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Dragon Age Origins- Transcripts: Contents

Main Quest

Duncan's Introduction

Origins

Dalish Elf

Introduction

Outside The Ruins

Inside the Ruins- With Tamlen

Finding the Statue in the ruins

The Mirror Room with Tamlen

At Camp-- on waking up after the ruins

At Camp-- Conversation with keeper Marethari

At Camp-- on interacting with Fenarel

At Camp-- on interacting with Hahren Paival

At Camp-- The Halla Pen

At Camp-- Master Ilen

At Camp-- Junar

At Camp-- Pol

At Camp-- Ashalle

At Camp-- Merrill

In Forest-- Merrill

In Forest- On finding camp fire

In Forest- after fighting darkspawn

In Ruins- Merrill

In Ruins- Mirror Room-- Duncan

At Camp- On returning from Ruins with Duncan- Keeper Marethari

At Camp- Returning to Duncan

Dwarf Commoner

Introduction

Players Home- Beraht

Players Home- Rica

Players home- Mother

Slums- Leske

Slums- Goilinar

Commons- Kasch

Commons- Ademaro

Commons Olinda

Tapsters- Bartender

Tapsters- Oskias

Behrat's Shop- Behrat

Behrat's Shop- Jarvia

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I am finishing up formatting for some of Brosca's dialogue and will be starting in on Aeducan's dialogue next.

I'll be bouncing back and forth with formatting posts while I pull out dialogues from the other origins before moving on to the main quests.

Stay tuned for polls to decide which origin is next :)

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hey, all *checks notes* 7 of you. which origin should I start transcribing after I finish the Dwarf Commoner (Brosca)?

Human Noble (Cousland)

Mage (Amell/Surana)

City Elf (Tabris)

Dwarf Noble (Aeducan)

Voting ended onJun 29

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Dwarf Commoner- Origins- Intro

(voice over, Duncan): Deep beneath the Frostback Mountains sits Orzammar, largest and proudest of the two remaining dwarven cities.

A male and female dwarf sit next to a large fire pit. The camera pans left showing several dwarves as they interact in a common area. Barely visible is the stone ceiling above the strong stone buildings.

(voice over, Duncan):Once the seat of an underground empire, Orzammar now stands alone, cut off from the world by the darkspawn, still clinging to the memory of its former glory.

Magma pours down a shoot illuminating the nearby architecture in a yellow light.

(voice over, Duncan):Below the vast statues and gilded halls where the noble families play at politics, the lower castes live in their shadows, scurrying to serve like their ancestors before them.

The scene changes. Smaller buildings crumble and the dwarves are dressed poorly. Several dwarves sit on the fringes of the streets— hands cupped— they beg for the means to survive.

(voice over, Duncan):Below that… is you. You are casteless, the dirty secret staining Orzammar's perfect society, forced, along with your sister, to sell your services to the crime lord, Beraht.

Many of the dwarves have a tattoo visible on their face. The mark of a casteless dwarf. Beraht swaggers down the poor district streets.

(voice over, Duncan): To the rest of Orzammar, you are proof that the casteless deserve their fate; but you know you do what you have to--the same as everyone--just to survive.

The Scene fades to black. Next scene opens with Behrat’s dialogue with the PC.

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Alright friends, Mahariel's dialogue is done and Brosca's will be posting soon.

I'm on my way back from a holiday and then I'll start in on Aeducan's. I'll try to get back up to posting twice a day soon.

Dar'eth Shiral my friends.

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Dwarf Commoner- Origins- Player Home with Rica

Immediately after Behrat leaves.

Rica: I'm sorry you had to see that. Dialogue Options:

Beraht expects too much from you. [go to 9]

You don't have to hide anything from me, Rica. [go to 1]

I've seen it before, and I'll see it again. [go to 2]

I can't stand the way he treats us! [go to 3]

1: PC: You don't have to hide anything from me, Rica. Rica: I've always tried, though. At least I've kept you from buying your future with what's between your legs. [If PC female] OR Rica: I know. You've always been a good brother, always tried to protect me. [IF PC male] Continues: Rica: sighs I should have told you [Go to 4]

2: PC: I've seen it before, and I'll see it again Rica: And I feel like every time you do, it kills something in you. You were such a loving child; I hate what this place made you into. That's why I didn't tell you. [Go to 4]

3: PC: I can't stand the way he treats us! Rica: Just be careful about showing him. You've been lucky so far; he thinks it's funny when you and Leske get vulgar. Some of the nobles I've met, they'd as soon have your head for speaking your mind. That's why I didn't tell you. [Go to 4]

4: Scene Continues: Rica: Beraht's been warning me ever since two of his other girls found patrons at Lord Harrowmont's reception. They've been getting gifts already. Lord Rousten gave Elsye a surface-silk gown and she's not even pregnant. Beraht's getting impatient. 4a Dialogue Options:

Beraht expects too much from you. [go to 9]

Isn't the work I do for Beraht enough? [go to 5]

I just wish we didn't have to kiss up to that cave tick. (Conditional. If PC hasn’t asked about working) [go to 6]

I want you to stop working for him. [go to 7]

