Witch Hunt/Dialogue

(Still working on this page, have Morrigan's conversation to add at the end and formatting to do.--Lyssabits (talk) 01:05, September 14, 2010 (UTC))

Witch Hunt Dialogue
Initial dialogue paths mapped out with the following conditions:

Male Dalish Elf Warrior.

Warden romanced Morrigan.

Warden killed Flemeth.

Warden accepted the Dark Bargain.

Warden was still in a romance with Morrigan when Origins ended.

Would love to know what changes with different configurations!

Morrigan's narration:

Flemeth once told me that temptation lies in the forbidden. "Do not follow me," I said. Harder words I have never spoken. Some doors should never be re-opened.

Flemeth’s Hut
I. Ariane: Oh! Aneth ara, you startled me.

Ariane: Of all the things to encounter in these Wilds, I never expected one of our own. Have you news of the witch?

I.Q

1. Flemeth? (to I.1)

2. I don’t know what you’re talking about. (to I.2)

3. I am Dalish, but I left my clan some time ago. (to I.3)

4. No, I’m looking for Morrigan. (to I.4)

I.1 Ariane: Actually I’d hoped Flemeth might help me, I am tracking her daughter, Morrigan. You have heard of her, no? (to II.Q)

I.2 Ariane: I am Ariane, of Solan’s clan. My keeper sent me to find Asha’bellanar—the Woman of Many Years. (to I.A.Q)

I.3 Ariane: You left? Was there some kind of trouble? Actually, I forget my place. When I saw you, I assumed another clan had agreed to help us. My name is Ariane. If you are not tracking Asha’bellanar, can I hope you came to this place seeking Morrigan? (to II.Q)

I.4 Ariane: Hmm, I had no realized the witch was so widely known. My name is Ariane. Forgive me for almost loosing an arrow on you. I pursue Morrigan as well. She has done a great injustice to my clan. Has she wronged you as well? (to II.Q)

I.A.Q

1. I am here because my scouts thought you were someone else. (to I.A.1)

2. Flemeth is dead. (to I.A.2)

3. Why? (I.A.3)

4. I am (Warden), I’m looking for Morrigan.

I.A.1 Ariane: Scouts? So you are here for a purpose? You cannot have mistaken me for Flemeth, so you must be looking for her daughter, the mysterious Morrigan. We have something in common, then. (to II)

I.A.2 Ariane: Many have tried to kill Asha’bellanar in the past. Do no claim victory until a few centuries have passed without sight of her. We thought she could help us find her daughter, Morrigan. (to II)

I.A.3 Ariane: We thought she could help us find her daughter, Morrigan. (to II)

I.A.4 Ariane: I see. Then we have more in common than I expected. I pursue Morrigan as well. She has done a great injustice to my clan. Has she wronged you as well? (to II.Q)

II. Ariane: The young witch has caused trouble for my clan. Has she earned you ire as well? (to II.Q)

II.Q

1. What do you know about Morrigan? (Appears if you haven’t indicated you’re also looking for her.) (to II.1)

2. Yes and when I find her, I’m going to kill her. (to II.2)

3. She has taken my child. (to II.3)

4. I love her. (to II.4)

5. She is a friend and I am concerned for her. (to II.5)

6. What happened is between Morrigan and me. (Appears if Ariane asks, “Has she wronged you/earned your ire as well?”) (to III)

II.1 Ariane: She is a witch who has something that belongs to our people. And I came to recover it. And you? Has Morrigan wronged you as well? (return to II.Q)

II.2 Ariane: It seems she has a penchant for making enemies. (to II)

II.3 Ariane: Ir abelas! I have heard nothing good of these witches and children. (to IIIa?)

II.4 Ariane: Ah. They say she is beautiful, but I have never heard anyone claim she is capable of love. (to IIIa?)

II.5 Ariane: A friend? Of all the words associated with a Witch of the Wilds, those are the last I expected. Perhaps you can reason with her, then. (to III)

III. Ariane: Morrigan stole an ancient book my clan has guarded since the days of Arlathan. We were the only ones with such a piece of our history. Everything we once had, all legacy of our ancient magics were stripped from us. First by the Tevinter magisters, then by the wretched Circle. And Morrigan took what little was left. (to III.Q)

III.Q

1. What’s so special about this book? (to IV)

2. How do you know Morrigan stole it? (to III.2)

III.2 	Ariane: One month ago, she visited our clan in the name of friendship, and took great interest in our history. She knew exactly what she was looking for. The keeper allowed her to see the book. Two nights later, it was gone. (return to III.Q)

IV Ariane: For almost two thousand years, the Dalish people have been wanderers, a shadow of what we once were. This book—as much of a mystery as it is to us—is one of the only clues on how to reclaim that past. My keeper, Solan, says it was a treatise on something the ancients called ‘Eluvian.” The word is as old as the book itself, and its meaning has been lost. Save perhaps to Morrigan.

IV.Q

1. So what now? (to IV.1)

2. How do you know Morrigan stole it? (if not selected in previously) (to III.2)

3. We will not let her take our history! (to IV.3)

IV.3 Ariane: Ma serannas, friend. You may have no clan, but you are Dalish still. We can aide each other.

