Changes: The Shield of the Knight Herself

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For other uses, see Shield of the Knight Herself.

The Shield of the Knight Herself is an Act 2 companion quest for Aveline in Dragon Age II.

Acquisition[]

The quest is acquired by looting the gift item Shield of the Knight Herself in Ser Varnell's Refuge during the main quest Offered and Lost.

Walkthrough[]

Speak with Aveline at her office in the Viscount's Keep. Note that if Calling on the Captain, Doubts that Linger, The Captain's Condolences, any stage of The Long Road, or Questioning Beliefs (Aveline Act 2) are active, those conversations will take place first, in that order.

Hawke will present the shield to Aveline, who in turn gets upset and throws the shield to the ground, with an insincere "Thank you."

Hawke then can ask what the meaning of her reaction is in either the diplomatic, humorous, or aggressive choices. The following dialogue changes depending on the status of Ser Wesley's Shield:

If Aveline has the shield equipped, she will state, "I have a shield. It belonged to Wesley. It has served me well."
If you have it in the Inventory, she will complain that "I have a shield. It belonged to Wesley. You seem to recognize its worth as you pass it around."
- With either of these, she follows up with, "Are you suggesting that I give it up entirely? Pawn it away and be done with it?"
If it has been sold, destroyed, or stashed in the Personal Storage chest, she will complain that "I had a shield. It belonged to Wesley. It was difficult to let it go, but I did so. Utility over sentiment, right? We sold it, didn't we?"

Hawke still won't understand the reason for Aveline's anger. The Diplomatic and Direct dialogues will reference her lingering feelings about Wesley and, if The Long Road has been completed, whether or not she should tell Donnic. Aveline mentions that it's not about Wesley, that Hawke has her doing things she doesn't necessarily agree with. "I'm not sure where I'm going as it is. Replacing what I was with this... I mean, who is Ser Aveline to me?" you can respond with one of four dialogue choices, at which point the quest concludes.

Result[]

Quest concludes depending on Hawke's final dialogue choice, with either friendship or rivalry gained for Aveline and a new shield:

"I don't care, just use it." Aveline: rivalry (+15), Hawke retakes the shield
"I'll take it back then." Aveline: friendship (+15), Hawke retakes the shield
"Don't make it such a big deal." Aveline: rivalry (+15), Aveline keeps the shield
"It's just a gift for a friend." Aveline: friendship (+15), Aveline keeps the shield

Reward[]

If Aveline keeps the shield, she automatically equips Shield of the Knight Herself (Aveline). (If she does not yet have the minimum 34 Strength, it goes into inventory but is restricted to Aveline.)

If Aveline returns the shield, Shield of the Knight Herself (unrestricted) is added to the inventory. Note that it can be equipped to her later, only with different stats.

In addition, 250 XP for choosing "Don't make it such a big deal" or "It's just a gift for a friend".

Notes[]

The unrestricted version of the shield has slightly different stats: instead of +88 attack and 190 armor, it has +2 strength and 174 armor.

