I have wanted to make Dragon Age Keep polls for a while now, so with all of the hype for Veilguard, this seems like the best time to do so. I will keep the polls as close to the keep as possible, but I may have different kinds of polls to cover other topics not covered/fully explored in the keep. I will try to keep non-keep polls as unbiased as possible. If I end up missing answers to the poll or entered in answers incorrectly, please know I am but a simple human fool and meant nothing by it as I am prone to mistakes like everyone else. Please vote based on your "canon" world state, so treat this as if you were creating a your #1 world state for Veilguard. Feel free to add your thoughts or suggest future polls!
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I'll try to update this with the tagged polls as I go (there is some overlap in these tags):
Dragon Age Origins Polls:
Broken Circle / Nature of the Beast / Paragon of Her Kind / The Arl of Redcliffe / Denerim / Landsmeet / Battle of Denerim
Sera / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
If the Inquisitor is friends with Sera by Trespasser:
Two years after Corypheus' defeat, the Inquisitor can meet Sera before the Exalted Council. She invites the Inquisitor to play some pranks on people by throwing pies at random passersby's faces. Afterwards, they discuss possible changes to the Inquisition once the Exalted Council is over and invites the Inquisitor to be a Red Jenny. When Maryden Halewell starts singing "Sera Was Never", Sera breaks her lute calling the song creepy. In the end Sera went back to her life as a Red Jenny. If Cassandra or Leliana is Divine, she offers the services of the Friends of Red Jenny to the Divine should the nobles get out of line.
Trespasser epilogue:
Inquisitor doesn't become a Red Jenny, Low approval
Sera left the Inquisition with scarcely more ties than when she began, disappearing back into her confusing weave of favors and friends. After seeing the world brought to the brink by arrogance and pride, it was a blessing to return to normal—however strange a normal it might be.
Inquisitor doesn't become a Red Jenny, peacekeeper Inquisition / Inquisition disbanded , High approval
With the Inquisition now serving the Divine / With the Inquisition disbanded, Sera returned to the singular and plural role of Red Jenny...because nobility and grammar could both still eat it. Many noted how Sera's methods had changed after seeing the Inquisitor stand for everyone. This Red Jenny was more focused, tactical, and, some dared say, effective. She and her network could also be counted on to act in the interests of the supposedly desk-bound / supposedly retired Inquisitor. Sera remained a formidable ally of allies, intent on proving that the powerful weren't, and that it was friends who mattered over all.
Inquisitor becomes a Red Jenny, peacekeeper Inquisition / Inquisition disbanded
With the Inquisition now answering to the Divine / With the Inquisition disbanded, Sera joined the Inquisitor in officially retiring from scaring people in high places. By formal account, both would lead boring, safe lives nowhere special doing not much at all. And with that comforting lie, those in power continued their fragile lives as though all was back to normal. Meanwhile, Red Jenny, an entirely separate person not at all collectively embodied by Sera, the Inquisitor, and countless friends continued to make a difference, or just have fun, where and when the impulse struck.
Romanced
Sera saw the world with the Inquisition, and would continue to explore it after... always with her Wifey remaining within a remaining arm's reach. The Inquisitor and Red Jenny, finding a balance, or counterbalance, or however they decide to make it work. Rivals could only expect the unexpected. And arrows. So many arrows.
If Sera encountered Harmond, how did the encounter resolve itself?
Didn't encounter Harmond
Sera killed Harmond on her own
Sera killed Harmond at the Inquisitor's urging
Harmond alive and made deal with Inquisitor
Harmond alive and forced to work for Inquisition
Didn't recruit Sera / undecided / see results
Voting ended onAug 11, 2024
Sera / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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The Verchiel March is a companion quest for Sera in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Sera says there's trouble in Verchiel. She's asked for an Inquisition presence—a few troops to march through town—to spook the nobles pushing around her people there.
Sera learns of the nobles' squabble over the land and how it affects the everyday people, and asked the Inquisitor for a small favour, involving the Inquisition soldiers marching through the town of Verchiel. If the Inquisitor agrees and allows their soldiers to march through the town, it puts Harmond's and Morveau's plans to waste as none can claim the land.
