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Special: So… You and Dorian?

PC: So… Dorian?

Iron Bull: Yep! (Laughs.) (Clears throat.) Yes, we’ve been spending time together.

Dialogue options:

General: I’m happy for you. [1]
General: Whatever keeps the peace. [2]
General: I don’t want drama. [3]

1 - General: I’m happy for you. PC: You both deserve to find happiness. Iron Bull: Thanks, boss. [4]

2 - General: Whatever keeps the peace. PC: I suppose that’s one way to improve relations between Tevinter and the Qunari. Iron Bull: You know me, boss. I’m a peacemaker. Whatever differences Dorian and I have, this is a way for us to come together. You get it? ‘Cause… yeah. [4]

3 - General: I don’t want drama. PC: I don’t want any personal concerns causing trouble for the Inquisition. [4]

4 - Scene continues.

Iron Bull: Dorian’s a sweet guy. He’s gentle, and he cares under all that bluster. I’m hoping we’re good for each other. Plus, I’ve never done it with a mage before. One time, he got so excited he set the curtains on fire! (Laughs.)

Specialization: Champion

Iron Bull: You’ve been training. You’re really making the most out of that armor.

Iron Bull (Qunari PC): It’s funny. Most people as big as you and me focus more on offence. Iron Bull (non-Qunari PC): I focus more on offence, myself.

Iron Bull: Only so much defense I can do, right? I’m quite big. It’s not like they’re gonna miss me. What about you? What made you decide to turtle up?

Dialogue options:

General: I’m focused on teamwork. [1]
General: My offense was fine. [2] +Iron Bull slightly approves
General: I want to be unkillable. [3] +Iron Bull slightly approves

1 - General: I’m focused on teamwork. PC: I can take more punishment than most. I thought I might as well play to that and draw enemy fire. Iron Bull: Taking one for the team, huh? Well, we appreciate it. Just don’t get yourself killed. You’re the only one of us who can seal rifts. [4]

2 - General: My offense was fine. PC: I wasn’t having trouble putting enemies on the ground, but I was taking a lot of hits. I’m training to make sure I stay toe to toe when the fight gets ugly. Iron Bull: Hard to argue with that. [4]

3 - General: I want to be unkillable. PC: I want to take the hardest blow an enemy can land, look him in the eye, and laugh. Iron Bull: (Laughs.) Nice. And while you do that, I can move in on the flank and hamstring him. Killing an enemy is good, but embarrassing him first is even better. [4]

4 - Scene continues.

Iron Bull: Anyway, did you need anything, or just come by to talk shop?

Specialization: Reaver

Iron Bull (romanced): Hey, kadan. Wow. (Sniffs.) Wow. Iron Bull (not romanced): Hey, good to… Hunh.

Iron Bull: You using a new soap or something? Got one of those scented bath things? Because I don’t want this to sound weird, but you smell really good. Almost dragony. All right, that sounded weird.

PC: I’ve started training as a reaver. Part of the process involves drinking dragon blood.

Iron Bull (romanced): Okay, that probably explains how incredibly hot you smell right now. Iron Bull (not romanced): Ah, okay, that’d do it.

Iron Bull (Qunari PC): I mean, we all smell a little bit better than the elves and humans, but you’re just working it now.

Iron Bull: I’ve heard about reavers. Brutally efficient, get meaner the more they hurt? Warriors after my own heart.

1 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: Are you a reaver? [2]
Investigate: Why do you like the smell? [3]
Investigate: So you’re fine with reavers? [4]

2 - Investigate: Are you a reaver? PC: I’ve noticed that your fighting style has a lot in common with a reaver. Are you…? Iron Bull: No. Guess I just stumbled on a similar style. I’ve always been good at reading people. Part of that is knowing how to make ’em flinch. They can hit me. They can hurt me. But they can’t beat me. [back to 1]

3 - Investigate: Why do you like the smell? PC: Is there any reason dragon blood smells good to you? Iron Bull: Nothing I know of. Always had a thing for dragons, though. Most Qunari do. Maybe there’s something tying us to them, deep in the blood. Or maybe it’s just that dragons are really badass. [back to 1]

4 - Investigate: So you’re fine with reavers? PC: You don’t have any trouble with reavers, then? Iron Bull: Not with their fighting style, anyway. I care more about the why than the what. So… why’d you start drinking the blood?

Dialogue options:

Flirt: I did it for you. [5]
General: I like inflicting pain. [6]
General: I needed more offence. [7]
General: That’s my own business. [8]

5 - Flirt: I did it for you. PC: Maybe I wanted to smell better for you.

Iron Bull (romanced): Don’t do that, kadan. You wanna put on perfume or something, go ahead. But don’t ever change yourself for me. [back to 1] Iron Bull (not romanced): (Laughs.) Well, as somebody who spends a lot of time downwind, I appreciate it. [back to 1]

6 - General: I like inflicting pain. PC: I like the raw ferocity of the reavers, the way they tear into enemies with abandon. Iron Bull: Yeah, that makes sense. As Inquisitor, you’ve gotta keep track of the diplomatic crap, the tactical planning… Sometimes you just wanna cut loose and rip someone apart. Just make sure you come back. [back to 1]

7 - General: I needed more offence. PC: The things we’re fighting these days hit hard. I needed to hit harder. Iron Bull: Yeah, that makes sense. That’s why I focus on offence most of the time myself. Every warrior gets hurt. The good warriors fight better that way. We can always patch ourselves up once the other guy’s dead, right? [back to 1]

8 - General: That’s my own business. PC: I made the decision. That’s all you need to know. Iron Bull: Sorry. Just curious. [back to 1]

Specialization: Tempest

Iron Bull: Got some new tricks, huh. That flashy stuff, all fire and crap. Good way to throw off an enemy. They get all hung up with you being on fire and miss the part where you stab ’em in the kidney. If you folks can do tricks like that, you might be closer than we thought to making gaatlok.

1 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: Qunari blackpowder is similar? [2]
Investigate: Would that be a bad thing? [3]
Investigate: Do Qunari use similar tricks? [4]

2 - Investigate: Qunari blackpowder is similar? PC: Is what I’m doing that close to gaatlok? Iron Bull: No, sorry. I just meant in terms of complexity. Gaatlok keeps better than the stuff you make. More reliable, too. You want a cannon to work, reliable is key. Cannons that aren’t tend to blow up in your face. [back to 1]

3 - Investigate: Would that be a bad thing? PC: I heard Qunari guard the secret of making gaatlok pretty closely. Why is that? Iron Bull: It’s like crossbows and longbows. Longbows are better, no contest… but it takes years to get good with one. Any idiot who can point will do damage with a crossbow. No offence to Varric or Bianca. Gaatlok cannons might not be flashy or portable like mage fire, but we can make a lot of ’em. Any idiot following orders can fire one. Don’t have to worry about them getting possessed by demons, either. [back to 1]

4 - Investigate: Do Qunari use similar tricks? PC: Are there Qunari warriors who do what I do? Iron Bull: Nah. You know how you put that alchemical crap on your clothes, so your skin doesn’t catch fire? Imagine trying that when you’re not wearing a shirt. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure you’re careful and all, but I like my nipples uncauterized, thanks. [back to 1]