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!!Haven Staff

[[folder:Adan]]
!!Adan
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:'''

An alchemist forced to double as the Inquisition's healer since his master, a trained healer, died at the Conclave.
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* ClosestThingWeGot: He's not trained as a healer. He's an alchemist. His job was to make things that explode reliably. Fixing people up after they've been exploded is not his forte.
* DistressedDude: He's trapped near a burning cart of alchemical pots [[spoiler:when Haven is attacked, along with Minaeve. If you don't get there in time and rescue him, the pots explode and he dies. The Herald ''must'' rescue Adan first; if Minaeve is saved first, Adan is toast, but if he's saved first there's a chance to rescue both.]]
* DrJerk: Adan is not really a soothing personality, since he wasn't trained as a healer. He grouches about being forced to play den mother.
* ForgetsToEat: Implied by an ambient conversation with one of Flissa’s runners, who says the barmaid has sent her to make sure Adan is eating.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite knowing he's not a perfect fit for the job, Adan is a compassionate man who will help those in need. Some of his grouchiness might well stem from worry that his meager skills won't be enough.
** He was clearly fond of Master Taigen and is very grateful if the Herald recovers the man's notes for him. He refers to his former master as "[[InsultOfEndearment the old codger]]" and comments on how good he was at what he did.
** If the Inquisitor encounters him in Skyhold, [[spoiler:he ''gushes'' about how grateful he is that they rescued him]]. It's surprisingly heartfelt and sweet.
* NotSoAboveItAll: After the Breach is sealed, he’s shown participating in the celebration, laughing heartily with a mug in his hand.
* NotWhatISignedOnFor: As noted above, he's an alchemist and not a healer, and he doesn't like being forced into a role he was never trained to hold. He does his best, though, because he knows the Inquisition needs him.
* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler:If he survives the destruction of Haven, Adan remains the Inquisition's alchemist, but his work doesn't need you to be directly in contact with him anymore (and they have a proper healer).]]
* PetTheDog: He appreciates Flissa and her staff, something only noted if the player happens to overhear him talking to her assistants. It's especially apparent in one particular interaction; Flissa sends a runner to Adan to make sure that something she wants to serve in the tavern is safe to consume. He assures the assistant that it will be fine as long as Flissa boils it thoroughly, then adds that Flissa is very smart to have checked with him first. Unlike many of his other ambient conversations (especially those with Seggrit's runners), his tone is quite genial and not at all condescending.
* TheStoic: His gruff approach to the Herald is apparently a sign of respect. He only smiles at fools, to make sure they leave him alone more quickly.
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[[folder:Flissa]]
!!Flissa
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Rosemary Bucknell

The owner of the Singing Maiden tavern in Haven.
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* CannotSpitItOut: She has a crush on one of the guys from the forge and keeps calling him in to fix the door on the tavern, while she drops compliments, gratitude, and hints about getting a drink or two later. [[ObliviousToLove The guy just thinks it's weird that the door keeps sticking.]]
* DamselInDistress: During the [[spoiler: attack on Haven]] she's stuck in [[spoiler: her burning tavern.]] If you don't rescue her by going over to her and helping her (the same way one revives fallen party members), she [[KilledOffForReal dies.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: Possibly. Although the voice is different, she's most likely the barmaid seen in Varric's character trailer, who finds herself menaced by a rough-natured soldier.
** In the game proper, she also has one. When the Herald is first brought out of their prison cell by Cassandra and is subjected to looks of derision from those who believe they caused the Breach, Flissa is seen standing with Harritt. Their identities aren't learned until after the prologue.
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: She makes sure that the blacksmiths and quartermaster are well supplied with cool drinks while they're working. She also sends runners to check on Adan and make sure he's eating. (He mutters about "crumbs in the potion," but it's clear he appreciates the inquiry.) She also believes, if the Herald is an elf or dwarf, that the Herald was sent to remind the world that elves and dwarves should be respected.
* NotWhatISignedOnFor: She has a small case of this, if the Herald talks to her in Haven about how she ended up there. She says Leliana asked her if she wanted to run her own tavern, and of course she JumpedAtTheCall - but running a watering hole for a RagtagBunchOfMisfits wasn't quite what she had in mind. She's not complaining, though.
* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler:If she survives the destruction of Haven, she joins the Chantry. She's still in Skyhold, but does not come into contact with the Inquisitor much.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Harritt]]
!!Harritt
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''Literature/TevinterNights''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joseph Radcliffe

