Your preferred DA4 Tevinter Mage Companion?

Mae or Calpernia would be nice to see, but I would much prefer someone entirely new

Assuming we get a 2/2/2 configuration for our companions, it's likely we'll have someone new in addition to someone old...probably Calpernia. Personally, I wouldn't mind Dorian and Calpernia since they'd give you different perspectives on Tevinter...which could make for some delicious conflict, both in cutscenes and party banter.

I don't know about likely, more like possible. I'm sort of anticipating them scaling back on number of companions but I guess we'll see. As for Dorian, I don't really see it happening either...I just wouldn't mind it.

I chose Dorian, but I would also like to see him with a backstory that involved Fenris and seriously, a scene with pissy Dorian and pissy Cullen would be awesome. I wanna see the two of them bickering back and forth in a humorous debate. I think it would be phenomenal.

Voted for Calperina but I would actually like it if Mae was the actual companion earlier on but we eventually get a Alister/Loghain type situation with her and Calperina. I actually want both as companions with Dorian as a advisor but since I think that seems unlikely so a situation were I can experience having one in one game and another in another game would be cool.

I just would want this situation to happen earlier in the game then later. Make Calperina last companion we can get as a secret companion but not late game maybe mid game or a little bit after we get our final companion. I think both have good character arcs that would be interesting to explore. I want them both romancable also so that way we arnt sacrifing a romance for a non romance

It could be likely but I think not, but that said who really knows any thing can happen

Well Neve Gallus, "Someone completely new", has won the spot for Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Tevinter mage. Even wihh a lot of logical theory crafting and wishing. Dorian, Maevaris,nor Calpernia will be Companions. Though they still could be in the game as Advisors and/or quest givers.

Any thoughts on why none of them panned out, despite being popular? Mae and Dorian might be out as Companions since David Gaider isn't there to write them anymore, but DA writers have taken over others' characters before.

They have never carried over a companion who was formerly a romance in a previous game, although they have used one as an advisor, Leliana. Thus, it was unlikely Dorian was ever going to be a companion, although I do expect to see him at some point in Tevinter, as it would be odd if we didn't. The recent panel didn't rule out having cameos of familiar characters but refused to be drawn as to saying who they would be (other than those from the Missing) as they wanted to keep it as a surprise for the game. Also, we may see him in connection with Emmrich since Dorian did have strong ties with the Mortalitasi and the Grand Necropolis.

Maevaris was very much DG's character so they may have felt they didn't want to make her a companion. Also, it probably didn't fit their narrative as companions are linked to factions and Maevaris founded the Lucerni, who haven't been mentioned since Trespasser. So, again, likely she may feature in game (as she was in Tevinter Nights alongside Dorian), probably in connection with a quest in Tevinter itself. She and Dorian were vehemently opposed to the Venatori so I could see them setting us some sort of quest associated with those enemies or collaborating with us in some other way.

Calpernia is clearly not returning as a companion, unless as a temporary one for a specific quest. However, since she never actually died in DAI, she could make an appearance either as an ally or an enemy. For all we know she could be the Viper behind the Shadow Dragons.

Harding was clearly our link character with DAI. Whilst she wasn't an actual companion there, she did feature prominently throughout the game and the writers have said they brought her back because of how popular she was. Since all the companions are romance options this time round clearly they had to ensure there were no complications in their back story that might prevent this. Of the companions in DAI, none were ever going to be a possibility because of this. Cassandra: Can be in romance and/or Divine; Vivienne: Can be Divine; Cole: Can be a spirit or human (and in a relationship); Sera: Can be romanced or in a relationship with Dagna; Iron Bull: Can be romanced, in a relationship with Dorian or dead; Blackwall: Can be in a romance or dead. Solas is now the antagonist and Varric devoted to Bianca.