What did you do today in DA? [Spoilers]

Finished Act 2 with Reinhardt Hawke (Act 1 here, just screenshots)

A few months ago:
Barely three years passed ever since we arrived to Kirkwall as refugees, and now my family's name is well known in town again, this makes mother a bit happier, but I can't believe, that compensate her for loss of Carver and kidnap of Bethany.

Yesterday we stopped for a beer in The Hanged Man. The Grey Warden, Alistair sat in the corner, as often. He growled something at us, and then fell lethargy again. Poor man! Anders told his story. A few minutes later, a fereldan looking nobleman (perhaps bann Teagan? – he looks familiar) approached him and, after a less hassle, he politely escorted him.

On the way back I took a detour to the Anders' clinic. Isabela was here, but don't really wanted to know why. When she left, Anders frowned; he seemed more nervous than usual. He said that templars snooping around the clinic. I'm worries about him. I can not let them to take him away from me; I lost too much already! I realize, I fell in love, but he as well? Sometimes I feel that, but he is weird. Nevermind. I will protect him from everything!

At home a letter waiting for me. Arianni wrote, that Feynriel in trouble. Again. Once you help someone, you stay forever in his debt! Okay, let's go! In the Fade... fuck. But I'm not a mage! No matter, Anders will help. Fenris said, this is not for our-kind, and I do not want to scare him, so, I ask Merrill and Varric.
In the Fade Anders turned into Justice. Justice was friendly, he mentioned, that Anders spoke about me.

This is a really weird place, almost weirder than Kirkwall... almost. The first demon with which we met, offered an alliance. Justice spoke from this creature, and warned me. Yes, yes, I know, I will be watchful. But... why not? This thing may can help me. Okay, I will deal with this, let's see what it have to offer, and later I will... Justice asked me again, to avoid having to fight me. But no! NO! I already decided! Stop Justice, step back from MY business! NOW!
But he didn't... I killed... ANDERS! What I did?! Damn the foolish spirit! Damn me! I just promised to protect him, from everything. Except myself.
Merrill also betrayed me, for this creature of pride. What happened with us? Justice was right; ofc he was... I need to be watchful. Feynriel still need my help. I promised.
I found him, but here behind him the demon. "Wake up, Feynriel, you can do it! Get hold of yourself!" Of course, Torpor was not happy, but we killed it. Feynriel went to Tevinter to study. His nightmare ended. But my? Perhaps Fenris was right, this is not my place. I almost failed. What happened with Anders? And Merrill? Damn! Go back ro Arianni!

Oh, thanks the Maker, Anders live, and Merrill as well! Arianni was grateful, but Anders seems sad. I've never seen him like this, unless in the Chantry when he killed Karl. I must visit him. Immediately! I see, this will be hard.
It was easier than I thought. Anders wanted to believe me. Anders was relieved when I told him what had happened, but none of us will forget this ever.
He talked about Justice again, and that he understands how difficult can be to him, away from the fade, closed in a body, impotently. I think I'm starting to understand them.

Merrill also fine, relatively. Asked me, to help to fix this strange mirror. Why not, this seems interesting... I hope, she will be more careful. Go to Sundermount!

On the way we ambushed. The slave-hunters found Fenris. They was pretty easy prey, but the danger has not yet ceased. Fenris told, that Danarius' apprentice will not give up, we need to find her. Okay, maybe it's more urgent than Merrill's mirror. Let's go.
Hadriana dead, Fenris breathe freely. It was hard, but I think I made friends with him, but still seems, he never will accept Anders. I wonder what he think about Bethany? I still hope that I can free her from the Circle...

We went back to the mountain. It looks Merrill terrified her clan. One of them died because of this fear. Weird. Finally I gave the knife to Merrill. I do not think it would be right to hold back.