The Inquisition's blacksmith. Unlike the other Haven staff listed here, he is not replaced after the move to Skyhold.
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* DoomMagnet: Bad things tend to happen to places where he lives. He lived in Lothering, which was destroyed by darkspawn. He made it to Redcliffe, which was attacked by darkspawn. He helped rebuild the town and stayed there until he left for Haven after the Fereldan monarch(s) allowed the mage rebellion to stay there. Shortly after moving to Haven, the Breach opened near the town. [[spoiler:And then Haven gets destroyed by the Elder One's army.]]
-->'''Harritt''': Can't decide if I'm [[UnluckilyLucky the luckiest son of a bitch walking]] or the complete opposite.
* DueToTheDead: After reaching Skyhold, the Inquisitor can ask him if he has any thoughts on the ones who were lost. If any of [[spoiler:his fellow support staff were not successfully rescued by the Herald's group]], he acknowledges the individual by name and speaks about how well he did or didn't know them.
* EarlyBirdCameo: When the Herald is first brought out of their prison cell by Cassandra and is subjected to looks of derision from those who believe they caused the Breach, Harritt is seen standing with Flissa. Their identities aren't learned until after the prologue.
* FantasticRacism:
** He's not too fond of mages and went so far as to leave his home in Redcliffe once the Fereldan monarchy gave the mage rebellion permission to reside in the village. He's a bit more tolerant if the Hero of Ferelden is a mage.
** He apparently dislikes Tevinters as well (which makes sense, [[TheMagocracy considering the obvious]]).
* HiddenDepths: A mild example, but searching around the forge in Skyhold reveals a copy of Varric's book ''Hard in Hightown'' (finding it unlocks one of the codex entries). It's there both before and after Dagna's arrival, suggesting that Harritt's the one who's been reading it.
* InsistentTerminology: He gets very annoyed by people referring to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuller_(weapon) fullers]] as "blood grooves."
* MementoMacGuffin: Although he doesn't need the Inquisitor's help to [[spoiler:survive Haven]], he does require their assistance to get into his residence next to the smithy, which has become blocked by boxes. If this is done, he says that he's "just grabbing essentials." Later, he can be asked what it was that he was so anxious to save; he sheepishly admits that it was the family hammer, handed down from parent to child in his smithing clan.
* NiceGuy: In Haven, he can be heard thanking Flissa's runners for providing him and his workers with refreshments, and telling Minaeve's assistants to pass on his thanks to her for the research she does to improve weapons and armor. He's also unfailingly polite to the Herald, complimenting them when they craft items and insisting that "If you need anything, you let me know."
* OddFriendship: He's grumpy about the fact that Dagna outclasses him at everything, but they clearly like each other nonetheless. If the Hero of Ferelden helped her join the Circle, he says she has a personality "like sugared flowers," and she offers a lot of compliments for his smithing skills. Otherwise, while they still bond over smithing, he warns the Inquisitor about her having an edge, and advises them that they should watch out.
* OneLiner: Some of his ambient Skyhold dialogue which isn't addressed to Dagna could qualify for this. Possibly his funniest comes when (presumably) regarding a sword he's just finished making, and he declares, "The pen is mightier, my arse!"
* YouAreACreditToYourRace: [[spoiler:During the epilogue,]] Dorian comments that Harritt said to him, "I suppose you can't ''all'' be evil bastards" - after having ''spat'' when they first met.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lysette]]
!!Lysette
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Emily Lucienne

A former Templar who left the Order for the Inquisition after the destruction of the Conclave.
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* ActionGirl: [[spoiler:She helps to fight off the Elder One's army during the destruction of Haven, although she needs the Inquisitor's help to survive. (Thanks to a bug, she can potentially survive even without help.)]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: She left the Templar Order after they insisted on continuing to fight the mages rather than help stop the giant, demon-spawning hole in the sky.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Asunder}} Evangeline]]. Both are black-haired female Templars from Orlais, both are idealists who believe that the Templars have as much an obligation to the mages as they do to the laypeople of Thedas, and both end up leaving the Templar Order because of it. The only difference is that Evangeline is both of noble birth and a high-ranking Templar officer, whereas Lysette is a commoner and NewMeat.
* FantasticRacism:
** She hates the idea of a mage ascending into a high-level position, as she has the Orlesian Chantry's view that "magic must serve man and never rule over him." Nothing comes of it in the end, though.
** She's not much happier if the Inquisitor is a dwarf or Vashoth, telling the latter that "your people" stand against everything the Chantry believes.
* IOweYouMyLife: The Inquisition forces rescued her after the temple explosion. "My life is a debt I intend to repay, however I can."
* KilledOffForReal: Potentially. [[spoiler:She's one of the Haven residents you have to help in order for them to survive the invasion at the end of Act 1; however, of all of these, she's got the best chance of surviving without your help.]]
* NewMeat: She was very new to the Templar Order, and as such, doesn't know what the Lord Seeker and the other high-ranking Templars were planning, either with the Conclave or at Therinfal Redoubt. She reflects, though, that this lack of closeness saved her life.
* OutOfFocus: She isn't massively in-focus even before the move to Skyhold; but after the Inquisition relocates, she wanders around the castle with little to say, much like the other former Haven staff.
* UnexplainedAccent: She is from Ferelden (read: the FantasyCounterpartCulture of Saxon/Celtic England) but has a notably Orlesian (French) accent.
* WideEyedIdealist: Believes fervently in the Templar Order, thinking they were supposed to keep mages safe from magic.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Minaeve]]
!!Minaeve
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Lesley [=McGuire=]

A mage apprentice who remained with the Chantry instead of joining the rebellion. She becomes the Inquisition's monster researcher.
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* DamselInDistress: She's trapped near a burning cart of alchemical pots [[spoiler:when Haven is attacked, along with Adan. If you don't get there in time and rescue her, the pots explode and she probably dies. (There is a slim chance that she survives, depending on how close you were to saving her when the explosion happened; for this reason, it's recommended on the wiki that Adan be saved first, since he ''definitely'' dies otherwise.)]]
* TheExile: She was born into a Dalish clan, but when her magic powers manifested, she was exiled because her clan was unwilling to take another mage. When she was nearly attacked by scared human villagers, she was rescued by Templars, who took her to the Circle. Her feelings toward the Dalish aren't very complimentary.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: When the Circles rose up in rebellion, Minaeve's selfless priority was to rescue as many of the Tranquil as she possibly could. [[spoiler:Considering what the Inquisitor eventually learns about the Tranquil with regards to the Oculara, this makes her ''very'' heroic.]]
* NoSympathy: As sympathetic as Minaeve is towards the Tranquil, she brushes off a human mage Inquisitor who states that their own experience with the Templars was not nearly as positive as hers. She also has little nice to say of the Dalish, who forced her out of the clan with little more than the clothes off her back and a few days of supplies because they were unwilling to have another mage.
* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler:If she survives the destruction of Haven, she assigns a Tranquil as the Inquisitor's direct contact for monster research. Though she remains at Skyhold, she's always busy with other work; in fact, it's quite likely that the Inquisitor will never encounter her, unlike the others they rescued.]]
* WeHelpTheHelpless: Her philosophy, as she took care to rescue as many Tranquil (who cannot take care of themselves) as she could.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Seggrit]]
!!Seggrit
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''

