Isle of the Gods

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Arrival at Tearstone Island

The eclipsed sun hangs in the sky as the party arrives at Tearstone Island, on a beach far from the action.

(Distant Antaam war cries)

Emmrich: It’s fortunate we weren’t spotted coming in.

Taash: Lot of dreadnoughts. One shot is all it takes.

(Distant Antaam war cries)

Neve: Now we just have that to deal with that.

Bellara: Morrigan didn’t exaggerate. That’s the entire Antaam army over there!

Dialogue options:

• Affable: We have the advantage. [1]
• Irreverent: We’ve made an impression. [2]
• Tough: Doesn’t matter. [3]

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1 - Affable: We have the advantage.

Rook: Armies are big and clumsy. We can do this.

Lucanis: Agreed. If we move quick enough.

Scene continues. [4]

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2 - Irreverent: We’ve made an impression.

Rook: Least the gods are taking us seriously.

Neve: I could have lived without that.

Scene continues. [4]

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3 - Tough: Doesn’t matter.

Rook: Doesn’t change what we came to do.

Scene continues. [4]

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4 - Scene continues.

Return to previous tree.

Rook: The gods will know we’re here soon. And so will the Antaam. We need a distraction. One team to draw off that army, and another to stop the gods from finishing their dagger.

Davrin: I’ll take half the team and cause some trouble down by the Antaam’s ships.

Harding: Wait! I’m the scout. I can get us around this place faster.

Davrin: There’ll be blight farther up, Harding. And darkspawn.

Harding: I’ve fought them before. And I’ve got the Stone on my side.

Taash in relationship with Harding	Taash not in relationship with Harding
Taash: Lace? Hold on.	Taash: No one’s fast enough for that many Antaam.

Harding: Someone has to do this, Taash.

Davrin: So who will it be?

Dialogue options:

• Harding leads the distraction. [5]
  (Harding will risk herself leading the second team)
  + Harding Approves
• Davrin leads the distraction. [6]
  (Davrin and Assan will risk themselves leading the second team)
  + Davrin Approves

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5 - Harding leads the distraction.

You’ve assigned Harding to lead the distraction team.

Rook: Harding’s right. This requires a good scout.

Harding: I’ll take care of it. I promise.

Scene continues. [7]

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6 - Davrin leads the distraction.

You’ve assigned Davrin to lead the distraction team.

Rook: Davrin’s right. We need a Grey Warden and a griffon in the lead.

Davrin: Won’t let you down. Either of us.

Scene continues. [7]

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7 - Scene continues.

Return to previous tree.

Rook: I’ll take the rest of us, and get to the gods before they finish their dagger and cut open the Fade. Once we’re in place, Lucanis will take Solas’ dagger, and ambush Ghilan’nain.

(Distant Archdemon scream)

Lucanis: Elgar’nan’s pet.

Rook: One problem at a time. As long as he has that Archdemon, he’s invulnerable. Concentrate on Ghilan’nain first. We kill her, take the gods’ dagger, then deal with Elgar’nan.

Davrin leads the distraction

Romanced	Not romanced
Davrin: Then we go home, have some old-fashioned fun… and see whatever comes next. Rook: I’ll hold you to it.	Davrin: Good luck Rook. Let’s make some history. Rook: Good luck. And thanks.

(Distant Antaam war cries)

Rook: Davrin…

Davrin: Just like you said in the Lighthouse, Rook. We stop the gods. Whatever it takes.

Harding leads the distraction

Romanced	Not romanced
Harding: Rook… what if— Rook: Hey, remember? No “what ifs.” Harding: Right. I trust the plan. I trust you.	Harding: We should go. Wish me a little luck. Rook: You got it.

(Distant Antaam war cries)

Rook: Harding…

Harding: Like you said back at the Lighthouse, Rook. We stop the gods. Whatever it takes.

They head off.

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Path to the Ruins

Rook: All right. Not the quickest path ahead, but we might reach the gods before we’re spotted.

They head up the path where a giant temple can be spotted in the distance.

Rook: There! That must be where the gods are making the dagger.

• Bellara: The ruins are funnels. They’re concentrating the magic used for the ritual.
• Davrin: I can feel the blight from here. Keep an eye out.
• Emmrich: The way their ritual’s already bending the Fade… we must hurry.
• Harding: Not if we have anything to say about it.
• Lucanis: Rook, the Veil is weakening here. I can feel it.
• Neve: Charming. Well, we know why we’re here.
• Taash: Looks like the kind of place where all the gold idols have weight traps under ‘em.

