Regrets of the Dread Wolf Pt. 8
The Lighthouse Masterpost
The Crossroads Masterpost
The caretaker takes them to the Nest of the Ancients.
Rook: We're getting close to where Morrigan said that other fragment of Mythal was.
Rook: That has to be her.
Bellara: Mythal, herself. There's so much we could learn if… do you think she might talk to us? Instead of attacking?
Davrin: A fragment of Mythal, herself. We talking or fighting?
Emmrich: Do you believe she'll be willing to speak with us, or are we bound for violence?
Harding: How should we do this, Rook? Do you think she'll talk to us?
Lucanis: Will this be a conversation with words or knives?
Taash: We talking or fighting?
Rook approaches the fragment of Mythal.
Mythal: You are Rook. I have seen you and your companions.
Dwarf Rook:
Mythal: I never thought to see children of the Titans scurrying about in the Dread Wolf's Crossroads.
Elf Rook:
Mythal: I never again expected to see my children in the Dread Wolf's Crossroads.
Human Rook:
Mythal: We made ourselves bodies to be like humans, but I never expected to see humans scurrying about in the Dread Wolf's Crossroads.
Qunari Rook:
Mythal: I never thought to see Qunari, who did not yet exist in my time, scurrying about in the Dread Wolf's Crossroads.
Mythal: And you know who I am.
Mythal: The part of me that survived betrayal by the rest of the Evanuris. If this can be called surviving. Solas… He drew me from the dagger that struck me down, but what is left of me can only survive here. I cannot return to the world, and even the true Fade is denied me. All I can do is watch.
Dwarf Rook:
Mythal: Have you come to avenge the Titans from whom you were born? Or did you come to ask me to give up what remains of myself to help you defeat the monsters Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain have become?
Elf Rook:
Mythal: Have you come to seek the blessing of your god? Or did you come to ask your god to sacrifice herself to help you defeat the monsters Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain have become?
Human/Qunari Rook:
Mythal: Why are you here? To beg me to give up what remains of myself to help you defeat the monsters Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain have become? Or do you simply think yourself ready to fight a god?
Dwarf: Die, Titan murderer. [2]
You’re not going to help us. [3]
1 - Elf: Die, false god.
Rook: You are not my god, and I'm done talking to you.
Mythal: Ungrateful child. You would not be here had I not waded through fire and blood to give the elvhen a future! You desire the essence of a god? And think you deserve it? Then take it if you can! [24]
2 - Dwarf: Die, Titan murderer.
Rook: After what you did to the Titans, I'm not asking for anything. I'm taking your essence to help me stop your friends.
Mythal: An honest answer. Good.
Mythal: You desire the essence of a god? And think you deserve it? Then take it if you can! [24]
3 - You’re not going to help us.
Rook: Morrigan was right. Talking to you is a waste of time.
Mythal: You listen to the human and the cowardly echo she carries? Pathetic. You desire the essence of a god? And think you deserve it? Then take it if you can! [24]
4 - I want your help.
Rook: I came here to ask for your help. The gods have endangered the world, and—
Mythal: You dare explain to me what they are doing? You are a thousand years from knowing the proper words.
Rook: We saw Solas's memories. His regrets.
Mythal: You saw the recollection he cultivated like a tree twisting to catch the sun. You wish for my help? Convince me. Make your case, and I will yield my essence willingly to help you against Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain. Fail, and I shall kill you for wasting my time. Or you will kill me and obtain my essence in doing so… a harder-edged, simpler version. It has been centuries since a petitioner stood before me. So, why should I help you?
We must stop the blight. [7]
We must stop the gods. [8]
Solas is helping me. [10]
Forget it. I’ll fight you. [11]
+Lucanis Approves
7 - We must stop the blight.
Rook: If I don't stop the gods, the whole world will be corrupted by the blight.
Mythal: That is why you must succeed. So tell me why I must help you.
Rook: We know the truth about the blight. We know it came from the imprisoned dreams of the Titans after you and Solas defeated them.
Mythal: And?
You stood against it. [12]
The blight is your fault. [14]
Dwarf (Harding’s personal quest complete): I’ve felt the Titans’ pain. [15]
+Harding Greatly Approves
12 - You stood against it.
