Dear friends, we bring to your attention translation of a short review dedicated love relationship in dragon age: Inquisition, which was posted by creative lead Mike Laidlaw on the official forum.

SPOILER WARNING! This post reveals a secret about all the possible romantic relationships that will take place in the game. If you want to keep the intrigue until November, then we warn you in advance. In case you want to know everything right now, then keep reading.

Let's take a moment to talk on romance in Dragon Age: Inquisition, what do you think?

It's time to ask: And why even reveal all the characters with whom it will be possible to have an affair? Wouldn't it be better to keep everything under wraps and let the players figure it out for themselves as the game progresses?» While some gamers understandably prefer to start games in complete ignorance, the truth is that the game Dragon Age: Inquisition huge. The story takes a long time to unfold, as does the development of the relationships that players form with party members. As a result, you can lose for quite a long time before you find that a team member is not at all interested in a relationship.

Again, many prefer this kind of discovery. Also, many players themselves are not interested in romance with anyone. We have designed everything so that each party member has a worthy story for those gamers who show interest in them, in a romantic aspect or not. We realized, be that as it may, that for many players, love relationship are an incredibly important detail - one of those that we spent a lot of time developing - and they prefer to be informed in advance in order to set their hearts on a certain character, only to be disappointed in the end.

In the water part, we will say a few words about the goals of developing love relationships: firstly, we want to give our players the right to choose. This does not mean that all choices will be available to everyone - it means that no matter what type of playable character you choose, there will be more than one option for possible love relationships for him. This does not guarantee that the player will find a certain character of personal liking - which could be the basis for starting a romance, even if every character in the game could enter into a relationship with anyone - but it perfectly makes it clear to each player what we think about them not retroactively.

Secondly, we want our characters to be full of character. Every significant character Dragon Age: Inquisition there is a story, personal goals, and ideas about how your journey together should develop; sometimes the romantic line doesn't matter to them, and sometimes it does. In any case, we are not trying to justify why the character cannot be the object of a love relationship - we are looking at what the meaning of this novel will be in the light of their further history, and how this novel will strengthen an interesting story.

And finally, the character available for romantic relationship does not guarantee their successful completion. These characters have their own agendas and opinions, and the choices the player makes throughout the game will have a certain impact on how they feel.

With all this in mind, we want to inform you about who and with whom in the game will be able to start a love relationship. If you are not interested in this information before you plunge into the world of the Inquisition, consider this as a warning about SPOILER and read no further.

Still here? Then let's go.

Below are the main options for novels. These are available to players of all races, and fulfill our main design intent by giving multiple options for everyone:

Cassandra- interest in male characters
Blackwall
Josephine- interest in female and male characters
Iron Bull- interest in characters of both genders
Sir- interest in female characters.
Dorian- interest in male characters.

Two " additional» romance option was added to the game as a result of the extra development time Dragon Age: Inquisition. They are limited in scope mainly for reasons related to their history, but otherwise they are equivalent to the other options:

Cullen- interest in female characters humans and elves.
Solas– only interested in elven female characters

All of the above means that our central actors - Varric, Vivien, Cole and Leliana won't be available for romantic advances. We know this may be disappointing for many of the fans who have shown interest in them, but we don't think they will lose out because each character will be drawn into their own meaningful story.

We can't wait for November when you can finally get to know these actors, help them tell their stories, and explore this huge game with us.

Mike Laidlaw

Everyone is probably already familiar with the fact that in games as a couple, dialogue options can occur that can lead to romantic / love relationships / lines with other characters. The game is no exception! Here you can now flirt and raise the level of a certain "availability". This guide / walkthrough was written to make it easier for you to go through the love line for a certain hero and achieve success.

In order for your new relationship to be successful, you must first consider whether there are opportunities for flirting. If there is, then you need to gradually increase the rating, along the way opening the path to a more serious relationship, which in turn gives something more.

In addition, your main character will be able to complete the task of the Inner Circle - this includes tasks / quests / missions of your party members / associates. In addition, you need to consider your gender and race, as not all characters may be available to you when choosing a race and gender.