A few days later i visited Anders again. He was upset, just as more and more often. I wish I could be able calm him somehow! He spoke about a mad, cruel templar, called Alrik, and his "Tranquil Solution". Hey! I know this name: Bethany wrote about him as someone who dangerous, and even Anders told, that he was, who tranquilised Karl. Easily convinced me. We went to a secret tunnel, what is used by the mage underground. It was not hard to find the Templar, he just threatened a girl. Anders lost the control over himself, and Justice came out again. Ser Alrik died pretty quickly. I think many people will sleep better in the Circle. But Justice now did not retreated. The girl called him demon... I shouted. "Hey, do not kill her! She is a mage, we came to protect her!" Oh, fuck, succeed. Anders himself again, but broken, and ran away. As we got back to Darktown, I sent the girl to home. Nobody will go back to this awful place, if depend on me! And I will get Bethany out of there, I swear! Whatever it takes!
But Anders need me. I've never seen Anders so depressed! I assured him that he can control it: he or Justice, or both listened to me. He was grateful, though was still sad. Later I will definitely coming back.

It looks like he's calmed down a bit. I am glad. Finally, we could talk about happier things. Before I left, he admitted that he is also attracted to me, and suddenly kissed me. Then he talked about all sorts of nonsense, but I assured him, that I really know what he is, and I still love him and look forward him evening. He has come. I know I would do anything for him, until we die...

The next day I visited Aveline, I don't saw her since she became guard captain. She gave a strange job. Revealed, that she love a guardsman, named Donnic. Maker, she unbelievable lame! It would be painful to write, so I will not. Perhaps Varric will. Point is that they are happy together.

By the way Varric... Once he worried enough because of Anders and me, he told me, that he found Bartrand. So: let's kill speak with him!
Bartrand rented a mansion in the Hightown. I called Fenris and Anders, and we went to visit him. Varric kicked the door, and we entered. Crazed guards attacked us. We did a huge massacre in the house, but there was no other choice. Finally we found Bartrand. He was totally mad. He spoke about some "song" and the idol, and ask Varric do not let shame their family. Anders cleared his mind him for a while, but told, he can't do more for Bartrand. Something evil power poisoned his mind. If Bartrand would not be dwarf, Anders would suspect somekind magic. Bartrand need of care throughout his future life. I assume, Varric did not desired such retribution.

When I got home, uncle Gamlen talked with Bodahn. He was worried about mother, because she had not visited him. Bodahn said that she maybe spend some time with her suitor, who sent that nice white lilies. Shit! That too familiar. Ser Emeric spoke about the white lilies, related the missed women. I don't think that's a good sign.
The traces led to the abandoned foundry. Blood everywhere. And this smell! What the hell going on?! Demons. Again. Where are the crazy mages? Today still barely seen a few! An altar. The crazy mages must be here somewhere. But our family crested shield do not! A gray-haired mage appeared. He began complacently explain the relationship between the immortal love and the necromancy. It was totally absurd, but somehow I could not laugh. I was incredibly angry, but I tried to control myself. "I got it, you are crazy. But where is my mother?" He proudly pointed to a chair, in which a white figure seated with her back to us. The figure turned around and walked slowly toward us. A walking corpse. And then I recognized its face. Mother! The rest I can not describe. Somehow I arrived home, I spoke with uncle Gamlen. Later, I went up to the bedroom. Anders was there with me. He is all that remained for me. And Bethany. but she isn't safe. My stomach clenched.

A few weeks later a message came, from the Baron. He want to see me. And what I want? Like everyone else: a cold beer, a quiet evening with my love, and at least one fucking day without damn demons and mad people! Nevermind. Go to the Baron! He afraid, he would lose his son, because of qun, and the Arishok will use his son against him, against Kirkwall. Great. Go to the Arishok. According the Arishok I need to search Seamus in the Chantry. Petrice. Again.
The chantry was empty, only Seamus knelt above, behind the railing. He was dead. Petrice appeared with her dirty Templars and some fanatical idiots. It was easy to kill them. By the time the Grand Cleric came out, the fight ended, just Petrice remained alive, but she also did not long enjoyed the privilege. A qunari archer entered in the Chantry, and executed her.
His son's death broke the Baron.

I arrived home. Isabela fought with Aveline in the living room. Well, this was almost funny. Aveline complained about some elves and the Arishok, and Isabela told, that someone will kill her, for that fucking artifact. Isabela problem seemed more urgent... We found the artifact, the Tome of Koslun. The qunari sacred book. And Isabela ran away with it. I'm sure that will be war. And seems I'm the eye of the storm. Oh, fuck! 

