Dragon Age Banter Notes (Master Post)
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Potential Spoilers Ahead [Complete Banter Video]
Separate Posts for Each Companion
Lucanis
Neve
Harding
Bellara
Davrin
Emmerich
Taash
[I tried very hard to not-misgender Taash, if I messed up anywhere, please tell me and I will fix it as soon as possible. Reblogs however will show the version it was when re-blogged originally I think.]
[[Also if you can clarify anything because you've seen the subtitles in-game, I'd love that!]]
GENERAL/TEAM/OTHER
Originally the Lighthouse crew was on a cooking rotation (prior to Lucanis recruitment) though Bellara had mostly taken over by his arrival.
After Lucanis and Bellara take over cooking, there's a system for requesting certain meals each week.
Most elven artifacts/weapons are single-use because they can't be recharged.
Wyverns: Dragons and Wyverns don't usually overlap territory. They used to be on the eastern-edge of Arlathan but have moved since "things got weird". Orlesian nobles hunt them for sport, and there was a Duke that kept them as pets.
Teia keeps track of what cutlery Viago has poisoned.
6000 gold is a herd of goats and a barn or brand new books for an entire village (at least by Harding's standards, so perhaps just in Fereldan).
There's a coffee-ice popular in Minrathous. It's like snow and they put cream and toffee sauce on top.
Scary stories are often set in the Anderfels.
Nevarra imports apples from Orlais.
There aren't many Deep Roads in Arlathan, and those that are appear to be the beginnings of one. There was a spot on the southern-edge. It was closed by Veil Jumpers, collapsed the entrance on top of themselves. When observed, the following team heard laughter for two days.
Worry Weed causes anxiety and the Wardens sometimes use it to prank each other. Smuggler's Rose is another plant that can be turned into a perfume that "supposedly" clouds people's mind; it's commonly thought to be used by rogues and pick-pockets. Sage Bane mixed with Troll Moss cures toenail fungus. Thistle Nettle (absorbs into blood), Dragon Root (violet color), and Swamp Nettle (effects pigment) would turn you purple.
You can't sell enchantments in Nevarra without a license and there are strict inspections from the mage circles.
Pineapple is common in Minrathous.
There is an elvish lullaby that may have originally been in dwarven. It is about the elven god's destruction of the titans.
There's a spice shop in Dock Town that moves every three nights.
VORGOTH collects landscapes and has quite the collection which he is selective about sharing.
The Cinder Vault is some type of adult club.
The Grand Necropolis has wards that discourage possession and it's part of early Watcher training to learn warding spells.
There's a bubble around the Lighthouse. Beyond it is the Deep Fade.
Lucanis (and Spite)
His mustard supplier in Treviso is gone.
The best thing Spite ever ate was a prisoner's nightmare about a blood-thirsty tree with ten thousand branches.
Makes Grilled Treviso with Citrus Bagna Cauda which was a favorite growing up.
He's the one that actually asks everyone about changing who cooks, though it was Bellara's idea.
Spite plays with the whetstones from Arlathan when Lucanis cleans his knives.
All of Lucanis's family were Crows; "Death is the Dellamorte's family business."
Lucanis and Spite's deal/agreement is to kill enemies and have coffee afterwards.
He has a contract negotiator for jobs.
Lucanis was fed Spite in the Ossuary. Zara got the idea from a Venatori plot against the Seekers.
He's never been to Fereldan (since the Crows don't take many contracts in the country since the Fifth Blight).
He has been to Orlais, but never the countryside.
He has a pet snake.
Lucanis doesn't consider the Crows "an organization" because of the backstabbing.
Recommended Treviso Activities? Killing Antaam or Venatori. For more ideas speak to Teia.
Does not find Teia intimidating, or at least is surprised that Harding finds her to be.
Has dreams about arriving to a job naked from the waist down, frequent dreams about forgetting about a job until the last moment and he left his boots in Treviso, and dreams of being chased by monsters (both stuck in mud and can't avoid them varieties, specifically climbing a wall to find them already at the top).
