Images: The Gates of Bownammar

 

 

Reaching the gates of Bownammar is one of my favourite parts of DAO so I always take my default team even though it'd make more sense to take Oghren and Shale, at the very least. I just can't imagine first laying eyes on the Archdemon without Alistair and Morrigan being there. I ended up having to return to Orzammar after the Broodmother fight in my first playthrough so I try to replicate that whenever I'm playing Nemaya; dropping off the default team and picking up Oghren and Shale for the Caridin fight seems like a good way to have my cake and eat it too.
Btw, I'm using this mod to give Zevran his Crow armor. I was uncertain about it at first but it grew on me so much I don't let him wear anything else until the epilogue. I like that it's a constant reminder that he's actually a dangerous assassin and not just an endearing guy with a sword who recites bad dirty poetry.