Origin Conversations
Dorian Origin Conversations
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Dalish Origin
Dorian: So I take it you’re… Dalish? Is that the correct word here?
Dialogue options:
- General: It is, yes. PC: Yes, that’s right. ㅤㅤ ㅤ
- General: It’s correct everywhere. PC: “Dalish” is the correct word everywhere. ㅤㅤ ㅤ
- General: As opposed to “slave”? PC: You’re more accustomed to “slave,” I take it? -Dorian slightly disapproves
Dorian: We… don’t have Dalish clans coming northward… for obvious reasons. So I’ve never met one of your people before, although I’ve heard about them. A little. I hope this won’t be an issue between us. I am here to help you deal with the Venatori, after all.
Dialogue options:
- General: I appreciate your help. [1]
- General: No need to dredge up the past. [2]
- General: Don’t give me cause. [3]
1 - General: I appreciate your help. PC: And I appreciate your help, Dorian. Dorian: Excellent. Mutual appreciation is a grand way to begin. [4]
2 - General: No need to dredge up the past. PC: There’s no need for us to dredge up the past, is there? Dorian: More than it’s already been, what with ancient magisters running about? Not at all. Dorian: No need whatsoever. [4]
3 - General: Don’t give me cause. PC: Don’t give me cause to make it an issue. Dorian: As you wish. [4]
4 - Scene ends.
Dwarf Origin
Dorian: A little bird told me you were part of the Carta, Inquisitor.
PC: A little bird?
Dorian: Well, a big bird. A big, indiscreet bird. Who was drunk at the time.
Dialogue options:
- General: You heard correctly. [1]
- General: We all have idiosyncrasies. [2]
- General: Is that a problem? [3]
1 - General: You heard correctly. PC: What you heard was true. I was once part of the Carta. Dorian: Not any longer? Too bad. They’re an excellent source of cheap contraband. [4]
2 - General: We all have idiosyncrasies. PC: We all have our little quirks. Dorian: Quirks? What a delightful word. That’s one way to put it. [4]
3 - General: Is that a problem? PC: Is that an issue for you? Dorian: An issue? Whyever would it be an issue for me? [4]
4 - Scene continues.
Dorian: Back home, you see dwarves everywhere… and not just from the Ambassadoria. Rather odd how, in the South, everyone thinks of dwarves as merchants. Limited view, in my opinion. Maybe you’ll change that? In the future, one will hear “dwarf” and think “messiah.” Down with stereotypes!
Human Mage Origin
Dorian: It occurs to me that you’re a mage.
PC: That just occurred to you?
Dorian: I meant… you must have been part of the Circle of Magi. In the South. Meaning you were locked away like a criminal, at least until you rebelled. It’s such a bizarre notion, to me.
Dialogue options:
- General: There are worse things. [1]
- General: I quite agree. [2] +Dorian slightly approves
- General: Hence the rebellion. [3]
1 - General: There are worse things. PC: There are worse things than being kept in the Circles. Dorian: Death, starvation, being hunted by rabid mobs? Yes, I can imagine. Some would say Tevinter is hardly better, depending on which mage you ask. Still, it’s so utterly foreign. [4]
2 - General: I quite agree. PC: It’s bizarre to me as well. Dorian: I believe this is a moment where we stand in mutual recognition of mankind’s folly. [4]
3 - General: Hence the rebellion. PC: Why do you think we rebelled? Dorian: A lack of civilized entertainment, clearly. I’ve been to your southern taverns. [4]
4 - Scene continues.
Dorian: It’s more surprising that everyone would take the idea of a mage Inquisitor so… calmly. Or maybe it’s not calm? Maybe the Antivan Crows are swimming in gold from all the contracts on your life. Good luck with that, by the way. Grand fun, being the one in charge.
Human Non-mage Origin
Dorian: Did you know we’re actually related, Inquisitor?
PC: Related?
Dorian: Oh, not first cousins or anything like that. Can you imagine? You’re a Trevelyan, however, and somewhere in the dank nethers of my family tree, there was also a Trevelyan. Perhaps he was even the one who ventured to Ostwick to establish the branch? We are talking long ago, of course.
