spirit friend

 - Cole became more human

 - drank from well because she believes elven person should be the person to carry on knowledge 

 - let blackwall atone for his crimes

 - Inquisition is a military force (although i didn't want it this way ): ) 

 - was polite and took the temp alliance with the sentinels which meant not murdering them

 - gave red crossing info to dalish

 - is super heart broken and butthurt over solas leaving her 

[Mecha Elf]

My first Inquisitor (but not my canon one):

Rhiannon Lavellan

Dalish Rift Mage

Romanced Sera

Clan Lavellan survived and blossomed in Wycome

Agnostic, reluctant to be seen as Herald, kind and friendly, uses diplomacy often

Sided with the mages, conscripted them

Recruited the Wardens, Loghain stayed behind in the Fade

Celene and Briala are allied

Morrigan drank from the Well

Vivienne became Divine (still not sure how that happened)

Companions: Chargers were saved, encouraged Dorian to walk out on his father, Sera didn't kill the noble, Cole became more human, Solas' spirit friend was freed & he didn't kill the mages, Blackwall was re-recruited (to become a real Warden), Vivienne acquired a snowy Wyvern heart, Leliana was softened, helped Josephine elevate the DuParaquets, Cullen's off the lyrium.

 

Who did you send to get your clan to survive and blossom if i may ask? 

[stop_him]

Erawen Lavellan: Knowledge-seeking. Inventive. Humorous, sometimes too much so. Quick-witted. Resilient. Playful, but principled. Respects Dalish culture, but does not much care for the isolated, and xenophobic lifestyle. Has not had much interaction with non-elves. Curious. Wonders if what her people say about humans are true. No reason to think qunari or dwarves are bad due to lack of interaction.

 

 

- "Snow Elf" KE-mage

- The Maker is BS, denied that she was Herald of Andraste, belief confirmed during The Fade quest

- Romanced Cullen, though she had some misgivings about the relationship. Wonders if such a relationship is possible given their differences, but cannot deny the attraction. It may not matter, as she knows she cannot return to her clan given her new responsibilities and outlook on life.

- Allied w/ the mages.

- Allied w/ the Wardens, and asked them to join the fight against Corypheus; survived Warden war table missions

- Left Hawke in the Fade because Hawke sucks

- Celene and Briala reunited

 

- Blackwall to be judged by Grey Wardens.

- Sacrificed the Chargers.

- Dorian and father reconciled.

- Cassandra will rebuild the Seekers

- Let Sera kill the noble

- Cole more like a spirit.

- Helped Solas's friend, but did not let him kill the mages.

- Did quests for Viv and Varric.

 

- Did the Elven ritual, allowed Morrigan to drink from the well.

- Elevated the Du Paraquette to nobility for Josephine.

- Destroyed Samson's armor.

- Did not let Leliana kill the spy or the Chantry Sister.

- Softened Leliana is new Divine.

- Inquisition is an espionage based organization

- The most used companions were Cassandra, Varric, and Solas.

[Korva]

Karis Trevelyan, warrior and champion, perfectionist workaholic doing her damndest to be worthy of the trust and devotion people give her, devout and increasingly open-minded Andrastian who struggles with the question of whether she truly is the Herald. What does that actually mean, can she ever live up to it, or is it presumptous blasphemy to make that claim and allow people to revere her for it? She wishes for certainty but comes around to the realization that questioning and searching is actually healthier because that is one barrier to falling to the same corruption that has claimed so many other too-sure-of-themselves causes and groups. Her closest friends and confidants are Cassandra (whom she urges to redeem and rebuild the Seekers) and Cole (who reclaims his nature with Solas' help), followed by Solas, Varric and Dorian.

 

She'll generally give second chances to people who sincerely seek them and try to lift up those who were kicked down -- if necessary, by forcefully dragging them up by the scruff of their neck and demanding that they be better, do better, now, and stop wallowing. That includes recruiting the templars and the Wardens, but laying down the law firmly on what she expects from them. Blackwall, too, gets a chance even though he does not want it, and Karis is blunt about his freedom being a harsh mercy with nothing simple or easy about it. As someone who despises and distrusts the qun, she only goes on the Iron Bull's mission with unveiled reservations and does not hesitate one second to save his Chargers.

 

She enjoys verbally tearing Florianne up one side and down the other in front of the whole court (enjoys it a little too much, in fact), reunites Celene and Briala in hopes of that being the most progressive solution for the people of Orlais, and then buggers off in disgust to go back to what she does best: lead by example, from the front, in the field. That one-time display aside, politics will never remotely be her strong suit and she will always need and be grateful for someone like Josephine to keep that ship sailing in smooth waters.

 

Despite her inquisitive nature, she's too cautious to drink from any glowy ancient puddles. There are too many demands and burdens pulling at her as it is, without adding alien magic to the mix.

