Dragon Age: The Missing (Comic Miniseries)

Dragon Age: The Missing #3 solicit! 🐲
Arlathan Forest! 🌲
"Veil Jumpers"? 🤔
"Crucious Stone"? 🤷

(W) George Mann (A) Tomas Aira (CA) Matthew Taylor

Following their adventure in Vyrantium, Varric, and Harding travel to Arlathan Forest in search of the crucious stone. When the duo finds themselves face-to-face with a pair of Veil Jumpers, they decide to team up. Finding what they seek will have them up against puzzling obstacles, and their success could depend on the allies they can gather.

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I wonder if "Veil Jumper" will be a comic-only group or are we looking at a potential spec in DA:D?

That's what I was wondering. Normally I'd tend towards the former but it did say this comic series feeds directly into the game, which suggests that at least some part of it will cross over into our plot. It could be the artifact or the specialism, or both. At least it seems like Arlathan Forest will feature in game. I wonder if the crucious stone has any connection with the floating landscape featured in some of the concept art.

The question is whether they are just regular ancient elves or connected with the Executors. Probably the latter, which might explain them having a new, previously unheard of magic. However, there are some spells we were able to use in DAI that are connected with phasing in and out of the Fade, which could be incorporated into a Veil Jumper specialism.

Fade Step (from the Winter set of spells): You let invisible waves of magic carry you forward, blurring ahead a short distance. Could be upgraded with: Frost Step: Passing through enemies hurts them and leaves them chilled. (300% weapon damage) and Energizing Step: Each time you pass through an enemy with Fade Step, you gain mana. (25% gain)
Fade Cloak: (from Knight Enchanter) You surround yourself with the magic of the Veil itself. You are briefly invulnerable and can pass through enemies unharmed. Could be upgraded with De-cloaking Blast: If you rematerialize inside an enemy, the foe is blasted back with massive force. (1000% weapon damage)

Both these spells could be found in the multi-player Arcane Warrior spec. So it is easy enough to see how Veil Jumper could be another related specialism, possibly connected with archery. I've long thought of that figure as an Arcane Archer, which would be a rogue/mage hybrid in much the same way as Arcane Warrior is a Warrior/Mage hybrid but Veil Jumper could be an alternative title.

It is also possible that a Veil Jumper has special tattoos, like Fenris, that allow them to perform certain actions involving the Fade without being a mage, such as lyrium ghost and related skills.

“Crucious Stone” sounds like a magic item from Harry Potter.

aye i was thinking of that v Archer hint, i think maybe they renamed them from veilfire Archer to Veil Jumper. Or possibly veilfire archer refers to that specific npc type but Veil Jumpers are the npc group they belong to.

What about Fog Strippers?

The solicit for issue #3 is now up on Dark Horse's site, but still no cover. Spoilery perhaps?

www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3010-536/Dragon-Age-The-Missing-3

IGN has an early look at The Missing.

www.ign.com/articles/dragon-age-the-missing-preview-dark-horse-dreadwolf-prequel

Hmm. Well, I like the artstyle, and the inclusion of Evka and Antoine. Though she looks a bit too skinny for a dwarf.

They said in Origins that Darkspawn would kidnap people. We later learn it’s to make Broodmothers.

Darkpsawn do kidnap people, women in particular in order to turn them into broodmothers. In the past The architect and his awakened darkspawn were also responsible for kidnappings, albeit it seems his focus were grey wardens.  

Naturally it seems bit too coordinated and subtle to be normal darkspawn doing it, as usually when darkspawn show up, it's carnage and destruction. Only awakened darkspawn (at least some of them) demonstrate such subtlety, in particular The Seeker who may be still alive as far we know (we never encounter him, we only know about him from codex entry).