Editing King Alistair (quest)

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|start       = [[Writing Desk]] ([[Hawke Estate]])
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'''King Alistair''' is an Act 3 [[Side quest (Dragon Age II)|side quest]] in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''.

This quest is available if you select the '''Hero of Ferelden''' or '''Martyr''' pre-built histories within ''Dragon Age II''. This quest also appears when starting a ''Dragon Age II'' game with an imported ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]'' game in which [[Alistair]] was made king.

== Acquisition ==
This quest is received after the completion of [[On the Loose]] via a [[Letter: King Alistair|letter]] to [[Hawke]] found on the [[Writing Desk]] at the [[Hawke Estate|estate]].

== Walkthrough ==
After receiving the quest, head to the [[Viscount's Keep]]. A cut scene plays with Knight Commander [[Meredith Stannard|Meredith]] berating Alistair over three [[mage]]s who escaped to [[Ferelden]].

After Hawke is introduced to Alistair, if [[Aveline Vallen|Aveline]] is in the party, she will kneel before Alistair, provoking a wry remark from him.

If [[Isabela]] and/or [[Anders]] are present, Alistair will note they're familiar.

If the imported save file is a [[Dalish Elf Origin|Dalish Warden]] and if the boon given at the ending was land for the Dalish, [[Merrill]] will have some lines as well; if the imported save file isn't from the Dalish Warden, Merrill will still have a line concerning the [[Circle of Magi]]. Alistair admits his thoughts about mages are different than the [[Templar Order|templars]]. Hawke can ask about trying to take over the circle, on which he replies that's not that easy. Anders responds it's worth trying, when [[Fenris]] responds it's worth keeping unchanged.

Alistair will then discuss a threat to Ferelden from [[Orlais]], and will tell Hawke to keep [[Kirkwall]] safe.

== Result ==
* Finishing the dialogue completes the quest and a [[Codex entry: Alistair (Dragon Age II)|codex entry]] for Alistair is added.
* When Alistair asks you how to fix the city, replying "I could be viscount," results in {{Approval2|Varric|+10}}.

== Notes ==
* If the player completes the ''[[Mark of the Assassin]]'' DLC and speaks to Teagan there before this quest, he will not recognize the player.  He will assume this is their first meeting.  Similarly, neither will [[Leliana]] during [[Faith (quest)|her visit]] or [[On the Loose|Dulci de Launcet]].  If these quests are completed before Mark of the Assassin, however, they will recognize you during Duke Prosper's banquet.  This is likely because the original vanilla game and day one DLC were not programmed to account for a later encounter (i.e. Mark of the Assassin), but the final DLC was programmed to account for a previous encounter.

== Trivia ==
* Alistair says, "Swooping is bad," when he first meets [[Morrigan]] in ''Dragon Age: Origins''. This line reappears during the conversation with King Alistair if you choose to investigate and follow the dialogue path "What happened with Orlais?" -> "Why is that?"
* If you import from a save where Alistair and the Warden had a threesome with Isabela, she will have an amusing dialogue. If he didn't, he will simply state that she looks different, probably referring to her character design, to which she answers, "Don't we all?"
* If you have Anders in your party, he will ask if Alistair was a [[Grey Wardens|Grey Warden]], he'll reply, "That's the rumor," and then turn the same question to Anders, to which he replies, "That's the rumor." Alistair finishes with "Well, we certainly get around."
* [[Teagan Guerrin|Bann Teagan]] will remark that the Warden has returned to Denerim. If you import a save in which Alistair is married to the female [[Human Noble Origin|human noble]], he will affectionately refer to her as "the old ball and chain." If he is married to [[Anora]] but still has the female Warden as a mistress, Alistair will reply that they'd best not let the Queen know. If the Warden was male or was not romancing Alistair, Alistair will remark "You don't need to be so formal. He/She has a name, you know." If Alistair is sole ruler and has the female Warden as a mistress, he will answer "Is she? Well, the day's looking up already."
[[Category:Dragon Age II side quests]]