Don't know if there is already a thread but here is my wishlist
- Slave: Elves, Human, and Qunari. You fight in an arena and win your freedom. (Especially this one)
- Dwarven Ambassador: Dwarf (duh). Part of the Ambassadoria
- Atlus: Human. Noble Mage belongs to one of the Imperium's noble houses.
- Mercenary: All races. Belongs to a group of mercenary involve in the skirmish of Seheron.
- Laetans: Elves, Human, and Qunari. Commoner Mages.
I don't wanna play another Human Noble. Thogh it might be a cool idea to have your Origin story tied into your Specialization. So your Assassin starts the game doing Assassiny things, your Knight Enchanter distinguishes himself saving some member of the Tevinter Magisterum, etc.
Part of a dwarven merchant party: dwarf is a merchant, others are guards.
Gladiator: dwarf or qunari.
Part of a small Laetan house: elf or human mage is attending a Circle and away from the house, mundane human/elf is a guard or servant at the house.
Recruit: Soldier for the Imperium, still a lowly recruit. Elf and human are actual soldiers, dwarf and qunari are mercenaries.
Not too fond of the idea of a slave background... it could be done, but all we hear about are the top tiers and bottom tiers of Tevinter, I'd rather be somewhere in between, not slave and not Altus.
Hard to say since we don't know for sure where the game is set or what its going to be about (we can make guesses about whats most likely but we don't KNOW).
I hope that humans have a background other than noble or circle mage who happens to also be of noble birth. It's not that there's anything wrong with either of those, but humans are the most populous and variable race in Thedas, there are so many other interesting origins they could have. But they keep getting the same one.
Are Qunari definitely confirmed for DA4? It'd be hard to make it fit storywise in Tevinter.
Are Qunari definitely confirmed for DA4? It'd be hard to make it fit storywise in Tevinter.
They fit in a Dalish elf becoming a heretic representation of Andraste, I am sure a Qunari lad in Tevinter is not significantly harder. It only takes the imagination of the writer.
Don't know if there is already a thread but here is my wishlist
- Slave: Elves, Human, and Qunari. You fight in an arena and win your freedom. (Especially this one)
- Dwarven Ambassador: Dwarf (duh). Part of the Ambassadoria
- Atlus: Human. Noble Mage belongs to one of the Imperium's noble houses.
- Mercenary: All races. Belongs to a group of mercenary involve in the skirmish of Seheron.
- Laetans: Elves, Human, and Qunari. Commoner Mages.
I'm pretty sure they'll find a way to put a Qunari origin in. It looks like it's been a fairly popular choice in DAI.
For me, I'd like a magister origin (if the Inquisitor is not returning, or the main protag - though I'd still prefer a returning Inquisitor). DA has never seen a mage noble protag before, and it'll be a good way to experience the magocracy.
I'm running off the assumption that we will be in Tevinter, but the main character is from Orlais. And, given that the antagonist appears to be qunari, qunari aren't a playable race. However, at the very beginning of the game, the qunari have not yet attacked.
Human - All humans are minor Orlesian nobility.
Human Warrior - A Chevalier
Human Mage - Former Circle Mage from Montsimmard
Human Rogue - A Scout
All of these were in Celene's court and used as bards.
Elf - All elves are city elves
Elf Warrior / Rogue - A former servant who lived in Val Royeaux's alienage
Elf Mage - Former Circle Mage from Montsimmard
All of these used to work for Briala, who worked in her spy network.
Dwarf - All dwarves are surface dwarves who worked for the Carta.
Dwarf Warrior - Former muscle who served as bodyguard and enforcer
Dwarf Rogue - Cutpurse and smuggler
All of these were employed by Gaspard, who was known to have close ties to the Carta.
At the start of the game, they are sent as agents and spies up north (for reference, this character will be called "The Bard"). The South needs information about the possible qunari attack as hinted at the end of Trespasser. The ruler of Orlais is sending their best agents (either because the ruler trusts The Bard, or because the ruler wants them far away from Orlais, but they're too useful to remove. As such, they are being sent to Carastan. It's close to the sea, but far away from Minrathous, and the leader there is known to be open minded and has good trade with the south.
Similar to previous games, the choice not picked by The Bard is travelling with them. However, the Bard is the only character that will be chosen by the player.
I'd like to play as the former head of some religious, militant organization with one arm and a personal vendetta to settle with the big bad. 
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To me if we are going to Tevinter, I think it is best to start off with origins from there. It helps cut down on the exposition, not to mention sells Tevinter better when your character comes from there. So I would have the following:
Each view point lets us see a different side of Tevinter and a side that is important, as it shows tevinter is complex and grey like any other nation in Thedas.