 

She does her best to pull Leliana out of the "vicous, callous Bard"-mode as much as possible, triesd to befriend her, and cautiously supports her as the new Divine ... even if only reluctantly and after much agonizing, believing that Cassandra is the more stable and forthright of the two, but would also eventually be eaten alive in a position that requires political acumen if it is to retain any significance and survive the changes that both candidates want to make.

 

Her greatest fears are falling to corruption and failing those who depend on her. Envy -- and in my headcanon the Nightmare -- are only too happy to give her nightmare fodder for the rest of her life about his.

[stop_him]

Who did you send to get your clan to survive and blossom if i may ask? 

Click the Race missions. Guide on how to save Clan Lavellan:

 

http://dragonage3.wi...fe.com/Missions

[Riladel]

Second playthrough (I liked it more then the first):

 

Riladel Lavellan (I always use this name almost everywhere for about 10 years already, and its elven "shining elf" or smth like that from LotR world):

 

- Elf, mage, female.

 

- Doesn't believe in Maker and her being Herald.

 

- Sided with the mages and offered a full alliance.

 

- Gaspar (or what was his name?) formally on the throne, and Briala actually rules everything; Celene is dead.

 

- Allowed the Grey Wardens to stay

 

- Romanced Solas.

 

- Morrigan drank from the well (I let my human mage in the first playthrough to drink herself despite I though it was stupid, but I was curious and ambitious  )

 

- Leliana as the new Divine (like the first playthrough, and I didn't like her as a divine, I tried to make Cassandra the Divine but somehow didn't manage to do this)

[Fredward]

Since I like a tinge of tragedy in my heroes my eventual official one will be a female Dalish, as of yet undecided on her class, who will romance Solas. She is, at first, a proud Dalish but over the course of the game she becomes increasingly disillusioned until that final straw with Abelas where she sees that the people her and her entire people have venerated for so long are so petty that they'd destroy knowledge rather than share it. She drinks from the Well as a sort of '**** you elvhen gods I'm taking charge of my own future' continuing with this theme she asks Solas to remove her Valaslin so it's really a kick in the stomach when she finds out that she really is now tied to one of the gods she so recently rejected. And! The plot thickens immeasurably when that god might just wind up being her lover. Or at least some part of him. Depending on what exactly happened in that last scene.

[Korva]

I think a huge theme of this game is about belief and faith (and it's flip side, deception). I was always confused about why it's called 'Inquisition', because you have nothing to do with doctrinal purity, the way the Catholic Inquisition did, until I realized that it was less about doctrine and more about the power of belief.

 

As a RL atheist, I ended up enjoying this a lot and wishing that Bioware had explored that theme even more, instead of not wanting to force players to engage with it (as said by Patrick Weekes in a podcast). Strong themes that make me think are sweet.

 

For a huge part of the game, you are invested in discovering the truth about things, and you have a lot of leeway in deciding how your Inquisitor believes. And other people respond to that (my first playthrough, I maintained I was not sure if I was chosen; but for my second, I adamantly maintained I was not chosen by anyone. That slightly changed how Thom Ranier reacts to you when you visit him in jail - he expressly called out my second Inquisitor for knowingly lying to people and allowing them to believe she was something she wasn't).

 

That is awesome. My Andrastian Inquisitor's stance was conflicted but hoping it was true, and willing to be that hope for the people, so I didn't get that line from him. I felt bad enough when he called me corrupt during the judgment (I used Josie to get him out). Fantastic that they'd let our characters' stance on the Herald issue play into that scene, to give a desperate, shamed and angry man "ammunition" in his attempts to push us away.

[Mecha Elf]

Click the Race missions. Guide on how to save Clan Lavellan:

 

http://dragonage3.wi...fe.com/Missions

 

Thanks!

[blauwvis]

<---  Evelyn Trevelyan, Knight-Enchanter

 

Andrastian, though her faith was deeply tested over the course of the game.  She was uncomfortable with her new role, but embraced it in public:  the need of the people to believe and to have hope was more important than her need to give voice to her own doubts (though she continued to express them quietly, to her inner circle).  Mother Giselle played a critical role in bringing her around, and by the end she did believe that they had at least been nudged along their path by the Maker.