They continue until they eventually run into the Antaam.

Antaam: Bas!
Antaam: Enemies!

Rook: Well, so much for that.

• Bellara: Quick! We can’t let them raise an alarm!
• Davrin: Take ‘em out before they set off the alarms!
• Emmrich: Quickly, before they raise the alarm!
• Harding: We can’t let them warn the others!
• Lucanis: Take them out! Fast!
• Neve: Better move quick. Or they’ll set off a warning.
• Taash: Take ‘em down fast! Kata’ost!

They defeat the Antaam and continue, encountering more Antaam as well as human mercenaries.

Antaam: Intruders! Take arms!

Mercenary: You heard the Qunari!

Some explosions go off.

Rook: They’ve got mortars!

They defeat the Antaam and mercenaries.

• Bellara: Wait, the Antaam hired mercenaries?
• Davrin: Didn’t expect human mercenaries.
• Emmrich: Were those human soldiers?
• Harding: Human mercenaries? That’s a surprise.
• Lucanis: Human mercenaries?
• Neve: So, they hired human mercenaries.
• Taash: Antaam had to bring in mercenaries to help them. So much for being strong and pure and crap.

Rook: The Antaam aren’t taking any chances.

They continue fighting through enemies, eventually fighting a particularly strong Qunari named Issbaquon. After they clear the area, the party begins to hear chanting in the distance.

This may not be discernable in game. Antaam: Antaam! Ebasit eshtok anaan! Ghilan’nain maksaam pensha! Itwar deladim! Isstar-toh feshadim bas marhass Qun! Ebsaam var zarrasha, araak martok-bas, sataa katarsaam!

• Bellara: I wonder what they’re saying?
• Davrin: Any idea what they’re saying?
• Emmrich: What are they saying?
• Harding: Does anyone know what they’re saying?
• Lucanis: What is all that?
• Neve: What are they saying?

Taash in party	Taash not in party
Taash: Something something Ghilan’nain’s blood. Something something pure and unstoppable. The usual crap.	Rook: Something about Ghilan’nain giving them… world-crushing power?

(A distant explosion followed by shouts)

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Rook: Sounds like Davrin’s team found the Antaam. I hope they’re all right.	Rook: Must be Harding’s team distracting the Antaam. I hope they’re all right.

They continue through the ruins, fighting enemies as they go.

Rook: Mercenaries again. They have mages!

• Davrin: I see them!
• Emmrich: What ragged spellcraft!
• Harding: At least it’s not Venatori!
• Lucanis: Not for long!
• Neve: We can make quick work of this!
• Taash: Antaam must be scared shitless! They hate mages!

They fight through the mercenaries, eventually reaching the Stranghold Entrance where a Reaver waits.

Rook: Antaam Reaver!

They defeat the Reaver, continuing up an elevator. A haze of magic reaches them.

Elgar’nan: How brave of you to seek me out… Rook. We shall meet soon.

Rook: I just heard Elgar’nan.

• Bellara: He spoke to me. Said my name.
• Davrin: I heard. He knew my name.
• Emmrich: I heard him as well. He knew my name…
• Harding: I hate it when he does that! Feels like an itch behind my eyes!
• Lucanis: He said my name. And Spite’s…
• Neve: Lusacan. He said my name…
• Taash: He said my name. Who told him my name?

They continue, fighting some deepstalkers as they go until they eventually reach a bridge.

Romance dependent dialogue:

Bellara

Rook: We’re going to get through this, Bellara. Promise.

Bellara: Right. No plan, but… we’re good at that, right?

Rook: Right.

Davrin

Davrin: Rook—that fight we had…

Rook: Isn’t with each other now.

Davrin: Right. Just don’t make me chop more wood.

Emmrich

Emmrich: Rook? Darling? I wanted to say—

Rook: Yeah, about that argument…

Emmrich: (Sighs) It’s no time to apologize, is it?

Rook: We’ll talk back home, Emmrich. I promise.

Harding

Harding: It’s going good, right? We’re handling things.

Rook: One obstacle at a time. Like we always do.

Harding: I’m still not looking at that damned moon.

Rook: We’ll get your sunlight back, Lace Harding. Promise.

Lucanis

Lucanis: You’re cutting this awfully close, Rook.

Rook: Everything will be all right. I’ve got you, don’t I?

Lucanis: You do.

