... (Inquisition) — dragonage

'...' dubbed the Hissing Wastes Chanter, the entity appears to be a benevolent spirit of the Fade embodied in human form.

Background

The being is encountered wandering alone in the vast sands of the Hissing Wastes. She appears as a Chanter and speaks only in the Chant of Light. The spirit will appear in areas, according to companion dialogue, that "should be impossible for her to have reached so quickly" when traveling from her previous location.

A few days ago, I turned from a statue to find a human woman staring at me. She didn't react when I screamed, or when I ran around picking up my dropped notes. When I asked who she was and how long she'd been standing there, she quoted some verses of the Chant at me, polite as you please.
I offered her some water, but she shook her head, pointed to the east, and said "Blessed are those with fortitude, for they persevere in the name of the Maker." When I glanced back, she was gone. The poor woman must be touched. She seemed harmless, but I don't know how she gets around so quickly in this heat.
—Codex entry: A Journal on Dwarven Ruins

Involvement

Each time the Inquisitor encounters the Chanter, she will utter various lines of the chant and then abruptly stop. When the Chanter is stumbled upon for the fourth time, she will abandon her physical form and reveal herself as a benevolent spirit. If Solas is in the party, he will comment, "Ah, of course," but provides no further explanation.

Dialogue

Note: Only one companion will speak in reaction to a line spoken by the Chanter. The responses however may be mixed and/or matched when the Chanter is encountered a second time. The first encounter will have extra dialogue for rogues while the second and third encounters have additional responses by warriors and mages respectively. Solas and Iron Bull do not appear to have responses to the first line of dialog and Cole will never respond to the last. The party member that responds to the Chanter appears to be completely random.

First Encounter

Inquisitor: Greetings.
...: Ours shall be the burden of knowledge, to take into the earth and prove us worthy.
- Sera: That's the Chant of Light. What? I know things.
- Dorian: That's from the Chant of Light. Is that a thing? Do people go about reciting from it like that?
- Varric: That's the Chant, right? Do I...respond or something?
- Cassandra: I did not expect to find a pilgrim here. A chanter, even less.
- Blackwall: A chanter? What's she doing here?
- Cole: All right.
- Vivienne: How unusual. A chanter away from the Grand Cathedral.
...: (if any of the above companion dialogues were triggered) The righteous shall carry the Maker's word to every corner of His house.
- Sera: Have at it, weirdy.
- Varric: All right. Well. Good luck.
- Cole: Good. That will help. Goodbye.

Second Encounter

Inquisitor: Hello again.
...: All men are the work of our Maker's hand, from the lowest slaves to the highest kings.
- Cassandra: How did you get over here so quickly?
- Blackwall: Weren't you somewhere else a few minutes ago?
- Iron Bull: How'd you get over here so fast?
...: (if any of the above companion dialogues were triggered) Blessed are those who walk in the sight of the Maker.
- Iron Bull: So the blessing lets you walk faster? Could be useful.

Third Encounter

...: Rest at the Maker's right hand, and be forgiven.
Inquisitor: How are you here? Are you following me?
...: The nations that deny the Maker are as a child that denies a mother.
- Dorian: That's rather condescending for someone going about spewing proverbs.
- Vivienne: She cannot be as harmless as she looks.
- Solas: I do not think she means us harm, but something is not right here.

Final Encounter

...: You have found we. Take this gift. Do not falter. In the absence of light, shadows thrive.
- Sera: What the--what?
- Dorian: (laughing) Oh, you spirits are so crazy.
- Varric: What was that?
- Cassandra: She was a spirit? (Inquisitor: I'm not sure.)
- Blackwall: Wasn't expecting that.
- Vivienne: That "woman" was a spirit?
- Solas: Ah, of course.
- Iron Bull: The fuck?

Rewards

The Chanter will gift the following after four interactions:

Gold (120-200)
Perseverance

Codex entries

A Journal on Dwarven Ruins

Notes

Though there are no specific spawn locations for the Chanter, making it difficult to locate her multiple times. The player can save and reload upon finding her initially and after each line to prompt her into speaking the next line in the sequence. Doing this after every new line of dialogue allows the player to receive the bow while only having to find the NPC once.

Trivia

After the Chanters fourth encounter with the Inquisitor, the player can deduce that spirit is a benevolent "Spirit of Perseverance" as she gifts the Inquisitor a unique bow named "Perseverance."

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