(RECAP) The Tevinter Imperium built Ostagar long
ago. The King's forces have clashed with the
Darkspawn several times, but here is
where the bulk of the horde will show
itself. There are only a few Grey Wardens
within Ferelden at the moment, but all of
us are here. This Blight must be stopped,
here and now. If it spreads to the north
Ferelden will fall. Our numbers in
Ferelden are too few, we must do what we
can, and look to Teyrn Loghain to make up
the difference. We should proceed with
the Joining Ritual without delay.
(RECAP) You must be Alistair. Glad to meet you as
the junior member of the order, I'll be
accompanying you when you prepare for
the Joining.
(RECAP) You four will be heading
into the Korcari Wilds. Find the archive,
and three vials of blood: understood.
(RECAP) You may call me,
Morrigan. Those documents a Grey Warden
property and I suggest you return them.
'twas not I who removed them, 'twas was my
mother, in fact. Your precious seal wore
off long ago, I have protected these. Take
them to your Grey Wardens and tell them
this Blight's threat is greater than they
realize.
DUNCAN: So, you returned from the Wilds,
have you been successful?
ELISSA: We have.
DUNCAN: Good.
I've had the circle mages preparing, with
the blood you've retrieved we can begin
the Joining immediately.
ELISSA: Maybe we should tell you about Morrigan and her mother...
ALISTAIR: There was a woman at the tower and her
mother had two Scrolls. They were both
very... odd.
DUNCAN: Were they Wilder folk?
ALISTAIR: I don't think so.
They might be apostates, mages hiding
from the Chantry.
DUNCAN: I know you were once a Templar, Alistair, but Chantry business
is not ours. We have the scrolls,
let us focus on the Joining.
ELISSA: Now will you tell us what this ritual is about?
DUNCAN: I will not lie, we Grey Wardens pay a
heavy price to become what we are.
Fate may decree that you pay your price
now, rather than later.
ELISSA: You're saying this ritual can kill us?
DUNCAN: As could any
Darkspawn you might face in battle. You
would not have been chosen however, if I
did not think you had a chance to survive.
DAVETH: Let's go then, I'm anxious to see this Joining now.
JORY: I agree let's have it done.
DUNCAN: Then let us begin.
DUNCAN: Alistair, take them to the old temple.
JORY: The more I hear about this Joining, the less I like it.
DAVETH: Are you blubbering again?
JORY: Why all these damn tests, have I not earned my place?
DAVETH: Maybe it's tradition?
Maybe they're just trying to annoy you?
ELISSA: Calm down. There's nothing we can do about it now.
JORY: I only know that my wife is in
Highever with a child on the way, if they
had warned me I- ... it just doesn't seem fair.
DAVETH: Would you have come if they'd warned you?
Maybe that's why they don't. The Wardens
do what they must, right?
JORY: Including sacrificing us?
DAVETH: I'd sacrifice a lot more
if I knew it would end The Blight.
ELISSA: You make a good point.
DAVETH: You saw those Darkspawn, Ser Knight.
Wouldn't you die to protect your pretty wife from them?
JORY: I...
DAVETH: Maybe you'll die, maybe we'll all die. if
nobody stops the Darkspawn, we'll die for sure.
JORY: I've just never faced a foe I could
not engage with my blade.
DUNCAN: At last we come
to the Joining. The Grey Wardens were
founded during the first Blight,
when humanity stood on the verge of
annihilation. So it was that the first
Grey Wardens drank of Darkspawn blood.
And mastered their taint.
JORY: We're... going to drink the blood of those... those creatures?
DUNCAN: As the first Grey Wardens did before us,
as we did before you. This is the source
of our power, and our victory.
ALISTAIR: Those who survive the Joining become immune to the
taint, we can sense it in the Darkspawn
and use it to slay the Archdemon.
ELISSA: Those who survive?
DUNCAN: Not all who drink the blood
will survive, and those who do are
forever changed. This is why the Joining
is a secret. It is the price we pay.
We speak only a few words prior to the
Joining, but these words have been said
since the first. Alistair, if you would.
ALISTIAR: Join us, brothers and sisters. Join us in
the shadows where we stand vigilant. Join
us as we carry the duty that cannot be forsworn.
And should you perish,
know that your sacrifice will not be
forgotten... And that one day we shall join you.
DUNCAN: Daveth, step forward.
JORY: Maker's Breath!
DUNCAN: I am sorry, Daveth.
Step forward, Jory.
JORY: But...I have a wife, a child! Had I known!
DUNCAN: There is no turning back.
JORY: No! you ask too much!
The- There is no glory in this!