5: PC: Isn't the work I do for Beraht enough? Rica: You've worked hard to keep him from throwing us out. I can only imagine the horrible things he's made you do. But… there are a lot of desperate dwarves in Orzammar. He could buy any one of them to run messages and knock skulls. [Back to 4a]

6: PC: I just wish we didn't have to kiss up to that cave tick [go to 8]

7: PC: I want you to stop working for him. Rica: I wish I could. Just go and walk the Deep Roads until we find a magical crystal kingdom and live happily until the Stone's embrace. But it's not happening. [go to 8]

8: Scene Continues: Rica: You know the other options. Cleaning middens… begging… going to the surface. No, unless you find a way to save us all from darkspawn and become a Paragon, we're pretty much on Beraht's leash for life. 8a: Dialogue Options

Beraht expects too much from you. [go to 9]

I don't know why I can't join the army and fight darkspawn. [go to 13]

Someone like me could never actually be a Paragon. [go to 17]

It's not fair that Beraht gets to push us around. [go to 23]

I need to get going before Beraht comes back. Goodbye. [go to 24]

You’re Right [go to 32] OR

I need to get going before Beraht comes back. Goodbye. [go to 31]

9: PC: Beraht expects too much from you. Rica: You know how desperate the nobles are for more children. They can barely field enough soldiers to hold the walls against the darkspawn. If I could… give one of them a son, the whole house would celebrate. And we'd all be raised up to noble caste to join the family. Sighs It's what Beraht's betting on. That's why he paid for my clothes, my voice lessons. He wants to share the reward. Dialogue Options:

Did you say there was a noble who was interested? [go to 10] OR [Back to 4a]

10: PC: Did you say there was a noble who was interested? Rica: Yes. That is, I hope. He certainly seems… charming. He treats me like a real lady, not just someone to tumble and forget. Dialogue Options:

Who is he? [go to 11]

Ew. I don't want to think about my sister… doing that. [go to 12]

I need to get going before Beraht comes back. Goodbye. [go to 31]

11: PC: Who is he? Rica: I-I don't want to say… in case I'm wrong. It just seems too mad to think of one of the most important men in Orzammar with… someone like me. Anyway, time is rusting, and I need to get dressed. These fashions will be the death of me--a hundred buttons on each sleeve! sighs And Leske’s probably outside waiting for you. [Back to 4a]

12: PC: Ew. I don't want to think about my sister… doing that. [If PC is female] Rica: It's not entirely unpleasant. But I hope you only find that out with someone you truly love. [If PC is male]Rica: Fine. How about I keep the details to myself, and you don't tell me why you come home covered in blood every night? [Back to 4a]

13: PC: I don't know why I can't join the army and fight darkspawn. Rica: It's sheer folly, one more way the nobles protect their status. They say casteless soldiers are more danger to each other than to darkspawn… that it's an insult to the smith to let us touch a fine-made weapon. Truly, they just don't wish to insult the Warrior Caste by showing that given the same opportunities, we could lead an army just as well. Dialogue Options:

But haven't the darkspawn almost overrun the current troops? [Go to 14]

They know we'd turn our weapons on them, if we had any. [go to 17]

They'd rather we all be killed than admit they're wrong. [go to 18]

I need to get going before Beraht comes back. Goodbye. [go to 31]

14: PC: But haven't the darkspawn almost overrun the current troops? Rica: Every year, more of the beasts come up from the Deep Roads. I've heard they've even been harrying the surface. 14a: Dialogue Options:

Is anyone doing anything about it? [go to 15]

The darkspawn are not likely to touch us here. [go to 16]

I need to get going before Beraht comes back. Goodbye. [go to 31]

15: PC: Is anyone doing anything about it? Rica: Aye. They would even turn to humans for aid before us, it seems. There's been talk of an alliance against the darkspawn, even that the Grey Wardens have stepped up. [go to 20]

16: PC: The darkspawn are not likely to touch us here. Rica: Perhaps. Though the thought of falling to cutthroats or dying of plague is hardly more comforting. [Go to 20]

17: PC: They know we'd turn our weapons on them, if we had any. [Go to 19]

18: PC: They'd rather we all be killed than admit they're wrong. [go to 19]

19: Scene Continues: Rica: I have little love for the nobles, but they know--more than we ever will--what the darkspawn have taken from our kind. Every noble I've met has had a brother or a nephew killed in the Deep Roads. Yet they let their arrogance blind them to the fact that we could help defend the city against the darkspawn. [Back to 14a]

20: Scene Continues: Rica: But we don't have time for this now. Leske must be waiting, and Beraht won't like it if I'm late for my appointment. [Back to 8a]

21: PC: Someone like me could never actually be a Paragon. Rica: It wouldn't be the first time. Gherlon the Blood-Risen was born casteless, you know, before he went to the surface. And he came back and won the throne! Many Paragons have humble origins. All that matters is that the Assembly recognizes their achievements. And once they get that vote, they found their own house, and are as noble as if the ancestors themselves had made it so. Dialogue Options:

Imagine, founding our own house… [go to 22]

That would certainly surprise Mother. [go to 23]

Keep dreaming, Rica. [go to 24]

22: PC: Imagine, founding our own house… Rica: So, what are you standing around here for? Go do something great! Dialogue Options:

I don't know why I can't join the army and fight darkspawn. [go to 13]

