Ever since BioWare first hinted that older Dragon Age characters will return in The Veilguard, fans have been desperately guessing who they will be. The writers aren't giving us too much information, only adding that some "loved characters" will come back, but now, they've helped us narrow it down a bit more.
Speaking on Bluesky, lead writer Trick Weekes said that anyone we didn't see "die onscreen" is fair game to return in future Dragon Age games. While this might sound a bit obvious, it really isn't, as some deaths are dependent on player choice - and one major death was only ever implied.
The latter is the most exciting possibility. Many fans are interpreting Weekes' words as confirmation that whoever we left in the Fade in Dragon Age: Inquisitioncould return since they never died onscreen. In fact, the wording in this scene says that whoever we ask to stay behind will "likely" die. Couple this with the fact that we don't see them die, and it's possible that Weekes' is hinting at their return.
That would open the following characters up for a cameo: Hawke, Stroud, Alistair, and Loghain. Hawke always appears in the Fade, and the other three...
