What did you do today in DA? [Spoilers]

1.  So Falessan wasn't just a Dalish elf?  He was a servant of Fen Harrel who paid the price for leaving the power of the eluvians in Briala's hands rather than with Solas/Dread Wolf?  (It would explain his willingness to help destroy a Dalish clan, however annoying they were.

2. In general, I'm disappointed how little they used Briala in the game period.  She should've had a part the moment the game started to bring in Eluvians; she should've been in Trespasser.  Oh well...

3. Now this aspect of Trespasser leaves me with some questions...


4. Doesn't a Veil-less Thedas look a lot like the Cory-dominated future you see in Redcliffe? A couple minutes talking with Dread Wolf unmasked in Trespasser doesn't explain why returning to a Veil-less world is preferable.

Finally, (sorry if this is a dumb one) why does Solas go nuts when he finds out about the GWs' being fooled into doing the demon-binding ritual?  Is he concerned for the Old Gods?  Or is he concerned about the binding of demons/spirits altering their purpose as happened with his friend on the Exalted Plain?

Regardless, I look forward to the next game.

Speaking of Imshael, I never saw this before since I normally do the fight right away. But Bruenor was in stealth upon arrival so I explored the courtyard a bit. There's a barrier blocking the way up the stairs.

The journey of Warden Commander Drako Amell, The Hero of Ferelden: (DA:O, DA:A, and Witch hunt)



The Chronicles of Tyros Hawke, Champion of Kirkwall:



The Path of Inquisitor Mason Trevelyan, Herald of Andraste:



The Journey continues,

It only took us a few days to cross the Frostbacks and reach Val Royeaux. The Mothers were trying to rally the people against the Inquisition. I do what I can to counter their ramblings, but the people seem to be clinging to the Mothers and their promises of Templar protection. Things became much easier when the Lord Seeker, leader of the remaining Templars, had a revered mother sucker punched. He beat his chest plate, snarled a few times, and then ordered the Templars to abandon the City. The clerics weren't quite so brave after that. I speak with some of the people around the market to gain as much favor as I could without looking as desperate as we actually are. While we were wandering, an arrow shot to the ground. I saw no archers though. A note was tied to the arrow, so it wasn't an attack. Following a few bread crumbs, we learn of plot against the Inquisition. Whoever the archer was, they gave us a time, place, and a key to reach this secret meeting. With our business in the city finished, we begin to leave and check out this conspiracy. We are stopped by a messenger with an invitation, for me specifically, to a noble woman's dinner party. The estate was not far and I was getting hungry. The last interruption in our departure was the Grand Enchanter herself. She claims to have come to see the "Herald of Andraste" with her own eyes and offered the aid of the rebel mages in Redcliff to help seal the Breach. I wasn't sure what to make of her. Something was... off... We take our leave before anyone else pops up.

...First we drop in on the conspirators. A meeting in the dark of night. Very dramatic. They were not a true threat, but rather an annoyance that shouldn't be ignored. After we drop them, the mystery archer makes an appearance. A spirited little elf named Sera. She acts like an idiot, but I can see a cunning deviousness within her. She is far smarter than she wants anyone to know. She claims to have a network of... well, she calls them "friends". The Friends of Red Jenny are known far and wide as a shadow organization of spies, assassins, and smugglers. What Sera described is just a bunch of servants, stable hands, kitchen staff, and the like who over hear things and try to get back at their masters for being "right tits". We have Leliana for the big things, but the small things would go under her notice. Like this little plot tonight. Sera's "friends" could prove useful. She's a damn good shot too with that bow of hers. So when she asked to join the Inquisition, I welcomed her aboard...

...With that done, I head on to the dinner party. A fancy estate. Filled top to bottom with every level of nobility one could stomach at one time. After a brief fuss with one of the more annoying nobles, my benefactor shows herself. Lady Vivinne, a former First Enchanter and current Enchanter to the Orliasian court. I've heard of her before. Even in Ostwick, her talents as a Knight Enchanter are legendary. My mentor, Senior Enchanter Lydia, spoke of her often. Vivinne may look like another docile know nothing court flunky, but get her mad and you will find your guts hanging from the rafters. I wasn't sure how quickly to accept her request to join the Inquisition. I played things out for a minute just to see exactly what her motives were. It doesn't take much imagination to piece together her goal. She's doing what she's always done. She's spotted an opening to position herself in a place of power. Not sure what she intends to do with that power, but I know what I intend to do with her. Learn the arts of the Knight Enchanter from her and then throw her at demons and Dragons... She can take it. I'm... almost... pretty sure...

...With that mess done, we return to Haven. The place is getting more tightly packed by the day. I make my way to the Chantry and brief the others on what happened in Val Royeaux. It's still a toss up for who to approach for aid in closing the Breach. The Lord Seeker is power mad and the Grand Enchanter is leading only one faction of the Rebels. At this point, we didn't have the influence to approach the Templars without fear of beheading. We did not have the clout to make any assurances to the Mages to gain their support. We'll have to work towards stretching the Inquisition's reach before we can seek an alliance with either group.

1. Falessan is absolutely not a Dalish elf. He would have had to have been one of the elves enslaved by Tevinter and then freed by Andraste, followed by living in the Dales, to be Dalish. He is the same as the Sentinel, Abelas, but perhaps a bit older. I'm pretty sure he worked with Solas against the Evanuris. Making him an Arlathan Elf, or an ancient elf. he did die for his betrayal which stemmed from seeing the people of Thedas like real people. I don't think he hated the Dalish. I always thought that Solas And Falessan derision of the Dalish is half bitterness that their people have fallen so far. But rather than compassion, they look at them like...not vermin. Like a sick animal that needs to be put out of it's misery.