That would certainly surprise Mother. [go to 23]

Maybe I will at that. [go to 25]

23: PC: That would certainly surprise Mother. Rica: Oh, don't pay attention to her. She's just a bitter old drunk. She also said you'd never learn to walk or stop dumping in the bed. Make something of yourself just to spite her. Dialogue Options:

Beraht expects too much from you. [go to 9]

It's not fair that Beraht gets to push us around. [go to 23]

I don't know why I can't join the army and fight darkspawn. [go to 13]

Maybe I will at that. [go to 25]

24: PC: Keep dreaming, Rica: Rica: Until I’m dead, little [sister/brother]. [go to 26]

25: PC: Maybe I will at that. Rica: Maybe you will. [go to 26]

26: Scene Continues: Rica: But until then, we can only serve as Beraht demands, and he won't like it if either of us is late. Dialogue Options:

It's not fair that Beraht gets to push us around. [go to 27]

Beraht expects too much from you. [go to 9]

You’re right. Goodbye. [go to 32]

27: PC: it's not fair that Beraht gets to push us around. Rica: Money gives him power. He's got family on the surface, which means he can smuggle up lyrium and smith crafts, and bring down silks, wines, and furs. And he played it smart. When he started expanding, he made sure it was only the casteless he shook down for protection, so the guardsmen didn't care. 27a: Dialogue Options:

Beraht expects too much from you. [go to 9]

Can Beraht really follow through on his threats? [Go to 28]

So why does Beraht care about hustling you to some noble? [Go to 29]

And now he has everything a dwarf could want. [go to 30]

I don't know why I can't join the army and fight darkspawn. [go to 13]

Someone like me could never actually be a Paragon. [go to 17]

I need to get going before Beraht comes back. Goodbye. [go to 31]

28: PC: Can Beraht really follow through on his threats? Rica: Don't underestimate him. Beraht has thugs who'd kill their own mothers just to work for him. [Back to 27a]

29: PC: So why does Beraht care about hustling you to some noble? Rica: As far as the nobles are concerned, he still stinks of Dust Town. He's got money now, but you can't buy caste, you know? No noble woman would risk a dalliance with him. His only chance to join a noble family is to claim kinship with a concubine who bears a noble's son. sigh And that's what he wants more than anything. Don't you? Imagine what it would be like not to have people look at us like we're sewer sludge, to think our lives are worth something… [Back to 27a]

30: PC: And now he has everything a dwarf could want. Rica: I hope there's more you want in life than to be some copper-plated crime lord. You've still got the chance to get out of here. Dream big. Be a Paragon! Don't stop at becoming another Beraht. [Back to 27a]

31 : PC I need to get going before Beraht comes back. Goodbye. Rica: Stay out of trouble. I'll see you tonight. [End Dialogue]

32: PC You’re right. Goodbye Rica: Stay out of trouble. I'll see you tonight. [End Dialogue]

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IF PC interacts with Rica after initial dialogue. Options are not repeatable.

Rica: What is it? I’m kind of in a hurry… 032a: Dialogue Options

Mother seems worse today. (Conditional, if PC talked to mother) [go to 33]

Have you heard anything else about darkspawn recently? [go to 39]

Have you had much competition lately in attracting nobles? [go to 44]

What else should I know about Beraht? [go to 49]

Sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. Goodbye. [go to 54] Or

Actually, I should get going now. [go to 55]

33: PC: Mother seems worse today Rica: She comes and goes. I think the moss-wine's finally rotted her brains. Dialogue Options:

Do you ever remember her being different? [go to 34]

Her brain's been pickled my whole life. [go to 35]

Watch out for her. I don't want her to hurt herself. [go to 39]

Sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. Goodbye. [go to 54]

34: PC: Do you ever remember her being different? Rica: When your father was still here. You were a baby, and I remember they used to talk about what it would be like if they could bind a marriage. [go to 36]

35: PC: Her brain's been pickled my whole life. Rica: I think you were still in spit-rags when your father left. Before that, she was happy. [go to 36]

36: Scene Continues: Rica: Mother used to smile, then. She used to wear a necklace he made her of polished slate. Dialogue Options:

Why did he leave? She never talks about it. [go to 37]

And now she sleeps every night in a pool of her own vomit. [go to 38]

Sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. Goodbye. [go to 54]

37: PC Why did he leave? She never talks about it. Rica: I think he went to the surface. I remember them fighting about it. He wanted to try his luck among the humans. She didn't want to risk it. The next day, he moved out, and the wine moved in. But this is too bleak to talk about now. Can't you think of anything else? [Back to 032a]

38: PC And now she sleeps every night in a pool of her own vomit. Rica: And you wonder why I keep telling you to find a way out of this gutter? So get moving, unless you know how to do a double-cross lace on the back of this thing. [Back to 032a]

39: PC Watch out for her. I don't want her to hurt herself. Rica: You can't protect someone from herself, little sister. OR Rica: She's hurting no matter what we do, brother. Rica Continues: Rica: And you wonder why I keep telling you to find a way out of this gutter? So get moving, unless you know how to do a double-cross lace on the back of this thing. [Back to 032a]

