The Dragon Age 4 chapter in BioWare S&S 25 Years Book

I suspect that whatever organisation we are part of probably won't be have featured heavily in media yet because it gives them more leeway to make changes if needed as they are making the game but I could defo see a companion from them. For my part, I found it interesting that they just seemed to casually mention the Sicarri in Tevinter Nights, the tevinter spies, who are one of only two organisations that are currently against Solas without Inquisition being aware of what they are doing, and as they are all from slave backgrounds it would allow them to do multiple races and classes, and the only other one that's also working against Solas is the Qun which while could be very interesting I don't really see how they'd do mage classes under the Qun. Could be completely wrong but would certainly fit the powerless, leaders are ignoring the real problem theme very well I;d love a Lord of Fortunes Companion though cus I can see BioWare taking that concept and having a lot of fun with it

I could really get behind the idea of having a Sicari protagonist in the next DA game.

One of the things that sort of bothers me about having a LoF as a background for the protagonist is...well it does not seem very mage friendly. Now I know they are based in Rivain and hence they are a bit more....accepting of mages then most of the rest of the Chantry...and I know with the complicated circle situation does not make it impossible...but it seems very unlikely that you would have many mages in the LoFs.

However we pretty much know, especially from TVN and Inquisition, that mages are a part of every aspect of Tevinter society.

So.

1. That prohibition would not be true for the Sicari, you'd likely having mages in that order.
2. It scratches the itch I have had ever since certain leaks came out of playing some sort of behind the scenes Shadow Agent (granted LoF could fullfill this role in a lesser sense.)
3. It scratches the itch of being someone from Tevinter. I know this would be against established trends but I have always wanted to play a native for the next game.
4. It does provide a good reason about how they would know about Solas and their plot, even from a high level perspective or could be informed about it early in the game.
5. I have seen some people comment that a LoF background would not provide the neccessary oomph for companions to join them, a Sicari could provide that level of gravitas and experience/ or fear.
6. It would provide a great GP loop, again granted this could work for LoF too but the Sicari's could take part in 'heists' or other clandestine intelligence operations, set up safe houses/ outposts which could be used as FT points for all our various maps, set up a network of allies and agents similar to the war table mechanic so we can conduct operations even beyond what we can do...or simply things like hunt for clues.

Pls BioWare.

Only concern I now have is from a racial perspective. I mean it would be an amazing double agent to have a Tal-vashoth or an Elven Sicari protagonist but the question is would any be in their ranks?

It's mentioned in Tevinter Nights that Sicarri come from slave families so they absolutely would have Elves in their ranks and given the amount of times Tevinter has been at war withe Qun they likely have a number of Qunari/kossith slaves. In fact it feeds into the powerless aspect as I think it mentioned that Tevinter often use the slave families as a way of keeping Sicarri inline and ensuring loyalty.

Siccari are also only mostly made up of ex slaves rather than entirely made up of them (per TN). So even if the theory of there being no or few dwarf slaves is true then that still wouldn't prevent them from being siccari along with the rest of the pc races.

This works better then being a regular slave since it still allows for multiple races/backgrounds but you are also an elite covert operative. And since Tevinter controls the siccari by maintaining leverage over them, you still fall into the theme of having to act when you have no power.

I suspect with a siccari character, whether they're a companion or a pc, you may eventually have an opportunity to remove their guestages so they can't be "kept safe as both promise and threat" anymore, or perhaps get blackmail material/your own leverage over whomever has access to them instead. Maybe like a third or halfway through the game? Depending on the plot.

That sea monster is like a kaiju. Now all we need is for a Titan to show up and then we control it like a jaeger bot from the inside. Go go dragon rangers! Mighty fadin dragon rangers go! I call dibs on the pink ranger.

Things we are going to need to take down the Evil gods:

1. Friends.
2. Flying mounts.
3. Tameable dragons.
4. Knowledge of potential weaknesses.
5. Another Titan (or two?) that is either friendly or willing to live and let live after the evil
gods are dead meat.
6. Thedas is so screwed! 😱

Im hoping we at least get their side of the story, since so far everything has just been from very biased sources on the same side.

I hope for this too. Solas led our entire conversation with him so I was never able to ask him the things I would have liked to have done. I'm still suspicious of the idea that all the other Creators were responsible for Mythal's death, or that she didn't have some sort of scheme going involving Fen'Harel that was undermining their rule for her own ends.

The codex for June in the Temple of Mythal suggested that the Dalish did not know the whole story where he was concerned, which suggests he was more than just a god of crafting, although in Trespasser giving him a beautifully crafted gift seemed to be thought an appropriate way to thank him for his help. The codex in Trespasser also describes him as "Clever" and yet another legend of the Dalish says that he created himself, so I'm hopeful we might actually get to meet this enigmatic god and that if he is truly clever he can devise a way of outwitting Solas.

Also, whilst I know the Dalish have always put a benign face to their gods that may not always be warranted but they also got quite a lot right about them as well. So Sylaise who seems associated with flame in the ToM became the goddess of the hearth. Nevertheless, it is also said that the Dalish got the Vir Atishan, the Way of Peace, from her, which is considered an alternative to the Way of Three Trees. So could she be someone who might be worth getting to know?

Of course Mythal and Solas would confirm one another. They were a team but that doesn't mean every single one of the Evanuris was as bad as Solas implies they were. Mythal wants revenge but she never says on whom. Solas just lumps everyone under the title Evanuris and makes them collectively responsible when we know from the Dalish that there were two factions, so were the Evanuris just the Creators? The Dalish also say he betrayed both sides, so what of the Forgotten Ones? If the Dalish got it wrong about the Creators, may be the Forgotten Ones weren't as bad as they made out.

Also, from what I recall the information specifically from the Vir'Dirthara doesn't actually confirm Solas' story; all that information came from his supporters in his sanctuary. At least some of the memories in Vir'Dirthara seemed genuinely distressed asking what had happened to the gods and furious with Fen'Harel for what had occurred (how did they know he was responsible for their world literally falling apart under them?). Most of the negative references referred to Elgar'nan and even the Dalish remember him as a god of vengeance with a very short temper but he was seen as the ultimate judge of their affairs even by Mythal. There was also that warning from the Evanuris:

"Beware the forms of Fen'Harel! The Dread Wolf comes in humble guises, a wanderer who knows much of the People and their spirits. He will offer advice that seems fair, but turns slowly to poison. Remember the price of treason, and keep in your heart the mercy of your gods."

Actually the first part of that warning rings entirely true with our experience of the Dread Wolf, so I'd rather hear from the other gods before condemning them solely on his word.