History Heartwarming / DragonAgeInquisition

* ''Dragon Age'' fans inspired by [[CureYourGays Dorian's backstory]] [[https://twitter.com/NCLRights/status/814919921767366656 successfully raised $3000 dollars]] towards the end of 2016 to donate to the National Center for Lesbian Rights' ongoing effort to end "conversion therapy" for LGBT youth. Said project attracted the approval and donation of David Gaider, himself a gay man and the lead writer for Dorian, who was [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/e6b01abe2c1620bcbc51f319db1bfd98/tumblr_inline_oj0t1mKmgJ1tnqpwm_540.png deeply touched by the fundraising project.]]

-->'''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Your Leader! Your Herald! Your Inquisitor!]]'''

*** What's even better is after when the Inquisitor and Morrigan are talking about the Warden, the Inquisitor comments how he just up and left her to have an adventure. Morrigan corrects them at once: he went where Keiran could not follow and she had to take care of their son, and "neither of us is so weak we would die from loneliness." Given how DAI likes to bop its players over the head with LoveHurts, it's heartwarming to see a character secure in their faith of their love's devotion and capability. Plus, it leads to a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]] comment if the Inquisitor requests aid from the Hero of Ferelden; Morrigan complies, but complains. "He will think this means I miss him, of course. Oh, he will be insufferably pleased. I hope you appreciate this sacrifice, Inquisitor."

** The stories that he tells about [[spoiler:Hawke]] in this scene manage to be simultaneously [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]], [[{{Tearjerker}} tear-jerking]], and this. Not even Varric is able to figure out which he's supposed to feel, as he looks like he's about to laugh and cry all in the same moment at points. Between this game and the previous, it's hard to think of another friendship in the series that feels as powerful as the one between those two.

* If you go back to the little island after [[spoiler:setting Ameridan's spirit free]], you'll find the spot where Telana died is covered in flowers. Except they're not ordinary flowers; they're the same ones she and Ameridan planted together the day before they fought Hakkon. Sniff.

*** It's even better if the Inquisitor is a non-human and/or a mage, given the large amount of FantasticRacism in the setting, and/or has been adamant that they don't believe any of it, which s/he might have just told to Giselle a minute before. Giselle responds by mentioning how important it is regardless of whether s/he believes or not.

** Dancing with Sera or Iron Bull if the Inquisitor is not an elf/Qunari themselves, and especially if s/he is human. Elves and Qunari are both reviled in Orlais, and the Inquisitor is willing to publicly show some of the most powerful people in southern Thedas who it is to whom his/her heart belongs. This is especially powerful when compared to [[spoiler:Celene and Briala]]. The same goes for Blackwall, Cullen, Cassandra, Dorian and Josephine, if the player's romancing them as a non-human Inquisitor.

** Once Josephine recovers from the shock, she says she loves the Inquisitor too and jumps into his/her arms. The Inquisitor spins her around, kisses her, and then gives her a big ol' hug in front of everyone. A little {{Narm}}-y? Maybe. [[NarmCharm Utterly cute and heartwarming]]? Definitely.

* Mixed with a big TearJerker, but at the beginning of the Grey Warden arc, Cassandra had been butting heads with Varric for hiding [[spoiler:Hawke]] from her. At the end of it, [[spoiler:if Hawke stays behind in the Fade and sacrifices him/herself]], Cassandra, [[HeterosexualLifePartners knowing how]] [[PlatonicLifePartners close they were]], is the first to try to console Varric. It doesn't work but the thought is still there.

* The fact that, no matter what the Inquisitor may be, the people will call the Inquisitor the Herald of Andraste. Regardless of the hero's occupation or species, the people will love him/her. To put it in perspective, consider: the character can be an elf, which is a second class citizen in Ferelden and are treated poorly in the rest of the world, and will still be hailed as the Herald of Andraste. The character can be a Qunari, a member of a race with a fearsome appearance and an alien set of beliefs, and will still be hailed as the Herald of Andraste. The character could be a mage, one of a group of individuals who are feared and hated by the common folk, and still be hailed as the Herald of Andraste. Your character could be a ''Qunari or elven mage'', and folks will still hail the Inquisitor as the Herald of Andraste. There are folks who will say otherwise (early on, a priestess will shout that there's no way a mage could be the Maker's chosen, for example), but the overwhelming majority of people are of the opinion that it doesn't matter ''what'' the Inquisitor is - what matters is that while the rest of the world is engaged in petty squabbles while a hole in the sky threatens to destroy everything, the Inquisitor is the one actually ''going out and doing something about it''. Prejudices mean nothing in the face of the hope they inspire.

