Companions (Dragon Age II)

Dragon Age II companions are the people who accompany Hawke.

Temporary companions
In Mark of the Assassin DLC.

Home base
Companions will each have a home base within the town of Kirkwall. Once Hawke visits the home base, it will be marked as a hot point on the local map, enabling fast travel to that location. The majority of each companion's personal dialogue will occur at their home base, and during conversations, they will interact directly with the environment.

There will still be situation specific dialogue outside of the bases.

If a companion wishes to speak with Hawke, they may approach the PC directly and ask them over or send a letter to Hawke's home.

Armor
Companion's armor can be upgraded by purchasing or finding the different upgrades found throughout the 3 acts. Most of these offer bonuses like increased stats or extra rune slots.

Friendship and rivalry paths
Companions have both a friendship and rivalry path. This is not the same as approval and disapproval as Hawke does not gain points based on how pleasant or rude they are. Instead, it's based on PC actions, opinions, and how they handle each companion's personal quest.

It is possible to have a romance with a companion on both the friendship and rivalry paths.

Gifts
It is possible to give gifts to companions to increase their friendship OR rivalry. Most of these can be picked up during quests and some can be bought from stores.

Party banter
When visiting a location, companions will start discussing among each other about the world and themselves, depending on certain choices made during the game and the present companions. In Mark of the Assassin, Hawke will also take part of these party banters with other companions.

Dragon Age II

 * In Lowtown, near Merrill's Home.
 * In Hightown, near the Hawke Estate.
 * Near the entrance of the Kirkwall chantry.
 * Near the entrance of the Gallows Courtyard.
 * In the Hanged Man, going up the stairs.