History VideoGame / DragonAgeII

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: In addition to importing the dragon lore established in ''Origins'', ''Mark of the Assassin'' adds wyverns, a closely related species that does not get along with their cousins at all. Wyverns don't get anywhere near as big, alpha males being the size of the average drake, and they cannot breathe fire or fly, they they can jump huge distances. They breed like rats, however, and can spit a rather nasty venom.

** Mark of the Assassin: "To hunt the wyvern on its ground is to tempt fate. [[MassEffect2 A terrible risk - but the prize...]]"

* {{Nakama}}: Par for the course in a Bioware game. Instead of a random group of adventurers thrown together by fate to stop some BigBad, they're friends and/or rivals who bond over the course of six years. There are exceptions, [[TeethClenchedTeamwork of course]].
** Though also subverted. There are a number of situations where you'll have to place some party members over others, and if take the wrong actions, you may even wind up fighting them.

A new tie-in novel has recently been announced; ''Dragon Age: Asunder''. Set in Orlais shortly after the events of Act 3, but before Varric's interrogation, it expands upon the mage/templar conflict.

** Paragon Hawke and the Qunari. Both the Arishok and the Saarebas "Ketojan" lampshade this, noting that Hawke is what the Qunari would be without the guidance of the Qun to give them principles. In ''Mark of the Assassin'' Tallis states that the goal the Qunari aspire to is to make the world a better place, which is ''exactly'' what Hawke said they want for Kirkwall.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Fenris. He has no memory, having undergone a painful procedure to grasp a tricky precious metal to his body (the patterns of which are somewhat skeletal), but the clincher is in the name: Fenris and Wolverine can both be translated as 'little wolf'.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Probably just a case of WriterOnBoard
** The word "apostate" means someone who abandons their religion/duty/beliefs. In universe, it's used to describe mages who live outside of the Chantry-governed Circle of Magi. Since the Chantry is the prevalent religious institution, living outside its rules is sacrilegious. Technically, referring to Hawke and Bethany as "apostate" is wrong, because they've never been a part of the Circle.
*** Anders, on the other hand, is an apostate. The Hawke siblings' late father Malcolm was also an apostate since he abandoned the Kirkwall Circle to elope with Leandra.
*** The Tal-Vashoth are also technically apostates but never referred to as such.

** Even your party members are fond of it: Carver can explain in great detail it's effects, and Varric knows the price of it off-hand on the black market (40 sovereigns)

* {{Transexual}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJbfO7woW_g There's one in "The Blooming Rose".]]

** Also, [[spoiler:Alistair and Teagan appear and mention the Warden. Alistair can also show up as a drunk, the king or a Grey Warden. Teagan also makes an appearance in ''Mark Of The Assassin''.]]

** Nathaniel crops up in a side quest where he acknowledges Anders (if he's in the party) and [[spoiler:whichever decision you made about the Architect in Awakening, implying that the Architect is an ally of the Wardens if he's spared.]]

-->'''Varric''': Twenty silver if he says, "[[Series/TheFugitive It wasn't me, it was the one-armed man!]]"?

-->'''Varric''': What do you want to bet he says, "[[Series/TheFugitive It wasn't me, it was the one-armed man!]]"?

*** A line of party banter from Merrill in ''Mark of The Assassin'' lampshades this as well saying that after awhile everywhere in Kirkwall started looking the same after a while.

** By Act III everyone knows Mage Hawke is an apostate, and Meredith reminds you that her leniency only can go so far if you get too snarky with her. The only reason you haven't got imprisoned is your position in the nobility and it would hurt the Templars standing with the people of Kirkwall if they imprisoned "The Champion".

--> '''Hawke''': [[spoiler:Looks like the Duke... fell from grace.]]

* GilliganCut: During the ''Heart of the Many'' DLC, when [[spoiler:Hawke and Tallis ge thrown into the dungeon, Hawke can state that his two (currently free) companions will get them out. Cut to the two companions... hopelessly lost.]]