The Forgotten Boy is a companion quest for Cole in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
After the dust settled, Cole was nowhere to be found. It's hard to believe he isn't hanging around somewhere in Skyhold.
Acquisition
This quest is automatically started when the Inquisition moves to Skyhold, unless Champions of the Just was completed and the Inquisitor chose not to recruit Cole at the end of that quest.
Walkthrough
This quest is somewhat unique as it is simply one cutscene with the Inquisitor, Solas, Cassandra and (if she has already been recruited) Vivienne. Who, or what, Cole is and how to deal with him is at the heart of the discussion. In the end, the Inquisitor will decide whether to recruit Cole or not.
Descend the long set of stairs beneath Skyhold's main door and interact to Look for Cole...
Possible approval changes are as follows:
Solas: If you prefer, although the truth is somewhat more complex.
- He helped us.
Solas Slightly Approves- Vivienne Slightly Disapproves
- How complex?
- (No approval change)
- If he's a demon, he's gone.
- Solas Disapproves
Vivienne Approves
Solas: Cole is unique, Inquisitor. More than that, he wishes to help. I suggest you allow him to do so.
- Q Explain more of possession / What of demons at the Breach? (repeat w/o option)
- Solas Slightly Approves
- I'll talk with him.
- (No approval change)
- I'll get rid of him.
- Solas Disapproves
- Vivienne Approves
Cole: I learned how to be more like what I am. It made me different, but stronger. I can feel more. I can help.
- Stay and help us. (Cole will join the Inquisition.)
- Solas Approves
- Vivienne Greatly DisapprovesPC: got just "Vivienne disapproves" ("...he's gone" and "will get rid of him" were chosen earlier)
- Leave. Now. (Cole will leave the Inquisition forever.)
- Solas Greatly Disapproves
- Vivienne Approves
Cole: Every moment will be agony. He wants mercy. Help.
- End his pain.
- (no approval change)
- Give him a chance.
- Cole Greatly Approves
Rewards
None
Results
- Cole is either recruited permanently or told to leave forever.
- Codex entry: Cole is updated:
- If he is recruited, the entry will now contain a letter about him from Cassandra to the Inquisitor.
- If he leaves, all previous text is removed and the codex entry will simply state, "The Inquisition knows of no one by this name."
Notes
If Vivienne was not recruited, she won't be present for the quest, but it otherwise plays normally.