History Heartwarming / DragonAgeInquisition

'''Iron Bull''': Always.

* At the end of the Trespasser DLC, if Cassandra is Divine, Varric will be slipping the latest ''Swords & Shields'' into her hand, while she's still in her vestments. The smile on her face says it all.

* 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 those who are too far gone are at least able to die in comfort, surrounded by their fellows.

* If Hawke sacrifices himself, Varric's card will become black and red, with Varric mourning at Hawke's grave. However, if his personal mission with Bianca turns out well, the card will show Varric playing Wicked Grace, his feet up on the table, with a supremely satisfied smile on his face.

** Also, [[spoiler:right before Flemeth sends him back, Kieran looks up at her and asks "[[BadDreams No more dreams?]]" She smiles and says no in a surprisingly soft tone. In fact, her behavior toward Kieran throughout the entire sequence suggests that she's already grown very fond of her grandson.]]

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* Sera's journal, when you romance her. She really does love the Inquisitor.

* For all the games make it seem like Tevinter is a completely EvilEmpire with no hope for reform, Dorian has this to say about his homeland:
-->'''Dorian''': If I truly believed my homeland was [[CulturalCringe beyond all hope]], I wouldn't miss it so much.
** And prior to the final battle, [[spoiler: he can express a desire to head back home after all's said and done to actually try ''fixing'' some of the issues, rather than stay in hiding]]. He attributes this directly to the Inquisitor, as well as expressing gratitude for a firm friend.

* Recruiting Blackwall, for fans of the original game. In ''Dragon Age II'', the Wardens under Stroud were prickly to say the least, unwilling to help Kirkwall even as it burnt to the ground around them (to not even mention their [[spoiler: DidntThinkThisThrough plan to free Corypheus and use him as a weapon against the darkspawn]]). But here Blackwall is, protecting innocent farmers and then showing them how to protect ''themselves''. And his words are something akin to a love letter to the heroic Wardens of the first game.
-->'''Blackwall''': Grey Wardens can inspire, make you better than you think you are....Events like these, thinking we're absent is just as bad as thinking we're involved. If you're trying to put things right, maybe you need a Warden. Maybe you need ''me''.
-->'''Inquisitor''': The Inquisition needs all the help it can get, but what can one Grey Warden do?
-->'''Blackwall''': [[CallBack Save the]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[CallBack world if pressed]]
** The music just makes everything about the scene better.
** In some ways, this becomes more poignant when [[spoiler:the truth about Blackwall is revealed. He and the Inquisitor can discuss how the fact that Blackwall holds to the ideals of the Wardens despite never going through the Joining may have reminded the real Wardens of something important.]]

* 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, it's one of her favourite things you've done together.
** If your Inquisitor isn't the dancing sort, you can just ask that your date keep you company instead. You'll be treated to a short, cute scene of the pair simply sitting together cuddling. For someone who's out to save the world, it's such a ''normal'' moment.
** Dancing with Sera or Iron Bull if the Inquisitor is not an elf/Qunari themselves, and especially if they are 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 their 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.
** Asking Iron Bull to dance during the main part of the mission at first gets him laughing over the position that would put Josephine in. It takes him a moment to realize that the Inquisitor is being serious, at which point he'll awkwardly and adorably say yes.
*** Another point of heartwarming for Iron Bull: When asking you to dance, he leads you back into the main ballroom, unlike the other love interests who dance with you privately on the balcony. He - a Qunari - is willing to dance with his ''kadan'' in the grand ballroom, in the heart of the Orlesian empire and in front of hundreds of nobles who think his race as nothing more than [[FantasticSlur heathen ox-people.]] Bonus points as well if the Inquisitor is also non-human.
** A minor one, but if your love interest is a man, he'll ask you to dance with a courtly bow as he reaches for your hand (even if you too are a man). If you're a sucker for classic romance, it's ''so'' dreamy.

* Despite admitting to being somewhat scared of demons and spirits, Iron Bull clearly doesn't mind Cole, affectionately calling him "kid" and patiently explaining things to him. It may not seem like much, but considering how much Cole is mistrusted for what he is, for Bull to accept him so readily is surprisingly sweet.
-->'''Iron Bull''': You may be a weird squirrelly kid, but you're ''my'' weird squirrelly kid.
* At one point during their party banter, the Iron Bull decides to set Cole up with a prostitute named Candy in an attempt to make him more "normal". Later on he asks Cole how it went. It turns out that instead of having sex, [[PlatonicProstitution Cole convinced Candy to stop being angry at her mother, and even helped Candy to write a letter to her]]. She also tells Cole her real name, Marguerite, saying that it no longer bothers her.