Viago still glares daggers at him due to a dream about Lucanis throwing Viago's pet snake out a window.
Lucanis tries not to sleep, "even less in Treviso". He cleans his gear, exercises, works on his Orlesian vocabulary, and knits to stay awake.
According to Lucanis, asking Spite what he wants to be called makes him "irritable".
While stuck in prison for a year, he spent a lot of time thinking about dishes to cook.
Lucanis is offended by the coffee-ice.
He helped Teia with funeral plans.
He made Taash five batches of deep-fried peppers.
Became a mage-killing specialist because Caterina wanted to "tap new markets".
Caterina killed a man with a thimble once.
He won't let Illario out until there's a public gathering, such as Caterina's birthday, where they can make a scene. Both Teia and Viago would be there.
Killed half a dozen Venatori while stuck in an elevator.
Considers himself a professional, not a gentleman.
The Talon of the house decides if a job has merit.
The Crows have taken jobs from Wardens close to their Calling to kill them.
Lucanis has let marks live: an escaped servant who had killed her master in self-defense and a fourteen year old boy.
Makes a point to say "I was right."
Offers to train Assan.
Made a batch of biscuits for Assan with red pepper (Bellara is to pass on the message that it was too much and caused bloating).
Had a job where a demon possessed the corpse immediately after the target was killed. And another where someone had been impersonating the real target for years which led to re-negotiations.
Wanted to be a Crow as a child ("most of the time"). But also thought he would have a pet wyvern someday.
Spite can identify non-human tails.
Had Viago examine Neve's coffee.
Didn't trust Neve when they first met.
[If Treviso was saved] Will pay for supplies the Shadow Dragons need.
Gets a stack of letters about the villa, including if they should redecorate the main dining room. Both Caterina and Teia will judge him for messing up.
Visits with Caterina where he tries to tell her to rest.
Is concerned about Neve being paid appropriately as leader of the Threads.
[Unsure if this is related to city choice] Gets casualty reports from home.
Can be found frying food or making coffee at four in the morning sometimes.
[Rook-Taash Romance] Offers to teach Taash how to make Rook's favorite drink.
Has Teia order Taash a cape.
Had more jobs to kill a client's former lover before becoming known as a magekiller.
Trained in acrobatics since childhood.
Learned to cook as child in between Caterina's lessons, and because he wanted to know how to make churros.
His offer a knife to Viago was ignored.
Has been to Viago's quarters and is familiar with the artwork Emmerich recognizes.
Has wards from Emmerich on his room to keep Spite contained.
Would only recommend five of the dozens of Crow houses.
Has never killed an innocent by his own judgement.
Compared Emmerich's necromancy to Antivan puppetry.
Stops sleepwalking after his mind prison is dealt with because Spite understands space now. [Quest: Inner Demons]
After he and Spite come to a new agreement, the magic around them shifts slightly. Emmerich defines it as "much finer etheric transfusion".
Spite misses Manfred when he is gone and angry if it's permanent.
Spite wants to learn fire and asks Emmerich for guidance.
Receives a notable bottle of wine from Lich-Emmerich.
Encourages Emmerich to have a funeral for Manfred.
Bellara
Bellara brought at least one on-going serial with her (series is up to eight books.) The serial includes a thieves guild (at least in Book 3), a gut-renching ending in Book 5, and a kidnapping (Book 8).
Has a distaste for Harding's potato stew (or perhaps Harding's cooking in general).
Bellara gets whetstones from Irelin (who got them from somewhere in Arlathan) which she passes on to Lucanis.
Her mother is a woodworker who sells furniture in Orlais and her father is an herbalist. Both are still alive and believed Cyrian died a hero.
Bellara was taught about poisonous plants by her father.
She learned about artifacts through trial-and-error.
Has been poking at various things around the Lighthouse.
Thought Assan could have been a "clever mechanical contraption".
Is writing a story while out on missions. Background noise (like Rook talking) helps her focus.
