DA4 possible returning characters

...or could have died.
The fact of the death never stopped them before...

Sten - In the books he is promoted to Arishok. I would love to meet him again in his new position.

Lace Harding - Yup, I'm one of the many who really liked her character and voice actress. Bring her back as a full companion please.

Tallis - It would be nice to see her again... even likely if we do go north to the Qunari/Tevinter war.

*cough* Leliana *cough* I don't think we've seen the end of whoever we've chosen to leave behind in the Fade. Especially how the text (before you about to choose) says may die. Or they could be a Fade thing like the Divine was.  

Inquisitor: playing the same role as Hawke
Kierian: depending on how many years this takes place after DAI.  

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I forgot about Valta. Yeah, I'd definitely like to see her again, and get more Dwarves in the next game.

Did not read any of the books I'm afraid, a shame now I see.

I just remembered another who might return in DA4 - Eleni Zinovia.

David Gaider wrote...
Well, they could just be vague predictions that a writer tossed in there which could potentially be ascribed to anything in the future. Which makes us look prescient, like we had it planned all along.
Or it could be about something specific. And you will see Eleni again.
Scary, huh?  

Plans can change obviously, but I'm hoping they'll bring her back.

I agree about Dorian as a possible return. Also Scout Harding and /or Dagna - both have valiant reasons to return. Charter too.
Sten could be a possibility too, if the next DA deals with the Qunari/Tevinter war. Fenris and Tallis for the same reason.
I forgot the name of that Tevinter mage, Varric is friends with - she has a war table mission in DAI. I think, she might return.
Solas probably in one way or another.
And sadly, we probably have to suffer through Morrigan again, although her role can't be that important, giving, that the inquisitor could have been the one drinking from the Well. I really do hope, that BW don't take that choice from us. As I wrote in another thread: the cleanest way to deal with it, would be that either Morrigan or the inquisitor - depending on world stat - would give the power of the Well to the new protagonist in the prologue and new protagonist has to learn to deal with this kind of power throughout the game and face Solas in the end. Morrigan might be an advisor for old magic and eluvians though, since I'm pretty sure that we won't see Merrill again - she has no ties at all to the story and never really unlocked any groundbreaking old knowledge anyway. But I'm pretty sure, the eluvians will become important and Morrigan will be the one teaching how to use them to us.

I want Bethany as companion. That's even more impossible than HoFs return though.

Same here, related with Fenris. Of course, would interesting to see him again, and his lyrium marks... but rather let him live in peace with my Hawke(s).  They have hard times enough, they deserve some happiness. I'm also not sure, that they would able to handle romanced Fenris.

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I've been really missing all the followers from DA2 lately so I hope we get to see them.