A sleazy merchant who operates out of Haven.
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* DistressedDude: Trapped in a burning building when [[spoiler: Haven is attacked. If you don't manage to free him, he dies.]]
* FantasticRacism: If you're Dalish, in your very first conversation, he'll make a LastSecondWordSwap to stop himself from using the slur "Knife-Ear" for the Elven servant who first woke you in Haven. He says the word outright for anyone else.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He might be only out for his share of coin, but he is genuinely helpful, a semi-honest businessman, and treats his elven servants pretty well. While the Inquisitor is out cold, he sends his servant to check on them, and makes sure she has herbs to treat the unconscious savior.
* KilledOffForReal: Possibly. [[spoiler:There's a strong chance of this happening during the destruction of Haven, especially on a first-time run, because Seggrit is the most difficult to reach of all the stranded villagers.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He only supplies the Inquisition because there's gold in it for him. He's very miserly with his goods, too. If someone in the Inquisition asks for blankets, herbs, weapons or anything else, they gotta pay for them. On the other hand, he sells Inquisition blades even when he's ordered not to, on the logic that "what [the blacksmith] doesn't know won't hurt him". He does give ''some'' stuff away... because it's on the verge of going bad and he can't sell it.
* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler:If he survives the destruction of Haven,]] Bonny Sims relieves him of his position so a more senior merchant can represent their guild and the Inquisition's growing influence. He spends the rest of the game wandering Skyhold and grumbling.
* UnexplainedAccent: Seggrit is one of the few humans with an American accent. No explanation for his accent is ever provided.[[note]]Some development notes imply that earlier in development he was supposed to be a dwarf, which as a race almost exclusively use American accents and have a reputation on the surface as effective merchants; for some reason he was apparently changed to a human some time before release.[[/note]]
* UngratefulBastard: If [[spoiler:he's rescued during the sacking of Haven,]] the first thing he does when he regains the ability to speak is to criticize how long it took you.
** Subverted later. After the Inquisition reaches Skyhold, he jokingly complains about being replaced by Bonny Sims, but he does properly thank the Inquisitor for saving his life.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Threnn]]
!!Threnn
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GemmaWhelan

The Inquisition's quartermaster. Threnn was a soldier in the Fereldan army, but she was kicked out for openly supporting Loghain even after his downfall.
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* ActionGirl: [[spoiler:She fights off her attackers during the battle of Haven.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** She shares Loghain's distrust of Orlesians. [[spoiler:This eventually gets her reassigned.]]
** She also pigeonholes a non-human Inquisitor the moment she sees them. She assumes that an elf is a servant, that a dwarf is a smuggler, and that a Qunari is a sellsword. (Granted, she would have been right about the last two, before the Breach appeared.) She even uses the term "ox-man" for the Qunari.
* HeroWorshipper: She think of Loghain as a hero, and says she spoke to him fondly [[spoiler: if he is the Warden who is working with Hawke.]] She also vehemently defends him against a Herald who calls Loghain a traitor for his actions at Ostagar.
* HiddenDepths: She's actually very kind to elves. While she thinks an elven Inquisitor is a servant at first, she tells the Inquisitor that if anyone uses an elven slur, to speak to her immediately.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: This is what she believes of Loghain's actions during the Battle at Ostagar, reflecting ongoing fandom arguments about the tactical necessity of his withdrawal/"betrayal" of King Cailan. Presumably she also feels this way about Loghain's other morally dubious deeds which are uncovered during the course of ''Origins''[[note]]such as selling Denerim elves into slavery to outfit his soldiers for the civil war he was gridlocked in, arranging for Arl Eamon to be poisoned by an apostate, and imprisoning and torturing several political dissidents[[/note]] though these are never addressed in ''Inquisition'' proper.
* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler:If Threnn survives the destruction of Haven, she is relieved of her position as quartermaster for fear that her anti-Orlesian views will alienate potential Inquisition suppliers. She spends the rest of the game doing other work in Skyhold.]]
* ReassignedToAntarctica: If Alistair is King (without Anora), Threnn indicates that her joining the Inquisition was this, on account of her views regarding Loghain. (This seems to be because she dislikes him and assumes the feeling is mutual; if Anora is Queen, she considers it a favor.)
-->'''Threnn''': King Alistair offered my services to the Inquisition... likely to get rid of me.
* {{Squee}}: She gets an understated moment of this in Skyhold, if Loghain is [[spoiler:the Warden ally]]. She tells the Inquisitor that she got to speak to him while he was in the castle and he was very kind to her.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Loghain, whom she flat-out considers the best commanding officer there will ''ever'' be. After the Landsmeet, she was reassigned either to get rid of her or to spare her from the fallout. She also feels this way, albeit in a lesser sense, to Anora; if she is Queen (with or without Alistair), Anora rewards her and keeps her safe from others that might do Threnn harm.
[[/folder]]

!!Skyhold Staff

[[folder:Dagna]]
!!Dagna
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''Literature/TevinterNights''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Betsy Beutler (''Dragon Age: Origins''), Creator/LauraBailey (''Dragon Age: Inquisition'')

->''"Fire's pretty. World needs more of it."''

