6. Write some of their party banter (in reaction to major events, scenery dialogue, or just shitting around. Askers can specify for which character/event, or leave it up to the writer).

For Trespasser DLC:

(in party with Varric)

Zev: So the shem are just giving away fancy titles now?

Varric: Scamp, I don’t know if I’d call Viscount a fancy title.

Zev: It’s more than I could ever hope to get.

Varric: Tell you what; if you’re really that interested, I’ll see if I can get you a fancy title of your own.

Zev: (excitedly) Really?

(First talking to Romanced!Zev)

Zev: Ma vhenan, ma elgara. How I’ve missed you. Still as beautiful as ever, despite that outfit.

Inquisitor:  

(1) “I recall a certain someone calling it dashing the first time around.” (laughs)“I was trying to get on your good side.”

(2) “You’re hardly one to talk, sewing isn’t one of your skills, is it?” (laughs) “I’m afraid not, but I make up for it elsewhere.”

(3) “I’ve bigger things to deal with than fashion right now.” “Ah yes, trying to appease the shems, now there’s an age-old challenge.”

(4) “Is that your way of trying to seduce me after vanishing for two months without a letter?” (grins and laughs) “Is it working? And we’ve been over this, ma elgara, I’d have left you a letter if I knew how to write. Let me start making it up to you right now.” (kisses them)

7. What would be on their tombstone in the fade (what is their greatest fear)?

“Ma banal las halamshir var vhen”  Zev’s greatest fear is becoming an outcast. He has been made to feel guilty about not helping “repopulate the dales” and strives to help ‘his’ people as best he can despite it. He fears that it doesn’t matter what he does or how hard he tries, not producing children will always label him a failure. 

8. What kind of Inquisitor would drive them to leave the Inquisition/confront them about their actions (what gets their approval low? what does that scene look like)?

Inquisitors who are aggressive and prioritize power and alliances over common people, family, relationships and helping out. Zev is similar to Sera in that he cares about “the little people”. Inquisitors who side with Templars, support Gaspard, ignore the Path of the Supplicant, kill the Chargers, and the like all gain major disapproval from Zev. 

If you gain enough that Zev leaves a cutscene will occur where the Inquisitor is walking back into Skyhold through the main gate, and a dagger will land, blade in the ground, by their feet. Zev will be up on his spot amongst the scaffolding by the entrance and the Inquisitor will respond to the “attack”. Aggressive option has the Inquisitor threatening to have Zev branded an enemy for the gesture, Diplomatic option will ask what he intended to get out of that, and Sarcastic option will comment on Zev’s aim. Zev will angrily snap that the Inquisitor is like every other leader in Fereldan and Orlais, hungry for power and not caring who they hurt or step on. The Inquisitor replies again, either telling Zev off and again threatening to have him locked away, or telling him that he’s generalizing too much. Either way Zev will say that joining the Inquisition was just another mistake and disappear from the scaffolding and reappear behind the Inquisitor. Zev will comment that the Inquisitor should watch their back before disappearing again. (spooky assassin skills woooo~~) 

9. Where in Skyhold would they be found? (e.g. Cole is in the tavern rafters, Leliana in the top of the tower, Varric in the throne room, etc.)

On one of the wooden scaffoldings by the entrance to Skyhold. He likes to watch new arrivals, recruits, and refuges enter. When the Inquisitor goes to talk to him there will be new special dialogue options after certain events where Zev will comment on people he’s seen joining the Inquisition/coming to Skyhold. 

17. Where do they hang out in the Winter Palace? What’s their thoughts on the nobles/The Game?

They hang out by the stairs to the Servant’s Quarters. He hates the nobles and The Game, and complains about them both bitterly. He thinks The Game is something only nobles with too much wealth and too high an opinion of themselves would come up with. Zev hates Orlesians and nobles, and by extension hates Orlesian nobles twice as much. 

18. What’s their reaction to a dragon showing up?

19. Once Corypheus is beaten, what do they do during the party? Do they stay with the Inquisition, or go somewhere else? What could the Inquisitor do to convince them to stay?

They’re drinking by Sera, sitting cross legged on the table. They debate leaving to explore more but depending on approval rating they can be convinced to stay (romance also factors in but that’s more messy. If the Inquisitor romances Zev he will stay). To convince him to stay the Inquisitor can mention that they’ll miss Zev and consider him a close friend.