Neve

Neve: Rook. What I said before… I want things to go our way. I do.

Rook: I know.

Neve: Just find a way out. Can you do that, Trouble?

Rook: I can if you can.

Taash

Taash: Hey. Rook. About what I said before…

Rook: You want to do this now?

Taash: Just don’t die. Don’t die. Okay?

Rook: You, too.

They continue into the Cliffside Ruins.

Rook: What did this place used to be?

• Bellara: The way it’s laid out, it seems built for this kind of ritual.
• Davrin: Looks like just another old elven palace to me. Gods must’ve built hundreds.
• Emmrich: This isn’t the first time blood’s been shed here. There are old deaths trapped in these walls.
• Harding: Good question. Looks like it was abandoned until the Antaam camped out.
• Lucanis: Spite says he smells old blood.
• Neve: Don’t ask me. But my bet’s on something important.

As they keep moving through the ritual, the party is attacked again.

• Bellara: There’s more mercenaries here!
• Davrin: More mercenaries!
• Emmrich: More of those mercenaries!
• Harding: We’ve got more mercenaries!
• Lucanis: More mercenaries!
• Neve: Another group of mercenaries!
• Taash: It’s those mercenaries again!

Rook: We can’t let them slow us down!

They enter an area covered in blight.

• Davrin: Trouble here. Seeing some blight.
• Emmrich: Look there. Signs of the blight.
• Harding: Look at all this blight. We’re getting close.
• Lucanis: Blight. Watch your step.
• Neve: Blight. Well, we’re getting closer.
• Taash: Blight crap.

Rook: If the gods finish their dagger, open the Fade, and unleash all the blight… Even Solas was terrified of that.

• Bellara: Right. He’s bad, but… not that bad.
• Davrin: He may be a smug bastard, but at least a bastard with limits.
• Emmrich: At least the Dread Wolf recognizes the folly of his fellow gods.
• Harding: How could anyone want this? How far gone are these gods?
• Lucanis: He has some sense, at least.
• Neve: Is there another way to feel? Even he knows that’s the end.

They fight more Antaam, continuing until they emerge on the other side of a cave.

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Into the God’s Lair

Elgar’nan: Antaam. Your vision, your loyalty, will be rewarded. Ghilan’nain and I must complete our task before we join you, but this magic we harness will transform the world. And all those within it.

More Antaam arrive to the fight. The party defeats them, taking a zipline onward. The Archdemon takes off from above them.

Rook: Archdemon!

• Bellara: Hopefully this one doesn’t turn into goo!
• Davrin: I killed the other one, I’ll kill you!
• Emmrich: The sheer size of the creature!
• Harding: Did it get bigger? It can’t have gotten bigger! Why is it so big?
• Lucanis: And it’s a big one.
• Neve: Well, you can’t miss it!
• Taash: Damn. She’s real big.

Rook: Come on! We’re getting closer to where the gods are making their dagger.

They head up another lift.

Ghilan’nain: Antaam! We sense intruders. The same mortals who defied us at Weisshaupt!

Party dependent dialogue:

• Bellara
  Ghilan’nain: An elvhen. Traitor to her gods.

• Emmrich

  Human Emmrich	Lich Emmrich
  Ghilan’nain: A human mage. Versed in death.	Ghilan’nain: A death mage. Unbreathing.

• Harding
  Ghilan’nain: A dwarf. Stonebound.

• Lucanis
  Ghilan’nain: A Spite demon and its host.

• Neve
  Ghilan’nain: A frost-wielder. Tevinter trained.

• Taash
  Ghilan’nain: And one you fear. A fire-breather.

Davrin in party	Davrin not in party
Ghilan’nain: A Warden. Also an elf. Griffon-bonded? There are others. Find them, but bring me the griffon. Intact! Davrin: Try it and you’ve got a war!	Ghilan’nain: There are others. Find them. Bring us what remains. Harding: That sounds like trouble. Emmrich: What now? Lucanis: So much for surprise. Neve: Damn. This is bad. Taash: My foot’s gonna bring your ass what remains!

Rook: We have to hurry. The Antaam will be looking everywhere after hearing that.

The party enters the Gatehouse, exiting into an open area where their path is blocked. The rest of the party is on the other side.

