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A young Templar at the Circle tower, Cullen harbors a long-standing infatuation with the female Mage PC, despite knowing of the impossibility of this sentiment.\\\
''For more info, see [[Characters/DragonAgeCullenRutherford this page]].''

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A Rivaini pirate captain who can be found at The Pearl in Denerim.\\\
''For more info, see [[Characters/DragonAgeRecurringPartyMembers here]].''

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''[[Characters/DragonAgeOrigins Dragon Age: Origins]]'': [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsPlayableCharactersTheWarden The Warden]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsCompanions The Companions]] ([[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsWarriors Warriors]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsMages Mages]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsRogues Rogues]]) | '''Non-Playable Characters''' ([[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersFereldanNobles Fereldan Nobles]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersOrzammar Orzammar]]) | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsDLCCharacters DLC Characters]] \\

!!Fereldan Grey Wardens
[[folder:Warden-Commander Duncan]]
!!Warden-Commander Duncan
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheCalling'' | ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Peter Reneday (English), Benoît Allemane (French)

->''"From here, you two are on your own. Remember, you are both Grey Wardens. I expect you to be worthy of that title."''

The Warden-Commander responding to the growing threat in Ferelden and TeamDad to Alistair, Duncan is the one who recruits the PC. He has been a Grey Warden for quite a while now and commands great respect. He also seems to have connections everywhere in Ferelden.

* ApologeticAttacker: Tells Jory "I'm sorry" even as he guts him like a fish.
* ButThouMust: Don't want to become a Grey Warden? Too bad. Duncan can invoke the Right of Conscription.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: Is the Player's recruiter regardless of origin, made more obvious to attentive players who realize all six origin exist, who becomes the player is solely up to where Duncan was at the time.
** The Human Noble dies to Howl coup, the Circle Mage is either imprisoned or killed for helping a bloodmage, the Dwarf Noble dies in the deeproads, the Dwarf Commoner starves to death in the Carta prisons, the City Elf is killed for murdering the Arl's son, and the Dalish Elf dies of the taint.
* ConflictingLoyalties: As a Grey Warden, Duncan has to be neutral no matter what unless it's related to stopping the Darkspawn. Despite that, it's clear he still wants to help people even when it's not technically his duty. This is evident in the all of the origins, as he wants to aid the player character even without using the Right of Conscription to save them. For example, in the City Elf origin, he cannot storm the Arl's house to save you, [[LoopholeAbuse but he can provide the means to do so.]]
* CoolOldGuy: Even Daveth admits it.
-->'''Daveth''': All right for an old bugger. He's faster than he looks, too.
* CrazyPrepared: Duncan having you gather the treaties to the Magi, Elves, and Dwarves seems odd until you remember he had his doubts about Ostagar stopping the Blight. Thus it's likely he had you gather them so that if Ostagar failed, it would still be possible to defeat the Darkspawn.
* DeathByOriginStory: Inevitably he dies at Ostagar.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Mortally wounded, he ''still'' manages to perform a flying take-down of an Ogre (a monster you most likely had a hell of a time trying to deal with at the top of the tower) and his reaction to the Hurlock charging at him with an axe is to throw it a withering DeathGlare. Even in death, Duncan is a badass.
* EtTuBrute: Duncan, after killing the Ogre, gazes upon Cailan's dead body. He then gazes with TranquilFury at the lit beacon, and has deduced that Loghain left Cailan and his forces to die at the walls of Ostagar. The look on his face screams he would have killed Loghain with his own hands if he could have.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Fatally wounded at Ostagar, he [[DeathGlare stares down]] the hurlock general charging forward to kill him with axe raised without flinching]].
* AFatherToHisMen: According to Riordan, Duncan couldn't help having a soft spot for his recruits.
** Seems to take a particular interest in a Dwarf Commoner Warden due to their difficult circumstances, making a point of gifting them a rare weapon and talking up their exploits to the other wardens en route to Ostagar.
* FromACertainPointOfView: He tells the Dalish elf that there's nothing they can do for Tamlen. [[spoiler: This is true, but you find out only near the endgame, where you encounter a very much alive Tamlen trying to resist his transformation into a ghoul. You only ''assumed'' that he was dead.]]
* GoodIsNotNice:
** While he does seem [[TheStoic cold and detached]], he makes it clear he will do anything to save Ferelden from the Blight and saves your life in most of the origins. That doesn't mean he won't withhold information concerning the lethality of the Joining or stab Jory when he panics and tries to back out. While Jory had indeed drawn his sword, he did so while backing away from Duncan. Duncan is nicely summed up by the Warden when discussing him with Alistair.
--->'''Warden''': He seems like a [[BigGood kind man]], if [[BewareTheNiceOnes firm]].
** He sympathizes with each potential Warden recruit in their origin stories and will help them out to a point, but he is very clear that he will not violate Grey Warden neutrality under any circumstances. No matter what situation the recruit finds themselves in at the end, Duncan will demand that the PC join his cause over any objection. He will also withhold vital information until absolutely necessary to ensure that the recruit will stay until it is too late to run.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: He's quite open about his subscription to the policy of "the Grey Wardens do what they must." Poor, stupid [[SacrificialLion Jory]].
* MeaningfulName: The name Duncan can mean either "dark[[note]]brown[[/note]]-haired", "dark[[note]]brown[[/note]]-warrior", or "chief/chieftain". Very fitting for Duncan, [[AmbiguouslyBrown on]] all [[AFatherToHisMen points]].
* MentorArchetype: Duncan acts as a source of guidance and information during the brief time he interacts with the Player Character in each origin. He intended to do much more of this for the player later, but was killed before he had the chance.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: He's introduced as a powerful warrior and mentor to the hero, but doesn't live past the prologue.
* NeverFoundTheBody: It's confirmed that he's dead, but the Warden never finds his body during ''Return to Ostagar''. Though given what the Darkspawn are like, it's less likely that he is still alive and got away somehow and more likely that his corpse was taken to be desecrated or to be eaten.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: His "offer" to join the Grey Wardens. Of the six potential origins, only the Human Noble and maybe the Circle Mage (depending on whether or not they reported Jowan's plan to Irving) don't face certain death as a consequence of refusal; the Dalish Elf stands to die of darkspawn taint, the City Elf, Dwarf Noble, and Dwarf Commoner face execution for various problems they get caught up in, and a Circle Mage who didn't report Jowan faces either execution or Tranquility for aiding and abetting a blood mage.
* ParentalSubstitute: For Alistair.
* RecruitersAlwaysLie: Not ''directly'', but withholding vital, ''very unpleasant'' information about the Wardens is a low blow. For his part, Duncan actually agrees that it's unfair, but considers it a necessary evil to strengthen the Warden's ranks.
-->'''Duncan''': If only such secrecy were unnecessary, and all understood the necessity of such sacrifice. Sadly, that will never be so.
* SatisfiedStreetRat: When he was younger.
* SchrodingersGun: No matter what origin you get, you get recruited into the Grey Wardens by the same guy. Each origin displays that the only reason your chosen Warden is TheHero is because Duncan happened to be recruiting in your area. The five other possibilities are left to suffer their fates.
* ScrewYouElves: Well, screw you ''dwarves'', but yes. Delivers a rather [[StealthInsult stealth]] one in the Dwarf Commoner Origin, after the entire Proving Arena erupts in outrage that a mere ''[[FantasticCasteSystem Casteless]]'' with no formal training had just beaten veterans of countless Darkspawn campaigns. Duncan politely questions that wasn't the entire ''point'' of the Proving to find the ''best'' warrior in Orzammar?
-->'''Proving Master''': This wo/man is ''no'' Warrior, they are Casteless! Rejected by the Ancestors, his/her very footsteps pollute the Stone! S/he has ''no'' place here!\\
'''Duncan''': Except as ''your'' Champion...
* TheStoic:
** Duncan seldom ever shows emotion, and remains cool and aloof for the entire time you're associated with him. Alistair says that [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome Duncan does let his hair down with other Wardens]], however.
** Certain humorous dialogue options when talking to him will occasionally make him chuckle, such as the Warden's comment that before the Joining and Battle of Ostagar, some ''dinner'' might be nice first.
** In the magi origin, you can also get him to rather ardently claim that he wishes the Chantry would see the potential that mages had to help against the Darkspawn. This is the closest he gets to a NotSoStoic moment.
* TeamDad: To all his recruits, but particularly Alistair.
* ThresholdGuardians: He takes this role in the Joining. He offers the mixture of blood and tells the recruits that it is likely to be lethal. If anyone foolishly attacks or tries to run after that, he kills them. He then hands the cup to the next recruit, having made it very clear that there is no turning back after getting this far.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: When Alistair tells the Warden about the Calling, he'll reveal that Duncan had recently started having the dreams that signal the beginning of it. Even if he hadn't perished at Ostagar, he wouldn't have had much time left (though, given the nature of Grey Wardens and the Calling, this trope is in play for ''all'' Wardens).

[[folder:Senior Warden Riordan]]
!!Senior Warden Riordan
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Stephane Cornicard (English), Bernard Tiphaine (French)

->''"It warms my heart to see such courage."''

A Grey Warden from Orlais, Riordan has known Duncan for a while. He is captured by Arl Rendon Howe after sneaking into Ferelden to determine what happened to the Grey Wardens there and the extent of the Blight.
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* EleventhHourRanger: Shows up quite late into the game [[spoiler:and gets killed off just as the finale really gets going to make it more dramatic.]]
* BlackSpeech: As a Senior Warden, he's capable of [[spoiler:[[IntelligibleUnintelligible understanding]] the Archdemon and is able to "listen in" to spy on the horde. It's implied the Archdemon may have become aware of this, and deliberately leads Riordan to believe the horde plans to attack Recliffe when the ''real'' target is Denerim.]]
* CombatPragmatist: A pragmatic strategist, more like it. [[spoiler:Despite the torture to which he was subjected, he's willing to recruit Loghain as a Grey Warden.]]
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Attempts to perform a flying takedown of the Archdemon with a BladeBrake. While his attack ultimately doesn't kill the Archdemon, he does manage to cripple it badly enough that it's forced to land.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Snaps the neck of the guard outside of his cell after the Warden distracts him for just a second, and then proceeds to calmly explain who he is and sneak out of the Arl's estate, despite having recently been tortured.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Inevitably.]]
* ObiWanMoment: Which is his DyingMomentOfAwesome, by the way.
* SuicideByCop: With his Calling swiftly drawing near, his rather foolish decision to [[spoiler:perform a flying takedown of the Archdemon may have been born out a desire to die as a hero, [[DyingAsYourself with his humanity fully intact]] and partaking in one last glorious battle, instead of just one more anonymous corpse to be forgotten in the Deep Roads]].
* SupportingLeader: [[spoiler:When he tries to go beyond this and kill the Archdemon himself, he suffers a DisneyVillainDeath despite being a good guy. He does manage to force the dragon into a fight the PC has a chance of winning, however.]]
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Has no problem with being the one to sacrifice their life to slay the Archdemon, particularly since he's already rapidly approaching his Calling.]]
* ViolationOfCommonSense: [[spoiler: He splits with the other Wardens and goes on his own to a high point. From there, he jumps onto a flying dragon in a city full of ballistae and an entire army. Was there no other way to bring the Archdemon down?]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "The Archdemon has shown itself. The dragon is at the head of the horde."]]
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Admits that he's rapidly approaching his Calling.

[[folder:Ser Jory]]
!!Ser Jory
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Mark Healy

->''"There is no glory in this!"''

A warrior of Redcliffe, whom Duncan met in Highever. He was recruited into the Grey Wardens alongside the PC. He is a nice guy, but he suffers from mild cowardice.

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the "Shining Knight" archetype, who only fights for glory without really understanding the sacrifices one has to make to live that life. Upon witnessing the risks of the joining the Wardens firsthand, he falters [[spoiler: and is killed by Duncan when he tries to flee.]]
* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:With his death he becomes this to the child his wife is carrying.]]
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Invokes this in regards to Flemeth.
-->'''Daveth''': She's a witch, I tell you! We shouldn't be talking to her!\\
'''Jory''': Quiet, Daveth! If she's really a witch, do you want to make her mad?
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Flemeth approves of Jory's smartness, but says he's "sadly irrelevant". [[spoiler: She likely knows he doesn't have the fortitude to survive the Joining.]]
* GloryHound: The ''only'' reason he signed up to be a Grey Warden.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Only playable during the Korcari Wilds quests in Ostagar.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:His ultimate fate; after he chickens out of the Joining, Duncan summarily executes him to keep its secrets secret.]]
* IdiotHero: He consistently displays a rather deep lack of foresight. The Warden can even accuse him off this in dialogue.
-->'''Warden''': You're not that smart, are you?
* IHaveAFamily: He tries to justify his cowardice with this. It doesn't work.
* LampshadedDoubleEntendre: In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Isabela asks Aveline if Donnic "shanked (her) Jory". What a way to be remembered.
* MistakenForRacist: A dwarf warden can get offended when he mentions he's never met a dwarf who wasn't a blacksmith. He wasn't making a generalization, he just happened to meet them through his father, who was a blacksmith.
* MyGirlBackHome: He has a pregnant wife in Redcliffe.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Even when terrified, he remains unfailingly polite at all times.
* RecognitionFailure: Despite living in Highever and having fought in the Grand Melee held there, he fails to recognize the Human Noble as being the youngest child of Teyrn Cousland, something for which he quickly apologizes.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Daveth's red.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: Sorry, Ser Jory, being a Grey Warden is for life, not just [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Firstday]].
* {{Retirony}}: He can't wait for the war to be over so he can return home to his lovely wife and child.
* SacrificialLamb: His death is used to highlight the lengths a Grey Warden will go to keep the secret of the Joining.
* SignedUpForTheDental: It's made explicitly clear that he joined the Grey Wardens purely for personal glory.
* TooDumbToLive: Drawing his sword gave Duncan an excuse to do the same, and use it, so it wasn't a good idea at all. Agree to join the Grey Wardens - for the assumed glory, not to fight the darkspawn really - when your wife and child are more important to you, and try to chicken out when you find out about the Joining.
* YouKnowTooMuch: Duncan runs him through because he attempted to desert the Wardens after already being taken into their confidence regarding the secrets of the joining.

[[folder:Daveth]]
!!Daveth
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' James Daniel Wilson (English), Creator/AlexandreGillet (French)

->''"Maybe you'll die. Maybe we'll all die. If nobody stops the darkspawn, we'll die for sure."''

An ex-cutpurse who was conscripted by Duncan to escape execution for his crimes. One of the three Grey Warden recruits, alongside the PC.

