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* AntiHero[=/=]VillainProtagonist: Type V of the former.


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* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: He all but shuts down after witnessing Lambert banish Cole and mortally wound Evangeline while he was too weak to stop either.]]



* ToBeLawfulOrGood: She'll always eventually pick the "good" option if forced to choose.



* GhostAmnesia: Though he may or may not be a ghost, he has no clear memory of his previous life.



** NotSoStoic: [[spoiler: He takes obvious pleasure in the brutal beatdowns he dispenses on Rhys, Evangeline, and Cole in the finale of the book.]]

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* [[spoiler: HumanoidAbomination]]: [[spoiler: She becomes the new host of the Spirit of Faith by the end of the book, but she does note that she's not sure if this changes anything for her physically or mentally yet.]]

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* [[spoiler: ScrewThisImOuttaHere]]: [[spoiler: Though she had growing doubts throughout the story, Lambert ignoring a direct order from the Divine and leading a large contingent of templars into the Enchanter's conclave causes her to lose faith in the order as it was being run and join the defecting mages, if only for Rhys' sake.]]



* BlackMagicianGirl: An older example, but with the proper personality. She explicitly states that she doesn't know any healing spells.



* [[spoiler:PoisonousFriend]]

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* [[spoiler:PoisonousFriend]][[spoiler: PoisonousFriend]]



* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Although she broke off her relationship with Rhys, her jealously of Evangeline makes her realize that doing so was a mistake. [[spoiler:She blows any remote chance she had of being with Rhys when he learns of her murder of Pharamond and decides that he doesn't want to have anything more to do with her.]]

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* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Although she broke off her relationship with Rhys, her jealously of Evangeline makes her realize that doing so was a mistake. [[spoiler:She blows any remote chance she had of being with Rhys when he learns of her murder of Pharamond (framing him for the deed) and decides that he doesn't want to have anything more to do with her.]]



* {{Unperson}}: Happened to him sometime in the past. With the exception of Rhys, the people that see him forget him shortly after. [[spoiler:It eventually turns out that the Templars erased all evidence of the original Cole to cover up the mistake they made by accidentally killing him]]

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* UndyingLoyalty: He would go to the ends of the earth to save his only friend, Rhys.
* {{Unperson}}: Happened to him sometime in the past. With the exception of Rhys, the people that see him forget him shortly after. [[spoiler:It eventually turns out that the Templars erased all evidence of the original Cole to cover up the mistake they made by accidentally killing him]]him.]]



* ManBehindTheMan: Meghren was far too crazy to be effective without his guidance.

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* ManBehindTheMan: Meghren was far too crazy to be effective without his guidance.him pulling the strings.
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* ParentalAbandoment: Being born in the Circle, Rhys never knew either of his parents until Wynne sought him out after the Fifth Blight. The fact that his father was [[spoiler: a Templar]] as well didn't do him any favors.

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* ParentalAbandoment: ParentalAbandonment: Being born in the Circle, Rhys never knew either of his parents until Wynne sought him out after the Fifth Blight. The fact that his father was [[spoiler: a Templar]] as well didn't do him any favors.

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* HeelFaceTurn: She joins the rebels for Maric, just like Loghain did.

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* HeelFaceTurn: HighHeelFaceTurn: She joins the rebels for Maric, just like Loghain did.



* FantasticRacism: A victim and perpetuator of it.

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* FantasticRacism: A victim and perpetuator perpetrator of it.



* OlderAndWiser: After 30 years she returns still incredibly hotblooded and stubborn, but a bit more willing to listen to reason.



* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old Woman Out]]: Rhys has several choice words with his mother over the course of ''Asunder''.



* ParentalAbandoment: Being born in the Circle, Rhys never knew either of his parents until Wynne sought him out after the Fifth Blight. The fact that his father was [[spoiler: a Templar]] as well didn't do him any favors.




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* UnwittingPawn: Throughout ''Asunder'', Rhys is used to further the schemes of at least four different parties.



* [[spoiler: SpannerInTheWorks]]: [[spoiler: She deliberately derails the careful plotting between Wynne and Divine Justina to ensure that there would be full rebellion.]]



* ManBehindTheMan

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* ManBehindTheManManBehindTheMan: Meghren was far too crazy to be effective without his guidance.