Now it is all one. Go to Arishok! Of course the Arishok not extradited the elves. And because of this fucking book he launched a war against the city. We ran toward the Hightown. Along the way, joined Anders and Fenris. Anders was worried about me. Sweet Maker, how I love him and how I will ... if we will survive this mess!
Everywhere, everione fight. Corpses lying on the streets. A qunari mage almost killed me. A high ranked Templar saved me, a woman. Knigh Commander Meredith. I should be grateful... Fortunately, there is no time to show my "gratitude". Mages. The First Enchanter. Bethany! I'm so glad to see her, that I'm able to say only a stupid joke about the family reunification...

We need to get to the palace, but the qunari swarming everywhere! We must to distract them. The First Enchanter offers his help. His fireballs removed the guards from the entrance. Good. We got in.
Here were also a mess. The Arishok beheaded the Baron. He spotted us. The Arishok willing to negotiate with me. Because of the book they have been here for many years. But Isabela took the book away. Deadlock.
The door swings open. Spectacular entree, Isabela! Isabela? What the... happened? She brought back the book. The Arishok is happy, everyone can go home! As I imagined... But he wants Isabela as well. NO! Then he want to duel. Okay, let's dance! Fucking strong the bastard! But not impossible. I hope if he die, the qunari will go away, and we live happily ever after ... Worse than this would not possible ever! This thought gave me the strength.

To be continued...

I finished the game with Reinhardt Hawke. (Act 3, part 2.)  Prequel: 45, 49, 57
(The Legacy miss yet, perhaps later...)

Knight-Captain Cullen sent a message that he want to talk to me. Let's see, why. So: he says, someone accused Aveline to cuddling he guards. I must to warn her.
As I got there, Aveline argued with a Templar, and looked very angry. But that was nothing compared to when I told her, what Cullen said me. We supposed, they accused her probably because of Donnic, then we went to check exactly what doing Donnic.
As we have guessed: Donnic waded knee-deep in the bandits. There are no "cuddling". We went back to Cullen, who said that the complaints came from the Lowtown, where we informed, that the complains came from the ex-Guard-Captain: Jeven. We solved this problem, Aveline's name cleared. By the way, I feel, the guards are with me.

At home Meredith's letter was lying on the table. She also need my help. Of course, what else... She asked me to look for some apostates. When I refused her, she gently reminded me, that my sister in the Circle. If you dare hurt Bethany, you'll... I just wanted to tell: that your sister is a good Mage, she said. Obviously ... nice parry, Knight Commander! ... So, you gave me a rope... well, just tell, what do you want! We must to find three apostates. Executioner's work. Let's see, what we can do!

The first, Huon an elf from the Alienage, crazed. He sacrificed his wife, became abomination, and tried to destroy us. Just tried.

When we looking for the second one, a woman, called Evelina, in the Darktown we found two Ferelden refugee orphans. She saved them and a few more children, and he took care of them. When they arrived in Kirkwall, Evelina came into Circle, and asked for help, to be able to continue to take care of the kids. Instead help, they wanted to lock her. Poor fool, I wondering what she hoped? The persecution made she mad, the desperation turned her to the Blood Magic. Finally we killed her. I gave money to the oldest boy, to be able to care of the others.

Then we went to the Hightown to visit, Emile du Launcet's parents. His father said, that probably we could find Emile in The Hanged Man... But they are sure, that Emile not Blood Mage just a terrified kid. Okay, but they are his parents, what they can say? They not lied: this dangerous Blood Mage a miserable boy, who had never been outside of the Circle, since his childhood. He just wanted some happy moment. He must to leave Kirkwall, immediately. I decided to give him some time for escape, before I going back to Meredith.

On the way back we met the allied nobles. One of them betrayed and ambushed us with Templars. That's tiresome... all Templars are suicidal? That was enough for today.

Returning home I received bad news. Bodahn and Sandal will leave us, they wants to go to Orlais. Oh shit ... I think I a little envy.

After a few days I went back to Meredith, to report her Blood Mages. She already heard about Evelina and Huon, however, he asked about Emile. I told her, I had let him go. Perhaps I need to be more careful, but I could not resist... but Anders either. He vehemently accused Meredith, and spoke about that for Evelina's and Huon's fate is the Circle's responsible. How I love when he so passionate! Meredith had threatened him. Now I'm sure, I'll kill her... only a matter of time.

