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[magesforthedas]

Saw a picture of a Tumblr post on Pinterest lol (original credit to @dorianpavus !) of interesting party compositions... And I figured I'd add my take featuring Veilguard companions 😂

Lucanis & Zevran | We're here, we're Antivan, and we're out to steal your heart (but only one of us knows that's what he's doing)

Bellara & Merrill | Adorable ancient elven history geeks, skilled against (….or with) blood magic

Emmerich & Wynne | Our favorite wise elderly mages who do have game still, thank you very much

Davrin, Blackwall, and Anders | We may not all actually be Grey Wardens, but we bond through our shared respect for them

Davrin, Anders, and Alistair | We are all actually Grey Wardens, and also have issues with authority

Neve, Vivienne, and Morrigan | The W. I. T. C. H. party= Woman In Total Control of Herself (and, ya know, they're all powerful mages who could probably rule the world through sheer willpower if they wanted)

Harding & Shale | You can find them bonding over rocks, probably

Taash, Sera, and Merrill | Will be asking all the most uncomfortable and/or confusing questions

Lucanis, Cole, and Anders | We're all varying amounts of spirit. Some of us handle that better than others

Neve, Cassandra, and Aveline | We are the law and you will behave

Emmerich & Leliana | Let's all sit down and have some tea, oh yes Manfred you can play with the nugs, but be careful not to break anything!

Harding, Nathaniel, and Alistair | Wait, you've been flirting with me? This whole time?? (Please I know canonically you can't flirt with Nathaniel.... But a girl can dream 😆)

Lucanis, Fenris, and Anders | Two "mage killers" and one "mage, killer"

Bellara, Cassandra, and Varric | The trashy novel enthusiasts

Emmerich, Carver, and Oghren | The sheer chaos and annoyance that would abound between these people... Oghren would probably still have a great time, at least

Taash, Dorian, and Sebastian | You should never hide your true self.... Okay actually nevermind, Sebastian maybe you should

Davrin & The Iron Bull | The Dad™ team

Assan, Manfred, and Dog | The real MVPs, the Dream Team, the Feather, Fur, and Bone Brigade… they know they’re the favorites

I can’t do enough tags to get everyone, so companions just know you are all in my heart 🫶

[lasandra]

For your amusement, I asked my kid sister to name the Dragon Age companions based on their pictures:

My sister was very excited to share what she thought everyone should be named. She has no clue what their actual names are or anything other than the pictures I showed her. Also we didn't do Awakening because honestly I kind of spaced.

Dragon Age Origins: Alistair: Beastro Zevran: Lathander Morrigan: Lelala Leliana: Mythina Oghren: Gimli Wynne: Bella Sten: Karcar Shale: Roxie

Dragon Age 2:

Aveline: Belladonna Isabela: Beth Anders: George Fenris: Baxon Merril: Sora Varric: Ogre (She says it's because he looks kind of like the human version of Shrek). Sebastian: Zorathin Bethany: Amy Carver: BRICK (I'm dead!)

Dragon Age Inquisition: (I also had her name Cullen and Josephine here) Cassandra: Scar Cole: Swizzle (I have no clue) Iron Bull: Corey Sera: Elfie (Yes, I thought it was ironic) Vivienne: Zacaiah Blackwall: Belto Dorian: Mustachio Solas: BALDY THE WHINEY ELF (I'm dead again!) Josephine: Zathora Cullen: Colstrin Dragon Age the Veilguard: Lucanis: Daggar Davrin: Darvin (She was accidentally SO close!) Bellara: Beeky Taash: Cassy Neve: Diamond Harding: Darla Emmerich: Caper

[morrigan-le-faye]

Likelihood of companions showing up in Veilguard: my thoughts

So, I was thinking about Veilguard and who I want to come back, so here’s my take on who I think is coming back!

Warden: lol no bitch, we’re never seeing them again. That would require giving them a voice and personality. Likelihood is we get another letter.

Alistair: We’re pretty far from Ferelden, if you made him king I could see him getting a mention but not marching his ass up to Tevinter/Rivain/Antiva/the Anderfels. Possibly another letter. If you kept him a warden, he’s either dead or could possibly show up in the Anderfels? I could see whoever got left in the fade tying in with the Veil Jumper plotline, maybe.

