Character Ser Jory
Race:	Human
Gender:	Male
Class:	Warrior
Title:	Ser
Family:	Helena (wife)
Voice:	Mark Healy
Appearances:	Dragon Age: Origins

Ser Jory is one of the Grey Warden recruits that the Warden meets at Ostagar. He comes from Redcliffe, where he served as a knight for Arl Eamon Guerrin. However, after meeting his future wife in Highever, he asked Arl Eamon permission to leave Redcliffe. He was drafted into the Grey Wardens by Duncan after winning a tournament in Highever. His now-pregnant Helena waits for his return.

Involvement Edit

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Jory will accompany his fellow recruits (the Warden and Daveth) and Alistair into the Korcari Wilds to prepare for their Joining ritual. He is the most suspicious of the ritual's purpose (though the Warden may sympathize to an extent), and attempts to resolve his worries with the party on several occasions. He is hesitant throughout the ritual, and horrified when he realizes that to proceed they must drink the Darkspawn blood they have collected. After witnessing Daveth's fatal reaction to the blood, Jory refuses to drink from the proffered chalice. When Duncan insists that he drink the foul substance, Jory draws his sword and pleads, "There is no glory in this!" Duncan must then rescind his invitation, and kills the terrified knight quickly—apologizing as he does so.

Initial statistics Edit

Class: Warrior

Specialization: N/A

Skills: Ser Jory begins with level 3 Combat Training

Warrior talent: Powerful

Two-Handed talents: Pommel Strike, Indomitable, Sunder Arms, Mighty Blow

While his primary weapon is a two-handed sword, he also comes equipped with a longbow. His willpower is the lowest of the three companions for this scenario, and he has the most talents available for activation—so expect him to burn through his stamina supply relatively quickly.

Quotes Edit

• "There is no glory in this!"
• "I listened to tales of the Grey Wardens and dreamt one day, I, too would ride a griffin into battle against slavering monsters."

• Ser Jory: I am not a coward, but this is foolish and reckless.
• The Warden: You sound like a coward to me.
• Ser Jory: I am just simply... trying to stay... alive.

Trivia Edit

• When asked to compare a set list of NPCs to food, BioWare employee Cori May said that Jory was most comparable to "broth."
• Writer Sheryl Chee has said that when going out for a drink Jory would "nurse the same pint for four hours and then fix himself a cup of tea."
• In Dragon Age II, Isabela, in party banter, presses Aveline for information about her husband Donnic. One of the lines she may or may not ask is "Did he... shank your Jory" referring to Ser Jory's death.

Bugs Edit

• In addition to his Two-Handed Weapon talents, Jory may have some Archery talents when he first joins the party. Some are taken out of order (second and third-tier talents with none of the first-tier prerequisite talents) and the total number of talents exceeds the number of talents available to a warrior of his level. The archery talents will be removed upon saving and reloading the game. Confirmed pc v. 1.05.

• It is possible to use the Ostagar map hole to get the party to Ishal early and skip the Joining. Ser Jory and Daveth will follow the main character from here on, and after the Tower of Ishal both Ser Jory and Daveth will be unable to fall in battle. pc v. 1.05