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If you could ask any character (while they were alive) from DA:O or DA2 a single question, and be absolutely assured of an honest answer (you uh, "borrowed" Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth), what would you ask them? I want to avoid the obvious, so let's leave Flemeth and the Archdemon out of this.

Would you ask King Cailan about Loghain's loyalty? Or perhaps Arl Eamon, why he married such a bitch? Maybe you'd want to ask something of a minor character like Ser Cauthrien or Slim Couldry?

Who would you ask, and what would you ask of them? One person, one question, serious or silly. KatherineMarieS. (talk) 19:31, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

If I were you I'd want to leave Anders out of it. Because to me the most obvious question is: "Anders, why the FUCK did you blow up the GOD-DAMNED Chantry?!"

That being said, I would actually ask Hawke why s/he never gets tired of being Kirkwall's errand boy. --Isolationistmagi (talk) 19:38, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

To the person who delivered the Warden as a baby....What the hell did you do to make them almost completely mute? --Madasamadthing (talk) 19:50, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

My Cousland Warden would like to ask Loghain/Howe whether they conspired to murder Bryce Cousland before the Battle of Ostagar. That would make a major difference in how I view Loghain. I was always intensely frustrated with Cousland Warden's and Loghain's 'campfire chats' after the Landsmeet duel, listening to Loghain go on about Annora's skinned knees or the perfidy of the Orlesians but was never able to ask him that single question. Second choice would be to ask Hawke why the heck he stayed in Kirkwall after what happened to his Mom and his sibling was in the Grey Wardens. That always seemed to be the weakest point in the whole DA2 plot that after Leandra's fate that Hawke doesn't simply grab his lover, sell the estate and get the eff outta Dodge... Qalan (talk) 20:10, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

Hey, that should have been my question, about the Couslands! :-) - As for Hawke, I would have asked Leandra why she thought Kirkwall was the best place to go to for an apostate mage, after she learned that the Amells didn't own a thing there. --Ygrain (talk) 20:42, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

Of course they conspired to kill Bryce Cousland before the Battle of Ostagar. How else would he be dead before the battle took place? And I'd ask Bann Vaughan how he developed such a quality backhand serve. Futonrevoltion (talk) 20:54, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

Alright, alright, let's try again: "What _exactly_ was your involvement in the Cousland massacre, Loghain? Did you A) order Howe to do away with Bryce, B) consented when Howe demanded this as a price for becoming your ally, or C) learned only afterwards and had to cover it up since you needed Howe's support? - Not that it really matters, 'cause you're dead anyway, I'm asking just out of curiosity." --Ygrain (talk) 21:01, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, the key word in my question was conspired... The ambiguity of Loghain's role, involvement and what he learned and when with regard to Howe's coup against the Couslands is what makes clarifying that my most pressing question. Qalan (talk) 22:51, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

If I had to guess, Loghain undoubtedly saw Cousland's military force and influence amongst the other Banns as a danger to be dealt with. Howe coveting the land, wealth, and power, probably conceived of and planned the betrayal (he likely had a plan for quite some time, and just needed the support of a Loghain to finally do it). And while Loghain was not involved in the details, except perhaps for timing, he most certainly knew and gave the go ahead. KatherineMarieS. (talk) 21:36, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

That's one possibility. On the other hand, a Loghain who was ignorant of Howe's intentions may well have intended to deal with the Couslands himself. After all, Ostagar took care of Cailin, Arl Urien of Denerim, and Fergus - a similar fate could have been planned for Bryce when he showed up. And with the Teryn and his son dead or neutralized and the Highever levies integrated with the Royal Army under Loghain's direct command, any Cousland threat to Loghain's position would have been negligible even if Howe had never betrayed them to begin with! Qalan (talk) 22:51, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

Loghain may have indeed intended something later, but I believe that Howe jumped at the opportunity, because it fulfilled his dreams of avarice. Howe knew what Loghain ultimately intended, so to risk throwing a monkey wrench into a national overthrow, by going after the Couslands without Loghain's consent seems unlikely.