40: PC: Have you heard anything else about darkspawn recently? Rica: The soldiers who guard the Deep Roads bring mixed tales. Attacks on Orzammar have died down, but the breeding sites are bigger than ever. The shapers say it follows an historical pattern: When the darkspawn pull back, it's usually to mount an assault on the surface. 40a: Dialogue Options:

I've never seen a darkspawn. What do they look like? [go to 41]

How far do the Deep Roads extend? [go to 42]

Let's talk about something a little closer to home. [Go to 43]

Actually, I should get going now. [go to 55]

41: PC I've never seen a darkspawn. What do they look like? Rica: Like… a dwarf who was chewed and swallowed by some great beast and spat into a pool of acid. I saw the corpse of one Prince Trian slew, and I couldn't sleep for days. [Back to 40a]

42: PC: How far do the Deep Roads extend? Rica: The nobles say they once covered the entire empire. But it's been a long time since they were anything but a buffer zone against the darkspawn. [Back to 40a]

43: Let's talk about something a little closer to home. Rica: Whatever you like, as long as we finish in the time it takes me to fasten this sleeve. [Back to 032a]

44: PC Have you had much competition lately in attracting nobles? Rica: Well, there are enough of us now that they have a name for us. They call us noble-hunters. It's not like we're stalking them for food! If they didn't want what we're offering, believe me, there'd be nobody doing it. 44a: Dialogue Options:

I don't understand what Beraht wants you to do. [go to 45]

Why do the nobles want children so badly? [go to 46]

Why would a noble raise our family up if you have his kid? [go to 47]

Ick. That's enough about you and getting pregnant. [go to 48]

Sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. Goodbye. [go to 54]

45: I don't understand what Beraht wants you to do. Rica: A lord's son wants a girl he can show off, so Beraht gets us fine clothes, makes certain we know the right songs, the latest gossip. If we get some… attention… and bear a son, we'll be raised up to noble caste. And if I claim Beraht as an uncle, he joins the clan, too. [Back to 44a]

46: Why do the nobles want children so badly? Rica: There are few enough of us even without the darkspawn. With the boys lost every year in the Deep Roads, Orzammar will only keep shrinking. The noble lords all need to provide new sword arms for their house. And their wives can't do it alone. [Back to 44a]

47: PC: Why would a noble raise our family up if you have his kid? Rica: After they tell everyone the ancestors cursed us because we're casteless, no noble wants that said of his son's mother. If I give birth to a noble's son, I'd become his concubine, an official member of his house as long as the child lives. My family comes with me to ensure I keep no ties to Dust Town. [Back to 44a]

48: PC: Ick. That's enough about you and getting pregnant. Rica: If you want to talk about something less… icky… you'll have to think of it yourself. [Back to 032a]

49: PC: What else should I know about Beraht? Rica: Well, you've seen more of his bad side than I have. Beraht likes to call himself a provider. He says he has the contacts to get almost everything into or out of Orzammar. 49a Dialogue Options:

If he's so successful, why is he hustling you to some noble? [go to 50]

Why do the guardsmen let Beraht get away with so much? [go to 52]

I don't want to work for Beraht anymore. [go to 53]

Sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. Goodbye. [go to 54]

50: PC: If he's so successful, why is he hustling you to some noble? Rica: It's a big risk, gambling that a girl will get pregnant with a son. But it's the only way into the nobility. The only thing in Orzammar Beraht wants is the one thing he can't buy. Dialogue Options:

This is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. [go to 51] OR [Back to 49a]

51: PC: This is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. Rica: Then will you let me finished getting dressed, or are you determined to talk right through my appointment? [back to 032a]

52: PC: Why do the guardsmen let Beraht get away with so much? Rica: He's been careful. He arms his men with cast-offs, nothing that would insult the Warrior Caste. And he feeds the guardsmen's vices: gambling, women, fresh figs from the surface--whatever they want. Dialogue Options:

This is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. [go to 51] OR [Back to 49a]

53: PC: I don't want to work for Beraht anymore. Rica: I hate what he makes you do. Believe me, I did not intend for my little sister to become a thug. [If PC female] OR Rica: I can't stand what he makes you do. I never thought my little brother would keep us fed by beating old men for their debts. [If PC male]

Rica Continues: But there are no other choices. Mother can't work, and there's not enough coin to be made sweeping streets to live even in this pit. You'll have to do what he asks, and just… hope it's nothing unforgivable. Some day, one of us will find a better way. Dialogue Options:

This is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. [go to 51] OR [Back to 49a]

54: PC Sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. Goodbye. Rica: (If Leske is in party) Get Leske out of here before he starts drooling, then. I'm still half-dressed!

OR Rica: Off with you, then. Leske's probably waiting outside. [End Dialogue]

55: PC: Actually, I should get going. Rica: (If Leske is in party) Get Leske out of here before he starts drooling, then. I'm still half-dressed!

