The Dragon Age Veilguard mayor choice to save or leave him is a tricky one, as the actual details about what lead to the fall of D'Meta's Crossing is a little obscure, as is how much free will the Mayor had when he let the Blight come rolling in. Not only that, but it's not even clear if he'll die if you leave him behind: might the Mayor free himself and live on?
Well, don't worry - this choice isn't as massively substantive and long-lasting in consequence as you'd think, and is more about introducing the impact that these choices have on how characters and companions view you across the course of Dragon Age The Veilguard (yes, they're a very judgey bunch). With that in mind, we'll lay out the consequences of choosing to either save or leave the mayor in Veilguard below, and which companions approve of which choice.
The Dragon Age Veilguard save the mayor or leave him choice explained
As mentioned, the choice to save the mayor or leave him behind in Dragon Age Veilguard is probably one of the less impactful choices overall, and is more about introducing that some choices will impact the Dragon Age Veilguard companions' approval of Rook, for better or worse.
That means that of the three companions with you, choosing to save the Mayor of D'Meta's Crossing or leave him behind has the following consequences in the immediate short term.
- Save the Mayor:
- Neve approves
- Bellara disapproves
- Leave the Mayor behind:
- Neve disapproves
- Bellara approves
We've played dozens of hours of Dragon Age since then and have yet to see the consequences of this choice come up again in any major way, only the occasional reference to it in dialogue in passing. With that in mind, you should probably make the choice depending on which of the two companion's approval is more important to you.
Of course, there are more impactful choices to be made later - if you want to know how to best handle a later one, which we'll only refer to as the Dragon Age Veilguard Dock Town or Treviso choice, our guide can help you with that.
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