Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin DLC Preview

The voice acting presence of geek-favorite Felicia Day seems to be the most important aspect for Dragon Age II’s upcoming DLC Mark of the Assassin, at least judging by the amount of coverage that highlights it, like this preview from Joystiq:

If you played the last major Dragon Age II DLC release, Legacy, you’ve got an idea of how Mark of the Assassin is folded into the game proper. The dwarven companion Varric is being interrogated by the Seeker Cassandra about yet another piece of the Champion’s puzzle, which he again neglected to spill the beans on. The DLC starts here, along with Tallis interrupting a pesky Champion ambush with an awful lot of murder.

“You don’t have to watch the webseries and play the DLC together,” Day said, “but it will give a better insight into the character.” Tallis is recognizably Ms. Day, save for “lots more cleavage.” Mark of the Assassin’s tone is also recognizably in line with her persona. “It’s very quippish,” she tells me. “There’s a heavy moment, and then someone has a one-liner.”

There’s more than one, in what I saw in my brief time with the game. The Orlesian nobility on display have a distinctly… Holy Grail sensibility to them, if you catch my meaning. There’s a lot of fodder for comedic relief, even when things are serious.

Starring in the DLC was “a dream come true.” She explained the appeal, saying “there’s a lot of lore in this, which is why I love Dragon Age.” Day isn’t kidding — she’s played through the original Dragon Age all the way through twice, and through every origin. She was obsessed with seeing as many of the different character reactions as possible, and the same applied in Dragon Age II. And that’s how she nearly got me killed.