Rook: Stopping the blight mattered enough for you to talk with Solas even after he rebelled against you.
Rook: It mattered enough for you to stand against the other gods.
Mythal: And I was struck down for doing so, betrayed by those I had ruled beside for centuries.
Rook: You made the difficult choice to protect your home, because it was the right thing to do. Help me do the same.
First “worthy” choice:
Mythal: Not bad, but not enough. Let us speak of something else. [Back to 6]
Second “worthy choice:
Mythal: If you wish to prove your worth, you must do better than that. [Back to 6]
Third “worthy” choice:
Mythal: Your arguments are… compelling. [28]
13 - People will die.
Rook: If I don't stop the blight, a lot of people are going to die.
Mythal: People have been dying without the help of the blight for thousands of years.
Rook: You know what I mean. The elven people worshipped you as their protector.
First “wrong” choice:
Mythal: My patience wears thin. Choose your next words carefully. Why must I give myself over to you? [Back to 6]
Second “wrong” choice:
Mythal: Enough. We are done. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]
14 - The blight is your fault.
Rook: And the blight only happened because of what you did! You need to fix your mistake!
Mythal: My mistake? I saved lives and ended a war, you petulant child! Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]
15 - Dwarf: I’ve felt the Titans’ pain.
Rook: I know what I am. A dwarf. A Child of the Stone.
Mythal: Yes. Your people came from what remained of the Titans. I bear you no hatred, but neither shall I apologize. It was war. Moreover, even if I did wish there had been other options, you are not the one to whom I would apologize. Whatever pain Solas and I inflicted on the Titans, it is nothing to you.
Rook: I felt that pain.
Rook: My friend, Lace Harding is another Child of the Stone. She was affected by a strange magic, and it woke up her connection to the Titans. She felt what happened to the Titans, and the pain of that violation nearly drove her mad. I felt it, a flash of it, when I helped her.
Mythal: So you are saying that her pain is my fault?
Rook: I'm asking if you want the whole world to feel that pain, as the blight spreads it everywhere.
Mythal: I… do not. [28]
8 - We must stop the gods.
Rook: You can't want Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain to rule the world. Not after what they did to you.
Mythal: I ruled alongside them for centuries. I bear them no love now, and they were ever flawed, as all rulers are…
Elf Rook:
Mythal: Yet they were better than the others who threatened your ancestors: monsters like the Titans, or selfish fools like Anaris. Set the blight aside, and tell me why I should help you topple your own gods.
Non-elf Rook:
Mythal: Yet the world needs rulers. So set the blight aside and tell me why I should help you topple them.
Put the blight aside? [16]
Elf (Bellara’s personal quest complete): We stopped Anaris. [19]
+Bellara Greatly Approves
16 - Put the blight aside?
Rook: How am I supposed to just "set the blight aside?"
Mythal: By making an argument not related to it, as I asked you to.
Rook: The blight is a core part of who they are. And I don't think you're in favor of it.
First “wrong” choice:
Mythal: My patience wears thin. Choose your next words carefully. Why must I give myself over to you? [Back to 6]
Second “wrong” choice:
Mythal: Enough. We are done. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]
17 - They wronged you.
Rook: What they did to you was wrong.
Mythal: And you care so deeply for the injustice done to me thousands of years ago?
Rook: You deserve justice, and they deserve to be punished for misusing their power and killing you when you tried to check them.
First “worthy” choice:
Mythal: Not bad, but not enough. Let us speak of something else. [Back to 6]
Second “worthy choice:
Mythal: If you wish to prove your worth, you must do better than that. [Back to 6]
Third “worthy” choice:
Mythal: Your arguments are… compelling. [28]
18- We need no gods.
Rook: We don't need gods of any kind protecting us.
Mythal: Is that so? You are a petulant child who complains that your room does not have enough pretty toys… You've no idea how many monsters lurk outside the walls of the house your parents created to keep you safe! Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]
19 - Elf: We stopped Anaris.
Rook: My team and I killed Anaris.
Mythal: Really?
Rook: He was using the chaos of the weakened Veil to return to the world. He was going to turn elves into demons.
Mythal: He is a monster.
Rook: Was a monster. I am not a god, but I protect the elven people just the same.
Mythal: Yes. I suppose you do. [28]
9 - We are worthy.