Theorizes that lot of ancient elven "traps" are actually broken magic.
Gave tips to Tassh about cooking for their mother.
Got group gifts growing up.
Her fascination with elven artifacts was part of why she and Irelin broke up.
She reads about cooking.
The Veil Jumpers were started recently, when "Arlathan forest started going all weird", just a little before the Gods were released.
Broke both arms racing aravels. She remembers learning about healing during her recovery with fondness.
Made dog biscuit for Assan.
Covered Assan in olive oil to make him go faster and was seen by Taash.
Found a relic in a tomb to brush teeth with.
Knew Treylon (a killed Warden) as a kid.
Would have wanted an extra griffin.
Gave Harding a gift basket (oils and chocolate) as an apology for prying about Harding/Taash. But Harding didn't get it so she made another one.
Does strength exercises in her room.
Wonders if the Crows offer lessons.
Some of her khachapuri caught fire.
Doesn't know any qunari recipes.
Borrowed Neve's book on Tevinter focal magic and then lost it.
Has dozed off at breakfast so Lucanis gave her coffee.
Asks Neve to read her story.
Kept notes while Neve was away.
Asks Neve if she can be a Shadow Dragon.
Antoine loans her some compounds he's developing to see how they react in the fade.
Considers Neve a sister.
Was exchanging letters with Emmerich and still might periodically refer to him as "Professor Emmerich".
Was taught the basics of magic by her clan's Keeper, then learned through experimentation, and then read books after joining the Veil Jumpers.
Has a book-swap with Harding.
Interested in vampires.
Owns a bronze candlestick holder shaped like a Fennec.
Gets help with some elven artifacts, specifically a box with small parts. It ended up being a music box.
Can feel a difference in ancient elven magic from typical magic, considers it cold or bracing. It draws from the deep fade.
Writes pros and cons lists for big decisions.
Is offered a place in the Mourn Watch by Emmerich but declines to stay with the Veil Jumpers.
Harding
(Maybe) the only one to perhaps express regret at the idea of Bellara and Lucanis taking over cooking.
She has a single enchanted barbed arrow with enfeebling magic and a tip that will splinter inside the target. It cost her a lot of gold. She tries to give it to Lucanis once she trusts him, but he tells her to keep it.
Teia finds her fearless.
She became a scout for the Inquisition rather than watching sheep.
Considers Divine Victoria an 11 on the danger scale.
Is intimidated by Teia (because she's "polished").
Using her magic is "like touching something vast and eternal"
Considers Treviso beautiful.
She's always hungry these days (Lucanis thinks it's due to her new magic).
She has a reputation for her skill with a bow.
Is interested in working with Lucanis after the mission is over.
Considers Neve's coffee to be made "with gutter water filtered through an old sock".
Harding does not cook traditional Fereldan dishes (jam tarts, cider porridge, turnip stew with 50 cloves of garlic). Her mother did not teach her to cook. She's proud of being entirely self-taught.
Considers it "terrifying" when people share an opinion she doesn't.
Her mother's sayings: "A mabari's not worth coppers 'til he's stopped chasing his tail." "It's fun to go at full gallop but you still have to keep your eyes open." "There's always a path forward, even if you have to dig for it." "Watching a kid grow is like flying a kite; you have to give your kite a good, long line. That's the only way you get to see it soar. Keep the line too tight and it will snap."
The plants in the conservatory bloomed between Harding setting down her pack and returning with a snack. But they did start to wilt without watering. Then Harding added in some real plants (maybe? might have been a joke). The plants are now a "self-sustaining reality".
Is reading "The Gore Knight of Bloodhaven" which includes a possessed set of armor and exploding eyeballs.
Has also read "The Revered Mothers of Massacre" which includes a half-spirit goat-man with three hearts.
Has never been to Nevarra.
Can physically feel the lyrium activating in her veins.
Misses having a dog. Had one called Contessa. Does not think a nug would be a good substitute.