* When you talk to Varric after [[spoiler: Hawke sacrifices him/herself in the Fade]], [[VideoGameCaringPotential you have an option to hug him]].

* It's well hidden, but if the player romances the Iron Bull, the drinking scene after killing the first High Dragon is a bit different. Right before complimenting the Inquisitor on his/her fantastic ass/tits, Bull slips up and calls the Inquisitor "Kadan". He normally reserves that moniker for when he finds out that the Inquisitor is serious about their relationship. By letting it slip here, Bull accidentally indicated that his feelings went beyond FriendsWithBenefits much earlier than he lets on, but he is still letting the Inquisitor set the boundaries.

** Cemented further in the post-epilogue scene, [[spoiler: if the Inquisitor promised to Solas that he/she will save him and sway him to their resolve not to destroy Thedas]]:

** During one scene the inner circle is arguing and on the verge of tearing itself apart. After a particularly bad episode they all immediately drop what they are doing and check on their friend. Regardless of dialogue chosen, Leliana calmly thanks the Inquisitor for what s/he had done, before ignoring Josephine's insistence and shouldering the responsibility of what has to be done.

* At the end of the Winter Palace mission, the love interest can either ask or be asked to dance a waltz. While most of them are perfectly willing to dance with the Inquisitor (Josephine, Blackwall, and Solas are especially thrilled), Cullen and Cassandra despise it, but will do it to make their lover happy. Sera acts surprisingly {{Adorkable}} about it and, judging by her journal, is one of her favourite things you've done together.

** Dancing with Sera or Iron Bull if the Inquisitor is not an elf/Qunari themselves, and especially if s/he is human. Elves and Qunari are both reviled in Orlais, and the Inquisitor is willing to publicly show some of the most powerful people in southern Thedas who his/her heart belongs to. This is especially powerful when compared to [[spoiler:Celene and Briala]]. The same goes for Blackwall, Cullen, Cassandra, Dorian and Josephine, if the player's romancing them as a non-human Inquisitor.

* Oh, heavens... where to begin with Dorian's romance? The fact that Dorian desperately wants a relationship that involves more than just sex, but has essentially given up hope on ever receiving it...the option to gently decline sleeping with him in favor of taking it slow, astonishing him...his open, unrestrained declarations that he adores the Inquisitor, and the mini-dates they can take around Skyhold...but it's this one piece of party banter that takes the cake.

*** What's even better is after when the Inquisitor and Morrigan are talking about the Warden, the Inquisitor comments how he just up and left her to have an adventure. Morrigan corrects the them that one: he went where Keiran could not follow and she had to take care of their son and "neither of us is so weak we would die from loneliness." Given how DAI likes to bop its players over the head with LoveHurts, it's heartwarming to see a character secure in their faith of their love's devotion and capability. Plus, it leads to a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]] comment if the Inquisitor requests aid from the Hero of Ferelden; Morrigan complies, but complains. "He will think this means I miss him, of course. Oh, he will be insufferably pleased. I hope you appreciate this sacrifice, Inquisitor."
** If Alistair is [[spoiler:the King of Ferelden and married to a female Cousland Warden, she laments that her quest requires her to be away from him, but insists that she must complete it "if ever I want to see my King again." She also pleads with the Inquisitor to help Alistair keep Ferelden safe until she returns.]] It's both a CMOH and a TearJerker.

** If you think about it, the fact that Varric and Cole are even friends at all is touching. You would think that after everything that happened with Anders and Justice, Varric would be hostile or wary of Cole - but ''no'', Varric ''cares'' about Cole. And it's one of the most wonderful things to witness in the game.
*** In one party banter, Cole describes Merrill before stating he's all right in response to Varric checking on him, implying that his off-in-his-own-little-world-ness reminds Varric a bit of her; it's a sweet (or bittersweet) little CallBack.

