"Would you believe I've been sent into the Fade twice? Once was in the Blackmarsh, and the other was in Kirkwall, when we saved a young mage from demons." Both very different experiences, between the circumstances and one being after Anders agreed to host Justice. Birch had even been sent into the Fade during the Blight, when he'd gone to recruit the mages.

"Our connection to the Fade is also what makes us more vulnerable to demons. They come to us in our dreams, promising power if we just let them in." He'd even seen mages submit to the Rite of Tranquility after the nightmares became too much for them to handle. "Though, ever since I started sharing a body with Justice, I don't get very many visits from demons in my dreams anymore."