Companions Lineup for Veilguard

Based on the Thedas calls trailer and what we know with them being from different factions and that it is going to cover the northern part of the map in general I'll guess:

1 from Antiva (likely from the Crows, rogue, elf or human)

1 from Rivain (could be any class, elf or human, maybe a pirate)

1 from Anderfels (Grey Warden, likely a warrior and human)

1 Qunari (likely a warrior from Par Vollen or Seheron)

1 from Tevinter (likely a human mage)

If we get a returning companion, my guesses would be that could be Dorian, Isabela, or Zevran.

The last two spots are really the wildcard ones. Maybe a fog warrior from Seheron? A elf who defects from Solas? Someone from the south like Ferelden or Orlais to give some perspective from the southern part of the map and how they view the north? A character from a country not shown on the map from the trailer like Nevarra? Someone from a Dalish clan or a dwarf from Kal-Sharok?

The possibility of a representative from both Tevinter and the Qun brings an interesting point about the nature of the Veilguard. Are they backed by all/most countries and organizations in Thedas?

Considering the current political climate in the northern part of Thedas, it's a bit weird the Qun and Tevinter would put their differences aside and bring their representatives in the same group.

I agree. I think Antiva would make the most sense for meeting any Inquisition forces due to them being a part of the southern Chantry and it has places like the Arlathan forest which Solas will be in at some point. I don’t know if we’ll go to her family estate though since they live in Antiva City.

1. Lucanis - Yes, I would actually like him and don't believe he is really dead. That is why I suggested a human male fighter for the Crow representative because he didn't strike me as a rogue as he was sharpening his sword with a wet stone in the story. He was laughably overpowered in the story but that doesn't detract from his character overall. The only problem is that if he faked his death to leave the Crows he won't be their representative. Since there has been a lot of concept art showing a female Crow with a rapier, she might be their representative. It could be Teia but I think she is too high ranking, so possibly a completely new character.

2. Strife - It could be him as the representative of the Veil Jumpers and in that case he would likely be a rogue archer. My preference is for Irelin though, partly because I want a female elf and she is also a mage shapeshifter, which would be a good class to see return having not been around since DAO.

3. Hollix - Could be our Lord of Fortune representative I'll admit but based off the 2023 trailer I think the Lord of Fortune is more likely going to be male. Also, what class would you say Hollix was? May be Mateo who was already involved with people looking for information on Solas. So he could be a human male fighter or they could make him a rogue.

4. Audic - I think will be the representative of the Mortalitasi and will have his own unique class and abilities.

5. Evka/Antoine - I know they have featured a lot having appeared 3 times now in TN, the short story and the Missing but I think they are more likely to be people we work with rather than companions. If they do feature as companions, then likely just Evka I fear poor Antoine may have been killed and we have to help Evka get over her loss. However, in that case we would have to lose one of the other fighters as Evka was one in the stories. Also, unless they have axed him, Davrin would seem to be the Grey Warden companion and I really liked the sound of him from the 2020 video, so wouldn't want him replaced.

6. Neve Gallus - I don't think she will be a companion but based off the Missing, more likely a contact for the Shadow Dragons. So our companion will be someone she knows, which of course could be just about anyone. I think they will be a mage though.

7. Rasan - She will be the Qunari representative. Female rogue. They were hinting back in WoT2 we were going to see more of her but we haven't up until now apart from TN. Unless, of course, the Viddasala was originally meant to be Rasan. Anyway in TN she was looking for information on Solas and Charter said the Qunari know more than anyone having got on his case before everyone else. Also, they were researching how to strengthen the Veil, so it would make sense to recruit them to the Veilguard. If our companion isn't actually her then I think it will be a female Qunari she recommends.

However, see my post on schmooples about how possible they are going to try and get away from fixed classes.   So the Crow will have both fighter (sword/rapier) and dual wielding skills with a leaning towards the attributes of a rogue and these will he unique to them.  The Veil Jumper may be an Arcane Archer, which is a sort of mage/rogue combo.   This could also apply to the Shadow Dragon.   The Arcane Archer in the concept art and 2020 trailer looked to be female.   It is possible that Shadow Dragons prefer to conceal their identity.  The main thing is that it will be the faction they come from that defines their abilities, not the old three way fighter/rogue/mage concept, which seemed to be becoming increasingly limiting in what the companions/PC could do.   If this is the case then each of the 7 will be unique.

I said at the time that line up was more a placeholder so not to put too much reliance on it. I'm pretty sure we will get a female dwarf who can be a romance this time round. It could be Bellara from the 2020 Behind the Scenes video and she could either be a Lord of Fortune (who would know about "the right kind of rumbles" in their profession) or actually from Kal-Sharok (although this is seeming less likely now we only have 7 companions). If you think back to the 2020 trailer, they said it showcased factions we would be encountering. That showed a Crow, a masked Archer that could be from the Veil Jumpers if they are connected with the Executors, and a knife wielding individual that looked like a dwarf with golden trinkets on their clothing that suggested they were probably from the Lords of Fortune. That could well be Bellara.

