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Inquisitor as Companion: Narayani

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Inquisitor's Name: Narayani Lavellan

Alternate Name?: Narayani Elama'an

Race & Class: Dalish elf rogue

Specialization: Hunter [skill tree focuses on stealth, crits, and guard/barrier penetration]

Varric’s Nickname: Smiles

Default Tarot Card: Death [upright: endings, change, transformation, transition // reversed: resistance to change, inner purging]

How they are recruited: Narayani's recruitment mission begins with a missive from a messenger, who will hail the Inquisitor when they return to Haven after completing The Threat Remains in Val Royeaux.

The messenger will inform the Inquisitor that they come on behalf of the Redcliffe locals regarding sightings of a lone Dalish hunter roaming the area and supposedly asking after the Inquisition. The messenger asks that the Inquisition do something—she's making the locals nervous, and they have enough going on with the mages and the templars. The messenger also advises caution, as there have been several recent deaths in the area and the townspeople believe the elf is the cause.

On the Inquisitor's next trip to the Hinterlands, Narayani can be encountered on the road between the Crossroads and Redcliffe, where she is speaking to an Inquisition scout. When approaching, ambient dialogue indicates that she is attempting to ascertain the whereabouts of whoever is in charge around here, is that so hard to answer. The Inquisitor can interject and Narayani will introduce herself and offer her services to the Inquisition on behalf of her clan. One of the Inquisitor's companions will mention the deaths in the area, but before Narayani can respond, a group of templars will attack the group. After the fight, Narayani explains the deaths: this group of templars attacked and killed her clan's First and the hunters protecting him, and she has been hunting them on orders from her Keeper. She thanks the Inquisitor for their help in removing the last of the threat and states that now that they are gone, she is free to move on to her next task: rendering her services to the Inquisition.

If the Inquisitor accepts her offer, Narayani will join the Inquisition and can be found near the apothecary the next time the Inquisitor visits Haven

If the Inquisitor rejects her offer, Narayani will not join the Inquisition.

If the Inquisitor demands she face justice for killing templars, Narayani will flee. This instigates the War Table mission Hunt for the Hunter once the Inquisition moves to Skyhold, wherein Narayani can either evade the Inquisition's attempts to detain her (Josephine & Cullen), or be brought to Skyhold for judgement (Leliana).

Where they are in Haven: Narayani can be found up the stairs from the main gate, near the house Seggrit is trapped in during In Your Heart Shall Burn.

Where they are in Skyhold: Narayani can be found between the kitchen exit and the stables, near Blackwall.

Things they Generally Approve of: helping locals, respecting non-human rites and traditions, loyalty, pro-mage choices, directness, Dalish lore and history

Things they Generally Disapprove of: the Chantry, Andrastianism, bigotry, betrayal, excessive sentiment or softness, templars

[Note: Narayani will leave the Inquisition if her approval drops low enough.]

Mages, Templars, Other?: In general, Narayani serves as a pro-Dalish voice in the Inquisition, a counterpoint to Sera and a more modern perspective than Solas.

In regards to the Mage/Templar War, Narayani is pro-mage and anti-Circle. She sees kinship between the plight of the mages and the treatment of the Dalish, and she is direct about her opinions. She greatly approves of allying with the mages, approves of disbanding the templars, disapproves of allying with the templars and greatly disapproves of conscripting the mages.

[Note: Some of her approval loss at conscripting the mages can be won back in subsequent conversation if the Inquisitor expresses a desire to help/rebuild/free the mages after the Breach is sealed.]

Friends in the Inquisition: Narayani is proud and opinionated and will argue with many members of the inner circle. Despite this, she gets along well with Blackwall (until the Rainer reveal), Bull, Varric and Solas. Her party banter includes:

Blackwall: banter about the Grey Wardens, traveling alone, what it means to be a criminal, his deceit, her recruitment [So what? You took the law into your own hands, killing those men? / What law has ever stood for my people? Sometimes the only justice we have is our own. / That doesn't make it right. / I never claimed it did. // Not so righteous now, are you Rainer? / What I did was wrong. At least I know that. / I never claimed to be anything but what I am. At least I know that.]

