Neve Gallus - Official Companion Thread [Spoilers]

Then play an apostate

I feel like I'm going to love Neve. Her VA was superb and she seems very likable.

On the other hand, that also describes Merrill who is one of the most loyal mages in the series.

What's the point of uncrossing her legs? We can still sorta see the cobra design. I didn't even notice any difference until someone pointed it out specifically. 

Further thoughts. The priests of Razikale left the following inscriptions in the Frostback Basin:
If the Imperium has fallen, we shall build it anew.
This citadel shall be a new Minrathous, and we who serve the Twisted Path shall be its Magisterium.
Praise be to Razikale—may our raised voices reach her and bring her back to us at last.

To She Who Winds the Skein of Wisdom, we dedicate this citadel.
Dragon of Mystery, bestow upon your faithful servants your ineffable truth.
Grant us your eyes to pierce the darkness and souls to bear the wounds of your labyrinth.

They speak of serving the Twisted Path and of the labyrinth of the goddess, both of which could be symbolically represented by a serpent's coils. They also speak of the Imperium having fallen and building it anew in the south. This was presumably around the time of the First Blight as their goddess had fallen silent and they came south to try and restore contact with her. However, knowing so little about the practices or beliefs of the individual priesthood of the Old Gods, it is possible that since cults to the Old Gods do still exist in Tevinter, the Shadow Dragons could have been founded by a priest/priestess of the goddess Razikale and whilst not revealing their true allegiance to the majority of their members, it can be discerned by the fact that they call themselves the Viper.   Of course, according to the record left by Hessarian in the Canticle of Silence, they were also known as the Augur of Mystery.

Well look on the bright side, it could be an Old God cult to Draconis, that pre-dates the Imperium and wants to restore what it once was. The conversation at the end of Minrathous Shadows gives a clue:
Venatori Magister: "Who are you? What do you want? Gold? Power?”
Tarquin smirked. “We’re the Tevinter you forgot. What do we want?”
From behind the magister, the dealer put up his hood. “Everything".

See how Tarquin, an Imperial Templar, so just an ordinary soldier working for the Magisterium, says "We're the Tevinter you forgot", just like Draconis. So as you say, perhaps that codex was hinting that Draconis wasn't really a dragon but a serpent and perhaps the god's name or the name of their high priest is the Viper.

It may also be unconnected but there was a codex in Jaws of Hakkon which had the following mystery that someone had unearthed: "I speak of Orlais' attempts to rouse the Snake Kings of the Earth against Tevinter's alliance with the Moon Men."   Then in the Descent we found a journal about a war between ancient dwarves and the Scaled Ones, strange creatures that conducted blood rituals and who also seemed to venerate fire.   It may be nothing but I do wonder about these references popping up concerning snakes and their connection with ancient Tevinter.  It could explain why Draconis looks serpentine and why it was struck from the gods after the Imperium came into being, having originally been a god of the Kingdom of Tevinter.   Back then it seemed mages didn't automatically rule, which is why the throne was usurped by a non-mage who managed to hold onto power until Darinius returned and reclaimed the throne that had once been occupied by his mother.  

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I'm not so sure - but considering she's a literal detective and we already relied on her investigative competence to find Solas I think she might find herself in a situation where she finds out something out and that may either change her perspective or (for a moment at least) she may do something that looks pretty shady.

ah yes, Neve. The number one thing I like is she smokes a pipe. That is something different. Hopefully my character can smoke as well. He/she meet's up with Neve in a tavern to drink and smoke while talking smack about whatever.

I liked Neve a lot n TN. Smart, determined, courageous, observant (which, God bless, because she'd suck as a detective otherwise), values her sleep, has a penchant for ice magic like me, dislikes slavers, and eats greasy disgusting fish from street vendors to help small business owners. And she's pretty, and I like her outfit's color scheme. Oh, and she's got a cool-looking staff-wand thingy!

I definitely like her and actually was pleasantly surprised when I saw her because somehow I had imagined someone not quite as beautiful or sophisticated after the Streets of Minrathous. Clearly, her personal history is going to be interesting.