She did leave them though in Tevinter Nights. Now I was never clear if when she referred to "my Antaam" she just meant the group who were with her in the Silent Plains or she meant the entire Antaam currently attacking Tevinter but either way she was off hunting down information on Solas a long way from either Par Vollen or where the Antaam were currently attacking Tevinter.

There are a lot of answered questions about the whole divided Qun thing. As I've previously said, did the Antaam go rogue because Arishok Sten was assassinated by the Sicarri, which they had been trying to do recognising the risk he presented because he was more thoughtful and strategically minded than the previous two. Why did they attack Antiva when they must know it would bring in the south on the side of Tevinter? Is there something in Teviso that had been identified as a threat? Was the Viddasala really working for the Arishok/Antaam back then and that is why Par Vollen could genuinely deny any connection with her activity? Having failed to subdue the south without too much violence, the Antaam redirected towards Tevinter straight after, so that would indicate the army was already to go when we prevented their coup.

Anyway, I do accept the argument that Rasaan is too high ranking, so our companion could be an operative approved by her. However, she was off doing her own thing, perhaps because her superiors were ignoring the danger Solas represented (although the fact that Gatt seemed to be working with Varric in Kirkwall would suggest there was a level of co-operation there). However, the Ben'Hassrath declined the invitation to Charter's meeting, rather wisely as it turned out, so may be they were more wise to Solas' infiltration of everything connected with the Inquisition than Charter was.

Perhaps the tricky part with Rasaan would be to get her to back off when it comes to leadership. However, her role was always one of advisor to the Arishok, so she could assume a similar role with our hero but an active companion adviser rather than staying back at base. The Qun philosophy is all about people accepting their role and working together for the common good, so she might be okay not being the leader if she recognised we were better suited to that role. I would like to see Rasaan in some way and be able to interact with her because I think she could have a lot of knowledge about the Qun she could impart. We have had Qunari (whether racial or not) connected with the Antaam or Ben'Hassrath but never one of the actual priesthood and I think that would be the difference when it came to lore, as the other two groups wouldn't be as well versed in it, as it wouldn't be relevant to their role.

Otherwise, if the Qunari female is just some random Tal'Vashoth it could be rather disappointing unless she was a member of the priesthood that had gone rogue for some reason. Now that could be interesting.

I gonna make specific predictions now, which means most if not all will probably be wrong but it will be fun if I get any right

Temporary Companion:
Secret inquisition
- Scout Lace Harding
(I wouldn't be surprised if she were permanent but since we only have 7 I'm gonna guess temporary)

Permanent Companions:
Grey Warden
- Davrin, m elf warrior
(Hope leak is right about him, i'd love a nonhuman warden companion)

Antivan Crow
- Lucanis Delamorte, M human Rogue
(Big companion energy in the book, and a different perspective on the crows than zevran without having power like Teia/viago)

Shadow Dragons/antitevinter tevinter native
- Neve Gallus, F human mage
(She's a shadow dragon contact, though she could be a full member by the time of the game, either way she has personal experience with how the corruption in Tevinter allows powerful mages to get away with their crimes and works to bring them to justice anyway. Though i wouldn't be surprised by Calpernia either given her anti slavery followers have been leaving the venatori and without Corypheus to protect her from the altus higher ups of the venatori she's going to have to start her own thing or join someone else's.)

Veil Jumper
- irelin, F elf mage
(No offence to strife but i would be surprised if we got 2 male elves and Davrin was in bts vid and the leak)

Lord of Fortune
- F tal Vashoth rogue,
(Maybe fled from kont-aar then found a new home amoungst the Lord's in southern Rivain, the advantage of her being from a qunari settlement like kont-aar is she could have had any role thus giving us something other then beresaad and ben hassreth to sink our lore-teeth into.)

Mourn Watch
- Greater Dead, unique
(An intelligent possessed corpse or skeleton. Though i wouldn't be shocked my a mortalitasi with a skeleton "pet" instead)

Kal Sharok
- dwarf warrior
(with a connection to Titans, Ghilan'nain pools or something else that accounts for Kal Sharok's survival and ends up making then informed about/relevant to the themes/plot of Veilguard. The least likely of my guesses, but i WANT.)


I'd guess Bellara to be either the Tal Vashoth or the Kal Sharok dwarf because of the American accent.

I'm assuming here that the shadow dragons who helped slaves in The Missing are also "The Tevinter you forgot" hunting venatori collaborators in Minrathous Shadows, and a Tevinter antiestablishment faction.

I like the idea of having a Tevinter companion who is anti Tevinter along with a Tal Vashoth companion being anti qun. Fits with the not getting assistance from those in power idea, instead getting assistance from those criticizing those in power.

Enemies will always temporarily put aside their beefs if they perceive a greater threat, then go right back to them after the bigger threat is removed.