* TheAtoner: He was a cutpurse before being recruited, so he sees being a Warden as a second chance.
* TheCharmer: He's introduced trying to flirt with a female soldier, but failing. Your female Warden is able to highlight him as such.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Flemeth compliments his intelligence but sighs he's "irrelevant", hinting he's not long for this world. (She probably knows he can't survive the Joining.)
* FriendlySniper: He's a jovial, boisterous fellow who specializes in archery.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Despite being described as a cutpurse, Daveth is not a very good one; he cannot steal and is a very poor locksmith. He is unable to pick any of the locks in the Korcari Wilds area and few in the Ostagar camp. Than again this may have been the point; he was ultimately caught, and doesn't seem very old compared to some of the other characters, meaning he has not had much time
* GuestStarPartyMember: Only playable during the Korcari Wilds quests in Ostagar.
* HiddenDepths: Considering how little time he gets before his PlotlineDeath, Daveth manages to show a surprising amount of characterization. When you first meet him, he's a BoxedCrook who doesn't seem that happy to be press-ganged into the Wardens. He says that the only reason he's there is because the alternative was a prison cell (and probably the hangman's noose). However, he never seems to flinch in fear and trepidation the way the honorable knight Ser Jory does, and during the Joining gives a pretty good reason for any Warden to lay down their life for this cause.
* LovableRogue: And a surprisingly noble one. Despite making it clear he hates the law, he states clearly and determinedly that he is perfectly willing to sacrifice his life, and much more, to put an end to the Blight. Hell, he seems more determined to fight for Ferelden than Ser Jory. He does have a superstitious attitude towards magic, but he probably would have gotten over it.
* MaleGaze: Makes remarks to a female PC that he will ''happily'' watch her back.
-->'''Female Warden''': Just don't get too distracted back there.
-->'''Daveth''': I'll try to keep my wits about me!
* MustNotDieAVirgin: One of his chat up lines to a female soldier at Ostagar invokes this.
-->'''Daveth''': Life is fleeting, you know? That pretty face could be decorating some darkspawn spear this time tomorrow...
* NotSoDifferentRemark: When he's done revealing his backstory, a dwarf commoner warden can remark, "Guess Duncan has a thing for street rats," pointing out their similar origins and paths into the Grey Wardens. This prompts Daveth to ask if they have a similar tale.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Jory's blue.
* RefugeInAudacity: After being saved from the hangman's noose by Duncan, he celebrated by flipping off the guard as he left.
* RefusedByTheCall: He dies during the Joining ritual.
* SacrificialLamb: His death is used to show the gamble one makes when they attempt the Joining.
* ShipTease: Unashamedly hits on the female Warden, who can notice he's TheCharmer.

[[folder:Avernus]]
!!Avernus
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Martin Jarvis (English), Dominique Paturel (French)

->''"So the Maker told you that, did he? Short-sighted men have forbidden my research, not any god. Enough."''

A Grey Warden under the command of Sophia Dryden, Avernus tried to help her defend Soldier's Peak, the Fereldan headquarters of the Wardens, from a siege by the merciless King Arland two hundred years before the events of the game. His experiments with blood magic and resistance to the taint have enabled him to extend his lifetime far beyond its normal length, but his dealings with Fade demons had terrible repercussions for his Warden brethren.

* AgeWithoutYouth: A combination of the taint and blood magic has extended his life by centuries, though he mentions that he will not live much longer when he is met. [[spoiler: A diary entry found in the castle confirms he's been hearing the Calling, and putting off answering it, for a ''very'' long time]].
* TheAtoner: A dark take, considering that all he did was for the purpose of closing the rift in the Veil.
* BaldOfEvil: Bald due to his age, but how evil he is will be up to the Warden.
* BloodMagic: Used to keep him alive so long.
* EnemyMine: If you intend to kill him for his experiments and demon summoning, you can make it clear that you are only allied with him until all the demons are banished from Soldier's Peak.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Referenced slightly, as he indicates that while blood magic would be of little use against demons, the darkspawn taint is alien to them and thus more suited to use as a weapon.
* EvilIsNotAToy: As he finds out when summoning a lot of demons.
* EvilSorcerer: AntiVillain variety.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He'll accept your killing him as justice or vengeance.
* FlatEarthAtheist: Disagrees with blood magic's immorality, claiming that men banned it, not a god.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Outright states this twice, both in regards to the Wardens' rebellion and his own actions in the aftermath:
** Justifies the rebellion as a necessary act, as King Arland was a tyrant whose brutality was driving Ferelden into ruin.
** Argues that the Wardens he sacrificed for his research were doomed to die anyway, and that their deaths allowed him to prevent the demons from spreading and bought him time to try and find a way to seal the Veil.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Looks pretty normal in the flashbacks, although that was over two ''centuries'' ago.
* MadScientist: Conducted experiments on his fellow Grey Wardens in order to increase the power of the Wardens' blood taint.
* MoralityChain: The Warden can become one for him, sparing his life and allowing him to continue his experiments, under the provision that they be conducted in an ethical manner. If so, it's revealed in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' that he keeps his end of the bargain and has made several breakthroughs in the intervening years.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Tore the Veil, leading to everyone at Soldier's Peak (except himself) being killed by demons, instead of by King Arland's soldiers.
* PetTheDog: His interactions with Levi, apologizing for not having any proof for him of his grandmother's heroics.
* {{Pride}}: His major flaw. One of the demons he summons even takes him to task for foolishly believing himself powerful enough to ''control'' them, having simply manipulated him into getting them across the Veil.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's over 200 years old by the time of the game. This is especially extraordinary considering he's a Grey Warden, who usually only get about thirty years before they get drawn to the Deep Roads.
* TellMeAboutMyFather: He provides some exposition to Levi about Sophia's heroism. He also has additional dialogue with the Human Noble, mentioning that several members of the Cousland family were executed by King Arland for taking part in the rebellion.
* UndyingLoyalty: While he has no love for the demon [[DemonicPossession now wearing her face]], he nonetheless continues to hold Sophia Dryden's memory in high esteem, and makes it clear to Levi that even though she was forced to do some questionable things near the end, she ''was'' the hero his family believes her to be.
-->'''Avernus''': ''[to Levi]'' Your great-great-grandmother was the ''best'' of us. Brave, charismatic, fiery, utterly dedicated to the fight.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He did what he did to fight against a tyrant.

[[folder:Warden-Commander Sophia Dryden]]
!!Warden-Commander Sophia Dryden
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Stephanie Wolfe

->''"I will inspire the Wardens, and Arland will rue the day he spared my life."''

Commander of the Grey Wardens roughly two hundred years before the events of the game. Sophia was a noblewoman who was a rival with King Arland for the throne; he intended to execute her, but her popularity with her fellow nobles made it a risky prospect, so he sentenced her to become a Grey Warden instead. Charismatic, intelligent, and ruthless when necessary, she rose quickly through the ranks to the top post, then led the Wardens in an effort to oust the tyrannical Arland. She and many of her men died when Soldier's Peak was besieged.

* ActionGirl: Leader of the Grey Warden's of Soldier's Peak against King Arland.
* ActionMom: Implied; since she is Levi Dryden's great-great-grandmother, she must have had at least one son.
* AmbiguousSituation: Was she merely possessed, or did she make a deal with the demon?
* BrokenPedestal: Levi ultimately comes to see Sophia as less heroic than he originally thought.
* CombatPragmatist: As is typical for a Grey Warden, since they're permitted to use ''any'' advantage in battle.
* CruelMercy: At least initially, this is how she viewed being allowed to become a Grey Warden rather than simply being executed. She would have preferred to die as a noble lady rather than become a 'monstrous nothing', which is another indication she wasn't quite the paragon of the Grey Wardens her family holds her up to be.
* GoodIsNotNice: Willingly allowed Avernus to summon demons. [[spoiler: Avernus notes that admittedly, he would have done it anyway without her approval.]]
* HesBack: When Sophia joined the Wardens, two centuries had passed since the Fourth Blight and many people had begun to dismiss the Wardens as relics of a darker time in history freeloading off the kingdoms of Thedas. Sophia reversed that in Ferelden, improving their power and prestige and heavily bolstering their recruitment numbers.
* HonorBeforeReason: Avernus implies that despite the things they did to try and defeat Arland (i.e., blood magic, demon summoning), Sophia still had scruples about their methods that made her refuse to use other, even more extreme measures which might have assured victory.
* MagneticHero: Very charismatic, enough to inspire her Wardens to defy their usual neutrality and rebel against the king.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Summoning demons to help stave off King Arland's men, only to find that it hastened her own men's demise as the demons swiftly turned on them next. Likewise, due to leading said failed rebellion against King Arland, the Grey Wardens were exiled from Ferelden for the next two hundred years. As of the time of the game, they've only been allowed back in the country for about twenty years.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[TheCaligula King Arland]] intended to execute her, but her popularity with the nobles meant she was sentenced to join the Wardens. Unfortunately, the Joining didn't kill her as he'd hoped and she ended up becoming Warden-Commander, eventually leading the Wardens and Fereldan forces in a rebellion against him.
* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: Avernus describes her as the best of the Grey Wardens in Ferelden. She was "brave, charismatic, fiery" but dragged most of her Wardens down with her when their rebellion failed.
* PosthumousCharacter: Sophia herself is long dead. Her corpse is animated by a demon.
* RebelLeader: Led a rebellion against Arland when he proved to be a corrupt and mad tyrant.
* RousingSpeech: In one of the ghostly flashbacks, she's seen giving a beauty to her starving men, urging them not to give up.
-->'''Sophia Dryden''': Men, I won't lie to you. The situation is grim. Our forces outnumbered, our bellies empty and our hearts are sagging. But we are ''Wardens''! Darkspawn flee when they hear our horns! Archdemons die when they taste our blades! So are we to bend knee to a mere ''human'' despot?! '''''[[BigNo NO!]]''''' I for one will never give up! [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled I for one will]] ''[[BetterToDieThanBeKilled never]]'' [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled surrender just to dance on Arland's gallows]]! So I propose here and now, in these hallowed halls where generations of our brethren stood vigil against darkspawn and evil, that we send a message to that fat bastard! In this place, strong men, proud men stood defiant! [[DefiantToTheEnd And would rather die than submit to tyranny]]!
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The demon in her body refers to itself as "This One" and its host as "The Dryden".
* TheUndead: Her corpse is possessed by an unspecified demon, possibly Desire or Pride.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She did what she had to do to fight against a tyrant.

!!Residents of Denerim

[[folder:Shianni]]
!!Shianni
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Beth Graham

->''"Andraste's ass, you'd think I'd learn some social graces."''

\\
Cousin of the City Elf PC, Shianni is to be a bridesmaid at the upcoming wedding. Unfortunately, things go awry when a human nobleman arrives with his posse.

* AllThereInTheManual: Shianni's backstory. She was born in Honnleath, never knew her father, and her mother died of a fever when she was six. Her uncle Cyrion had her moved to the Denerim Alienage a few days later, and she started off overwhelmed and terrified of the crowded alienage full of strangers. Eventually she came to love her new home and all the people in it, and it's why she's so protective of her people and outspoken against injustice.
* BadassNormal: Shianni is a perfectly ordinary elf woman with a fiery spirit but no combat training of note. She will willingly help the Grey Warden fight an army of monsters that send most people running. Had circumstances been different, it seems entirely possible that she, rather than a City Elf protagonist, could have been recruited as a Grey Warden and done well in her own right.
* BreakTheCutie: Poor Shianni! At least by the time you meet her again in the alienage she's recovered, at least to an extent, and back to being ornery.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Defied. While most Denerim elves just try to keep their heads down and hope more bad things don't happen to them after Howe's purge, Shianni refuses to take any abuse lying down and never stops trying to protect her people. [[spoiler:It's what allows her to become the new Hahren after Valendrian retires.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: She can come across pretty cold to a non-City Elf Warden when they're finally allowed into the Alienage, although she mellows if she recognizes the Warden as being the one who freed Soris from Howe's dungeon. After the Warden stops the Tevinter slavers, she apologizes.
* DesperatePleaForHome: In the City Elf origin story, you find Shianni cornered by Vaughan; [[spoiler: she's already been raped, and it's heavily implied that the Bann's friends took turns]]. While Vaughan tries to bribe his way out, Shianni is in tears and begging to be taken home.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Says that as far as the others in the Alienage know, Vaughan just "roughed [her] up a bit". She's fine with that, as she doesn't want them to start treating her like some fragile doll.
* FieryRedhead: Oh yes.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: From the brief time the cousins in combat, Soris favors a sword while Shianni fights with a bow.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl:
** Definitely comes across as one:
--->'''Shianni''': Do you know what today is?\\
'''Warden''': [[DeadpanSnarker Judging by your breath, it's get drunk before noon day.]]
** And this later bit of dialogue.
--->'''Warden''': You'll look for any excuse to get drunk.\\
'''Shianni''': Who needs an excuse to get drunk?
* HeroWorshipper: Towards the City Elf Warden.
-->'''Shianni''': They'll [[FolkHero write legends]] about you someday. When the world was at its darkest, [[BigDamnHeroes there you came]], [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge fire in your eyes]], like something out a storybook.
* TheLadette: It frequently comes up how "un-ladylike" she acts.
* {{Nephewism}}: She was raised by her uncle Cyrion after her mother died when she was six.
* TheNotLoveInterest: Pretty much fills this function to the Male City Elf in the Origin and even a little post-Origin. Her dialogue actually comes across as [[IncestSubtext more intimate than the woman the Warden was supposed to marry]], despite the fact that Shianni is supposedly one of your ''[[KissingCousins cousins]]''. The fact that the Warden had [[ArrangedMarriage only just met his prospective bride]] might at least explain some of that.
* OnlySaneWoman: Shianni is the ''only'' alienage elf to see through the [[PaperThinDisguise Tevinter "healers"]] in the ''Unrest in the Alienage''. If playing aa City Elf, she is also one of the few elves to stand by Soris [[spoiler: if [[TheScapegoat he's blamed]] for Howe's purge]].
* ParentalAbandonment: ''World of Thedas II'' explains her mother died of a fever when she was six, and she never knew her father. As a child, Shianni liked to think he was a Dalish warrior who would come back for her one day, who was kept away by circumstances outside his control.
* RankUp: [[spoiler:One epilogue reveals she eventually came to lead the Alienage Elves as a popular, if outspoken, [[WastelandElder Elder]].]]
** [[spoiler: Alternatively, if the City Elf Warden puts her name forward as Bann, she serves the role admirably for many years... until she tragically gets murdered by a human bigot, leading to a ''[[ThisMeansWar massive riot]]'' breaking out in the city.]]
* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:She is the only "guest" of Bann Vaughan to be raped before you get to her. It's implied that his friends took turns as well...]]
* SiblingYinYang: Of a sort with Soris, her cousin whom she was raised alongside with by [[{{Nephewism}} their uncle Cyrion]]. Shianni is fiery and outspoken, while Soris is meek and conflict-averse.
* SpiritedYoungLady: Oh, yes! Unfortunately, it's what draws [[AbhorrentAdmirer Vaughan]] to her. Fortunately, it helps her stand up for her people [[spoiler:and helps her become the new Hahren after Valendrian retires]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:She can be persuaded to help fight the darkspawn that invade the Alienage in the finale. If the player's a City Elf, she ''volunteers''.]]