*** In his letter, the Warden will call Morrigan the strongest and wisest person he has ever known and makes his expectations of the Inquisitor in regards to her safety very clear.

** Sera's epilogue slide shows them in a very sweet embrace.

* Cassandra's romance is pretty sweet, and more importantly, shows how Creator/BioWare noted that 'gifts' from the first game should actually have some special meaning. In this case [[spoiler:getting her flowers, a poetry book and candles. Seriously, it's old school courtship and one that she really wanted. What seals the deal is her declaring that she would protect you.]]
** While doubling as a funny moment, giving her the book (which the Inquisitor convinced Varric to write) elicits one of the most sincere thank-yous in the game - and can be done even if Cassandra is only a friend to the Inquisitor.

* At the end of the Winter Palace mission, the love interest can either ask or be asked to dance a waltz. While most of them are perfectly willing to dance with the Inquisitor (Josephine, Blackwall, and Solas are especially thrilled), Cullen and Cassandra despise it, but will do it to make their lover happy. Sera acts surprisingly {{Adorkable}} about it and, judging by her journal, is one of her favourite things you've done together

* Oh, heavens...where to begin with Dorian's romance? The fact that Dorian desperately wants a relationship that involves more than just sex, but has essentially given up hope on ever receiving it...the option to gently decline sleeping with him in favor of taking it slow, astonishing him...his open, unrestrained declarations that he adores the Inquisitor, and the mini-dates they can take around Skyhold...but it's this one piece of party banter that takes the cake.

** Varric has three tarot cards. [[spoiler:There's the first one where we can see his chest (The Lovers); the second where he kneels on the ground in despair; and the third one...in a bar, bathed in sunlight (The Sun), smiling and kicking his feet up while playing cards.]]

** Solas has three cards, but you'll only ever see two in a single playthrough. The first is just Solas in a cloak, The Hermit. After the end of the game, it changes [[spoiler:and is unselectable, since he left]]. If he wasn't romanced, no matter whether the Inquisitor was his friend or not, [[spoiler:it becomes a large shadow of a black wolf with many eyes looming over him, The Tower]]. If the Inquisitor loved him, [[spoiler: it changes to a serene picture of Solas in the forest, with a small white wolf beside him, The Hierophant]]. Further confirmation that their relationship ''really'' meant something to him.

*** What's even better is after when the Inquisitor and Morrigan are talking about the Warden, the Inquisitor comments how he just up and left her to have an adventure. Morrigan corrects the them that one: he went where Keiran could not follow and she had to take care of their son and "neither of us is so weak we would die from loneliness." Given DAI likes to bop its players over the head with LoveHurts it's heartwarming to see a character secure in their faith of their love's devotion and capability. Plus, it leads to a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]] comment if the Inquisitor requests aid from the Hero of Ferelden; Morrigan complies, but complains. "He will think this means I miss him, of course. Oh, he will be insufferably pleased. I hope you appreciate this sacrifice, Inquisitor."

* After seeing what happened to the Templars, Cullen swears off lyrium, and is going through all of the withdrawal symptoms that one would expect from lifelong drug use. The Inquisitor helps him through it.
** At the lowest point of his withdrawal, the thing that threatens to drive Cullen back into taking lyrium again isn't the painful physical symptoms, nor the flashbacks that it gives him to his experiences at the Ferelden Circle Tower during the Blight, nor his feelings of guilt about standing by and doing nothing as Meredith's insanity led Kirkwall into ruin - it's his fear that these things are making him a liability to the Inquisition.

-->'''Morrigan''': ''[confronting Flemeth]'' Do what you want with me...but Kieran will be free of your clutches. I am many things, but I will ''not'' be the mother you were to me.

** Dorian's friendship with a non-romanced Inquisitor is also incredibly sweet and moving, if the player works at maxing out his approval (which isn't hard to do if his loyalty quest is done right). He's so used to not trusting people and avoiding his emotions, but he platonically ''adores'' the Inquisitor. Witness his reaction after the Inquisitor comes back [[spoiler:from the Fade]] - he was all but traumatized at the idea of losing this dear compatriot, and tenderly inquires how they're holding up. The ''Trespasser'' DLC adds another element to the friendship with the gift of the communication crystal, and Dorian swearing that the Inquisitor's position as his "dearest - and perhaps only - friend" will never change.