Morrigan: Possibly? Theres a possibility if she drank from the well she’s now bound to Solas because of him killing Mythal. I could see the Veil fuckery doing some weird shit to Kieran though.

Leliana: If you made her Divine, definitely. If you didn’t, I wouldn’t say so. She had such a big role in Inquisition, I don’t see her playing a huge role here.

Zevran: We’re in Antiva, we better see the boy! He is canonically with a romanced Warden in Inquisition, but I could see him taking a break from that to take care of Antivan things for a bit.

Wynne: canonically dead. Sad for her. RIP mage granny.

Sten: He’s the Arishok now, I see him tying into the Qunari plotline.

Oghren: please god no.

Shale: I hope so, but since she was DLC I would doubt it.

Loghain: He’s dead babe. Either you killed him in Origins or I’m assuming like nobody saved him in the Fade in Inquisition, and see what I said about the Veil Jumpers in Alistair’s section.

The Awakening Squad (minus Anders/Justice): doing this as a collective cause I’m not typing all that out. Probably not. Might see a couple of them if we go to Weisshaupt while we’re in the Anderfels.

Hawke: If you left them in the fade, again, could show up with the Veil Jumpers. Since there is a possibility they’re dead, I could see them just sending a “hey I’m fine in Kirkwall” message if they’re alive.

Anders: maybe, maybe not. This game seems like it’ll have less emphasis on the Mage/Templar conflict, but we haven’t seen him since 2, so who knows.

Fenris: We’re in Tevinter, I’m hoping he shows up! Let us help him kill slavers please.

Merrill: Seeing how Solas’s agents use the eluvian network, I could see her showing up again. Possibly with the Veil Jumpers

Isabella: I don’t think so. If she shows up, might be part of the Lords of Fortune plotline.

Sebastian: No. Might get referenced, but he is DLC.

Aveline: I don’t think so either. I think she’s too busy keeping things together in Kirkwall. Also ACAB includes Aveline.

Carver/Bethany: If you made them wardens, possibly show up in the Anderfels? But seeing how customizable their appearances are, I doubt it.

Blackwall/Rainier: Again, possibly in the Anderfels. Or elsewhere if he didn’t get recruited into the wardens.

Bull: I hope so, I wanna see the chargers for at least one mission. But since he can be dead if you kept him loyal to the Qun, don’t have high hopes.

Cassandra: if you made her divine, sure. I could also see her leading remnants of the inquisition if she isn’t divine.

Dorian: We’re in Tevinter. If Varric or Harding don’t mention they have a magister friend that can help, I’m going to be very disappointed.

Vivienne: Again, if she’s divine, yes. If she’s not, probably a letter writing cameo.

Cole: I could see him having a very cool plotline with the Veil breaking down and him either being a spirit with human elements or a human with spirit elements.

Sera: I could see the Friends of Red Jenny playing a role, if not her specifically.

Bonus Advisors:

Josephine: Maybe. Could see her helping with Inquisition remnants like Cassandra.

Cullen: No, cause Greg Ellis is an asshole.

[faierius]

This has to be one of the largest, most complicated fan projects I've ever embarked upon. It took a little under a year, but I have finished all 29 main companions (no dlc) from the Dragon Age games. I can't even list all the names in the tags...

[dragon-age-official]

It would just be enough to bring that characters section to 2 pages instead of 1

[justabrowncoatedwench]

Dragon Age NPC Ages in DA: The Veilguard

This assumes that the 9 10 years between Dragon Age Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard refer to the Trespasser DLC (as in the last time Varric would have seen Solas; confirmed in Dev Q&A on 6/14/24). This places DAV in 9:54. Characters who showed up in a previous game will not be repeated in the lists for later games they also appeared in (i.e., Leliana is under DAO, not DAI).

Read more for length & spoiler reasons. The ages listed are assuming they have not had their birthday in 9:54 yet.

ETA1: I used the ages & evidence summarized by @dalishious in this post, superseding those ages with newer evidence where available or my own interpretation of textual evidence (when given a range I personally favor smack in the middle more often than not).

ETA2: Changed year/ages to reflect the Q&A information that Veilguard is 10 years post-Trespasser, not 9 as originally stated.

ETA3: It's officially set in 9:52, so just subtract 2 years from everyone.

