Cassandra Cutscene Post-Prologue
The Right Thing
Cassandra is wailing on a training dummy with a sword when the PC approaches.
Cassandra: (Disgusted noise.)
- Flirt: You’re impressive. [1]
+ Cassandra slightly approves
- General: Are you alright? [2]
- General: You need stronger dummies. [3]
+ Cassandra slightly approves
- General: Was that supposed to be me? [4]
1 - Flirt: You’re impressive.
PC: You’re kind of a force of nature aren’t you.
Cassandra: When I need to be.
PC: It’s impressive.
Cassandra: You flatter me.
PC: I’m trying. [5]
2 - General: Are you alright?
PC: Worried?
Cassandra: Is it that obvious?
PC: I’m afraid so. [5]
3 - General: You need stronger dummies.
PC: I think you need practice dummies made of sturdier stuff.
Cassandra: That would be nice.
PC: Like maybe iron. [5]
4 - General: Was that supposed to be me?
PC: I hope that wasn’t meant to be me.
Cassandra: What, that?
PC: You obviously don’t like somebody. [5]
Cassandra sheathes her sword and walks beside the PC.
Cassandra: Did I do the right thing? What I have set in motion here could destroy everything I revered my whole life. One day, they might write about me as a traitor, a madwoman, a fool. And they may be right.
- Investigate: What do you believe? [7]
- Investigate: What happens next? [9]
- General: It was foolish. [10]
- Cassandra disapproves
- General: You had to do it. [11]
- General: It’s too late to turn back. [12]
7 - Investigate: What do you believe?
PC: What does your faith tell you?
Cassandra: I believe you are innocent. I believe more is going on here than we can see. And I believe no one else cares to do anything about it. They will stand in the fire and complain that it is hot. But is this the Maker’s will? I can only guess.
Dialogue Options:
- Special: You don’t think I’m chosen? [8]
- Other options [Back to 6]
8 - Special: You don’t think I’m chosen?
PC: You don’t think I’m the Herald of Andraste?
Cassandra: I think you were sent to help us. I hope you were. But the Maker’s help takes many forms. Sometimes it’s difficult to discern who it truly benefits, or how. [Back to 6]
9 - Investigate: What happens next?
PC: What’s going to happen now?
Cassandra: Now we deal with the Chantry’s panic over you before they do even more harm. Then we close the Breach. We are the only ones who can. After that, we find out who is responsible for this chaos, and we end them. And if there are consequences to be paid for what I have done, I pay them. I only pray the price is not too high.
[Back to 6]
10 - General: It was foolish.
PC: This Inquisition of yours was not the smartest move.
Cassandra: Thank you for the ringing endorsement. [13]
11 - General: You had to do it.
PC: You didn’t have any choice.
Cassandra: Didn’t I? [13]
12 - General: It’s too late to turn back.
PC: Isn’t it a bit late to worry about it now?
Cassandra: We have only just begun. [13]
13 - Scene continues.
Cassandra: My trainers always said, ‘Cassandra you are too brash. You must think before you act.’ I see what must be done and I do it! I see no point in running around in circles like a dog chasing its tail. But I misjudged you in the beginning, did I not? I thought the answer was before me, clear as day. I cannot afford to be so careless again.
- You had cause. [14]
+ Cassandra approves
- Glad to hear it. [15]
+ Cassandra slightly approves.
- No, you can’t. [16]
- Cassandra slightly disapproves
14 - You had cause.
PC: It wasn’t like you had no reason to suspect me.
Cassandra: I was determined to have someone answer for what happened. Anyone. [17]
15 - Glad to hear it.
PC: Can’t say I’m not grateful to hear that.
Cassandra: I can be harsh, I know. [17]
16 - No, you can’t.
PC: There is a lot at stake.
Cassandra: You do not have to tell me that. [17]
Cassandra (if PC claimed Andrastian and chosen): You’ve said you believe you’re chosen. Does that mean… you believe in the Maker?
Cassandra (if PC claimed not chosen): You’ve said you don’t believe you’re chosen. Does that mean… you also don’t believe in the Maker?
Cassandra (if PC has not committed to chosen of not): I’m curious. Do you even believe in the Maker?
- General (claimed chosen): Yes. [18]
+ Cassandra approves
- General (claimed not-chosen): I do believe (Andrastian PC) [19]
+ Cassandra approves
- General (claimed chosen): No. [20]
- Cassandra disapproves
- General (claimed not-chosen): That’s correct. (non-Adrastian PC) [21]
- Cassandra disapproves
- General: I don’t know [22]
- Elf: I believe in elven gods. [23]
- Dwarf: I’m a dwarf, remember? [24]
- Qunari: I’m a Qunari, remember? [25]
[This stuff with religion lock-in status is very confusing and generally unclear, especially if the PC never makes a claim for or against the Maker. It’s a pretty vague value in options presented down the line. Sorry for inaccuracies!]
18 - General: Yes.
PC: I believe He exists.
Cassandra: That’s… comforting. Surely the Maker put us both on this path for a reason. Now it simply remains to see where it leads us.
19 - General (claimed not-chosen): I do believe.
PC: I believe He exists.
Cassandra: You do? I’m surprised, but… I suppose it’s comforting. Surely the Maker put us both on this path for a reason. Now it simply remains to see where it leads us.
20 - General: No.
PC: No, I don’t.
Cassandra: I suppose I should not be surprised. I have to believe we were put on this path for a reason, even if you do not. Now it simply remains to see where it leads us.
21 - General (claimed not-chosen): That’s correct.
PC: No, I don’t.
Cassandra: It must be comforting to be so certain. I have to believe we were put on this path for a reason, even if you do not. Now it simply remains to see where it leads us.
22 - General: I don’t know.
PC: I can’t really say.
Cassandra: I suppose it doesn’t really matter now. I have to believe we were put on this path for a reason, even if you do not. Now it simply remains to see where it leads us.
23 - Elf: I believe in elven gods.
PC: I’m Dalish. I believe in our own gods.
Cassandra: And there’s no room among your gods for one more? I suppose it doesn’t matter now. I have to believe we were put on this path for a reason, even if you do not. Now it simply remains to see where it leads us.
24 - Dwarf: I’m a dwarf, remember?
PC: You’re asking a dwarf?
Cassandra: You’re a surface dwarf. I’ve known some, like Varric, who… I suppose it doesn’t matter now. I have to believe we were put on this path for a reason, even if you do not. Now it simply remains to see where it leads us.
25 - Qunari: I’m a Qunari, remember?
PC: You’re asking me?
Cassandra: You’re not a follower if the Qun. You could be… I suppose it doesn’t matter now. I have to believe we were put on this path for a reason, even if you do not. Now it simply remains to see where it leads us.