Can Dao Leliana Romance Continue In Dragon Age II?

Great question — whether romance with Leliana in 'Dragon Age: Origins' carries forward into 'Dragon Age II' comes up a lot, and I always enjoy chatting about these continuity quirks. Short version: you can't directly continue a Leliana romance in 'Dragon Age II'. The big reason is that DAII follows Hawke, a completely different protagonist, while Leliana's arc and her role after Origins are handled outside of Hawke's personal companion circle. You can import your 'Origins' save into 'Dragon Age II', and some world states and epilogues get reflected, but there isn’t a mechanic in DAII that lets you pick up an actual romantic relationship with Leliana the way you had with your Warden.

That said, the game doesn’t completely forget your choices. Importing a save from 'Dragon Age: Origins' will influence certain conversations, background details, and epilogues; if you romanced Leliana in Origins, the world state will often reflect that in summary slides or small mentions. I’ve done a playthrough where I imported a Warden who had a long relationship with Leliana, and while DAII never gave me a “continue romance” scene, I loved seeing how the writers acknowledged those earlier decisions in flavor text and NPC reactions. It felt like the world carried the memory, even if Hawke never got a reunion scene. The narrative structure of DAII — focused tightly on one family in Kirkwall and its supporting cast — just doesn’t accommodate reviving a Warden-specific romance the way a true sequel with the same protagonist would.

If you want to keep the Leliana romance alive beyond Origins, there are a few things fans do. One, import your 'Origins' save so your world state and the epilogue reflect your choices; it won’t recreate scenes but it keeps continuity alive in the background. Two, dive into fanfiction and roleplaying communities — honestly, some of the best emotional continuations live there, and I’ve found a few pieces that feel like the canonical “what if” I wanted. Three, check out mods: the community has produced mods that add cameos or tweak dialogue, and a few attempt to script extra interactions. Finally, if you’re aiming for canonical follow-up, later games and DLCs bring Leliana back in different capacities, and those titles will reference past relationships more directly. For pure in-game romance continuity with Hawke in 'Dragon Age II', though, it’s a no — but there are fun, creative ways to keep that Leliana storyline in your headcanon if you’re like me and don’t want to let it go.