Jory

Ser Jory is one of the Grey Warden recruits that the Warden meets in Ostagar. He comes from Redcliffe where he served as a knight for Arl Eamon Guerrin. However, after meeting his future wife in Highever, he asked Arl Eamon permission to leave Redcliffe. He was drafted into the Grey Wardens by Duncan after winning a tournament in Highever. His now pregnant wife waits for his return.

Strategy
Class: Warrior

Specialization: NA

Starting Talents/Skills: Ser Jory begins with level 3 Combat Training

Warrior: Powerful

Two-Handed: Pommel Strike, Indomitable, Sunder Arms, Mighty Blow

Archery: Aim, Defensive Fire, Crippling Shot, Critical Shot, Rapid Shot

While his primary weapon is a two handed sword, he also comes equiped with a bow as his secondary weapon. His willpower is the lowest of the three companions for this scenario and he also has the most skills available for activation (add to that he can also wear the heaviest armor which will contribute to his fatigue), so expect him to burn through his stamina supply in relatively quick order.

Bugs
In addition to his Two Handed Weapon talents, if a game is saved and reloaded, Jory gains a few Archery talents. Some are taken out of order (second- and third-tier talents with none of the first-tier prerequisite talents) and the total number of talents exceeds the number of talents available to a warrior of his level. This has not been fixed as of the 1.04 update.

Quotes

 * "There is no glory in this!"
 * "I listened to tales of the Grey Wardens and dreamt one day, I, too would ride a griffin into battle against slavering monsters."


 * Ser Jory: I'm not a coward, but this is foolish and reckless.
 * The Warden: You sound like a coward to me.
 * Ser Jory: I am just simply... trying to stay... alive.

Trivia

 * When asked to compare a set list of NPCs to food, BioWare employee Cori May said that Jory was most comparable to "broth."
 * Writer Sheryl Chee has said that when going out for a drink Jory would "nurse the same pint for four hours and then fix himself a cup of tea."
 * Strangely enough if you take off Ser Jorys sword before the Joining he will still have one equipped in the cutscene. It is of note that in this cutscene he uses a single handed longsword, instead of his two-hander, this occurs regardless of whether he had it equipped prior to the cutscene's start.
 * Ser Jory may be named after Jory Cassel from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
 * Ser Jory comes with a strange assortment of archery talents that do not show by default on the quickbar. He does not even have prerequisites for most of these.
 * He says 'By Andraste's sword' when he is removed from the party.
 * In Dragon Age II, Isabela, in party banter, presses Aveline for information about her husband Donnic. One of the lines she may or may not ask is "Did he...Shank your Jory" refering to Ser Jory's death.