2. Briala was a great heroic elvish character that missed her limelight because the Inquisitor needed more I guess.

3. A. Correct.

B. It was what the orb was intended for, although not it's only purpose. The Breach is not the method in which the Veil comes down that Solas wants. I think Solas is going for more of a dissolving method. If it was nothing but tears in the veil, all the regular spirits will get twisted crossing through. He doesn't want spirits to be harmed.  And also, Cory is totally not going to hand the Orb over. Cory was supposed to go boom with the orb, but Solas didn't know Cory had body jumping powers. Why was Cory supposed to go boom? Magical Static Charge Build up would cause a massive explosion, so it wasn't safe for Solas to touch it first. 

C. That is what is suspected. On top of that, whatever Fade area he was in didn't seem to show what was happening to the world why he was asleep? or maybe it did, but he couldn't wake up to stop it?

D. Players are now suspicious of the artifacts, but I lean towards they actually doing what he stated. He doesn't want the tears, he wants a controlled demolition of the veil. Keeping it stronger against the tears in the meantime.

4. I don't think it looks like the Cory future at all. cory didn't even want that future. I don't think a veil less world is preferable at all to those who prefer the now. The Qun want to wipe out all magic, not bring it back full force. And anyone who benefits from the enslavement and second teir citizenship of elves would not want the elves to have their magic again either. I don't think the Chantry is for it either; if the mages outnumber the non mages, then ruling by fear of magic isn't going to work out for them. 

and regarding the Grey Wardens. There isn't really enough information, but total fan speculation has proferred the following theory. That the Old Gods are holding back an uncontrollable Blight. IF there are no more Old Gods, there will be nothing to keep the Darkspawn's interest below and they will come out to the surface in droves. The book, The Calling, kind of implies this as well. The Architect wanted to kill all the Archdemons so the Blight could infect everything. Then there "would be no war," for everyone would be the same. However, in Awakening we find out that inteliigent Darkspawn are just as likely to fight as any set of human factions. Doesn't mean the core plan wouldn't have worked. Kill all the ADs, and what you got is Darkspawn with no othe rpurpose but to wander and cause a ruckus. The theory further ties the Blight to Andruil, Titans, and the Big Elven War that may have started the path of the Evanuris into God Hood in the first place. But that part of the theory is not as clear to me, as I'm terrible at Codex reading. But I do believe there is a very thorough thread about it on the older pages of this forum.

My husband has spent 3 hours making and selling potions so that his Aeducan can return to the Deep Roads richer than his traitor brother, Bhelen. He almost has the 10,000 gold to reach that goal.

I made sure Alistair wore Cailan's armor to both remind people of Loghain's treachery, as well as make their similar appearance stands out. Last PT, I also ran into a glitch with Bella that earned me some good coin- enough to buy end game stuff for my mage.

 I don't spend that much time crafting. I make sure the team I'm heading out with match and have good weapons, and considering how bugged the banter is for me, sticking with the same team the whole game has been my MO in this play and last play. Already done with Adamant, and Varric and Cass are still talking about how he used to be a prisoner etc.

From the Diary of Kara Trevelyan:



So that was...tough. Wiped out twice in the Gurd boss battle. And I decided it is my least favorite of it. But...well it was just super frustrating for me, but prbably being a bit of an idiot having trouble healing up any of my companions. And still he died. I was trying to get someone healed and stealth but he still grabbed onto Kara and threatened to pull her back.... and he died. My guess is Sera might have gotten him but hey...it worked.

Might have been a bit on the overkill for Hakkon. Thousand Cuts (tier 3) Mark of the Rift and Haste. "You fight well Inquisitor" "I JUST KILLED YOU"

Hey, good folks.

I did the Elves vs Werewolves, but unfortunately, despite repeating the ritual with the Arcane Warrior Gem 3 times, and the game telling me I have unlocked the Specialization Arcane Warrior, it is not reflected on my character's sheet. It did not come up on the level up either, so I guess, either the game is bugged, or the interface really, really sucks. I guess, one chance at specialization is blown.

Other than that, I went to Denerim, wasted 15g on Alistairs quest and went on doing really boring sidequests with no sight of the Urn Guy, which is why I went to Denerim in the first place.

(Sigh) The rogues are the most useless class in the whole game. Two points into Deft Hands, and Zevran can't either open locks or disarm traps. It's like a running joke. AND instead of being part of the skills, the ability competes with his combat spells. What a joke...

Seriously, this game is really not very well made in terms of EoU.

What level is your warden?
If you took a specialization at level 7, you won't be able to take Arcane Warrior until level 14.

If you are at level 7 or above and have not taken a specialization, there should be a 1 in the box with the red arrow.
If there is, you just click on Arcane Warrior.


Edit: Phoray pretty much had it covered, but it took me a while to level up and get the screenshot so I hadn't seen her post.
I'll add, on unlocking a specialization, you only have to do it once and you will start all future games with it unlocked.
So if for example you wanted to unlock Reaver, you can defile the Urn of sacred ashes and kill Leliana to unlock it, and then go back to an earlier save, because no-one would really want to kill Leliana, and the specialization will still be unlocked.
They are linked to your player profile and not the saved game.

MAnipulative look?

But the game is going to say that you did that quest just like it'll say you closed all the rifts when you don't even have to. So, it's not like we're going to have a choice in the matter- if it even comes up at all. It's such a minor companion quest.