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Dragon Age: The Veilguardgives youseven romanceable companions to choose from, including the gentleman Necromancer and Corpse Whisperer, Professor Emmrich Volkarin. As one of the last companions you recruit in the game, you’ll probably be eager to learnhow to romance Emmrich inDragon Age: The Veilguardas soon as possible, and when precisely you can get the romance ball rolling. While Emmrich’s fascination with death and dying might be off-putting to some, romancing Emmrich offers plenty of unique encounters and endearing moments. If you like the sound of romantic graveyard walks and profound conversations about life and death, romancing Emmrich could be just the ticket.
Afterrecruiting Emmrich inDragon Age: The Veilguard, he becomes available as a romanceable character. Of course, it takes time to develop a romantic relationship with Emmrich. If you are looking to romance him as fast as possible, there are several things you can do to improve your relationship with him.
How To Romance Emmrich In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
If you want to romance Emmrich inDragon Age: The Veilguard, you should concentrate onraising Emmrich’s Bond Level, starting from an acquaintance to a friend or fellow Necromancer and, later, as a Romantic Interest to varying degrees. You can check your relationship or Bond level with Emmrich on the Companion selection screen, as pictured above. To increase Emmrich’s Bond, it’s best to do the following:
Choosing theShadow Mourn Watch factionwhencreating your character inDragon Age: The Veilguardcan also be helpful if you plan on romancing Emmrich. As a fellow Necromancer, creating a character with a Mourn Watch background opens up unique dialogue opportunities for Emmrich and Rook to discuss their specialist knowledge.
Emmrich Companion Quests And Key Romance Scenes In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
How To Express A Romantic Interest In Emmrich (Without Committing)
While there are several romantic dialogue options in previous conversations with Emmrich, as pictured previously above, his first real romantic scene typically happens after completing The Cobbled Swan Case main story quest.
This happens in Emmrich’s room (the Laboratory) when speaking with Emmrich after the quest back at the Lighthouse. The dialogue options here give you the chance to express aromantic interest in Emmrich(without committing)by selecting one of thethree dialogue optionsbelow:
If you’re romancing multiple characters inDragon Age: The Veilguardand haven’t decided who to commit to yet, this means you can still leave things open until you make a choice later. However, if you’ve decided that you no longer wish to romance Emmrich, you can choose the’Let’s stay friends’dialogue option, which leaves the two of you as just friends. If you expressed a romantic interest in Emmrich, you can then continue to pursue your romance with him as detailed further below, as well as with other companions if you wish.
How To Commit To A Romance With Emmrich
Whether you’reromancing Emmrich inDragon Age: The Veilguardor not, he hassix companion questsyou can complete. To get the opportunity tocommit to a romance with Emmrich, you will need to complete at least the first four quests from the below list of Emmrich companion quests, which become available by progressing through the main story quests in the game:
In Walking the Graves and House of the Dead, you can increase Emmrich’s romantic interests by choosing specific romance dialogue options. However, Emmrich’s third companion quest,Arrangements, is a crucial and pivotal romantic moment where you start a romance with Emmrich when picking flowers in the Graveyard.
During the Arrangements quest, make sure youchoose the dialogue option that says ‘Never lonely’tocommit to a romance with Emmrich exclusively(as pictured below). Otherwise, the other three dialogue choices commit you to being friends instead. After completing this quest, yourrelationship statuswith Emmrich changes to’Entombed Passion.‘His bond with you also increases, and there are other Emmrich romance scenes you can unlock as you progress through his quests and the story.
Committing to a romance with Emmrich ends all other possible romances with other companions, so make sure you’re happy with your choice before committing. You can also make use of the game’s various save file options and temporary saves, though, if you do happen to change your mind.
Where To Buy Emmrich’s Gift In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
You can also unlock the opportunity to give Emmrich a gift to brighten his day in theFit for a Necromancercompanion quest. To find a suitable gift for Emmrich, you must complete the Where the Dead Must Go main story quest, giving you access tothe Necropolis merchant called Vorgoth.
Vorgoth’s shop stocksEmmrich’s giftcalled theHaunted Statuette, which you can buy for60 goldand10 Flawless Crystals. Upon acquiring this item, return to the Lighthouse and enter Emmrich’s room at the Laboratory to speak with him, triggering a short cutscene of Rook giving him the gift and raising his Approval.