Upon hearing this news, some of the people affected ask Sera to meet them. However, it turns out to be a trap set up by Harmond, as he forced his servants under the threat of death to lure the infamous "Red Jenny" out in the open. He proceeds to kill Sera's informant, and then sics his mercenaries at Sera. Once his entourage is dead, Harmond realises that Sera came to the meeting with no other than the Inquisitor, and so he pleads to parley.
When talking to him, he will suggest an alliance between his family and Inquisition, much to the dislike of Sera. She warns the Inquisitor not to talk to Harmond. She can then be directed to kill him straight away, or Harmond can be either let go, or his lands can be acquired by the Inquisition via a Nobility Knowledge speech check.
Didn't encounter Harmond
Sera's plot was not completed or Harmond is alive.
2. Sera killed Harmond on her own
Sera eliminated Harmond, making him pay a final price for his betrayal.
If the Inquisitor does speak to him, they can only ask him two out of four available questions before Sera loses her patience and beats Harmond to death.
3. Sera killed Harmond at the Inquisitor's urging
The Inquisitor encouraged Sera to eliminate Harmond and she did so, gladly.
It should be noted that neither entering into a deal, nor telling Harmond he'll serve the Inquisition, has any practical effect on the game, other than dialogue during the following cutscene. He cannot be recruited as an agent.
4. Harmond alive and made deal with Inquisitor
The Inquisitor kept Harmond alive, but pressed him into service for the Inquisition against his will.
5. Harmond alive and forced to work for Inquisition
The Inquisitor kept Harmond alive, but pressed him into service for the Inquisition against his will.
Disclaimer: The keep does not record if she was told to leave or if she choses to leave of her own volition, only if she was recruited and left.
Sera / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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Didn't recruit Sera
The Inquisitor did not recruit Sera or her information network to the Inquisition.
2. Sera recruited and was told to leave
At any time, the Inquisitor can ask Sera to leave by telling her that she doesn't fit in with the Inquisition.
3. Sera recruited and left of her own volition
Sera joined the Inquisition for a time, but eventually left before victory was declared.
If Sera's approval is too low, she confronts the Inquisitor and calls them an expletive. She expresses her disapproval of their abuse of power and is concerned life won't be "normal" again. If in a romance with the Inquisitor, she breaks up with her. The Inquisitor can threaten her or tell her to leave which causes her to leave the Inquisition.
If her approval continues to drop, she will eventually leave the Inquisition on her own.
4. Sera recruited and left
Sera joined the Inquisition and stayed until victory over the Inquisitor's opposition was declared.
If The Iron Bull was confronted by the Ben-Hassrath, how was the conflict resolved?
Didn't help Iron Bull decide
Iron Bull saved dreadnought
Iron Bull saved Chargers
Didn't recruit / undecided / see results
Voting ended onAug 10, 2024
The Iron Bull / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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Bull later informs the Inquisitor that the Ben-Hassrath recognize the threat Corypheus and his Venatori pose and are willing to offer an alliance. To that end, they set up a joint effort to attack a Venatori red lyrium smuggling operation on the Storm Coast. Upon arrival, the party meets with Bull's contact, Gatt, a former elven slave whom Bull recruited on Seheron, who details the plan for a Qunari dreadnought to ambush the smuggling vessel before it reaches open waters. In the meantime, the Inquisitor, Bull and the Chargers would separately take two hills where the Venatori are stationed so their mages can't sink the dreadnought. Bull assigns the Chargers what he believes to be "the easy job", but a large Venatori force begins advancing on their position. Gatt insists that the Chargers hold the hill, as the dreadnought would be destroyed otherwise. Bull looks to the Inquisitor to decide whether or not to sacrifice the Chargers.
Didn't help Iron Bull decide
Bull was not involved in this encounter during his time with the Inquisition.
By Trespasser:
If Bull's personal quest was not completed:
The Chargers are alive and well, but Bull is still a Ben-Hassrath agent, and therefore still betrays the Inquisition in the confrontation with the Viddasala.