Bull: banter about spy & mercenary work, the Qun, Seheron, battle scars [At least I kept the eye. / You're not the biggest guy in the room. Harder to hit.]

Cassandra: banter about the Chantry, the Seekers of Truth, the Creators, the power and dangers of faith (Solas will weigh in on one of their later exchanges about faith, tradition, and the elves)

Cole: banter about death, legacy, Cole's "helping", Cole's personal quest, regret [Gone, gone, gone. The empty after sows seedless sorrows. They will not come again. I should have spent more time in the garden. / Dina'ra. ("stop it", lit. "end" + "it/that")]

Dorian: banter about Tevinter, the treatment of elves, freedom, living where where magic is practiced openly, leaving home

Sera: banter about Dalish culture and traditions (the Inquisitor has the option to interject in later arguments), the Friends of Red Jenny, Sera's "little people", making good trouble

Solas: banter about the Dalish and their butchered history, tradition and change (and changing traditions), grief, hope, the Inquisitor's missing vallaslin (if relevant) [Note: Narayani will also comment on the vallaslin directly to the Inquisitor.]

Varric: banter about stories versus truth, putting people on pedestals, the Carta, weird shit they've seen in the Free Marches [It can't be as simple as writing it down. / You'd be surprised, Smiles. Wrap something ugly up in a nice story and it goes down a lot easier. / Like a dog tricked into its medicine. / Exactly. You're getting it.]

Vivienne: banter about mages, the Circles, privilege, power, appearances (literal and metaphorical)

Romanceable?: Yes, by any non-human inquisitor, though elf inquisitors will receive a slightly higher approval bump for initial flirt options.

Tarot Card Change: Ace of Wands [upright: inspiration, growth, potential // reversed: lack of direction, distractions]

Small Side Mission: Relics of the People

Narayani has requested the Inquisitor's help in finding a few old Dalish relics. (Special quest items can be collected in the Hinterlands, Crestwood, the Exalted Plains, and the Emerald Graves. If the Inquisitor collects all eight relics, Narayani will grant a bonus to attack.)

War Table Mission: Accusations

A Marcher baron claims a Dalish elf fitting Narayani's description stole from him before joining the Inquisition. He demands reparations, either paid from the Inquisition's coffers or in the return of the elf to face punishment. Narayani denies the accusation and requests the Inquisitor step in.

Cullen: The man has no proof. We will not give over our people on a baron's whim. If he wishes to pursue these foolish demands, let a contingent of our soldiers remind him of the Inquisition's own dedication to justice. [Outcome: The baron admits he may have "misremembered" the theft. 30 Influence and an Amulet of Power for Narayani. Narayani approves.]

Josephine: It would do us well to avoid the implication of impropriety. We can pay the baron a sum to cover the loss and speak no more of the insult. [Outcome: The baron thanks the Inquisition for their assistance in setting the matter right. 60 Influence and an Amulet of Power for Narayani. Narayani Disapproves.]

Leliana: The man has no sense for the Game. How embarrassing. A noble making so much fuss over one theft surely has other secrets. All we need is a little leverage and he will be the one paying us. [Outcome: The baron admits he may have "misremembered" the theft and apologizes for wasting the Inquisition's time. 60 Influence and an Amulet of Power for Narayani. Narayani Approves.]

Companion Quest: Last Man Standing

Narayani's companion quest will trigger after completion of Here Lies The Abyss.

Narayani has received word that a member of Clan Elama'an was sighted near Crestwood, and she appears to be agitated by the news. She requests the Inquisitor accompany her to speak with this clan member in the caves east of Crestwood village. If the Inquisitor agrees, they can trigger the quest by going to the location marked on the map with Narayani in the party.

Upon arriving at the location, they meets Sahrel, another Dalish hunter from Narayani's clan. Narayani immediately attacks, but before she can kill him, the Inquisitor intercedes and demands to know what's going on. At the Inquisitor's insistence, Narayani will back down and tell the Inquisitor that she has not given them the whole truth about why she joined the Inquisition. While it's true that her Keeper sent her to find out what the Inquisition was, she did not join on behalf of her clan, because her clan is dead. In truth, the Templars she was tracking during her recruitment quest wiped out the entire clan, and it was Sahrel who led them there. Narayani further explains that she is not only a hunter for Dalish artifacts and history; she also collected the clan's blood debts, and Sahrel's is the last debt that must be paid. She joined the Inquisition to make use of their resources in order to hunt him down, and because she had nowhere else to go.