OR Rica: Off with you, then. Leske's probably waiting outside. [End Dialogue]

If PC interacts with Rica and Leske is in the party: Rica: Back again? Don’t you have some work to— Oh… Hi leske. Leske: Hel-LO, pretty lady. Dialogue Options: -Have you ever met a surface named Oskias? [go to 56] OR [Back to 032a]

56: PC: Have you ever met a surface named Oskias? Rica: I don't think so. Beraht doesn't like us spending time with anyone from the surface. It's bad luck if you're trying to get pregnant. Too much air, too far from the Stone. The baby wont take. You could try Tapsters, though. Beraht never lets us go there because too many traders come in. Dialogue Options: Thanks. I'll go and check that out now. [go to 57] OR [Back to 032a]

57: PC Thanks. I'll go and check that out now. Rica: Just… don't tell me what Beraht wants you to do to the poor sot. Atrast tunsha, Leske. Leske: We, uh, don't have to go so soon, you know. We could stay, maybe braid your hair, or— Rica: Atrast tunsha, Leske. [End Dialogue]

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Dalish Elf Origins- Conversation with Keeper Marethari- after waking.

This conversation will trigger right after previous conversation with Fenarel

Keeper Marethari: I see you are awake, da’len. It is fortunate Duncan found you when he did… I know not what dark power held you, but it nearly bled the life from you. It was difficult even for my magic to keep you alive.

Dialogue Options:

Duncan? Is that the one who brought me back? [go to 1]

I kept telling Tamlen that we should have come back! [go to 2]

What happened to us? [go to 3]

Then Tamlen could be sick as well? [go to 4]

1: PC: Duncan? Is that the one who brought me back? Keeper Marethari: Yes, he introduced himself as a Grey Warden [go to 5]

2: PC: I kept telling Tamlen that we should have come back! Keeper Marethari: Do not worry, da’len. Even I might have been intrigued enough by such a cave to explore it further [go to 5]

3: PC: What happened to us? Keeper Marethari: I know only that the Grey Warden found you in front of a strange cave, sick and alone. [go to 5]

4: PC: Then Tamlen could be sick as well? Keeper Marethari: If he encountered the same thing you did, yes. The Grey Warden said he found you alone outside a cave, already stricken. [go to 5]

5: Scene Continues Keeper Marethari: Duncan thought there may have been darkspawn creatures inside the cave. Is that true?

Dialogue Options:

Why listen to anything a shemlen says? [go to 6]

I’m not sure. What does a darkspawn look like? [go to 7]

Did he not go inside the cave himself and see? [go to 8 ]

There were walking corpses and other strange monsters. [go to 9]

All I remember was the mirror… [go to 13]

6: PC: Why listen to anything a shemlen says? Keeper Marethari: The Grey Wardens are an old and honorable order, da’len, and we Dalish have enough enemies. Was he correct? Dialogue Options:

I’m not sure. What does a darkspawn look like?[go to 7]

Did he not go inside the cave himself and see? [go to 8]

There were walking corpses and other strange monsters. [go to 9]

7: PC: I’m not sure. What does a darkspawn look like? Keeper Marethari: Like a man, but dark and tainted with evil. Perhaps you fought one in the cave and it wounded you.

Dialogue Options:

There were many monsters, and dead mean that walked [go to 8]

The creatures inside were nothing like that. [go to 9]

No, it was the mirror. [go to 10]

8: PC: Did he not go inside the cave himself and see? Keeper Marethari: He was more concerned about helping you. He thought there were darkspawn, I don’t know. But Grey Wardens know more about them than anyone.

Dialogue Options:

I’m not sure. What does a darkspawn look like? [go to 7]

There were walking corpses and other strange monsters. [go to 9]

9: PC: There were walking corpses and other strange monsters. Keeper Marethari: Walking corpses? Dark magic, but not darkspawn. I know not what the other creatures might have been. [go to 13]

10: PC: There were many monsters, and dead mean that walked. Keeper Marethari: Walking corpses? Dark magic, but not darkspawn. I know not what the other creatures might have been. [go to 13]

11: PC: The creatures inside were nothing like that. Keeper Marethari: None of them were darkspawn? Duncan was so certain… [go to 13]

12: PC: No, it was the mirror. [go to 14]

13: Scene Continues:

Keeper Marethari: What else did you find? What is the last thing you remember? Dialogue Options:

A mirror. Tamlen touched it.

Did Duncan mention a mirror? [both go to 14]

14: Scene Continues

Keeper Marethari: A mirror? And it caused all this? I have never heard of such a thing in all the lore we have collected. sighs I was hoping for answers when you woke, but there are only more questions. And Tamlen remains missing. He is more important than any lore in these ruins. If he is a sick as you were, his condition is grave. Duncan returned to the cave to search for darkspawn, but we cannot rely on him to look for Tamlen as well. We must go ourselves, and quickly.

14a: Dialogue Options:

I am up to it keeper. I feel fine. [go to 15]

I don’t know. Is my sickness gone? [Go to 18]

Could I simply describe the way to someone? [go to 19]

15: PC I am up to it keeper. I feel fine. [go to 17]

16: PC: Then I am ready to go [go to 17]

17: Scene Continues:

Keeper Marethari: I am relieved to hear it. I am ordering the clan to pack the camp so we can go north. Take Merrill with you to the cave. Find Tamlen if you can, but do it swiftly. 17a) Dialogue Options:

The clan is leaving? [go to 21]

Are you not interested in the ruins and the mirror? [go to 32 ]

Why do you want me to take Merrill? [go to 33]

Take Merrill to the cave and find Tamlen. I understand. [go to 35]

18: PC: I don’t know. Is my sickness gone? Keeper Marethari: Your fever broke, and the signs of whatever illness snared you are gone… but truthfully, I don’t know if you are free from it or not. I wish I new more. Dialogue Options:

Then I am ready to go [go to 16]

Could I simply describe the way to someone? [go to 19]

Tamlen may already be dead [go to 20 ]

19: PC: Could I simply describe the way to someone? Keeper Marethari: Few know these forests as well as you and Tamlen, and time is of the essence. Remember he has already been out there for two days without the magical aid you received.