Rook: I am worthy of your help.
Mythal: That is for me to judge.
Rook: I am fighting to protect this world.
Mythal: Any petty tyrant can fight those who come to their land and claim to be protecting their people.
Human Rook:
Mythal: I have seen rulers, human as you are. The mages of Tevinter, following in the elven empire's footsteps. They build nothing that does not serve them. Why should I believe you are any better?
Mythal: What is a protector to you?
I’m trying to be like you. [21]
Building a safe place. [22]
Human (Neve’s personal quest complete): Neve protects Dock Town. [23]
+Neve Greatly Approves
20 - Killing monsters.
Rook: A protector is someone who kills monsters so that the innocent are safe.
Mythal: That is a child's fantasy of what a true protector should be.
Rook: It's not fantasy when those monsters are literally marching toward innocent people as we speak.
First “wrong” choice:
Mythal: My patience wears thin. Choose your next words carefully. Why must I give myself over to you? [Back to 6]
Second “wrong” choice:
Mythal: Enough. We are done. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]
21 - I’m trying to be like you.
Rook: I can't really say. All I can say is that I'm trying to follow your example. You are the ideal.
Mythal: Pathetic. I will not sacrifice myself for some pandering courtier. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]
22 - Building a safe place.
Rook: It's making a place that's safe for everyone. That means defending against danger… But it also means building a strong community that works together for the common good.
Mythal: And what have you built?
Rook: Look at my team. We're not just hired blades. We started as strangers and grew together into a family.
First “worthy” choice:
Mythal: Not bad, but not enough. Let us speak of something else. [Back to 6]
Second “worthy choice:
Mythal: If you wish to prove your worth, you must do better than that. [Back to 6]
Third “worthy” choice:
Mythal: Your arguments are… compelling. [28]
23 - Human: Neve protects Dock Town.
Rook: Protecting a place isn't just fighting enemies. It's knowing people by name, having their trust. You said you've seen us. Then you've seen Neve Gallus. A human, like me. She protects Dock Town. And not just by fighting threats, although she did keep a blood mage from hurting her people. She laughs at people's stories and gives coin to people who need a meal. She pets the cats. And she always pays for the fried fish even though Hal tries to give it to her for free. That's who Neve is, and that's who we all are. We're not rulers, but we're here to protect the places we love.
Mythal: Yes. I suppose you are. [28]
10 - Solas is helping me.
Rook: Solas is helping me.
Mythal: Solas is using you. Besides, why should I esteem the Dread Wolf's approbation? He rebelled against me.
Rook: But the two of you stayed close…
Mythal: Until he killed the tattered fragment of me who hid inside the human swamp witch. And wept.
Qunari Rook:
Mythal: You are Qunari. Your people bond in different manners than mine. Can you even understand what it is to battle with someone and love them even still? That is what Solas and I are to one another.
Non-Qunari Rook:
Mythal: He keeps me here, yet has not visited since waking from his slumber.
Mythal: Tell me this: What should I have done when Solas turned against me after all we had been to one another?
I’m sorry that happened. [26]
Qunari (Taash’s personal quest complete): Been like Shathann for Taash. [27]
+Taash Greatly Approves
24 - Forgotten him.
Rook: Solas made his choice. You made yours. It might have been cleaner for you to move on from him completely, instead of keeping your feelings for him.
Mythal: Just like that? Do you feel so little that you could follow such a path with someone you had known for centuries?
Rook: You asked me what you should have done, not what I would have done.
First “wrong” choice:
Mythal: My patience wears thin. Choose your next words carefully. Why must I give myself over to you? [Back to 6]
Second “wrong” choice:
Mythal: Enough. We are done. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]
25 - Respected him.
Rook: Maybe you should have listened when he warned you about staying on as rulers after the war.
Mythal: Are you saying I was wrong?
Rook: You asked me what you should have done. I can't prove my worth by lying to you. Solas didn't want to manifest a physical body or destroy the Titans. He did things he hated because he cared about you. Supporting you and Elgar'nan becoming rulers was the one line he wouldn't cross. If someone who followed you everywhere refused to follow you there, what does that say?
