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Ronus Dace is a member of House Dace who is encountered during The Nobles' Feast in the Dwarf Noble Origin.

Background

Lord Ronus is a fairly influential member of House Dace, trusted by his family patriarch Lord Anwer Dace to represent the house at a feast celebrating the first military commission of King Endrin Aeducan's second child. His son, Mandar Dace, is the heir of House Dace.

Involvement

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Origins.

He attends a feast in the Dwarf Noble's honor; should the Dwarf Noble be willing to hear him out, Ronus will attempt to enlist support for a proposition he plans to make. The proposition is to officially acknowledge surface dwarves and their familial connections, so those considered exiles may be reunited with their families. Should doubt be expressed towards Ronus's altruistic intentions, he admits that he couldn't care less about surfacers in general, but his wife is particularly fond of one of her cousins on the surface. The Dwarf Noble can then refuse or agree to support him; an agreement may be made in exchange for a promise of future information or riches.

If the Dwarf Noble speaks to Lady Helmi after agreeing to support Ronus, she denounces all of his 'good' intentions: House Dace lost a great deal of money supporting a merchant expedition which involved surface dwarves. The deal went awry and the surfacers owe House Dace a lot of money. The only way to raise this money is by forcing their wealthy former-relatives to take on the debt to House Dace. Thus Ronus's scheme would recoup its losses while simultaneously causing rival noble houses, notably House Aeducan and House Helmi, to lose money.

The Dwarf Noble has three options after this:

Ignore Lady Helmi's warning and support Lord Ronus, potentially harming your house and enriching yourself.
Follow Lady Helmi's advice and publically humiliate Ronus by pretending to go along with his plan until he actually proposes it, at which point you speak out against him.
Confront Lord Ronus, telling him you know of his scheme. He will congratulate you on your political savvy, and then attempt to leave. If you prevent him from going or tell him he has insulted your house, an honor proving will be declared. The Dwarf Noble will fight to defend the honor of House Aeducan while Ronus's son Mandar will fight on behalf of House Dace. When Mandar is slain, Ronus will express deep regret for his actions, apologize to you and your king-father and then quickly excuse himself to mourn his son. Despite warnings of a possible reprisal, Ronus will not be seen or heard from again.

Note: If you didn't speak with Lady Helmi, you can still humiliate Ronus, but not confront/challenge him.

If you supported Lord Ronus, you talk to him after the ceremony. If you asked for a monetary reward he will give a Note of Credit which can be sold to the merchants for 25

; if asked for information he will mention a conspiracy and advise caution during tomorrow's expedition. Furthermore he will reveal that this conspiracy is within House Aeducan.

Notes

Supporting Lord Dace during the ceremony does not seem to have any (negative or positive) impact on the game afterwards.
During The Nobles' Feast, King Endrin will call Ronus Dace as the head of House Dace despite the fact that Anwer Dace is the head of the House.
The BioWare wiki mentions that Mandar Dace is the son of Lord Anwer Dace which contradicts the established in-game lore.^[1] It is unknown which version is correct.
Ronus Dace does not have a daughter, however if he had, he would have given her to Ser Gorim Saelac, or at least that's what he claims.

References

↑ BioWare Social Network. Jerrik Dace (archived)

[1] BioWare Social Network. Jerrik Dace (archived)