Cassandra

Only a man can spin with her, but absolutely any race! As with the rest, you just need to lay the foundation in a relationship - a little flirting. To raise the pace of the relationship, complete the appropriate tasks with her direct participation.

In addition, you can ask Varric to do one useful service, or rather, write a new edition of Swords and Shields, which will serve as part of the task (a gift for Cassandra). In addition, at one point she will tell you in Skyhold that your relationship cannot lead to anything, but do not despair and continue to put pressure on her. Soon she will still go to meet you.

Remember that if you have formed a relationship with Cassandra, then you will not be able to form a relationship with other characters. To start a relationship with another character, you have to first break up with Cassandra and then only start a new romance.

Solas

With Solas, only an elf girl can spin. Once you get a little rating with Solas, then upon arrival at Skyhold, just kiss him. Shortly after this point, he will ask you to release his spirit without any killing during the fight. If you do this, then you will raise your rating, if not, then the romance will end there.

If you managed to do everything successfully, then you and Solas will have a serious relationship. But for the final stage of the novel, you will have to complete the task.

Sulfur

Only a girl can spin with her, but of any race. There is a small exception with this character. There is a chance that the Qunari will be able to spin with it - it has a chance much more than humans and dwarves.

If you have any connections with other heroes, then you will have to end the relationship with the others and switch to her. How to complete all the indicated tasks, then you will have to make sure that all topics are closed, after which you will reach the final moment.

Blackwall

Absolutely any girl can spin with him. This character quite simple and straightforward in relationships that relate to flirting. You can express all your feelings to him after you destroy the Vault, but he will tell you that now is not the best the best time for such. In order for him to eventually succumb to you, you must first complete all the tasks that concern him and at the same time increase his rating. Soon he will call you to the territory of the Storm Coast as a task for a gift.

After completing his own line, he will leave Skyhold Fortress, but the task will be completed. You will either send him to the Gray Wardens, or invite him to choose his own path. If he remains in the Inquisition, then you can reach the final in a relationship with him.

Iron Bull

This character will be available to absolutely everyone. You just need to flirt with him and in the end, you will find yourself in your chambers with him and get the opportunity to make love. After that, he will discuss some "rules" with you.

He will ask you to get a medallion, which is made from a dragon's tooth. Here you have to find a dragon, then kill it and make a medallion from the extracted resources.

Dorian

With Dorian, a man of any race can spin. You can lay the foundation in a relationship only if you fulfill it. storyline. After that, all you have to do is talk to him about your interest in him and start spinning "shura-mura".

Soon Leliana will call you to her and talk about one task. You will have to leave Poncard alive, otherwise the relationship with Dorian will not go anywhere. After you complete the task, then talk to him already in Skyhold and then he will offer you to go to your chambers for the final moment. If you break up with him, then there will be no negative points in this.

Cullen

To start a relationship with Cullen, you need to be an elf girl or a human. If you want to spin with it, then you first have to cut off all existing ones. And remember that you cannot discuss "Lyrium" with him, because of him all relations are cut off. Even in the middle of a relationship, you can't do it.

Josephine

The only character that has no limits! The most liberal girl when it comes to romance. To start building a relationship with her, all you have to do is talk to her at Skyhold and start flirting a little. Move your relationship forward until Leliana asks you who you're interested in. After that, you can finally start your romance with Josephine.

It would seem that only the lazy did not mention the second part of Dragon Age with a dashing word, and it was for that: while the plot of the game was not inferior to its predecessor, the simplified role-playing system and the constant need to run through the same monotonous corridors dozens of times eventually divided the fans games on two camps, one of which argued with foam at the mouth that innovations were for the benefit of the series, and the other advocated a return to more hardcore, so to speak, origins.

No wonder that on Dragon Age: Inquisition there were simply colossal hopes for the return of the glory that the series gained with the release Origins. And BioWare itself was well aware that not everyone liked the changes in Dragon Age 2. Announcing the final part, the developers immediately made it clear that the game world will not just absorb us - it will be possible to drown in it. And you know what? They succeeded in making this threat a reality.