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Rook: There’s Davrin! Davrin: Rook! Over here! Rook runs up to the gate. Rook: Davrin! You all right? Davrin: For now. We burned some Antaam ships, led them off. But there’s another wave coming! Rook: Can you open the way out of here? Davrin: Sure thing. Let me take a look.	Rook: It’s Harding! Harding: Rook! Hey! Rook runs up to the gate. Rook: Harding! Are you okay? Harding: We drew off some Antaam, but you have to hurry—more are on the way! Rook: Can you open the way out of here? Harding: I think so? Let me look.

They run off and Rook turns to face more Antaam.

Antaam: You will be a sacrifice to our future glory!

• Bellara: Not today, we won’t!
• Davrin: Dream on!
• Emmrich: I think not!
• Harding: Come try it!
• Lucanis: The Crows say otherwise!
• Neve: I’ve heard that one before!
• Taash: Try it! Kadanshok defransdim vashedan!

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Rook: How’s that door, Davrin? Davrin: Give us another minute!	Rook: How’s it looking, Harding? Harding: I need a bit more time!

They defeat the Antaam, and the gate opens.

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Davrin: Doors are open, Rook! There’s a lot more Antaam. We’ll lead them away!	Harding: There! The doors are open! More Antaam are coming! We’ll draw them off!

Rook: Be careful. We’ll meet you above!

The party keeps moving.

Elgar’nan: There are things I would have of you, Rook. Draw closer. You will learn what they are.

Rook: Elgar’nan again.

• Bellara: Nope. I’m not listening.
• Davrin: He’s messing with our minds. Let him try.
• Harding: He’s trying to unsettle us. We can’t let him.
• Lucanis: Just more talk.
• Neve: Don’t listen to him. I won’t.
• Taash: Marzblok! Vash-vartaar.

The cross another ruin, entering another area full of Antaam and the blight.

Rook: Ugh. Lot more blight on this side.

• Davrin: We’ve also got more Antaam!
• Emmrich: Antaam as well!
• Harding: And a bunch of Antaam!
• Lucanis: Antaam ahead!
• Neve: More Antaam, too!
• Taash: And Antaam!

They continue after defeating the Antaam.

Ghilan’nain: Antaam. The intruders remain. One bears an instrument from the Dread Wolf.

Lucanis in party	Lucanis not in party
Lucanis: So the gods know we have Solas’s dagger.	Rook: Crap! They sensed Solas’s dagger.

More Antaam arrive.

Ghilan’nain: Our ritual gathers momentum. Power. It cannot be interrupted by mortals. I will send my creations to assist your hunt.

Rook: Oh, no. Darkspawn!

The party fights through Antaam, blight, and darkspawn, pushing forward through an area full of elven tree statues. They eventually fight into an area with one large tree sculpture, where a tear in the Veil forms.

Rook: Did you see that flash of green light? That’s a tear in the Fade.

• Bellara: The gods’ magic… it’s starting to weaken the Fade.
• Davrin: I didn’t come all this way to miss our chance.
• Harding: A Fade tear! Are we too late to stop the gods?
• Emmrich: The gods’ magic is already thinning the barriers.
• Lucanis: A Fade tear. Don’t tell me the gods are that close.
• Neve: The gods’ magic is thinning the barriers fast.

Rook: The gods might be close, but they’d be gloating if they’d finished their dagger. If we kill Ghilan’nain and steal that dagger, then Elgar’nan can’t unleash the blight.

They enter the Stronghold, climbing through until they find a Fade tear blocking the path.

Rook: That Fade tear’s blocking the way. We have to set it off.

Rook triggers the tear, causing it to explode.

Ghilan’nain: Mortal trespassers!

Rook: (Pained hiss) That Fade tear… getting near it feels like being ripped to shreds!

Emmrich in party	Emmerich not in party
Emmrich: Ghilan’nain’s enervated the entire Fade here. She’s made these tears hazardous to anyone coming near them.	Rook: Ghilan’nain must be affecting the Fade here, making the tears more dangerous.

They head into the next are, fighting more darkspawn until the pass through another door. The rest of the companions appear on a balcony across the way.

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Davrin: Rook! Antaam coming your way. We can’t hold them forever!	Harding: Rook! More Antaam headed your way. We can’t hold them off much longer!

Rook: Do what you can! Meet us inside that building ahead!

(Archdemon screams in distance)

More blight blocks the path.

• Bellara: Ugh. There’s more blight blocking our way.
• Davrin: Blight, right in our way.
• Emmrich: There’s more blight in our path.
• Harding: More blight in the way!
• Lucanis: More blight!
• Neve: Of course there’s blight blocking us.
• Taash: More blighted crap blocking us!