Mother sends her back with apple dumplings.
Enjoys sandwiches.
Enjoys sharing meals. Apple Cheesy Butter Noodles are meat-free.
Her aura is different to other dwarves (according to Lich-Emmerich's perceptions). Both Neve and Emmerich mention she may have an extended lifespan now. Offers to check in on Manfred if she is now potentially immortal and will also remain friends with Lich-Emmerich "forever".
Likes to experiment with plants (alchemy).
Was able to grow truffles (presumable gingerwort) in the conservatory.
Got lost for two weeks while scouting once.
Keeps a scrapbook of kills.
Remembers hiding in the Chantry during the Fifth Blight.
Her ma would take her to see the halla when the Sabrae clan came to trade.
[Harding-Taash Romance] Asks Lucanis what Taash's favorite food is.
Joined the Inquisition because lost soldiers kept spooking her sheep.
Visited the Cinder Vault (an adult club) once thinking it was part of a Venatori vault.
There was a cat that used to come into their home to steal bread.
If trapped on a deserted island would bring 1) her bow, 2) clean socks, and 3) a spoon.
She and Varric had to wade through a sewer once.
Met Evka and Antoine in the deep roads where they fought a deep stalker attack together.
Antoine sent her a design for an automatic door.
Had a dream where Neve stole her strawberry tarts.
Bought a book in Minrathous about dream imagery.
Carries the first letter her mother sent her after she joined the Inquisition. She spilled tea on it once and there's a small blood stain on the corner.
Didn't want to talk about Varric being gone and thought Rook didn't want to either.
Is impressed/excited about Neve becoming leader of the Threads.
Her father lives in Amaranthine; her parents split up a few years ago.
Tended sheep for a woman who lived nearby and delayed killing an old, gaunt wolf. It was able to injure a lamb which Harding then had to put down.
Her lyrium magic shows up when she's sexually excited.
[Harding-Taash Romance] Wanted to keep her archery bracer in her pack until Taash encouraged her to use it.
Has a book-swap with Bellara.
[Harding-Taash Romance] Hums Taash's name to themselves.
Davrin
He didn't see himself as living that long.
Never gave the elven gods much thought.
Had actually met Neve before while chasing a rageling in Tevinter. while she was on the Vol Dorma job? He had been hired by Sulky Willy.
Doesn't like rhubarb.
Requires coin upfront, paid-in-full to do a job.
Has an idea for going into business with Neve after the mission.
Broke his arm once while racing aravels.
Hasn't seen his family/clan other than Uncle Eldrin since leaving the forest.
Misses Dalish food, particularly halla milk and butter.
Accidentally ate the first batch of dog biscuits Bellara made for Assan.
Has slept on a lice-infested cot and found lice in the breakfast the next morning.
Assan has bit him in the ass at least once.
Would have approved of leaving the mayor of D'Meta's Crossing to die.
Assan has a stash of truffles saved for his siblings.
Dumps Assan's poop off the side of the balconies.
He tells Taash about warden's drinking darkspawn blood. Went over where the gryphons were stolen dozen of times looking for tracks and clues.
Didn't enjoy Dalish history lessons as a child.
Teases Taash about their mother showing up to embarrass them in front of their boss (Rook).
Was feeding Assan too much meat and not enough fiber until Taash told him to change Assan's diet. He gets Assan to eat carrots.
Assan left orange poop in Emmerich's room once.
Assan doesn't like apples.
Works out with Taash.
Hunted a Thunder Wyrm and wanted a medal for it. The hunt took three weeks.
Neve
The Vol Dorma job included mimes and a dwarf called "Furious Butch", a pie-maker who smuggled lyrium through the rhubarb pie.
Gives Assan treats.
Her best coat was a gift from a tailor she helped with an arsonist.
Considers saving up for a second, more decorative prosthetic.
Varric's nickname for her was "Slick".
Has notes on "Tevinter Ward Rituals" that she shared with Emmerich.