Dragon Age: Origins - 9:30 - 24 years prior

Alistair Theirin - 43

Morrigan - 49

Leliana - 50

Zevran Arainai - 48

Oghren Kondrat - 66

Wynne - RIP (would've been 71)

Shale - Eternal

Sten (now Arishok) - 67

Loghain Mac Tir - 75

Anora Mac Tir - 50

Dragon Age: Awakening - 9:31 - 23 years prior

Nathaniel Howe - 53

Anders - 54

Sigrun - 48

Velanna - 48

Dragon Age 2 - 9:30-9:37 - 24-17 years prior

Hawke - 48

Carver/Bethany Hawke - 43

Fenris - ~54

Isabela - 54

Merrill - ~47

Sebastian Vael - 46

Aveline Vallen - ~59

Varric Tethras - 53

Dragon Age Inquisition - 9:41-9:44 - 13-10 years prior

Josephine Montilyet - 41

Cullen Rutherford - 42

Cassandra Pentaghast - 50

Solas - ~2000 (appears mid-40s)

Sera - 33

Vivienne de Fer - 57

Blackwall/Thom Rainier - 58

the Iron Bull - 50

Dorian Pavus - 42

Cole - Ageless (appears 20, or he may have aged into his 30s if he were made more human in DAI)

Kieran - 22

[housederiva]

Before you vote on any of the polls please keep in mind that a blorbo isn't necessarily your favorite romance option!

It's been a month shy of two years since the first time I hosted the original version of this and now with the release of VeiIguard, think it's a great time to do it again!

Want to see absolutely none of this on your dash or in tags? Filter out Bioware Blorbo Beatdown as everything I post about it will have that tag included xx A link to this post will also be added to the top of my pinned post!

In Round 1 characters that are companions or equivalent will be sectioned off into groups of 4 while other NPC's will be sectioned off in groups of 5 from their respective franchises. The two highest answers from each poll will move on to Round 2 which will change to 1V1. From Round 3 onwards all characters will be merged together. That will continue per franchise until there's a winner for Mass Effect and a winner from Dragon Age which will then go against one another

Will Garrus keep the Mass Effect crown only for the title of Ultimate BioWare Blorbo to be snatched by .5 of a percent by the man the myth the elf, Zevran two beatdowns running? Only time and (your vote) can tell!

Links of the active polls are below in descending order of when they're posted! (As this post will go past the allotted word limit if all past polls are listed, they can be seen by searching BioWare Borbo Beatdown on my blog)

ROUND 2 - DA

- Dorian Pavus / Zevran Arianai - Alistair Theirin / Anders - Sten / Cole - Sigrun / Shale - Vivienne de Fer / Bethany Hawke - Josephine Montilyet / Cassandra Pentaghast - Carver Hawke / Nathaniel Howe - Varric Tethras / Fenris - Bellara Lutare / Dagna - Felix Alexius / Calpernia - Felassan / Briala - Flemeth / The Arishok - Xeon the Aniquarian / Ghilan'nain - Emmrich Volkarin / Johanna Hezenkoss - Andarateia 'Teia' Cantori / Viago de Riva - Kieran / Sandal Feddic - Maevaris Tilani / Vorgoth - Antoine / Duncan - Shianni / Anora Theirin Mac Tir - Lucanis Dellamorte / Spite

ROUND 2 - ME

Tali'zorah vas Normandy / Urdnot Wrex Jaal Ama Darav / Vetra Nyx Liam Kosta / Mordin Solus Urdnot Grunt / Legion Thane Krios / Jack Miranda Lawson / Aria T'Loak Sovereign / Nyreen Kandros Kaidan Alenko / Garrus Vakarian Samantha Traynor / Steve Cortez Doctor Karin Chakwas / Captain David Anderson Jeff 'Joker' Moreau / Kal'Reggar

[bioware]

On International Family Day, we are celebrating the unique bond of 'found family' that is central to the world of Dragon Age.

Family isn't just about blood; it's the people who stand by your side and who you choose to surround yourself with. Our companions stand with us in the face of darkspawn and demons, share in our victories and struggles, and make Thedas feel like home. 

