I know the Exalted Marches expansion was cancelled and some elements were used in DAI, but I can't find anything on exactly what was transferred. So I'm hoping that someone on the forums might be able to tell me what was planned for the expansion and how it was altered for DAI (if that's known).
Thanks in advance 
Not much is known, but considering the title and the main story of DA2, I'd say it supposed to be the first act of DAI, the mage-templar storyline.
Not much. Apparently the Temple of Mythal was involved. A major, well-beloved character would have died in the expansion than did not die in DA:I.
Not much. Apparently the Temple of Mythal was involved. A major, well-beloved character would have died in the expansion than did not die in DA:I.
Alrighty, then Bioware hasn't really said anything. Thanks all of you
The Temple of Mythal was confirmed to have been intended for the DLC. And from that, it seems highly likely that Merrill would've taken the role of Morrigan, which fits a lot better IMO.
And it's also been said that the story of DAI was cut in half, so I think we might have had the Mage-Templar war and Corypheus finished in the DLC and then have Solas and the resolution to his story as DAI.
The Temple of Mythal was confirmed to have been intended for the DLC. And from that, it seems highly likely that Merrill would've taken the role of Morrigan, which fits a lot better IMO..
i doubt it. It's possible for Merril to be dead by that point.
i doubt it. It's possible for Merril to be dead by that point.
Who knows how they would have addressed Merrill's death, but for me, her presence discovering the truth behind the Dalish pantheon and getting to travel into an eluvian would have been good. Granted, Morrigan's discovery of Flemeth's identity is good, but that doesn't happen at the Temple so we could have had the temple in DLC and Flemeth's reveal in DAI.
And Merrill explaining Dalish mythology to human Hawke is smoother than human Morrigan explaining Dalish mythology to Lavellan.
The Temple of Mythal was confirmed to have been intended for the DLC. And from that, it seems highly likely that Merrill would've taken the role of Morrigan, which fits a lot better IMO.
And it's also been said that the story of DAI was cut in half, so I think we might have had the Mage-Templar war and Corypheus finished in the DLC and then have Solas and the resolution to his story as DAI.
Kirkwall was so limited in space I doubt an Exalted March storyline would have impressed me.
Why would it be Merrill? That's clearly a scene for designated Flemeth successor Morrigan.
Also, I think it's not clear when Bioware said half if they meant half in the sense they stopped in the middle or half in the sense that they cut out half the content that they would have had been middle and end. I am however partial to your theory.
The role of guide to ancient elven knowledge and eluvians fits better for Merrill than Morrigan to me. Her character arc can be considered complete in the base game, but there is no real resolution and it feels unfinished to me. Granted, both have been interested in eluvians since their introductions and now that we know Mythal's identity Morrigan's connection to the ancient world makes more sense.
But in a meta way, I think it's far more likely this role would have been given to an existing companion rather than hire Claudia Black for a DLC appearance, especially if she was already going to be in DAI anyway. The way I'm thinking, the Mage-Templar war would have been resolved in DLC but the Orlesian civil war would wait until DAI, so Morrigan would still be in Celene's court at the time.
Kirkwall was so limited in space I doubt an Exalted March storyline would have impressed me.
I imagine it would have occurred outside of Kirkwall, as Legacy and MotA did. It would begin after a Hawke who sided with the mages has abandoned Kirkwall, or after a Hawke who sided with the templars is either taking temporary leave of the viscount throne to try to stop the Exalted March, or has been kicked out by the templars as we see in DAI.
Ostensibly the whole reason Hawke disappeared after DA2 was to try to divert the Exalted March away from Kirkwall and try to hunt down Hawke. Maybe Hawke thought if they could end the fighting between the mages and templars, the EM would be canceled. It would have been interesting if the end of the expansion lead to the Conclave and it still occurred as in DAI. That would make sense for Gaider's comment about an unhappy ending.
We need DA:I 1.5 to come out and at least resolve the Solas issue. Then it would make sense to go on to DA 4 with an entirely new cast.
I'm not sure if they can merge the likely Tevinter story arc we can all see is hinted at with the more or less cliffhanger with Solas and specifically the Inquisitor's unfinished business with him. Resolving Solas' issue with a new character will feel like a cheat, somehow, especially after Trespasser sets it all up for the final confrontation with the Inquisitor. This is definitely their fight and not someone else's.
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