But do not worry, you will get your chance at revenge against Howe later in the game and it is perhaps one of the most satisfying deaths in all of gaming. You have to leave them behind as joining the Grey Wardens is your only hope to live and fight another day.

Unfortunately, your father urges you to leave him behind and so does your mother, Eleanor.

In the end, you find your wounded father as the Grey Warden Duncan comes by to offer his aid. The betrayal hurts as you try desperately to save as many people as you can. Interacting with them is brief but it is just enough to get you to care about them.īut they are taken from you all too soon as a close family friend, Arl Rendon Howe, betrays the family and tries to kill them while the bulk of the Cousland's forces are dealing with the Darkspawn. The same can be said of the other Couslands. From the get-go, it is apparent that Bryce desperately cares about you and is not the snobbish and selfish kind of noble.

The human noble is the child of Teryn Bryce Cousland and has lived a comfortable life of luxury. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. So who is the best romance in DAO, all opinions appreciated 38 comments. This one has the best combination of world-building, character development, and action out of all the origins, making this the best of the bunch. Started with DA 2, and going back now to play DA:O before DA I comes out.