** His dialogue in the celebration is adorable and poignant if he [[spoiler:was encouraged to be more of a spirit]]. He ''makes a joke'' with the Inquisitor, and notes that the Inquisitor makes them sometimes because "they make the fear smaller."

* At the end of Varric's mission, "Well, Shit", he is clearly hurt that [[spoiler:Bianca betrayed his trust by leaking the location of the Primeval Thaig]]. He gives her a lecture, and she apologizes profusely. He walks away and tells her to forget about it, but you can tell that one more thing just got added to the list of [[ItsAllMyFault things Varric feels are entirely his fault]]. As he walks away, [[spoiler:Bianca]] gives him this '''sad, remorseful, pitying look'''. That look. Dear ''God'' that look. It's like she'd just broken a puppy's heart. Her next line to the Inquisitor afterwards just seals it.
--> "Get him killed, and I'll feed you your own eyeballs."

* The party banter for Varric and Dorian, where Dorian says it's a good thing Varric didn't follow Hawke to the Weisshaupt Fortress, as the fortress in question is an unimaginably dour and gloomy place, and Varric would hate it. Varric's answer?
--> Hawke would be there.

-->'''Inquisitor:''' [Dialogue wheel text: Nobody? You're my people.] Of course I'm here. You are an adventuring company of the Inquisition.
-->'''Sutherland:''' (Sniffs.) You hear that? Did everyone hear that?

* During a banter with Sera, [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Cole]] [[DontExplainTheJoke explains a joke]], then says [[FantasticRacism Cullen]] explains it better - meaning he's been talking to [[OddFriendship Cullen]]. You'd expect the Commander to fear Cole or at least avoid him, but no; Cullen's been ''telling him jokes''.

* A rather surprising example in this DLC, from [[KnightTemplar the Qunari of all people]]: [[spoiler: While exploring the Daarvarad, you find a codex entry that is the journal of a human woman working as an animal handler for the Qunari who [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere decides to abandon the Qun]], [[EveryoneHasStandards having becoming disillusioned and disgusted with the way the Qunari are mistreating the High Dragon they are using to produce the gaatlock]]. Her Qunari handler is aware of this, but rather than reporting the woman's dissension, she sends the woman on a false mission to the Winter Palace as a means of escape, with the subtext that as she is human, her appearance is less likely to arouse suspicion than an elf. The woman notes beforehand that, [[AdmiringTheAbomination given the respect the Qunari have for dragons]], her Qunari handler also clearly disapproves of the animal cruelty and [[EvenEvilHasStandards respects her human subordinate's refusal to compromise her principles]].]]

** Should Leliana become the Divine, she disbands the Circles. This means that Bethany, if she was taken to the Circle in ''Dragon Age II'', can finally live in freedom, never again having to fear someone finding out she's a mage and the Templars draging her off to a glorified prison. And even if the Circles still exist, her sibling being the Champion [[spoiler:and Varric Kirkwall's Viscount]] likely gives her enough political clout to be granted pardon. Either way, she'll finally be able to realize her dream of living luxuriously in her family's estate.

** During one scene the inner circle is arguing and on the verge of tearing itself apart. After a particularly bad episode they all immediately drop what they are doing and check on their friend. Regardless of dialogue chosen, Leliana calmly thanks the Inquisitor for what s/he had done, before ignoring Josephine's insistence and shoulders the responsibility of what has to be done.

*** In ''Trespasser'', he may remark to the Inquisitor that he's been able to reconnect with Sera since his arrival at the Winter Palace, and that he sorely missed her.

* During a banter with Sera, [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Cole]] [[DontExplainTheJoke explains a joke]], then says [[FantasticRacism Cullen]] explains it better - meaning he's been talking to [[OddFriendship Cullen]], who you'd expect to fear him.

--> I count her/him among my closest friends. S/he is probably the only person I trust completely.

