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Warm Approval: Meet The Chargers

General: You wanted to get drinks?

PC: You said we should go get some drinks and meet your company.

Iron Bull: Yeah, come on, it’ll be fun.

The PC meets up with the Chargers in the Herald’s Rest.

Iron Bull: Ah, good, we’re not drinking alone.

Iron Bull: How you doin’, Krem de la Crème?

Krem: Your Worship. I’m so glad he has some new to hit with that joke.

Dialogue options:

General: What should I call you? [1]
General: “Krem” isn’t too bad. [2]
General: Does he ever stop? [3]

1 - General: What should I call you? PC: Do you prefer Krem or Cremisius? Krem: Krem’s faster. The chief’s nicknames usually end up sticking. [4]

2 - General: “Krem” isn’t too bad. PC: I can think of worse places to go with “Cremisius.” Krem: So can the chief, believe me. He loves his nicknames. [4]

3 - General: Does he ever stop? PC: Is he always like this? Krem: I’m afraid so. The chief loves his nicknames. [4]

4 - Scene continues.

Iron Bull: Hey, when I was growing up, my name was just this series of numbers. We all give each other nicknames under the Qun.

Krem: They ever wear shirts under the Qun, chief? Or do they just run around binding their breasts like that?

Iron Bull: It’s a harness, Krem.

Krem: Yes, for your pillowy man-bosoms. Let me know if you need help binding. You could really chisel something out of that overstuffed look.

Dialogue options:

General: And the rest of your crew? [5]
General: Are you a woman? [6]
General: Why pass as a man? [7]
General: When did you know? [8]

5 - General: And the rest of your crew? PC: Who are the others? Iron Bull: A lot of the Chargers went off looking for stronger drinks. Let’s see, who’s left… [10]

6 - General: Are you a woman? PC: Wait, are you… I didn’t realize… Krem: You didn’t? Well, great. Now we can all talk about it. [9]

7 - General: Why pass as a man? PC: You don’t have to pass for a man to be a mercenary. Krem: I’m not passing as anything. [9]

8 - General: When did you know? PC: Did you always know? Krem: Yes. It’s not the most fortunate thing to know about yourself, growing up in Tevinter one rung above slavery. [9]

9 - Scene continues. ㅤㅤ ㅤ Iron Bull: In Qunandar, Krem’d be an aqun-athlok. That’s what we call someone born one gender but living like another. ㅤㅤ ㅤ Krem: And Qunari don’t treat those… aqun people any differently than a real man? ㅤㅤ ㅤ Iron Bull: They are real men. Just like you are. ㅤㅤ ㅤ Krem: Hm… Maybe your people aren’t so bad after all. ㅤㅤ ㅤ Iron Bull: Don’t get your hopes up, Krem. We still come down hard on the back talk. Anyway, here’s the rest of the Chargers… or what’s left of the rest. A lot of ’em went looking for stronger drinks. [10]

10 - Scene continues.

We’ve got Rocky and Skinner there. And over there is Stitches, Dalish, and Grim. Crazy bunch of assholes, but they’re mine.

11 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: Where are you from, Rocky? [12]
Investigate: How’d you get here, Skinner? [13]
Investigate: You’re a healer, Stitches? [14]
Investigate: Why leave your clan, Dalish? [15]
Investigate: Grim, what’s your story? [16]
General: I’m impressed. [17]
General: This is quite a group. [18]
General: Are they any good? [19]

12 - Investigate: Where are you from, Rocky? PC: Were you born on the surface, or are you from Orzammar? Rocky: Orzammar. I got exiled. Stupid noble crap. Also, I accidentally blew up a bit of the Shaperate. Iron Bull: Rocky’s one of our best sappers. He can take down enemy fortifications faster than a golem. Rocky: I’m also working on my own version of Qunari blackpowder. I’ve almost got it! Iron Bull: Yeah… you really don’t. [back to 11]

13 - Investigate: Why leave your clan, Dalish? PC: Why aren’t you with your clan? Dalish: Our Keeper thought I should see the world a little. Iron Bull: Dalish don’t have templars, so they can’t have too many mages in a clan at once. Dalish: Now, ser, you know I’m not a mage! That’d make me an apostate. Iron Bull: You carry a staff, Dalish. Dalish: It’s a bow. Krem: A bow with a giant glowing crystal at the tip? Dalish: Yes. It’s for aiming. Old elven trick. You wouldn’t understand. [back to 11]

14 - Investigate: You’re a healer, Stitches? PC: I take it you’re the company healer? Stitches: Yes. First time I ever picked up a sword as when the Blight hit Ferelden. Never put it back down. Iron Bull: He makes a potion that’ll put you right back on your feet after even the toughest fight. It tastes terrible, though. Stitches: That’s because it’s a poultice, ser. You’re not supposed to drink it. [back to 11]

