Twisted Oaths ~ Lake Celestine: 9:43 Dragon (OOC discussion) *full group*

I wouldn't for sure sign my elf up for a Deep Roads Expedition. It is the one fear she has remaining in the death march that is her life. That would make her more...approachable, I suppose, but also less likely to sign up unless it coincides with the beginning of her Calling, and, if it's 9:46, I'm giving her 14 more years for that.

I don't recall any hate from Dwarves in ORzamaar when I came through with my Surana. In fact, the magic of the surface world really supports their economy. I think most would welcome the business that a mage could provide, or the edge against the DArkspawn.

Could just keep it as a part of a storyline.

Doesn't have to start in Orzammar you know.

Hmmmmmm. I see where you're coming from, but i still haven't seen in game or in book support for dwarven fear of magic. Till I do, agree to disagree although open minded to lore changes.

I don't know if tagging you actually worked, with your two-word username, so I'm quoting you instead.

And for everyone else I tagged, please check the first post and let me know your thoughts

It wouldn't need to be an apostate. What about an elven GW who disappeared despite being nowhere near their Calling? Or simply a rich family's elven servant, who disappeared with some coin?

If most folks are going warden, then I may go warden mage, probably an elf not from the Ferelden Circle. If there's a mix and the adventures will largely not be darkspawn related, then I could go rogue (literally). He would also be an elf, possibly ex-military.

A plague of giant rats infesting whatever locale we all happen to be in? 

I'm thinking right as the elves start disappearing across Thedas, if we want to go the route of uncovering the existence of an elf plot. 

Ok, here is the previous idea fleshed out a bit more:

The warden characters are seeking an elf comrade of theirs who disappeared (from Weisshaupt??) leaving almost no trace. They go to...some city...to visit his family at the alienage, thinking they'd seen him, only to find the entire family has vanished. They run into the other group of characters, who were hired to track a group of Tevinter slavers who were known to have kidnapped some elves from the area (so maybe the city is Kirkwall, since Viscount Varric would actually care about missing elves).

They manage to track the slavers to the coast and plan to spring a trap, only to find the slavers (and some of the elves) already dead. The warden is not among the dead, and the rest of the missing elves are nowhere to be seen, with little evidence that they'd been there at all, except for the myriad of bloody footprints around the slavers' camp.

The group manages to pick up several trails leading from the camp, all going different directions. They argue for a while over which one to follow, but ultimately decide on one. It turns out to be the wrong trail, though, and a heavy storm washes all the other trails away. Instead, the group finds a few lone elves. They are traumatized by the thwarted kidnapping, and are reluctant to even talk to the group at all, but an emotional appeal from one of the other wardens encourages them to give up a bit of information. They know the elf warden got away with his family, and they think he went...whatever direction. He'd been overheard speaking of ominous-sounding plans and these elves had wanted nothing to do with it. The group sets out in a new direction to continue their search for the missing warden and what he is up to.

More stuff then happens that I haven't thought of yet But at least it's more story than I had before.

Do people like where this is going? Any tweaks? Major changes? New story idea altogether?