First “worthy” choice:
Mythal: Not bad, but not enough. Let us speak of something else. [Back to 6]
Second “worthy choice:
Mythal: If you wish to prove your worth, you must do better than that. [Back to 6]
Third “worthy” choice:
Mythal: Your arguments are… compelling. [28]
26 - I’m sorry that happened.
Rook: I am so sorry, Mythal. To be betrayed, and then brought back, and have the one person who remembers you not be able to face you…
Mythal: Enough! I do not want your pity. I do not need your pity! Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]
27 - Qunari: Been like Shathann for Taash.
Rook: Qunari go through everything you're describing. You've seen us through the Veil. Look at my teammate, Taash. Shathann tried to control Taash, and Taash fought back. But when it mattered, Shathann sacrificed herself to save Taash without hesitation. Everything between them, even the mistakes, came from love.
Mythal: You have not answered my question. What should I have done when Solas turned on me?
Rook: You did the best you could. And right now, when it matters, Solas needs your help fighting the gods. So if you still love him…
Mythal: I must sacrifice myself, as your Taash's mother did? And yet. After everything… I do. And you fight for him while he waits, trapped in his prison. [28]
11 - Forget it. I’ll fight you.
Rook: I'm tired of talking to you. Give me what I need.
Mythal: Your confidence is refreshing. Let us see if it is earned. [29]
28 - Scene continues. (Earned Mythal’s Favor)
Mythal: I find you worthy, Rook. I have spent thousands of years watching. I shall miss that. But if what I am can protect the innocent and smite the guilty… This is what remains of me. I give it to you freely. Use it to protect this world with kindness when possible and cunning when necessary.
→ You have gained Mythal’s favor.
+Emmrich Greatly Approves
If revenant dragon not defeated:
Mythal: I offer one further boon: I cannot enter the physical world or the pure Fade, but in this place, I still carry some power. Evil has intruded here: the blight, seeded by Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain. Find it, and when you meet your greatest challenge, I will fly one last time.
There is a flash, and a statuette remains in her place.
Elf Rook:
Rook: The essence of the Protector.
Non-elf Rook
Rook: The essence of a god.
Rook: Like a piece of the sun. I've never felt something so… alive.
Davrin: The lady's favor.
Emmrich: Well done. But we must find a purpose for this wonder.
Harding: I don't want to ruin the moment, but what do we do with it?
Lucanis: A great prize. But how do we use it?
Neve: And now? What's the next step?
Taash: So the dragon lady came through. Now what?
Rook: A god knows her moment—at least, her essence does. When the time comes, we'll be ready.
Rook: We did it. We got Mythal's essence.
Bellara: And we didn't even have to fight her.
Davrin: And it didn't turn into a fight.
Emmrich: For once, a peaceful resolution.
Harding: And we didn't even have to fight her for it.
Lucanis: She was willing to talk after all.
Taash: Morrigan made it sound like she was gonna fight you. But she gave you her magic stuff just from you talking at her a bunch.
Rook: Not sure what we do with it just yet, but if Morrigan's telling the truth, it'll come in handy at some point.
Scene ends.
29 - Scene continues. (Fight Mythal)
She drops back off the ledge, transforming into a massive dragon. The party fights.
Rook: Everyone get ready!
Bellara: Wow! She's enormous!
Davrin: That's one big dragon!
Emmrich: Her draconic form is quite formidable!
Harding: Right. Of course she's a big dragon.
Lucanis: Of course she had to turn into a dragon!
Taash: (Triumphant cackle) Here we go!
Bellara: I'll never get used to fighting things I used to think were gods.
Davrin: Nothing I can't patch up.
Harding: Nothing too bad.
A small statuette appears near the entrance.
Elf Rook:
Rook: We have it. The essence of Mythal the Protector.
Non-elf Rook:
Rook: It's ours. The essence of a god.
Rook: (Wincing) It burns just being near it. But this is the power we need to finish this.
Bellara: This is to save everyone. She'll understand. Eventually.
Davrin: I heard legends about her when I was growing up. And now…
Emmrich: Strength requires knowledge. How shall we use it?
Harding: Morrigan seemed to think we'd know how. Do we know how?
Lucanis: All we need now is the right target.
Neve: True—once we fit it into our plan.
Taash: Great. So what do we do with it?
Rook: I think the moment is coming. When we can turn the tide… we'll know.
Scene ends.