Stopped a Venatori recruiter in Nevarra City with Emmerich where they were cheered after defeating the demons.
Was sweet on a girl in Dock Town who kept candle stubs.
Running advertisements was Rana's idea after they team up.
Expresses concern over Emmerich becoming a lich.
Takes notes on loose ends after a job is complete.
Started out by picking up odd jobs and finding things, then was hired to find someone's brother. She remembers the kid holding her hand when she found him. The siblings run a scroll shop now.
Found a spice shop in Dock Town for Lucanis.
Is building a reading list on possession and attempting to remove spirits.
[If Minrathous was saved] Sends civil engineers to Treviso.
Was more concerned by the blood magic involved rather than Spite almost taking over Lucanis at the Chantry [Bloodbath Quest].
Considers calling cards with an understated snake design for her agency with Rana.
Describes her home as a "hatbox" but she got a great deal on the rent. But it also burns down.
Met Dorian when she joined the Shadow Dragons.
If trapped on a deserted island would bring 1) an experience sailor 2) a boat, and 3) coin to bribe passage off the island.
Has enjoyed qunari food before.
Has a complicated relationship with her family.
Got an artifact from the Veil Jumpers that was supposed to repel wisps but it did the opposite because of her interest.
Found the final part of Bellara's serials. Then the notes from the author about the unpublished third part.
Has never been inside the Archon's Palace.
Considers Bellara a sister and calls her Bel.
Taash
Can't hold their breath for long due to lung damage.
Likes to think by the ocean.
Melted a cooking pot and set the kitchen floor on fire once.
Their mother didn't know how to garden.
Didn't realize they grew up poor.
There are herbs to help with the fire breath.
Bought their mother a dress with their first gold.
Was given a pair of wood choppers as a child that they tied with ropes. It might be why they use axes as an adult. In addition can be used to climb up a dragon to their skull.
Is offended by damaged books.
Their broken horn will grow back.
Watched an olive oil covered Assan slide around the kitchen for an hour laughing.
Their mother told stories about the Crows as a child.
Climbed onto the roof with two butter knives and a table cloth around their neck to pretend to be a Crow as a child.
Gives specific details about killing dragons to Lucanis.
Really wants a cape.
Began breathing fire as a toddler and learned to swim before they learned to walk.
Can smell a lot of things: what people ate for breakfast, who has been in a room previously, if someone is hungover, if someone is on their period.
Has read at least one of Harding's preferred books (which included a character, Marcel, getting burned alive in his armor).
Asks Harding to teach them how to fly a kite, an activity they have never done before. Is excited at the idea of a dragon kite.
Harding's mother sent them a letter and some candy.
Their mother hid candy up in a high cupboard and would blame the rats after Taash had snuck some in the night. Taash hadn't realized that their mother knew it was them the whole time.
Is mostly fire-proof.
[Harding-Taash Romance] Interested in two Hardings, like if the red one showed up again. Thinks Harding smells good when angry.
Accidentally set their first female partner's hair on fire when she hooked her legs over Taash's horns.
Enjoyed Lavendel because the villagers didn't look at them weird for being a qunari.
Wears coins because they look good but the shine will also catch a dragon attention.
Doesn't consider dragons monsters; they're natural creatures that predate people.
Tells Davrin that he's not feeding Assan enough fiber and too much meat because his poop smells wrong.
Works out with Davrin. He tells them to use water buckets to get a specific weight.
Worst dragon they ever faced was a Pumice Harrier. Those live near volcanos. Also faced a Tufted Leafscale (a forest dragon). Male dragons don't have wings. Wildervale Spitter which breathes fire or poison gas. All dragons emit poison gas which ignites, only the Spitter can use it without igniting. Different breeds of dragons can interbreed which is how dragons with different types of breath attacks came about. They have an extra eyelid that closes when they're breathing fire for protection.
Finds death magic weird and tells Emmerich that Rook gets their body if they die.
Knows a lot of ancient Qunari knowledge from their mother's teaching though they don't consider it a lot.