Rook: We’ve got to clear it out to get to the gods!

Antaam: Ataash varin kata!
Antaam: In death lies glory!

• Davrin: Antaam are onto us!
• Emmrich: The Antaam found us!
• Harding: Here they come!
• Lucanis: They know we’re here.
• Neve: They’re onto us!
• Taash: Only for you!

More tears start to appear alongside the Antaam.

• Davrin: More tears into the Fade.
• Emmrich: Yet more Fade tears.
• Harding: More Fade tears.
• Lucanis: Fade tears again.
• Neve: Careful. More Fade tears.
• Taash: More of those Fade tears.

Rook: Remember to keep your distance.

They start to destroy the blight.

Ghilan’nain: After we seize the blight, I will craft a new dragon. Invulnerable to steel. Flame. Magic. It will be perfect.

Rook: No such thing!

Ghilan’nain: And the first meal I feed it will be your hearts!

They finally clear the blight.

Rook: Got it! Everyone in!

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Removing Wards

The party enters a room with a large Fade tear. An exit the glows with magic lies beyond.

Emmrich: Another Fade tear. Oceans of magic are coursing around us, because of the gods’ ritual.

Lucanis: Then we’d better find Ghilan’nain—quickly.

Bellara: Wait, wait, wait! There are wards blocking the way out. Blood magic.

Neve: One touch could kill.

Rook: How do we get through? Ideas?

Bellara: Patterns are familiar. If I can fracture the harmonics, we could get through. Maybe.

Neve: I deal with blood magic. I can stop the damage long enough to burn out the wards.

Bellara: That’s risky, Neve. Really, risky. I can’t ask you to do that.

Neve: Your way’s just as dangerous. Don’t like it, but one of us has to do it.

Dialogue options:

• Bellara, let’s try your way. [1]
  (Bellara will dismantle the wards.)
  - Neve Disapproves
• Neve, you take point. [2]
  (Neve will dismantle the wards.)
  - Bellara Disapproves

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1 - Bellara, let’s try your way.

You’ve chosen Bellara to take down the wards.

Rook: This is your territory, Bellara. Just go slow.

Bellara: I’ll be careful.

Scene continues. [3]

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2 - Neve, you take point.

You’ve chosen Neve to take down the wards.

Rook: Neve, get those wards down. Carefully.

Neve: I’m on it.

Scene continues. [3]

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3 - Scene continues.

Return to previous tree.

Emmrich: I’ll keep this Fade tear in check while you work. But with things so unpredictable… I fear anything might happen once we kill Ghilan’nain.

Rook: Solas warned me that there’d always be costs and consequences to fighting gods. But if we kill Ghilan’nain, snatch the gods’ dagger, and escape? Maybe we prove him wrong.

Emmrich: I dearly hope so.

The scene fades, and cuts back to Bellara/Neve working on the wards.

Choice dependent dialogue:

Bellara dismantled the wards

Bellara: (Hums softly)

The wards break.

Bellara: And there! (Sighs)

Rook: Great work!

Bellara: Thanks. Be careful! The gods might know we’re here now.

Elgar’nan: That is a certainty.

A blight tendril emerges and pulls Bellara through the eluvian.

Bellara: (Screams)

Rook: Bellara!

Elgar’nan’s silhouette appears in the eluvian.

Elgar’nan: The elven are a scattered people, but fret not: I shall bring your mage gently back into our fold.

The eluvian shatters.

Rook: (Gasps)

Elgar’nan: You can all be forgiven by embracing the wisdom of surrender. Continue, and even the Dread Wolf will regret what I do to his pawn.

Rook: Come on!

Rook leaves with the rest of the party behind them.

Rook: Elgar’nan and Ghilan’nain are still on the island. If we move fast, we might get Bellara back!

Neve: Damn it. Hold on, Bel!

Rook: The gods know we’re coming, but they still need to finish their dagger.

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Davrin: Then we should split their attention. Rook: Right. Half the team comes with me on the main path. Davrin, you and the others stay out of sight and get Lucanis to the ritual. Harding: Then after he kills Ghilan’nain, we rescue Bellara.	Harding: We can divide their attention. Rook: Good idea. Half the team comes with me on the main path. Harding and the others keep out of sight and get Lucanis to the ritual. Davrin: He kills Ghilan’nain, and then we save Bellara.

Neve dismantled the wards

Neve thinks for moment, then casts a spell that breaks the wards.

Neve: Hah! Got it.

