Merrill - “It's a Keeper's job to remember.”

I agree and I think I would trust Merrill more than I would Morrigan not to abuse that power. Of course, Merrill would think she was entitled to drink and would likely get very angry if you didn't let her. She would not be happy with Morrigan drinking from it or her alleged superior knowledge of elven lore. Mind you, I think Merrill would spot the fact that Morrigan was holding out on what she knew from the outset. I'm sure Solas did but as he was following his own agenda, he kept that knowledge to himself and threw a few caustic remarks in her direction.

That whole Well decision was so contrived though. Surely anybody was better than the Inquisitor considering you have no idea what exactly the repercussion are going to be in drinking it? What if the spirits considered you unworthy and you simply died? What if the will of Mythal was contrary to our aims? What if the Inquisitor was no longer capable of closing rifts because of it?

First run my Lavellen was very tempted to drink but her realisation of the implications of the "bound to Mythal" did give her pause, particularly when Cole said that would mean innumerable voices buzzing around in your head which you really didn't want. Her natural reaction was to suggest Solas should drink as he seemed to have so much knowledge of the Fade and spirits and clearly Abelas seemed to respect him. He declined though, which was another negative but it was plain enough that Morrigan would only ever reveal as much as she chose to, so once she drank you would have no control of the use made of the knowledge in it. I never understood why our response to Solas when he asks that question afterwards couldn't be to direct him to Morrigan if she had drunk from it.
I really could have done with another option than simply Inquisitor or Morrigan.

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"Walker of the lonely path, never again shall you submit."
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By Sara Antonellini

Personally, I prefer female elven characters with long hair, so my vote goes to Dalish.

I think you might be blending Dalish and Minaeve into one (Dalish never talked about being the surplus mage). Still, I would certainly bet on a tight-lipped character like Dalish lying about everything else. Not that I'm saying her story is impossible, assuming that she wasn't the clan's First and therefore a little more expendable.

As for Minaeve and the three mage rule, maybe there was no neighboring clan needing another mage. I think the crazier part is that they didn't try to make sure to leave her somewhere safe. She was a child.

Eve Myles' voice is so cute, even in shows like Broadchurch where she plays and her character on that show feels more closer to Merrill than her character on Torchwood did, at least to me anyway.