15 - Investigate: How’d you get here, Skinner? PC: So, how’d you join the Chargers? Skinner: Killed some people. Iron Bull: Skinner didn’t take kindly to nobles testing their new swords on the elves in her alienage. Skinner: Bull took me in. Now I get paid to kill shems. Iron Bull: This is actually really good behavior for her. She’s not marking her territory or anything. [back to 11]

16 - Investigate: Grim, what’s your story? PC: Grim, is it? Grim: (Grunts.) Iron Bull: Grim doesn’t talk much. I’m pretty sure he’s the lost king of some small country. Or a chieftain. Something like that. Grim: (Grunts.) [back to 11]

17 - General: I’m impressed. PC: You’ve got a good company, Bull. Iron Bull: Ah, we do all right. [20]

18 - General: This is quite a group. PC: You really take in anyone, don’t you? Iron Bull: Anyone who can carry their weight in a fight. Krem: And who can put up with your bullshit, chief. [20]

19 - General: Are they any good? PC: They can fight? Krem: We can fight, can’t we, boys? [20]

20 - Scene continues.

The Chargers lift their drinks and break out into song.

Chargers: No man can beat the Chargers, ’cause we’ll hit you where it hurts. Unless you know a tavern with loose cards and looser skirts! For every bloody battlefield, we’ll gladly raise a cup. No matter what tomorrow holds, our horns be pointing up!

Iron Bull: Thanks for coming by, boss. Glad you could meet some of my team.

High Approval: Hissrad

(Available after Demands of the Qun with high approval if the Chargers were sacrificed)

The PC joins Bull on the battlements.

PC: You wanted to see me?

Iron Bull: If you’ve got a minute, yes. Wanted some help dealing with this.

He holds up an urn.

Iron Bull: The Bull’s Chargers. What’s left of them, anyway. Krem, Rocky, Dalish, all of ’em. Dead for the Iron Bull, a man who never really existed.

1 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: Are you not the Bull anymore? [2]
General: You don’t have to change. [3]
General: This is good for you. [4] +Iron Bull slightly approves

2 - Investigate: Are you not the Bull anymore? PC: Should I start calling you Hissrad? Iron Bull: Nah. It’d just confuse everyone. Besides, you’re mangling the pronunciation. But I think I’m done leading mercenaries into battle. [back to 1]

3 - General: You don’t have to change. PC: You can still be the Iron Bull. Iron Bull: I plan to. Chargers or no, it’s a fun role, and I like Orlesian food. [5]

4 - General: This is good for you. PC: You’ve lived two lives for too long. This is cleaner. Iron Bull: Yeah. I think you’re right. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I still like Orlesian food. [5]

5 - Scene continues.

Iron Bull: But I’ve been away from the Qun for too many years. This was a good reminder of who I really am. Now I can serve you and the Inquisition honestly.

He turns to the mountains.

Iron Bull: Sorry, guys. I don’t know any prayers from the Chantry, or whatever Rocky and Dalish believed in.

He released the ashes.

Iron Bull: Ataash varin kata. Asit tal-eb.

Dialogue options:

Flirt: You’re a good man. [6]
General: We’ll fight for them. [7] +Iron Bull approves
General: I honor their sacrifice. [8] +Iron Bull approves

6 - Flirt: You’re a good man. PC: If this had all just been an act, you wouldn’t be morning them right now.

Qunari PC Iron Bull: Dunno what you learned in the Tal-Vashoth, but there’s nothing in the Qun against mourning your comrades. PC: And dead outsiders? Iron Bull: Yeah, maybe not. But even if this was all just an act, it was real for them. They were mine. [9]

Non-Qunari PC Iron Bull: What, like the Qunari don’t mourn their dead? PC: Not dead outsiders, I’m guessing. Iron Bull: Yeah, maybe not. But even if this was all just an act, it was real for them. They were mine. [9]

7 - General: We’ll fight for them. PC: The Bull’s Chargers died at the hands of the Venatori, like too many others. We will avenge their deaths. [9]

8 - General: I honor their sacrifice. PC: The Bull’s Chargers gave their lives for the Inquisition, and for me. They will be remembered as heroes. [9]

9 - Scene continues.

Iron Bull: For every bloody battlefield, we’ll gladly raise a cup. No matter what tomorrow holds. Thanks, boss. Didn’t wanna do this alone.

High Approval: A Courtesy

(Available after Demands of the Qun with high approval if Bull is Tal-Vashoth)

The PC joins Bull up on the battlements.

PC: You wanted to see me?

Two scouts approach, and one attacks Bull. Bull punches him in the face, and the other throws a knife at him. Bull throws it back.

Iron Bull: (Grunts.)

PC: Bull!

Iron Bull: I got it.

