What did you do today in DA? [Spoilers]

I've just about finished the main quests in the Hinterlands with my power-hungry elven seductress mage. I'm trying to decide if I should just skip most of the side quests entirely. I don't see much point in finding my missing soldiers, and there's not much to offer in the Storm Coast. I will probably just push the main quests forward, this mage doesn't much care for the chaos that is enveloping the world as long as she gains as much power for inquisition as possible. I'll probably let Crestwood be plagued by undead too...

I'm thinking this will be a fast play-though...

Done

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 Journey continues,

Things are coming to head. The entire city is on edge. People are still going about their day, but you can feel the tension in the air. A dam is about to break. The work on Isabella's ship is complete and Orana is seeing to getting the supplies loaded into the cargo holds. Issy... Pardon me, Captain Isabella is gathering her crew and readying the ship to sail tomorrow. I told Carver last night about my plans to leave Kirkwall. He was less than thrilled, but wasn't exactly begging me to stay either. I left him a large sum of gold in the wine cellar should he need it. I was hoping to keep my head down today and just slip away, but I got a letter this afternoon from Orsino going on about possible bloodshed between the Mages and Templars. I have to keep this from boiling over... Atleast for today. I just need a few more hours...

...I collect Aveline, Isabella, and Varric and head for the Circle to try a contain this mess. When I get to the Gallows I find that Orsino and Meredith have already left for the city. They had some big blow up and Orsino headed for the Chantry to get the Grand Cleric involved. I catch up to them in Low Town. They were still arguing. I try to calm the situation, but Tempers have flared too high. They are on the verge of coming to blows. An inept First Enchanter and an over zealous Knight Commander... This was bound to happen. I look to Isabella and with a nod signal it's time to go. Varric, Isabella, and I are about to head for the Docks when Anders comes up. He starts ranting about there being "no peace". Suddenly a light shoots up into the sky over the Chantry. Little by little, chunks of the building and what I can only assume are bodies rise up and swirl around before exploding. He did it... He actually did it... Orsino and Meredith said something, but I was lost in my own thoughts. I should have killed him myself years ago. The day I saw Justice burst from him in the Chantry.

Meredith called for the Rite of Annulment. She wanted to kill every mage in the Gallows for what Anders did. Without the Grand Cleric to overrule her maddness, there was no one who could stop her. She demanded I aid her in this slaughter, but even if I did I knew she would turn on me next. I just wanted to get out of Kirkwall as fast as I could, but I knew the Templars would never let us get out of the harbor. Anders had taken the choice out of my hands. I make my stand with the Mages. I don't know if we can resist a full onslaught by the Templars, but I know that the best outcome I could hope for by siding with Meredith would be a brand on my forehead. The Templars attack while Meredith makes for the Gallows to rally the rest of the Templars. Once the attacking Templars are dealt with, Orsino heads for the Circle leaving Anders fate to me. I can't tell if he truly believe what he did was righteous or if Justice had completely taken over. Either way it didn't matter. I did what I should have done the day I met him and drive a dagger into his heart. He said that he wanted to die. That the sooner he died the sooner his name would go on to inspire future mages. I will do all I can to ensure that no one ever speaks his name again. The Chantry was destroyed by a mad abomination...

(To be clear, I blame Orsino for most if not all the problems in the Kirkwall Circle and usually side with the Templars at the point)

...With Anders dead, we rush to the Gallows fighting our way through Templars, and demons. Some mages cornered by Templars lose control of themselves and give into demons becoming abominations. They are scared and desperate. No excuse for giving into to a demon, but at this point what choice have they? Take their chances with a demon or die. I would rather die than be a demons plaything, but... I understand. They know they are going to die. May as well take as many of their attackers with them as they can. Which may well be what we are doing. The Templars are an army. The odds of us coming out of this in one piece are virtually zero, but I'll be damned if I just lay down and die or become Merediths next pet Tranquil... Damn you Anders...

...The Templars attack not long after we reach the Gallows. Mages and Templars are falling by the dozens. Some final words to my friends and we engage the Templars. We defeat two waves of Templars before there is a pause to catch our breath. Orsino is losing hope and falling into despair. He turns to Blood Magic, but not just any Blood Magic. Quinton's Blood Magic. The note signed by O... It was Orsino that was protecting that bastard... He transforms himself into some kind of monster using the corpses of fallen mages. Undead rise and Demons cross the Veil to aid him, but the Maker himself couldn't protect Orsino from me at that moment...

