Character Bella
Race:	Human
Gender:	Female
Title:	Waitress
Location:	Tavern (Redcliffe Village)
Voice:	Mika Simmons
Appearances:	Dragon Age: Origins

Bella is a tavern waitress in Redcliffe Village. If a conversation is initiated with the Warden, she admits that she is receiving poor wages and being groped by Lloyd, the tavern owner. The Warden may have the option of helping her leave her life of poverty.

Involvement Edit

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If the Warden intimidates Lloyd into joining the defense of Redcliffe, Bella takes over the tavern, giving the Warden access to free supplies (see bug below.) If Lloyd lives through the battle, the "bug" still works and Bella, strangely, still takes control of the business, even though Lloyd is once more behind the bar.

If you try to talk to Lloyd after he has given you his ring, he'll say "You put Bella in charge, talk to her."

After having successfully completed A Village Under Siege, The Warden can talk to Bella again. In this encounter, The Warden can give her 100 to "get out of Redcliffe" or 500 to "start a new life." She can alternatively take over the tavern if you force Lloyd to fight and he dies in the battle. (The epilogue later notes she renames the tavern The Warden's Rest.) She may also be pressured to kiss a male Warden as thanks for saving the town. The Warden may also present Bella with an opportunity to be a maid for Bann Teagan.

• For giving her 500: Wynne approves (+4) , Alistair approves (+1)  and Morrigan disapproves (-10)  (successful persuasion will soften that to -3). The epilogue slideshow will note that Bella moved to Denerim and started her own brewery.)
• If the Warden suggests she become Bann Teagan's maid, Morrigan disapproves (-3)  and Alistair approves (+1) .^[1]
• If the Warden accepts a kiss for saving the town, Leliana and/or Morrigan disapprove to the tune of (-10) . Alistair approves (+1) , Oghren approves (+2)  and also mutters "Hot." The three militiamen will just sit and stare with mouths hanging open.
• If you kiss her twice during the conversation (because you survived the battle and in exchange for the money you give her), the approval with Oghren will go up by (+4) , while with a romanced Leliana, it could go down by (-20) .
• Alternatively, if The Warden offers Bella the tavern, and picks the option "I didn't say for free...", she gives you 3 and agrees to pay you more later. This option is only available if you have intimidated Lloyd into giving you the tavern.

If The Warden chooses to abandon Redcliffe, and leaves the village to fight for itself, Bella will die and come back as a revived corpse in the castle.

Approval

• All romance-able female party members will lose approval if you ask for a kiss, regardless of your romance of them or lack thereof.
• After the cutscene, if you have Oghren in your party, he will say: "Hot" and gain +2 Approval.

Inventory Edit

Name	Qty	Buy price	Sell price
Health Poultice Health PoulticeHealth Poultice Herbalism A skilled herbalist has rendered a variety of medicinal ingredients into this soothing, restorative substance.		0000000000 0	00000412.5 4 12
Lesser Health Poultice Lesser Health PoulticeLesser Health Poultice Herbalism A skilled herbalist has rendered a variety of medicinal ingredients into this soothing, restorative substance.	x2	0000000000 0	0000000025 25
Lesser Injury Kit Lesser Injury KitLesser Injury Kit Herbalism A kit containing bandages and other healing aids.	x2	0000000000 0	00000412.5 4 12
Mabari Crunch Mabari CrunchMabari Crunch Herbalism It's a mystery why the fighting hounds of Ferelden desire treats composed partially of plant matter. The crunch is also a mystery.	x2	0000000000 0	0000018.75 18
Lesser Injury Kit Recipe Lesser Injury Kit Recipe		0000000000 0	—
Health Poultice Recipe Health Poultice Recipe		0000000000 0	—
Double-Baked Mabari Crunch Recipe Double-Baked Mabari Crunch Recipe		0000000000 0	—
Flask FlaskFlask Item These simple glass containers are able to hold many compounds, even unstable ones.	x8	0000000000 0	0000000025 25
Elfroot ElfrootElfroot Item The common name for canavaris, this herb actually has little to do with elves other than being commonly collected and traded to outsiders by the Dalish. It is the primary ingredient in many healing salves. Use: Chewing elfroot restores a small amount of health, and those with skill can use elfroot to make more potent elixirs.	x4	0000000000 0	00000012.5 12
Deep Mushroom Deep MushroomDeep Mushroom Item Fungi found underground in close proximity to lyrium veins. In addition to their restorative properties, they can also be made into poisons. Use: After chewing a deep mushroom, warriors and rogues regain a small amount of stamina. Mages gain no benefit from chewing deep mushrooms.	x2	0000000000 0	00000012.5 12
Wine WineWine Gift A flask of red wine.		0000000000 0	0000003.75 3

Lloyd's Stock

Bella's Stock

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Quotes Edit

• "Another doomed soul come to drown their sorrows here, I see?"
• "Ha-ha! You're a rare one, you are, making me laugh with this blackness hanging over our heads."

Notes Edit

When Shale was moved from Redcliffe to Honnleath during development, a humorous exchange with Bella was left as a cut content. This exchange can still be found within Bella's dialogue file via the toolset.

• Bella: "Yes? Can I--oh dear. Isn't that the statue that's been standing outside for years, now?"
• Shale: "And it is the human that likes to lie in my shadow when coupling with others of its kind. Delightful."
• Bella: "And it speaks! Does it drink ale, too?"
• Shale: "Thankfully, no. Perhaps it should serve those who require serving?"
• Bella: "Then I will... do that. Welcome to the bar, at any rate, er... statue-man."

Bugs Edit

• ps3xbox360With The Stone Prisoner DLC installed, and after intimidating Lloyd to leave and join the defense of the town, Bella will allow you to look through Lloyd's tavern supplies and help yourself to the items he has in storage. Giving crystals, then leaving the tavern and returning, results in the tavern reloading and the the store's resetting. Bella will allow you to help yourself to the crystals again. Obviously, you can sell these crystals and have an infinite supply of gold. However, this bug, at least if overused, seems to lead to a corrupted save file, probably due to a counter overflow in tracking the total number of crystals sold to a merchant (PC was patched with v1.02).

• ps3 To avoid save file corruption from over use of Bella's infinite sovereigns glitch, confine buying and selling the free crystals to the temporary merchant in Haven. His store is unique in that it does not keep track of all the crystals that you sell him, nor does his store remain after you initiate the events in the town. Or to be on the safe side, one could restrian doing this glitch until brilliant and flawless crystals appear in Bella's store (lvl 18-20) (Only confirmed by one user need another to verify). Flawless crystals available with lvl 16 character.

• If Lloyd dies in The Attack at Nightfall and the Warden returns to the tavern, a male Warden can ask Bella for a kiss by selecting the "hero's welcome" dialogue option and/or in return for the 500 . During the cut-scene for either kiss Lloyd will appear behind the counter for a few seconds before the camera cuts away. Once the kiss is over Lloyd is again gone. Any romance-able female party member will lose influence if you accept the kiss, even if they are not being romanced.

• pc To trigger the option of giving her money it is necessary to talk to Bella before intimidating Lloyd into joining the militia. If Lloyd is intimidated first, Bella will not complain about him and consequently there is no way of offering her money after the A Village Under Siege quest is completed. (Tested for PC with v1.04)

References Edit

1. ↑ Perhaps Alistair approves of this because it reminds him of his mother's role as a scullery maid in Redcliffe Castle; his remark when this option is suggested, "It's not such a bad life," seems significant.