Fans of the Bioware franchise Dragon Age still find themselves without a new game in the series or a remaster of previous games (Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II). In the void new stories or old comforts could fill, many fans are simply replaying the old game or poring over extended-universe materials like graphic novels.
With about as many questions as there are fetch quests in The Hinterlands, fans have donned tin-foil hats galore regarding a choice selection of characters featured in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Beyond main cast characters like Cassandra, Leliana, the Inquisitor, Varric, and other team members, there are dozens of secondary characters that could become big players in the coming game. Which ones do fans wonder about the most?
10 What Happened To Whoever Got Left In The Fade: Stroud, Loghain, Alistair, or Hawke
Any player who played through Dragon Age: Inquisition will tell you that one of the hardest choices they had to make was who to leave in the Fade. For long-time players, that choice got compounded by previous game saves that affected who those people could be.
With Hawke, many fans point to Mythal’s cryptic conversations with them about “coming back from the Fade” which could portend Hawke surviving the Fear demon. Canonically, Hawke staying in the Fade also makes the most sense. That allows the Warden – whether Stroud, Alistair, or Loghain – to return and help rebuild the order.
Many players couldn’t leave Hawke behind though as it would make Varric very sad. Regardless, fans of the franchise are perhaps most curious to find out whether or not whichever character stayed behind is gone forever.
9 What Gossip Is Mother Giselle Getting Her Nose Into Now?
A divisive character, Mother Giselle always had something to say or some advice to offer to the Inquisitor. The last players see of her is in a cut scene in the Trespasser DLC. Despite her negative reception, Giselle remains as one of the main Chantry connections the Inquisition has who is not only helpful but seemingly on their side.
Regardless of who gets chosen as Divine Victoria, Giselle has an opinion and seems to have ascended the Chantry ranks. Will she continue to wield her influence and power in the next game? Will that lead to policy changes or the appointment of more nosy clerics? Moreover, will she wield that influence in a way that benefits what remains of the Inquisition?
8 Where did Sutherland’s Company of Heroes end up?
At the end of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Sutherland tells the Inquisitor that he and his troops want to “find a keep of their own”, but will continue working under the Inquisition name. Some players missed this sidequest completely and not much exists to indicate what happened to Sutherland’s crew after the events of Inquisition.
But Sutherland’s tale continues in Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights and acts as a bit of a bridge between Inquisition and the yet-to-be-titled Dragon Age 4 entry. However, that story raises more questions than it does answers.
7 How Fares Madame Ambassador Montilyet In Antiva?
After the events of Inquisition, Josephine returned to Antiva to take control of her family’s affairs with the ultimate goal of returning them to the glory of past eras. Given her background with the Game, “knack” for connections, and newly found proximity to the Antivan Crows, fans wonder what else she might be up to.
With a very, very small cameo in a few war table missions, long-time fans also wonder if Zevran is likely to come into the picture for future games.
6 Does Gereon Alexius Return To Tevinter With Dorian?
Players who never sided with the mages might be less familiar with the character of Gereon Alexius. He was a Tevinter magister of renown, a Venatori, and Dorian’s former mentor. He studied what most would call “theoretical magic.” The focus of that study included time magic amongst other, more unsavory items. Not much information is out there regarding what happened to him after the epilogue of the game. Did he return to Tevinter and, if so, did he work with Dorian?
Did he return to studying theoretical magic, or use what might be left of his status in Tevinter society to sway other mages to Dorian’s side of things politically? There are too many questions surrounding this character who just casually tore open a rift in time and then were never really brought up again.
5 What Might Dagna Have Gotten Herself Into This Time?
Long-time Dragon Age fans will well remember Dagna’s evolving storyline. Though her role in Inquisition was not as integral to the plot, she presents a bit of a conundrum as far as Dwarven characters go. Fans will remember her speaking of “thinking all the thoughts” and feeling “really tall” while working on a rune.
She also remembered a “Shaperate carve the wall of memory.” Many fans have contended that this relates to Lyrium Titans. Though unrelated, Dagna appears in Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights where she continues her obsession with all things Fade-related.
4 What Of Leliana’s Upper Echelon Agents Charter And Harding?
Scout Harding shared the same honor as Charter who appeared in Crestwood initially, in that Leliana had tapped both of them for whatever happens post new Divine selection. Bioware has not confirmed nor denied whether a character needs freckles to be a top agent for Leliana, but these two went silent after the events of Inquisition for the most part.
Like Dagna, Charter appears in Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights, so if fans need something to keep them going until the release of Dragon Age 4, that’s a great option.
3 Could Bianca Be The Next Dwarven Paragon?
Many fans recognize the love of inimitable bard and serial author Varric Tethras. But she carries much more weight as a character in Dragon Age than just someone’s love interest. Not only is she an incredibly gifted inventor, but she has also leveraged her standing in Dwarven society to broker lasting alliances between her house and some mining caste families.
She uses the same technology to make her machines more efficient that Branka did. Fans of DA: O will remember Branka as the last Paragon in Dwarven culture, even if she wasn’t exactly a good person per se. Since the events of Inquisition, fans have not heard much about Bianca. Whether or not she helps the Inquisition in future games, she could potentially be the next Dwarven Paragon. If players end up in Orzammar or other Dwarven cities, could Bianca become a powerful ally or enemy?
2 What The Heck Is Up With Shaper Valta?
Nicknamed “Scribbles” by Varric, Valta had been downgraded to the position we see her as in The Descent DLC due to her commitment to cataloging true events. Her superiors didn’t like that she had found texts about Lyrium Titans predating the First Blight, after all.
But she got more than even she bargained for when the Lyrium Titan seemed to take her over at the end of the DLC. She also used some form of magic it seemed.
Though there are a few war table missions with her, Valta ultimately disappears and seals off the area of the Titan along with her. Perhaps she will make an appearance in the Deep Roads or a Dwarven city in Dragon Age 4.
1 Just Who Are The Executors?
Many fans have long speculated about the origins, identities, and agendas of the mysterious group known as “The Executors.” They come from “across the sea” and seem to have their hands in many shadowy plots. Elsewise, not much is known about them.
Fans who want more insight into them and whether or not they may play a role in the next game should check out Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights. The story revolves around Sutherland, his crew, a skeleton crew at Skyhold, Solas, and the red lyrium idol — the very same one that fans have seen in promotional images for the next game. Which, incidentally, is the same one that Varric and his brother unearthed in a Thaig near Kirkwall. Not coincidentally, fans have theories about that, as well.
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