* When using the Keep to establish the events of the first two games and the state of the world going into DA:I, Varric's friend/rival status with Hawke gets a choice of its own. At ''worst'' it boils down to "they disagreed on many things, but Varric has nothing but respect for Hawke." If you set them as friends, the caption reads: "Varric considers Hawke to be his best friend to this day."

* What Cole has to say if a female Inquisitor is in a romance with Cullen:
-->'''Cole''': Safe and solid, protecting and proud. He feels like quiet, stronger when you hold him.
* 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 themself]], 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.

* Blackwall and Vivienne do not get along, but after the completion of Vivienne's personal quest [[spoiler: and the death of Bastien]], Blackwall offers his condolences, like many others, despite their disagreements. Unlike the snark she takes with Dorian, or the teasing with Cassandra, she accepts it graciously and somberly.

* A very small thing, but if you opt to dismiss the Grey Wardens after "Here Lies the Abyss," Sera will disapprove. If you follow up by stating that this excludes Blackwall, she approves by the same amount, thereby making it as if she hadn't disapproved. [[OddFriendship She was just worried it meant Blackwall had to leave.]]
** 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."
*** 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. Meanwhile, Sera's journal mentions how awesome Blackwall's hugs are.

* After Iron Bull's SadisticChoice, if [[spoiler: he's been declared Tal-Vashoth]], the Inquisitor can reassure him by pointing out that "You're ''Iron Bull''."
** You can also tell him that he is not [[spoiler:a Tal-Vashoth because Tal-Vashoth is a Qunari term and he no longer is part of the Qun]].

* When romancing Josephine, the Inquisitor sets up an honor duel against a noble she's been promised to. Josephine arrives to break up the fight, chastises the Inquisitor for being rash, and demands to know why they are doing what they're doing. Their immediate reply? "Because I love you!" It stuns Josephine nearly into silence, and the rival noble yields to the Inquisitor out of respect for their love.
** Once Josephine recovers from the shock, she says she loves the Inquisitor too and jumps into their 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.
** And the next scene is the two of them back at Skyhold, cuddling in front of the fireplace in the Inquisitor's quarters.

* Also, another early Cole moment. He describes the pain and guilt of a woman he's observing and takes a more direct approach to easing pain. After a bit of fumbling, Cole says exactly what's needed to help her let go of her guilt over not saving a sick soldier and makes her forget him. Cole then explains the methods behind him healing emotional trauma and that he actually loves being able to sense it, since this means he gets to heal it. You see pretty quickly why he's a spirit of Compassion.

* 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 years of 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.
--->'''Cullen''': I ''will not'' give the Inquisition less than I gave to the Chantry!

* Cullen's CharacterDevelopment is this in general, but particularly if the Hero of Ferelden was a female mage with whom he was infatuated. Ten years after his horrible MindRape by demons that included images of her, he says he considers her a lovely woman, freely admits to his youthful infatuation with her, and deeply regrets the hurtful things he said to her immediately after being rescued from said horrible MindRape. He only wishes he could let her know this - which is a really nice touch for the players who stuck with their mage!Warden for the playthrough.
* A very sweet moment if the Inquisitor romances Cullen. When the Inquisitor and her party return to Skyhold after the final battle, Cullen first bows to her alongside Josephine and Leliana, but then he steps forward with his arms wide so she can throw herself into his embrace in front of the cheering crowd. This is such a great gesture of acceptance, trust, comfort and love, showing that Cullen has finally conquered all of his inner demons, insecurities, and fears. (The cheering would suggest that everyone ships it, too.)
** 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 - especially after the scene, when his voice is warm and gentle as he observes that [[spoiler:"I just realized I'm greeting my wife... I rather like that."]] The epilogue slide showing them happy together really brings it home just how far he's come.

* IceQueen Vivienne believes caring makes her weak, but even she is upset about the treatment of the Tranquil upon [[spoiler: discovering they've been killed; their skulls were turned into the Oculara, skull-tipped staffs used to hide the shards of the Solasan temple. The procedure done to achieve this killed many Tranquil in the failed attempts.]] Vivienne remarked that she had hoped at the very least that the Tranquil, who can't take care of themselves, would be all right with the rebels.

* If the Inquisitor is friendly with Solas, there are several conversational points where he expresses his admiration for their open-mindedness and skill as a leader. This is particularly poignant if the Inquisitor is not an elf, but either way he will admit to having misjudged the Inquisitor initially.
--> '''Solas''': But you have shown a subtlety in your action. [[YouAreACreditToYourRace A wisdom that goes against everything I know of your people.]]
** After "What Pride Had Wrought," if the Inquisitor drinks from the Well of Sorrows, Solas demands to know what the Inquisitor will do with the knowledge they've acquired after Corypheus is dead. Their response has the potential to be heartwarming, humbling, and packed full of ObliviousGuiltSlinging.
---> '''Inquisitor''': I'll make the world better.
---> '''Solas''': What if it isn't? What if you wake up to find that the future you shaped is worse than what was?
---> '''Inquisitor''': I'll keep trying.