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Dagna is the Inquisition's Arcanist. As a youth, she was part of the dwarven smith caste. The Hero of Ferelden may or may not have arranged for her to study magic theory at Kinloch Hold.
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* AffectionateNickname: If they're in a romance, Sera calls her "Widdle."
* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: It's not that the Inquisition's regular blacksmith is unskilled; it's just that he's really not used to the things the Inquisitor needs, like runecrafting. As noted above, she has great respect for Harritt's abilities.
* AscendedExtra: Appeared for only one secondary quest in ''Origins'', and is now part of the Inquisition.
* AscendedFangirl: She potentially became the first dwarf in centuries to live in a Circle.
* BadassAdorable: Not only is she cute as a button, but in one of the War Table missions it's mentioned that she managed to fend off a squad of Tevinter assassins by herself. All that we hear about it is that "They always aim too high" and that all that was left of them was [[KillItWithFire silhouettes]].
* {{Determinator}}: If the Warden doesn’t help her, she more or less achieves everything on her own. It’s a lot harder on her, which causes her to be significantly less cheerful and sweet than in world states where the Warden boosted her efforts.
* EideticMemory: Dagna apparently has memorized some books in Circle libraries (possibly all of them), as the only complaint that books she needs may have been destroyed is that it'd expend too much ink for her to rewrite them from memory.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: If you invest in her experiments to explore the Fade, [[spoiler:she delivers a verbal report to the Inquisitor that, while in the middle of her visions, she felt incredibly tall and large, and that for a brief moment she felt all the thoughts and emotions of the dwarven people, as if she was the Stone itself]]. This is setup for ''The Descent'', where it's revealed that [[spoiler:deep beneath Thedas lie the Titans, incomprehensibly massive creatures who produce lyrium as their blood, and share a bond with the dwarves, with the implication being that the "Stone" from dwarven religion is in fact the Titans themselves]].
* GadgeteerGenius: As indicated by her title of Arcanist.
* GenkiGirl: Her time onscreen in ''Origins'' was almost nonstop {{squee}}, should the Hero have granted her request. Ten years has done nothing to curb her enthusiasm - as noted above, the blacksmith compares her to sugared flowers.
* GirlishPigtails: She wore them back in ''Origins'', and they underlined her youth and enthusiastic attitude.
* HeroWorshipper: If the Warden arranges for her to travel to the Circle, Dagna is one of their biggest fans by ''Inquisition''. The Inquisitor can ask her about it, letting her reveal just how much admiration she has for the Warden who changed her life and the lives of many others. [[HeroicSacrifice If the Warden killed the Archdemon without the Dark Ritual,]] she cries at their demise, mourning that they will never know the difference that they made in her life.
-->'''Dagna''': It was a dark time. [[HopeBringer There was one light]].
* InterspeciesRomance: If ''Trespasser'' is installed, she enters a romantic relationship with Sera (an elf) if the latter isn't romanced.
* MadScientist: PlayedForLaughs. She has one of the most adorable {{evil laugh}}s ever heard.
* MagiBabble: Dagna can sometimes go into this. When presenting the [[spoiler:anti-Samson]] rune, she starts, but manages to stop herself before summarizing its function to the Inquisitor and Cullen.
* MotorMouth: When she gets into discussing her studies, her enthused hyper-fast explanations are dizzying.
* MuggleWithADegreeInMagic: Despite dwarves lacking any connection to the Fade, and thus capacity to use magic, she has been obsessed with magic and determined to study it for years. Her analytical understanding of magical theory is so impressive that she's made breakthroughs that gained the recognition of archmages. She puts this to use, along with her background as a smith's daughter, to craft [[InfinityPlusOneSword masterworks]].
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Her self-styled "Arcanist" title reflects this: She studied so many fields that she can see the overlap between them in ways that specialists can't, giving her insights into those fields' synergies.
* [[SelfMadeMan Self Made Woman]]: She is an "Arcanist" - a magical scholar whose field of expertise is so exclusive (and [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist widely encompassing]]) that she is literally the only one. She invented the post.
* ShipTease: If the Inquisitor doesn't romance Sera, her endgame diary hints at this between herself and Dagna; it becomes canon in ''Trespasser''.
* StraightGay: It's possible she's bisexual, but what is known is she's girlish and, if Sera isn't romanced, she winds up in a relationship with her.
* StuffBlowingUp: She has become disturbingly interested in fire. Apparently, her progress across Thedas can be easily tracked by following the explosions. When she mentions rune crafting, she recommends the Fire Rune first. ''Everyone'' picks fire.
* TalkativeLoon: "Loon" is a stretch, but she can be heard chattering to herself while you're in the Underforge. Some of the things she says are a bit... odd.
-->'''Dagna''': What's with scalding? Ugh! No fun.
-->'''Dagna''': Pitter patter, up and... at 'em. Hmm.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly-girl to Sera's tomboy, with Sera being more of TheLadette.
* UltimateBlacksmith: Being raised to be a dwarven smith plus her studies into magical theory and enchantment equals a master blacksmith who can forge [[InfinityMinusOneSword Masterwork items]] with special materials and runes, making some incredible creations.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter!" Girl]]: She's proud of what she's accomplished, but wishes her father back in Orzammar would acknowledge her as his daughter again (since she is now casteless). There's a war table operation where the Inquisitor can try and help with this. [[spoiler: The best outcome is that he sends her the family crest, although she can't wear it.]] No matter what you do, the note she sends the Inquisitor later is terribly wistful.
* WrenchWench: Her new job is engineering traps, runes, and special weapons for the Inquisition.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Since she is considered casteless after leaving Orzammar for the surface. There's a war table operation in which the Inquisition can attempt to heal the breach between Dagna and her parents.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bonny Sims]]
!!Bonny Sims
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''

The head of the Tradesmen, the merchant guild to which Seggrit belongs. She operates a shop at Skyhold.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: She had a sordid past before becoming Bonny Sims. A figure from her past tries to blackmail her for money because they believe she holds no loyalty to the Inquisition. She willingly comes forward with the information to prove that she is loyal.
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Niece]]: If you speak to her enough times in Skyhold, she reveals a personal problem - her niece has been kidnapped. You can arrange a rescue through a war table mission. (It's unclear whether the young woman is ''really'' her niece.)
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Standard for Orlesian women.
* MeaningfulRename: Bonny Sims is an alias, not her real name. But who she used to be is not important because Bonny Sims is now entirely who she is.
* NonIdleRich: Despite being the head of a merchant guild, Sims prefers to manage her shop personally. In fact, this is the image she wants to have cultivated about the Tradesmen.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Averted. She believes deeply in what the Inquisition is doing; making a profit while helping is just a bonus.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cabot]]
!!Cabot
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''ComicBook/{{Magekiller}}'' | ''Literature/TevinterNights''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarkMeer

The dwarven bartender of the Herald's Rest tavern at Skyhold.
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* AllBeerIsAle: He informs the Inquisitor that he "trained" for his job at family gatherings, and his specialty is ale. Its main ingredient is ale.
* TheBartender: He fits the snarky, world-weary aspect, although he's not much of a talker.
* DeadpanSnarker: In '''spades.''' Asking him for news about what's going on is basically a 'dispense snark' button. Not a lot of what he says is actually informative, but it is funny.
-->'''Cabot''': Orlais wants war. Now talks. Now fashionable hats. Now they've seen something [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny shiny]].\\
I hear the Arishok was replaced by the Arishok. But he'd better watch out. In the shadows, the Arishok.\\
Thieves made off with our stores of cookie dough. [[ItsPersonal Now it's personal.]]
* DueToTheDead: If he's approached as soon as possible after relocating to Skyhold, he informs the Inquisitor that he will be closed later so that he can participate in the memorial for those [[spoiler:lost at Haven]].
* HolierThanThou: Not Cabot himself, but some of the patrons in his bar are apparently getting in a bit of this. If the Inquisitor confirms their romance with their chosen LI, Cabot informs them that some people are a touch snippy about "you having time to bed your allies." He then assures the Inquisitor that "I don't judge. Much."
* InTheBlood: Seemingly played straight, but then averted. Depending on the Inquisitor's dialogue choice in their initial conversation, he makes an exaggerated theatrical claim that he comes from a long line of bartending dwarves. Humorously, he claims that he's a bartender "like my grandfather before me, and my father before him." (However, if later asked about Flissa [[spoiler:if she has died]], he explicitly states that bartending "is not a hereditary profession.")
* PairTheSpares: It's AllThereInTheManual; one of the tie-in comics indicates that he's in a relationship (or at least interested in one) with Elan Vem'al.
* ItsQuietTooQuiet: Invoked in one of his more memorable lines. He says exactly this, then pauses and adds, "No, wait. Just quiet enough."
* TheQuietOne: Cabot prefers to be quiet and serve drinks. He seldom speaks for more than a sentence. He's also one of a very few people who don't view the Inquisitor with reverent awe, although he clearly likes them well enough.
* SarcasmMode: Someone seems to have taped his sarcasm button down ''permanently.'' If his wit was any drier, you'd think someone had left a fragment of the Western Approach in Skyhold.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Although he never says ''much'', Cabot is prone to using long or unusual words to describe the general mood in Skyhold. Some of his word choices include "turgid,"[[note]]tediously pompous or bombastic[[/note]] "''ennui'',"[[note]]listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation[[/note]] and "obsequious."[[note]]obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree[[/note]]
* ShapedLikeItself: The secret to his Antivan ale "recipe?" ''[[spoiler:Ale]].''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Elan Vem'al]]
!!Elan Vem'al
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''Literature/TevinterNights''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Rosemary Bucknell

The Inquisition's elven herbalist.
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: She was this for Adan, and explains his gruffness to the Inquisitor.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: By her own admission, she is not a very nice person. Just what she did before joining the Inquisition is never specified, but she has no qualms about asking the Inquisition to assassinate an old rival of hers.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: She's sweet-looking and has a bright, bubbly voice. But she's perfectly okay with assassinating her rivals.
* PairTheSpares: It's AllThereInTheManual; one of the tie-in comics indicates that she's in a relationship (or at least interested in one) with Cabot.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gatsi Sturhald]]
!!Gatsi Sturhald
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GideonEmery

A dwarven stonemason who was brought in to inspect Skyhold and oversee its renovation. He has an interest in the mosaic tiles that the Inquisitor can find throughout the world.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Gatsi loves making fun of the events that the mosaics depict. The snarking is also evident in other notes he leaves around Skyhold for the Inquisitor concerning the keep's structural integrity, such as when they enter the underground prison for the first time.
* HeroWorshipper: Downplayed, but present in some of the notes about Skyhold; he clearly has great respect for the Inquisitor and wants them to have as much information as possible about their stronghold.
* MrExposition: If the Inquisitor completes a mosaic set and then asks if he can interpret the meaning, Gatsi will give the Inquisitor a codex entry describing what the mosaic is depicting. He's got a very dry sense of humor.
* MyGreatestFailure: He regards his statue of Paragon Branka as this. He hates how he put so much effort into carving a statue of someone who turned out to be a madwoman. He was so distraught by this that he voluntarily left Orzammar for the surface.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: A minor example. If the Inquisitor completes all of the mosaics and speaks to him each time to get his interpretation of the images, he's gone the next time the Inquisitor returns to Skyhold. Where he goes is unknown.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Gatsi left voluntarily, so he could go back to Orzammar if he wore a casteless brand (which he has on his face). But he considers his exile permanent.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Helisma Derington]]
!!Helisma Derington
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''

A Tranquil mage who serves as the Inquisition's monster researcher at Skyhold.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: She admits that she doesn't remember much of her life as a mage before her Rite of Tranquility, only that it was an "emotionally trying" time for her.
* EmotionlessGirl: As a Tranquil, she is incapable of experiencing emotion.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Before she was Tranquil, she says she had a fondness for animals, but admits she can't remember why. While she cannot like anything as a Tranquil, she still spends time around animals as well.
* HiddenDepths: Much like Clemence and Maddox, Helisma shows a remarkable amount of initiative for a Tranquil, taking over Minaeve's job after the Inquisition's relocation to Skyhold and even putting in requests for operations at the War Table to further her studies. It is implied that part of the reasoning for her taking the job at Minaeve's request was [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe because Minaeve protected her and the rest of the Tranquil]] during the mage rebellion.
* HotBlooded: When she was a mage, she apparently had a short temper. It was why she was made Tranquil, since that sort of attitude tends to attract demons.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ser Eustace Morris]]
!!Ser Eustace Morris
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''Literature/TevinterNights''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GethinAnthony

The Inquisition's quartermaster at Skyhold.
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* BadassBureaucrat: Not at first, but eventually he learns the fine art of bureaucratic arm-twisting to procure what the Inquisition needs.
* CharacterTic: The first time you talk to him, he ends most of his sentences with a nervous cough - which is literally displayed as "''(Nervous cough.)''" in the subtitles.
* FantasticRacism: Defied in the letter to his father (which can be found in the room above him). No matter what background the Inquisitor has, he will always defend them. Most of the time it's from his father's prejudices, but in the case of a dwarven Inquisitor, he will berate himself for initially thinking it was a joke when he was told the Herald was a dwarf.
* HeroWorshipper: Similar to Gatsi, notes around Skyhold suggest that he has a downplayed form of this for the Herald. As one of them says, "We will ''not'' disappoint the Inquisitor."
* MissingMom: His letter to his father implies that his mother is deceased, since he observes that "Mother would be proud" of what he's doing.
* {{Nepotism}}: He admits that he got his job because of his family's connections, not because he was actually qualified. That being said, those connections make it easy for him to get good deals on supplies. Morris isn't too happy about having a job for which he isn't actually qualified, but he grows into the role.
* TookALevelInBadass: As much as a quartermaster can do, anyway. He eventually becomes more competent and confident, learning the fine art of (figurative) arm-twisting to get suppliers to cooperate. Eventually he even ''[[{{Squee}} enjoys]]'' it!
[[/folder]]