IV.1 Ariane: Help me. We both want Morrigan, and we can aid each other. (to V)

V. Ariane: The Book of Eluvian was reclaimed for my clan by an elven mage, who stole it from the Circle of the Magi before defecting. And still other such treasures remain with the Circle. Have you any standing to request entrance? You.. said you are no longer with the people. (to V.Q)

V.Q

1. I left my clan to join the Grey Wardens. (to VI)

2. They call me the hero of Ferelden. (to VI)

VI. Ariane: The.. Then you are the one who clew the archdemon? I knew it was one of our own, but.. I never expected to meet…

Ariane: They’ll have to let us in! Ma serannas, let us go immediately!

Finn and the book
I. Finn: Whoa! Who let a dog in here? And what are you doing? Be careful! (to I.Q)

I.Q

1. Be careful with what? (to II)

2. You’re in my light. (to I.2)

3. Leave my dog alone. (to I.3)

I.2 Finn: You.. you look.. er.. like you could probably squash me like a gnat, but I can’t just sit by while you mishandle innocent tomes! (to II)

I.3 Dog: (growls)

Finn: All right, he could probably.. er.. eat my face, but don’t you see what you’re doing? (to II)

II. Finn: You’re bending the book too much! It’ll crack the spine and cause the pages to all out! (to II.Q)

II.Q

1. Look, I’m in the middle of something important. (III)

2. Are you familiar with this book? (to II.2)

3. If I break it, I’ll buy it. (to II.3)

II.2 Finn: I’ve used it, but I don’t know it by heart. (to III)

II.3 Finn: Did I mention this book is priceless? As in – valued above all the pearls in Orlais? You can’t just "pay for it" (sighs) (to III)

III. Finn: Hmmm… browsing the chapter on the Eluvians? No one’s actually found one, you know. Ariane: You know what “Eluvian” is? Finn: It’s old elvish for “seeing glass.” Mirror. (to III.Q)

III.Q

1. I’ve never heard the word. How would a human know? (to III.1)

2. What else do you know about this? (to IV)

3. How do you know that? (to III.3)

III.1 Ariane: It’s a two-thousand-year-old dialect.

Finn: I only know a few dozen works of it, and I’m the Circle’s linguist. (to IV)

III.3 Finn: Cross-referencing, educated guesses, process of elimination. Finally found the answer in a Tevinter scroll. (to IV)

IV. Finn: Eluvian isn’t just any mirror, it’s a special kind. When the Imperium sacked Arlathan, they took these mirrors and tried to unlock their power. But all they could use them for was communication, over long distances. (to IV.Q)

IV.Q

1. I’ve encountered a mirror like that. (to IV.1) (Triggers conversation at mirror later)

2. Why would Morrigan be interested in that? (to IV.2)

3. There must be something else. (to IV.3)

4. Does that sound right you, Ariane? (to IV.4)

IV.1 Finn: You’ve seen one with your own eyes? (to IV.A.Q)

IV.A.Q

1. It was tainted by the Blight. It had to be destroyed. (to VII)

2. It made me sick. My friend Tamlen was ruined by it. (to IV.A.2)

IV.A.2	Finn: So you destroyed it? (to IV.B.Q)

IV.B.Q

1. We had no choice. (to VII)

2. Let’s just say it has seen better days. (to VII)

IV.2 Finn: Ah, you have a friend with a special interest? Maybe she needs to talk to someone? (giggles) (to V)

IV.3 Finn: Well.. on one’s ever seen a mirror like this. They could be something the Tevinters cooked up, for all we know. (to V)

IV.4 Ariane: Solan thought Eluvian was a place, hmmm. (to V.)

V. Ariane: Hmmm, My people crossed paths with another Dalish clan not too long ago. Two of their young hunters encountered a strange mirror in some ruins. One disappeared the other became deathly ill. They never found the one – the other was taken away to be cured, but was lost to the clan. (to V.Q)

V.Q

1. I was that elf. I became a Grey Warden. (to V.1)

2. Carry on. (to VI)

V.1 Ariane: Ir abela.. I had not linked this story with the Dalish Warden’s tale. Of course! Your clan misses you. They have left Ferelden, gone north to start anew. (to VI)

VI. Finn: But what became of the mirror?

Ariane: Shattered. Destroyed.

Finn: (gasps) Why?

Ariane: It was.. corrupted by the darkspawn, beyond hope of recovery. They did it to protect others.

VII. Finn: Even broken, it could be used to find the others. No, don’t get ahead of yourself, Finn, you have to sure.

Ariane: What? What do you know?

Finn: This is so exciting! We have to get to the repository. Hadley has the key.

Elven Ruins

Ring Dialogue

I. Ariane: That ring, you play with it often.

I.Q

1. Morrigan gave it to me. A long time ago. (to I.1)

2. I don’t play with it. (to I.2)

3. I’d rather not talk about it. (to I.3)

I.2 Ariane: Poor choice of words, perhaps. Is it special? Magical? (return to I.Q, changes “I’d rather not talk about it” to “No. Let’s just move on.”)

