Griffon is alive! We found him a few leagues from the town. He's such a smart boy, he helped us avert and ambush by a squad of Darkspawn. We killed all of them of course. Quite honestly encounters with individual Darkspawn units no longer seem all that notable to me.
A group of highway men tried to shake us down just outside of town. Parasites, preying not he weak and helpless, at a time like this. They deserved to die, but I let them run, after taking all their ill gotten gains, and asking them some questions. They attacked us because Teyrn Logain has put a bounty on our heads. It seems he has told the realm that the Grey Wardens betrayed the King, led him into a trap, and got both themselves and Cailin killed.
This was further confirmed when we came upon some of his men in Dane's refuge.. They tried to kill us. We fought them off along with the help of a surprisingly skilled chantry sister. I got hit up pretty bad. I guess I just get to bold and charge ahead of the others. Their commander survived. The man would have killed us and a Chantry sister and he won. But I showed mercy. Whatever else he might be he is a soldier of Ferelden, and I am not so far gone as to kill one in cold blood, yet. Plus I needed them to send a message. They are to tell Logain that the Grey Wardens know what really happened at Ostagar. That ought to keep the bastard up at night. I can understand strategic withdrawls, but blaming it on the one force that can stop the Blight. Ether he is a madman or a traitor, probably a little of both. Regardless he must be stooped.
The Chantry sister, her name is Leliana, said the Maker told her to join us in a dream. I doubt her, but we cannot turn away help. For a Chantry sister she handles herself well in a fight.
The town is in shambles. Overrun with refugees. Some of the merchants were trying to price gouge. My father was a great friend to the guilds and traders of Highover, but profiteering off the misery of fellow Fereldens in a time of crisis, is enough to bring out my inner Red Jenny. In the end I just helped one of the local priests badger them into lowering their prices. For everyone except us of course. That's what you get for being a hero.
We took care of some tasks around the town, collected herbs, slew some bandits, calmed down a panicked Chaisined refugee. I am a Grey Wardens and I have a duty to do the utmost to stabilize the situation, especially when these people have been abandoned by their lord. Still, this place will not hold long, everyone is preparing to evacuate.
Morrigan and Alistair keep squabbling. Frankly it's beneath the both of them, especially Alistair. I think their both on edge and working it off on each other.
We added another new soldier to our army, a Qunari named Sten. Some say his people are beasts. I don't, his people are thinking people like any other, but his actions certainly give off that impression. He murdered an entire family of eight. Including children. He seems remorseful, he turned himself in and gladly accepted his punishment of being exposed in a cage. His crime reminded me of what Howe did to my family. If I had had it my way I would have put him out of his misery, but the others ether though we'd have a use for him or else that he could atone. He's proved a skilled warrior so far. Still, I'll keep my eye on this "Sten."