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-[[Lord Ronus Dace]] is a member of [[House Dace]].
+'''Ronus Dace''' is a member of [[House Dace]] who is encountered during [[The Nobles' Feast]] in the [[Dwarf Noble Origin]].
-==Background==
-Lord Ronus is a fairly influential member of House Dace, as he is trusted by his [[Lord Anwer Dace|family patriarch]] to represent his [[House|house]] at the feast celebrating the [[Dwarf Noble Origin|Dwarf Noble Warden's]] first military commission. He has a son, [[Mandar Dace]].
-==Involvement==
+== Background ==
+Lord Ronus is a fairly influential member of House Dace, trusted by his family patriarch Lord [[Anwer Dace]] to represent the [[house]] at a feast celebrating the first military commission of [[Dwarven royalty|King]] [[Endrin Aeducan]]'s second child. His son, [[Mandar Dace]], is the heir of House Dace.
+== Involvement ==
-The [[The Warden|Player Character]] will only encounter Ronus during the [[Dwarf Noble Origin]].
+{{SpoilerDAO|style=short|
+He attends a feast in the Dwarf Noble's honor; should the Dwarf Noble be willing to hear him out, Ronus will attempt to enlist support for a proposition he plans to make. The proposition is to officially acknowledge [[surface dwarves]] and their familial connections, so those considered exiles may be reunited with their families. Should  doubt be expressed towards Ronus's altruistic intentions, he admits that he couldn't care less about surfacers in general, but his wife is particularly fond of one of her cousins on the surface. The Dwarf Noble can then refuse or agree to support him; an agreement may be made in exchange for a promise of future information or riches.
+If the Dwarf Noble speaks to [[Lady Helmi]] after agreeing to support Ronus, she denounces all of his 'good' intentions: House Dace lost a great deal of money supporting a merchant expedition which involved surface dwarves. The deal went awry and the surfacers owe House Dace a lot of money. The only way to raise this money is by forcing their wealthy former-relatives to take on the debt to House Dace. Thus Ronus's scheme would recoup its losses while simultaneously causing rival noble houses, notably [[House Aeducan]] and [[House Helmi]], to lose money.
-{{DAOSpoiler
+The Dwarf Noble has three options after this:
+* Ignore Lady Helmi's warning and support Lord Ronus, potentially harming your house and enriching yourself.
+* Follow Lady Helmi's advice and publically humiliate Ronus by pretending to go along with his plan until he actually proposes it, at which point you speak out against him.
+* Confront Lord Ronus, telling him you know of his scheme. He will congratulate you on your political savvy, and then attempt to leave. If you prevent him from going or tell him he has insulted your house, an [[Provings|honor proving]] will be declared. The Dwarf Noble will fight to defend the honor of House Aeducan while Ronus's son Mandar will fight on behalf of House Dace. When Mandar is slain, Ronus will express deep regret for his actions, apologize to you and your king-father and then quickly excuse himself to mourn his son. Despite warnings of a possible reprisal, Ronus will not be seen or heard from again.
+{{Note|If you didn't speak with Lady Helmi, you can still humiliate Ronus, but not confront/challenge him.}}
+If you supported Lord Ronus, you talk to him after the ceremony. If you asked for a monetary reward he will give a [[Note of Credit]] which can be sold to the merchants for 25{{g}}; if asked for information he will mention a conspiracy and advise caution during tomorrow's expedition. Furthermore he will reveal that this conspiracy is ''within'' House Aeducan.}}
+== Notes ==
-|He will be attending the feast in the player's honor and should the PC be willing to hear him out, Ronus will attempt to enlist the player's support for a proposition he plans to make to [[King Endrin Aeducan|the King]] and other lords present at the celebration. Ronus's proposition is to officially acknowledge [[Surface caste|surface dwarves]] and their familial connections, so those considered exiles may be reunited with their families. Should the player then express doubt towards the noble's uncharacteristically altruistic intentions, he will then admit that he couldn't care less about surfacers: His wife is particularly fond of one of her cousins on the surface and Ronus wants to help him return for her sake. At this point the player can then refuse or agree to support him. If the player agrees they can also ask for information or money as a reward.
+* Supporting Lord Dace during the ceremony does not seem to have any (negative or positive) impact on the game afterwards.
+* During The Nobles' Feast, King Endrin will call Ronus Dace as the head of House Dace despite the fact that Anwer Dace is the head of the House.
+* The BioWare wiki mentions that Mandar Dace is the son of Lord Anwer Dace which contradicts the established in-game lore.<ref>{{BSN}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20130628183318/http://social.bioware.com/wiki/dragonage/index.php/Jerrik_Dace Jerrik Dace] (archived)</ref> It is unknown which version is correct.
+* Ronus Dace does not have a daughter, however if he had, he would have given her to [[Warrior caste#Knighthood|Ser]] [[Gorim Saelac]], or at least that's what he claims.
+== References ==
-If the Dwarf Noble speaks to [[Lady Helmi]] after agreeing to support Ronus, she will reveal his true intentions: House Dace lost a great deal of money supporting a merchant expedition which involved surface dwarves. The deal went awry and the penniless surface dwarves owe House Dace a lot of money. The only way the surfacers could repay House Dace is if the surfacers were readmitted into the [[House|noble houses]] they once belonged to, forcing their wealthy relatives to take on the debt they owe to House Dace. If Ronus were successful in his scheme then House Dace would recoup all the money it lost in its failed mercantile venture while simultaneously causing rival noble houses, notably [[House Aeducan]] and [[House Helmi]], to lose money.
+<references/>
+{{DEFAULTSORT: Dace, Ronus}}
-The Player Character has three options after this:
-* Ignore Lady Helmi's warning and support Lord Ronus, potentially harming your house and enriching yourself.
-* Follow Lady Helmi's advice and publicly humiliate Ronus by pretending to go along with his plan until he actually proposes it, at which point you may speak out against him.
-* Confront Lord Ronus, telling him you know of his scheme. He will congratulate you on your political savvy, and then attempt to leave. If you prevent him from going or tell him he has insulted your house an [[Orzammar Proving|honor proving]] will be declared. The PC will fight to defend the honor of House Aeducan while Ronus's son Mandar will fight on behalf of House Dace. When Mandar is slain, Ronus will express deep regret for his actions, apologize to you and your father and then quickly excuse himself to mourn his son. Ronus will not be seen or heard from again at this point.
-}}
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+[[Category:Dragon Age: Origins characters]]
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+[[Category:Noble caste]]