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Renn

Renn: I’ve been meaning to ask, Inquisitor: Skyhold. How does it… well, hold in the sky?

Varric: (Chuckles.) The old “fall into the sky” routine.

Renn: How do you keep it from floating away?

PC: It’s built into a mountain…

Renn: Ah, held by the Stone, then.

Spoken to again Renn: Best way to get out darkspawn stains? Vroog. It’s a Legion secret.

General greeting Renn: Stone-met, Inquisitor.

1 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: Let’s discuss the Legion. [2]
Investigate: You fought in the Blight? [3]
Investigate: You seem close with Valta. [4]
General: We’ll talk later. [5]

2 - Investigate: Let’s discuss the Legion. PC: I’d like to know more about the Legion of the Dead. Renn: The Legion’s pretty straightforward. We keep the darkspawn out of Orzammar. And we’re sodding good at it. Becoming a legionnaire is a lifelong oath. One that can’t be broken. We celebrate our own funerals before coming to the Deep Roads. As far as our families and Orzammar are concerned, we’re already dead. Hence the name.

Dialogue options:

Special: You can’t return to Orzammar?
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6 - Special: You can’t return to Orzammar? PC: That’s quite the commitment. Renn: It isn’t a glamorous life. Every legionnaire has their own reasons for joining. From the common criminal to the deep lord with illusions of grandeur, all are accepted. PC: What about you? Why did you join? Renn: I had a responsibility. [back to 1]

3 - Investigate: You fought in the Blight? PC: Shaper Valta said you’re a veteran of the Blight. Renn: Hmph. I was a wet-nosed recruit. PC: But you survived. Renn: Swing your axe long enough, you’re bound to hit something. PC: You must have racked up a few stories. Renn: Hmph. Maybe when this is all over, I’ll have the time and ale to tell them. Valta: Most of Renn’s stories end with decapitation. Renn: I’m an efficient guy. [back to 1]

4 - Investigate: You seem close with Valta. PC: A historian and a a soldier. That’s an unlikely friendship. Renn: What makes you think we’re friends? PC: The bickering. Renn: (Chuckles.) Fair enough. Valta’s got the stones of a Silent Sister. Doesn’t mean I won’t give her a hard time. [back to 1]

5 - General: We’ll talk later. PC: Thanks for your time.

Valta

Valta: The Inquisition is on everyone’s lips. Even the Assembly has taken an interest.

Valta (Harrowmont rules): In his younger years, King Harrowmont would have greeted you personally. But he is too old now for such a journey. Valta (Bhelen rules): I’m told King Bhelen wished to meet you personally, but the deshyrs talked him down. The earthquakes present too great a risk. When the previous king died, Orzammar nearly fell apart.

Spoken to again Vlata: Those tomes were pristine before the Deep Roads. Shaper Czibor’s going to kill me.

General greeting Valta: Atrast Vala, Inquisitor.

1 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: How do you become a Shaper? [2]
Dwarf PC: Why was House Cadash exiled? [3]
General: How do you know Titans exist? [4]
General: Let’s talk about Orzammar. [5]
General: That’s all for now. [6]

2 - Investigate: How do you become a Shaper? PC: How does one become a Shaper of Memories? Valta: I was born with a keen stone sense. It caught the Shaperate’s attention. But my passion for history earned me the title. It was never really a choice. [back to 1]

3 - Dwarf PC: Why was House Cadash exiled? PC: House Cadash was exiled from Orzammar long before my time, but no one has ever told me why. Does the Shaperate know? Valta: It’s my understanding that your House tried to obtain information about a war golem during the First Blight. PC: Why would that warrant exile? Valta: Their methods were considered… offensive. House Cadash was feared long before it joined the Carta. I wish I could tell you more, but family histories are not my area of expertise. [back to 1]

4 - General: How do you know Titans exist? PC: You seem quite excited by the idea that these “Titans” may exist. Valta: My connection to the Stone allows me to hear it. But I can only listen. Titans can sing through the Stone. It is… extraordinary. We call ourselves children of the Stone. What does that make the Titans? [back to 1]

5 - General: Let’s talk about Orzammar. PC: What’s life like in Orzammar? Valta: I haven’t lived in Orzammar for three years, but I receive updates. Is there anything in particular you’d like to know?

6 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: Do you miss it? [7]
General: Dwarven politics intrigued me. [8]
General: Why are castes so important? [9]
General: Let’s discuss something else. [10]

7 - Investigate: Do you miss it? PC: Do you miss living there? Valta: I do sometimes—particularly the easy access to a warm bath and clean clothes. But the importance of my work outweighs the comforts of the city. [back to 6]

8 - General: Dwarven politics intrigued me. PC: How’s the political climate in Orzammar? Valta: There have been riots due to food shortages, but they will pass. I hope. I’ve no doubt some deshyrs will try to use the situation for their own gain. But the king has a good hold over the Assembly.

Dialogue options:

Special: Deshyrs?
[Back to 6]

11 - Special: Deshyrs? PC: What are deshyrs? Valta: Members of the Assembly, all noble born. Through the Assembly, they govern Orzammar. The king presides over them. [back to 6]

9 - General: Why are castes so important? PC:A dwarf’s caste seems to dictate their entire life in Orzammar. Valta: I could bore you for hours about our society’s castes and the tensions that go along with them. Simply put, citizens of Orzammar are born into a caste and that is their lot in life. A member of the Smith Caste can never join the Warrior Caste and vice versa. Everything is predetermined.

Dialogue options:

Special: You can’t change castes?
[Back to 6]

12 - Special: You can’t change castes? PC:There’s no way for someone to change castes? Valta: It is possible for a member of the lower caste to marry above their station. But only their children’s caste will improve. Similarly, when dwarves are made casteless, so are their descendants. [back to 6]

10 - General: Let’s discuss something else. PC:That’s enough about Orzammar. Valta: Of course. [back to 1]

6 - General: That’s all for now. PC: Thanks for the insight, Shaper. Valta: My pleasure, Inquisitor. PC: We’ll speak another time.