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 == Acquisition ==
-The quest is acquired by looting the gift item [[Shield of the Knight Herself (Aveline)|Shield of the Knight Herself]] in [[Ser Varnell's Refuge]] during the [[Main quests (Dragon Age II)|main quest]] [[Offered and Lost]].
+The quest is acquired by looting the gift item [[Shield of the Knight Herself (gift)|Shield of the Knight Herself]] in [[Offered and Lost#Ser Varnell's Refuge|Ser Varnell's Refuge]] during the [[Main quests (Dragon Age II)|main quest]] [[Offered and Lost]].
 == Walkthrough ==
-Speak with Aveline at her office in the [[Viscount's Keep]].  This will trigger a conversation where she takes offense at the way she is being made to give up every part of her old life. This gift quest can impact your relationship with Aveline as well as reward you with the gift item. [[Hawke]] will present the shield gift to Aveline, who in turn gets upset and throws the shield to the ground.
+Speak with Aveline at her office in the [[Viscount's Keep]].  Note that if [[Calling on the Captain]], [[Doubts that Linger]], [[The Captain's Condolences]], any stage of [[The Long Road (Dragon Age II)|The Long Road]], or [[Questioning Beliefs (Aveline Act 2)]] are active, those conversations will take place first, in that order.
+[[Hawke]] will present the shield to Aveline, who in turn gets upset and throws the shield to the ground, with an insincere "Thank you."
-Hawke then can ask what happened in either the diplomatic, humorous, or aggressive choices. The following dialog changes depending where [[Ser Wesley's Shield]] is. If Aveline has Wesley's shield equipped, she will complain that she has to give it up. If you've sold it, put it in Hawke's Personal Storage chest, or destroyed it earlier, she will complain that you sold it for gold. If you have it in storage but not equipped to her, she will complain that you're "passing it around".
+Hawke then can ask what the meaning of her reaction is in either the diplomatic, humorous, or aggressive choices. The following dialogue changes depending on the status of [[Ser Wesley's Shield]]:
-Hawke still won't understand the reason for Aveline's anger. Choosing either the hardened, aggressive, or diplomatic options will lead Aveline to finally come out with what's bothering her. When Aveline asks, "I'm not sure where I'm going as it is. Replacing what I was with this...I mean, who is Ser Aveline to me?" you can respond with the following:
+*If Aveline has the shield equipped, she will state, "I have a shield.  It belonged to Wesley.  It has served me well."
+*If you have it in the Inventory, she will complain that "I have a shield.  It belonged to Wesley.  You seem to recognize its worth as you pass it around."
+**With either of these, she follows up with, "Are you suggesting that I give it up entirely?  Pawn it away and be done with it?"
+*If it has been sold, destroyed, or stashed in the Personal Storage chest, she will complain that "I had a shield.  It belonged to Wesley.  It was difficult to let it go, but I did so.  Utility over sentiment, right?  We sold it, didn't we?"
+Hawke still won't understand the reason for Aveline's anger.  The Diplomatic and Direct dialogues will reference her lingering feelings about [[Wesley]] and, if [[The Long Road (Dragon Age II)|The Long Road]] has been completed, whether or not she should tell [[Donnic]].  Aveline mentions that it's not about Wesley, that Hawke has her doing things she doesn't necessarily agree with.  "I'm not sure where I'm going as it is. Replacing what I was with this... I mean, who is Ser Aveline to me?" you can respond with one of four dialogue choices, at which point the quest concludes.
-*"Don't make it such a big deal" or "I don't care, just use it."
-** {{Approval2|Aveline|-15}}
-*"I'll take it back then" or "It's just a gift for a friend"
-** {{Approval2|Aveline|+10}}
 == Result ==
+Quest concludes depending on Hawke's final dialogue choice, with either friendship or rivalry gained for Aveline and a new shield:
-{{Approval2|Aveline|+15}}, if you insist that it is just a gift and it is in no ways related to Ser Wesley or {{Approval2|Aveline|-15}}, if you do the opposite.
+* "I don't care, just use it." {{Approval2|Aveline|-15}}, Hawke retakes the shield
+* "I'll take it back then." {{Approval2|Aveline| 15}}, Hawke retakes the shield
+* "Don't make it such a big deal." {{Approval2|Aveline|-15}}, Aveline keeps the shield
+* "It's just a gift for a friend." {{Approval2|Aveline|15}}, Aveline keeps the shield
-== Rewards ==
+== Reward ==
+If Aveline keeps the shield, she automatically equips [[Shield of the Knight Herself (Aveline)]]. (If she does not yet have the minimum 34 Strength, it goes into inventory but is restricted to Aveline.)
-No matter what dialog choices you make, you will receive the Shield of the Knight Herself. However, its stats and who is allowed to use it varies depending on the dialog choices made:
+If Aveline returns the shield, [[Shield of the Knight Herself (unrestricted)]] is added to the inventory.  Note that it can be equipped to her later, only with different stats.
-* If you choose to reply "Don't make it such a big deal." or "It's just a gift for a friend." then you'll receive [[Shield of the Knight Herself (Aveline)|Shield of the Knight Herself]], which can only be used by Aveline.
+In addition, 250 XP for choosing "Don't make it such a big deal" or "It's just a gift for a friend".
-* If you choose to reply "Then I'll take it back." or "I don't care, just use it." then you'll receive [[Shield of the Knight Herself (Unrestricted)]], which can be used by either Hawke or Aveline.
 == Notes ==
-* It is worth noting that the unrestricted version of the shield has slightly different stats, instead of +88 attack it has +2 strength and has 174 armour instead of 190.
+* The [[Shield of the Knight Herself (unrestricted)|unrestricted]] version of the shield has slightly different stats: instead of +88 attack and 190 armor, it has +2 strength and 174 armor.
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