This is a transcription of the ambient dialogue between Scout Pellane and Charter, it happens in the entryway to Haven. I was going to post this when I finished transcribing all of Haven ambient dialogue, but I saw a lot of people who hadn't seen/heard of it before and I thought I'd share.
Charter: You're Scout Pellane, yes? Sent to observe activity at Redcliffe? I'll take your report.
Scout Pellane: I don't report to you, knife-ear. I'll speak with Commander Cullen.
Charter: By all means. When you do, please inform him that you refused to speak to me.
Scout Pellane: I spoke with Commander Cullen. I, ah, apologize for what I said earlier.
Charter: It is nothing. Now, Scout Pellane, what can you tell me of Redcliffe?
Scout Pellane: The mages have been quiet since their attack on the Conclave.
Charter: Their attack? Do you have information confirming that the mages were responsible?
Scout Pellane: Well, I had assumed...
Charter: Don't. Our job is to acquire actionable information. Assumptions can lead you to overlook something vital.
Scout Pellane: How could that great Breach not have been caused by the mages?
Charter: It is reasonable to believe that magic was involved, but we cannot assume it was the rebels. How many powerful mages died at the Conclave, Scout Pellane? How would those deaths benefit the rebels?
Scout Pellane: I... I'm not sure.
Charter: Good. Now you're thinking. That's a start.
Scout Pellane: What's your name, anyway?
Charter: You may call me Charter, Scout Pellane. Now lower your voice. Your report is not for the world at large.
Scout Pellane: We got scattered reports of Tevinter sightings in the Hinterlands.
Charter: Mages?
Scout Pellane: And their servants, yes.
Charter: Hmmm.
Scout Pellane: You think they might be connected to the attack on the Conclave?
Charter: Assumptions, Scout Pellane. But… no circle mage has ever caused anything like the Breach.
Scout Pellane: Fair point.
Scout Pellane: What kind of name is “Charter,” anyways? It doesn’t sound elven.
Charter: I said you could call me that, Scout Pellane. I never said it was my name.
Scout Pellane: You’re a bit terrifying at times, Charter.
Charter: Why? Because you’re realizing that every elf you casually call “knife-ear” might have a life you know nothing about?
Scout Pellane: I was hoping you’d forgotten about that.
Charter: In this line of work we can afford to forget nothing.
Charter: So we have Tevinter activity in the Hinterlands, and the templars are compromised.
Scout Pellane: You think the templars are responsible for the attack on the Conclave?
Charter: I think they are a piece of it. As are the Tevinter in the Hinterlands.
Charter: Your report on the Seeker Fortress was excellent. It gave us information we dearly needed.
Scout Pellane: Thank you. I just… I don’t know. It used to be easy: Blame the mages, or blame the templars.
Charter: That simplistic thinking is fine for soldiers. You and I are more than that, Scout Pellane.
Scout Pellane: That attack on the Conclave wasn’t the end. There’s someone out there, or something. It’s not going to stop, is it?
Charter: I would be very much surprised if it did.
Scout Pellane: Then I suppose I should get back out there.
Charter: And you’ve heard nothing of this “Elder One” before, in any of your investigations?
Scout Pellane: Nothing, I’m sorry.
Charter: No. It’s taken all of us by surprise. We must… I don’t know.
(If sided with templars)
Charter: He compromised the templars, and is likely responsible for the disappearance of the rebel mages.
(If sided with the mages)
Charter: He compromised the rebel mages, and is likely responsible for the disappearance of the templars.
Scout Pellane: And we know nothing about him.
Charter: We will, soon enough.
Scout Pellane: Charter, if you’re free later, would you like to have a drink at the tavern?
Charter: Are you courting a knife-ear, Scout Pellane?
Scout Pellane: No! No, I… I don’t know. I used to drink with the soldiers. But I can’t talk with them anymore, not really.
Charter: You’ve seen enough pieces to have some idea of the size of the game we’re playing.
Scout Pellane: Yes, and… I’m sorry. I just… You understand. This Elder One… there’s no one I can talk to…
Charter: I’ll be in the tavern this evening. Perhaps you could buy me a drink. Make sure you take a bath first.