[[folder:Soris]]
!!Soris
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Josh Rubinow

->''"You've been my hero since we were kids, it's just official now."''

\\
Another cousin of the City Elf PC. The two were scheduled to have an [[ArrangedMarriage arranged double wedding]] when Bann Vaughan came and... crashed the ceremony. He goes with the male PC (or with the bridegroom of the female PC) to save the kidnapped women.

* AllThereInTheManual: Some data-mined files reveals that Soris' parents were killed in a purge several years ago, which is why he's such a CowardlyLion.
* AmbiguouslyBi: If the City Elf is female, Soris remarks that your betrothed is so dreamy and handsome that ''Soris'' would trade for him.
* ButtMonkey: Poor guy just can't catch a break no matter what happens. [[spoiler: If he's not imprisoned for his involvement of the (attempted) murder of Vaughn, then he'll be blamed for the purge of the Alienage afterward and be ostracized by his own people.]]
* CowardlyLion: During the City Elf's rescue/escape attempt, he feels better about hiding from Vaughn than confronting him.
* DemotedToExtra: Non-City Elf Wardens will find him in Howe's dungeon. He also can't be recruited again after the City Elf Origin, [[spoiler:since he can either be found in Howe's dungeon or hiding out in Cyrion's house.]]
* FreudianExcuse: He's a CowardlyLion because his parents were killed in the last Alienage Purge before the game. He can tell a male City Elf Warden that his mother tried to escape her burning house, only for a human mob to push her back inside. It's why he's so hesitant to invoke humans' wrath and wants to avoid provoking another purge.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He joins the City Elf during his RoaringRampageOfRescue (if he's male) or her escape (if she's female).
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: From the brief time the cousins join you in combat, Soris favors a sword while Shianni fights with a bow.
* HeroWorshipper: Has shades of this towards the City Elf.
-->You've been my hero since we were kids. It's just official now.
* HotGuyUglyWife: In-universe, several characters remark how homely Soris' bride Valora looks compared to him ("dying mouse"), which demonstrates how city elves without parents to advocate for them or money for a dowry end up with less ideal matches. However, Soris quickly comes to appreciate her great personality and happily settles down with her.
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:In his epilogue (City Elf PC only), he marries a human woman and has many children with her.]]
* {{Nephewism}}: Soris' parents were killed in a purge several years ago, so he was raised by his Uncle Cyrion.
* NonActionGuy: When breaking out the Female City Elf, both Soris and the two guards are fully aware he's not skilled enough to fight them, so he immediately slides the sword over to his cousin instead. Cue the guards' laughter [[OhCrap quickly dying]], with them following [[CurbStompBattle shortly after]].
* TheNotLoveInterest: Like Shianni to a Male City Elf, Soris fills this role for a Female City Elf. Just before the wedding she can suggest they run away to the Dalish together, and if brought along to talk to random alienage elves he'll introduce you as the bride, before [[IncestSubtext flusteredly clarifying]] you're ''the'' bride, not ''his'' bride.
* TheScapegoat: If the City Elf PC takes responsibility for killing Vaughan so Soris isn't locked up, then [[spoiler:the alienage will want to blame someone after Howe purges the alienage on account of said murder. Since the PC isn't around, they turn on Soris instead.]]
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Gender-inverted. Soris happily settles down with his wife [[HotGuyUglyWife Valora]] [[spoiler:and possibly human wife in the end slides if the player is a City Elf who kept him from being arrested]] because he just wants to live a nice quiet life with a good woman.
* SoProudOfYou: Towards the City Elf for taking in all the responsibility of Vaughan's murder and then again for rescuing [[spoiler:Cyrion]] from Tevinter slavers.
-->'''Soris''': You've always been my hero since we were kids. It's just official, now.
* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler: His ending if the player is a City Elf is honestly fairly happy, considering the rest of his appearances in-game haven't been.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: The PC seems to be the only elf in the Alienage who has actually been trained in combat, but Soris still does his job accompanying them storming the Arl's estate.

[[folder:Cyrion Tabris]]
!!Cyrion Tabris
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore

->''"Our world is full of so many injustices."''

\\
Father of the City Elf Warden, and uncle of Shianni and Soris. [[TheMourningAfter Still grieving]] over the untimely murder of his wife Adaia, Cyrion nevertheless wishes for his child to experience the same marital bliss and [[ArrangedMarriage arranges]] the upcoming wedding for them.

* ArrangedMarriage: How he met the City Elf Warden's mother, and what he arranges for them at the start of the game.
* CoolUncle: His niece Shianni and nephew Soris both hold him in high regard. He even paid out-of-pocket to transport Shianni halfway across the country after her parents died.
* DeadpanSnarker: A potential exchange if his child saves him from slavery but allowed Vaughan to keep Shianni captive.
-->'''Warden''': I couldn't let them hurt my family.\\
'''Cyrion''': Why not? Couldn't stand the competition?
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: His support of [[ArrangedMarriage Arranged Marriages]] and dismissal of a PC who expresses a desire to MarryForLove is meant to showcase the Alienage cultural attitude regarding marriage and love. That is: MarriageBeforeRomance.
* DotingParent: Clearly adores his son/daughter, is noted to be fairly wealthy by Alienage standards, and uses said wealth to pay a handsome dowry for the most attractive and able match for his son/daughter.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's normally very kind, gentle, and mild-mannered, but even he is furious and disgusted by the City Elf Warden accepting Vaughan's bribe, which involves [[spoiler:leaving the Warden's entire female wedding entourage, including their cousin Shianni and potentially their bride-to-be, to be gang-raped by Vaughan and his buddies for the night.]] It's hard to blame him.
* {{Foil}}:
** To the Dalish Warden's mother, although the latter is [[PosthumousCharacter never shown]]. They are both parents to an Elven Warden whose spouse was murdered by humans some time when their child was very young. However, while Mahariel's mother crossed the DespairEventHorizon and simply wandered into the woods one night to die of grief, Cyrion swallowed his grief and continued living to support his child.
** Also to Kalah Brosca, the Dwarf Commoner's mother, who is the only other parent to survive the entire game's story. Cyrion is a doting father who fights hard to get his child a good marriage match and is relatively wealthy by Alienage standards, while Kalah is an abusive drunk entirely reliant on Rica and the Warden to support her.
** To Elren in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''. Both are fairly well-off by city elf standards and have a young daughter/niece kidnapped by a known human noble SerialKiller of elves. However, while Cyrion is mild-mannered and optimistic that things can improve for elves, Elren is hot-blooded and pessimistic that elves can ever receive justice. Both blow up if the PlayerCharacter [[spoiler:spares the human noble SerialKiller]], though Elren can eventually acknowledge you did what you thought was right, while Cyrion ''[[ThisIsUnforgivable never]]'' forgives you.
* GoodParents: What he can be depending on your character's stance on their ArrangedMarriage. If your Warden is okay with the ArrangedMarriage, Cyrus can come across as perfectly kind, gentle, loving, and understanding.
* HappilyMarried: To Adaia, before her untimely death.
* IHaveNoSon: If you accept Vaughan's bribe.
* TheLostLenore: Adaia.
* LoveAtFirstSight: With Adaia, his wife-to-be.
-->'''Cyrion''': I was ready to hunt for the Dalish until I saw Adaia.
* TheMourningAfter: Adaia's death hit him pretty hard.
* {{Nephewism}}: Raised his niece Shianni since her mother died of a fever when she was six, and his nephew Soris since the latter's parents were killed in a purge ten years before the start of the game.
* NonActionGuy: Doesn't seem to know any combat, even though his wife did and child still does.
* OpenMindedParent: Seems pretty okay with his kid (of either gender) knowing how to fight, despite how it's seen as the mark of a troublemaker for most of the Alienage. Also supports them becoming a Grey Warden and running around saving the world, though he is saddened that it means the PC has to leave home.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Spends most of the game believing he did after being told all the Grey Wardens perished at Ostagar. [[spoiler:Can do so for real if the PC chooses to perform the Ultimate Sacrifice.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: He raised his niece Shianni alongside his own child after her parents died.
* ParentsAsPeople: What he can be depending on your character's stance on their ArrangedMarriage. If the Warden does not want to get married, Cyrion can come across as well-meaning but infuriating for forcing you into a marriage you don't want just because it happened to work out for him and Adaia.
* ParentsInDistress: Gets captured by Tevinter slavers and has to be rescued by his child. [[spoiler: Although said child can opt to [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential let the slavers take him or sacrifice him in a stat-boosting blood magic ritual]] [[YouBastard if the player so chooses]].]] If the PC is not a City Elf, then they need to rescue Valendrian instead.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With Adaia. Also what he tries to do for his kid.
* RankUp: [[spoiler:If the CE Warden chooses to perform the Ultimate Sacrifice, King Alistair/Queen Anora will name him Bann of the Denerim Alienage in their memory.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Readily agrees to allow Nessa to stay in his home (even if the PC arranges it without telling him) to save her from the risk of getting raped by soldiers when her family goes to work at Ostagar. He still won't let the PC off the hook regarding their ArrangedMarriage, though.
* SoProudOfYou: No matter what the City Elf Warden accomplishes, [[note]]agreeing to go through with the ArrangedMarriage, saving the women from Vaughan, getting conscripted into the Grey Wardens, returning to save the Alienage, saving Ferelden from the Blight, and getting an Elven Bann elected[[/note]] Cyrion glows with pride. (The one exception is if you leave the women in the hands of Vaughan, but then EveryoneHasStandards.)
* ThisIsUnforgivable: If the City Elf Warden accepts Vaughan's bribe, Cyrion ''never'' forgives them. [[spoiler:Even rescuing Cyrion from slavery doesn't cancel out leaving all the women in your wedding entourage to be gang-raped by Vaughan and his men.]]
-->'''Warden''': I just saved you from [[spoiler:slavery]]!\\
'''Cyrion''': And you think that makes everything all right?!
* WealthyPhilanthropist: By city elf standards, anyway. He's noted to be fairly wealthy compared to those around the alienage, and is always willing to help an elf in need. In the game, he's readily willing to take in Nessa to save her from certain rape at Ostagar, takes in Soris if [[spoiler: the Alienage [[TheScapegoat blames him]] for Howe's purge]], and ''The World of Thedas: Volume 2'' reveals that he paid to have Shianni moved from Southern Ferelden to the Denerim Alienage after her parents died when she was a little girl, and even gave her his own child's stuffed Mabari doll to comfort her.

[[folder:Alarith]]
!!Alarith
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GideonEmery

->''"Don't be a stranger!"''

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An escaped Tevinter slave, and shopkeeper in the Alienage.

* BystanderSyndrome: He tends to keep to himself in his shop, and not get involved in the drama and hullabaloo surrounding the alienage.
* {{Foil}}: To Fenris in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''. Not only are they voiced by the same actor, both are escaped Tevinter elven slaves who fled to Southern Thedas to start a new life. However, while Alarith happily settled in the Alienage to open a shop, Fenris despises the company of all fellow elves, and remains a mercenary.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Never stated, but his character file says he runs a dry-goods store and is an occasional smuggler. It might explain why his shop is well-stocked even after a year-long purge and plague.
* IdiotBall: Despite being a former ''Tevinter slave'', Alarith fully believes the Tevinter "healers" are there to help during ''Unrest in the Alienage'', and doesn't understand why [[CassandraTruth Shianni]] is so against them. Come on Alarith, you of all people should know (better than anyone) why Tevinter mages taking random elves in back (never to be seen again) can't be trusted!
* IJustWantToBeFree: While most alienage elves are pretty discontent with the poverty and discrimination they face, Alarith is perfectly happy since he used to be a Tevinter slave. He even touts the alienage as "everything that is worth fighting for" to a Male Warden in the City Elf Origin.
* JerkassBall: Despite being otherwise a nice guy, he will be very abrasive towards a Human Noble or Human Magi Warden unless they save the alienage from [[spoiler: the Tevinter slavers]]. It's understandable considering everything the alienage went through by the hands of humans.
* MrExposition: If the Warden is a City Elf, then Alarith can bring them up to speed of what's been going on since they left in ''Unrest in the Alienage''. He can also potentially be the one to explain the Dalish to a male City Elf in the Origin.
* NiceGuy: He's fairly laid-back and easy-going. Tends to avoid the drama that surrounds the alienage. He's also the only member of the Alienage (besides Shianni and Cyrion) who didn't blame Soris for the purge [[spoiler:if the Warden saved him from going to prison.]]
* RetroactiveRecognition: [[invoked]] An escaped Tevinter elven slave who tries to make a new life for himself in Southern Thedas? He's basically pre-''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeII DA2]]'' Fenris. Heck, they even share the [[Creator/GideonEmery same voice actor]]!
* ScrewYouElves: Refreshingly averted. He was almost caught by slave hunters as he fled Tevinter, but was saved by the Dalish. He opted not to join them, but doesn't bear them any ill will either. Their lifestyle simply isn't for him, and he far prefers life in the Alienage.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: If you accepted Vaughan's bribe to keep the female elven "guests" [[spoiler:or let Caladrius take the elves as slaves or sacrifice them in a blood ritual]], Alarith's shop remains closed to you.

[[folder:Slim Couldry]]
!!Slim Couldry
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/DragonAgeDeception Deception]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jamie Glover

->''"Those noble ponces won't have the last laugh, eh?"''

A fence who assists Wardens with certain skillsets (stealing and/or stealth) in quests involving robbing varous nobles who Slim thinks deserves it. He is elf-blooded and grew up in the Alienage. According to Slim, he has a huge family consisting of fifteen cousins. Slim is also a very devout Andrastian.

