Companion Reveals

Dorian is a Tevinter magister who wants to help rid the stigma surrounding Tevinter. To restore its honor, he joins the Inquisition. He was trained by another magister named Alexius.

Although Sera has already been a confirmed companion pre-E3, she is now confirmed as a female-only romance.

Second Part of the Demo

After a lot of dragon gameplay, the demo moved into what happens after a series of branching events based near the end of the Mage/Templar conflict. Your experience in the game will vary, depending on your Inquisitor’s actions. This playthrough used a female Qunari mage.

In this part of the demo, the Inquisitor is accompanied by Dorian, the Iron Bull, and Sera. In Redcliffe Castle, the mages have created a base of operations. However, the heads stationed have grown silent and the Inquisitor must investigate the cause.

Making her way through the castle, the Inquisitor saves Leliana, who was being questioned and tortured by one of the Venatori. The castle itself was rumbling, as it was slowly being split apart (as seen in the trailer). The group engages demons protecting a Veil rift inside the castle. Later, after attacking one of the Venatori spellbinders, the Inquisitor loots a red lyrium shard. “What in Andraste’s name is that!” Dorian exclaims, and tells you to keep it for later use.

Then, the Inquisitor meets Alexius: a Tevinter magister and Dorian’s former mentor. Alexius has done horrible things, including something twisted to keep his son Felix alive. The Inquisitor only wants the amulet that he possesses, but Leliana is greatly disturbed by all of this and takes Felix by the throat. He earnestly begs Leliana to let him go. Leliana angrily says, “I want the world back” and slashes Felix’s throat open. Seeing his son’s death, Alexius attacks the party by ripping open Veil rifts and casting out demons. But in the end, just like Dorian perceives it, Alexius has wanted to die.

After Alexius’s death, Dorian exclaims that he has seen the amulet before being used in Minrathous and wants an hour to figure out the spell to use the amulet. However, the Venatori are approaching their way. Sera and Iron Bull sternly leave to protect the doors, while Leliana covers the Inquisitor and Dorian as they use the amulet to create a portal. As the doors are breached and an unconscious Sera is thrown across the floor, and Leliana is wounded by other attackers, the Inquisitor tries to help. However, she stops as Dorian yells that if the Inquisitor moves, they all die. The last shot seen Leliana staring at the Inquisitor as the Venatori takes her by the throat.