Then I am ready to go [go to 16]

Tamlen may already be dead [go to 20]

20: PC: Tamlen may already be dead Keeper Marethari: Yes, he may very well be. We can only search and pray, da’len. You are his last remaining hope. [Back to 14a]

21: PC: The clan is leaving? Keeper Marethari: If there is any truth to what Duncan said, then darkspawn may show up in these parts soon. We must get away from that horde. But that is not our only concern. Did you encounter any other humans out in the forest? Dialogue options:

Three of them. We drove them off (Conditional, all three humans survived beginning encounter) [go to 22]

Three of them. We killed one as an example. (Conditional, one human was killed in the beginning encounter) [go to 23]

Three of them, but we killed them all. (Conditional, all humans died in the beginning encounter) [go to 24 ]

Yes, actually is it important? [go to 25 ]

None that I can recall. (Lie) [go to 26]

22: PC: Three of them. We drove them off [go to 27]

23: PC: Three of them. We killed one as an example. [go to 28 ] 24: PC: Three of them, but we killed them all. [go to 28] 25: Yes, Actually is it important? [If all humans survived, go to 27 ] [If any humans died, go to 28]

26: None that I can recall. (Lie) Keeper Marethari: I see. Well, a nearby village has taken exception to our presence. I fear they will try to drive us out. [go to 30 ]

27: Scene Continues:

Keeper Marethari: All though you hurt no one, these humans roused their nearby village against us. [go to 30]

28: Scene Continues:

Keeper Marethari: So I feared. You have stirred up a hornet’s nest, da’len. Their village blames us for your actions. [go to 30]

30: Scene Continues:

Keeper Marethari: As everywhere, our people are not welcome here. We have stayed too long and we must move on—quickly.

Dialogue Options:

You are going to let those shemlen drive us off? [go to 31 ] Or [back to 17a]

31: PC: You are going to let those shemlen drive us off? Keeper Marethari: Our clan could slaughter their entire village if we cared too… but at the cost of bringing their king’s rage down on our head. These people are simple and have simple fears. This is their land, so we will go peacefully. [back to 17a ]

32: PC: Are you not interested in the ruins and the mirror? Keeper Marethari: I would be lying if I said I was not. But whatever knowledge lies in the cave is not worth our children. I send you back with hopes of finding Tamlen, and that is all. [back to 17a ]

33: PC: Why do you want me to take Merrill? Keeper Marethari: Merrill knows a degree of my magic. Tamlen’s chances of surviving the journey back are greater with her help. I also wish for Merrill to see this cave and mirror. She has a sense for these things, and could shed light on the nature of this illness.

Dialogue Options:

But doesn’t Merrill risk getting ill as well? [go to 34] OR [Back to 17a]

34: PC But doesn’t Merrill risk getting ill as well? Keeper Marethari: You recovered, and Merrill will too. Still, be careful… should you come upon this strange mirror again, do not touch it. [Back to 17a ]

35: PC: Take Merrill to the cave and find Tamlen. I understand. Keeper Marethari: Go quickly, for Tamlen’s life hangs in the balance.

35a: Dialogue Options:

I have questions about this Grey Warden [Go to 36]

I am curious about these darkspawn you mentioned. [go to 47]

I need more equipment before I go [go to 54]

Pray for me Keeper [Ends Dialogue. Note other dialogue choices can still be accessed by interacting with the keeper after this conversation ends.]

36: PC I have questions about this Grey Warden Keeper Marethari: When Tamlen’s life is at stake? Oh, very well.

36a: Dialogue Options:

I thought the Grey Wardens had disappeared? [go to 37]

Why did you believe anything this shemlen said? [go to 40]

How did he know where to bring me? [go to 41]

Are these wardens great warriors? [go to 45]

I have no more questions about the Grey Warden, Keeper. [go to 46]

37: I thought the Grey Wardens had disappeared? Keeper Marethari: Not quite, da’len. After they defeated the darkspawn long ago, the Grey Warden’s number diminished greatly over the centuries. It seems the humans have little use for them if darkspawn aren’t actively razing their lands. I suppose the thought of darkspawn returning one day did not occur to them. Dialogue Option:

and have they returned? [go to 38] Or [Back to 36a ]

38: PC And have they returned? Keeper Marethari: The Grey Warden thinks so. A war may be in the offing. If so, we must get as far away from it as possible. Dialogue Option:

Could we not help in the battle? [go to 39] Or [Back to 36a]

39: PC: Could we not help in the battle? Keeper Marethari: Let the humans fight their battles, as we must fight our own. [Back to 36a]

40: PC: Why did you believe anything this shemlen said? Keeper Marethari: He seemed honorable and his care for you speaks well of him. I trust my judgment. [back to 36a]