...With Orsino dead and most of the mages there assembled either dead or too badly injured to continue fighting, there is only one way out... forward. We go out, kill everything infront of us and try to cut a path to the boats and get back across the harbor and cast off in Isabella's ship before the Templars are done with this place. If fate is with us, I will not find Carver in our way. I have a paralysis spell ready if he does show up. If I cast it quickly enough then I will not have to fight him, but if I must then I must. I am not dying in this damned place...

... Carver was waiting with Meredith just inside the gates. I had my spell ready for him, but I didn't have to use it. When Meredith ordered the Templars to kill us, Carver refused. He and Knight Captain Cullen finally saw her for the mad woman she was and stood with me against her. She drew her blade and, Makers balls, it was the Idol from the Deep Roads crafted into a sword. No wonder the old bat was barking mad. She started accusing everyone of being blood thrawls. She started drawing on the power of the Idol to increase her strength and speed and do all sorts of... of... weird shit. She seemed to believe it was the power of the maker doing these things. Mad, stupid, and believes a god is on her side... Disaster was certain. She had to be put down. Hard. We fought with everything we had, but all we could do was fight to a stand still. Ultimately, the Idol is what killed her. It couldn't take the strain she was putting on it and it shattered. The power released warped and transmuted her body in more red Lyrium. It was a painful death. The Templars rush in to her side, but there was nothing to be done. She was just a hunk of glowing rock now. I half expected them to attack us, but the sight of Meredith gave them pause. We took our leave before they could compose themselves and try to stop us.

We all left the city that night except for Carver and Aveline. Carver stayed with the Templars. Aveline remained with the City Guard to try and piece together what was left of Kirkwall. The rest of us Boarded the ship and set sail for parts unknown. Dark times are ahead. Something... is coming...

(Thus ends the tail of the Champion of Kirkwall and the beginning of the Mage Rebellion. DA:I coming soon...)

Greed Trevelyan just finished Trespasser. 




I also wanted to record the whole way from entering the Daarvarad, till the end, but OBS didn't record again.   Will upload pictures later, it's late and I should go to bed.

I finished Here Lies the Abyss with Katara, that Agent of the Nightmare was no problem on...nightmare difficulty.

I also started some more personal quests so I'll get those done and I figured tomorrow I would start The Emerald Graves and then Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts. I have to admit, once you reach Skyhold it does really feel like nightmare difficulty gets a lot easier. Probably because of specializations and everything.

What I did today in DAI...

I realised that poor Vivienne had been wearing the same outfit for days! It's a disaster darling, a complete disaster.
Which led me to the undercroft where I made her a lovely new dress, and then of course moved over to the tint table so that I could waste high level materials making it a nice pretty colour.
Cause that's how I roll.

I also accidentally aggroed the dragon in Exalted Plains and had the worst crew ever to try and fight it. Cue 10 minutes of healing potions and mindless mouse clicking while we all got fried in the water. I didn't realise, until the last minute, that the dragon was electrocuting the pool we were standing in.
Cripes I suck at this game.

Just started a new DAI PT.
Oh how I missed playing an elf mage

She's gonna be a Knight Enchanter, only mage spec I haven't tried yet

While I haven't played as KE in SP yet, I've got to know it's skills through playing Arcane Warrior in DAIMP.
I'm thinking of making Kitty a mix between AW, Keeper and a little Elementalist. (KE skills, Static Cage and Fire Mine)

By the way, meet Kitty Lavellan

Did the Fade quest, forgot its name. With the exception of Cole, I've taken everyone in there with me one time or another. Now to do that stupid masquerade quest. Oh how we hate the game.

Today my elven mage seductress disbanded the templars and formed them as an order under her control.

She figured that the most powerful mage hunters in Thedas should be firmly under her control. She left the mage rebellion, which she views as a rabble of less talented and unworthy mages to their fates.

Long term she's cozying up to Vivienne who she sees as a kind of worthy rival. Vivienne is also a mage pursuing power in her own way. She's also going to be very close to my bloodmage Hawke and fast friends with Morrigan.

Sad she'll never meet my Bloodmage, Shape-shifter Warden who basically let Fereldan burn to facilitate his rise to power.