I.3 Ariane: Forgive me. In my clan, there are few secrets. I forget you are not one of us. (to II)

II. Ariane: We’ll find her. You have my word. The ancient Eluvian will be our key.

I.1 Ariane: A ring is a significant gift. In human cultures, does that not mean…? (to III.Q)

III.Q

1. We’re not married, if that’s what you’re asking. (to III.1)

2. She said that it allowed her to track me. That’s all. (to III.2)

3. She’d never allow herself to be tied to me in such a way. (to III.1)

4. No. Let’s just move on. (to II)

III.1: Ariane: You put yourself in such danger, just to find her. What will do you do when you reach her? (to IV.Q)

III.2 Ariane: Track you? A curious thing to want. Does it allow you to find her in return? (to III.A.Q)

III.A.Q

1. I think I feel her sometimes, but I don’t know. (II.A.1)

2. No, unfortunately. (to III.A.1)

3. She wouldn’t have given it to me, if that were true. (to III.A.3)

III.A.1 Ariane: She has such a hold on you.. (to II)

III.A.3 Ariane: Yet you still allow her claim on you. I wonder what she gave you in return…(to II)

IV.Q

1. I just want to see my child. (to II)

2. I won’t let her slip away again. (to II)

3. I don’t know. (to II?)

4. That’s between her and me. (to I.3)

After acquiring the shard:

If the Warden is Dalish and selected "I’ve seen one with my own eyes" during the conversation with Finn in the Library

I. Ariane: I can feel it’s history.. and its malevolence. I’m sorry to bring you back here.

I.Q

1. It feels like such a long time ago. (to II)

2. The last time I saw Tamlen here, he was alive, and healthy. (to I.2)

3. This is where it all started. Everything. (to II)

I.2 Ariane: I have heard a a new infant of your clan bears his name. They remember him. (to III)

II Ariane: If you could go back, would you? Would you turn down being the hero of Ferelden? (to II.Q)

II.Q

1. Yes. I would give up everything to have my family back. (II.1)

2. No. Everything happens for a reason. (to II.1)

II.1 Ariane: Ir abelas. This must be hard for you. (to III)

Else,

Finn: I can’t believe this is one of the Eluvians. It’s magnificent.. and broken.

Finn: Mostly broken.

III. Finn: We have the shard of the Eluvian, but we still need the lights of Arlathan.

Finn: We should head to Cadash thaig when you’re ready to leave.

(If the Warden is Dalish)Wasn’t there a dialogue about your origin story here?

Cadash Thaig

Entering the ruins..

I. Finn: I’m not sure I like the Deep Roads. Fewer darkspawn than expected, but it feels like we’re being watched.

Finn: Wait, why did we stop? Is this Cadash thiag?

Ariane? (to I.A)

This should be it. (to II)

Yes, I’ve been here before. (to II)

A. Ariane: This is is, according to the maps. (to II)

II. Finn: Right. So, I’ve.. er, been going through my old notes. Hmm.

And? (To II.1)

Just give me the basics. (To III)

II.1 Finn: And I came across this footnote. Apparently, the elves would magically conceal relics 	of great significance, thus shielding them from unworthy eyes.

Finn: And given what the Tevinters did, I’d say they count as unworthy.

Ariane: You don’t say. (to II.A.Q

II.A.Q

I don’t care. How do we get them? (To III?)

Are we unworthy? (to II.A.2)

So the lights of Arlathan are under this enchantment? (to II.A.3)

You’re a helpful person to have around. (to II.A.4)

II.A.3 	Finn: That’s my hypothesis.. but they might just be buried in the ground, too.

Finn: Actually.. that’s very likely. It looks like Cadash thaig was built on the ruins of Cad’halash. The lights of Arlathan could be miles below us.

Ariane: I liked the other theory more. (continues on to III.)

II.A.3 Finn: I hate to say it, but yes. We wouldn’t be able to see the lights of Arlathan if they were right under our noses. (to III)

II.A.4 Finn: Yes I know. But I have little else going for me. (chuckles) (to III)

III. Finn: If the elves concealed the relics with magic, only the blood of their kin will reveal them.

Finn: Ariane.. we need your blood.

(If the Warden is Dalish) Ariane: What? Why me? The Warden’s Dalish too!

Finn: Grey Warden blood is.. different. It wouldn’t work. It has to be you, Ariane.

Is this blood magic? (to III.1)

Ariane, please. It might help us. (to IV)

Why Ariane? (to IV)

III.1 Finn: Un.. blood doesn’t power the spell – it’s just a component.

Finn: It’s.. certainly a grey area, so let’s just keep this between the three of us, shall we?

Dog: (barks)

Finn: Four of us. (To IV)

IV. Finn: You share the same blood as the Arlathan elves. So you’re the only one this enchantment might recognize.

Ariane: Fine. Just because hearing that gets me all tingly. A few drops.

Finn: I’ll.. be gentle.

Finn: My spell will reveal vortices of magic. Standing in them should allow us to see the energy being drawn to the relics, which will lead us to them.