2. Iron Bull saved dreadnought
Bull sacrificed the chargers to protect the dreadnaught, securing an alliance between the Inquisition and the Ben Hasserath.
By Trespasser:
If the Chargers were sacrificed:
Bull has fully re-committed to the Ben-Hassrath once again and operates, unbeknownst to the Inquisitor, as a spy for Viddasala. If he is brought to the final confrontation at the Darvaarad, the Viddasala orders him to kill the Inquisitor, which he follows without question, betraying the party and declaring, "Change of plans. Nothing personal, bas." If he was not brought, he appears through a side door and joins his fellow Ben-Hassrath during the fight, saying it was smart of the Inquisitor not to bring him. Neither romance nor high approval will prevent his betrayal and he will have to be killed. Cole even notes that his heart held no regrets over the decision. During a later conversation with Solas, he remarks upon Bull's betrayal as evidence of the Inquisition's eventual fate. Bull's betrayal also causes Tal-Vashoth mercenaries to be looked on suspiciously, causing their lives to become more difficult. If romanced, many blame the Inquisitor for the Qunari attack.
Trespasser epilogue:
Iron Bull betrayal, no romance
It was never clear if the Iron Bull knew if he would be forced to turn upon the Inquisition, or if he was lying the entire time. Regardless, after his death, Tal-Vashoth mercenaries across Orlais and Fereldan were looked upon with suspicion. Those who remained in the South found their lives even harder as a result.
Iron Bull betrayal, romance
Many whispered that the Inquisitor was to blame for the Qunari attack, that he/she allowed him/herself to be blinded by lust and seduced into folly. The Inquisitor was mocked in tavern songs and scathing Orlesian plays for years to come.
3. Iron Bull saved Chargers
Bull chose to order a withdrawal, causing the Chargers to survive the day. The Qunari declared him Tal Vashoth and outcast him from the Qun.
If the Chargers survived:
The Ben-Hassrath send two agents to Skyhold to assassinate the Iron Bull. As he had noticed subtle signs of their arrival, Bull is easily able to counter their attack. He tells the Inquisitor that sending only two guys after him is a formality and that there's no need to retaliate.
By Trespasser:
If the Chargers survived:
The Iron Bull is enjoying drinks with his company at the tavern. The Chargers want to surprise him with a dragon skull as a birthday present. The Inquisitor can help them in this by occupying Bull with dialogue (requires the four 'Knowledge' Inquisition perks), or give up the charade to which Bull reveals he heard them dragging the skull all along.
If brought to the final confrontation at The Darvaarad, Viddasala will plead with 'Hissrad' to rejoin them and orders him to kill the Inquisitor. However, Bull refuses and remains loyal to the Inquisition.
Trespasser epilogue:
Chargers saved, peacekeeper Inquisition
With the Inquisition in its new role, the Bull's Chargers returned to taking jobs throughout Orlais and Ferelden.
Chargers saved, Inquisition disbanded
With the Inquisition disbanded, the Bull's Chargers returned to taking jobs throughout Orlais and Ferelden.
Alive
Fighting demons and clearing out the remains of Venatori forces, the Iron Bull did his part to restore order to Thedas.
Romanced
And on every job, Bull wore the necklace his Kadan had given him... so that no matter how far apart life took them, they would always be together.
Dorian and Bull romance
Many of the jobs brought the Chargers close to the Imperium's border, where, from time to time, in a border-town villa... Bull and a certain Tevinter magister would spend a few hours together before life pulled them apart again.
Dorian / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
If the Inquisitor is friends with Dorian by Trespasser :
Dorian gives the Inquisitor a sending crystal so they can communicate. Those fighting at Dorian's side in Tevinter note that he remains in constant contact with the Inquisitor, and that these talks give him the strength to keep fighting.
If the Inquisitor is in a relationship with Dorian:
It is noted that Dorian's strength comes from a love he left behind and that on occasion the Inquisitor has been seen sneaking into the heart of Tevinter to aid his amatus.