Side note: I would have one or two quests for your background in the main game. Basically a companion quest designed for the main character.
Are Qunari definitely confirmed for DA4? It'd be hard to make it fit storywise in Tevinter.
It's not like qunari are legally forbidden from entering the Imperium and any who do are instantly killed or thrown into slavery. Bull mentions spending some time in Tevinter - Minrathous, specifically - before heading south to Orlais. Dorian mentions having known some Tal'Vasoth mercenaries and being fully aware of the difference between Tal'Vashoth and Qunari.
A capital Q Qunari can't get away with walking openly in the Imperium, asking citizens if they have some time to listen to the teachings of the Ashkaari Koslun, but Tal/Vashoth are apparently fine. Probably looked upon with no small about of racism and discrimination, but not legally barred from the country.
Anyway, to answer the question, I would like all characters to be from Tevinter or from near by. I think we've been doing this long enough that we can take our training wheel's off and stop with the "PC is from the country we were in in the last game" thing before it becomes a trend.
Secondly, I would prefer that, at the very least, we have the option for human mages to be from the Laetan class instead of the Altus upper class. Every human we've played so far has been part of a noble family line. I would like the chance to step away from that and play a commoner.
That being said, I probably won't be playing as a human if qunari are available, which they should be. Simple fact of the matter, if the plot heavily revolves around the Qunari/Tevinter war, then we're probably not going to get to play as a capital Q qunari. They'll probably never let us play as a follower of the Qun outside of the tabletop rpg, but definitely not during that plot.
If that plot doesn't really feature as some Solas fans are hoping, then I would actually want the option to play as a follower of the Qun, regardless of race, just because I love the idea of a Qunari being the one to stop Solas.
Aside from that, the elf should be a slave or a city elf(they do have them in Tevinter), and the dwarf should be connected to either the Ambassadoria or the Carta.
I want the Inquisitor to return.
If it is a new protagonist, I don't want a background origin. I would much rather prefer the protagonist's past be a blank slate.
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We can finally play a mage noble?
Oh maker... this is real or just fanta sea?
An arena sounds like a good starting area.
I think slave or indentured servant is likely in DA4, that way all the races can be in the same place, doing the same thing and I'm betting we'll have American accents. Background itself is probably going to be dialogue choices again and if it is I hope we can tell outrageous lies.
But in the main game I'd like to be part of a gang or mercenary band or something so we don't have to go out and recruit the majority of our companions. And as we were part of the group before our enslavement we have friends, enemies and maybe even a family member. Something I really liked about DAO is that the Origin stories happened even if we didn't choose that character and I'd like to see that again e.g. you choose to play an elf and the game acknowledges the death of the human, dwarf and quanri pc in some way.
I honestly won't buy the game if we are forced to be a slave. I would rather be a mercenary hired by Dorian. Any race would fit that too.
I honestly won't buy the game if we are forced to be a slave. I would rather be a mercenary hired by Dorian. Any race would fit that too.
I just feel that would not be properly taking advantage of the setting to be mercenary in origin since that origin would be avaliable in just about every setting while being slave or indentured servant in origin would be avaliable in very few of the settings as far as I know.
Separati general under the command of a magister. Origin ends with the choice to do something heinous or defy the magister. If you do the right thing, you end up in a prison cell awaiting execution, and then the Inquisitor sneaks in and makes you an offer. If not, you are rewarded by the magister, but then assassins sent by Calpernia kill him and try to kill you. And then you get involved in the events that way. I guess it depends on the storyline. I would think each origin would need to lead to joining the Inquisitor somehow.
As another has posted, a fog warrior. Approached by a romanceable Lace Harding.
I would like to see a dream walker mage show up too. This could be done by having a special class of altus mages that are being tutored by some magisters. Then the player can realistically select human/elf/Vashoth? as well as gender, and it would fit the story. This special mage could be approached by Dorian after some catastrophe befalls the class and only the player character manages to survive it.
More than anything though, I would like to see a new character class. I have a warrior, rogue, and mage in the order of the trilogy. So I would like the 4th game to have a 4th class of some kind.
Not too fond of the idea of a slave background... it could be done, but all we hear about are the top tiers and bottom tiers of Tevinter, I'd rather be somewhere in between, not slave and not Altus.
I definitely agree that I would like to see something more in between, especially since humans in both DAO and DAI were nobles or circle mages of noble birth (haven't played a human mage in DAI yet so don't quote me on that last one).
However, I think I would actually be pretty interested in a slave/ex-slave origin partially because I'm curious about how such a thing would be executed when it comes to different potential aspects of the game. Although another reason I have for this is because Tevinter isn't exactly shy about this sort of thing and there are few if any other places in Thedas where the opportunity to explore that might come up in the future.
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