41: PC: How did he know where to bring me? Keeper Marethari: He said he had been looking for our clan and had a hint of our whereabouts. As I said, you were fortunate. It is possible he sought a volunteer to join their order. Dialogue Options:

Dalish have joined these Grey Wardens before?[go to 42] Or [Back to 36a]

42: PC: Dalish have joined these Grey Wardens before? Keeper Marethari: Indeed. The Grey Wardens once consisted of the best from all races. I know of no Dalish joining them since the days of the darkspawn wars, however. Dialogue Option

What if he asks for one now? [If previous Dialogue choices indicate the player character is a wanderer go to 43] [All other temperaments go to 44] Or [back to 36a]

43: Keeper Marethari: Always eager to wander, hmm? Joining the Grey Wardens would be a great honor. But he has not asked. [back to 36a ]

44: Keeper Marethari: It would be a great honor, though I don’t know why any Dalish would choose such a life. Regardless, he has not asked. [back to 36a]

45: PC: Are these wardens great warriors? Keeper Marethari: They are the best and most noble of all races, da’len. Few can achieve their standards. [Back to 36a]

46: PC: I have no more questions about the Grey Warden, Keeper. Keeper Marethari: Then do not tarry. Find Tamlen quickly. [Back to 35a]

47: PC: I am curious about these darkspawn you mentioned. Keeper Marethari: Remember that Tamlen needs your help.

47a: Dialogue Options:

Didn’t the Grey Wardens destroy the darkspawn long ago? [go to 48]

You think this cave was a darkspawn lair? [go to 49]

Why did the Grey Warden think I had met a darkspawn? [go to 50]

What is a darkspawn, exactly? I’ve never seen one before. [go to 51]

Could that bear-like monster have been a darkspawn? [go to 52]

I have no more questions about the darkspawn keeper. [go to 53]

48: PC: Didn’t the Grey Wardens destroy the darkspawn long ago? Keeper Marethari: They destroyed the last horde of darkspawn to threaten the surface, centuries ago. It doesn’t mean they extinguished them all. [back to 47a]

49: PC: You think this cave was a darkspawn lair? Keeper Marethari: Darkspawn are savage, uncultured creatures. More akin to locusts, than men. They may have befouled the cave, but they did not built what is there. From the Warden’s description, it may have been a temple devoted to an old god. Should we return, I may see it for myself. [back to 47a ]

50: PC: Why did the Grey Warden think I had met a darkspawn? Keeper Marethari: Darkspawn are filthy, diseased beasts that taint the very air around them. The Grey Warden seemed to think your illness came from this taint. Since you did not meet any darkspawn, I don’t see how that could be. No doubt he was mistaken. [back to 47a ]

51: PC: What is a darkspawn, exactly? I’ve never seen one before. Keeper Marethari: They are mostly boogeymen, used to frighten human children. In modern times, they are rarely seen on surface lands. But rumor holds that great numbers dwell in the ancient tunnels of the durgen’len— the dwarves. They obliterate all that is in their path. Like a plague of locusts, they spread disease, and misery when they come to the surface. An event to be feared, without doubt. [back to 47a ]

52: PC: Could that bear-like monster have been a darkspawn? Keeper Marethari: Hmm. The Old tomes say darkspawn come in as many varieties as surface creatures. They also say that many darkspawn are seen only during what the humans call a “Blight.” Perhaps your bear monster was one of those. [back to 47a]

53: PC I have no more questions about the darkspawn keeper. Keeper Marethari: Then do not tarry. Find Tamlen quickly. [Back to 35a]

54: PC I need more equipment before I go Keeper Marethari: Master Ilen can help you go to him and ask to see his stock. [Back to 35a]

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If Player Character comes back to speak to Keeper Marathari and has indicated they are willing to bring Fenarel with them to the cave— but has not left with Merrill yet.

Keeper Marethari: I see you have not left with Merril Yet. Is there something you need.

Dialogue Options:

I want to bring Fenarel with us to the Cave [go to 55]

I have questions about this Grey Warden. [go to 36]

I am curious about these darkspawn you mentioned. [go to 47]

I need more equipment before I go [go to 54]

No I should go [go to 56]

55: PC: I want to bring Fenarel with us to the Cave.

Keeper Marethari: Fenarel, are you certain? I am already putting Merril at ris; I don’t want to lose you too.

Fenarel: I want to help, Keeper. If we can find Tamlen, It’s worth the risk. Keeper Marethari: Very well, then. You have my permission. And I thank you for asking for it.

[End Dialogue]

56: PC: No, I should go.

[End Dialogue]

[dragonage-origins-transcripts]

Dalish Elf Origins- The Mirror Room with Tamlen

(If player interacts with the mirror without prompting) Tamlen: It’s beautiful isn’t it? I wonder what the writing says.

Dialogue Options:

Stand back. We can’t be sure it’s safe.[Go to 1]

The keeper might be able to translate it. [Go to 2]

“Don’t touch the glass?” [Go to 3]

OR

(If Player Character tries to leave the room without interacting with the mirror) Tamlen: You aren’t going to leave without taking a closer look at the mirror are you?