If the Inquisitor challenges her on this, she admits that along the way she began to believe that the Inquisition might actually be able to do something about the conflict and the death, and she admires the Inquisitor's dedication to the cause. Now she is with the Inquisition because she wants to be, but she must still collect this debt. [It is what I am for, Inquisitor. I am the blade-in-the-hand. My clan will not rest until the traitor has paid.]

Sahrel begs the Inquisitor to save him and says that he had no choice, that they swore to spare him. He points out that Narayani is not the only one who is now alone with the clan gone and insists that since she wasn't there to defend the clan when the attack came, their deaths are as much her failing as his. Narayani attacks him again, and the Inquisitor has the option to let her kill him or stop her.

Option 1: The Inquisitor allows Narayani to kill Sahrel. She cuts his throat, then thanks the Inquisitor and informs them that she will meet them back at Skyhold. Upon returning to Skyhold, the Inquisitor can instigate a conversation that begins with Narayani sitting alone in the garden. She will admit she doesn't know what to do now—she has always been the blade of her clan and is unsure of who she might be without the clan to guide her. She feels that in completing this task, she has severed her final connection with her clan, who she admits she has always been a little distant from—a distance she regrets now that they are gone. The Inquisitor can offer a response about their own background and their connection to it, then tell Narayani to give that dedication to the Inquisition or encourage her to find her own path. She will thank them for listening and for understanding and recommit herself to the Inquisition.

[Note: If the Inquisitor is flagged as religious, suggesting Narayani let the Inquisition guide her will result in a slight disapproval gain.]

Option 2: Tell Narayani to let him go. Sahrel will make a run for it and Narayani will turn on the Inquisitor to demand how they could deny her and her clan justice. No matter how the Inquisitor responds, she stalks off and says she needs some time alone. The next time the Inquisitor speaks with her at Skyhold, a cutscene triggers where she talks to the Inquisitor in the garden. She expresses anger that the Inquisitor did not let her finish her job, but also admits that maybe she isn't that person any more. The Inquisitor can encourage her to step away from the clan and find her own path, or to hold on to her clan and keep it alive with her actions. Narayani will thank the Inquisitor for listening and for understanding and recommit herself to the Inquisition.

[Note: If the Inquisitor encourages Narayani to hold on to her clan and their history, and she remains with the Inquisition, one of her Trespasser updates will reference that she found and killed Sahrel at a later date.]

Tarot Card Change: Six of Swords [upright: transition, rite of passage, releasing baggage // reversed: resistance to change, unfinished business]

Bonus Quest — Sit In Judgement: The Dalish hunter Narayani has been captured and brought to Skyhold to face justice for the death of eight Templars across the Hinterlands.

[Note: This quest is only available if Narayani was not recruited, and serves as a follow-up to the War Table mission Hunt for the Hunter should the Inquisitor have used Leliana to complete the mission.]

The Inquisitor can sit in judgement to try Narayani for the murder of a small contingent of Templars in the Hinterlands. Narayani claims she was seeking justice for the murder of her clan. [An eye for an eye, Inquisitor. My justice is served. Whatever you do to me, at least my clan will rest easy now.] The Inquisitor has four options:

Jail — Narayani is imprisoned. [Cassandra approves. Varric slightly approves if Hawke sided with the Templars. Blackwall slightly disapproves. Cole disapproves.]

Execution — Narayani is executed. [Cole disapproves. Solas disapproves. Varric disapproves if Hawke sided with the Mages.]

Exiled — Narayani is exiled from Ferelden. [Blackwall slightly approves. Cole slightly approves. Bull slightly disapproves. Sera slightly disapproves.]

Recruited — With the Underworld Knowledge perk, Narayani can be recruited as an agent for Leliana. [Bull approves. Sera slightly approves. Varric slightly approves. Cassandra slightly disapproves. Blackwall slightly disapproves.]