 

Romanced Cullen

 

Best friends with Dorian, a big sister to Cole, and considered Solas a trusted mentor and guide

 

Allied with the mages, though she has serious misgivings about Fiona

 

Allowed Hawke to make a heroic last stand in the Fade and kept the Wardens around

 

Reconciled Celene and Briala

 

Was very uneasy about the Well and would have preferred that no one drink from it, but it seemed to work out for Morrigan

 

Hardened Leliana became Divine (but I will be redoing this run at some point and unharden Leliana; Evelyn would have preferred Cass in any case)

[Boost32]

<<< Edward Trevelyan
- Rogue \ Assassin
- Romanced Cassandra
- Believes in the Maker and that he is the Herald of Andraste

- Conscripted the Templars
- Celene remained on the throne and made a truee between her, Gaspard and Briala
- Denounced Florianne and later made her a agent
- Hawke left the Fade, Loghain left in the fade
- Grey Wardens allowed to stay
- Allied with the Sentinel Elves
- Calpernia left to Tevinter
- Morrigan drank from the Well of Sorrows
- Vivienne become Divine Victoria I

Cassandra: will reform the Seekers of Truth
Sera: conscripted the noble into the Inquisition
Varric: helped him and Bianca
Dorian: told him to reconcile with his father
Cole: Spirit
Vivienne: Gave her the Snowy Wyvern heart and supported her for Divine
Iron Bull: Bull Chargers died to cement a alliance with the Qun
Blackwall: Josephine got him a pardon from Orlais and my Inquisitor freed him
Cullen: went back to take Lyrium
Leliana: hardened
Josephine: she elevated the Du Paraquette to nobility and they made the contract null

[JamieCOTC]

Sarah Jayne Trevelyan

 

 

- Female human mage. Knight Enchanter

- She believed in the Maker, but Insisted that she was not the Herald of Andraste. Later she confessed that some small part of her hoped it was all true.
- Due to her family's wealth she was allowed out of  the Tower on occasions. Didn't like the Templars.

- Romanced Sera. Talked to her about marriage.

- Allied w/ the mages.

- Executed Alexius.

- Allied w/ the Wardens

- Left Stroud in the Fade

- Celene on the throne, Briala exhiled, Gaspard executed.

- Blackwall to be judged by Grey Wardens.

- Saved the Chargers.

- Dorian and father reconciled.

- Cassandra will rebuild the Seekers

- Took the Noble's land, put him on a leash for Sera.

- Cole more human.

- Helped Solas's friend, but did not let him kill the mages.

- Did quests for Viv and Varric.

- Did the Elven ritual, allowed Morrigan to drink from the well.
- Killed all ten dragons.

- Elevated the Du Paraquette to nobility for Josephine.

- Destroyed Samson's armor.

- Did not let Leliana kill the spy or the Chantry Sister.

- Leliana is new Divine.

- The most used companions were Cassandra, Sera, Blackwall, Iron Bull and Solas.

[Valerius]

Hmm I've noticed an overwhelming amount of mages chosen, does being one really add to the story that much? Can't think of any other reason why people would pick it.

[Nykara]

I am doing my 'cannon' play through right now after having played DA:I just once before.

Female, Human Mage Inquisitor
Cullen Romanced
Believes in the Maker but did not believe she is the Herald
Sides with mages
Cole = Spirit
Cass - Divine
Leliana - Softened
Hawke in the fade
Morrigain Drinks from the well

 

[Helgagrim]

Amaran Trevelyan, female warrior

 

Sided with the templars, did not disband them.

 

Romanced Cullen

 

Vivienne as divine

 

Did not drink from the Well of Sorrows

 

Saved the chargers

 

Let Calpernia return to Tevinter

 

Told Cassandra to let the Seekers go

 

Stroud in the fade.

 

Softened Leliana

 

Cole: Spirit

 

Freed Solas's spirit friend and let Solas kill the mages

 

Did not believe she was the herald of Andraste

 

I think that pretty much sums it up.

[soren4ever]

 

Tim Trevelyan - Male Human Rogue Archer Assassin

 

Romanced Dorian

 

Faithful Andrastian/believes he's the Herald of Andraste

 

Sided with the Mages and offered a full alliance

 

Recruited the Grey Wardens

 

Loghain stayed in the Fade

 

Saved Celene and had Gaspard exiled

 

Let Morrigan use the Well of Sorrows

 

Cassandra became Divine

 

Cole: Spirit

 

Freed Solas' spirit friend, but didn't let him kill the mages

 

Softened Leliana

 

Cullen stopped taking lyrium

 

Killed Samson

 

Saved the Chargers

[stop_him]

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[Violetbliss]

 

Valyssa Adaar, Tal-Vashoth mage, later Knight enchanter:

 

-She romanced Sera, sparks struck, and so on.

-Could not care less about the Chantry or the Maker personally, but offered insight as a friend to the companions that did

-Sided with the mages, and offered them a full alliance. With her background she could do no less.

-Spared Alexius and put him to work on researching magic for the good of all.

-Stroud remained in the fade, though it was a very hard decision for her

-Reunited Celene and Briala, at Gaspard's expense - a choice made with her heart.

-The Grey wardens remain, and though the lack Stroud, they have fared as well as they could have.

