“I'm sure Emile will turn himself in soon. He's a good boy.”
Comtesse Dulci de Launcet is the wife of Guillaume de Launcet, currently residing in Kirkwall
Background[]
Dulci is a minor noble from Orlais. For whatever reasons, she and her husband left to live in Kirkwall. There, they had two daughters, Fifi and Babette, and a son named Emile. Unfortunately, at the age of six, he was discovered to be a mage and taken to the Kirkwall Circle of Magi.
Involvement[]
After Knight-Commander Meredith asks Hawke to retrieve three magi that have escaped the Circle, Hawke goes to the de Launcet manor in Hightown. There, Hawke talks with Dulci about Emile, one of the escaped mages. During the conversation, Guillaume bursts into the room and begins a rant about how much trouble his son is causing. Dulci then reveals that she gave Emile some money to leave Kirkwall and begin a new life. If Hawke lingers on the subject of the Hanged Man, Dulci faints, prompting amused remarks from Isabela and Varric (and Fenris, in response to Varric). Hawke then goes to The Hanged Man to talk to Emile. If Emile is allowed to leave, Dulci sends Hawke a letter of thanks along with some gold.
If Emile was permitted to sleep with Nella, she later visits the De Launcet mansion and reveals that she is pregnant, demanding that she be married to Emile so she can become "Lady Nella de Launcet". This causes the Comtesse enormous distress.
Dulci is in attendance at Chateau Haine for the party held by Duke Prosper with her insufferable daughters, Babette and Fifi. It is revealed that she has a contentious relationship with Arlessa Isolde. If this is the first time Hawke meets her, Dulci's greeting will be passive-agressive, referring to Hawke's mother unfavorably.[1] She will reference the events of On the Loose if it was completed first. If Hawke let Emile go, she thanks them for their help once again but complains that Emile no longer writes to her as often as he did while in the Circle. If Hawke convinced Emile to turn himself in and allowed him to sleep with Nella, Dulci will bemoan the fact that Hawke wasn't able to stop him from doing so. Dulci will complain about the ceramic cows that Nella has been decorating their summer home with. Hawke may suggest that Dulci throw her out, which will have Dulci respond that she can't do such a thing until they can ascertain for sure that she isn't pregnant with Emile's child. She also points out that if Nella is pregnant, it is likely to be the only grandchild she will ever have, an opinion that incenses Fifi.
If Hawke decides to side with the mages and Emile appears, Hawke's attempts to speak with him will have Emile say that he regrets not having said goodbye to his mother.
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Trivia[]
- Some de Launcets might be attending the peace talks in Halamshiral. A noble can be heard saying "Are all the de Launcets here?" while another replies "Maker, I hope not!"