Dialogue Options:

I’ll come back and look at it later. [Go to 4]

I don’t trust it it, and neither should you. [Go to 5]

If you’re so eager to look at it go ahead. [Go to 6]

1: PC: Stand back. We can’t be sure it’s safe. Tamlen: It sat here for who knows how many centuries— what could be so dangerous? Don’t worry; I won’t break it. [go to 7]

2: PC: The keeper might be able to translate it. Tamlen: Maybe, but she’s not here to help us. Odd that it isn’t broken like everything else, especially with that bear lumbering around in here. [go to 7 ]

3: PC: Don’t touch the glass?” Tamlen: Scoffs Not that we’d leave a fingerprint on it… see how clean it is? Not a single smudge or crack. [go to 7]

4: PC: I’ll come back and look at it later. Tamlen: I want to look at it now. It’s the only thing we’ve seen in here that isn’t broken. [go to 7]

5: PC I don’t trust it, and neither should you. Tamlen: It sat here for who knows how many centuries— what could be so dangerous? Don’t worry; I won’t break it. [go to 7]

6: PC: If you’re so eager to look at it go ahead. Tamlen: I will. This is the only thing we’ve seen here that isn’t broken. [go to 7]

7: Scene Continues: Tamlen: I wonder what this writing is for? Maybe this isn’t—hey, did you see that? I think something moved inside the mirror.

Dialogue Options:

Inside the mirror? Let me see. [go to 8]

Get away from it, Tamlen… [go to 9]

You’re imagining things. [go to 10]

8: PC: Inside the mirror? Let me see. Tamlen: Look! Don’t you see it? There it is again! [go to 11]

9: PC: Get away from it, Tamlen… Tamlen: Hold on, I just want to know what it is. Don’t you see it? There it is again! [go to 11]

10: PC: You’re imagining things. Tamlen: No, it was right there! Wait— there it is again! [go to 11]

11: Scene Continues Tamlen: Can you feel that? I think it knows we’re here. I just need to take a closer look…

[End Dialogue]

Cut Scene Plays:

Tamlen walks ups the steps closer to the mirror. Ominous music plays.

Tamlen: It’s showing me places. I can see…

Tamlen touches the mirror. It’s surface ripples.

Tamlen: some kind of city… underground? And… there’s a great blackness…

Ominous music intensifies and a hissing whisper is present in the background.

Tamlen: It… it saw me. Help! I can’t look away!

A bright light emits from the mirror, knocking the player character back before the screen fades to white. After a beat, the player blinks eyes open. The screen is blurry, at first, but then focuses on the same man from the introduction.

Duncan: Can you hear me? I am… very sorry.

Screen blurs out again, Player Character loses consciousness.

[dragonage-origins-transcripts]

Introduction

On a black background the following is written in golden letters.

“And so is the Golden City blackened with each step you take in my hall. Marvel at perfection, for it is fleeting. You have brought Sin to Heaven and doom upon all the world.” ~ Canticle of Threnodies 8:13

A fresco style mural of a golden building is shown.

(Voice over) Duncan: The Chantry teaches us that it is the hubris of men which brought darkspawn into our world.

As the camera pans out an unknown script scrolls across the image. In the foreground 5 figures in black hooded robes are gathered. Their faces obscure. The one in the middle hands are stained in red— but whether with blood or red rope is unclear.

(Voice over) Duncan: The mages had sought to usurp Heaven, but instead they destroyed it.

The golden building turns black

(Voice over) Duncan: They were cast out, twisted and cursed by their own corruption.

A tree dies and leaves fall- the mural continues to darken

(Voice over) Duncan: They returned as monsters, the first of the darkspawn.

Men in black cloaks fall and run screaming their faces turning grotesque and deathlike

(Voice over) Duncan: They became a Blight upon the lands, unstoppable and relentless.

More monstrous figures, still in black cloaks, but now armed with weapons and shields.

(Voice over) Duncan: The Dwarven kingdoms were the first to fall, and from the Deep Roads the darkspawn drove at us again and again until finally we neared annihilation.

A male dwarf drags a fallen comrade past dozens of fallen soldiers, and darkspawn. The dwarven army waits at a bridge with golems and soldiers. They watch a massive metal door that gives way to the horde. Dwarves are slaughtered- corpses are everywhere while a fire burns out of control.

(Voice over) Duncan: Until the Grey Wardens came.

Above ground— An army made up of humans, elves, and dwarves rush toward the waiting darkspawn. The battle is brutal with massive causalities.

(Voice over) Duncan: Men and Women from every race, warriors and mages, barbarians and kings… the Grey Wardens sacrificed everything to stem the tide of darkness.. And prevailed.

A lone gray warden walks past corpses, and small fires heading to the top of a hill.

(Voice over) Duncan: It has been four centuries since that victory and we have kept our vigil. We have watched and waited for the darkspawn to return. But those who once called us heroes… have forgotten. We are few now, and our warnings have been ignored for too long.

As he reaches the top he turns a fallen soldier over. In the background two darkspawn creep closer. Somehow, the gray warden turns just in time killing one with a great sword and kicking the other off a cliff.

(Voice over) Duncan: It may even be too late, for I have seen with my own eyes what lies on the horizon.

In the distance the glow of thousands of enemy torches illuminate the valley.

(Voice over) Duncan: Maker help us all.