Schmooples' Den! The DA News Discussion Thread

It’s probably the red Lyrium-imbued weapon that Vaea and Co have been after in the comics. If so then Solas isn’t interested since his agent traded it for information.

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Pick ONE character from Dragon Age that has never been a companion or advisor that you would like to see as a companion in DA-4? (For the sake of this post, Lace Harding is also not available.)

Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes
Oh that’s obvious, I’d go with
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John Epler @eplerjc
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Sheryl @sherylchee
Who's Lace Harding?

b]Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes[/b]
I think she's the younger sister of the brothers that solve mysteries, the Harding Boys?

Sheryl @sherylchee
Wait, I thought that person's name was Nancy.

b]Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes[/b]
No, she's the one who dies in Stranger Things. The whole second season was about it.

iron bulls commentary during his quest would back this assertion up.

That’s what the elf said when Vaea asked him about the object in the vault that they were sent to steal but wasn’t there. Just going off what’s in the comic.

Imshaels not a bad idea.

To be honest, I'm not sure if prior to discovering the Primeval Thaig anyone would have much of an idea what Red Lyrium actually is.

Also - there's a possibility that in order for "ancient Tevinter relic" to work it may need red lyrium to be activated. I mean... given how oftentimes old Tevinter stuff turns out to be Elvhen-based or straightforward Elvhen there's no way of telling if this isn't the case. OR the artifact may have been powered by lyrium, but someone got the idea that the more potent red lyrium can make it even more powerful.

Another possibility is that these are weapons or stuff made from Void/darkness, like ones Andruil made at one point. Though there's no way of telling ATM how much Void/darkness corresponds to the Blight/Taint - but we can have at least a reasonable suspicion that these things may not be too far apart.

Imshael was an incompetent oaf in the game! (He was better in the book.)

The Forgotten Ones have been a tradition spanning three games, it'd be neat if the last one had a meatier role. Especially if they are pre-Veil beings and might give some insight into Solas.

Also, I've always wanted to romance a demon.

Considering that Solas was a knowledgeable nerd they hated and totalitarian/authoritarian regimes generally don't like educated people who...well... educate people (that pamphlet about Fen'Harel we find in Vir Dirthara was about ignoring any knowledge that can make people question their system), it wouldn't be surprising if whomever they exiled was a knowledgeable, bookish nerd as well.

I don't think it's sensible to trust any information coming from the Evanuris, though. Everything else coming from them was blatant self-serving lies; why should what they said about the Forbidden Ones be any different?

Well, according to Solas and his followers who are just as likely to be telling self serving lies.