Support her in her quest to fix the mirror.Easiest ways to gain Merrill’s friendship: She is the only companion in the game that approves of making deals with demons and the practice of blood magic. Merrill is a unique character due to her Dalish origin as well as her rebellious position of being a Blood Mage. Tell her to give the stolen relic back to the Qunari.Value other people’s privacy and choices.Put freedom above all else (this means not giving mages to the Circle).Easiest ways to get Isabela’s friendship: So players who want her to stick around need to make sure either her friendship or rivalry points are in the blue or red by the end of Act Two. She is a particularly tricky character because if her rivalry or friendship is not high enough at the end of Act Two, then she will leave and never return. In fact, being too selfless will definitely get rivalry points from her. She does not mind Hawke being a little selfish. Isabela is all about fun and living in the moment. Be a mage class and tell him you “seek power” during his recruitment quest.Don’t coddle him when he talks about his problems, just be understanding.Be kind to innocents, notably elves and slaves.However, rivaling or being friends with both of them is doable as long as you take them on the right quests. Players often get the friendship of Anders or Fenris while rivaling the other since they have such opposite opinions. Gaining his friendship as a mage and/or pro-mage Hawke can be quite difficult. Be friendly and make deals with blood mages and/or demons.įenris has strong opinions due to his difficult life.