* {{Jerkass}}

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* {{Jerkass}}{{Jerkass}}: Nearly all characters in the book despise the man for his unrelenting attitude, but most fear him too much to do anything about it.
* [[spoiler: KarmicDeath]]: [[spoiler: He's implied to have died by Cole's hand after forcing him to remember his inhuman nature.]]
* KnightTemplar: In the purest sense of the trope. [[spoiler: He'd sooner see the Divine fall than relent on any of his conclusions.]]
* [[spoiler: ScrewThisImOuttaHere]]: [[spoiler: He eventually grows so dissatisfied by the perceived lack of control over the mages in Orlais that he invokes withdraws the templars from the Chantry.]]




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** NotSoStoic: [[spoiler: He takes obvious pleasure in the brutal beatdowns he dispenses on Rhys, Evangeline, and Cole in the finale of the book.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Emphasis on "extremist". Absolutely nothing will prevent him from bringing the Circle back under control.

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and we don\'t know enough about the Revolution\'s leadership to make that judgment. The \"Token\" part of the trope is what I\'m questioning, not the \"Evil\" Apparently, Expies have to be almost identical to the original. At the very least, Adrian\'s gender disqualifies her.


* Expy: Of Anders



* TokenEvilTeammate: Of the Circle's leadership. Pretty much every major character is disgusted with her by the story's end.

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* {{Jerkass}}

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* {{Jerkass}}{{Jerkass}}: Rhys is the only person she seems able to get along with. [[spoiler:Until she betrays him to start the revolution.]]



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* TokenEvilTeammate: Of the Circle's leadership. Pretty much every major character is disgusted with her by the story's end.
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* MercyKill: His victims are all people who were in such misery that death would be a relief.
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* [[spoiler:DeadPersonImpersonation]]: [[spoiler:The real Cole has starved to death by the Templars in one of the cells in the Pit. The Cole in ''Asunder'' is a spirit or demon that decided not to let Cole die alone and assumed Cole's identity after he died, eventually forgetting its true nature.]]

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* [[spoiler:DeadPersonImpersonation]]: [[spoiler:The real Cole has was starved to death by the Templars in one of the cells in the Pit. The Cole in ''Asunder'' is a spirit or demon that decided not to let Cole die alone and assumed Cole's identity after he died, eventually forgetting its true nature.]]
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An elven mage and Grey Warden. She accompanies Maric, Duncan and the others into the Deep Roads and shows Maric how to live again.

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An elven mage and Grey Warden. She accompanies Maric, Duncan and the others into the Deep Roads and shows Maric how to live again.
again. In ''Asunder'', she re-emerges as the Grand Enchanter of the College of Magi.



* Tsundere: More Tsuntsun, but she eventually shows her deredere side.

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* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath]]: [[spoiler:Lambert mortally wounds her at the end of the novel, but Wynne sacrifices her life to bring her back from the brink of death.]]

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* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath]]: [[spoiler:Lambert mortally wounds her at the end of the novel, ''Asunder'', but Wynne sacrifices her life to bring her back from the brink of death.]]




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* TooDumbToLive: She has a tendency to antagonize the Templars at the worst possible times.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Although she broke off her relationship with Rhys, her jealously of Evangeline makes her realize that doing so was a mistake. [[spoiler:She blows any remote chance she had of being with Rhys when he learns of her murder of Pharamond and decides that he doesn't want to have anything more to do with her.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She claims to be willing to do anything to free the mages. [[spoiler:Then she murders Pharamond to start a revolution.]]


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* AntiHero: He's very sympathetic, but he's still a serial killer.
* [[spoiler:DeadPersonImpersonation]]: [[spoiler:The real Cole has starved to death by the Templars in one of the cells in the Pit. The Cole in ''Asunder'' is a spirit or demon that decided not to let Cole die alone and assumed Cole's identity after he died, eventually forgetting its true nature.]]
* KnifeNut
* PoisonousFriend: To Rhys.
* [[spoiler:SelfMadeOrphan]]: [[spoiler:His father killed Cole's mother after learning the Cole was a mage. Cole accidentally asphyxiated his sister while trying to quiet her when they were hiding from their father. Cole eventually managed to kill his father with the knife that he uses throughout ''Asunder''.]]
* SerialKiller
* SympatheticMurderer
* [[spoiler:TomatoInTheMirror]]: [[spoiler:Lambert manages to banish him with the Litany of Adralla, forcing Cole to accept that he is indeed a demon.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: He eventually discovers how to use his invisibility to give him a huge advantage in combat.
* {{Unperson}}: Happened to him sometime in the past. With the exception of Rhys, the people that see him forget him shortly after. [[spoiler:It eventually turns out that the Templars erased all evidence of the original Cole to cover up the mistake they made by accidentally killing him]]


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* {{Badass}}
* BigBad: Of ''Asunder''
* FreudianExcuse: He used to believe in mage's rights, until his mage best friend betrayed him.
* GrayEyes: The type that indicates his coldness.
* {{Jerkass}}
* TheStoic

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The protagonist of ''Asunder''. Rhys is a Senior Enchanter of Orlais' White Spire Circle of Magi who is suspected of murdering five apprentices. He is also Wynne's son, although he does not get along with her.

