Witch in the Wilds

While you are looting a broken down chest that even with rust, roots and all kinds of other bad conditions looked important and prestige. What took you by surprise though was that the contents were missing. Alistair noted the chest was magically sealed so it could not have been looters, animals and other swamp creatures wouldn't carry away the contents and darkspawn don't really have the need for papers and treaties. It was odd. Almost as odd as the feeling of being watched even though Alistair reassured you there are no more darkspawn around. It was then when a female voice interrupted your thought process.

" Well, well, what have we here ? " A woman with an unquestionable beauty begins to walk out from the rubble. He black hair tied to a tight bun at the back of her head, her face almost mistakeless and decorated with purple make up and blushes. Only afterwards you saw her clothing or more or less lack of it. Her chest was only very scarcely covered by a loose robe and a very tiny almost bikini like bra and her legs adorned in tight black pants. As she walked, her figure swayed and if you would not have composed yourself, there could have been a hint of drool forming at the corners of your mouth.

" What say you, hmm ? Are you a scavenger or an intruder ? " The mysterious woman continued.

" I am neither. I am a Grey Warden and this tower is owned by Wardens. "

" It is a tower no longer. It has been consumed by the Wilds for a very long time. But I have watched you progress for some time now and kept asking myself question. Why are they here ? What do they want ? And now you come here and disturb ashes none have touched for so long. Why ? "

" Don't answer her. She looks Chasind and that means there are probably more nearby. " Alistair carefully approaches.

" Yes ! Hordes of barbarians will swoop down upon you ! "She answers him with a snarky comment.

" She is the Witch of the Wilds she is ! She'll turn us into toads ! " Daveth now voices his fears with horror on his face.

" Witch of the Wilds ? Such idle fancies, those legends. Have you no mind of your own ? You there, beautiful babe. Tell me your name and I shall tell you mine. Let us be...civilized. " For a moment you feel... something. She was eying you the same way you were just moments ago. When it comes to horny looking, you know exactly what to look for...

" My name is Solona. It is my pleasure to meet you. "

"Now that is a proper greeting. You should learn from the lady lads. You may call me Morrigan. "

She then goes off to explain how she was not the one to take the desired documents, insisting that the real culprit is her mother. As the other members of your party voice their fears, she tells you to follow and to ensure the retrieval of those treaties, you must follow whether you want to or not.

When you reach a small cottage even deeper inside the Wilds, you are met with an older woman waiting just outside. She and Morrigan go back and forth for a little bit and she is introduced as her mother before as Morrigan said, she presents you with the treaties you came to recover. At first, Alistair is distrusting but the old lady brought back good points. The protective sigil dropped from the chest and all she wanted was to protect them. No one could have an argument with that. Not even Alistair. And now that you were contempt with having what you came to retrieve, Morrigan sends you on your way but is quickly reprimanded by her mother to at least walk you out since you are her guests. At her behest she does as she is told and escorts you outside of the Wilds, even if it annoys her very much. During her escort you kept checking each other out, even catching her eyes rest on your body but you were doing the same thing to her...

With that, you finally reach Ostagar. The hours were late and as you presented Duncan with both the vials of blood and the treaties, you also tell him about Morrigan and her mother but for now he wants all of you to dismiss the existence of those people. With bigger issues on hand he tells you to wait for him in the back chamber of the temple, the same place where you met Alistair for the first time.

As the others leave, you decide to stick around to complete your other things. Firstly you give the hound master the flower he needed to save the pup which he thanks you for. Afterwards you use the key you got from the prisoner and retrieve the contents of the tranquil chest. You bring those nice supplies to the quartermaster and trade which you use for getting a new bag for increased inventory and new herbalism recipes. After that you decide it's time to join the other recruits who patiently waited for Duncan...

While Duncan was preparing your test, you used that time to prepare a couple of potions. The previously collected elfroot was used in a healing potion while you also used a bought lyrium dust to use very potent elixirs that restore your mana very quickly. But it is at this point when you see Duncan return with a chalice.

He soon reveals that what you need to do is drink the collected blood. The other two cringe in disgust and even you can't believe what you just heard but there is not much you can do. You are also revealed that this is the reason why the ritual is covered in so much secret. He goes forth to give you further explanation but to not dally to much, the ritual must start and the first one to drink is Daveth.

As he takes a drink, Duncan takes the chalice away from him when his whole body convulses in pain. He screams out as all of a sudden he goes completely stiff and straight as his eyes roll back into his eyes before he collapses to the ground, dead. Duncan apologizes before his attention shifts to Ser Jory.

He panics and takes out his sword in defense as Duncan reminds him there is no way back now. He refuses to put down his weapon and in return Duncan is **** to take out his. They spar for a short amount of time but experience beats talent and soon Ser Jory lies dead due to Duncan's strike. He apologizes again before shifting to you, chalice in hands.

As you step up and take the final swig, you stand there as you feel the special concoction mixed with darkspawn blood flow down your gullet but you still stand, strong and healthy. Duncan congratulates you as visions slowly overcome your mind. Pain comes along with them and soon you are looking straight into the eyes of a massive black dragon. His hide covered in hooks and armor as parts of his flesh rot away. Soon the visions come to an end and you lose consciousness. You don't know long you were out but once you finally open your eyes, Duncan and Alistair look into your eyes with smiles on their faces.