!!Other Staff

[[folder:Lead Scout Lace Harding]]
!!Lead Scout Lace Harding
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''ComicBook/{{Magekiller}}'' | ''[[ComicBook/DragonAgeTheMissing The Missing]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AliHillis

->''"Wait. You're not squeamish about undead, are you?"''

\\
A dwarven Inquisition scout. She acts as Intel for each area, providing the main quests and information on the area for the Inquisitor.
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* BadassAdorable: Described as being "cute and merciless" by the developers.
** She offers dancing classes to members of the Inquisition.
* BerserkButton: She's normally very calm, but when she sees the Venatori using slaves in the Hissing Wastes, she remarks that she had to be pulled away, or she would have picked a hopeless fight with them trying to kill them all.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The ''Jaws of Hakkon'' expansion gives Harding almost as many lines of dialogue as the entire original game, allowing the Inquisitor to learn a lot more about her. She also gets prominent roles in several cutscenes.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's not as snarky as Vivienne, but she can do it, as her character quote illustrates.
** ''Jaws of Hakkon'' shows that she has some snarky (and hilarious) ideas about using animal dung for projectile weaponry.
* ElvesVersusDwarves: Averted. Harding is actually very sympathetic to the elves and knows a lot about their history.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Lace. Her mother was a seamstress, blame her. In the main game, you'll only learn it if you flirt with her often enough to make her question your motives. (Stop looking at her like that. And don't tell ''anyone''.)
** ''Jaws of Hakkon'' reveals her name in a letter from her mother, which is addressed to "My darling Lace."
** As of ''Trespasser'', you can learn her first name via another way - the bard in the Winter Palace gardens will sing a song about her and call her "Scout Lace Harding."
* FanOfTheUnderdog: She knows a lot about Elven history and culture, and says "Never again" when it comes to what happened to the race at Halamshiral.
* FriendlySniper: The very first cutscene where she appears shows her effortlessly taking down both sides of a skirmish between Templars and mages - yet she is friendly, full of smiles, and shows great concern for the common people, such as refugees in the Hinterlands, the Venatori's slaves in the Hissing Wastes, and the villagers in Emprise du Lion.
* GoodParents: ''Jaws of Hakkon'' makes it clear that Harding's parents are very kind and loving. The Inquisitor can find and read an affectionate letter from her mother, and if asked, she tells the Inquisitor that she insisted they relocate to Denerim from Redcliffe for their own safety.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: She has an impressively long and thin one just above her left jawline, starting at her ear and nearly reaching her chin. It could be archery related, judging by the placement.
* HeroWorshipper: If you chat with her outside the tavern in Skyhold, you'll learn that she respects Leliana greatly. She also swoons when Vivienne waves at her, but thinks it might have been to someone else. Many of her interactions with the Inquisitor at the forward camps when entering new areas indicate that she feels this way about them too; she thanks them for their work and urges them to ''please'' be careful.
* InterspeciesRomance[=/=]ShipTease: It's subtle, but in the ''Jaws of Hakkon'' DLC, the human Kenric and dwarven Scout Harding do seem to like each other quite a bit. He calls her "[[AffectionateNickname Lady Harding]]," and if asked for her opinion of the man, she gushes just slightly about how nice he is. It also possibly makes for a BodyguardCrush, since one of her major tasks in the Basin is protecting Kenric (partly from himself).
* ItWasAGift: Talk to her enough times in camp during ''Jaws of Hakkon,'' and she will eventually present the Inquisitor with an amulet, saying that she thought "it would be perfect for our Inquisitor." She took it from the body of a gurn and wasn't ''quite'' able to clean all of the blood and guts off of it.
* TheMenFirst: She's visibly upset when you encounter her in the Fallow Mire, as she's very worried about the Inquisition soldiers who have been captured by the Avvar (and also about the Herald, since they have to go face the Hand of Korth, who wants to kill them).
* [[MrExposition Miss Exposition]]: She provides the Inquisitor with information when first entering a new area.
* OneHeadTaller: An elf or a human who flirts with her fits this, as she is a dwarf.
* OutOfFocus: DefiedTrope. She is the only Haven staff member (besides Harritt) who doesn't either get replaced or have to share their duties with someone else.
--> '''Harding''': Not me, though. In-dis-pensible! ''[giggles]''
** Played straight in the ''Trespasser'' DLC. She's one of a few prominent Inquisition members not to have any lines, but she does appear at the end as one of the Inquisitor's inner circle.
* ShellShockedVeteran[=/=]TraumaButton: ''Jaws of Hakkon'' indicates that [[spoiler:the destruction of Haven]] has given her a minor case of this. Apparently, Josephine has encouraged her to invite her parents to Skyhold, so they can see everything for themselves and get a firsthand look at how vital Harding is to the cause; but after the spoilered incident, she feels like it's a risk she can't take.
* ShipTease: It's possible to flirt with her, and if you do it enough times she somewhat flirts back. However, she's not an actual romance option, much to the disappointment of fans.
** She has a bit of this in the ''Jaws of Hakkon'' DLC with Professor Kenric as well, as noted above.
* SoProudOfYou: The letter from her mother in ''Jaws of Hakkon'' says pretty much exactly this.
* SpeciesLoyalty: An extremely minor version; but if the Herald is Cadash, she will express a particular pleasure at their first meeting because "It's good to see another dwarf in the Inquisition - there aren't many of us." (This comes across a bit strangely, since Varric is always present for this first meeting, and she never makes any such remark about him no matter which race the Herald is.)
* {{Squee}}: Her reaction when Josephine sends her a basket of flowers as a token of appreciation for all her hard work.
* UndyingLoyalty: Suggested by the very end of ''Trespasser''. [[spoiler:Harding is the only support staff member of any sort to appear in the secret underground meeting at Haven with the Inquisitor, their love interest, Cassandra, and Leliana.]]
* UnresolvedSexualTension: As mentioned above, it is possible to flirt with her. Eventually she'll say she does feel something for the Inquisitor and that they can discuss it once the Elder One is defeated. Unfortunately, there's no option to do so after the last mission.
** RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: Although Harding does not appear in the ''Trespasser'' DLC (until TheStinger), it's implied that at some point Harding and the Inquisitor finally did go on that promised date.]]
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The heights version of this trope. In ''Jaws of Hakkon'', Harding expresses a dislike of the new treehouse design for camps... because they're way off of the ground.
* YouKnowImBlackRight: On the receiving end of this in one specific dialogue. When introducing the Inquisitor to the Emerald Graves, she'll give them a brief lecture on the knights that sacrificed themselves in defense of it. When an Elven Inquisitor recites the Dalish pledge, she basically says "OhCrap" and apologizes for lecturing a Dalish about their own history. It is a harmless unlike most of the trope's examples because as shown in the previous entries above, she genuinely sympathizes with the elves' plight.
* YouthfulFreckles: Her exact age is unknown, but she looks very young, and she has lots of freckles. As a scout who is constantly in the sunlight, it's not surprising.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maryden Halewell]]
!!Maryden Halewell
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''ComicBook/{{Magekiller}}''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Elizaveta Khripounova (singing voice), Gemma Whelan (speaking voice)

