I Asked Varric If He Wanted To Hang Out And He Said He Was Too Busy Conditioning His Chest Hair.

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Behold, everyone’s favourite crossbow! (ft. Varric)

mods are asleep, post silver fox Varric

In another life 🫶🏼💙

Dragon Age: Inquisition | Varric Tethras & Bianca

And now it’s time for Silly Animatics with Lava, the part of the show where Lava shows up and gives you a silly animatic

(The beans are obsessed with Moana 2 right now and I felt like the song was very Varric)

Varric's cut lines in Veilguard

In another feat of ME2 similarities, Varric apparently used to have a role similar to Kelly Chambers, telling Rook about new letters and to check on companions when they have new quests available. I don't think these lines can be heard in the game now, but they still remain in the files.

Transcripts can be found under "Read More".

Interestingly enough, one of the lines about the mail features a mention of the group's base being "on the back of a giant Fade creature." Lighthouse may have changed a lot during the development!

EDIT: Someone messaged me to say that they heard one of the lines about Lucanis in their playthrough, so the companion lines may actually trigger in the game. Probably not the letters, though, since Rook doesn't have a letter desk, and only the Missives section in the Library interface.

Bellara:

I think you should make sure Bellara's okay, Rook.

Rook? You might want to see what Bellara's up to.

Hey, Rook. I think something's up with Bellara.

Davrin:

Hey, Rook. Maybe see what's up with Davrin? He seems to have his hands full.

Is Davrin all right? I heard gryphon screeching and a lot of cursing just now.

You might want to check on Davrin.

Emmrich:

Hey, Rook. There was either muttering or chanting coming from Emmrich's room. Maybe… check that out?

Hey, Rook, could you check on Emmrich? He seems… weirder than usual.

Rook, could you check on Emmrich? I think I heard him talking to himself. Weird, even for him.

Harding:

Is Harding all right? I don't want to say that she's scaring me more than usual, but… she is.

Rook, could you check on Harding? She's doing that… terrifyingly cheery thing she does.

I'm getting a little worried about Harding, Rook. Maybe see what's going on with her, would you?

Lucanis:

Rook, you realize Lucanis had eleven cups of coffee today? Maybe… see if he's still alive?

Lucanis looks broodier than usual. Maybe you should check in on him.

You should always keep an eye on the broody ones, Rook. By which I mean Lucanis. He's starting to worry me.

Neve:

Hey, is something up with Neve? Maybe you should check on her.

Okay, so Neve hasn't left her room in… I don't know how long. See if she's trapped under something heavy.

Is it just me, or does Neve seem preoccupied? Worse than usual, I mean.

Taash:

Do you smell smoke, Rook? Maybe you should go… check on Taash.

So… I heard what sounded like Taash beating the shit out of something. Maybe see what's up?

There were a lot of… punching sounds coming from Taash's direction. You might want to see if there's casualties.

Mail:

You got more letters. You want me to chuck them somewhere? Out a window, maybe?

Hey, Rook. Someone sent you a letter.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but you know your mail's starting to pile up, right?

Mail's here. Who makes deliveries to "Weird base on the back of a giant Fade creature"?

Varric

Other refs:

Rook: The Player's Character

Harding: The Scout

Neve: The Detective

Emmrich: The Necromancer

Taash: The Dragon Hunter

Davrin: The Warden

Bellara: The Veil Jumper

Lucanis: The Mage Killer

Varric: The Silver Fox [you're here]

In Dragon Age Keep, Varric Tethras narrates all the origin stories: The Human Noble, the Circle Mage, the Dwarf Noble, the Dwarf Commoner, the Dalish Elf and the City Elf.