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Our brothers and sisters on the Obsidians forum are fighting the Good Fight.

This is why I love the dwarf culture.

So... :sure: Brosca, Aeducan, and Cadash get in a fight. Who wins?

I guess that depends on the Brosca, Aeducan and Cadash in question, doesn't it?

I my case: Aeducan, no doubt. My Aeducan was a sword-and-board tank, while my Brosca and my first Cadash were both dual dagger rogues. She'd take a backstab from either of them without blinking and put them down with a shield bash. If they didn't have help there's no way they'd outlast her.

Now if my Aeducan fought my second Cadash, who's also sword and board, that might get interesting ...

Gonna be boring and say it depends on the dwarves and the definition of fight. But if my dwarves who have finished the game were to be pitted against each other in an arena, Sereda Aeducan would win for sure.
Lily Brosca would be sobbing in a corner with her flowers, whining "Why can't we be friends guys?". Aldis Aeducan would just stand there, delivering Qunari No's (but if she got invested, she might be able to get Sereda down). Hrotti Brosca might be game, but Sereda would be to quick in tearing him apart. Bergstein Cadash would hide in the shadow, since if Sereda even looked at him, he'd be a bloody splatter on the ground. Cressida Cadash might get in a few punches/arrows, but the moment Sereda got a grip on her, she'd be down. Baldur Cadash would probably just not show up. If he was there, he might be able to wear Sereda out, but he'd probably just forfeit the fight because he's boring like that.

Diac Brosca and Brand* Cadash are both sword and shield warriors, both inclined to take a beating and keep walking. But they're also both painfully jolly after a good fight, so while I'd PROBABLY give it to my Cadash in the end (mark of the rift, champion spec, FRECKLES), it'd probably end in the fine local tavern comparing scars.

My secret shame is that I've never gotten an Aeducan to the end. It's like, oh, huh, cool... Wait, I could have rolled another scrappy loser!

*Shup, no it's not her real name but I liked the idea

My fAeducan romanced Leliana and I thought they made a cute pair. I had her framed for his murder and thought it made an interesting parallel to Leliana being betrayed by Marjolaine. Then they could both got their revenge together . But I think a redemption arc could work just as well, since that's apart of Leliana's story too.

I was somewhere in the middle of romancing Leliana when I burned out on DAO hard. (I have not played since!) I don't know enough of her romance to contribute meaningfully, but I really did like PCThug's perspective of them both being betrayed and going out with guns blazing.

As a dwarf player, I have not really been able to leave Leliana unhardened. Dwarves have a harsher reality and it isn't doing Leliana any favors to leave her sweet and innocent so I always draw the line with Marjoline and eliminated her because if Marjoline came back, it was on my dwarf for allowing that to happen. (Actually Leliana needed to make that decision, but game mechanics wanted to stroke my ego instead. =p) There are plenty of good reasons to keep Leliana unhardened, but I just find that reasons for doing so are fewer when the warden is a dwarf.

Marjoline isn't about to be queen of anything so keeping Bhelen on the throne is still viable. Can set him up for the "long con" and headcanon whatever that is. One of the more interesting RP I read about (I don't know if you remember KnightPhoenix talking about it, but it was years ago) is that he kept Alistair unhardened, put him on the human throne, appointed himself as Alistair's chancellor and he put Bhelen on the dwarven throne. Since Alistair was malleable and listened to Aeducan's advice, the two dwarven brothers were in a position to control the two kingdoms together. So keeping Bhelen on the throne for a female Aeducan can still keep options open, y'know?

Curious what you end up deciding!

LOL. I remember scoffing at the idea of nobles because I wasn't interested in being a princess, but I'm glad I gave it a chance. Personally I am close to my family in RL so I have a hard time going the pragmatic, cutthroat route with game family members. I did try out the angle of killing Trian, felt guilty about it when I saw his spirit later in the game and decided, "You know what? I'm OK with being the one that gets betrayed. At least I can sleep at night." King Aeducan's final note was comforting, that his final thoughts were of my character before he died.

Another reason why I am fond of the noble origin is because I feel like maybe that's the only origin where it's OK to be proud of the dwarf culture, the engineering marvels, their craftsmanship, their traditions and rich history. It is so hard to root for them as a commoner. Plus Gorim. Gorim is the best. (I know some gals felt jilted when he was already married by the time they found him, but it was my first game and I had no idea where Denerim was, much less remembered that he said to meet there. It was a shock when I saw him again. With my new boyfriend standing right beside me. That was unbelievably awkward. I just sat there like, "What the **** am I gonna say?!" I was so relieved to find out he was married. No hard feelings whatsoever, Gorim. LOL. =D)

That GIF response is hilarious.

Damn it, I tried.