Dragon Age: The Veilguard introduces a new group of fun and interesting companions to Rook as they fight to stop the Evanuris. One character that stands out is Taash, a Qunari dragon hunter, who will the team to represent the new Lords of Fortune faction. Taash's personal quest is a fascinating one, delving into the generation disconnect that can occur between parent and child.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard.]

All of the companion quests in Dragon Age: The Veilguard have something different to set them apart, providing alternative viewpoints of life in Thedas. As each questline reaches its conclusion, the companion will gain Hero of the Veilguard status, granting new abilities and armor as well as guaranteeing that companion's survival during the final battle in Minrathous. As with all the companions, Taash's quest is a deeply personal one where a balance must be found between two cultures.

Taash's Quest Is About Cultural Identity

Taash Must Find The Balance Between Rivaini Culture & Their Qunari Roots

Taash s The Veilguard's team after the dragon attacks on Minrathous and Treviso at the same time as Emmrich. After being revealed as a rare fire-breathing Qunari in their recruitment quest, their personal quest starts quite slowly. Taash's questline is interwoven with their relationship with their mother, Shathann, and a strange ancient tablet. To begin with, much of Taash's story is about the cultural and generational misunderstandings between the two. Taash is at ease with Rivani culture, much to the dismay of Shathann, who still strictly follows the Qun.

Elements of Taash's final choice arise in prior conversations, with Rook able to encourage them to explore either Rivani or Qunari culture. This will influence a meal and conversation with Shathann after “Slaying the Fangscorcher.”

Things change as it becomes clear that a group of Antaam are interested in Taash and determined to capture the fierce warrior in order to use their fire-breathing. Eventually, this group kidnaps Shathann, and the final mission of Taash’s questline is a frantic race to track her, with the trail leading to a dormant volcano and the lair of the Dragon King, also unlocking the final area on the Rivaini Coast zone. Tragically, Shathann will sacrifice herself to save Taash, leading them to ask for Rook's opinion on how to best honor her memory.

What Happens If Taash Learns More About Being Qunari

Taash Honors Shathann's Memory The Qunari Way

As Taash struggles with the loss of Shathann, they will reveal to Rook they managed to save a piece of her horn. However, they aren't sure how best to use it. The first option available to Rook is to advise Taash to learn more about Qunari customs and traditions by grafting the horn onto their own. Taash acknowledges that Shathann would want to be ed as a Qunari — someone who continued to follow the Qun despite leaving Par Vollen to keep Taash safe.

If Taash chooses to learn more about being Qunari, they will gain the Qunari Focus skill and The Qun's Honor armor. This skill increases Taash's weapon attacks by 50% and the armor will cause nearby Weakened enemies to detonate when party combos are used. While this is very useful, especially when Taash is paired with Bellara, it is too niche and locks the party into repetitive tactics limiting their effectiveness.

Taash choosing to learn more about the Qun and what it means to be Qunari also changes the end scenes as they take Rook to learn more about the tablet. Rook and Taash will head to the coast to meet with a Qunari translator from the Qun, speaking with Karash on the way, who reveals that he plans to go back to Par Vollen with them, something that clearly brings him relief.

The Qunari translator will explain the history on the tablet, a warning of a coming threat called the “Devouring Storm” from across the sea, and how it links to fire breathers like Taash. Afterward, Taash will make plans to work with the Qunari to bring the Antaam back into the Qun to unite them against future threats.

What Happens If Taash Embraces Rivaini Culture

Taash Honors What Shathann Wanted For Them When Leaving Par Vollen

The other choice is for Rook to encourage Taash to embrace being Rivaini by acknowledging that Shathann took Taash away from the Qun for a reason. Speaking with Rook, Taash can understand that what their mother wanted the most was for them to be happy and for Taash to be themself. To honor Shathann's ing and her, Taash will follow a Rivaini tradition of taking the horn fragment and crafting it into a piece of jewelry, explaining that the Rivaini wear their stories.

If Taash chooses to embrace their Rivaini side, they will gain the Rivaini Flair skill and the armor, Rivain's Legacy. This armor and skill work very well together, focusing on Taash's fire abilities and damage and significantly increasing their effectiveness. This is fantastic for a DPS Taash build to pair with a tank warrior Rook, with better critical damage and plenty of options in fights, especially against high-health enemies.

Going to the coast, Karash will again greet Rook and Taash, this time explaining that a Rivaini seer who has asked him to come teach others about the weather is waiting. Waiting to explain the tablet’s meaning is Rowan, a seer who can be met several times throughout The Veilguard, who will summon a spirit to help. The message will be the same regardless, warning of the Devouring Storm. After, Taash is left with fewer answers and less clear direction, but they do have a plan to seek out Antaam, who may wish to help.

Taash's personal quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is an odd one as it has a clear right choice, but that will depend on the priority of the player. If equipment and skills are most important, then Taash should be encouraged to embrace Rivaini culture as this gives the best boost to their damage output. However, when looking at the choice from a roleplay perspective, having them learn more about the Qun offers the most satisfying ending for Taash in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.