Factions and Backgrounds, What’ll you be?

I think it is more that they exist at all in the south, the Mortalitssi rituals being so at variance with the Chantry customs concerning death and dabbling with spirits something that Templars totally frown upon. The Mourn Watch actually oversee the daily administration, guarding and maintenance of the Grand Necropolis, so very integral to the whole thing. Their mages in particular seem to have far more freedom than Circle mages enjoyed in the south, with strong links to Tevinter, hence Dorian having visited there and acquired his skills from their teachers. I also suspect that their order has its origins in a much earlier period and was probably the remnants of an Old God cult that fled south during Hessarian's purges and then reinvented themselves at a later date. Big plus is that Solas can't stand them. That has to be a good thing right?

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if I'm able to be "a Crow that doesn't want to be a Crow", I guess that's what I'll be chosing 

but I'm torn between Crow, Grey Warden, Lord of Fortune and Mourn Watch. Not sure how the last one would go for a Rogue, though

This. How are you going to pick without knowing the gameplay benefits of each?! What about your class and build and how they synergize?! Impossible! 😅

I am very tempted to pick the Grey Wardens but for the sake of trying something new, I'll probably start with the Lords of Fortune. Who knows if our early-game contact will depend on it and I want to meet Taash asap! I might be persuaded to pick the Mourn Watch, also because of novelty.

I'm going to play an elf and am torn between Shadow Dragons (because being an elf freeing slaves in Tevinter sounds badass) and the Crows (because I love Antiva).

I'll be all of them.

From what Cassandra said, Nevarra is crawling with Pentaghasts so I imagine Emmrich couldn't know them all. Cassandra had a relative who was a high ranking Mortalitassi so they probably have other family members in the ranks of the Mourn Watch. However, it depends on what background goes with the faction choice, if at all. I read somewhere that we are going to be able to choose both our first name and our surname, so in that case it will be left open for you to make yourself a Pentaghast if you wish.

I was thinking that Rook and Emmrich would know each other, but you're right, each organization seems to be big enough that members don't know everyone. Shadow Dragon Rook and Neve didn't.

At the moment i'm leaning towards Shadow Hunter for a female human mage, i like the idea of a rebel trying to fight for a better Tevinter. That said Veil Jumper seems interesting too for a more Indiana Jones type of character.  In truth all the factions seems interesting and i`m already having a lot of ideas for different characters for each one of them.

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I don't know. I always thought if given the chance I'd play a Warden or Crow, but now I'm conflicted. The Lords of Fortune and Veiljumpers look like cool backstories. But then maybe Crow? Maybe Lucanis and I will get into it about how they're operated. Arguments.

I do also take into consideration how the companion from that faction and I might get along. If not romantically, then a sort of mentor student dynamic since it seems Rook is really new at everything. Or even an antagonistic dynamic if we disagree with how the faction does things.