Taash

Taash is a dragon hunter affiliated with the Lords of Fortune and a companion in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
== Background ==
Raised in Rivain, Taash lives for adventure and does not mind taking risks. She is a thrill-seeking, headstrong, blunt, and straightforward dragon hunter who wields dual-axes, and breathes out flames. Taash is deeply knowledgeable about many topics, well-connected, and knows someone for everything.
At some point, Taash became associated with Nadia Carcosa and went on a few adventures with her, including committing a jailbreak in Dairsmuid and fighting undead in the tombs beneath Clagan's Hollow.Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance, Episode 5: The Scales of Justice
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance ===
Taash became a guide to Orlesian noble Lord Tristan Mondraine and fellow Lord of Fortune Declan in their quest to obtain the Bloodfire Stones from an ancient Qunari ruin. Taash returns from a scouting mission to overhear Mondraine reviling her and rebuked him for his rudeness and weakness as she cleared a path to the treasure. After reaching the summoning altar, Taash recited a Qunlat incantation which unveiled the Temple of the Lost Dragon. Lord Mondraine rashly entered the temple and triggered its traps, which consequently killed him. Taash reveals to Declan that the Orlesian Imperial Court desired for Lord Mondraine to be unable to return to court and paid her to let him die. Declan reveals that if he had known she was planning on betraying Mondraine and keeping the Bloodfire Stones for themselves, he wouldn't have had to alert the Qunari of the heist. The Qunari, who has paid Declan to entrap Taash for the Qunari crime of trespassing on the Temple of the Lost Dragon, arrest Taash and send her to Par Vollen to answer for her crimes against the Qun.
Taash is taken to a Qunari prison where she happens to share the same cell as Nadia Carcosa, a friend and former associate, and her companion Drayden Kiel. Suddenly, a dragon attacks the Qunari city and causes some rubble to trap Taash. Drayden and Nadia free Taash and escape the prison. Taash notices the attacking dragon is a Gamordan Stormrider and goes to harass it away; meanwhile, Nadia notices a Qunari child was in the path of the dragon's rampage and goes to help the kid. Nadia rescued the Qunari child; when a Kithshock was made aware of Nadia's noble deed, he decides to let her and Drayden leave in peace but demands that Taash pay for her crimes. Nadia tells the Kithshock that Taash is a great dragon hunter and offers to kill the dragon in exchange for all of their freedom. Kithshock agrees to her terms and tells them they will assist the Karassaad on a dreadnought to slay the beast. 
The group sails with the Qunari soldiers to the dragon's lair and while the mother dragon was asleep, her Gamordan Stormrider progeny were alerted to the attacking party's presence. Taash ordered the Qunari to unleash a gaatlok barrage to defend against aerial attacks while the trio fought those who managed to land on their ship. The gaatlok barrage defeated a majority of the dragons, with one survivor fleeing. The battle awakens the mother Gamordan Stormrider and Taash orders the soldiers to aim the cannons above it to bring it in striking distance. Taash equips herself with a satchel of 100 pounds of gaatlok and moves to slay it. Once the dragon is brought low, Taash jumps on it and detonates the gaatlok explosives, thus killing the dragon. The dragon and Taash crash into the sea, and the Qunari and Nadia sail to rescue her. Once Taash is safe, everyone celebrates the death of the dragon.
Nadia, Drayden, and Taash sail to Rivain where they are attacked by bounty hunters seeking Nadia's bounty. The trio defeat the bounty hunters; to discourage further pursuit of Nadia, Taash breaks one of the bounty hunter's hands. Taash offers to aid Nadia in her quest, but Nadia insists that Taash stay in Rivain since she doesn't want to endanger her any further. Taash begrudgingly accepts to remain in Rivain and wishes Nadia and Drayden luck in their journey.Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance, Episode 6: The Bride Wears Armor
== Quests ==
This is a preparatory section for Taash's personal quests.
== Approval ==
This is a preparatory section for Taash's approval and disapproval.
== Romance ==
This is a preparatory section for Taash's romance content.
== Statistics ==
This is a preparatory section for Taash's starting statistics.
== Quotes ==
This is a preparatory section for select Taash quotes.
== Codex entries ==
This is a preparatory section for Taash's codex entries.
== Trivia ==
* Taash was written by Trick Weekes.
* Taash is the youngest of the companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, being in her early twenties, close to Sera's age.
* She is described as a gym bro and a jock.
* She has an interest in sparkling treasures and hitting things with an axe. 
* According to Corinne Busche, Taash has the "steamiest" romance of Veilguard.
* BioWare polled the Dragon Age game developers with the question "If our companions worked at the studio what would their jobs be?", Taash's top vote was testing with runner-up votes being in IT and audio. The included commentary stated:
** “Testing, and Taash would send all the bugs right back at us with a grin.”
** “If Taash worked in IT, you’d try to get your things working before asking for help.”
** “Taash could appreciate the bombastic yet subtle nature of Audio.”
== Gallery ==
Taash Tarot.jpg|Tarot card
Taash Concept Art.jpg|Concept art for Taash
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance characters
Category:Dragon Age: The Veilguard characters
Category:Qunari
Category:Rivaini
Category:Warriors
Category:Companions
Category:Dragon Age: The Veilguard companions
Category:Lords of Fortune
Category:Tal-Vashoth
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