BioWare is generating excitement for the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard by introducing the companions and their voice cast in a unique way.
The studio announced a collaboration with Pod People, a podcast production and marketing firm, to create Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance, an eight-part narrative audio series where listeners will experience a new story while meeting the seven companions of the player character, Rook.
Vows & Vengeance features Mae Whitman, Bridgette Lundy-Paine, and Armen Taylor as original characters for the podcast. The story follows Nadia, a thief working for the Dreadwolf who embarks on a heist gone wrong. To save her lover, Elio, who has been banished to the Fade, she teams up with a mysterious writer named Drayden. While this narrative is podcast-exclusive, all companions (Harding, Davrin, Bellara, Neve, Taash, Lucanis, Emmrich, and Emmrich’s skeletal assistant, Manfred) will make appearances starting in episode 2. The series will conclude on October 17, just in time for the game’s release on October 31.
Check out the episode schedule below:
- August 29 – Episode 1: Featuring Nadia, Elio, and Drayden
- September 5 – Episode 2: Featuring Harding
- September 12 – Episode 3: Featuring Davrin
- September 19 – Episode 4: Featuring Bellara
- September 26 – Episode 5: Featuring Taash
- October 3 – Episode 6: Featuring Lucanis
- October 10 – Episode 7: Featuring Emmrich
- October 17 – Episode 8: Featuring Neve
This is a significant addition to Companions Week, an element of BioWare’s pre-release celebration. The studio describes it as a “sidequest” for Companions Week, which officially kicks off on August 26. Stay tuned for more ways to learn about the companions, including a developer Q&A on Discord on August 30 and exclusive coverage on IGN starting September 3.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is scheduled for release on October 31 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