Rook: Nice going!

Neve: Sure. But let’s walk out careful. The gods will have a trap or two.

Elgar’nan: That is a certainty.

A blight tendril emerges and pulls Neve through the eluvian.

Neve: (Screams)

Rook: Neve!

Elgar’nan’s silhouette appears in the eluvian.

Elgar’nan: I’ll take the greatest care ensuring your Tevinter mage knows the new face of her Empire.

The eluvian shatters.

Rook: (Gasps)

Elgar’nan: You can all be forgiven by embracing the wisdom of surrender. Continue, and even the Dread Wolf will regret what I do to his pawn.

Rook: Come on!

Rook leaves with the rest of the party behind them.

Rook: Elgar’nan and Ghilan’nain are still on the island! We can save Neve if we hurry.

Lucanis in relationship with Neve	Lucanis not in relationship with Neve
Lucanis: Elgar’nan will pay for this.	Bellara: We need to find her, Rook.

Rook: The gods know we’re coming, but they still need to finish their dagger.

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Davrin: Then we should split their attention. Rook: Right. Half the team comes with me on the main path. Davrin, you and the others stay out of sight and get Lucanis to the ritual. Harding: Then after he kills Ghilan’nain, we rescue Neve.	Harding: We can divide their attention. Rook: Good idea. Half the team comes with me on the main path. Harding and the others keep out of sight and get Lucanis to the ritual. Davrin: He kills Ghilan’nain, and then we save Neve.

Return to choice selection.

They head up the next elevator as the ritual begins to increase in power.

Harding: All this magic. It feels like a storm!

Emmrich: Which means Elgar’nan’s almost completed the dagger.

Taash: Where’s Ghilan’nain?

Lucanis: On the move. Spite can feel her hunting for us.

Dialogue options:

• Affable: We can do this.
  Rook: We didn’t come this far for nothing. Everything the gods have thrown at us? It’s all because they know we can win. We’ll kill Ghilan’nain, we’ll get our friend back, and then…

• Tough: No panicking.
  Rook: Keep your heads. Follow the plan. We’ll kill Ghilan’nain, we’ll get our friend back, and then…

• Angry: Enough with these damn gods.
  Rook: I don’t care what these damn gods try, or what they want. We’ll kill Ghilan’nain, we’ll get our friend back, and then…

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Davrin: Then we kill Elgar’nan. We’ll distract Ghilan’nain until Lucanis gets a clear shot. Rook: Good luck, Davrin. Davrin: Like I promised, whatever it takes.	Harding: And then, Elgar’nan. We’ll hold Ghilan’nain’s attention until Lucanis has a clear shot. Rook: Good luck, Harding. Harding: Like we said, whatever it takes.

They split up, and Rook passes the dagger to Lucanis.

Rook: It’s all yours.

Lucanis: As is Ghilan’nain.

Lucanis leaves.

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Death of a God

The party heads out, and the enter a thick fog.

• Bellara: All this fog. I can’t see a thing.
• Davrin: Careful. Fog’s perfect for an ambush.
• Emmrich: Ghilan’nain conjured this fog.
• Harding: This fog can’t be natural. Ghilan’nain’s hiding.
• Lucanis: Fog. Ghilan’nain doesn’t want us to see her coming.
• Neve: Fog. So we don’t spot Ghilan’nain until it’s too late.
• Taash: Fog? That’s not right.

Rook: I hear darkspawn!

Darkspawn emerge from the fog, and the party fights them while destroying blight.

Ghilan’nain: The first age of gods was a time of conquest. The second age of gods saw wonders built. Then came blight. Pride. Betrayal. And the third age of gods was ruin!

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Davrin: I see her! Ghilan’nain: Not soon enough, Grey Warden. Davrin: Don’t let her get—(Gasps) Rook: Davrin? Ghilan’nain: He hears you not.	Harding: There she is! Ghilan’nain: The Child of the Stone. Harding: Get around her so we-(Gasps) Rook: Harding? Ghilan’nain: She hears you not.

Ghilan’nain vanishes into the fog. Rook continues to fight the emerging darkspawn.

Ghilan’nain: You walk among the remains of an empire destroyed by the Dread Wolf. Solas is cunning. Persuasive. He is loyal to nothing but his own fears.

The party continues fighting.

Ghilan’nain: You bring no armies. No allies. My servants are endless. Renewed effortlessly. Perfected with each iteration. Once the blight is fully ours, all Wardens who ever lived could not stand against us!