Likes Emmerich's flaming skull helmet.
Isn't uncomfortable with the Fade since these spirits aren't taking over a corpse.
They got the best goldsmith to make their mother's horn into a pendant. It's carved with ancient Qunari and was blessed by a Seer.
Was sometime unnerved by Manfred.
Emmerich (and Manfred)
Had offers to travel the world when younger but turned them down.
Taught Dorian for a term.
Had thought he would get married one day. Had relationships with "ladies and gentlemen" of his circle. Had a crush on a boy as a student but their liaison turned sour when a wisp animated the corpse they were examining.
Attempted to enchant a rune for Harding but was distracted (by his romance with Rook and their age difference).
Has read parts of "The Gore Knight of Bloodhaven" which includes a possessed set of armor and exploding eye balls.
"The Revered Mothers of Massacre" was too gruesome for him.
Is deeply amused to be perceived as nobility. Volkarin is a common name; his father was a butcher and his mother a cook.
If he hadn't been a Mourn Watcher, he'd like to have been a "great botanist".
Is acting as a de-facto physician for the team (or at least Harding).
When he was four or five, his neighbors had a pig which he remembers as his own pet who he called "Lucy".
Favorite sandwich: Cheese Toast. As a student they would make pots of rarebit and toast bread over the fire.
Has argued the taxonomy of foodstuff (potentially multiple times).
Is vegetarian.
Prepares spiced porridge with currants and apricots.
Was students and then partners with Hezenkoss.
Has a list of approved combustibles for Manfred.
Was tormenting a vendor who sold him false charms.
Drinks Brynnlore Curl Leaf [sp?], a fragrant tea.
Had never had pineapple prior to the Lighthouse (and is a fan).
Stopped a Venatori recruiter in Nevarra City with Neve where they were cheered after defeating the demons.
Does morning stretches.
Always finishes his plate of food and is first to meals.
Expresses concern over Neve taking over the Threads.
Can communicate directly with Spite.
Not particularly fond of Nevaran nobility, at least while alive.
Offers to bring a bottle of wine from the Mourn Watch tombs.
Manfred wanders in to see Spite while Lucanis sleeps.
Encountered bandits in the Anderfels recently.
Has visited Viago's quarters.
Had a former relationship with an Orlesian art appraiser.
Sets wards on Lucanis's room to keep Spite contained.
Asks Viago for a painting for VORGOTH.
Suggests Lucanis read to Spite.
Asks Lucanis to keep documentation on his attempt separate him and Spite.
Passes a notable bottle of wine to Lucanis after becoming a lich.
Was exchanging letters with Bellara.
Introduces Bellara to the Mourn Watcher's librarian.
Works on some elven artifacts with Bellara that ended up being a music box.
Offers Bellara a place in the Mourn Watch.
Found orange Assan poop in his room once.
Has heard stories about the Lords of Fortune and is initially excited to travel with Taash because of them.
Eats jam and toast.
Has rarely spoken to Qunari scholars.
Can sense deaths that have happened previously in an area, at least if there's a strong emotional imprint.
Emmerich has a complicated scent. His shaving oil smells like pot ash and moss perfume with flowers. Even upon becoming a lich he continues to smell okay according to Taash, not like rotting. Assisted with a friend's embalming during the course of the adventure.
Leaves papers on necromany for Taash.
Has visited and studied an ancient Qunari burial site.
Read a children's book called "Hugo, the Warden Schnauzer" about and Anderfel Giant Schnauzer (which looks notable different to a Ferelden Mabari). The breed is used by farmers to fend off darkspawn.
His jewelry or "grave gold" is precious objects they want to take to their graves. His bracelet is from when he first became a Watcher. A ring with a large stone was the last gift from his father. The small skull pin is just because he likes how it looks.
Attempted to use the flames on his skull helmet in a fight once, but it ended up blinding him. Considers adding a visor so he could do so in the future. Is also considering to add ornamentation and asks Taash's opinion.