-Samson's downfall - an easy task with his armour damaged. Mindful with Cullen's reservations.

-Respecting the elves in the temple of Mythal, a ritual was performed and the ancient elves were spared; Morrigan then drank from the well.

-Believes her most enjoyable judgement to be exiling an avvar tribe fully armed to the Tevinters.

 

 

As for her companions:

 

-Cassandra became a good friend, despite the different ideals at times. Encouraging and blunt in their thoughts, Cass was encouraged to follow her heart, and she became the Divine.

-Sera is her lover, and the future seems bright. She's aware of how fragile Sera is, and tries to show new paths to deal with things. Such as conscripting the noble she wants to murder to work for the inquisition to bring stability to the region, forcing an end to his ambitions.

-Solas remained a friend as well, and their views on spirits were mostly shared; his friend saved and the offenders banished rather than killed.

-Blackwall was eventually spared and set free to remain with the inquisition, encouraged to stay on the path of redemption.

-Cole became more human.

-Dorian is an unlikely good friend, given pasts, and seemed happier once he reconciled with his father.

-The Iron Bull joined her as Tal-Vashoth, and seems to enjoy being hit by sticks. However, he seems more harmonious otherwise.

-Leliana was turned from the hardened path-

-Vivienne helped, but not endorsed and certainly no friend-

-Varric helped Bianca, but questioned what she had done-

-Cullen was trusted to fight his addiction with encouragement

-Josephine was saved through diplomacy

[Get Magna Carter]

Alfina Lavellan:

 

Elven Female Rogue (Assassin)

 

open-minded on religion 

dubious and evasive about the Herald title, tried to sound positive about it without directly lying.

Allied with the Mages (free but watched)

 

Hawke left behind, Grey Wardens were not exiled

Celine rules Orlais reunited with Briala

Performed the ritual at the Temple of Mythal

Morrigan drank from the Well

 

Romanced Sera (despite being rather "elfy")

Found a Snowy Wyvern heart for Vivienne

Cole became more spirit-like

Saved the Bull's Chargers

Gave Blackwall a chance to atone by serving the Inquisition

Cassandra will rebuild the Seekers

Cullen did not restart taking Lyrium

Stopped the assassins sent against Josephine diplomatically

 

Hardened Leliana is Divine

[Kyneris]

And now a summary of my alternate playthrough.

 

Saniya Adaar

 

Main Storyline.
- Qunari female, Archery Rogue with the Artificer specialization, reached level 20 with 54 hours played.

- Being a Qunari, she's practically an atheist when it comes to the Maker or the Elven Gods.
- Absorbed the Templars into the Inquisition.
- Managed to save everyone during the assault on Haven.
- Left Hawke in the Fade.
- Exiled the Grey Wardens from Orlais.

- Captured Magister Erasthenes.

- Did not intervene in Celene's assassination, made Briala ruler of Orlais with Emperor Gaspard as her puppet.

- Did not partake in the Elven ritual at the Temple of Mythal.

- Allowed Calpernia to return to Tevinter.

- Allowed Morrigan to drink from the Well of Sorrows.

- Vivienne became the new Divine.

- Killed all dragons.

 

Companions
- Heartbroken by Cullen's refusal, she did not attempt to romance anyone else.

- Ordered Cullen to stop taking lyrium.

- Used Leliana's spies to solve Josephine's problems with the Orlesian assassins.

- Urged Dorian not to reconcile with his father.

- Convinced Cassandra to rebuild the Seekers.
- Cole is more of a man than a spirit.
- The Chargers died defending their position.
- Helped Vivienne get a Snowy Wyvern Heart.

- Helped Solas free his spirit friend then encouraged him to kill the mages afterwards.
- Exiled Blackwall along with the other Grey Wardens.

- Joined Sera in pranking the Inquisitor's advisors.

- Lord Pel Harmond was beaten into a pulp by Sera.

 

Judgements

- Knight-Captain Denam was given to the Templars to be punished.

- Movran the Under was put on public display on a gibbet.

- Imprisoned Magister Livius Erimond.

- Ser Ruth, the Grey Warden was sentenced to public humilation.

- Mayor Gregory Dedrick was exiled.

- Recruited Crassius Servius as a informant for the Inquisition.

- Grand Duchess Florianne's claims were voided and her remains disposed off.

- Mistress Poulin was ordered to aid in rebuilding her town.

[BronzTrooper]

Don't have a canon Inquisitor yet, but I'll probably go for a Lavellan Inquisitor.  Either mage or rogue.  Warrior's out because my canon Warden and Hawke are both warriors, both of which also narrow my choices race-wise to elf or qunari (dwarf Warden).

 

Tempted to make this Inquisitor my canon one, though:

 

Her name's Fen'Elgar (trans: 'wolf spirit') and she's a bit... angry.