Rook continues destroying blight boils.

Ghilan’nain: Once the blight is fully ours, all Wardens who ever lived could not stand against us!

Davrin in party
Davrin: We’ll see!

They search the fog, trying to find Ghilan’nain.

Ghilan’nain: So few of you remain.

One party member vanishes.

Ghilan’nain: Small.

Rook: Bellara?/Davrin?/Emmrich?/Harding?/Lucanis?/Neve?/Taash?

Ghilan’nain: Desperate.

The other member disappears.

Rook: Bellara?/Davrin?/Emmrich?/Harding?/Lucanis?/Neve?/Taash?

Ghilan’nain: Fearful.

She emerges from the fog.

Ghilan’nain: For your transgressions, little Rook, you face a god alone.

The party members appear, trapped in blight tendrils. Ghilan’nain summons a barrier made of the blight.

Ghilan’nain: You have destroyed treasures of the ages! Set back our work! I will perfect this world, but you shall never see it!

• Bellara
  Rook: Bellara! I’ve got you!
  Bellara: Oh, thank goodness. Come on. Ghilan’nain’s still standing!

• Davrin
  Rook: Davrin! You all right?
  Davrin: Don’t worry about me! We must finish this!

• Emmrich
  Rook: Emmrich! You’re okay!

  Emmrich romanced	Emmrich not romanced
  Emmrich: Thanks to you, dearest!	Emmrich: Only thanks to you!

  Emmrich: Now, to the fight!

• Harding
  Rook: Harding! Are you all right?
  Harding: I’m good! Thanks, Rook!

• Neve
  Rook: Neve! Are you hurt?

  Neve romanced	Neve not romanced
  Neve: Not a scratch, Trouble.	Neve: Only my pride.

  Neve: Let’s end this!

• Taash
  Rook: Are you okay, Taash?
  Taash: Barely felt anything. Let’s go!

Darkspawn begin to emerge.

Ghilan’nain: I have not forgotten my Archdemon’s death! That debt will be paid with your companions’ blood!

Rook frees both party members.

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Rook: We need to find Davrin. Ghilan’nain grabbed him earlier.	Rook: We have to find Harding. Ghilan’nain took her earlier.

Ghilan’nain: This struggle is pointless! Wasteful!

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
Rook: Davrin! We’ve got you. Davrin: Thanks, but now we need Lucanis! He’s got Solas’s dagger. He’s the only one who can kill Ghilan’nain!	Rook: We’ve got you, Harding! Harding: Thanks, but you need to free Lucanis! He’s got Solas’s dagger. We can’t kill Ghilan’nain without him!

Rook: We’ll find him!

Elgar’nan: Ghilan’nain, the ritual is nearly complete! You must keep them away!

Ghilan’nain: They are persistent!

Rook runs up to where Lucanis is trapped.

Rook: Lucanis! I’ve got you.

Rook: Ah!

A tendril grabs Rook, dragging them back. Ghilan’nain drags them upwards into the air. Davrin/Harding climbs some nearby rubble.

Ghilan’nain: Behold your current age! Fragile. Aimless. Lost!

Lucanis and Davrin/Harding take up positions nearby.

Ghilan’nain: We are the only beings in this world who can cleanse and tame the blight. Use it to rebuild the old glories. You’ve done naught but destroy them.

Rook: You and Elgar’nan are trapped by the past just like Solas. You had your chance! Each one of you! And we don’t owe you a thing.

Lucanis lunges.

Lucanis: Ah!

One of Ghilan’nain’s tendrils grabs him and pins him to a nearby pillar.

Davrin led the distraction

Harding led the distraction

Davrin: Whatever it takes… Assan! Assan: (Squawk) Assan swoops down, clawing at Ghilan’nain. Ghilan’nain: (Cry of rage) She faces Davrin, who lunges to attack. He is pierced by one of Ghilan’nain’s blight tendrils. Davrin: (Gasps) She continues stabbing as he struggles. Rook: Davrin! Davrin: (Screams in pain) Ghilan’nain tosses his body to the side, and he falls into a pit of blight. Assan flies in after him, and they vanish. Lucanis manages to free himself, and stabs Ghilan’nain in the chest as she turns.

Harding: Whatever it takes… Harding starts shooting. Harding: (Shouts) Ghilan’nain: (Cry of rage) She faces Harding, who continuesshooting. She is pierced by one of Ghilan’nain’s blight tendrils. Harding: (Gasps) Rook: Harding! Harding continues shooting as Ghilan’nain stabs her repeatedly and tosses her body to the side. She falls into a pit of blight and vanishes. Lucanis manages to free himself, and stabs Ghilan’nain in the chest as she turns.