* AmbiguousSituation: He mentions growing up in the alienage, though whether he was adopted, had an elven parent, or even elven grandparent (due to the OneDropRule) is not confirmed. He also mentions having a huge family with fifteen cousins, though whether this is another large typical elven family or human relatives isn't confirmed.
* BaitAndSwitch: Given his extreme hatred of nobles and his seeming entitlement to "take back," the Warden can express skepticism that their final heist of "Andraste's Tears" will really be donated to the Chantry. However, if they perform the quest it goes off without a hitch, revealing that Slim Couldry was sincere in his desire to take a priceless Andrastian relic and donate it back to the people, not just sell it and pocket the money for himself.
* BerserkButton: He's pretty friendly and cordial, though just mentioning oppressive nobles gets him so hot under the collar he can barely contain his rage.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Sera in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''. Both are [[KarmicThief karmic thieves]] who share an intense hatred of nobles who oppress the common folk, and are both strongly Andrastian. However, while Slim is an elf-blooded human who is proud to grow up in the Alienage, Sera is a full-blooded elf who is [[InternalizedCategorism ashamed of her elven heritage]].
** To Michel de Chevin in ''Literature/TheMaskedEmpire''. Both are elf-blooded human men who grew up in the alienage. However, while Slim is proud to grow up in the alienage and wants to get back at those noble bastards who oppress his people, Michel is ashamed of his elven parentage and tries to pass as fully human noble-born.
* HalfHumanHybrid: It's strongly implied that he's an elf-blooded human (though whether he has a human and elf parent, or just one human grandparent, isn't confirmed), but he's very proud to grow up in the Alienage.
-->Growing up in the Alienage you want to believe in something. Something that explains the suffering. I have faith, not everyone does.
* IronicName: His name is "Slim" yet he's pretty portly.
* KarmicThief: He wants to get back at those noble bastards who oppress the common folk.
-->I know I'm a criminal--but I fight the bastards that oppress my people with the skills the Maker gave me.

[[folder:Elva]]
!!Elva

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SalliSaffioti

->''"At least I still have my dignity!"''

An embittered Elven woman living in the Alienage. She is the only elf who is unfriendly to a City Elf Warden, even going so far as to rat him / her out to the guards.

* AssholeVictim: She falls victim to the “plague”.
* DirtyCoward: While everyone else in the Alienage remains mum on who killed the Arl’s son, even under threat of a purge, Elva immediately rats out the City Elf warden to save her own skin.
* TheResenter: Elva is bitter because you are getting married to a good looking partner, while her own husband is according to her, a useless drunk.
* SexlessMarriage: She complains that her husband is old, reeks of the dock and “doesn’t know what to do with a woman even when he is sober”

[[folder:Marjolaine]]
!!Marjolaine
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KathSoucie

->''"Oh, Leliana, do you even know why you excelled in the arts I taught you? It's because you loved the game, you loved the power it gave you."''

An Orlesian Bard and Leliana's former friend/lover and mentor. She is a key figure in Leliana's past.

* {{Archenemy}}: To Leliana.
* ArcVillain: Of the [=DLC=] ''Leliana's Song''.
* ArcWords: From ''Leliana's Song'': "We are the same, you and I."
* ArtificialStupidity: Her "Captivating Song" ability continually stuns everyone in the immediate vicinity, making it quite lethal when there's backup around to take care of the damage-dealing part of combat. [[spoiler:If you fight her, it's quite possible to lure her away from her lackeys, and she continues to sing the song even as you [[CurbStompBattle whale her to death at your leisure.]]]]
* BrokenPedestal: She taught Leliana all she knew about the game before betraying her.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Uses this to distract a guard in the ''Leliana's Song'' DLC.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: She spies on Leliana during her five years in the Chantry and then goes after her the moment she leaves because she figures the only thing Leliana could ''possibly'' be doing all that time is plotting for and then setting out to seek revenge on her, because it's what ''she'' would have done.
** ''Leliana's Song'' reveals that the whole reason Marjolaine betrayed her in the first place was because she was convinced Leliana would betray her first, because it's what ''she'' would have done, so she did it first.
** Marjolaine just cannot comprehend that Leliana was genuinely loyal to and in love with her in the past, sincere in her devotion to the Chantry, and earnest in stopping the Blight, because ''Marjolaine'' wouldn't be, in her shoes.
* EvilCounterpart: To Leliana, obviously.
* EvilFormerFriend: Used to be Leliana's mentor, best friend, and lover until Marjolaine ultimately betrayed her.
* EvilMentor: She taught Leliana everything she knew about being a bard and betrays her the moment she becomes inconvienent.
* FrenchJerk: Or the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Orlesian]] equivalent thereof.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She's convinced that, even after years, she's still Leliana's top priority. It doesn't occur to her that she might be less important than a Blight ravaging the country.
* KarmaHoudini: If the Warden convinces Leliana not to fight her, Marjolaine will get away with her crimes scot-free.
* ManipulativeBastard: Obvious enough in the base game, but ''Leliana's Song'' takes it into overdrive.
** Toward the end of the DLC, it's implied that [[spoiler: she [[HotForPreacher seduced a Chantry sister]] in order to achieve one of her goals. Said Chantry sister is now the Divine Justinia.]]
* NotSoDifferentRemark: She insists Leliana is just like her. You are given the option of convincing Leliana either way.
* PsychologicalProjection: Towards Leilana; see the EvilCannotComprehendGood and ScrewYourself entries for how she views her pupil. Basically everything she ever does is based on the assumptions that Leilana thinks ''exactly'' like her.
* SavedByCanon: Marjolaine is alive in the main game of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and so in the prequel ''Leliana's Song'' she's guaranteed to survive, with Leliana refusing to kill her at the end to prove that she's better than her.
* ScrewYourself: Downplayed, but several times in ''Leliana's Song'' she emphasizes how exactly the same she and Leliana are, and always when she's the most purring and seductive. In the end, Leliana eventually has to tell her that she is not her mirror. [[{{Narcissist}} It's implied that the only reason Marjolaine was ever attracted to Leliana was because she saw her as a reflection of herself.]]
* SkippableBoss: You can persuade her to go away and never bother Leliana again instead of fighting her if you wish.
* SmugSnake: Very narcissistic, arrogant, and cruel.
* TermsOfEndangerment: Calls her former lover "my Leliana" in a way that makes it sound very coldly possessive.
* TreacherousAdvisor: Became one to Leliana over the course of ''Leliana's Song''.
* TheUnfettered: Unlike Leliana, she has absolutely no scruples whatsoever. [[spoiler: Which says something when you consider that even though Leliana admits she was a bard and assassin, she utterly refused to get involved in political espionage.]]

[[folder:Wade and Herren]]
!!Wade and Herren
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''[[note]]War table[[/note]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatFraley (Wade) & Creator/CamClarke (Herren)

->'''Herren''': Customers expect their armor in a timely fashion. Not years late like the last time--\\
'''Wade''': That happened once, ''just once'', and you never let it drop!

One of the greatest blacksmiths in Ferelden, Wade is an obsessive perfectionist whose attention to detail nearly forced him into destitution. Herren is a skilled merchant and the manager of Wade's shop; under his guidance, Wade's armor shop has become a profitable enterprise. However, Wade has a tendency to ignore his commissioned orders if a customer approaches him with materials of superior quality, much to Herren's chagrin. In the ''Darkspawn Chronicles'' DLC, Herren is a Desire Demon, although since the [=DLC=] takes place in an AlternateUniverse, this is not canon. The two return in ''Awakening'' and set up shop at the Vigil.

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Wade will drop ''everything'' when he finds something interesting to craft.
* {{Camp}}: Wade, despite his appearance and stereotypically TestosteronePoisoning trade as a blacksmith, is very flamboyant and speaks with a campy voice inflection, specially in ''Awakening''.
* CloudCuckoolander: Wade gets totally lost in his art.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Herren, who openly admits that his forcing Wade to actually ''charge'' for his services is the only reason he still has a business, a roof over his head, and food to eat!
* DeadpanSnarker: Herren.
* LargeHam: Wade.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With good reason.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Despite Herren eventually ''banning'' the Warden from the store, they show up again in ''Awakening'' to open up shop in Vigil's Keep. According to Wade, the money they were given by the crown had a lot to do with their decision.
** Another interpretation is that Herren realised that without the Warden's trade, they were losing a ''lot'' of business, since the Warden's high status in Fereldan society ensured a lot of free promotion for Wade's craftsmanship, not to mention that Vigil's Keep is positioned right in the middle of the main road that conects Amaranthine City with Denerim (two of Ferelden's major cities, with Denerim being the capital; both also being the main religion's prophet's birthplace and the place where she sung the Chant of Light for the first time). Alternatively, since we saw the darkspawn do a lot of damage to the market district during the Battle of Denerim, it's very possible that their shop was destroyed. Alternatively, being in a keep habitated mainly by Grey Wardens and soldiers, working as a blacksmith means a lot of work, and the wardens' constant travels to the Deep Roads means them finding rare materials for Wade to work with.
* OhCrap: Herren, whenever the Warden brings Wade something rare that he will drop ''[[AttentionDeficitOohShiny everything]]'' in the store to craft instead. Eventually, Herren outright ''bans'' the Warden from his store.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Herren won't let Wade live down an incident when an order was ''years'' late.
-->'''Herren:''' People expect their orders in a timely fashion, not ''years late'' like the last time.\\
'''Wade:''' That happened once, just once, and you've never let it drop!
* PermanentlyMissableContent: [[spoiler:Don't have Wade complete a second set of drakescale armor if you ever want to shop with them again.]]
* PitbullDatesPuppy: Downplayed - Herren is usually the pit bull, and Wade usually is the puppy, but Wade will override Herren's business decisions if he thinks a client's order is sufficiently interesting or unique.
* StraightMan: Herren.
* TalkerAndDoer: Herren and Wade, respectively.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: If a dwarf Warden says that dwarven projects can take centuries to complete, Herren is already dreading how Wade is going to be weaponizing that.
-->'''Herren:''' Thank you, dwarf. Your fine point has made my life so much richer.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They're always seen together.
* UltimateBlacksmith: Wade. He provides/forges you the best armor in ''Origins'', and the InfinityPlusOneSword in ''Awakening''.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Though they clearly care about one another, Wade is unhappy that Herren doesn't respect his ''artistry'', while Herren gets angry when Wade doesn't charge for his work.
* TheWonka: Wade.

[[folder:Brother Ferdinand Genitivi]]
!!Brother Ferdinand Genitivi
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]'' | ''Literature/TevinterNights''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jason Singer

->''"There was a passage in one of the books I read... how some of Andraste's followers gave their lives to the fire, to become Her eternal guardians. Isn't that beautiful?"''

A Brother of the Andrastian Chantry who lives in the Market District of Denerim, Genitivi is one of the Chantry's foremost scholars and the in-universe author of a great many of the entries in the codex relating to the history, culture, and folklore of Ferelden. He's not encountered in the flesh until relatively late in the game, but once the Warden does meet him, he plays a major part in the search for the Urn of Sacred Ashes, on which he is a renowned expert.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Gets distracted easily when inside the Temple housing the Urn of Sacred Ashes.
* AlreadyUndoneForYou: Given that he's a [[NonActionGuy not much good in a fight]], it may seem like something of a mystery how Genitivi manages to get as close to the location of the Urn as he does, since the Warden has to deal with all manner of difficulties in reaching him. Truth is, he only gets there because the Cultists kidnap him and drag him to Haven to be sacrificed.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: According to ''The World of Thedas,'' Genitivi's book ''In Pursuit of Knowledge: The Travels of a Chantry Scholar'' was the single most widely-read book outside of Tevinter right up until 9:36 Dragon, when ''Literature/HardInHightown'' overtook it and made Varric Tethras the best-selling author in Thedas.
* CovertPervert: An ''extremely'' covert one. You don't know this unless you read ''Literature/TevinterNights'', but [[spoiler:Genitivi is actually the writer behind ''The Randy Dowager Quarterly''!]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: Alongside a few of his fellow Chantry scholars in one of the stories in ''Tevinter Nights.''
* DeadpanSnarker: He makes a few quips here or there about politics and Haven.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: He lightens the mood for just about anything, even his own leg injury.
* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: [[spoiler:Genitivi wants to essentially turn Andraste's Ashes into a tourist attraction. One of your options is to throw a dagger into the back of his head.]]
* TheMunchausen: He has a reputation as a teller of tall tales, or at the very least a serial exaggerator, but in regards to the Urn he's telling the truth.
* NonActionGuy: As he says himself, he's a scholar, not a fighter.
* RenaissanceMan: Judging from the excerpts of his writings you get to read, he's an expert on Ferelden's history, art, literature, religion, and culture, if not more.
* WalkingTheEarth: In his travels he's covered the length and breadth of Thedas, and even spent time in Orzammar to study the culture of the dwarves. He's also had some (limited) interaction with the Qunari whilst he was in Rivain, though he admits he wasn't able to study them closely.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: If he's not [[spoiler:KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade]], it's noted in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' that he has disappeared in the intervening years between the first and third games. ''Tevinter Nights'' reveals that he's still around.

[[folder:Goldanna]]
!!Goldanna
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Belinda Cornish

->''"Who in the Maker's name are you?"''

A laundress in Denerim. Visiting and meeting her is vital to Alistair's character development.