Trespasser epilogue:
High approval
Those fighting by Magister Pavus's side noted that he kept in constant communication with the Inquisitor via message crystal. Whether for vital information or for moral support, these talks seemed to give Dorian the strength to continue his fight.
Did Dorian meet with his father, and if so, how did the meeting fare?
Dorian didn't meet his father
Dorian reconciled with his father
Dorian didn't reconcile with his father
Undecided / see results
Voting ended onAug 9, 2024
Dorian / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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After settling in at Skyhold, Mother Giselle informs the Inquisitor of a letter sent by Dorian's father, Halward, asking to meet with the family retainer at the Gull and Lantern in Redcliffe, but asks that they not tell Dorian. The Inquisitor can choose to reveal the letter to Dorian and either convince Dorian not to go or go with him to the tavern. The Inquisitor can also choose not to show Dorian the letter and instead just bring him to the tavern.
Upon entering the Gull and Lantern, Dorian is surprised to see his father instead. Dorian gets angry, revealing to the Inquisitor that when his father learned that he was gay and didn't want to keep up appearances by marrying his betrothed, he tried to use a blood magic ritual, which Dorian was taught was "the last resort of the weak mind", to change his sexuality and make him comply with his family's wishes. Halward defended that he wanted what was best for his son, but Dorian retorts that he only cared about himself and his legacy.
The Inquisitor can encourage Dorian to try to reconcile with Halward. Halward will then reveal that he feels guilty for having driven Dorian to the Inquisition, and wanted to ask for his forgiveness. Alternatively, the Inquisitor can suggest that they leave instead of talking with Halward, ending the quest. Either way, Dorian is grateful and thanks the Inquisitor for taking him to the meeting.
Dorian didn't meet his father
Dorian did not encounter his father during his time with the Inquisition.
2. Dorian reconciled with his father
Dorian's meeting with his father went well enough to lead to reconciliation between the two.
3. Dorian didn't reconcile with his father
Dorian's meeting with his father did not go well, and the two parted on no better terms than before.
Dorian / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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Didn't recruit Dorian
Dorian did not stay with the Inquisition.
For choices 2 and 3, please refer to this reddit and fextralife forum on the topic of what triggers which choice. It seems that there the general consensus that he stays if he is friends with the Inquisitor, if he is romanced, or in a relationship with Iron Bull.
2. Dorian stayed with Inquisition
Dorian stayed with the Inquisition, even after victory was declared.
3. Dorian planned to return to Tevinter
Dorian stayed with the Inquisition after victory was declared, but planned to later return to his home in the Tevinter Imperium.
4. Dorian recruited and left
Dorian joined forces with the Inquisition briefly, but departed before victory was declared.
If Dorian's approval gets too low, there will be a scene in Skyhold of him making plans to leave for Minrathous or have his remains transported there once Corypheus is gone. When questioned why he is so upset, he will confront the Inquisitor about the decisions they have made. Though he is disgusted with the Inquisitor's behavior, he wishes to aid in fighting Corypheus just to prove that a Tevinter stood against him. You have the option of convincing him to stay or ordering him to leave. He will leave the party permanently if you punch him in the face.
Cole / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
If the Inquisitor is friends with Cole by Trespasser:
Two years after Corypheus' defeat, before the Exalted Council starts, the Inquisitor can meet Cole after he subtly has an Orlesian noble relinquish his table so that a bird may feast on his left over bread crumbs. He then joins the Inquisitor as a companion as they uncover a Qunari plot in the midst of Exalted Council's negotiations with the Inquisition.
Was Cole's growth swayed in one direction or the other during his time with the Inquisitor?