Image credits (From Twitter/X unless otherwise specified): Alistair by Eriartdotnet Leliana by Kalaelizabeth Zevran by LarkOneironaut Morrigan by Itsmerhi Oghren by Aristotem Wynne by Geirahod Mabari by MelonaDraws Loghain by _ChevalierLogan Sten by BonkS0undEffect Shale by Elefluff Nathaniel by Hanatsuki89 Justice by Drathe90 Anders by Llysaan Carver by _Eleonorp Bethany by GreenfinchG Aveline by Matchamori Sebastian by Matthewyeez Isabela by Fae Merrill by IAmClarex2 Fenris by Loustica_Lucia Tallis by Kiwi_Pon Cassandra by KharisKreations Varric by Haverdoodles Solas by ElbenherzArt Iron Bull by Tsukioreo Dorian by TrashWarden Josephine by Bbquinn_ Sera by Inquisibrenda Cullen by magicaltia (Insta) Vivienne by LazareGvimradze Cole by Vyrkolach Blackwall by Mogwaei

[baddywronglegs]

It's coming up Dragon Age time!

I streamed the first three games in the series blind and will be picking up that worldstate for this playthrough and, as I did for all of them, will be putting my player character's background up to polls. More info under the cut.

Also Tumblr just hit an error and posted this instead of saving changes when I edited the draft. Thanks Tumblr such good design webbed site

The difference is the first three, most of the people responding had already played themselves while I knew nothing - especially Origins because I knew nothing about Dragon Age at all when I started that. Now though, I probably know as much as anyone about what's in store (barring spoiler avoidance).

So for Origins, I polled gender, race, class and background - or would have had the poll not chosen mage, so there was only one background option - 2 just gender and class and Inquisition gender, race and class.

Race and class are up again, gender is more complex in The Veilguard but because of its complexity I don't know if it'll affect anything. But background is back in the form of factions!

I'm going to avoid having the same race/class/faction combination as any of the companions, so if the winning combination matches one of them I'm going to take the most popular second-choice to not duplicate anyone - for example, if I get a human Shadow Dragon mage, I don't want to step on Neve's toes, but if Elf is a close second for race I'll switch to that and keep the other two winning choices.

Before the polls begin, here's the world my Rook will be trying to save:

My Warden was a female Elven mage, who romanced Leliana, brokered peace between the Dalish and Werewolves, destroyed the Anvil of the Void and saved the mages in the circle tower; Alistair Performed a Ritual with Morrigan so both survived, Alistair went on to be king, after which the warden worked with and spared the Architect.

Hawke was a female mage too, romancing Isabella - Carver's a Templar, Feynriel's in Tevinter, companions all survived on as good terms as they could

Inquisition it's back to being an Elf, still female, but a rogue now. She recruited the mages, re-united Celene and Briala, left Stroud in the Fade, recruited the Wardens, drank from the Well of Sorrows, got Bull excommunicated, Cole despirited, Blackwall put through his joining; Cullen stayed off the lyrium, Dorian told his father where to shove it, Cassandra rebuilt the Seekers, and with hardened Divine Leliana as her witness she disbanded the Inquisition to redeem Solas.

And I romanced Harding. But she deserves better than someone whose response to plotting chaos with Iron Bull is "all right, get it out of your system" so I suspect they've drifted apart by now on account of Harding being someone to knock out an assassin with someone else's beer so she clearly has more in her system where that came from.

[kirkwallsquad]

every companion's age in dragon age: the veilguard

hi. i did some math and guesswork and thinking based on wiki entries, my own vibes, and some analysis from @dalishious of previous companions to give u this list. note that very few characters have exact canon years they were born in!

the ones that i'm least sure about (because they don't have enough canon info to make educated guesses) all have the words "around" or "probably" before their ages. if there's only a single age for a character and not a ballpark, that's their canon age, except for hawke who's canonically 4 or 5 years older than the twins.

in the order of oldest to youngest, all companions and hawke:

Wynne: would be 69

Sten: 64-66

Oghren: probably late 50s to early 60s

Vivienne: 55

Blackwall, Emmrich: around 51-56

Nathaniel, Varric, Isabela: 51

Sebastian: around 49-51

Aveline: probably around 54-59

Anders: probably 50-54; can't be older than 54 in 9:52 Dragon

Fenris: probably 48-54

Leliana, Merrill: probably 47-50

The Iron Bull: probably 46-50

Morrigan: around 48/49

Cassandra: 48

Zevran: around 47/48

Velanna, Sigrun: probably 45-48

Hawke: 45/46

Alistair: 42

Bethany, Carver, Dorian, Cullen: 41

Josephine: 38-40

Neve: around 36-41

Lucanis: around 34-36

Harding: around 32-36

Sera: 31-34

Davrin: around 27-31

Bellara: around 26-30

Taash: around 24-26

[justanotherflemethstan]

Not including DLC companions in these polls due to tumblr poll answer limits. Also no Dog in this one for the same reason (sorry Dog lovers...)

Mages poll | Rogues poll

[lasandra]

Per request, I asked my kid sister for what her impressions of the Dragon Age Companions were based solely on their pictures:

@merciawintersageposting Here's what my sister thought of them lol

Dragon Age Origins Companions: Alistair: "He looks like a creep." Me: "Why??" Her: "He has weird hair!" Morrigan: "She seems like a vampire!" Leliana: "She seems like a warrior princess!" Zevran: "He seems like a nosy person. He looks like he'd poke his nose into someone else's business." Sten: "He looks like he beats the heck out of people!" Oghren: "He looks like someone who would distract the enemy while you strike him!" Wynne: "She's a flirt! The face she's making seems flirty!" Shale: "She looks like she could smash a person." Dragon Age 2 Companions: Fenris: "He seems like an artist." Aveline: "She seems like a militia lady." Anders: "He's a smolderer like Flynn Ryder." Varric: "He looks like he can swim." Merril: "She seems like a storyteller!" Isabela: "A villainous sorceress. She seems cool." Sebastian: "He seems like a palace guard!" Carver: "He looks like a slave, kind of" Me: "Why?" Her: "Because of his clothes." (I guess she didn't like his outfit lol, don't know why that makes him a slave lol. Kids are wild.) Bethany: "A lady of an ancient time, from an old religion." Dragon Age Inquisition Companions: Solas: "A mysterious whiner." Cassandra: "A human butcher!" Me: "She butchers people??" Her: "Evil people." (Accurate) Josephine: "A writer!" Cole: "FARMER BOY!" Vivienne: "A commander!" Cullen: "He looks bold and noble." Iron Bull: "He looks like he'd be a good defender and he's a tattoo fan." Blackwall: "He seems like he'd be a person's best friend." Dorian: "He looks like he'd be a good jungle explorer!" Sera: "She seems like a questioner. Someone who asks a lot of questions." Dragon Age Veilguard Companions + Manfred: Lucanis: "I think he's cool. I like his hair, and his mustache, and dagger." Davrin: "He seems like he'd be good at talking to animals, like a druid or something." Harding: "She seems like she'd be a good ambassador to a king and queen." Neve: "She seems fun! And like she could calm the flow of evil magic." Bellara: "An elf princess!" Taash: "A pyromaniac!" Emmerich: "An evil wizard!" Manfred: "He's the leader. The leader usually gets to carry the lamp."

[rpgchoices]

Veilguard choices spoilers

List of main companions and main characters that could still appear in Veilguard and would not be affected by previous choices:

DAO

Characters that absolutely cannot come back: Alistair and Loghain (can be killed/left in the fade), Anora (can be killed), Zevran (can be not recruited or killed), Wynne (dead).

Leliana and Oghren I think are the only ones alive, indipendently from the choices made. Given Leliana could be the Divine and we do not have the chance to select who is the Divine, I doubt she will come back. That leaves Oghren.

DA2

Anders can be killed, and Bethany/Carver depends on who Hawke is and they can still die, but a part from him I think all the rest could make an appearance.

Merrill, Fenris, Sebastian and Isabela are all alive. Isabela is given to the Qunari, and it has been 10 years so she could have freed herself immediately and we do not need to really reference anything from DA2, especially if Varris is not there. Same for Fenris, who could have run away from Danarius. And Merrill is still alive and could have worked on the mirror or finding a new clan indipendently from DA2 choices. Sebastian as well is always alive at the end of DA2 if I am not wrong.

This means they won't reference their past story with Hawke as we cannot choose Hawke's romance and choices, if they appear.

Meredith is also technically back in the animated series.

