This isn't the first time that a Dragon Age game has jumped off from a prior game's DLC either. Something similar happened with Dragon Age 2's DLC Legacy, which introduced Corypheus, who would go on to be Inquisition's main villain.

The Veilguard on October 31 and create your custom character, you’ll be asked what Faction your protagonist Rook came from before the game starts. As you’ll notice as you recruit new teammates throughout your journey,

Bellara can be found relatively early in Dragon Age: The Veilguard when you first return to the Arlathan Forrest after stopping Solas’ ritual. You’ll first meet her Veil Jumper companions Strife and Irelin who are looking for her after she wandered off.

"It is certainly a lore narrative that we reinforce throughout the adventure," says game director Corinne Busche

With series like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, BioWare has made a name for itself as the “choices matter” studio. These games have allowed players to import their choices from previous entries in order to keep a consistent world state that feels shaped,

I recently got the opportunity to go hands-on with BioWare's upcoming fantasy action-RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard. I've only put a handful of hours into the past Dragon Age titles, so Veilguard wasn't one I was eagerly awaiting.

The Veilguard. In IGN's latest preview of the character creator and combat, you can see the breadth of customisation available

Inquisition's character creator is that it was very easy to make your Inquisitor accidentally hideous. Dragon Age: The Veilguard has fixed that issue, partly by giving us beautiful hair, but also by giving us lighting options—finally!

We sat down for more than 6 hours of upcoming single-player RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and the Inquisition sequel looked like BioWare at its best.