** Cullen's entire romance arc could be considered a CMOH, after the hell this poor guy's been through up to this point. From the MindRape in the first game to the chaos of Kirkwall in the second, he's suffering from PTSD and now lyrium withdrawal too, but still gets up every day to fight for the Inquisition and tries to inspire others to do the same. He's [[TookALevelInKindness polite if not outright kind to everyone]], and still devoted to his faith, but struggling. Along comes the Lady Inquisitor, who helps him with his addiction and trauma and slowly helps him ease out of his workaholic shell. Watching him change and soften as his feelings deepen is really adorable, and then getting to ''Trespasser'' and hearing him [[spoiler:ask her to marry him]] is the icing on the cake. The epilogue slide showing them happy together really brings it home just how far he's come.

* Morrigan and Warden!Alistair can have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6eLYvbATjs a conversation]] regarding [[spoiler:Kieran]]. The two of them are completely civil about it despite hating one another in ''Origins''. If Alistair is [[spoiler:Kieran's father, Morrigan tells Alistair that she told Kieran that his father is "a good man."]]

** The rescue is made all the more significant, due to the fact that they're not physically together because even Dorian's status as an altus and now a Magister won't protect Bull within the Imperium in any way. When the assassination attempt comes to light, not only does Bull get the Chargers together to mount a dangerous rescue operation, ''they all cross the Tevinter border to come to Dorian's aid''. Bull knows the dangerous repercussions of going to a Tevinter territory, considering the long-standing animosity between the Tevinter Imperium and Qun, and he goes anyway.

--> I consider her/him one of my closest friends. S/he is probably the only person I trust completely.

* In the Prologue, when Cullen helps his troops retreat, he immediately offers a shoulder without question to an injured soldier.
* Also in the Prologue, while the player character is still in Cassandra's custody, she turns hostile over you picking up a weapon to help fight the demons in the area and demands you disarm. No matter which option you choose (including disarming as she demanded), she reconsiders and says it's unreasonable to leave you defenseless in a valley full of demons. She even reminds herself that you agreed to come willingly/didn't run while she was distracted. This is a far cry from her initial witch hunt in DA II (or even her behavior mere minutes ago where she seems convinced that the player is responsible for it all).
** It is particularly meaningful for mages, who have the option of pointing out that they don't need a weapon, yet they have still made no move to attack her.

** What just gets me is that [[spoiler:The fact that a romanced Lavellan can say ‘Var Lath Vir Suledin’ while she is literally dying and in immense pain says something about how strongly she feels about Solas. To elaborate, she’s in pain, dying, she just found out it’s his fault, that he’s the villain of her people’s oldest stories, and he’s telling her that he's got to go and do something she’ll have to oppose him on. That she can’t come with him, and she’s probably never going to see him again, and even if he saves her now she’ll likely only get a few more years out of the bargain. And out of everything she could have said she chooses to got with 'Var Lath Vir Suledin' (copied from tumblr, it's hard to say it better). And then you translate the sentence. Var - Our, Lath - love, Vir - path, Suledin - endure. A rough translation would be 'Our love will endure this path.']]

** If you take both Dorian and a Tal-Vashoth Bull with you to the final confrontation, after a tough fight with the Qunari in which Bull tells the Viddasala to go piss off and cements his loyalty to the Inquisitor, Dorian will ask Bull if he's all right. Bull answers: "Never better, ''kadan''". Dorian in reply says, "I'm glad to hear it, ''Amatus''." ''Kadan'' and ''Amatus'' are respectively Qunari and Tevinter terms for someone very close and dear. Here, it clearly means "beloved".

** If Blackwall instead [[spoiler:becomes a Grey Warden]], he will enjoy the company of what he always dreams of, laughing about stories regarding his fellow Wardens and feeling like he finally belongs to a group. In the epilogue, it is revealed that he has [[BecomingTheMask fully became his vision of a Grey Warden]], [[spoiler: by helping others and encouraging children, doing exactly what he did while disguised as the real Blackwall despite having zero reason to continue the charade]].

-->'''Viddasala''': Hissrad, please! [[KillEmAll Vinek kathas!]]
-->'''Iron Bull''': Not. A. Chance.

--> ''To all of you who played ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'': who laughed, cried, and reached out on social media; who made fan art and comics and cosplay and jokes - Thank you. ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' was a labor of love. Without you, it would never have been possible. Your support and your passion touched us deeply. We hope that, in some small way, this game touched you as well.''