* DeadpanSnarker
* RefusalOfTheCall: Although Rhys is charismatic, popular and hates the Chantry control over the Circles, he is very reluctant to become involved in Circle politics.




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The Knight-Captain of the White Spire Circle. Evangeline is an idealistic Templar who believes that the Templars exist not only to defend the people against mages, but also to defend mages against the common folk, demons and other threats.

* ActionGirl
* CapuletCounterpart: To Rhys.
* [[spoiler:DefectorFromDecadence]]: [[spoiler:Once it becomes apparent that Lambert is looking for an excuse to wipe out the mages, she decides to join the mage rebellion.]]
* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath]]: [[spoiler:Lambert mortally wounds her at the end of the novel, but Wynne sacrifices her life to bring her back from the brink of death.]]
* WideEyedIdealist



Rhys' best friend and former lover. Adrian is also a Senior Enchanter of the White Spire Circle. She has a very bad temper and is very vocal about her hatred of the Templars.

* FieryRedHead
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Her murder of Pharamond is one of the leading factors in how the incident at Kirkwall became a full fledged world war. As of the end of ''Asunder'', only Rhys knows of this, and while he was furious with her, he did not tell anyone else about it]]
* MotorMouth
* PlayingWithFire: Almost every spell she uses is a fire spell.

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A mysterious young man who has somehow become invisible to everyone except for spirit mediums such as Rhys and Wynne. Cole has killed at least five mage apprentices in order to prevent himself from disappearing completely.



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[[WMG:Lambert]]

The leader of all Templars in Thedas. Lord Seeker Lambert is a ruthless man who takes control over the White Spire Circle when it became apparent that the Knight-Commander stationed there could not solve the murders.
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* KickTheDog: He recalls jailing a prostitute who gave him a somewhat backhanded compliment.

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* ReassignedToAntarctica: Technically the reason he is the current regent. He laments that he would rather be the lord of some backwater in Orlais than the king of Ferelden.

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* MilesGloriosus: Starts fancying himself as a great warrior after his forces win a major battle over the rebels, even though he was never near the battlefield.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Technically the reason he is the current regent. He laments that he would rather be frequently begs the lord of some backwater in Orlais than the king of Ferelden.
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* HoneyTrap: Comes with being a bard




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* WoundedGazelleGambit: How she first meets Maric. She is "attacked" by a group of thugs in Gwaren just as the prince is passing by.




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* ReassignedToAntarctica: Technically the reason he is the current regent. He laments that he would rather be the lord of some backwater in Orlais than the king of Ferelden.
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Rowan is only the female lead in The Stolen Throne, not The Calling.


Wife of Maric, mother of Cailan and sister of Eamon and Teagan , Rowan is the female lead of the prequel novels.

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Wife of Maric, mother of Cailan and sister of Eamon and Teagan , Rowan is the female lead of the prequel novels.
The Stolen Throne.

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* ActionGirl: Despite her faults, Genevieve is a skilled fighter. She lands the final blow on a high dragon the Wardens encounter in the Deep Roads.



* AFatherToHisMen: Bregan was apparently well-liked by his fellow Wardens, which is why he was promoted ahead of his sister.



* HeelFaceTurn: Bregan turns on the Architect when the latter kills Genevieve, even though he'd been trying to kill her himself.




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* TheResenter: Bregan never wanted to become a Grey Warden, but the recruiter refused to allow his sister to join the Order unless he signed up as well. His resentment of Genevieve is partly why he tries to kill her at the climax of the book.

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* ShrugOfGod: When asked about his cause of death, David Gaider repetedly stated that it was irrelevent before finally revealing that he was lost at sea.
** [[EpilepticTrees It's probably irrelevant because he's still alive...]][[OrIsIt Maybe.]]



* TearJerker: Alistair will never know that she was his mother, and not the mother of that crazy bitch "sister" of his in Denerim.