A bard (as in a minstrel, not a spy) who can be seen performing throughout Thedas, but most notably in Skyhold and Haven.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Sera believes Maryden is this of her. In Sera's diary, which can be read outside of her room above the tavern, she writes that the song Maryden wrote about her was a blatant attempt at flirting and is "creepy", though she doesn't say exactly why; however, in ''Trespasser'', she interrupts Maryden's performance of the song by breaking her lute. For Maryden's part, it isn't clear about her feelings for Sera, and she never makes any attempt to directly interact with her outside of the song. It should be noted that Maryden also composed songs about other characters such as Samson ("Samson's Tale"), Leliana ("Nightingale's Eyes"), and Empress Celene ("Empress of Fire") so it's entirely possible that the whole affair is just a miscommunication.
* InformedFlaw: According to Cabot, she's seen as a terrible singer even though she is clearly not. Then again, this is coming from [[SarcasmMode Cabot]] [[DeadpanSnarker the Bartender]].
* InkSuitActor: Looks exactly like her voice actress.
* ShipTease: She has a one-sided crush on Sera, as noted above. In ''Trespasser'', she can hook up with [[spoiler: Krem, Cole, or ZITHER!.]]
* VerbalTic: When not singing, which isn't often, there's a loose meter to how she speaks. It's similar to Morrigan's, but Maryden emphasizes her syllables to make it much more obvious that she is doing it on purpose. Given that she's TheBard, it's not surprising that she chooses to inject a little poetry into her casual conversations.
[[/folder]]

!!Keep Commanders

[[folder:Charter]]
!!Charter
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''ComicBook/{{Magekiller}}'' | ''ComicBook/KnightErrant'' | ''Literature/TevinterNights'' | ''[[ComicBook/DragonAgeTheMissing The Missing]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Mika Simmons

An elven woman placed by Leliana to be in charge of Caer Bronach in Crestwood as a waypoint for spies and messengers for the Inquisition.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Her later banter with Scout Pellane in Haven has some ShipTease with the young man, though if anything comes of it is unknown. However, in ''Comicbook/{{Magekiller}}'' she is in a relationship with Tessa Forsythia, and as of ''Literature/TevinterNights'', Charter still holds feelings for her.
* TheCameo: She appears in issue 3 of ''ComicBook/{{Magekiller}}'' and offers Tessa a chance to work for the Inquisition. She went on to appear in ''ComicBook/KnightErrant'' and was the POV character in "The Dread Wolf Take You," the final story in ''Literature/TevinterNights''.
* CodeName: Leliana's spy corps all use various tradesmen career names as code names, Charter being one of them.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Can be seen chatting with agents in Haven before [[spoiler: it is attacked by Corypheus.]] She and Scout Pellane are stationed near the Herald's hut in the village.
* FantasticRacism: She was the subject of this by a young human called Scout Pellane. It's unclear exactly when this happened; Cullen intervened and disciplined Pellane for his remarks before the Herald ever hears anything about it. Presumably it occurred after the Conclave's destruction but before the player character became formally known as the Herald of Andraste.
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Eavesdropping on Charter and Pellane on each visit to Haven shows their conversation advancing. At one point, she throws his "knife-ear" comment back in his face, and he admits he had hoped she'd forgotten about it. She [[EnforcedTrope enforces the trope]] by saying that that with everything that's going on, "we can afford to forget nothing."
* HeroOfAnotherStory: She's apparently one of Leliana's most devoted and accomplished spies, though what little we hear of her exploits happen in the background during the course of the game. That being said, she does get more focus in [[ComicBook/{{Magekiller}} two]] [[ComicBook/KnightErrant of]] the comics and in the final story of ''Literature/TevinterNights'', all of which help show off her capability and deepen her character.
* OutOfFocus: She doesn't get quite as much characterization as her two fellow base commanders.
** She gets a little more attention in ''The World of Thedas, Vol. 2'', which implies that "Charter" is an alias and she may actually be a master spy known as the Black Hart. The Black Hart was responsible for the utter defeat of the city of Salle by its rival Bastion, and has been involved in several other high-risk operations.
*** This is backed up by dialogue in ''Magekiller'', where she mentions she isn't an assassin... right ''now''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: After [[spoiler: Mayor Dedrick]] skips town, Crestwood looks to her for guidance. She also has a leadership role among the scouts.
* ShipTease: Subtle. Scout Pellane eventually changes his ways and invites her for a drink in the tavern. After some further banter, she allows that she will be in the tavern that evening, and ''maybe'' he can buy her a drink, if he remembers to bathe first. [[spoiler:It's unknown what becomes of their relationship - or of Scout Pellane for that matter - after Haven is sacked; as of ''Magekiller'', which is set later in the game's story, she's involved with Tessa Forsythia.]]
* ShutUpKiss: [[spoiler:Charter delivers one to Tessa in the fifth issue of ''Magekiller''.]]
* TokenMinority: The other two base commanders (as well as all three top-level advisers) are humans, while she's an elf.
* TryNotToDie: Seen in ''Magekiller.'' [[spoiler: Charter takes Tessa aside and asks her not to die for Marius.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: A subversion. Charter isn't particularly playful, being a fairly serious [[TheSpymaster spymaster]]. On the other hand, we don't know how old she is, so the freckles may not be as youthful as they look either.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Knight-Captain Rylen]]
!!Knight-Captain Rylen
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AnthonyHowell