-->''Bare your blade and raise it high.''[[note]]For extra heartwarming points, this is one of the verses from the poignant group song in the main game, ''The Dawn Will Come. '' The Dragon Age Staff is more or less telling you to never give up.[[/note]]

* If you tell Kenric that Ameridan was an elven mage, rather than a human warrior as the Chantry has claimed for centuries, you get a war table mission called 'Assuage Ameridan's Heirs.' An Orlesian noble house, the d'Amerides, has been claiming to be related to Ameridan. A Dalish clan, Clan Ghilain, has made the same claim and been ignored. While Josephine suggests paying off the Dalish to keep the nobles happy, and Leliana suggests bringing in the clan to the Inquisition and blackmailing the d'Amerides into silence, Cullen's suggestion is straightforward - let the truth out and stop the d'Amerides from banking on a name to which they have no right, and make them give the Dalish reparations. The resulting letter from the clan's Keeper is enough to warm the heart.
-->Clan Ghilain offers its thanks to the Inquisition. We have long argued that Ameridan was one of our people, to the derision of the lords of Orlais. The reparations received from the d'Amerides will provide for our families in the coming winter. We honor the Inquisition for its commitment to the truth.

** Dancing with Sera or Iron Bull if the Inquisitor is not an elf/Qunari themselves, and especially if s/he is human. Elves and qunari are both reviled in Orlais, and the Inquisitor is willing to publicly show some of the most powerful people in southern Thedas who his/her heart belongs to. This is especially powerful when compared to [[spoiler:Celene and Briala]]. The same goes for Blackwall, Cullen, Cassandra and Josephine, if the player's romancing them as a non-human Inquisitor.

*** What's even better is after when the Inquisitor and Morrigan are talking about the Warden, the Inquisitor comments how he just up and left her to have an adventure. Morrigan corrects the them that one: he went where Keiran could not follow and she had to take care of their son and "neither of us is so weak we would die from loneliness." Given DAI likes to bop its players over the head with LoveHurts it's heartwarming to see a character secure in their faith of their love's devotion and capability. Plus, it leads to a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]] comment that if the Inquisitor requests aid from the Hero of Ferelden Morrigan complies but complains "He will think this means I miss him of course. Oh he will be insufferably pleased. I hope you appreciate this sacrifice Inquisitor."

** Cullen's entire romance arc could be considered a CMOH, considering the hell this poor guy's been through up to this point. From the MindRape in the first game to the chaos of Kirkwall in the second, he's suffering from PTSD and now lyrium withdrawal too, but still gets up every day to fight for the Inquisition and tries to inspire others to do the same. He's [[TookALevelInKindness polite if not outright kind to everyone]], and still devoted to his faith, but struggling. Along comes the Lady Inquisitor, who helps him with his addiction and trauma and slowly helps him ease out of his workaholic shell. Watching him change and soften as his feelings deepen is really adorable, and then getting to ''Trespasser'' and hearing him [[spoiler:ask her to marry him]] is the icing on the cake. The epilogue slide showing them happy together really brings it home just how far he's come.

** Another example of Sera and Blackwall's friendship - Sera has an ongoing fascination with Josephine's way with words, and wants to be able to utilize it herself. Sera tells the group that she plans to thoroughly seduce a hypothetical nobleman, but before they're about to get it on, she plans to jump up and yell, "I like your wife better!" When the group asks what good that would do, and how that even remotely resembles any of Josephine's techniques, Sera replies that the nobleman will think he's in charge but he isn't, and he'll look like an idiot. And she'll punch him to make sure that he gets it. Blackwall simply sighs, chuckles, and says "... Oh, Sera. I do love you."

* After the end of the game, you can go around to your party members for their last bits of commentary about how things will be, now that it's all over. If you talk to Cole and helped him become more of a spirit, [[spoiler: you catch him in the middle of having a conversation with Solas in the Fade.]] Cole was able to track him down when no one else could, because his powers as a compassion spirit drew him to [[spoiler: Solas through the pain of ''loneliness''. He's wandering alone again, flirting with his own worst fear every minute he's in the Fade, and he apologizes to Cole for condemning him to the same loneliness when he forces Cole to forget they spoke...and possibly, that they ever even met.]] When it comes right down to it, no matter how much the others might have come to care for him, Solas is the only person who loves and understands him fully for what he is, and [[spoiler: now they'll never see each other again.]]

