Companions Lineup for Veilguard

I was also thinking about how Cassandra's book records Hawke as having six companions instead of the actual seven/eight.

So who will Oliver Rook romance...Taash...or Neeve...or Neever anybody.

*realizes something...chuckles* Suddenly I hope Rook is our name.

Looks to me like Harding is getting the Bethany treatment in that image.  (eyebrow wiggle)

Really? They look fine to me, but I've had trouble seeing other people's pics on this site before so *shrug*

Here are the links atleast

Bellara and Davrin:
www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/2024/06/06/26262995/367.jpg


June vallaslin:
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static.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonage/images/f/f4/June_Vallaslin1.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20150105215105


Dirthamin vallaslin:
static.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonage/images/0/05/Dirthamen-Vallaslin.png/revision/latest?cb=20150106005626

In this i love Bellara, more adult then in the trailer. Fits better to the rest.
I think i romance Bellara in the first run.
very interessting world state.
Romance: Alistaire - no one - Cullen - Bellara.

There are likely to be intriguing aspects to all of them:

Harding: If she does start acquiring magical abilities that will likely be part of her personal quest. It probably will be related to the Titans and probably something she will need to come to terms with because it might be a little unsettling for her, particularly if she is connecting to something other than the Fade.

Davrin: He is not a second Blackwall because the latter was never a true Warden. Davrin is a Dalish elf so it will be interesting to discover why he joined up. They do have a history of doing so and probably even more in the northern part of Thedas but it is more common for city elves to join up, for obvious reasons, or elf mages from the Circle. It looks like he has a bond with a young griffin, which is amazing and ties in nicely to the Last Flight. That may make for another semi-companion in the line up. If his vallaslin are those of June that could be relevant. They hinted there was more to June than we had been told when we were in the Temple of Mythal.

Emmerich: He definitely features in Tevinter Nights as a senior member of the Mourn Watch, a special branch of the Mortalitassi. Now whether he would have approved of the actions of the female Mortalitassi in Dread Wolf Take You or not, it seems likely that the Mortalitassi are in direct opposition to Solas. It always seemed a bit strange to me he was so chilled about them in DAI, so I was pleased to see they rectified his attitude in Tevinter Nights. If Manfred is serving Emmerich willingly then perhaps Solas would give him a pass but I imagine it could be an issue. So, it is entirely understandable why Emmerich is on the team.  I don't think his age will be a problem; let's not be ageist eh?  (says the grey haired one).  Also, there is a possibility that he and Manfred will be something of a comedy double act to lighten the mood.

Lucanis: The interesting aspect to Lucanis is that he was raised as the likely inheritor of the title First Talon and then rejected his inheritance, even going so far as to fake his own death to avoid it. He is a killer but does have his own moral code which is probably why he opted out of staying within the Crows. Also, he is in direct opposition to the Venatori who want revenge on him for killing so many of their own. I wonder if he already knows Neve.

Neve: The lady with the prosthetic leg, so disabled representation. I liked her character in Tevinter Nights. Like her even more now I know she is part of the Shadow Dragons, who I assume were only just being developed back then as there was an anti-slavery group mentioned but they didn't have a name. She has contacts in Tevinter but not part of the establishment. It will be interesting to learn her history.

Bellara: The fact she has unknown vallaslin points to her likely being an ancient elf or Executor. If she has access to a power orb that is hardly surprising since foci were common back in Ancient Tevinter and they likely pilfered them from elven ruins. She, though, would know how to use it properly. If she is from the Executors then they are opposed to the Wolf. The Veil Jumpers seemed to be researching and combating the weird magical phenomena in the Arlathan Forest, so I think she is going to be a fascinating companion.

Taash: Bet you that's short for Ataashi, the qunari word for dragon. She has presumably fully embraced her draconic heritage. As a Lord of Fortune it would seem she has definitely quit the Qun, unless she was always Vashoth. I imagine there are more independent members of their race up in Rivain than elsewhere. I'm still hopeful, though, that she is perhaps a renegade Tamassran or other member of the priesthood and so knows what their connection to dragons is. She looks like a dual wielding warrior to me, like the Arishok in DA2. Either that or she is a rogue who can dual wield more than daggers. I wouldn't be surprised if she is a Reaver, like Bull, because it comes naturally to them.

Also, the latest reveal actually links pretty well with the old 2020 trailer. Remember Varris saying: "We've got your back". Well, this crew is the "We".

For Harding, I don’t think it’s necessarily because of the Titans. As I said in her thread, I get a feeling her suddenly having magic will be a result of something that happens in the prologue mission.

With Neve being disabled representation, I hope if the Inquisitor show up they have a prosthetic arm as well instead of them just sitting around giving orders.

As for Bellara being potentially an Executor, I wonder if that’s why she has a more Asian appearance. I remember way back when Gaider or one of the other devs was asked about Asians being the Dragon Age, their answer was they’d have to come from a different continent. Well, the Executors do that. Could be a descendant of elves who lived on one of those other continents for a while. That or BioWare just changed their mind and based her appearance off her voice actor.

This is a distinct possibility, particularly as the Executors appear to have come across the eastern sea. Also, there seem strong hints that the elves were originally spirits that crossed over from the Fade into the Waking World and took on material forms. If primitive humans already existed when they did so (which would fit with the Chant of Light), then they likely copied the form of the humans where they crossed over. Hence elves having the same ethnic mix as humans when it comes to skin tone and other secondary facial features, depending on where they crossed over.

Well that was very disappointing.

I guessed we'd have the horrible harding. From the set up doesn't seem like i'm going to be able to murder knife her unfortunately.
But so far the Mage Killer is the only companion to jump out at me in a good way.
As far as romances Bellara is somewhat appealing physically but her limited presentation in the trailer didn't attract me much and that awful bow thing.
Also curious is the whole asian elf thing a stab at the whole furore elven diversity or are they going to bother to world build it.

So the Game Informer cover has quite an interesting ring to it. Granted its hard to go all Avengers Infinity War with this many characters all the time but the idea of Hardin, Bellora, and *ehecks* Davrin being the top of the group and larger then them is an interesting choice. Also considering some of my latest fan theories.