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Daemon Age: Inquisition

Vivienne & Adelbhert

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Daemon Age: Inquisition

Blackwall & Leojeanne AKA Thom Rainier & Marta

Wire-haired Dachshund (C. l. familiaris)

When Thom Rainier settled, his father did not say anything of note, and his sister could not, for she was dead. The first comments on Marta’s form were made by the dog-hangers, and they said, “Fitting that your daemon would be a little bitch, Rainier!” Thom and Marta both wanted to beat the living daylights out of them. They chose not to. They chose to do nothing.

Blackwall, the real Blackwall, had a black bird. Small, and unnoticed most of the time. The imposter Blackwall could lie and say, “No, no, I have a black dog, not a black bird.” No one did anything. How could someone have the audacity to imitate another man and his daemon?

Daemon Age: Inquisition

Dorian’s Loved Ones

Gereon Alexius & Istacidias - Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) Like Alexius, emperor penguins go to extreme lengths for their children, of which each season they only have one. If they lose their child, they will even steal one from another penguin. Penguins care deeply for others (see Alexius wanting to fight corruption in Tevinter), but the love for their child trumps all. After the magister’s run with the Venatori, Istacidias manifests Gereon’s deteriorating mental health as catastrophic molt.

Felix & Melzar - Yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) Bats are symbols of vigilance, and Felix will dutifully watch his father in order to help him and others. Bats are also known as holders of disease, similar to how Felix suffers from the Blight. Yellow-winged bats are social animals and will search for their fellows if they are lost. They are also especially vigilant; during the day, one of a mated pair will stay awake to guard their territory. And they’re yellow.

Daemon Age: Inquisition

Advisors

Cullen Rutherford & Aeltjedemuis - (Mabari/Pittweiler) Cullen, ever the Fereldan, settled quite patriotically (and young) as a robust and strong dog. Aeltje is often seen next to the stern-faced Commander, wagging her tail ferociously. Pitties can be either aggressive or gentle depending on who trains and nurtures them. Their bond is tender ever since weaning off Lyrium. It is unbearable for her to leave his side.

Josephine Montilyet & Agapito - Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) Agapito sits within a fishbowl on the ambassador’s desk, or floats within a water-filled bauble hanging around the Antivan’s neck. He can put on quite an attractive show, dancing about, and revels in practical and mutual cooperation.Yet beyond the flashing scales lies a cunning mind. Like Josephine, the cleaner wrasse always finds the benefit in a transaction.

Daemon Age: Inquisition

Cole - All Outcomes

Cole & ??? - unsettled; daemon takes vaguely animal forms such as clusters of spiders, swarms of gnats, empty snail shells, etc.

Cole Tethras & Uma - Prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Cole gives his daemon the name Uma, because he is hUMAn now. She settles as a prairie vole during the Deep Roads expedition in Trespasser. Varric is very proud of his baby boy, now all grown up.

Cassandra and Chandos

Daemon Age: Inquisiton

Cassandra Allegra Portia Calogera Filomena Pentaghast & Grenville-Nugent-Temple-”Chandos”-Brydges

Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Hmmmm.  I'd say there are two options:

Shapeshifter daemons never settle on a single form, which creeps people out.

Shapeshifter daemons turn human while their human takes on the daemon's animal form, which creeps people out.

Either way, the thing to take away from this is that shapeshifters give people the creeps.