DUNCAN: I am sorry...
but the Joining is not yet complete.
You are called upon to submit yourself
to the taint, for the greater good.
From this moment forth, you are a Grey Warden.
It is finished, welcome.
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ALISTIAR: Two more deaths... In my Joining, only one
of us died but, it was... horrible. I'm glad
at least one of you made it through.
DUNCAN: How do you feel?
ELISSA: I still can't believe you killed Ser Jory!
DUNCAN: Jory was warned that
there was no turning back, as were you
all. When he went for his blade, however
he left me no choice. It brought me no
pleasure to end his life.
The Blight demands sacrifices from us
all. Thankfully you stand here as proof
they are not all made in vain.
ALISTAIR: Did you have dreams? I had terrible dreams after my Joining.
DUNCAN: Such dreams come when you
begin to sense the Darkspawn, as we all
do. That and many other things can be
explained in the months to come.
ALISTIAR: Before I forget, there is one last part
to your Joining. We take some of that
blood and put it in a pendant. Something
to remind us, of those who didn't make it this far.
DUNCAN: Take some time, when you're ready I'd
like you to accompany me to a meeting with the King.
ELISSA: What kind of meeting?
DUNCAN: The King is discussing strategy for the
upcoming battle. I am not sure why he has
requested your presence. The meeting is
to the west, down the stairs. Please
attend as soon as you're able.
KENNEL MASTER: Greetings!
Are you one of the Grey Wardens that
went into the Wilds? Did you happen to
see any white flowers?
ELISSA: Yes, in fact I have one of them with me.
KENNEL MASTER: I don't know for
sure that the flower will aid my poor
hounds, but it's worth trying.
I have, uh...let's see. 20 silver to offer as a reward for it.
ELISSA: A reward's not necessary.
KENNEL MASTER: You're very generous! Thank you for your help.
Perhaps we won't lose as many hounds
today as I'd feared.
INJURED SOLDIER: You! You need to convince them. We've got
to run. The Darkspawn are coming!
ELISSA: Why do you say that?
INJURED SOLDIER: I saw them!
We're gonna die!
MEDIC: I apologize, Warden.
He's been like this ever since they found him
in the Wilds.
ELISSA: What's wrong with him?
MEDIC: Aside from his wounds, we're not sure.
His blood is untainted,
he's just... terrified.
INJURED SOLDIER: You... you can feel it,
can't you?
They taint the land, turn it black and
sick. Oh, you can feel it inside. They'll
come out of that forest and spread.
Like caterpillars covering a tree.
They'll swallow us whole!
MEDIC: That's quite enough out of you. You need to calm yourself, my good man.
INJURED SOLDIER: They were everywhere.
I saw them!
KING CAILAN: Loghain, my decision is final.
I will stand by the Grey Wardens in this
assault.
LOGHAIN: You risk too much, Cailan. The
Darkspawn horde is too dangerous for you
to be playing hero on the front lines.
CAILAN: If that's the case, perhaps we should wait
for the Orlesian forces to join us, after all.
LOGHAIN: I must repeat my protests to your
fool notion that we need the Orlesians
to defend ourselves.
CAILAN: It is not a fool notion!
Our arguments with the Orlesians
are a thing of the past.
And you will remember who is King.
LOGHAIN: How fortunate Maric did not live to see his
son ready to hand Ferelden over to those
who enslaved us for a century.
CAILAN: Then our current forces will have to suffice, won't they?
Duncan are your men ready for battle?
DUNCAN: They are, Your Majesty.
CAILAN: And this is the
Lady from Highever I met earlier?
I understand congratulations are in order.
ELISSA: Thank you, Your Majesty.
CAILAN: Every Grey Warden
is needed now, you should be honored to
join their ranks.
LOGAIN: your fascination with glory and legends will be your undoing,
Cailan. We must attend to reality!
CAILAN: Fine. Speak your strategy. The Grey Wardens and
I draw the Darkspawn into charging our lines.
And then...?
LOGHAIN: You will alert the tower to
light the beacon, signaling my men to
charge from cover-
CAILAN: To flank the Darkspawn, I
remember. This is the Tower of Ishal
the ruins, yes? Well who shall light this beacon?
LOGHAIN: I have a few men stationed there
it's not a dangerous task, but it is vital.
CAILAN: Then we should send our best. Send
Alistair and the new Grey Warden to make sure it's done.
ELISSA: You mean I won't be fighting in the battle?
DUNCAN: We need the
beacon. Without it Loghain's men won't
know when to charge.
CAILAN: You see? glory for everyone.
LOGHAIN: You rely on these Grey Wardens
too much. Is that truly wise?