* After the Bad Future, you can talk to Leliana, the real one, about how the reason you're still alive is because she gave her life to protect you.
-->'''Leliana''': Why wouldn't I? One life for a second chance at fate? I always did love a bargain.
-->'''Inquisitor''': Still, what you did was very noble.
-->'''Leliana''': And I would do it again.

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* Although initially hostile, Cassandra is actually on better terms with Varric as the game continues. In a conversation late in the game she comments to the Inquisitor that despite his frequent irreverence, "his heart is virtuous," and she says it in a tone of genuine respect and affection.
* Ditto Leliana, although more understanding but cold and distant she gets on better terms with the Inquisitor in record time. A discussion comes up about being a Bard, if a Rogue she will even offer to teach you. Said teaching is warning you off becoming one, not wanting anyone else to suffer as she did.
* When using the Keep to establish the events of the first two games and the state of the world going into DA:I, Varric's friend/rival status with Hawke gets a choice of its own. At ''worst'' it boils down to "they disagreed on many things, but Varric has nothing but respect for Hawke." If you set them as friends, the caption reads: "Varric considers Hawke to be his best friend to this day."

* 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 ''DAII'' (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.

* For all the games make it seem like Tevinter is a completely EvilEmpire with no hope for reform, Dorian has this to say about his homeland:
-->'''Dorian''': If I truly believed my homeland was [[CulturalCringe beyond all hope]], I wouldn't miss it so much.
** And prior to the final battle, [[spoiler: he can express a desire to head back home after all's said and done to actually try ''fixing'' some of the issues, rather than stay in hiding]]. He attributes this directly to the Inquisitor, as well as expressing gratitude for a firm friend.
* After his personal mission is complete, Dorian, clearly uncomfortable, tells the Inquisitor that Maker only knows what they must think now of him. The Inquisitor can answer: "I think you are very brave". The look on Dorian's face when he hears this... Good Lord, he looks so amazed, incredulous and happy, like he has witnessed something miraculous. It's obvious that this is the very first time Dorian has met someone who accepts and praises him for what he is. Oh, Dorian. [[TearJerker Excuse me]].
** Following this, the Inquisitor can step in and defend Dorian to Mother Giselle, who is worried about the "undue influence" the Tevinter mage has over the Inquisitor. After she leaves, Dorian tells the Inquisitor that he considers them a friend and is proud to stand by them. (This is clearly difficult for him to do, and he refuses to let the Inquisitor interrupt for fear he won't be able to spit it out otherwise, and then immediately states he's going to go and get drunk now, which seems to be his default reaction to having to confront his feelings.)
** The Inquisitor is not the only one who can be supportive for Dorian, as party banter with Iron Bull can attest:
--->'''Iron Bull''': You doing alright, Dorian? I know family stuff can be rough.
--->'''Dorian''': What would you know about it? True Qunari don't have families.
--->'''Iron Bull''': [[NotSoDifferent Finding out you don't fit in with the people who raised you? Having to walk away from everything you grew up with? Knowing you've disappointed the ones who loved you? Burning out so hard you have to leave everything you've known and start over? I might know a bit.]] Takes a tough man to do it too, so good on you, you big ol' fop.
* Recruiting Blackwall, for fans of the original game. In ''Dragon Age II'', the Wardens under Stroud were prickly to say the least, unwilling to help Kirkwall even as it burnt to the ground around them (to not even mention their [[spoiler: DidntThinkThisThrough plan to free Corypheus and use him as a weapon against the darkspawn]]). But here Blackwall is, protecting innocent farmers and then showing them how to protect ''themselves''. And his words are something akin to a love letter to the heroic Wardens of the first game.
-->'''Blackwall''': Grey Wardens can inspire, make you better than you think you are....Events like these, thinking we're absent is just as bad as thinking we're involved. If you're trying to put things right, maybe you need a Warden. Maybe you need ''me''.
-->'''Inquisitor''': The Inquisition needs all the help it can get, but what can one Grey Warden do?
-->'''Blackwall''': [[CallBack Save the]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[CallBack world if pressed]]
** The music just makes everything about the scene better.
** In some ways, this becomes more poignant when [[spoiler:the truth about Blackwall is revealed. He and the Inquisitor can discuss how the fact that Blackwall holds to the ideals of the Wardens despite never going through the Joining may have reminded the real Wardens of something important.]]