* If you tell Kenric that Ameridan was an elven mage, rather than a human warrior as the Chantry has claimed for centuries, you get a war table mission called 'Assuage Ameridan's Heirs.' An Orlesian noble house, the d'Amerides, has been claiming to be related to Ameridan. A Dalish clan, Clan Ghilain, has made the same claim and been ignored. While Josephine suggests paying off the Dalish to keep the nobles happy and Leliana suggests bringing in the clan to the Inquisition and blackmailing the d'Amerides into silence, Cullen's suggestion is straightforward - let the truth out and stop the d'Amerides from banking on a name they have no right to and make them give the Dalish reparations. The resulting letter from the clan's Keeper is enough to warm the heart.

* If you romanced Sera or Cullen during the main game [[spoiler:you can actually get to marry them.]]

** Before the final fight, Cullen is replaced with an Inquisition guard, which just makes for the idea of Cullen putting a guard in charge of petting his dog while he's busy doing important Inquisition things
* In the epilogue, if [[spoiler:Hawke wasn't sacrificed in the Fade, it's confirmed that they're still alive and go on to help Varric with the rebuilding of Kirkwall. Good to know [[NoodleIncident they got out of Weisshaupt in one piece.]]]]

** Should Leliana become the Divine, she disbands the Circles. This means that Bethany, should she be taken to the Circle in ''Dragon Age II'', can finally live in freedom, never again having to fear someone finding out she's a mage and the Templars draging her off to a glorified prison. And even if the Circles still exist, her sibling being the Champion [[spoiler:and Varric Kirkwall's Viscount]] likely gives her enough political clout to be granted pardon. Either way, she'll finally be able to realize her dream of living luxuriously in her family's estate.

-->'''Inquisitor''': You do like it!

** If you take both Dorian and a Tal-Vashoth Bull with you to the final confrontation, after a tough fight with the Qunari in which Bull tells the Viddasala to go piss off and cements his loyalty to the Inquisitor, Dorian will ask Bull if he's all right. Bull answers: "Never better, ''kadan''". Dorian in reply says, "I'm glad to hear it, ''Amatus''." ''Kadan'' and ''Amatus'' are respectively a Qunari and Tevinter term for someone very close and dear. Here it clearly means "beloved".
** Also, if Bull became Tal-Vashoth, the epilogue shows him and Dorian still seeing each other, despite living in different countries by meeting once in a while at the Tevinter border. Bull even rescues Dorian from Venatori assassins once.

** During one scene the inner circle is arguing and on the verge of tearing itself apart. After a particularly bad episode they all immediately drop what they are doing and check on their friend. Regardless of dialogue chosen Leliana calmly thanks The Inquisitor for what s/he had done, before ignoring Josephine's insistence and shoulders the responsibility of what has to be done.

* Cullen's epilogue if he quit lyrium and married the Inquisitor. The epilogue shows him in a simple shirt, no armor or weapons, happily playing with their Mabari and looking at his approaching wife with a giant smile on his face. After all he's been through, boy, did he deserve a happily ever after.

* When you decide the Inquisition's fate and choose to tell council off for or agree to disband, no matter what option you choose Cassandra smiles in support of the Inqusitor. [[spoiler:It's all the more heartwarming because the Inquisitor's speech parallels the speech that Cassandra makes to Chancellor Roderick at the beginning of the game: to close the breach, find those who were responsible, and to restore order with or without a Chantry. The Inquisitor will stop Solas with or without the Inquisition and the world's support after being presented with a final difficult choice. This choice was matched with ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' final, if not controversial, choice about the fate of the galaxy.]]
* Varric's attempt at hosting a going away party for Dorian before he returns to the Imperium for good.

* If the Inquisition is disbanded, and Cullen quits lyrium, he is granted land by Divine Victoria (regardless of who she is) and sets up a sanctuary for former Templars, where they wean themselves off of lyrium and can lead normal lives without their minds consumed by the drug. And for those who were too far gone were at least able to die in comfort, surrounded by their fellows.

* Another meta example comes in Allegra Clark being a big fan of the series and cosplaying as Isabella. What do Bioware do? Make her character a InkSuitActor, best friend of one of the juggernauts and most beloved characters in the franchise, a romance option and vital to the story and plot. Not bad for simply enjoying the first two games.