Ghilan’nain: (Shrieks)

Elgar’nan stops his ritual and turns.

Elgar’nan: Ghilan’nain!

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
As the leader of his team, Davrin decided to make the ultimate sacrifice.	As the leader of her team, Harding decided to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Elgar’nan: No…

Lucanis rushes over to Rook.

Ghilan’nain: We had… such plans, Elgar’nan.

Ghilan’nain goes limp.

Elgar’nan: You!

The dagger flashes, and Elgar’nan brandishes his own dagger at Rook before changing his mind. The magic around them whirls.

Elgar’nan: You will* regret *this!

He vanishes. The dagger in Ghilan’nain’s chest releases a shock of magical energy.

Bellara cleared the wards	Neve cleared the wards
Neve: The Fade’s still ripping open!	Bellara: The Fade’s still ripping itself apart!

Emmrich: The dagger! Rook, you must break its contact with Ghilan’nain!

Rook struggles forward, and there is a flash as they grab the dagger. A familiar figure stand behind them.

Rook: Lucanis?

The figure is gone when Rook turns, and Lucanis lies motionless.

Rook: Lucanis!

Lucanis’s body turns into Varric as Rook rolls him over.

Rook: (Gasps)

Solas stands nearby, vanishing again as Rook turns.

Solas: And so you have your victory. You live… and Ghilan’nain does not.

he walks behind Rook.

Solas: Are you not proud to finally reach this moment? Or did you think you’d win the day without some painful sacrifice?

Lucanis’s body turns to stone, and one of the ritual statues falls, knocking Rook into an abyss. Voices haunt them as they fall.

Saved Minrathous	Saved Treviso
Antivan Crow Viago: You chase a dragon out of Tevinter instead of the one attacking your own city. Non-Antivan Crow Lucanis: If we don’t stop that dragon, people will die. Innocent people.	Neve: That dragon razed Minrathous. Where were you?

First Warden: No one’s retreating.

Evka: We’ll all die!

Rook: (Struggling grunts)

Grey Warden: Archdemon’s attacking the north wall!

Ghilan’nain: (Shrieks in shock and pain)

Rook stabs out with the dagger, gaining purchase in the wall.

Solas: You and your friends stood against the gods.

Solas stand over them.

Solas: Your courage is laudable…

Rook: (Struggling grunts)

Rook: Solas?

Solas: …but mortals cannot win this battle.

Statues of Rook’s party appear, shuffling around.

Solas: I am sorry. It is what must be.

Rook: (Startled cry while falling)

Davrin led the distraction	Harding led the distraction
A statue of Davrin falls, sending Rook further into the abyss. Davrin: I saved you, Rook. What was the point? You were never up to it. Harding: You’re worthless. Neve: Varric never believed in you. Rook: (Soft grunt of pain upon landing in darkness) Lucanis: You’re no leader.	A statue of Harding falls, sending Rook further into the abyss. Harding: I did everything for you, Rook. You’re worthless. Neve: Varric never believed in you. Lucanis: You’re no leader. Rook: (Soft grunt of pain upon landing in darkness) Davrin: You were never up to it.

Emmrich: You failed us all.

Solas: What failure cuts your conscience now, I wonder?

Rook lands on a ruined building, reaching out for the hand of a statue.

Bellara cleared the wards	Neve cleared the wards
Rook: Neve! Neve: Blood on your hands.	Rook: Bellara!

Bellara: Your friend is dead.

Lucanis: Dead and gone.

Emmrich: It was your fault.

Taash: Your fault.

Rook uses the dagger to hang on as the ruin tips.

Solas: Regret, like all emotions, is a powerful thing. It can bruise us, break us… or blind us to the truth. Regret is even strong enough to serve as the lock on a prison built to hold gods. But such a prison can hold any captive… even you.

Rook: (Grunts) No. (Grunts)

The other companions appear as statues, puling Rook down.

Solas: You were never ready to make the sacrifices that leadership requires.

Rook tries to pull themself out.

Solas: So, through our connection, I molded you into someone the prison would accept in my place.

The statues suddenly become one of Varric.

Rook: Varric?

Solas takes the dagger, and cuts a way out of the Fade as Rook falls.

Solas: Your work is done.

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