* AllTakeAndNoGive: From Alistair's perspective, all she wants from him is his money, but won't offer so much as a kind word or hint of thanks in return. (Unless a male Warden makes a high persuasion check to [[DefrostingIceQueen soften her]] a bit.)
** Interestingly, from Goldanna's perspective, ''Alistair'' [[MaternalDeathBlameTheChild took her mother from her]] and left her impoverished while he lived it up as a wealthy noble and illustrious Grey Warden, and now shows up rubbing his success in her face instead of helping her.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Inverted. A baby, as far as Goldanna is concerned, is what made her life hell. Not to mention she has "five mouths to feed."
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Goldanna was orphaned as a child and has had to make her own way ever since. The circumstances of her being orphaned have left her quite jaded.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Though she acts like a bitch on the surface, if your Warden is male and has a high enough persuasion skill, you can open a line of dialogue that reveals her to be more tired and jaded by her life than anything, and not wholly opposed to [[spoiler:having a relationship with her brother]].
* DisappearedDad: It's never stated who her father is, or if she even knows.
* EntitledBastard: No matter how much money or favors Alistair gives her, she just continues to insult and accuse him of ruining her life while implying he owes her more, till eventually [[NiceGuy Alistair]] gives up and regrets ever giving her anything.
* FantasticRacism: She's a Denerim human, what do you expect?
-->'''Goldanna''': ''(to an Elven Warden)'' Who're you, then? Some elf to carry his riches?
* FemaleMisogynist: Implied. Only a male Warden can [[DefrostingIceQueen defrost]] her (and only with a really high persuasion check); otherwise she just throws shade at a female Warden (and potentially slut-shames her) along with Alistair.
* GoldDigger: Certainly acts like one. The Warden can remark to Alistair that "It seems like all she wants is your money," and Alistair can even call her a "gold-digging harridan" after the meeting.
* LongLostRelative: Alistair's long lost sister. [[spoiler:Not really, but she believes she is and so does Alistair.]]
* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Blames Alistair for her mother's death, since the story is she died giving birth to him. [[spoiler:Not really, but they believe it.]]
* MissingMom: She was cut loose from the Arl of Redcliffe's estate after the death of her mother.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: While not a villain, she is pretty antagonistic toward Alistair, and very bigoted toward a female, elven, mage, or dwarf Warden who accompanies him.
* RevealingCoverUp: Knows that the baby brother she was told died in childbirth survived and was of noble blood because "thems at the castle" made a huge show of paying her off and chasing her out to shut her mouth. When the "royal bastard" Alistair turns up at her doorstep claiming to be her brother, she's not surprised. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out "thems at the castle" deliberately invoked this trope to hide his ''[[MuggleBornOfMages true]]'' [[HalfHumanHybrid parentage]]. The ''World of Thedas'' books reveal that Goldanna's mother and baby brother really did die in childbirth, but Eamon doctored the records to make it look like the baby brother was actually Alistair.]]
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: She's related to the bastard son of King Maric. [[spoiler:Or so they've both been led to believe.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appears briefly in a single sidequest, but said sidequest can result in a personality change of Alistair and how he fares in the final section of the game.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: She runs a laundry service to support her family.
* TooManyBabies: Implied; she remarks that she has "five mouths to feed," although whether this means that she has five children or if she's including her husband and herself in the count is unclear. Either way, she seems to have a rough time keeping food on the table.
* UngratefulBastard: Unless your Warden is male and makes a very high persuasion check to [[DefrostingIceQueen defrost]] her, Goldanna just demands more money and support from Alistair, and remains critical and ungrateful no matter how much he gives her.
* UnreliableExpositor: The holes in her story are the result of either this or a {{Retcon}}. [[spoiler:Her story in ''World of Thedas'' has the Redcliffe authorities taking more steps to provide for her welfare after her mother's death than originally implied, and her reasons for believing her mother was pregnant with Maric's child turn out to be tenuous.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Her fate during and after the Battle of Denerim is never revealed in the game. [[spoiler:However, the second volume of ''World of Thedas'' states that an inquest was held regarding Alistair's paternity, and that Goldanna testified at that inquest, so she evidently survived.]]

[[folder:Sergeant Kylon]]
!!Sergeant Kylon
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Music/MarkHildreth

->''"I said beat down, not kill. Let me make that really clear. Not on fire, or exploded, or Maker knows whatever type of grisly death you can dream up. ... Sorry, used to giving orders to my boys."''

The chief of the guards on the Market Place of Denerim. He provides the Warden with minor quests to help improve the security in Denerim.

* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Between having moronic bastards of noblemen nepotistically foisted upon him as personnel and [[SmugSnake Howe]]'s "help" often being comprised of people he would have been arresting previously, Sarge has his hands full.
* BullyingADragon: Defied. He flat out admits to the Warden that, even if he ''did'' believe Loghain's story, he would still not bother trying to arrest them, seeing as how he has no chance and his men are incompetent cowards. When he witnesses mercenaries actually assaulting the Warden, he is amazed by their idiocy.
-->'''Sergeant Kylon''': And people actually voluntarily attack you? Are they just stupid?
* DeadpanSnarker: He delivers some enjoyable snark about the idiocy of his bastard men.
-->'''Sergeant Kylon''': If I send some of my boys here, one of them might get, Maker forbid that, hurt, and I would have to explain his noble father being a guard actually ''is'' dangerous.
* DualWielding: He fights with a sword and a hand axe.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Loghain can order the Warden dead all he wants; Kylon isn't going to fight them. The Warden not feeling like curbstomping him on sight is enough of a win for him, thanks.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He makes it quite clear he doesn't believe Loghain's version of what happened in Ostagar. [[spoiler: Plus, if you help him deal with crime in Denerim, he promises to spread the good word about the Wardens to counteract the propaganda Loghain and his allies are spewing.]]
* SuicidalOverconfidence: Defied. He's not going to attack you even ''if'' you're a wanted criminal; he likes his head where it is, thank you kindly. He's really unimpressed by your other enemies who ''do'' embody the trope and attack you despite your record of badassery.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Due to his job not being taken seriously by the nobility, his men are almost all bastard sons of nobles who were sent here to have a safe job and as such are untrained and irresponsible. To say this annoys him would be putting it lightly.

[[folder:Master Ignacio]]
!!Master Ignacio
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Dan Hildebrand

->''"Ferelden is a busy place: Blight, civil war, other mayhem. Lots of people not getting along. Sometimes, they '''really''' don't get along; maybe you want to do something about it."''

An Antivan merchant working in the Denerim marketplace. He's actually an agent of the Antivan Crows that offers the Warden some assassination sidequests in exchange for a favor.

* AffablyEvil: Despite being an assassin, he is undeniably polite toward the Warden, unless provoked.
* MurderInc: He represents the Antivan Crows in Ferelden, and provides you with assassination missions for them.
* NobleDemon: Should you complete his questline, he will reward you and leave without backstabbing you, promising the Crows won't be after you anymore (save for Taliesen, who has his own agenda) and offering you an invitation to Antiva should you ever consider a career in their ranks. You actually have the option to express surprise about not being double-crossed.
** Also, if you flat-out refuse to assist him, he apologizes and never bothers you again. No harm, no foul.
** If Zevran is in your party at any point when you talk to him, he politely pretends not to know anything about it.
* NothingPersonal: How he justifies the Antivan Crows trying to murder the Warden if confronted about it; as far as he is concerned, this was just business, and the one in charge of that contract was a different member, so he isn't concerned himself and sees no problem with negotiating with the Warden.
* NotSoStoic: He stays very civil and polite for most of the conversations, though Zevran can get him to become threatening with a comment. The Warden can also wear away his patience by refusing to engage in SpySpeak long enough, till he finally loses his temper.
-->'''Master Ignacio''': All right, yes! You kill them, look in the bleeding chest! Happy? Everything clear?! Now if you don't mind...
* PragmaticVillainy: The reason he decides to approach the Warden; after Zevran's failed attempt to murder him, he decides it's best to have such a fearsome person as an ally rather than a foe. He also mentions to Zevran that he never would have accepted a contract on a Grey Warden himself, since he knows [[BullyingADragon attacking members of an order specifically known for being fearsome warriors would be suicide]]. He ''also'' notes that the previous murder attempt was only accepted because the Crows thought Loghain was a better bet than the Warden was to defeat the Blight, as it's considered poor form to assassinate a Grey Warden.
* SpySpeak: He expresses himself entirely in this way when giving his quests to ensure nobody catches him.

[[folder:Taliesin]]
!!Taliesin
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GideonEmery

->''"You can return with me, Zevran. I know why you did this, and I don't blame you. It's not too late. Come back with me, and we'll make up a story."''

An Antivan Crow under House Arainai, and Zevran's old partner. Encountered in the Denerim back alleys during the Landsmeet, ''if'' Zevran is in your party. He is here to complete Zevran's mission of killing you, and convince Zevran to return to Antiva with him by turning on you. [[spoiler:Depending on your RelationshipValues with Zevran, he may agree with Taliesin to turn on you, opt not to fight, or fight Taliesin beside you.]]

* TheBigGuy: ''The World Of Thedas: Volume II'' reveals that he was this in in a team of three with [[GuileHero Zevran]] and [[TheSmartGuy Rinna]] when they were all still with the Crows.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler:His past relationship with Zevran is not officially revealed to the player unless Zevran sides with you, after Taliesin is dead.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: ''The World Of Thedas: Volume II'' confirms that [[spoiler:he was in a happy polyamorous relationship with Zevran and Rinna, until the Crows tricked the men into killing her. When he finds out Zevran survived his encounter with the Warden, he immediately comes to finish the job and offer Zevran a chance to come home.]]
* DepravedBisexual: Being a Crow, his bisexuality is all but a given. Unlike Zevran, [[spoiler:he's utterly ruthless.]]
* ForegoneConclusion: From the moment he declares his intention to kill you, you know it's going to be a short fight. [[spoiler:Whether Zevran joins him or not is up to him.]]
* LoveCannotOvercome: [[spoiler:Zevran admits that they were lovers and he still has feelings for him, but it wasn't enough to overcome his [[DrivenToSuicide guilt and despair]] over killing Rinna; nor enough to convince him to turn on you if his friendship or relationship with the Warden is strong enough.]]
* {{Polyamory}}: ''The World Of Thedas: Volume II'' confirms that [[spoiler: Zevran, Taliesin, and Rinna were in an open polyamorous relationship.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: To Zevran. In the past, [[spoiler: he encouraged Zevran to execute Rinna without hearing her out.]] In the present, he encourages Zevran to betray and kill you so he can return to the Crows. [[spoiler:If the Warden hasn't befriended him, Zevran will (try to) take him up on the offer.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Since his presence and backstory are closely tied to [[spoiler:Zevran's CharacterDevelopment]].
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Zevran, [[spoiler:if the latter declines his offer to return to the Crows.]]

[[folder:Isabela]]
A Rivaini pirate captain who can be found at The Pearl in Denerim.\\\
''For more info, see [[Characters/DragonAgeRecurringPartyMembers here]].''
[[/folder]]

!!Residents of Redcliffe

[[folder:Lloyd]]
!!Lloyd

!!!'''Voiced by:''' David Rintoul

->''"So, what'll it be? You ''are'' here to drink, I hope?"''

The owner and keeper of the Redcliffe tavern. He has a reputation as being a sleazy businessman, and, much to the disgust of the townsfolk, keeps charging for ale even during Redcliffe's undead crisis and refuses to join the militia.

* DirtyCoward: Freely admits to being so; he locks himself in the cellar of his tavern rather than join the militia with all the other grown men. Conscripting him can earn approval from some companions, but he's absolutely useless in the battle and will almost certainly get killed unless the player babysits him.
--->'''Redcliffe Militiaman:''' Ha! I've seen Lloyd handle a sword. He should stick to something he knows about.
* FatBastard: A portly fellow (one of the few NPC's to use the fat-man model) and a sleazy, cowardly profiteer.
* HatedByAll: No one has a very high opinion of him, from Ser Perth calling him a "profiteer and nothing more" to Murdock advising against trusting him to Bella's unpleasant description of working with him. If you straight-up murder him in his own tavern, you only get some minor disapproval from a few of the companions, and Bella will say she "didn't see anything." No one else brings him up afterwards.
--->'''Warden:''' I call it [[BondOneLiner taking out the trash.]]

[[folder:Murdock]]
!!Murdock

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobinSachs

->''"We aren't gonna turn aside anyone who wants to help, though. Don't take me for being an ingrate or nothin'."''

The mayor of Redcliffe village and commander of the militia. Should the Warden choose to help defend the town, they coordinate with him in getting the militia their necessary equipment and recruiting extra fighters.

* HomeGuard: As mayor of the village, he also commands the town militia.
* KilledOffForReal: He can die in the battle during the quest "The Attack at Nightfall," or if the Warden refuses to defend the village (in which case he'll come back as a [[NightOfTheLivingMooks walking corpse]]).
* UndyingLoyalty: Very devoted to Redcliffe and Arl Eamon; once Redcliffe is saved, he intends to join the arl's army to fight the darkspawn. He rebuffs the Warden's attempts to recruit him, saying he'll only fight for the arl he's lived under his whole life.

[[folder:Owen]]
!!Owen

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Adam Leadbeater

->''"Care to join me as I get besotted?"''

The blacksmith of the village, who initially refuses to repair the militia's equipment; his daughter, Valena, works in the castle and he doesn't know if she's alive or dead.

* AchillesInHisTent: Because Murdock refused to lead a fruitless attack on the castle to rescue Valena, Owen locks himself in his smithy and refuses to repair the militia's armor and weapons. It's the player's job to convince him otherwise (or kill him and take some serviceable reserve equipment he kept hidden).
* TheBlacksmith: His job, and he's a damn good one if Murdock is to be believed.
-->'''Murdock''': Damn fool is falling over drunk and still manages to make smithing look easy. Good enough, I say.
* DrivenToSuicide: If the player agrees to help find Valena but doesn't manage to, he'll say she must be dead and give them a helmet of his own crafting. He then hangs himself.
* DrowningMySorrows: Several characters will remark on the stench of alcohol in his smithy; his grief over losing his wife and not knowing what happened to his daughter drives him to it.

!!The Circle of Magi

[[folder:First Enchanter Irving]]
!!First Enchanter Irving
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]'' | ''Literature/{{Asunder}}''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum

->''"We should seize moments of levity, especially in troubled times."''

The First Enchanter of the Circle of Magi, Irving is a prominent and powerful mage who tries to compromise with the Templars and ensure that both sides of the conflict receive fair judgment.

