Bellara Lutare

Bellara Lutare is a Veil Jumper and companion in the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Background

Bellara is described as being plucky, hyper-focused, creative^[1], and having an obsessive interest in ancient Elvhenan and its secrets. As well as being creative and romantic with a strong sense of self; having a clear idea of who she is and what she wants, she is willing to push herself to her limits in her pursuit of finding answers.^[2]

Involvement

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

After interrupting Solas's ritual in Arlathan Forest and inadvertently trapping him within the Fade, Rook and their allies return to the forest to investigate. They are attacked by demons but rescued by Veil Jumpers Strife and Irelin who are searching for Bellara. With the help of Rook and their allies, they find Bellara in the forest and learn that they have entered a Veil Bubble and will need her assistance to escape. Bellara also notes that the presence of Darkspawn in the forest is highly unusual as the Deep Roads from which the Darkspawn emerge are not nearby. Bellara helps the group escape the Veil Bubble by locating and activating an artifact known as the Nadas Dirthalen (elvhen for "the inevitability of knowledge"). The activation reveals that a crystal within the artifact contains an Archive Spirit, but it is quickly destroyed. Rook, Bellara, and their allies choose to return to the Veil Jumper camp where Bellara endeavors to repair the Nadas Dirthalen.^[3]

Notes

Bellara's last name was misspelled during early marketing as Lutara instead of Lutare. It was later corrected by her writer, John Epler.^[4]

Trivia

Bellara was written by John Epler.^[5]
Bellara was one of the first companions to be heard. In Dragon Age 4 - Official Behind the Scenes Teaser Trailer, actress Jee Young Han, portraying Bellara, is shown saying: "No, no, no, it's okay... That's the good kind of rumble".
Despite being a mage, Bellara wields a gauntlet that can turn into a hunting bow. The gauntlet was discovered by the Veil Jumpers and originally was created to make manipulating magic easier.^[6]
Bellara's favorite food is pan-fried fish.^[7]
Lutare is a family name rather than a clan name.^[8]
Bellara was originally intended to be 28-29, but has now evolved to be around 31-32^[9]
BioWare polled the Dragon Age game developers with the question "If our companions worked at the studio what would their jobs be?", Bellara's top vote was ART with runner-up votes being in IT and programming. The included commentary stated:^[10]
- “Bellara is very creative, so she’d work in the Art department.”
- “Game Programmer, because she’s always tinkering and building things.”
- “Definitely IT because Bellara is a mad genius."

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References

↑ Dragon Age (August 28, 2024). "Companion Blurbs" . Instagram. Retrieved on September 1, 2024.
↑ BioWare. "Myths and Legends" EA.
↑ Wesley LeBlanc (June 18, 2024). "Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Returning to the Magic, p. 28-39" Game Informer.
↑ John Epler. "Quick DATV correction, and we’ve reached out elsewhere to correct - it’s Bellara Lutare, not Lutara" . Bluesky.
↑ John Epler (June 9, 2024). "as Bellara’s writer i love this" . Bluesky.
↑ BioWare (June 18, 2024). "This is actually a gauntlet! It was created to make manipulating magic easier When the Veil Jumpers discovered it, Bellara realized it was exactly what she needed when working with the artifacts and constructs she finds in ancient elven ruins..." Twitter. Retrieved on June 23, 2024.
↑ John Epler (07/28/2024). "important distinction - pan fried." . Bluesky.
↑ Question was asked by a fan and clarified by John Epler "Is Lutare a family name or the name of her dalish clan?" . Bluesky.
↑ John Epler. "Originally she was intended to be..." . Bluesky.
↑ BioWare (August 30, 2024). "We asked the game team what jobs our DragonAge companions would have if they worked at the studio." . Threads. Retrieved on September 1, 2024.

[1] Dragon Age (August 28, 2024). "Companion Blurbs" . Instagram. Retrieved on September 1, 2024.

[2] BioWare. "Myths and Legends" EA.

[3] Wesley LeBlanc (June 18, 2024). "Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Returning to the Magic, p. 28-39" Game Informer.

[4] John Epler. "Quick DATV correction, and we’ve reached out elsewhere to correct - it’s Bellara Lutare, not Lutara" . Bluesky.

[5] John Epler (June 9, 2024). "as Bellara’s writer i love this" . Bluesky.

[6] BioWare (June 18, 2024). "This is actually a gauntlet! It was created to make manipulating magic easier When the Veil Jumpers discovered it, Bellara realized it was exactly what she needed when working with the artifacts and constructs she finds in ancient elven ruins..." Twitter. Retrieved on June 23, 2024.

[7] John Epler (07/28/2024). "important distinction - pan fried." . Bluesky.

[8] Question was asked by a fan and clarified by John Epler "Is Lutare a family name or the name of her dalish clan?" . Bluesky.

[9] John Epler. "Originally she was intended to be..." . Bluesky.

[10] BioWare (August 30, 2024). "We asked the game team what jobs our DragonAge companions would have if they worked at the studio." . Threads. Retrieved on September 1, 2024.

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