Didn't help Cole realize his identity
Cole more spirit
Cole more human
Undecided / see results
Voting ended onAug 8, 2024
Cole / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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After the Inquisition confronts the Grey Wardens, Cole begs Solas to bind him in order to prevent him from being controlled like the demons in Adamant Fortress. Solas refuses and instead proposes that the Inquisitor obtain a Rivaini amulet that protects a spirit from being controlled through blood magic. Once the amulet is retrieved, Solas finds that something is blocking its magic from affecting Cole. Varric claims that it's because Cole is no longer a spirit, but a person. Cole senses the location of the thing preventing the amulet from working. When the Inquisitor, Cole, Solas, and Varric reach its location, they find the templar that left the original Cole to die in his cell in the White Spire. Cole goes into a rage and attacks the templar, chasing him away. Solas suggests Cole embrace his essence as a spirit of compassion and forgive the templar, while Varric suggests Cole face him head on and come to terms with what happened.
Didn't help Cole realize his identity
The Inquisitor did not help Cole further his identity in the world.
Cole will tell the Inquisitor the tale of how he met the mortal Cole and how the forgotten apostate's last words to him as a spirit were "Thank you" for holding his hand in his final moments.
If Cole's personal quest has not been completed, Cole will state that the memory of being unable to help the mortal Cole weighs on him and keeps him there. Whether the Inquisitor encourages or discourages Cole to forget the mortal Cole, Cole will be unable to forget him.
2. Cole more spirit
In the end, Cole was closer to a spirit: detached, but still driven by compassion.
If the Inquisitor chooses to have Cole forgive the templar:
When Solas and Cole confront the templar, Solas advises Cole to feel the templar's regret for his actions. Cole forgives him, then takes his pain away by making him forget. Now that Cole accepts himself as a spirit of compassion, the amulet protects him from being bound or controlled by others. He feels everyone's pain but he can approach them unseen and whisper soothing words to them to ease their pain.
Trespasser/epilogue:
He will subtly play matchmaker between Maryden Halewell and Krem (if the Chargers are alive) or Zither (if the Chargers are dead).
Trespasser epilogue:
Cole returned to the Fade, saying that there was more pain coming, and that he knew where compassion was most needed. He promised that his friends in the Inquisition would remember him... and that where the hurt was greatest, he would help.
3. Cole more human
Cole was closer to a human than a denizen of the Fade when the Inquisition declared victory.
If the Inquisitor chooses to have Cole confront the templar:
When Varric and Cole confront the templar, Varric gives his crossbow to Cole so he can execute the templar. Cole pulls the trigger, but does not fire a bolt. Learning from Varric that killing the templar won't make his pain go away, Cole tries to make the templar forget, but Varric stops him, telling him both Cole and the templar need to remember. Solas says the amulet will never work on Cole and Varric insists it is because Cole is now more human and is no longer vulnerable to being controlled because of it. Cole retains his skills and can still feel people's pain—albeit less loudly and more easily drowned out by his own pain—but he can now be seen and remembered by people and begins to feel things he had never felt before. He is also more aware about the complexity of human nature and is able to remember things he's done in the past. By becoming more human, he loses the ability to make people forget him as well.
Later on, Cole can be found on the Skyhold battlements, pondering on how Corypheus had managed to cheat death. This leads him to question if he could have saved the mortal Cole. If Cole was encouraged to forgive the templar from his personal quest, he will make himself forget about the mortal Cole—thus erasing his Cole persona. Though he will still acknowledge being addressed by the name Cole, he has fully embraced being a spirit and now speaks in a monotone voice.
In Trespasser:
It is revealed that he and Maryden have become a couple.
Trespasser epilogue:
Cole took to the road with Maryden to find a new life and a new way to be human. Wherever Maryden went to sing, people found old pains eased and hearts made happier... even if they didn't understand why.
Cole / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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Didn't recruit Cole
Cole stayed with the Inquisitor until the Inquisition's victory over forces arrayed against it was complete.
2. Cole recruited and left
Cole joined the Inquisition, but left before victory could be declared.
If Cole's disapproval gets too high, he will be found outside Skyhold confronting the Inquisitor about not caring about people and uses his ability to make the Inquisitor forget about him, thus leaving the Inquisition. Alternatively if Cole's personal quest was completed by making him work through his feelings he loses his ability to make people forget and simply leaves after confronting the Inquisitor.