* TheArchmage: The oldest and most powerful mage in the Fereldan Circle.
* BadassBookworm: His office is also his personal library of magic and forbidden knowledge.
* BerserkButton: He is not happy when the Demon in Connor's mind tries to make a deal.
* TheChessmaster:
** Codex entries suggest he deliberately manipulates his students in order to expose "deviant traits" early on.
** Should you tell him about Jowan's plan, he sets things up so that Lily will also be incriminated, both to remind the Chantry of their fallibility and ensure Jowan doesn't suffer alone. If you call this ruthless, he just reminds you who his opposite numbers are.
* CoolOldGuy: He's very kind and friendly to his apprentices, although he has a ruthless side.
* CreepyMonotone: He speaks in a heavy, gargled hagger.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mainly towards Greagoir. Also when he snarkily wonders who thought it was a good idea to put the Circle of Magi in a tower with so many stairs, given the age of some of the Mages (including him).
* FeelingTheirAge: "Maker, I'm too old for this." It doesn't impede his badassitude one bit.
* GuestStarPartyMember: If he's the one to confront Connor Guerrin's demon.
* TheMentor: Is this to the Mage Warden. Irving gives some good last minute advice before the Harrowing and later does as much as he can to defend you to Greagoir. It's implied numerous times that Irving took on the Mage Warden as his personal apprentice; apparently he talks up a storm about his star pupil to others, as Duncan recognises you pretty much immediately, Wynne has heard about your "remarkable self-confidence," and even ''Loghain'' has heard of you and concedes it's impressive to be so well regarded by the First Enchanter at such a young age. Whether he lives or dies is entirely up to you, though. In the novels' canon, he lives past the events of the sequel.
* ParentalSubstitute: It's implied that the Mage Warden regards him as such.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When the Warden tells him about [[spoiler: Connor's possession]], Irving immediately gathers a group of mages and heads forth to Castle Redcliffe.
* TheRedMage: Irving uses a vast mixture of spells from the various schools of magic. [[ShockAndAwe Lightning spells]] from the Primal tree, the [[BlackMagic Hex line]] from the Entropy tree, [[TrapMaster Glyph spells]] and [[WhiteMagic Heal spells]] from the Creation tree.
* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:If he's chosen to go into the Fade to save Connor, he gives a ''very'' satisfying one to the demon.]]
-->'''Irving''': Do you think me a '''[[NotSoStoic FOOL?!]]'''
* SoProudOfYou: To the Mage Warden after they defeat the Archdemon. Irving says he never imagined the day when people would be celebrating in the street and singing the praises of a ''mage'' as their national hero.
* SquishyWizard: Like most mages who are playable at any point, he doesn't have much health or armor.
* TheStoic: No matter the situation, he's very nonchalant about it.
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Lawful. While he genuinely cares for the mages in his charge, he reluctantly goes along with Greagoir's plan to have Jowan made Tranquil on suspicion of blood magic. The best he can do is ensure that the Chantry also gets egg on its face.
-->'''Irving''': Were it up to me, things might be different. But the Chantry...
* UnwittingPawn: To Uldred, who attained high influence with the First Enchanter simply because he had an unerring eye for catching blood mages. Irving was so focused on this that he never investigated further; those blood mages were underlings whom Uldred sacrificed so that the rest of his associates could operate unhindered.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Apparently, he and Knight-Commander Greagoir aren't entirely unfriendly, despite their frequently clashing opinions. Their reunion after the mages are saved is genuinely warm, though Irving jokes that they'll be at each other's throats again before too long.
* WizardClassic: Complete with a traditional WizardBeard.

[[folder:Knight-Commander Greagoir]]
!!Knight-Commander Greagoir
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianGeorge

->''"It is the innocent folk of Ferelden who matter. I would lay down my life, and the life of any mage, to protect them."''

Leader of the Templars in the Circle tower. Greagoir is unpopular with most of the mages for his strict and uncompromising attitude, but is not entirely unmovable. Wynne says that he is not an unreasonable man.

* ByTheBookCop: A law abiding Templar.
* DaChief: [[spoiler: To Cullen, should the player side with the mages.]]
* DatingCatwoman: [[spoiler:Quite possibly with Wynne in their youth. Greagoir's entry in ''The World of Thedas Vol. II'' lines up suspiciously well with an unsigned letter written by Rhys's father.]]
* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler: Greagoir is heavily implied to be Rhys's father, and he was never given a chance to see his son.]]
* EnemyMine: With the Mage Warden. He's the first to protest when Duncan recruits you to save you from execution if you have helped Jowan, but will still cooperate with you to deal with the crisis when you come back.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He supports the Chantry's hard-line stance against magic and keeps the mages locked up in the Tower where he can keep an eye on them, but he's not so unreasonable as to persist with the Annulment once given the all-clear, and much of what he does is out of a sense of duty to his position.
* KnightTemplar:
** Based on the above quote, he has a pretty clear line between "innocents" and "mages". While he's considered permissive by other Templars, that's only relative to them. He still orders Jowan made Tranquil for suspected blood magic, and upgrades that to summary execution when he tries to escape. He also tacitly agrees with Sten's views on how Qunari treat mages.
** Downplayed during the Circle quest, [[spoiler: as he's willing to let the Warden take a shot at possibly finding survivors inside the tower, though he thinks it's a suicide run. Also, he's willing to draw back his order to exterminate the Circle of Magi once the Grey Warden successfully neutralizes the threat and saves Irving.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Especially if you compare him to [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Knight-Commander Meredith]]. It is discovered in ''Inquisition'' that Greagoir is considered one of the most permissive Knight-Commanders in southern Thedas. Considering he's fine with pulling back the order for the Right of Annulment based solely on Irving's word, this definitely has some truth to it.
* UncertainDoom: While Irving was confirmed to be with the Mage Rebellion, it's not known whether Greagoir stayed with the Templars during the Mage/Templar War, and as such it's unknown [[spoiler: whether he became a Red Templar.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Irving, as much as they can be given their positions.

[[folder:Jowan]]
!!Jowan
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Desmond Askew

->''"You don't care about mages, you just bow to the Chantry's every whim!"''

The best friend of the Mage PC, Jowan is an apprentice who is highly anxious about getting to his Harrowing. He and a Chantry initiate, Lily, are in a secret relationship and wish to elope - a sentiment which is reinforced when Lily finds an order to make Jowan Tranquil, as he is suspected of being a Blood Mage. Desperate, they enlist the Mage PC's help.

* AbortedArc: Originally, one of the ways to decide his fate after the resolution of the Redcliffe plotline would have been to make him undergo the Joining and become a party member, but the idea was scrapped as it didn't fit into the overall storyline. A shame, really, because there are arguably too few mages among the game's recruitable characters (and too many warriors), and because [[spoiler:the only way to gain access to the Blood Mage specialization is to agree to let a demon have the soul of a young child, unless you TakeAThirdOption and pass a very difficult Intimidate check. (Or wait until ''Awakening'' and buy the tome that lets you unlock it for all future playthroughs.)]]
* AbusiveParents: Jowan's magic manifested at around five or six years old - at which point his mother started calling him a demon child and abomination. His father eventually left him at their village Chantry.
-->'''Jowan''': Mother could be cruel... especially if you got on her bad side, which was easy to do.
* TheAtoner: He becomes quite a pitiable character when he decides that he's done enough damage and just wants to atone for ''everything'', even quietly accepting death or becoming Tranquil, which is the entire reason he ''fled'' and ''became'' an Apostate in the first place.
* AntiVillain: While he's a blood mage and poisoned Arl Eamon, he learned blood magic with no malice except for the need to [[IJustWantToBeSpecial feel special]] and did the former due to being coerced by Loghain, with no ill sentiments towards the Arl himself. Once he's found in the Castle Redcliff dungeon, he's desperate to try to fix what he indirectly caused.
* BeleagueredChildhoodFriend: Serves as the plot of the Mage Origin.
* BloodMagic: He uses it to escape the Circle. If you send him into the Fade, he even has Blood Magic as his PrestigeClass.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: BloodMagic, obviously. It's worse than usual in his case because he ''knows'' it's dangerous.
* DrivenByEnvy: [[spoiler:His jealousy of the Mage PC's talent is what made him turn to blood magic, though he had put that behind him after falling in love with Lily.]]
* EvilFormerFriend: Not so much evil as simply having a tendency to make foolish decisions.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: If you opt to execute him in the prison cell he's locked in, he accepts it quietly and understandingly. Likewise, he will also accept it in the same way in case [[spoiler: Arl Eamon sentences him to death]].
* GuestStarPartyMember: During the Circle Mage Origin and during Arl of Redcliffe if you choose.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:If released from his cell in the Redcliffe Dungeons and told to run, the quest "Jowan's Intention" reveals that he ''does'' finally manage to pull this off. Under the guise of "Master Levyn", he's found protecting Blight refugees from Bereskarn and Blight Wolves and apparently has saved them from at least three previous darkspawn attacks.]] [[note]]Unfortunately, said quest is bugged and only accessible via console commands.[[/note]]
* HeroWithAnFInGood: Poor fool can't seem to do ''anything'' well-meaning without the consequences spiraling out of control.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Platonic with a female Mage PC. He even mentions she's like a sister to him.
* MyGreatestFailure: Learning Blood Magic costs him his one true love and his friendship with the Mage Warden, and turns him into a wanted apostate.
* NotMeThisTime: When asked if he was the cause of the troubles at Redcliffe Castle, he states flatly he had nothing to do with it directly, as Connor was the one who opened the Veil and made a deal with a Desire Demon. It is Jowan's fault ''in''directly though, since he poisoned the Arl and inspired Connor to seek supernatural help.
* ParentalAbandonment: His mother rejected him after finding out he was a mage. He was five or six at the time.
* PersonAsVerb: According to a conversation between Finn and a Mage Warden in ''Witch Hunt'', the phrase "To pull a Jowan" has started being used by apprentices to mean "[[FailureIsTheOnlyOption enacting a plan that has little or no chance in succeeding]]". Of course, since Jowan ''did'' escape and destroy his phylactery, Finn admits this is technically a misnomer.
* RedemptionDemotion: Despite being a Blood Mage, he's actually quite weak (as you'll discover if you use him to [[spoiler:rescue Connor from the Desire Demon)]]. This comes as a surprise after he uses BloodMagic to blast his way past a small army of mages and Templars attempting to apprehend him during the mage origin story (Though their guards were down and he did take them by surprise. ''Any'' mage with the right spell could probably pull off a similar feet via surprise attack). Of course, all ''evil'' Blood Mages in the game are, unlike him, extremely powerful.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Lily.
* VitriolicBestBuds: The Mage Warden has several [[DeadpanSnarker dialogue options]] that hint at this type of friendship.
-->'''Jowan''': A few months ago I told you I... met a girl. This is Lily.\\
'''Amell/Surana''': Ah, I was beginning to doubt her existence. / My condolences, Lily.

[[folder:Lily]]
!!Lily
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WendeeLee

->''"You wish me to sneak around?!"''

A Chantry initiate working in the Circle Tower. She is in love with Jowan, despite the fact that intimacy between Mages and Chantry members is forbidden.

* FateWorseThanDeath: The Aeonar is not a pleasant place to be sent... at all.
* FireForgedFriends: Thanks the Warden for risking everything to help her and Jowan escape the Circle, and later attempting to spare her from being sent to [[TheAlcatraz Aenoar]] by claiming responsibility for her actions.
* GuestStarPartyMember: During the Circle Mage origin, same as Jowan.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** When she learns that Jowan lied to her and really ''is'' a Blood Mage, she is horrified that she helped him and willingly accepts being sentenced to [[TheAlcatraz Aeonar.]]
** It's revealed in The ''World of Thedas: Volume 2'', that eventually she viewed her rejection of Jowan this way, thinking that he would have really given up his blood magic.
* NaughtyNuns: As a Chantry initiate, she's sworn to a vow of celibacy, which she violates by getting involved with Jowan.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Jowan.
* UncertainDoom: We never learn what happens to her after the origin story, other than that she's to be sent to Aeonar. However, in ''World of Thedas 2'', it's revealed that Seekers went to Aeonar during the Mage-Templar War to check on things... and found it completely abandoned and in terrible shape.
* WhatTheHellHero: She's ''not'' happy when she learns of Jowan's deceit.
* YouAreFat: She is the target of one of the most random and blunt insults the player character can dole out.
-->'''Mage PC:''' ''(To Jowan)'' This fat cow is your lover?

[[folder:Senior Enchanter Uldred]]
!!Senior Enchanter Uldred
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BarryDennen

->''"You are a thorn in my side, and I must remove you before you fester!"''

One of the mages of the Circle sent to help the army at Ostagar.

* AmbitionIsEvil: Wynne speculates that Loghain likely promised Uldred the position of First Enchanter in exchange for his collusion.
* ArcVillain: For the "Broken Circle" quest, as his plan to turn as many mages as he can into abominations is what causes the Templars to lock the tower down and seek the Right of Annulment on the Fereldan Circle.
* BadBoss: The reason he was never suspected of being a Blood Mage, let alone secretly leading an entire faction of them, is that he would periodically "expose" one of his own maleficarum and basically sacrifice them to maintain a reputation as a hardline anti-Blood Mage.
* BaldOfEvil: As seen in the above image.
* BloodMagic: Uses it to mutate his fellow mages.
* ChekhovsGunman: He has one line during your time in Ostagar; you will hardly suspect, on your first playthrough, that he will show up later in such a horrifying manner. Indeed, his presence in Ostagar is so minimal that many players don't necessarily ''recognize'' him when they reach the Circle during their first playthrough.
** He is also spoken of at some length during the Mage Origin during the discussion of the mage fraternities, hinting that he's going to be a problem later in the game.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Both blood magic and, according to Niall, demonology.
* DealWithTheDevil: A figurative one with Loghain (though under the circumstances, Uldred might have been the Devil here), and a literal one with a Pride Demon.
* DemonicPossession: Lets himself become a vessel for a Pride Demon.
* EvilIsHammy: During Ostagar, he sounds reserved and calm, if worried about the battle. After his possession, he drops all subtlety and starts living it up in his evil.
* EvilPlan: Could also be considered a DealWithTheDevil: his arrangement with Loghain after Ostagar was that [[spoiler: he would convince the Circle to support Loghain's claim to the regency and plans for dealing with the Blight in exchange for Loghain ordering the Chantry to give the Circle greater freedoms. The plan was working for a while... until Wynne returned and gave her account of what ''really'' happened at Ostagar, and the Circle decided, after hearing Uldred's utter failure to provide a decent explanation for Loghain's actions, that they didn't want to support a man being openly accused of regicide and treason]].
** That being said, [[spoiler: the Pride Demon thing and unleashing demons in general all seems to have been his own idea (and/or the Pride demon manipulating him into doing this in the first place). Loghain denies having anything to do with ''that'' and, when accused of involvement, sarcastically points out that it greatly ''hindered'' his plans since it meant that the Circle could no longer be used as a weapon against his enemies. Uldred pulled out the demon after the Circle turned against him, though it is likely he was already under its influence by this point anyway and the demon itself definitely had its own agenda]].
* EvilTeacher: At least, he's ''supposed'' to be a teacher. Wynne mentions he's thus far refused to mentor any apprentices. However, since he's got an entire group of Blood Mages working for him, he might be a straight example behind the scenes.
* FatalFlaw: {{Pride}}. Judging by Wynne's comments about him, Uldred's overconfidence and arrogance about his own abilities made him easy pickings for the Pride Demon to possess him.
* LargeHam: Only after becoming an abomination.
* MoleInCharge: His record of catching blood mages is largely the reason the First Enchanter trusts him. He is also the ringleader of the blood mages, and betrays a few to give himself a good reputation and throw the Templars off his scent.
* MookMaker: He will keep turning his captive mages into Abominations until there are none left, including Irving.
* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler: To the point where it's impossible to tell how much of what he's spewing is his own opinion and how much is the demon's.]]
* ObviouslyEvil: According to Wynne.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Takes on the form of a demon when the Warden fights him.]]
* TeachersPet: Mockingly refers to the Mage Warden as this.
* VillainHasAPoint: At Ostagar, he suggests that the contingent of Mages at Ostagar use their offensive magic to combat the darkspawn and help support the troops. Despite this being a reasonable suggestion and one even shared by Duncan in the Mage Origin, he's quickly silenced by the Revered Mother of the Chantry, who ''refuses'' to [[FantasticRacism trust soldiers' lives to magic]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He is able to create a ring of blood mages within Kinloch Hold because Irving trusts him. ''The World of Thedas: Volume 2'' states this is because he would throw one of his maleficarum to the wolves every once in a while, gaining him a reputation as one who roots out corruption within the ranks.
* WeHaveReserves: He doesn't seem too upset about you killing all his minions.

