Lucanis: The Mage Killer

Lucanis Dellamorte is a human rogue who works with the assassin’s organization the Anitvan Crows. The faction has been operating in the background of the Dragon Age series since Origins, but we haven’t had one in our party since Zevran in the first game. Lucanis appeared in the Tevinter Nights anthology in which he is set on a contract to kill a wigmaker and Venatori agent in Tevinter. The mission goes bad and Lucanis is presumed dead by the Crows. But death clearly suits him.

Despite his flashy magical wings, BioWare says Lucanis would “rather not be the center of attention.” He focuses on his work as an assassin, which earned him the title of “Demon of Vyrantium.” His dual-dagger rogue build allows him to specialize in necrotic damage and includes:

Eviscerate

Abominate

Soothing Potion

Debilitate

Adrenaline Rush

Surprisingly enough, we don’t see his wings in his concept art. But we do see him in full Antivan Crow garb, including a mask that echoes the dark bird’s motif. When we played seven hours of The Veilguard, we played Lucanis’ recruitment mission, where it’s revealed he is possessed by a Spite demon. The entity appears in cutscenes as a shadowy version of Lucanis, but only the rogue can see and hear it as it walks around the room and remarks on events.

Horizon Forbidden West actor Zach Mendez, who played the character Haxx in the PlayStation sequel, will voice Lucanis in The Veilguard. Mendez voices the character in episode six of Vows and Vengeance.