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I'm trying to figure out a base timeline but I can't find any info about how old Lucanis and Illario were when their family got killed. does anyone have an idea? All the info i found was just "when they were kids"

I want to go for the bad ending again but I also like 100%ing the game, can both be done? Thank you

Spoilers for Veilguard below

While playing as a MW Rook, during the quest where we get Emmerich, Emmerich tells us to go find a wisp. I find the wisp and say “hail the eyes of the dead”. I brought along Harding and she says “hail the eyes of the dead!” And then she says “oh I thought it was prayer like in the Chantry..”. It was so cute and unexpected.
Has anyone else brought along a companion that said something unexpectedly cute or funny?

I'm thinking of doing a Mourn Watch playthrough with Emmrich romance. Problem is, the faction seems to be heavily mage oriented, but I don't want to play as a mage again. So my question is, if I play as a warrior will I still get the majority of Mourn Watch specific banter, dialogue, background, etc. or will Rook be just like "yep, I was kinda around when those mages were doing all that cool stuff".

(I posted this on the dragon age subreddit but I also wanted to put it here)
Okay, so I don’t care for Lace Harding. I will also preface everything by saying that I have played all the dragon age games (I haven’t played every DLC for them, but I have played all four of the mainline games) Veilguard was the first game I played for the series. I really liked it when I first played it. Going back and playing all the other games in the series has changed that opinion since. When playing Veilguard however, I didn’t like Harding. Honestly I wasn’t sure why, but I just didn’t care for her. Looking back now a lot of the Veilguard companions lacked flair but Lace even more so. I didn’t really understand the titan plot line with the stolen dreams of the titans being the blight or the taint. I felt so lost, and the way that the dwarf plot line was handled, wasn’t even handled really.

So, when I went back I replayed all the games (I accidentally played them out of order.) I got to see more of the dwarves story and it made me understand Lace even less. In inquisition going to new areas and having to talk to her honestly felt annoying to me. But then in Inquisition I met Dagna, as the archanist, I thought she was hilarious and her studying magic despite not being able to experience it from being a dwarf was absolutely fascinating to me. When I played Origins for the first time and was doing the quest to help her go to the circle, I thought she was amazing. The sacrifice of giving up your entire life in the place you were raised to go study something you will never be able to experience was truly remarkable. Her character had so much potential.

I think having Dagna act as the Dwarven companion in Veilguard would have been a better choice. She was fascinated by the fade already, she studied it extensively, and the idea that she wouldn’t help Varric go after Solas just to see what was happening? Not to mention she was from Orzammar, the largest of the two real remaining Dwarven civilizations. Her connection to the stone was already there, Lace was a surface dwarf. Her connection to the titans and dwarven history felt almost forced. Also Lace gains the stone ability from extensive time near the dagger, but if you play as Dwarf rook you spend the same time near the dagger and don’t obtain the same abilities?

I know a lot of my frustrations are mostly due to the poor story choices made in Veilguard. They didn’t handle the lore properly, or much of the game as a whole properly. I do still stand strong on my opinion that it would have been far more interesting to have a dwarf companion with more knowledge on the veil, and a larger cultural connection to the stone and dwarven history. I’d love to hear other opinions on the matter because I know my bias clouds a bit of my judgement on the matter.

Maybe it's just me but in my opinion Vorgoth is one of the best characters in this game. Just think he is so funny.

Just wanted to share the beginning of a fic im jotting down while at work 😅 RookxEmmerich

Before the Age of Man---

A sharp intake of breath, the sucking on ones teeth followed by the familiar furious scratching of a quill's nib on aged parchment filled the study. Emmerich peered above the autonecrography tome in his hand, lips persed as another crumpled sheet sailed across the room and into the fireplace. The fire crackled with acceptance.

The older mage sighed and closed his book. "Rook, darling. There's something to be said about letting the dead rest." The smaller elven man stiffened, hunching over his small desk, jabbing his quill into the inkwell. Blackened drops bled onto fresh parchment. "No, I-I want---I have to---for Varric, I gotta do this." The metal nib shone brightly in the firelight as it trembled above the fresh sheet before Rook tossed the quill down and shoved away the desk, broad shoulders slumping. "Why...why is this so hard?" He mumbled quietly. "He always made it look so easy, damn him."

Emmerich stood, unfolding his long limbs and crossed the room, placing warm hands on Rook's shoulders from behind, giving a gentle yet firm squeeze. They stayed there in silence staring into the fireplace. Rook, fiddling with an old arrowhead in his right hand, chewing absentlymindedly on his already chapped lip. Emmerich, lost in memories from the past two years. He broke the silence first.

"What would Varric tell you now, dear? What would he say?"

The arrowhead stopped twirling between his fingers, the elf scoffing. "He'd say, 'Look at all the shit that's happened to ya. You gonna let a few little words lay ya low?'"

"Rook." Emmerich's voice dropped ever so slightly with another squeeze of his slender hands. The elf tore his eyes away from the fireplace and sighed. The professor leaned down, placing a soft gentle kiss on top of his companion's wayward locks. "I...may not have known the man personally but I have heard of him. And I imagine that he would have a great deal more to say to the young man he took under his wing."

Another heavy sigh. "This your way of telling me to quit 'mauldlin'?" Rook looked up at the older gentleman with a small wry smile and softened eyes. Emmerich's own eyes crinkled at the edges. An old spark of rebellion was glinting in those amber depths. Rook straightened and picked up his pen, reloading it with ink. His hand was firm and steady as he etched the letters. "You're right, love," he began, "He would get this look in his eye and say..."

'Listen, kid. Let me tell you a story...'

I've just finished the game and I am currently mourning. I'll never feel the same playing it again bc no one can experience the feeling of playing a game once again. I've already sobbed for finishing one of my favourite book series as it was the last ever book published today. Honestly don't know what to do lol I feel so sad 💔