Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Should You Bring Neve or Harding?

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Dragon Age The Veilguard - Should You Bring Neve or Harding?

The choice to bring Neve or Harding occurs during the Beginning of the End quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Check out the consequences of each choice and see if you should bring Neve or Harding here!

Outcomes and Consequences of Bringing Neve or Harding

Summary of Choice Outcomes

Prompt
Bring Neve or Harding
Harding: Either way, someone needs to stay back and deal with the demons.
Choice Consequence
Neve will follow you into great danger:
Neve, with me.
・Greatly Increases Approval with Neve
Permanent Facial Scarring
・Unavailable until the end of Shadows Crossing
Harding will follow you into great danger:
Harding, with me.
・Greatly Increases Approval with Harding
Permanent Facial Scarring
・Unavailable until the end of Shadows Crossing

Bringing Neve

Neve with Permanent Facial Scarring

If you choose Neve, with me, the game will mention that she greatly approves of your choice and is resolved to stop Solas at all costs.

Neve will also receive permanent facial scarring from accompanying Rook. Lastly, Neve will be unavailable as a companion until the end of the quest called Shadows Crossing.

Neve Companion Guide

Bringing Harding

Harding with Permanent Facial Scarring

If you choose Harding, with me, the game will mention that she greatly approves of you bringing her and is fully resolved to stop Solas.

Like Neve, Harding will receive permanent facial scarring from accompanying Rook. Harding will also be unavailable as a companion until you finish the Shadows Crossing quest.

Harding Companion Guide

Should You Bring Neve or Harding?

Depends on Preferred Companion

While this choice does not affect the quest or story's outcome, it can help players increase romantic bonds with Neve or Harding. Ultimately, players should choose based on who they want to greatly increase approval with.

Do note that this approval will come at the cost of permanent visual changes to the chosen companion.

Romance Guide and All Romance Options

When Does the Choice Appear?

During The End of The Beginning Quest

The choice is prompted during the latter part of The End of the Beginning main quest, after Varric's plan to persuade Solas fails.

The End of The Beginning Quest Guide

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Should You Bring Neve or Harding? Should You Free the Mayor or Leave Him? Should You Help Minrathous or Treviso?

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