[[folder:Keili]]
!!Keili
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EricaLuttrell

->''"Magic is a curse, and I pray every day for forgiveness from the Maker."''

A young apprentice mage who is a devout Andrastian, believing that magic is a curse that makes mages dangerous to the rest of Thedas.

* BoomerangBigot: She begs the Maker's forgiveness just for existing. After Uldred unleashes demons in the Circle, Keili claims she wants the Templars to kill all mages, as she believes it's the only thing they deserve.
* DeathSeeker: States that she hopes the Templars wipe out the surviving mages. However, if the Warden or the Templars do attempt this, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Keili fights back against them alongside the other mages]].
* TheFundamentalist: Is a devout Andrastian who holds a very negative view on mages and their rights.

[[folder:Cullen]]

A young Templar at the Circle tower, Cullen harbors a long-standing infatuation with the female Mage PC, despite knowing of the impossibility of this sentiment.\\\
''For more info, see [[Characters/DragonAgeCullenRutherford this page]].''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bryant]]
!!Bryant
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Nicholas Boulton

->''"My concern is the safety of this village. I see nothing threatening them but the darkspawn"''.

The leader of a contingent of Templars based out of the Chantry in Lothering, Bryant and his men are doing their best to try and get as many people to safety from the village before the darkspawn horde reaches it.

* ClosestThingWeGot: He and his men are the only defenders the village has against bandits and the encroaching darkspawn horde. Bryant, along with the Chantry's Revered Mother and the villager elder, are also the closest thing to leadership the community has (the elder and Revered Mother deal with the humanitarian aspects of the evacuation, while Bryant and his men concentrate on driving away threats).
* EnemyMine: He's willing to overlook his duty to apprehend an apostate mage (if Morrigan's status as one is pointed out to him), noting the darkspawn horde is a far greater problem.
* FailedASpotCheck: He never notices that Morrigan and potentially the Warden are mages until it's pointed out to him, and judging from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Bryant never figured out that at least two (or three in the case of a Mage Hawke) of the locals in his community were apostates in hiding.
* HoldTheLine: Bryant states that he and his men will stay in Lothering as long as possible to let as many people get to safety as they can before the darkspawn reaches the village.
-->'''Bryant''': We will evacuate as many as we can before the horde reaches us. I will stay as long as I am needed.
* IChooseToStay: Defending villagers from darkspawn and bandits are not within his and his men's remit, but Bryant can't bring himself to abandon Lothering after all others who could defend the village have.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He openly tells the Warden he doesn't believe [[PromotedToScapegoat Loghain's accusations about their treachery at Ostagar]] and provides them with supplies if they ask. He's also willing to overlook the fact that Morrigan is an apostate and his duty would normally be to apprehend her[[note]]The Warden may also be a mage, but they come from the Circle with Irving's permission, and as a Grey Warden they no longer answer to Templars anyway[[/note]], reasoning he has bigger problems. He's even willing to pay gold to the Warden if they help restore law and order to Lothering.
* ScaryBlackMan: Averted; he's got dark skin, but is one of the most reasonable figures in game.
* SympathyForTheDevil: He's saddened if the Warden reveals they killed the bandits preying on the village, but also admits that [[AssholeVictim they brought it on themselves]].
* UncertainDoom: It's never made clear if Bryant managed to escape Lothering in time or was killed when the darkspawn destroyed the village.

!!Brecilian Forest Residents

[[folder:Keeper Zathrian]]
!!Keeper Zathrian
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TimRuss

->''"I am Zathrian, the keeper of this clan, its guide, and preserver of our ancient lore."''

The keeper of the Dalish clan from which the Warden seeks aid. His clan is under attack by a pack of werewolves led by a beast called Witherfang. Eventually it is revealed that he was the one who created the werewolf curse to avenge his children.

* TheArchmage: As a Keeper, he is an incredibly powerful mage which managed to survive for centuries [[spoiler:thanks to his curse]].
* BaldOfEvil: He looks like an elven ComicBook/LexLuthor.
* BloodMagic: He created [[spoiler:Witherfang and the werewolf curse using his own blood as a catalyst for the ritual (granting him immortality as long as the curse is active as a bonus)]].
* DyingAsYourself: The Warden can convince him to [[spoiler:let go of his rage and end the curse]].
* FantasticRacism: He hates humans. He's polite enough to a human Warden, but has enough hatred for humans after what he suffered that he sees no difference between the cruel barbarians who wronged him four centuries ago and the innocent bystanders who have replaced them [[spoiler:among the werewolves]].
* HeelRealization: If the Warden forces Zathrian to [[spoiler:end the curse]], Zathrian comes to realize that his anger has turned him into a monster. If the Warden helps Zathrian kill all the werewolves, Zathrian eventually leaves his clan after he realizes that his hatred of humans is undoing the goodwill the Dalish earned by helping to save Ferelden from the Blight.
-->'''Zathrian''': Perhaps I have lived too long. This hatred in me is like an ancient, gnarled root... it has consumed my soul.
* ImmortalityImmorality: [[spoiler:He can't die of natural causes as long as the werewolf curse exists. As such, the Lady of the Forest implicitly accuses him of caring more about holding onto his eternal life than any other reason for not ending it]].
* MisplacedRetribution: [[spoiler:The werewolf curse.]] Zathrian makes it clear that he judges all humans by the example of the ones that murdered his children. [[spoiler: The Lady of the Forest]] directly points out that all Zathrian is doing now is punishing people who had nothing to do with the original crime. [[spoiler:Said curse is also threatening his own tribe (and can lead to their destruction if the Warden so chooses), who were the ''victims'' of the original assault.]]
-->'''[[spoiler: Lady of the Forest]]''': The crimes against Zathrian's children were grave, but they were committed by those who are long dead.
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: [[spoiler: After brokering the peace between the elves and the werewolves at the cost of Zathrian's life, the Warden can opt not to tell Lanaya her predecessor's involvement to the curse.]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: His children were abducted by human hunters; his son was tortured to death, while his daughter was raped and left for dead in the forest, and although the Dalish rescued her, the girl [[DrivenToSuicide committed suicide]] when she [[ChildByRape discovered she was pregnant]].
* PapaWolf:
** His apprentice, Lanaya, relates a story of how he slaughtered a group of bandits (the same ones holding her captive) who murdered one of his clan's scouts.
** This is also the reason why he [[spoiler:unleashed the curse]] on humans - they destroyed his children. His son was tortured and killed and his daughter was raped and committed suicide when she learned that she was pregnant.
* ParentalSubstitute: Serves as one to Lanaya after rescuing her. She relates that he offered to take her back to her family, but she had no notion if she had any other living relatives, and wanted to stay with the man who had rescued her.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He appears to be around 40 at the oldest, but has actually been Keeper for several hundred years (it's never stated just ''how'' long, however). He claims it's because he's re-attaining the immortality of the ancient elves of Arlathan, and that slowly but surely all elves will do the same. [[spoiler:In actuality, he's being sustained by the werewolf curse; by powering the spell that created it with his own blood, he bound his life to the curse, and as long as it endures, he will live.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:If he releases the curse]].
* ReplacementGoldfish: There's an implication that he sees Lanaya as this for his deceased daughter, since he found her being forced to serve as a "servant" for a group of bandits with the heavy implication that they sexually abused her.
* RevengeBeforeReason: He refuses to [[spoiler:lift the werewolf curse even after it's pointed out to him that all he's doing anymore is punishing people who had nothing to do with the crimes that caused him to create the curse, all while causing his own clan to suffer it in the process]].
-->'''Zathrian''': I will not lift a finger to help the descendants of savages who ''deserved'' the curse they received.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When a group of bandits killed a clan scout who strayed too close to their camp, Zathrian personally tracked the bandits by himself for a month, then attacked the group and killed every last one of them single-handedly. [[spoiler:And should the Warden defect to the werewolves and attack his clan, he will become the victim of a similar rampage in turn.]]
* TheStoic: Not openly emotional unless the topic shifts to his family, then he becomes NotSoStoic.
* TreacherousQuestgiver: It's clear he wasn't being forward about the entire situation once you meet [[spoiler:The Lady of the Forest.]] Investigating things you discover during your questing there will reveal gaps in his story before then.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The Warden can convince him that his long life has only succeeded in making him more angry.

[[folder:Lanaya]]
!!Lanaya
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KimberlyBrooks

->''"The clan has placed great trust in me. One day, I will lead them and be the one who secures our future."''

Lanaya is Zathrian's First. She was born outside of the Dalish, but was brought into the clan after Zathrian rescued her from bandits.

* TheApprentice: To Zathrian.
* FantasticRacism: Zigzagged. Lanaya relates that she initially suffered some prejudice from within the clan when she was made Zathrian's First given the fact she wasn't born in a Dalish clan, but time and her dedication to her role eventually won over the dissenters.
* NumberTwo: As her clan's First, she is Zathrian's second and heir should he die.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents were murdered by bandits when she was just a child.
* RankUp: Should [[spoiler:Zathrian die, she will become her clan's new Keeper]].
* RapeAsBackstory: When bandits raided the caravan her parents worked in, Lanaya was the only survivor and taken as a "servant". She was eventually rescued after several years when Zathrian hunted down and slaughtered the bandits for killing one of his clan's scouts.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite her background, she is actually significantly more reasonable and personable than Zathrian. The Epilogue notes that she is instrumental in keeping the peace between the Dalish clans and humans in Ferelden.
* ReplacementGoldfish: It's heavily implied that Zathrian sees her as one for his daughter, who was raped and beaten by humans much as Lanaya was.

[[folder:Cammen]]
!!Cammen

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeff Haslam

Cammen is a young Dalish elf hunter apprentice, who pines for the love of Gheyna, a Dalish elven girl, but she has so far rejected his proposal of marriage.

* TheApprentice: Is training to be a hunter, but hasn’t killed any beast yet.
* PitySex: A female warden can feel sorry for his plight and sleep with him. Doubly so, for a female City Elf whose own betrothed was recently killed, trying to save her. Note that doing this, earns you a fair bit of ire from the clan, and Gheyna dumps him outright.
* RejectedMarriageProposal: Gheyna refuses to marry Cammen because he hasn’t passed his rite to be considered a real hunter, and is therefore UnableToSupportAWife. The Warden can convince her that she doesn’t need him to “support her”. She can be convinced to accept his proposal and be the “formidable” one among the pair.
* RiteOfPassage: He has to kill a large animal and bring back its pelt as proof, in order to advance into adulthood. Only then, can he marry his sweetheart. Problem is, he is forbidden from going, due to the werewolf attacks plaguing the clan.
* SickeninglySweethearts: If you don't think that Cammen and Gheyna are these when you help them get together, then some of your companions will.
-->'''Cammen:''' Thank you, Gheyna. You've made me a happy man. I feel blessed by the gods today. [to Warden] We are both very grateful for the part you've played in bringing us together. \\
'''Gheyna:''' How marvelous you are! I am so happy! \\
'''Morrigan:''' Does anyone else feel the urge to vomit? No? 'Tis just me? \\
'''Oghren:''' Naw, I'm right there with ya, babe.
* YouAreNotReady: Lanaya thinks Cammen isn’t ready to have a family of his own, not until he completes a hunt of his own. She therefore thinks the “match is inappropriate”.

[[folder:Witherfang]]
!!Witherfang / [[spoiler:The Lady of the Forest]]
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Emma Fielding

The werewolf responsible for the curse that is afflicting Zathrian's clan.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: [[spoiler:Of the Brecilian forest.]]
* ArcVillain: Of the ''Nature of the Beast'' quest. Witherfang's infecting the Dalish camp with the werewolf curse is keeping them from aiding the Warden during the Blight. [[spoiler:After TheReveal, Zathrian turns out to be the real villain]].
* BlackEyesOfEvil: [[spoiler:Not evil and probably nicer than Zathrian, but]] her eyes are the same as those of a Desire demon. It's possible that she was one a very, ''very'' long time ago - though this is unlikely, since both she and [[spoiler:Zathrian explicitly state she was the spirit of the Brecilian forest, and she claims that she was not sentient until Zathrian came along]].
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:The Lady knows that ending the curse would end her existence as a sapient being, but wants Zathrian to do it anyway.]]
-->'''[[spoiler:The Lady of the Forest:]]''' You are my maker, [[spoiler:Zathrian]]. You gave me form and consciousness where none existed. I have known pain and love, hope and fear, all the joy that is life. Yet of all things, I desire nothing more than an end. I beg you, maker, put an end to me... we beg you... have mercy.
* DualityMotif: Her entire existence.
-->'''[[spoiler:Lady of the Forest]]''': I apologize on Swiftrunner's behalf. He struggles with his nature.\\
'''Warden''': As do we all, Lady.\\
'''[[spoiler:Lady of the Forest]]''': Truer words were never spoken.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: [[spoiler:As the Lady of the Forest, she's able to calm the werewolves and reduce their suffering, and even helps them take names and identities for themselves. In return, the werewolves are ''violently'' protective of her.]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: [[spoiler: If the player says that the humans who murdered Zathrien's children deserved what they got, the Lady will agree, but she will also correctly point out that the murderers have been dead for centuries and are not the people suffering from the curse ''now''.]]
* GodivaHair: [[spoiler:As the Lady of the Forest. Though interestingly enough, she doesn't actually appear to ''have'' nipples judging by her hair falling a bit short. Then again, why would she?]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Will gladly put an end to her own existence if it means there will be a little less suffering in the world.]]
* JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Witherfang is a violent, male wolf whereas the Lady is calm, female and humanoid.]]
* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:To the Werewolves, particularly Swiftrunner. She is the one who helped them to free themselves from their savage state, and is the only one able to calm down Swiftrunner's IrrationalHatred of the Dalish.]]
* MsFanservice: Witherfang form as [[spoiler: the Lady of the Forest is that of an attractive, curvaceous, green-skinned woman. Besides the GodivaHair, her "lower regions" are barely covered by vines]].
* NatureSpirit: [[spoiler:The Lady's appearance is basically that of a dryad.]]
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: While the other werewolves are bipedal and considerably hairier, Witherfang has the appearance of an actual white wolf.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Provided that the Warden is respectful during their parley.
* ReluctantMonster:[[spoiler: 'Witherfang' was created to get violent revenge on all of humanity, but the Lady of the Forest hates that her existence is based around making innocent people suffer.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: With enough persuasion, the Warden can encourage her to do so against Zathrian for [[spoiler:inflicting the curse, causing the werewolves to slaughter the elves]].
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:Both a dryad and a wolf. Both are expressions of her true self.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: As should be obvious by looking at this entry.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "Your people believe you have rediscovered the immortality of their ancestors, Zathrian, but that is not true. So long as the curse exists, so do you."]]