Scout: Ebost issala, Tal-Vashoth!

Bull throws the scout off the side of the battlements.

Iron Bull: (Grunts.) Yeah, yeah, my soul’s dust. Yours is scattered all over the ground, though, so…

The PC walks up.

Iron Bull: (Grunts.) Sorry, boss. I thought I might need backup. Guess I’m not even worth sending professionals for.

1 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: You were expecting them? [2]
Investigate: How’s that wound? [3]
General: Should we retaliate? [4]
General: They didn’t have to do this. [5]

2 - Investigate: You were expecting them? PC: You knew the assassins were coming? Iron Bull: Little change in the guard rotation tipped me off.

Dialogue options:

Special: You could have warned me. [6]
[Back to 1]

6 - Special: You could have warned me. PC: Why didn’t you tell me ahead of time? Iron Bull: You go through years of Ben-Hassrath training to hide facial expressions when I wasn’t looking? Iron Bull: See? Like that. If I’d warned you or the guards, the assassins would’ve been tipped off. [back to 1]

3 - Investigate: How’s that wound? PC: Are you all right? Iron Bull: Fine. Hurt myself worse than this fooling around in bed.

Dialogue options:

Special: The knife could be poisoned. [7]
[Back to 1]

7 - Special: The knife could be poisoned. PC: What if they used poison? Iron Bull: Oh, they definitely used poison. Saar-qamek, liquid form. If I hadn’t been dosing myself with the antidote, I’d be going crazy and puking my guts up right now. As it is, it stings like shit, but that’s about it. [back to 1]

4 - General: Should we retaliate? PC: Are you interested in getting some payback? Iron Bull: Against who? The entire Ben-Hassrath? Besides, this wasn’t serious. [8]

5 - General: They didn’t have to do this. PC: I hoped the Ben-Hassrath would let you go. Iron Bull: They did. [8]

8 - Scene continues.

Iron Bull: Sending two guys with blades against me? That’s not a hit. That’s a formality. Just making it clear that I’m Tal-Vashoth. Tal-Va-fucking-shoth.

Dialogue options:

Qunari PC: So am I. [9] +Iron Bull approves
Flirt: You’re still you. [10] +Iron Bull approves
General: Will you make it through this? [11] +Iron Bull approves
General: Report this attack, please. [12] +Iron Bull approves

9 - Qunari PC: So am I. PC: You don’t need to say “Tal-Vashoth” like it’s an insult. Iron Bull: This isn’t about you, boss. Inquisitor: But I’m Tal-Vashoth, too, just like you. Iron Bull: No, you’re not. Not really. You grew up with a family. You never knew anything different. I killed hundreds of Tal-Vashoth in Seheron. Bandits, murderers, bastards who turned their back on the Qun. And now I’m one of them. [13]

10 - Flirt: You’re still you. PC: You acted like a Tal-Vashoth for years. That didn’t change you. Neither does this. Iron Bull: That was just a role. This is my life, as one of those… I killed hundreds of Tal-Vashoth in Seheron. Bandits, murderers, bastards who turned their back on the Qun. And now I’m one of them. [13]

13 - Dialogue options:

Flirt: Screw that. [14]
General: Do you regret killing them? [15]
General: No, you’re the Iron Bull. [16]

14 - Flirt: Screw that. PC: Bullshit. You’re a good man. Iron Bull: Without the Qun to live by… Inquisitor: Hey! You’re a good man. If the Ben-Hassrath don’t see that, it’s their loss. Iron Bull: Thanks, boss. Anyway, I’ll get this cleaned up and let Red know what happened. [12] ㅤㅤ ㅤ 15 - General: Do you regret killing them? PC: So are you sad about losing what you had, or worrying that some of the Tal-Vashoth you killed were like you? Iron Bull: I don’t know. Both, I guess? Anyway, I’ll get this cleaned up and let Red know what happened. [12] ㅤㅤ ㅤ 16 - General: No, you’re the Iron Bull. PC: You’re not a Tal-Vashoth. That’s a Qunari word, and you don’t follow the Qun any longer. You’re Iron Bull, mercenary captain for the Inquisition. Iron Bull: I can live with that. Anyway, I’ll get this cleaned up and let Red know what happened. [12]

13 - General: Will you make it through this? PC: Are you going to be all right? Iron Bull: It’s a knife wound, boss. I think I’ll live. I’m fine. Thanks. Anyway, I’ll get this cleaned up and let Red know what happened. [12]

11 - General: Report this attack, please. PC: Tell Cullen and Leliana what happened. We’ll tighten security. Iron Bull: Will do, boss. [12]

12 - Scene continues.

Iron Bull: Boss? Whatever I miss, whatever I regret… this is where I want to be. Whenever you need an ass kicked, the Iron Bull is with you.