In Arlathan, Varric and Harding encounter a group called the Veil Jumpers led by Strife and Irelin. While they successfully navigate the treacherous magical forest together, they are unable to retrieve the crucious stone, which Solas has already taken. He left a note for Varric in its place, telling him that the stone was never in danger of falling into Venatori hands and that he would do his best to limit the damages that his actions will cause.

The comic follows Varric and Scout Harding as they attempt to find Solas, who seeks to restore the ancient civilization of the elves by destroying modern Thedas. Hello everyone! Basically, as in the title... a place for all Your thoughts after the second issue of the Dragon Age: The Missing comic book, which premiered today. Our Ogres Are Hungrier: While in the Deep Roads, the group also encounters a solitary ogre, which they speculate as being responsible for disappearances in the city above. The first issue has an appearance by the Grey Wardens Evka and Antoine, who appeared in the short story "Hunger." Evka also was part of the online short story “The Next One," while both of them appeared in “Won’t Know When."

Dragon Age: The Missing #1

Varric Tethras and Lace Harding descend into the abandoned Deep Roads beneath Marnas Pell in pursuit of a former friend. But the corruption of the blight has infected the walls, and the threat of darkspawn looms heavy in the air… BEWARE: review includes spoilers for everything Dragon Age up to this date. This means previous comics, books, and the Netflix series are discussed.

Dragon Age: The Missing is a four-part comic book series set in the Dragon Age universe serving as a lead-in to Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. The plot follows BioWare's own canon, meaning it may not follow some of the player's choices in the games. Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: This is essentially the crux of Varric's argument when Charter informs him that he will be accompanied by Harding on the search for Solas. He argues that Harding sees the best in people, and that will leave her open to manipulation. Strangely, they seem to have flipped positions in Issue 4, as Varric insists on trying to talk to Solas and Harding believes the only way to stop him is with an arrow. Panthera Awesome: Varric, Harding, Strife and Irelin are briefly chased in Issue #3 by three large cats that Varric calls "leopards," even though they more closely resemble cougars.

The comic contains examples of following tropes:

All for Nothing: Essentially what the entire plot boils down to. In the first two issues, while chasing after Solas, Varric and Harding learn that the Venatori are after an artifact named the Crucious Stone for unexplained reasons. Upon arriving at the vault where the artifact is supposedly held, they discover it is missing, and Solas has left behind a note informing Varric that the stone is in his hands and he should give up on trying to find him. In Issue 4, Varric and Harding push on to Minrathous, where they gain a lead on Solas but instead are forced to divert to another location to save some slaves from the Venatori. Furthermore, the assassin who had been shadowing them throughout four issues is killed, so they never get a conclusive answer as to why the assassin followed them or why they saved Varric in Arlathan Forest. Series Continuity Error: The vault where the Crucious Stone is held is guarded by a creature referred to as a varterral, despite the fact that it does not at all resemble the varterrals from the Witch Hunt DLC or Dragon Age 2 and is more akin to sylvans from the same franchise.