Dragon Age Video: Who is The Dread Wolf?

They could kill him off for drama I guess

Not necessarily. It all would depend on his schedule and when they asked him to do it. The video would probably be done a while back, possibly when the first announced Alpha, because apparently that milestone is the cue to release funds for marketing. So, the team thought they would do a short promo to release in December for DA Day but this is not the main marketing, so if Ramon was busy, it was no big deal. Remember Ramon might well have had contractual obligations elsewhere that prevented him from doing so at that particular time. Then the fans got in touch with him more recently to see if he would contribute and he was happy to do so, because his schedule allowed it.

Now I've seen biopics in magazine articles about Ramon where his VA work as Dorian is high on his list of achievements. That suggests that he is proud of his work on Dragon Age and so naturally would be only too happy to return to the role. What I am saying is that for an isolated piece of promotional work, that is not a main trailer, it may not have been possible to get him at short notice. It will be more interesting to see what happens when the first main trailer hits the screens. That could have Dorian as voice over, or it could have the VA of our new hero. The first trailer for DAI had Morrigan as the voiceover, with her even making an appearance at the end of it, but then switched to the Inquisitor for subsequent ones. Since Morrigan only joined us part way through the game and only joined us for a couple of quests, maybe it will be the same for Varric.

That is what I wondered about the grammar used. Why the past tense when referring to his aims? Unless it is referring back to the fact that he was going to do that with the orb. Having lost that, plan B might involve something different. For a start off, it requires a ritual that he has already started but elven magic can take years to accomplish. Even Corypheus mentioned something about us having interrupted a ritual "years in the making", so I theorised on a different thread that maybe it was an agent of Solas (or even Solas himself via the Fade) that suggested the ritual to him, the culmination of which would be to break open the orb and release its magic. Solas' original plan was to recover the orb, enter the Fade and tear down the Veil, so that came at the end of a long ritual. With the orb gone, the ritual might need to be even longer to get to the point where the final part can be enacted. 10 years isn't that long in the grand scheme of things, particularly when you remember that elves were once immortal, so to them 10 years was nothing.

Every part of this sounds awful.

It was implied that she couldn't even if she'd wanted to since they were "too well wrought" but in any case, Pride (has to be Solas because of the capital) stayed her hand. Maybe he has a special relationship with the creature because he saved her. However, I keep thinking back to the Executors who come from over the sea and are definitely in opposition to Solas, though not necessarily his plans. I think they are involved in all this in some way. It is possible that they were his allies once and he doubled crossed them, which is why they now have a big grudge against him. Maybe this sea monster was something they summoned.

The Qun may also have knowledge about what it is.   They also came from over the sea and presumably were fleeing something or someone.    Otherwise, why did they leave?    That's why we need to know more about their origins that I hope we are going to get this time round.

Sure. I’m thinking be doing that more since as I said elsewhere this trailer felt so much like Duncan’s opening narration. The conversation originated with him being a companion again, which is what I don’t want.
Same here. Will once again just disagree and side against him in almost everything (the only exceptions being the obviously wrong choices) while he wastes a companion slot that could’ve been for a new interesting character.

I don't see that. This remind me to much of DAOs beginning voiced by Duncan.

He voiced half of Greedfall (other half was Blackwall), so I am guessing he isn't too expensive for Bioware.

A side note - he was so good and menacing in his little role in the second season of "The Great". It took me a bit to place that voice.

I wasn't implying they couldn't afford him. I've also mentioned that he seems very proud of his performance as Dorian as he lists it high on his resume. It is simply that he is an actor in much demand and may simply not have been available at the time the video was made because he had other contractual obligations. Since it was only a short fan appeasement trailer, they could be flexible about who they used. Varric currently seems the go to voiceover. Considering he is also going to star in the latest comic series, it is hardly surprising that they chose to use him. It is after all, briefing newcomers about the Dread Wolf and that ties into the comic series as well.

Maybe? On both counts.

We don't know where that scene is. It could be in the Fade, or the black city, or whatever city tamlen saw in Merrill's eluvian, or somewhere else that doesn't require the veil to be gone to exist. Andruil (or whoever) might be able to extend themselves outside the city, even with the veil still up, especially if she has outside help. 



I do not want Varric to die, for the record. Very against that. 

Ever since the devs said Varric was supposed to die in Exalted March I've been paranoid he will die in DA:D. I like Varric. I wouldn't mind running into him or even working for him in the next game, but I doubt he will be a companion.

Sounds like wasting a really important promo slot on something only fans will most likely check out. Unless the animated series is exceptionally well received (which is unlikely, many animated series about video game series come and go without making much or any noise), sounds like bad business. They are most likely going to wait for summer game fest when excitement for new games and reveals is at an all time high.