Cassandra / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
If the Inquisitor is friends with Cassandra by Trespasser:
Cassandra awkwardly gives the Inquisitor advice on marriage, after Varric led her to think the Inquisitor was about to tie the knot. If romanced, she believes that the Inquisitor is proposing to her. If Cassandra was encouraged to rebuild the Seekers, she tells the Inquisitor that she found some surviving Seekers and upheld her promise to show them the Book of Secrets. Those she deemed suitable were allowed to join her in restoring the Seeker order. She now trains new recruits with full disclosure of their secrets, though it is a slow process
Cassandra / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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Cassandra looks through the Book of Secrets kept by the Lord Seeker. She questions whether she should reform the Seekers. From the book, she's learned that she and all Seekers were secretly made Tranquil and subjected to the touch of a Spirit of Faith to be granted their abilities and restore their minds; Lord Seeker Lambert had always known how to reverse Tranquility and covered it up.
If asked how she would go about reforming the Seekers, Cassandra states she plans to find the scattered Seekers, have them all read the Book of Secrets together, leaving no more secrets between them, and establish a new charter that will be devoted to doing the Maker's work. Although Cassandra is unsure of the specifics of what doing the Maker's work entails, she believes that new Seekers must make a conscious effort of seeking out and defining that purpose. The Inquisitor can choose to support reformation or not.
The Inquisitor can further inquire about the cure to Tranquility in conversation with Cassandra. Cassandra states she plans to further investigate whether the cure can be refined so that a cured mage may reverse the Rite without being overcome with emotions. Should she succeed, she intends to spread news of the refined cure herself.
Cassandra didn't rebuild Seekers
Cassandra did not rebuild the Seeker order.
2. Cassandra rebuilt Seekers
Cassandra, encouraged by the Inquisitor, decided the Seekers were too important to let disappear, and decided to rebuild the order from the ground up.
The Seekers of Truth, if she was encouraged to rebuild the order, are rededicated to their purpose of protecting the innocent
Trespasser epilogue:
Cassandra also spent time in the Hunterhorn Mountains north of Orlais, where she worked to rebuild the Seekers. For a time, the new Seekers remained reclusive, showing no interest in worldly affairs and working to a purpose few outside their order could guess.
Did Cassandra obtain the Seeker order "book of secrets"?
Cassandra didn't find book of secrets
Cassandra discovered book of secrets
Undecided / see results
Voting ended onAug 7, 2024
Cassandra / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
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Cassandra later asks for the Inquisitor's assistance in investigating the disappearance of her fellow Seekers, suspecting them to be prisoners of Corypheus. Tracking the Seekers to the castle of Caer Oswin, Cassandra discovers evidence that Samson/Calpernia sold the Seekers to the Order of Fiery Promise after learning that the Seekers were resistant to red lyrium. Venturing further into the castle, they find Cassandra's apprentice, Daniel, who is suffering from being fed red lyrium and being implanted with a demon. He reveals that Lord Seeker Lucius sold his men to the Promisers and has been operating out of Caer Oswin the whole time. After granting Daniel a merciful death, Cassandra confronts Lucius and kills him in the ensuing fight.
Back at Skyhold, Cassandra looks through the Book of Secrets kept by the Lord Seeker. She questions whether she should reform the Seekers. From the book, she's learned that she and all Seekers were secretly made Tranquil and subjected to the touch of a Spirit of Faith to be granted their abilities and restore their minds; Lord Seeker Lambert had always known how to reverse Tranquility and covered it up.
Cassandra didn't find book of secrets
Cassandra did not receive the tome detailing the Seeker order.
2. Cassandra discovered book of secrets
Cassandra pursued the Lord Seeker and wrested the book from him, learning some disturbing truths about the Seeker order.
Blackwall / Companion Polls / Dragon Age Inquisition Polls
If the Inquisitor is friends with Blackwall by Trespasser:
Two years after Corypheus' defeat, the Inquisitor can meet Blackwall (who is now calling himself Thom Rainier again) before meeting the Exalted Council. He is found throwing knives at a target and after catching up with the Inquisitor, tells the Inquisitor that they have his support.
