What did you do today in DA? [Spoilers]

--Tried to let Ser Jerras escape. That didn't work out well.

--Took Cassandra with me the entire time. She needed to hit something a lot.

--Nice to see that the writers/devs remembered the Qunari mages. Those guys hurt.

--While going through the library, I found myself chuckling. "The Dread Wolf appears as a pleasant and humble guest." Rowan reads that right there. And yet she's still shocked that Solas is Fen'Harael. I wouldn't have needed the meta knowledge with all of the info right there in the game.

--Meanwhile, it seems Solas is a mix of Lucifer and Loki. I compare him to Lucifer not just because Solas is a rebel. There is some interpretations of Lucifer that suggest that he went against God because he wanted humans to be free from His rules. That they should be allowed to live free without being slaves to a higher power. The Loki parallel is probably more obvious.

--"I love you, but I have to destroy the world. You know, for the elves." Fucking really, Solas? Next thing I'll hear is "I'll destroy Spira! I'll save it!" (FFX reference)

--Freed the dragon, because I found it funny. I didn't feel like fighting it anyways, so I aligned the chains.

--Poor Rowan. She lost her clan. She lost the only person she's ever loved and the only other man she's ever kissed. She's a virgin. She can no longer use her bow to hunt.  Her anonymity is forever lost, so it's harder to hide in the shadows.  She no longer has her vallaslin and doesn't believe in the Dalish tales anymore.  So even if she wanted to find a new clan, none would except her.  

She could never fit into Sera's group of Red Jennies.  Neither Dalish or city, and now neither fighter nor hunter.  Haunted by the fleeting dreams of a wolf gazing forlornly from a great distance.

Rowan would have gone with Solas to help him with his army and his goal if the game gave me the choice. That's truly what she would have done. <shrug> We roleplay within the limits set by the devs, so I made what decisions I could that would have fit her.

I know it isn't a good idea, but I kept the Inquisition going.  They are now going to serve as Cassandra's personal honor guard. That's all Rowan has left. Her closest friends were Varric, Cassandra and Dorian. Without the Inquisition, she's alone. She's not depressed, but she knows that without the Inquisition, she has no purpose.  At least this way, she can stay close to Cassandra.

--She vowed to try to redeem Solas, because love can make people very moronic.

It's probably one of the saddest endings of a player character that I've ever gone through in a BioWare game. Well, at least without the plot forcing things to end on a down note, such as with Mass Effect. It left me almost in tears. However, I'm not going to change a thing. That was Rowan's tale.

--Nice touch with Hawke coming back to help Varric rule Kirkwall. We might see Varric and/or Hawke as NPCs in the Free Marches come next game. Hawke still needs to reveal what is going on at Weisshaput.

--Heading to Tevinter and possibly Par Volen. I'm honestly a little surprised. We have the rest of the Free Marches, Antiva and Nevarra left to go.  I thought we'd be going to those countries first. Anyway, I'm sure we'll have our darkspawn quest chain/DLC revolving around the Warden's HQ. I'm really wondering if there's only 2 games or so left.

Met with Kihm, he looked like an Assassin, so I assmed he was one. He wasn't so I went onto Heir. who was the Assassin. She had some odd notions on the subject...something about being a door?...but over all being a weapon, inviting Death, admittedly it is things I want to do. Striking from the shadows.

With that in mind and the vast intelligence apparatus of the Inquisition we set out for Crestwood, rumor has it a guild of Assassins has embedded itself in the local bandits raiding the hills. I killed them, three of them. I am uncertain what I have to do with the three weapons and deathroots to make a 'murder knife' or what a murder knife will do, but apparently it does, and apparently this is the beginning. So off I go.

In other news Leilianna has me off hunting for Caelpernia and information on her. Fun.