* 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, it's one of her favourite things you've done together.
** If your Inquisitor isn't the dancing sort, you can just ask that your date keep you company instead. You'll be treated to a short, cute scene of the pair simply sitting together cuddling. For someone who's out to save the world, it's such a ''normal'' moment.
** Dancing with Sera or Iron Bull if the Inquisitor is not an elf/Qunari themselves, and especially if they are 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 their 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.
** Asking Iron Bull to dance during the main part of the mission at first gets him laughing over the position that would put Josephine in. It takes him a moment to realize that the Inquisitor is being serious, at which point he'll awkwardly and adorably say yes.
*** Another point of heartwarming for Iron Bull: When asking you to dance, he leads you back into the main ballroom, unlike the other love interests who dance with you privately on the balcony. He - a Qunari - is willing to dance with his ''kadan'' in the grand ballroom, in the heart of the Orlesian empire and in front of hundreds of nobles who think his race as nothing more than [[FantasticSlur heathen ox-people.]] Bonus points as well if the Inquisitor is also non-human.
** A minor one, but if your love interest is a man, he'll ask you to dance with a courtly bow as he reaches for your hand (even if you too are a man). If you're a sucker for classic romance, it's ''so'' dreamy.

* One of the smallest and sweetest moments for Cole is the way he ends conversations. At first when you say, "I'll talk to you later", he responds, "How do you know?" or "Probably." Once you become friends with him, his response changes to "I hope so," and [[spoiler:if he becomes more human, he just says "Goodbye," showing a clear evolution of his humanity;]] on the other hand, if [[spoiler:Solas guides him to becoming a GuardianAngel, he responds "Yes," reflecting his restored certainty.]]

* If the Warden did not romance Leliana in ''Origins'' but ''did'' go to great lengths to befriend her, the Inquisitor can ask the spymaster about the legendary Hero of Ferelden. Anyone who enjoyed their friendship can't help but be moved by Leliana's reply.
--> I count her/him among my closest friends. S/he's probably the only person I trust completely.

--->'''Giselle:''' Faith may have yet to find you, [[HopeBringer but it has already found]] ''[[HopeBringer them]]''.

-->'''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Your Leader! Your Herald! Your Inquisitor!]]'''

-->'''Dorian:''' "If I truly believed my homeland was [[CulturalCringe beyond all hope]], I wouldn't miss it so much."

--->'''Iron Bull:''' You doing alright, Dorian? I know family stuff can be rough.
--->'''Dorian:''' What would you know about it? True Qunari don't have families.
--->'''Iron Bull:''' [[NotSoDifferent Finding out you don't fit in with the people who raised you? Having to walk away from everything you grew up with? Knowing you've disappointed the ones who loved you? Burning out so hard you have to leave everything you've known and start over? I might know a bit.]] Takes a tough man to do it too, so good on you, you big ol' fop.

-->'''Blackwall:''' Grey Wardens can inspire, make you better than you think you are....Events like these, thinking we're absent is just as bad as thinking we're involved. If you're trying to put things right, maybe you need a Warden. Maybe you need ''me''.
-->'''Inquisitor:''' The Inquisition needs all the help it can get, but what can one Grey Warden do?
-->'''Blackwall:''' [[CallBack Save the]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[CallBack world if pressed]] ...This Warden walks with the Inquisition.

-->'''Cole:''' You're happier now, Dorian.
-->'''Dorian:''' Is that what that light, tingly feeling is? I suppose you're right.
-->'''Cole:''' Wishing but wondering, wounded and wistful. What if he doesn't want me after?
-->'''Dorian:''' But he did.
-->'''Cole:''' Now you're smiling! ''(Dorian's not the only one. Cole's voice is one giant smile.)'' It's ''good.''

-->'''Leliana''': I have lost enough. I will ''not'' lose him/her as well.

--->'''The Warden:''' Keep my ''family'' safe.

-->[[spoiler: '''Fiona:''']] I only wanted to know if he is happy. His... father [[SoProudOfYou had such hopes for him...]]

-->'''Iron Bull:''' You may be a weird squirrelly kid, but you're ''my'' weird squirrelly kid.

--->'''Cullen:''' I ''will not'' give the Inquisition less than I gave to the Chantry!

-->'''Vivienne:''' I informed him the only disturbing thing in evidence was his penmanship.

-->'''Cole:''' Safe and solid, protecting and proud. He feels like quiet, stronger when you hold him.