* CompleteMonster: He considers his party a failure if somebody isn't tortured. His abuse of the people of Ferelden is what ultimately ends him.



* MoralEventHorizon: Crossed it before the novel even started.

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* MoralEventHorizon: Crossed it before the novel even started.



* CompleteMonster: Anything for power.



* MoralEventHorizon: He is willing to kill most of humanity to ensure there is no more war with the darkspawn.
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* Tsundere: More Tsuntsun, but she eventually shows her deredere side.
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[[WMG:King Meghren the Usurper]]

The Orlesian-appointed King of Ferelden. He has a nasty habit of piking heads to the castle walls and having rape-and-torture parties in the castle. Other hobbies include exploiting and demeaning the people of Ferelden while begging his cousin the Emperor to let him return to Orlais.

* TheCaligula: Well, torture and rape parties, raging mental instability, seems to fit.
* CompleteMonster: He considers his party a failure if somebody isn't tortured. His abuse of the people of Ferelden is what ultimately ends him.
* IncestIsRelative: It's a rumor in Orlais that he was the Emperor's lover and that is why he was sent to Ferelden.
* KickTheDog: He mistreats the Arl of Amaranthine just for kicks.
* MoralEventHorizon: Crossed it before the novel even started.

[[WMG:Severan]]

A cunning advisor and mage to Meghren. He uses his position to take liberties that no other mage could dream of short of being an apostate. He plays Meghren's insanity to his favor but makes the mistake of crossing Maric.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He didn't become the royal mage for nothing.
* BatmanGambit: And a failed one. He hadn't thought that Katriel would betray him, or that Maric would take vengeance personally.
* CompleteMonster: Anything for power.
* TheStarscream: Implied he would have betrayed Meghren when the rebellion was over.

[[WMG:Genevieve]]

A female Commander of the Grey whose obsession with finding her brother borders on insanity. She is from Orlais, but despite Loghain's suspicions is not working to overthrow Ferelden. She is willing to do anything and sacrifice anyone to find Bregan, even if it costs the lives of her entire squad and the King of Ferelden himself.

* HeroAntagonist: She is doing what she is doing ostensibly to end a Blight before it begins.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: So she claims.
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Although pretty is only if you like hyper-manly women. In the Fade Vision she does become much more feminine.

[[WMG:Bregan]]

A Grey Warden who, when he went on his Calling, was captured by the Architect. He eventually joins him in an attempt to kill all the Old Gods before they can be made Archdemons and free the darkspawn, as well as achieve lasting peace with them by turning all humanity into ghouls, if they can survive the Joining.

* BodyHorror: His corruption makes him almost completely resemble a hurlock.
* MoralEventHorizon: He is willing to kill most of humanity to ensure there is no more war with the darkspawn.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He has Maric order his death to atone for his sins.

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He finds it difficult to make decisions regarding the lives of others, and desperately wants to be a good man but many of the decisions he makes as king make him feel that it is impossible.



* BeingGoodSucks: But that doesn't stop him.



* GoodFeelsGood: Well, Fiona convinces him.



* HeroicBSOD: A minor one from when Rowan dies to when Fiona snaps him out of it. And he is still a DeadpanSnarker.




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[[WMG:Katriel]]

An elven spy brought from Orlais to Ferelden to seduce and betray Maric, before succumbing to her growing feelings for him. She causes a battle plan to fail catastrophically, and after Loghain and Rowan find out about it, she willingly allows Maric to kill her, just not before leaving detailed instructions on how to take Severan down.

* BecomingTheMask: She eventually grows sympathetic to the rebel cause.
* FemmeFatale: Her MO.
* HeelFaceTurn: She joins the rebels for Maric, just like Loghain did.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: And she knew it.

[[WMG:Fiona]]

An elven mage and Grey Warden. She accompanies Maric, Duncan and the others into the Deep Roads and shows Maric how to live again.

* BodyHorror: When possessed by the Demon and as the darkspawn corruption spreads.
* DefrostingIceQueen: To Maric when she realizes he is not like the Count.
* FantasticRacism: A victim and perpetuator of it.
* HotBlooded: She has a tendency to let her temper get the better of her ''all the bloody time.''
* RapeAsBackstory: Only it's actually relevant. She was the sex slave to an Orlesian noble from ages seven to fourteen, and assumed that all noblemen if not all humans were like that.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Maric isn't convinced he isn't doing this.
* TearJerker: Alistair will never know that she was his mother, and not the mother of that crazy bitch "sister" of his in Denerim.

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