If you're anything like me, then chances are you've got canon protagonists for every Dragon Age game you've played. Be it the Grey Warden, Hawke, or The Inquisitor, there's always one custom character I've become more attached to than any other I've created, and they became the "official" lead of my respective adventures in Thedas. As an avid RPG fan, I always take character creation seriously. I get lost in the smaller details in order to tell their story, which is of my own making. Whether that's a subtle scar that speaks of wounds they received during a nasty encounter, or tattoos that illustrate their heritage, personality, or class, I put a lot of thought and time into creating the kind of person I want to play as in the title role.
Every character that's become a mainstay fixture in my Dragon Age headcanon has become very close to my heart over the years. So when I found out we would be reuniting with our Inquisitor in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and we would get to recreate them in its new and improved character creator, nothing could have excited me more. I felt just as elated as I did 10 years ago, when Dragon Age: Inquisition gave me the chance to customize Hawke upon meeting them in Skyhold. But trying to recreate my Inquisitor and once again capture their likeness has become my own greatest personal challenge. Because not only am I trying to bring my former lead character back to life in a way that reflects the passage of 10 years, but I'm also trying to nail their look in Veilguard's new style.