Resurgence of the Inquisition

"They say only the Inquisitor has the power to stop this..."

Dragon Age: Inquisition- a game of truly outstanding proportions. If the previous two parts were albeit epic, but still separate narratives, as if cut off from the rest of the world, then in this game you really feel like the center of an unrealistically huge universe filled with magic, bewitching legends, legendary heroes, heroic deeds and an accomplished history . Your story to be retold in these magical legends.

Throughout the Dragon Age series, one of the main components of the game was love relationships. Dragon Age Inquisition also does not deviate from the ideals of its older brothers. Let's start with the fact that gifts were removed in AIM and relations can be improved only with the help of dialogues and some quest choices (kill / keep alive). Each character has his own point of view and only considers it the only correct one. If you do what he wants, then the hero will approve your decision, otherwise he will condemn.
There are 8 novels available in the game, both normal and same-sex. You can start romances with, and.

Cassandra

A character that immediately catches the eye and enlivens our lives throughout the game. Cassandra can only romance a male character regardless of race.

While traveling, you will be able to agree with her methods and do the same, this will increase her sympathy for you. Also, flirt every chance you get. After completing the personal tasks "Unfinished Business", "Secret Hobby" and "Right of Destruction", she will ask you about your feelings for her, then it's up to you to decide how and where this road of love will lead you.

Cullen

Knight Commander of the Templars, who decided to leave his post for the purposes of the Inquisition. Cullen has his own taste, and therefore only a girl of the human or elven race can get close to him.
To start a romance, you need to constantly show sympathy for him and flirt. Only lyrium can destroy your relationship, if you care about Cullen, in no case do not ask him to work with this thing!

Josephine

A unique character, because only she does not have a "bed scene" and the whole novel rests on the love of the characters. Any man and any woman can start an affair with her. To do this, you need to constantly flirt and go through several personal quests: "Evil Doom" and "Duel". Next, Leliana will challenge you to a serious conversation in which everything will fall into place.

Solas

Here it is, the love of all female elven characters - Solas. A renegade mage who from the very beginning of the game helps our hero fight the threat of invasion. In order for our elf to reciprocate you, you must be romantic in every dialogue and try to act as Solas himself would have done. The important point is whether you kill the spirit on Solas's personal assignment.

Sir

This very cheerful and playful elf greets us with an arrow and a task to search for things. She loves to play pranks on everyone and prefers the brute method of destroying her enemies. Also, Sera does not believe in Andraste and everything connected with her. In terms of race, Sera is open. All female characters can start a romance with her after completing personal tasks.

Blackwall

Blackwall is a Gray Warden and also a companion of our protagonist. In life, he is lonely and tries to stick to his path as a Gray Warden.
Maintaining a relationship with Blackwall requires being a fair and merciful woman of any race. After completing his personal tasks "In memory of the guards" and "Discovery", he will leave Skyhold and become unavailable to the group, the "Revelations" task begins. In Val Royeaux, free him from his imprisonment and inspire him to fulfill his duty in the ranks of the Inquisition. After he returns to the Inquisition, you can talk to him about your romantic relationship.

Iron Bull

Iron Bull is a Qunari who created his own band of mercenaries and joined the Inquisition. His behavior is unique to the Qunari. He respects Kun, but at the same time often breaks it.
After completing his personal task "Kun Requirements", regardless of the race and gender of the character, he will tell you about some customs and rules. If everything suits you, then you will start another personal task, at the end of which you will find a funny video scene and the beginning of an affair with the Bull.

Dorian

Dorian - A Tevinter mage who joined the Inquisition. He was born into a prestigious family and developed his magical gift. Dorian is very proud, and disillusioned with Tevinter, he became an outcast.
To start a relationship with Dorian, you need to go through his first personal task. After that, Leliana will give you the second task. Be careful, as killing Ponchard will end the quest and your relationship with Dorian. A man of any race can start a romance.