Julius

Julius
Title	Mayor
Race	Human Darkspawn (conditional)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	D'Meta's Crossing Venatori (conditional) Grey Wardens (conditional)
Quests	Shadows Crossing
Voice	Simon Templeman
Appearances	Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Julius is the Mayor of D'Meta's Crossing.

Background

Julius is a greedy mayor whose priority is often his personal wealth over the welfare of the village he governs. One of D'Meta's Crossing's residents once accused Julius of taking gold from the town coffers for a new fountain in the square outside his front window, rather than allocating the funds for good lumber to fix the docks, which he claimed was too expensive.

Involvement

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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

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After the Veilguard investigate D'Meta's Crossing and find it Blighted, they find Mayor Julius wrapped in Blight tendrils. The Veilguard quicky came to the conclusion that Julius was the mayor who was responsible for getting D'Meta's Crossing blighted. Julius had been tempted by Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain to hand over two Veil Jumpers to the elven gods for a blood magic ritual in the town in exchange for gold. He did not expect for the elven gods' ritual to unleash the Blight on the entire town and that the elven gods would tap into the Blight's power. He also thought that only the Veil Jumpers would be hurt while the villagers who he ordered to do the elven gods' bidding would just be rounded up to witness the glory of Ghilan'nain's new creation.

Julius defended his actions by saying he was manipulated by the elven gods and that they used some sort of mental magic that whispered voices in his mind and exploited his greed and fear. Ghilan'nain showed him so much gold that he could not resist. Rook can either choose to save him or leave him there to die. A Grey Warden Rook can also conscript him into the Grey Wardens.

If Rook saves Mayor Julius:

Julius could not resist the elven gods' lingering influence and eventually becomes a Venatori. During the quest Blood of Arlathan, Elgar'nan hosts a Venatori gathering at Arlathan Crater and Julius is found attending the gathering and exalting the elven gods' plans for a new Tevinter.

If Rook leaves Mayor Julius to die:

Julius eventually transforms into a darkspawn—specifically a Greater Hurlock called the Blighted Mayor—and starts killing people in Arlathan Forest. During the quest A Growing Corruption, the Veilguard follow the trail of his victims until the Blighted Mayor ambushes them at the Riverside Ruins. Although the Blighted Mayor blames the Veilguard for turning him into a monster, he is eventually killed by Rook's team.

If a Grey Warden Rook conscripts Mayor Julius to the Grey Wardens:

Julius eventually becomes a Grey Warden. After the The Siege of Weisshaupt, Julius can be found among the Grey Warden troops in Lavendel. He seems remorseful for his actions at D'Meta's Crossing, admitting there was a rot within him, and hopes to redeem himself through his actions as a Grey Warden. He is part of the quest Lives Spared, where several Grey Wardens that were attacked by darkspawn were saved by Julius. Julius and the Grey Wardens got pinned down until Rook's team rescues them.

Trivia

• Recruiting Julius to the Grey Wardens is only available for a Rook with the Warden background.