CAILAIN: Enough of your conspiracy theories, Loghain.
Grey Wardens battle the Blight no matter
where they're from.
DUNCAN: Your Majesty, you
should consider the possibility of the
Archdemon appearing.T
LOGHAIN: There have been no
signs of any dragons in the Wilds.
CAILAN: Isn't that what your men are here fo,r Duncan?I
DUNCAN: I... Yes, Your Majesty.
MAGE: Your majesty,
the tower and its beacon are unnecessary,
The Circle of-
PRIEST: We will not trust any lives to your spells, mage. Save
them for the Darkspawn.
LOGHAIN: Enough! This plan
will suffice, the Grey Wardens will light
the beacon.
CAILAIN: Thank You Loghain, I cannot
wait for that glorious moment. The Grey
Wardens battle beside the King of
Ferelden to stem the tide of evil.
LOGHAIN: Yes, Cailan. A glorious moment or us all...
DUNCAN: You heard the plan, you and Alistair will
go to the Tower of Ishal, and ensure the
beacon is lit.
ALISTAIR: What? I won't be in the battle...
DUNCAN: This is by the King's personal
request, Alistair. If the beacon is not
lit, Teyrn Logan's men won't know when to
charge.
ALISTAIR: So he needs two Grey Wardens
standing up there holding the torch, just
in case right.
ELISSA: I agree with Alistair, we should be in the battle.
DUNCAN: That is not your choice.
If King Cailan wishes Grey Wardens to
ensure the beacon is lit, then Grey
Wardens will be there. We must do
whatever it takes to destroy the
Darkspawn. Exciting or no.
ALISTIAR: I get it, I get it.
Just so you know, if the King ever asks
me to put on a dress and dance the remigold,
I'm drawing the line. Darkspawn or no.
ELISSA: You have some odd ideas about the King.
ALISTIAR: I happen to be quite fetching in a dress.
DUNCAN: (sighs) The tower is on the other side of
the gorge from the King's camp, the way we
came when we arrived. You'll need to cross
the gorge and head through the gate and
up to the tower entrance. From the top,
you'll overlook the entire valley.
ELISSA: Where will you be?
DUNCAN: I will be fighting beside
the king, with the rest of the Grey Wardens,
again at his request. We will
signal you when the time is right.
Alistair will know what to look for.
ELISSA: What if the Archdemon appears?
ALISTAIR: We soil our drawers, that's what.
DUNCAN: If it does, leave it to us.
I want no heroics from either of you.
ELISSA: Can we join the battle afterwards?
DUNCAN: Stay with the Teyrn's men and guard the tower. If you
are needed we will send word.
ELISSA: How much time do we have?
DUNCAN: The battle is about to
begin. Once I leave, move quickly you'll
have less than an hour.
ELISSA: I know what I have to do.
DUNCAN: Then I must join the others,
from here you two are on your own.
Remember, you are both Grey Wardens.
I expect you to be worthy of that title.
ALISTAIR: Duncan...
May the Maker watch over.
DUNCAN: May he watch over us all.
DUNCAN: The plan will work, Your Majesty.
CAILAN: Of course it will!
The Blight ends here!
CAILAN: Archers!
CAILAN: For Ferelden!
ALISTAIR: Let's cross the bridge, and get to the
Tower of Ishal.
SOLDIER: You! You're Grey Wardens, aren't you? The tower...
It's been taken!
ALISTAIR: What are you talking
about man, taken how?
SOLDIER: The Darkspawn came
up to the lower chambers, they're everywhere.
Most of our men are dead!
ALISTAIR: Then we have to get to the beacon and light it ourselves.
ALISTAIR: We need to get to the beacon, the King
needs Loghain to charge!
SOLDIER: What do we do now?
ALISTAIR: Maker's Breath!
What are these Darkspawn doing ahead of
the rest of the Horde? There wasn't
supposed to be any resistance here!
ELISSA: (sarcastic) You could try telling them they're in the wrong place.
ALISTAIR: Right, because clearly this
is all just a misunderstanding. We'll
laugh about this later! At any rate we
need to hurry. We need to get up to the
top of the tower and light the signal
fire in time. Teyrn Loghain will be
waiting for the signal.
ALISTAIR: Loghain better be ready to charge as
soon as we light the signal. The king is
depending on us.
ALISTAIR: The beacon is over here, we've surely
missed the signal! Let's light it quickly
before it's too late.
LOGHAIN: Sound... The retreat.
SER CAUTHRIEN: But, what about the
King. Should we not-
LOGHAIN: Do as I command!
SER CAUTHRIEN: Pull out! All of you, let's move!
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