For instance, Howe made sure to get Loghain's approved even on a relatively small decision like Zevran. Howe thought of it & got Zev without Loghain's knowledge, but the "yes, go ahead" was in the end Loghain's to give. At least that's my 2 cents. KatherineMarieS. (talk) 00:56, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

There's no doubt that Loghain and Howe are thick as thieves once they're both in Denerim, if only because any conflict between them would be mutually destructive at that point, so the whole Zevran thing doesn't really indicate anything to me. For that matter, Howe could have been involving Loghain in Zevran's hire to ensure that Loghain can't later hang Howe out to dry by claiming Howe was acting alone (something Loghain sort of half-heartedly tries to do at the Landsmeet anyway). I used to think Howe's holding the Templar who captured Jowan was evidence of an earlier link, but someone pointed out to me that Howe simply could have seized him when he arrived in Denerim and been holding him as leverage over Loghain (you can't get rid of me, Loghain or I'll make sure everyone knows you're hiring apostate-mage assassins...). What it comes down to is that everyone's got an opinion on this but I want an answer!!! LOL Qalan (talk) 01:58, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Considering how the current officials are behaving, "official" answers are probably the last thing you should be asking for. Futonrevoltion (talk) 02:22, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I have no interest in asking the dev't team - only the characters! LOL Qalan (talk) 04:35, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Oh, quite the contrary, there are a couple of questions I would _love_ to ask them, like "where were your brains when you were making DA2, on holidays?" and "where was your spine when you were made to come out with an unpolished product?"

BTW, see what we are doing? Every time it cmes to Loghain, we start speculating on his motives. One of the things, IMHO, which makes Origins so appealing, is this sense of mystery, or unsolved riddle - sorely lacking in DA2.--Ygrain (talk) 05:23, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Yes, it sometimes felt as if various NPC's had their own thoughts. If anyone ever played (I'm really dating myself) Betrayal At Krondor (not Return To Krondor, that was just horrible), that game made it feel as if the world were alive and it was up to you to get caught up, because no one would wait for you.

In DA:O my question would be to the Archdemon (provided he\she\it is capable of some way of communication), to tell his story prior to the moment the darkspawn found him\her\it. I'm really interested in whether the Archdemons are really ancient gods, banished by the Maker. In DAII my question would be to Flemeth - who or what she really is? Though I always wanted to ask Meredith about her sex life - she seems so cranky all the time. May be it's not because of the sword or her sister's death?:)---Algol- (talk) 00:35, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Congrats - The OP specifically excluded the Archdemon & Flemeth. Otherwise, my top question (even ahead of the Cousland/Loghain) would also have been 'who/what exactly are you and what are you planning?' to Flemeth! LOL Qalan (talk) 01:58, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

"Though I always wanted to ask Meredith about her sex life" --- Ewww! EWWW!!! KatherineMarieS. (talk) 02:32, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Tut-tut. She's a templar, she's not supposed to have any. :D --Ygrain (talk) 05:09, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

And that's for the best, IMHO ;) KatherineMarieS. (talk) 05:45, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Anders, what is your real name?! Seriously, ten years and not one mention of it? -- Denevari (talk) 04:40, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

I second this notion! My Hawke demands satisfaction (especially after dealing with the emotional roller coaster that is their love life for 10 years)! Sevarian10 (talk) 07:52, November 14, 2011 (UTC)Sevarian10

"Sten, where's your horns?" --The Shadow User (talk) 06:37, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

The reason Sten isn't horny like other Qunari, is that a small percentage are born without. They're thought of as special and often picked to head diplomatic type missions, because their appearance is less alarming. ;) KatherineMarieS. (talk) 07:01, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Asking Anders why he did what he did would be a waste of perfectly good question, because his answer is right there in the game. Unless what you really want is rhetoric, dramatic "WHYYYY?!", that is. My question would be to Cullen - "Say, Cullen, this Hawke dude...yeah, the one who just stabbed himself in a blood magic ritual right in front of your eyes, that's him - is it okay with you? Really? Why?" Dorquemada (talk) 08:05, November 14, 2011 (UTC)