[[folder:The Grand Oak]]
!!The Grand Oak
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore

->''"Hrrrrm... what manner of beast be thee that comes before this elder tree?"''

A sentient oak tree that dwells in the West Brecilian Forest, the Grand Oak holds the key to passing through the barriers that guard the heart of the forest, and thus stands in the way of the Warden's pursuit of the beast Witherfang. He speaks [[RhymesOnADime entirely in rhyme]] and, unlike other walking trees in the forest, does not attack the Warden on sight.

* AndIMustScream: Implies that he, like the other Sylvans, was once a Fade Spirit who got trapped possessing a tree. Unlike the other Sylvans, he wasn't driven insane by this; possibly the spirit which possessed the oak was more benevolent than those of the other Sylvans.
* CoolOldGuy: Insofar as a tree can be one.
* FetchQuest: He can be persuaded to give you the key to entering the heart of the forest voluntarily, though not unless you [[spoiler:retrieve his stolen acorn for him]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His dialogue foreshadows [[spoiler:that the Lady of the Forest, the spirit of the Brecilian Forest itself, is Witherfang, the first werewolf.]]
--->'''Grand Oak''': Or perhaps the weres are the ones to blame, for the day she left is the day they came.
* GratuitousIambicPentameter: Tetrameter, actually.
* {{Homage}}: To the Ents of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Unlike the other Sylvans, he's not instantly aggressive and can talk.
* NiceGuy: He's quite polite to the Warden.
* PungeonMaster:
** When asked why he rhymes all his lines:
--->'''Grand Oak''': Perhaps a poet's soul's in me... does that make me a poet tree?
** If called on the pun:
--->'''Grand Oak''': It was just a simple jest, with which to entertain my guest.
* RhymesOnADime: He's happy to point out this fact to you.
* SkippableBoss: The alternative to killing him is completing his FetchQuest.
* WhenTreesAttack: Though not unless provoked.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Though not as excessive as some examples.

[[folder:Swiftrunner]]
!!Swiftrunner
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore

->''"You are sent by the treacherous Dalish to kill Witherfang! I will not stand by and allow that to happen!"''

The Werewolf leader in the Brecilian Forest.

* BerserkButton: The Dalish in general, but especially Zathrian. He also doesn't like [[spoiler:people being disrespectful toward the Lady.]]
* TheDragon: To Witherfang. [[spoiler:Subverted when Zathrian turns out to be the real villain.]]
* EvilSoundsDeep: He speaks with a deep, rough voice courtesy of Fred Tatasciore. [[spoiler: The "evil" part is subverted after the reveal]]
* FantasticRacism: Toward the Dalish, though [[spoiler:as the reveal shows, he has good reasons for that.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: Even by Werewolves standards, he seems quite aggressive and quick to get angry.
* IrrationalHatred: His hatred of the Dalish is so strong, he doesn't even consider trying to negotiate a peaceful solution to the conflict with the Warden, even though it's pretty clear to him the Warden doesn't know the whole story. [[spoiler:The Lady of the Forest eventually talks him into it after his attempt to repel the Warden cost the lives of several werewolves.]]
* ItCanThink: The first werewolf you meet to actually talk, and quite sophisticatedly at that. A dialogue option allows you to lampshade this.
-->'''Warden''': You speak? I thought werewolves were savage beasts.\\
'''Swiftrunner''': We ''are'' beasts, but we are no longer simple or mindless. Let that thought chill your spine!
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:The Warden can encourage Swiftrunner's desire for vengeance and slaughter the entire Dalish clan -- even those elves the Warden may previously have aided or befriended -- alongside the werewolves. Doing so sates his vengeance, but also condemns the werewolves to remain cursed for all time.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He is aggressive and violent when interacting with either the Warden or [[spoiler:Zathrian]], but shows a nicer, more loving side toward [[spoiler:the Lady of the Forest]].
* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To the Lady of the Forest. If the Warden rallies the werewolves to attack the Dalish clan, he also pledges his people to do battle "at [the Warden's] command, and [theirs] alone."]]

[[folder:Tamlen]]
!!Tamlen
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Chris Edgerly

->''"This forest isn't 'ours,' fool. You've stumbled too close to our camp."''

\\
Fellow hunter of the Dalish Elf PC, Tamlen is seen last when he and the PC discover a strange mirror in undead-infested ruins.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:To the female Dalish Elf - "Always... loved you...]]
* ChekhovMIA: [[spoiler:Assumed dead after the Dalish origin, but shows up late in the game as a ghoul.]]
* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: He's downright suicidal, something the PC does naturally get plenty of chances to lampshade along with his lack of savvy.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Falls victim to [[spoiler:Blight corruption]] before he could confess his feeling to a female Warden.
* FantasticRacism: While none of the Dalish are very fond of humans, he's easily the most vocal of them, openly expressing contempt for the "shemlen" and scolding you if you let the humans go at the beginning of the origin without at least demanding to know what they were doing in the forest in the first place.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: If what's seen of him is any indication. [[FantasticRacism Extremely hostile to]] ''[[FantasticRacism shemlen]]'', rather nice and easygoing toward the PC.
* NoNameGiven: In any origin other than the Dalish elf. [[spoiler:Presumably, no matter which origin is being played, he's one of the ghouls who shows up to attack the party camp late in the game. But since the PC doesn't know him if they aren't Mahariel, he's not identified by name.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: Played with. When a few humans wander too close to your camp, Tamlen wants to kill them to keep them from [[HeKnowsTooMuch revealing your clan's location]]. If you convince him to let them all go, they still tell their village and rally a mob against your clan. However, it's not made clear if they did so because Tamlen threatened them ([[TheChainOfHarm thus justifying ''their'' fear of the Dalish]]) or if they would have done it even if you both had been nice from the beginning.
* TemptingFate: "I just want to look around. How dangerous could it be?"
* TooDumbToLive: Something Mahariel can lampshade and mock him for every step on the way to the mirror, [[ButThouMust although they have no choice but to follow along.]]
-->'''Tamlen''': These markings on the mirror... I wonder what they say.\\
'''Mahariel''': [[DeadpanSnarker "Don't touch the glass"?]]\\
'''Tamlen''': Very funny.
* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Unlike the PC, who survives the taint by becoming a Grey Warden, Tamlen becomes a ghoul and begs the PC to kill him.]]
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler:Big time towards the female Dalish Elf.]]
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between him and a female PC [[SchrodingersGun who has expressed interest]], [[EveryoneCanSeeIt according to the rest of the clan]]. In fact, when the Warden tells him that she likes him, he literally tells her they can talk about it later at camp. [[spoiler:Although they do eventually talk about it at ''a'' camp, it's probably not how he intended it...]]
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Was once an elf, now a Darkspawn ghoul.]]

!!Apostates

[[folder:Flemeth]]

The legendary Witch of the Wilds, mother of Morrigan and fear of Chasind tribes everywhere. She is apparently centuries old and '''loves''' cryptic hints.\\\
''For more info, go [[Characters/DragonAgeRecurringNonPlayableCharacters here]].''

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Mad Hermit]]
!!The Mad Hermit
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jamie Glover

->''"Ask a question and you'll get a question, but give an answer and you'll receive the same! Oh, I do so love to trade!"''

\\
The Mad Hermit is a deranged apostate who lives in the East Brecilian Forest.

* BiggerOnTheInside: He apparently constructed a tower in the Brecilian Forest which has since mysteriously disappeared. It is implied that he has shrunk said tower and placed it in the tree trunk, and thus resides in one within the other.
* BloodMagic: The Hermit is a Blood Mage hiding from the Chantry.
* ChainOfDeals: Part of dealing with him consists of several trades for items with items you obtain as sidequest rewards.
* ConspiracyTheorist: He believes the trees are out to get him and that they sent the Warden as part of some conspiracy. To be fair, he ''did'' piss off a tree by stealing its acorn, so he's actually right FromACertainPointOfView.
* FlunkyBoss: He will be aided by a pair of shades in his boss fight.
* NoFairCheating: "No fair, bringing mages to a guessing game!"
* SkippableBoss: In the Brecilian Forest, the Grand Oak and the Mad Hermit will each try to get you to kill the other to settle their dispute over the Grand Oak's acorn. You could kill one of them... or you could just trade the Hermit one of the items you picked up from various sidequests earlier in the level for the acorn.

[[folder:Caladrius]]
!!Magister Caladrius
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SimonTempleman

->''"Sarcasm is beneath us both, my dear Warden."''

A Tevinter magister who has recently set up shop in the Denerim Alienage, supposedly to provide a magical cure to the Blight sickness afflicting its citizenry.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Pleads for his life after being beaten in combat.
* BadBoss: [[spoiler:He'll use blood magic to siphon the health of his own minions to heal himself in battle.]]
* BadSamaritan: He's a slaver, a practice not outlawed in Tevinter.
* BloodMagic: He uses it in battle. Also uses it in his offer to the Warden should the Warden agree to it.
* DealWithTheDevil: If defeated in combat, he will offer to use his power to augment the Warden's health in exchange for his life. [[spoiler:This comes at the cost of the lives of the elven captives, whose blood will power the spell.]]
* EvilIsHammy: A slaver with a flair for the dramatic.
* EvilSorcerer: He's a magister of Tevinter, and a blood mage.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He is unfailingly polite to the Warden at all times.
* IronicName: Is named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caladrius mythical sacred bird of healing,]] who would selflessly cure plagues, but he is a cruel blood mage and a remorseless, greedy slaver. However, he ''can'' heal the Warden... [[spoiler:at the cost of his captives.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He is perfectly willing to pull up stakes and leave... provided he can still turn a profit at the end of the day.
* SissyVillain: Noticeable when he's reduced to a simpering wimp after his defeat.
* SkippableBoss: You can pay him 100 gold in order to get the slaver documents needed to implicate Loghain, but lose the elven slaves. You can also [[spoiler: with a high enough Coercion skill, threaten him to leave behind everything, including the slaves, and get out with his head still attached to his shoulders]].
* SmugSnake: Acts WickedCultured when you first meet him, but begs for his life after his boss fight.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: His face clearly displays this trope if the Warden responds to his offer by rejecting it in favour of killing him and taking the documents implicating Loghain for free.

!!Dragon Cultists

[[folder:Weylon]]
!!Weylon
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Matthew Ashforde

->''"No, don't touch that door!"''

"Weylon" is the loyal assistant of Brother Genitivi. In reality this guy's a Dragon Cult plant meant to lead anyone who tries to find Genitivi off his trail, by any means necessary.

* BadLiar: If the Warden's Cunning is high enough, they can [[PullTheThread point out the inconsistencies]] in "Weylon's" story and provoke him into attacking.
* BareFistedMonk: He's quite possibly the only mage in the game who will fight you with his bare hands.
* BerserkButton: Weylon will attack the Warden if the latter insists on entering the closed back room of the house. [[spoiler:It's where he's hiding the body of the real Weylon.]]
* DeadPersonImpersonation: This guy murdered the real Weylon and took his place.
* KillAndReplace: The fate of the real Weylon.
* SquishyWizard: In addition to having no real armor, he's outnumbered by the Warden's party.
* TreacherousQuestGiver: When you first meet, he suggests you go to The Spoiled Princess, an inn on the shores of Lake Calenhad, to find any clues for Genitivi's whereabouts. Turns out it's really directions to an ambush of Dragon Cultists.

[[folder:Father Eirik]]
!!Father Eirik
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NolanNorth

->''"We find outsiders... disruptive. They bring others, and before long, Haven is changed. We will go to any lengths to prevent that."''

The revered father of the Haven Chantry.

* BeardOfEvil: Gives him an air of false promise and menace.
* FlunkyBoss: You face him alongside his congregation.
* GoodPowersBadPeople: He is a priest with a [[WhiteMage Spirit Healer]] specialization. He's ''also'' a member of the [[PathOfInspiration Disciples of Andraste]], mentioned to have gleefully tortured and executed the knights who were looking for Genitivi.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Judging by what Genitivi said, he really was proud of the horrors he accomplished.
-->'''Genitivi''': He was so self-righteous about it, so smug. He seemed pleased that he had tortured and murdered these men.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: How he justifies his actions.
* KickTheDog: The aforementioned torture and murder of the knights, and subsequently gloating about it in Genitivi's face.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Even if you offer to just leave Haven peacefully while still knowing nothing of importance about the village (at least as far as he knows), he will ''still'' try murdering you just in case you would show the way to Haven to other people.
* VillainHasAPoint: Given that the Chantry descended upon Haven, drove out the cultists (right down to the children) and only spared those who agreed to serve them after the Hero of Ferelden's activities brought Chantry attention to Haven...it's kind of hard not to see why Eirik was so paranoid about the cult being discovered.

[[folder:Father Kolgrim]]
!!Father Kolgrim
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Douglas Weston

->''"All of us stumble through the darkness, before being found and shown the light. Perhaps through Andraste's mercy, her greatest enemy will become her greatest champion."''

The leader of the dragon-worshipping cult known as the Disciples of Andraste, Kolgrim is encountered in a ruined Tevinter temple high in the Frostback Mountains rumored to be the final resting place of the prophetess herself. Despite the [[AxCrazy violent nature]] of the group he leads, and the fact that by the time the Warden encounters him s/he will have slaughtered many of its members, he doesn't attack on sight, and depending on the player's choices he can even end up giving the Warden a reward for rendering him a certain service.