Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of rewards for fans of Dragon Age: Inquisition who’ve stuck out the decade-long wait between the two games. And the first one to appear will be the chance to recreate your version of Inquisition’s player character for their appearance in Veilguard.

As one of those patient fans, I’ve spent 10 years warmed by memories of my adventures in Dragon Age: Inquisition. It’s no surprise that sitting down to build my Inquisitor would engender a wave of feeling for this character and the story I crafted for them a decade ago — that’s, after all, the traditional emotional hook at which the best BioWare games excel.

But it wasn’t just nostalgia that had me in my feelings as I tweaked my Inquisitor’s hair, face, and background details: It was the idea that while she might not be a main character anymore, her story was still going. I was nearly 30 when I played Inquisition, and now I’m nearly 40. But my Inquisitor is 10 years older, too, according to when Veilguard is set — and dammit, Inquisitor Haleth Lavellan, the Herald of Andraste and Comtesse of Kirkwall, is still in the game. Literally, yes — but more importantly, metaphorically.

The classic hero story is a province of young and untested adventurers, especially in the RPG style of high fantasy yarns that occupy a lot of gaming. And the story of the epic hero tries to end........

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