A few days later, Orsino's letter was waiting for me at home. He asked me to help investigate a strange case without the involvement of the Templars. The trails led to a warehouse. The conspirators attacked us. Among them were Keran, the templarling, who we saved from a bunch of crazy blood mages a few years ago. He refused to attack us and at the end of the battle he said that some Templars and Mages allied against Meredith. They kidnapped Bethany. What? Why? We must to go there immediately!
We found them on The Wounded Coast, as Keran told. Thrask don't wanted to kill Bethany, but a mage, Grace, who we saved before, killed Thrask, and turned against us. (By the way, I told already, that I must to careful with the save of the people?) Cullen arrived with Samson, that miserable lyrium addict ex-Templar, who "helped" Feynriel... He looks a bit better now. On the way we met him, he want Meredith's fall, but can't turn against her, because he considers mages too dangerous. Meredith the main danger in Kirkwall, not the mages... nevermind. Bethany „safe”, let's go back to Orsino!

Finally we are at home. And now we can talk about, how much you want to pay, if I slit my wrists and dance naked under the moonlight just for you, love...

On the next day at the Gallows a Templar, called Ser Karras, told us, that Meredith has sent to Val Royeaux for the Right of Annulment. No! Bethany! And I can not do anything, just hope. I feel like I'm not very good at it. Helpless anger flooded me.

In the morning a messenger brought a letter from Orsino. Meredith has gone too far.
I picked up the others, luckily I found everyone, and we hurried to stop Meredith's madness. I was hoping that it is not too late. Meredith arguing with Orsino, and there was also Bethany. Bethany was glad we came. Orsino wanted to go for Elthina, to protect them. Foolish hope...
Anders unexpectedly stepped forward. He began to speak. For a minute Justice flare up, blood froze in my veins, but Anders continued. He was firm and determined. „The Circle has failed, the time has come to act...” What did you done?" I asked. He bowed his head, and said, „that can be no turning back”. In that moment, with a huge rumble exploded the Chantry building. „There can be no peace!”, he told. What I felt? Strange but it's hard to recall. I surprised? I think, yes. Despite that Anders said something about that easy to support a cause as long as no victim. So: I can say, I expected something similar, but I was not prepared for it. Not even he. He slumped on a crate, and and waited for the judgment. He was sure about that he will going to die. Sebastian (and many others) want me to kill him. No! He was right: there can be no peace. Go to the Gallows to finishing this!
I was not sure about it, but everyone followed us, except Sebastian. He went to Starkhaven to collect his army against Kirkwall. But it can wait.

The Templars were outnumbered. I worried about Bethany, but she seems strong and enthusiastic. „A new age begin today”, she say. She never was so confident before. Orsino worries me more, he seems uncertain.
Everyone wanted to say something before the battle. I admit, it felt good.

The battle started. The Templars rushed us, only a few Mage survived. Orsino lost his mind, slit his wrists and by use the corpses he became some-kind fucking big abomination. I never seen similar thing. Oh shit!

After we killed that thing, we went for Meredith. We must to face with her. I try not to think about the overwhelming odds. I did not plan to die today.
Meredith and Cullen waited for us. Meredith want to kill me. I think she has long been waiting for this moment. Cullen don't agree with her, and confront her. She flail with her sword, shouting, that the knight-captain infected by blood magic. Finally she became totally crazy. Her sword made from the red lyrium, what we were discovered years ago in the the Deep Roads. Smart Templar! Have strong willpower. Oh yes, every abomination thought this, before died. C'mon, Knight Commander, let's share their fate!
Cullen joined us, the others moved aside. It was crazy fight.

When finished, I looked around and thought about, what will happen to us. Templars everywhere. What they will doing with my sister? Anders? Nothing. Cullen ordered them to back. The road was opened toward the harbor. Bye Kirkwall, bye my home! I will never return. „Then we will be fugitive together!” It was my decision and did not regret it.

Heh And rogue Hawkes use bows. Maybe they're becoming too old to do those nice moviments

I noticed my Hawke had a bow equipped in Crestwood (my DA2 Hawke was an archer), but in Here Lies The Abyss he suddenly had 2 daggers...

I just upgraded Ralph Hawke's character sheet. Still under construct. My first red!Hawke. It was fun to play. (his story)

The next is Reinhardt Hawke's character sheet (my first warrior in DA2) but first I finish his Inquisition adventure. (his story)