-->'''Sutherland:''' [[spoiler:They saw your flag and were hoping we were good for a ransom. Once they learned we were nobody we were as good as dead.]] But here you are.
-->'''Inquisitor:''' (''Dialogue wheel: 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?

-->'''Cole:''' "Tama, how will I follow the Qun?" Her hands, strong but gentle, rubs stumps where the horns will be. "You are strong and your mind is sharp. You will solve problems others cannot." She smiles, but sadly.
-->'''Bull:''' Looks like my ol' Tamassran was wrong. Bet she's pissed one of her kids went Tal-Vashoth.
-->'''Cole:''' Agents with hushed tones, eyes stinging, forms to fill out, course corrections, reduce risk of similar losses. I remember the little boy, too wise, eager to help. Words break in small secret spaces, he got away. He got away.
-->'''Bull:''' How could you know that? You've never even met her.
-->'''Cole:''' Your hurt touches hers.
-->'''Bull:''' Well... that's... creepy. But... thanks.

--> '''Elandrin:''' What care have I for gods I have never seen, for a Maker I do not know? Let others distract themselves with such lofty concerns. I know only this life, I have seen only this world, and I care only for you.

--> '''Solas:''' But you have shown a subtlety in your action. [[YouAreACreditToYourRace A wisdom that goes against everything I know of your people.]]

--> '''Inquisitor:''' I'll make the world better.
--> '''Solas:''' What if it isn't? What if you wake up to find that the future you shaped is worse than what was?
--> '''Inquisitor:''' I'll keep trying.

-->'''Leliana:''' Why wouldn't I? One life for a second chance at fate? I always did love a bargain.
-->'''Inquisitor:''' Still, what you did was very noble.
-->'''Leliana:''' And I would do it again.

--->(''Vivienne strongly approves'') [[HopeBringer You won't fail them, dear.]]

-->[[spoiler:Clan Ghilain]] offers its thanks to the Inquisition. [[spoiler: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.

-->[[spoiler: '''Solas''': My love... I will never forget you.]]

-->'''Inquisitor''': [[spoiler: We will save our friend from himself... If we can.]]

-->'''[[spoiler: Solas]]''': What would you have had me say?! [[spoiler: That I was the great adversary in your people's mythology?!]]
-->'''Lavellan''': [[spoiler: I would have had you trust me!]]

'''Cole''': (laughing) Both.

--> '''Inquisitor''': How does Bull feel about this?
--> '''Dorian''': He ''wants'' to come with me. It can't happen of course. A Qunari cannot simply walk around the Imperium, even in [[spoiler: a Magister's company.]] I don't want him hurt. He doesn't want me hurt. We're working it out.

-->'''Viddasala''': Hissrad, please! [[KillEmAll Vinek kathas!]]
-->'''Iron Bull''': Not a chance, ma'am.
-->''(afterwards)''
-->'''Iron Bull:''' Ready to finish this, Kadan?\\
'''Inquisitor:''' As long as you're with me.\\
'''Iron Bull:''' Always.

--> ''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.\\
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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 helped [[spoiler: Dagna]] get into the Circle of Magi in Dragon Age: Origins, there is a point in this game when you can send for an Arcanist who wishes to help the Inquisition. When she arrives, you meet her in the Undercroft and you find it's [[spoiler: Dagna]] all grown-up and still absolutely in love with her studies.

* Lead Scout Harding establishes herself as BadassAdorable very early on, but she never gets much characterization past that in the main game. It makes it all the more heartwarming when you learn a bit more about her right at the start of the DLC, especially the fact that she's one of the few people in the whole franchise with a loving, supportive family that completely lacks any of the otherwise rampant dysfunctions. Among the things you can find is a letter from her mother back in rural Redcliff who tells her that she went the extra mile to acquire maps of all of Thedas just so she can keep track of all the places her little girl has visited during her work for the Inquisition. Mom Harding just sounds so incredibly proud of the mighty Inquisition's indomitable trailblazer... If you don't tear up a little when you read this letter, you have no heart.

* Lead Scout Harding establishes herself as an adorable LittleMissBadass very early on, but she never gets much characterization past that in the main game. It makes it all the more heartwarming when you learn a bit more about her right at the start of the DLC, especially the fact that she's one of the few people in the whole franchise with a loving, supportive family that completely lacks any of the otherwise rampant dysfunctions. Among the things you can find is a letter from her mother back in rural Redcliff who tells her that she went the extra mile to acquire maps of all of Thedas just so she can keep track of all the places her little girl has visited during her work for the Inquisition. Mom Harding just sounds so incredibly proud of the mighty Inquisition's indomitable trailblazer... If you don't tear up a little when you read this letter, you have no heart.