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

Worth mentioning that the Spirit she calls upon ends up being a Pride Demon, which we now know is a corrupted form of Wisdom.

If Solas is correct and one's own preconceptions and expectations are capable of shaping the Spirit, then Marethari and Hawke's firm belief that it was a Demon may have been what caused it to manifest into that shape, whereas Merrill repeatedly refers to it as "a Spirit" instead.

In Mary Kirby's companion short story for Merrill that serves a prequel to DA2, Audacity calls to Marethari and Merrill and begs them to free it, in exchange for knowledge (Wisdom).

"Wait! I have been trapped here for time beyond counting. I bore witness to the fall of your kingdom. Help me, Keeper of the Dalish and I will give you knowledge of all that I have seen... All of this could be yours."

We saw in DAI that binding a Spirit and denying it from carrying out it's original purpose can cause it to become corrupted, so what's to say that this isn't what happened to Audacity? It may not have always had that name and been a demon when it was bound to the statue, but taken that title after being bound and corrupted, due to being left forgotten and abandoned, with no-one to dispense Wisdom to?

That does not mean Audacity is not incredibly dangerous and they should let their guard down, but perhaps if Marethari had not interfered and allowed herself to become possessed, Merrill's plan to break the binding in exchange for the knowledge she sought, would have fulfilled it's original purpose and turned it back into Wisdom?

On the other hand, most of the Pride Demons we encounter tend to offer knowledge and advice, often in order to deceive or trick, which would match what Solas says about demons perverting their original purpose into something negative.

We even saw an example of this way back in the Mage Origin, where Mouse gives the Mage Warden a free bit of advice ("Keep your wits about you, mage. True tests never end.") after they successfully resist it trying to possess them.

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I think, the blood magic not inherently evil, but more dangerous as other specialisations. I also like to use it. Just I hate, that the companions –especially Anders and Fenris– not say a word against this...

Interesting, that in the Fade Merrill give +5 firendship, if Hawke deal with Torpor, Fenris give also (this seems bullshit), if Hawke deal with it, and "kill" Justice, and give + 15 rivalry, if Hawke continued this action, and seal this business, but Merrill don't do anything. (True, Torpor still killable at finish, but if Hawke don't kill this, Merrill still don't do anything... if I remember correctly) And interesting, that she, who always say, that she know, what she did, and will be careful, so easily be victim of pride demon... I think, it's a little bit scary, on the other hand, this experience probably helps Merrill to be a little more careful in the future.

Oh, yes, Fenris and Anders quite agree in Merrill-issues, poor Merrill! (But both are love blood mage Hawke – stupid game mechanism...)

About the Fade (Feynriel quest). As Hawke's group enter in the Fade, the Sloth demon (Torpor) offer him/her help, exchange for he ask, let its to possess Feynriel, and rule in the Fade by Feynriel's power. If Hawke inquire about its offer, and refuses Justice's warning, Justice turn against him/her, and force the fight. Fenris give for it +5 friendship, and Merril as well. If after Justice's disappear Hawke accept this offer, Fenris give 15 rivalry, but Merrill does not object, despite I don't think, that Merrill want that Torpor possess Feynriel.... Perhaps Merrill ttrust in Hawke better than Fenris, because Hawke can kill Torpor at the end, and let Feynriel go without posses. 
And Merrill accept the pride demon's offer (just as the others, except Justice, ofc, and Isabela, because she accepts the desire demon's offer).

I don't even think Anders would actually approve of selling Fenris back -- I think that was just added in because they felt like SOMEONE had to like that decision.

It has come to my knowledge, from World of Thedas 2, that Marethari made a deal of some sort with Flemyth. When her husband died, she went into the Konkari Wilds for 3 days. She came out, "looking grim" and the Avaar that killed her husband and other clansmen "fell prey to trees come to life."

I wonder if taking the demon into herself was somehow tied to the deal she made to Mythal in exchange for that vengeance.

Yeah, wasn't the demon imprisoned in that area? Maybe while she was waiting for Hawke to deliver Flemeth Marathari got corrupted by it?

Flemeth likely killed the Avvar for Marethari in exchange for a favour to be paid later, which turned out to be going to Sundermount and resurrecting Flemeth.

Of course, the Sabrae clan did go north to flee the Blight. But then Flemeth contacted Marethari through magic and told her to go to Sundermount. That's where Merrill made contact with Audacity, and not wanting to leave Merrill behind, Marethari kept the clan close to Sundermount.

Not worth it if you do not kill it eventually. In the Fade it's worth with Torpor, because Feynriel seems more self-confident, but we don't know before, and fighting with Justice is bad feeling (but the conversation with Anders is nice, if Hawke want to romance him, and killed the demon). I never dealt with this spot-light demon in the Deep Roads, and usually I don't deal with demons (My Hawkes think, it's mostly a trap, and don't risk it). As I said: except in the Fade, during Feynriel quest (I don't like to use meta-knowledge, but here worth it).

Yes, thank you, it talks about that it is hungry. In the Fade Hawke can kill Torpor if want at the end: so temporary deal with it worthy.

Thanks. This is what I never did, very interesting (I don't like to play as evil, perhaps later, once...). Yes, you're right, not worth the deal, IF Hawke don't kill it at finish. And Torpor clearly lied to hawke: the demons likes to leave Fade and want to go among people, as I remember. So: don't have any sense to believe what Torpor say.

I just remembered about it:

Merrill: You could get another cat, you know. There's one in the Lowtown market with a litter of kittens ready to wean.
Anders: You don't pay attention to templars, Qunari or politics, but you notice kittens?
Merrill: Templars, Qunari, and politics don't meow and attack your feet when you're buying food.
Anders: Are there any tabbies? I'd like a tabby.

Slightly off-topic, but that entry in WOT dose raise some questions regarding the timeline and the age of Mahariel's father?

Ashalle tells the Dalish Warden in Origins that their father was the previous Keeper before Marethari. If she held the position of First during the Avvar attack in 8:82, that would indicate that he was the Keeper at that time, 48 years prior to the start of Origins.

This seems to suggest that he probably fathered Mahariel quite late in life, since Ashalle mentions he was killed in another bandit attack shortly before Mahariel's birth, who seems to be barely into adulthood by the time the Dalish Origin takes place.