1 - Dialogue options:
- Investigate: How do you even know that? [2]
- General: Nice to know. [3]
- General: Is that a good thing? [4]
- General: I don’t care about that. [5]
- Flirt: Can we still flirt? [6] +Dorian slightly approves
2 - Investigate: How do you even know that? PC: You know that off the top of your head? Dorian: Not the top. Maybe the lower middle or thereabouts. Bloodlines are serious business in Tevinter. You’re taught lessons and tested… by strict nannies. I heard your family mentioned, and I had to go through all the old mnemonics. But yes—there it is. I knew there was a reason we looked so much alike. [back to 1]
3 - General: Nice to know. PC: Learn something new every day. Dorian: Nice, isn’t it? Like being at a quality library, provided you’re not the one stocking the shelves. [7]
4 - General: Is that a good thing? PC: Err… yay? Dorian: Indeed! Yay! PC: I just… Dorian: Oh, pish. You go back far enough, ninety percent of Thedas has Tevinter blood. No need to panic, Inquisitor. [7]
5 - General: I don’t care about that. PC: I’ve never cared about any of that bloodline business. Dorian: Even saying that back home would give mother the vapors. PC: Would it, now? Dorian: Which makes an excellent reason to say it. Black sheep have all the fun. [7]
6 - Flirt: Can we still flirt? PC: I’d rather we weren’t related. That might make flirting awkward. Dorian: Depends on which branch of the family you come from. Regardless, I think we’re still good to go—by at least three ages. [7]
7 - Scene ends.
Qunari Origin
Dorian: So… I assume you’re Tal-Vashoth or something like.
PC: Why would you assume that?
Dorian: If you weren’t, you would have split my skull open at our first meeting before I said a word. Centuries of warfare with the Qunari do lead to this state of affairs.
1 - Dialogue options:
- Investigate: You’ve met Qunari? [2]
- General: I’ve no issue if you don’t. [3] +Dorian slightly approves
- General: Tevinters aren’t popular. [4]
- General: I thought about it. [5] -Dorian slightly disapproves
2 - Investigate: You’ve met Qunari? PC: You’ve encountered Qunari before? Dorian: Qunari raids are rather old hat for anyone from the eastern Imperium. Although the attacks aren’t quite the rampaging wars of ages past. Now we’re like two angry dowagers who only remember to spit at each other when they pass on the street.
Dialogue options:
- Special: What about in person? [6]
- [Back to 1]
6 - Special: What about in person? PC: Did you meet any Qunari personally? Dorian: None who weren’t rushing towards me with a sword. I was too busy running in the other direction to say hello. I’ve met some Tal-Vashoth in my time, however. Mercenaries, and a few merchants. They’re not the same as Qunari. Might easily be a different people altogether.
Dialogue options:
- General: You got along? [7]
- General: Glad someone knows that. [8]
- General: We’re not that different. [9]
7 - General: You got along? PC: No one in Tevinter has issues with Tal-Vashoth? Dorian: I didn’t say that. Prejudices are deeply rooted back home, but I have more sympathy than most.
Dorian (if flirted with before): I also have an appreciation for an entire people who are so… muscular.
Dorian: A personal failing, some would say. [back to 1]
8 - General: Glad someone knows that. PC: If only other people knew that. Dorian: It’s a southerner thing. Most of them don’t even know what a Qunari looks like. Forgive their ignorance, O mighty one. They shall learn proper fear in time. [back to 1]
9 - General: We’re not that different. PC: Qunari and Tal-Vashoth aren’t so very different. Dorian: I suppose you are both so very… large. [back to 1]
3 - General: I’ve no issue if you don’t. PC: If you’ve no problem with me, I’ve no problem with you. Dorian: A philosophy I’ve learned to live by. Herald: No issue with my being Inquisitor, then? Dorian: None that specifically involve you being so very, very large, no. PC: Good.
4 - General: Tevinters aren’t popular. PC: Lots of people want to kill Tevinters. Not just Qunari. Dorian: True. Generating goodwill hasn’t exactly been a Tevinter strength through the ages. A similarity of my people to yours, in fact. PC: You’d think it would bring us closer together. Dorian: Instead we’re like two cats in a sack. Sad, really.
5 - General: I thought about it. PC: I thought about splitting your skull open. Dorian: Oh? PC: Haven’t decided yet. Dorian: I’ll thank my lucky stars, then.
6 - Scene ends.