DAI

Most of the companions would work, but a few.

Vivenne, Leliana and Cassandra could all be Divine, and given we cannot choose who the Divine is they cannot appear. Iron Bull can betray the inquisitor and die, so he cannot appear either but this also means that if Dorian appears there is no mention of a possible romance with the Iron Bull. Krem could also die alongside the Chargers. And Blackwall can be left in prison to die, I am pretty sure, or exiled with the Grey Wardens, so I doubt he will appear. Cole can be made spirit and in that case he disappears.

That leaves Sera (if romanced, because she can be dismissed from the Inquisition pretty early on, but she could still make a cameo without mentioning the Inquisition?) or the idea of Red Jenny in general, Josephine, Cullen and Dorian, whom I am pretty sure he will appear.

This could still mean that some old companions might lead or be present in the different factions. Dorian or Fenris the Shadow Dragons or in general appear in Tevinter, Merrill the Veil Jumpers, Isabela the Lords of Fortune and Josephine might appear around Antiva.

[thatrandombystander]

Personal tier list of how likely I think past companions are to make a proper on screen appearance in Veilguard

S tier: Morrigan, Varric and Solas are already confirmed.

A tier: We're going to Tevinter, Maevaris Tilani is confirmed to be making an appearance. Dorian has connections to both, is well-liked among fans, and there's story room to explore with him especially in relation to the Shadow Dragons faction and his mission to better Tevinter. If he doesn't appear I will be legitimately shocked.

B tier: All three are fan favourite and I would be surprised if none of these three appear, although I don't expect to see all three. - We're going to Antiva and the Crows are involved in the game, Zevran fits in perfectly. - We're going to Rivain and the Lords of Fortune faction sounds incredibly suited to Isabela. - We're going to Tevinter and Fenris provides perspective as a character directly impacted by slavery in the Magisterium and he has been well featured in comics.

C tier: I think these characters have a good chance but I would still be pleasantly surprised to see them. - I can see Leliana, Cassandra or Vivienne appearing in-game as the Divine, although they may just be referenced via a letter or dialogue. If the Divine doesn't make an appearance I doubt any one of them would appear at all. - Shale has been in Tevinter and I can see them making a brief cameo appearance. - Merrill I think could appear in Arlathan Forest with the Veil Jumpers, but at the same time I feel like the devs might want to avoid including her especially since they've hinted at our protag having good reason to dislike blood magic? Although would love her Dalish perspective on the awakened Elvhen gods - Cole I can see making an appearance (maybe with the Inquisitor) as one of the only characters sympathetic to Solas as a person at this point

D tier: I think these characters appearing is unlikely but could still happen - Alistair has too many possible current states that feel like they'd be difficult to incorporate at this point. King? Warden? Drunkard? Trapped in fade? - Maybe Sten could appear among Qunari but I don't see any particular reason for him as the current Arishok to appear. - I would LOVE for Velanna to make an appearance. She would be SO GOOD to appear in Arlathan Forest as a Dalish perspective with her respect for their stories and history. Unfortunately being an Awakening character lowers her chances. - Anders my beautiful favourite is just too controversial and risky to include, plus I'm not sure how much he relates to the new game. This bad boy needs to be deployed when The Themes are right. - Blackwall, Iron Bull and Josephine all could easily make an appearance depending on what sort of direction the devs go with plot and events, but at the moment I don't have a reason to believe they would

F tier: I would be shocked to see any of these characters in game. - Wynne? Canonically died in the novels. - Loghain? Already had pay-off for keeping him alive via Inquisition appearance. Too many current fates (Dead, Warden, trapped in Fade) to make the effort worth the result. - Oghren? Do I even need to explain. - Nathaniel and Sigrun as mere Awakening companions (thus not as popular or well known) with little connection to the Veilguard story makes me doubt they will appear (even though I love them both dearly.) - Aveline and Sebastian are busy with their respective jobs, have little to do with the Veilguard plot, and are not very popular. - Bethany and Carver have too many current fate options and feels kinda pointless to include them in game unless Hawke is somehow relevant - Cullen... lol only if they recast him but I think Greg Ellis dug the character's grave. - Sera isn't that well liked by the fandom as a whole compared to other characters and I feel like she'd be avoiding any of the current veil related nonsense