Emmrich Volkarin - Official Companion Thread [Spoilers]

Just how tall can your character be? I'm starting to understand why people are keen to get a demo of the CC.

If Emmrich is almost as tall as Taash, it likely means that you can make a Qunari Rook, who is shorter than Emmrich. At least if you play as fem Rook. Will be funny if the game acknowledges that your Qunari is shorter than a human.

I hope he has a happier fate than that poor schmuck. 

Nice voice, Emmrich! 👏
Looking forward to many long convos with him and Manfred!

Or weird. What with his outlandish fashion sense and extravagant hand gestures, I have a feeling Emmrich is definitely going to make an impression on the team. At present I'm seeing him as filling the Mordin role as the eccentric of the party, although Bellara is said to be the tinkerer, so it may not be an exact match. Nevertheless, I do see Emmrich and Manfred as something of a comedy duo. I got those vibes in Tevinter Nights and nothing I have seen of them thus far has changed my opinion on this.

I wonder why Manfred was a skeleton, though.   They mummify the bodies on death and call spirits through to occupy them, so it seems strange they have animated skeletons.   Manfred wasn't the only one shown in the short story either, so it must be a particular branch of the Mourn Watch that uses them.

However, we are definitely visiting the Grand Necropolis based on the screen shots, so I suppose the only question is whether he comes to find us in Minrathous or we get a message from there asking for help.

Likely they have never shot an arrow in their life. Then again, their stock answer would likely be that they do things differently in Thedas because, you know, magic!   After all, look at that weird sword Rook is holding.

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Skeletons!

They certainly have much greater knowledge of spirits and the Fade than the majority of southern mages but I have to admit I would have thought Tevinter would have plenty of expertise in that field. However, even Dorian apparently had to get his instruction in Necromancy from a Nevarran Necromancer and his family had contacts there. Mind you, the Mortalitasi Order were originally established by a Tevinter mage, so I think the connection with Tevinter is much stronger than they like to let on. They were happy to work with a Tevinter blood mage to help drive back the Antaam, realising it was in their interests to do so. Fen'Harel also made a direct threat in Tevinter Nights that could apply not just to the Mortalitassi engaged in that ritual but all of their Order, since he objected to their binding of spirits and that is the whole basis of their activities. So, I can understand Emmrich getting involved because the Veilguard are opposed to the aims of Fen'Harel and then perhaps continuing to be involved in the push back against other enemies through self-interest.

It's kind of comforting, that you as our local lore wise person, don't trust Solas tbh. I had a discussion elsewhere with Solas fans, who called me stupid for not trusting him. And I'm pretty suspicious of him.

Given Emmrich is older, perhaps there will be dialogue options that indicate an older Rook for people who wish to play them that way. After all, if you are younger then surely it is something that would naturally come up in conversation, even if only to joke about it.

The short story "The Flame Eternal" featured him and was set in 9:22 Dragon. That was 30 years before the opening of the game. He was probably a young man then but still had an official position in the Mourn Watch, so presumably a full qualified mage and not just an apprentice, which would likely put him around 20 years of age at the least. So that would make him a minimum of 50 at the beginning of the game. He was also described as a silver fox on the panel I believe. Of course, he may not think of himself as old or even notice the age difference if there is one. When you spend your life among skeletons possibly it alters your perspective on such things. However, I would have thought Rook or someone else on the team might remark on the age difference if there was one but perhaps not.