A former Templar of Starkhaven who went to Kirkwall to help restore order following the events of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''. Recruited by Cullen to serve in the Inquisition, he runs Griffon Wing Keep after it is taken by the Inquisition from the Venatori.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: Leliana suggests this when Rylen mentions low morale, and offers to send a shoemaker to help. He appreciates it.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Like Cullen, he didn't run off "barking at the moon" (in his words) to the Mage-Templar War.
-->'''Rylen''': If the barracks are on fire, I'm going for a bucket, not standing around [[KnightTemplar smiting the ashes for heresy]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: Rylen is first mentioned (although he doesn't actually appear) during the first conversation the Inquisitor has with Cullen at Haven.
* HumbleHero: With Cullen, he helped keep Kirkwall from rioting and falling apart. He just treated it as part of his job. Cullen also tells Leliana he is not fancy and won't have to worry about comforts while serving in the Approach.
* TheMenFirst: The first two missions he gives you after taking the Keep involve making sure his fellows have adequate water for their desert surroundings, and helping with morale to keep their spirits up.
* NumberTwo: He shares this role with Knight-Captain Briony under Cullen, although Rylen is more of a leader and manages people; Briony is never actually seen in the game, though she is the reporting officer in some war table missions.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Unfailingly polite, and one of the Inquisition's highest ranking men.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When the mage-Templar war broke out, the first thing he did was help the relief efforts in Kirkwall. While at Griffon Wing Keep, he makes sure everything in the desert functions appropriately.
* SarcasticDevotee: Very, very downplayed. But if you go with Leliana's plan to relocate the local varghests so that the troops can use the watering hole, Rylen's report will snark that several men were injured or killed during the effort, but hey, the animals are safe like you wanted.
* ThroughHisStomach: Nothing makes him happier than a good meal at the end of the day.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Baron Edouard Desjardins]]
!!Baron Edouard Desjardins
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Stephane Cornicard

An old friend of Josephine's father, she reached out to him to help with the Inquisition. He brings her word of the crisis in Emprise du Lion, and will manage Suledin Keep for her after it is taken for the Inquisition from the Red Templars.
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* BigGood: Of Emprise du Lion.
* HumansAreDiplomats: A firm believer in this philosophy (unsurprising, given Orlais's love of the Game), and coordinates diplomacy throughout Orlais from the keep.
* IronicName: His last name, Desjardins, means "of the garden". He runs the keep on top of a frozen mountain.
* OldFriend: Of Josephine's father, which is how he gets this position. He's known Josephine since she was a child and is quite fond of her, and is happy to accept her invitation to oversee things in the Emprise.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Given that most Orlesian nobles seen in the series are corrupt and self-serving, his true nobility stands out.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The baron ensures first that the bridges are reconstructed, and watchtowers secured so trade can resume for the people of Sahrnia. Next, he makes sure that the High Dragons in the area do not cause trouble, either by destroying caravans or by mating with local drakes. While he is a diplomat and not a warrior, he gets things done.
[[/folder]]
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* HeroWorshipper: If the Warden arranges for her to travel to the Circle, Dagna is one of their biggest fans by ''Inquisition''. The Inquisitor can ask her about it, letting her reveal just how much admiration she has for the Warden who changed her life and the lives of many others. [[HeroicSacrifice If the Warden killed the Archdemon,]] she cries at their demise, mourning that they will never know the difference that they made in her life.

* HeroWorshipper: If the Warden arranges for her to travel to the Circle, Dagna is one of their biggest fans by ''Inquisition''. The Inquisitor can ask her about it, letting her reveal just how much admiration she has for the Warden who changed her life and the lives of many others.

* DistressedDamsel: During the [[spoiler: attack on Haven]] she's stuck in [[spoiler: her burning tavern.]] If you don't rescue her by going over to her and helping her (the same way one revives fallen party members), she [[KilledOffForReal dies.]]

* DistressedDamsel: She's trapped near a burning cart of alchemical pots [[spoiler:when Haven is attacked, along with Adan. If you don't get there in time and rescue her, the pots explode and she probably dies. (There is a slim chance that she survives, depending on how close you were to saving her when the explosion happened; for this reason, it's recommended on the wiki that Adan be saved first, since he ''definitely'' dies otherwise.)]]

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''ComicBook/{{Magekiller}}'' | ''ComicBook/TheMissing''

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition]]'' | ''ComicBook/{{Magekiller}}'' | ''ComicBook/KnightErrant'' | ''Literature/TevinterNights''

* YouKnowImBlackRight: A harmless example. On the receiving end of this in one specific dialogue. When introducing the Inquisitor to the Emerald Graves, she'll give them a brief lecture on the knights that sacrificed themselves in defense of it. When an Elven Inquisitor recites the Dalish pledge, she basically says "OhCrap" and apologizes for lecturing a Dalish about their own history. It is harmless because as shown in the previous entries above, she sympathizes with the elves' plight.

* YouKnowImBlackRight: On the receiving end of this in one specific dialogue. When introducing the Inquisitor to the Emerald Graves, she'll give them a brief lecture on the knights that sacrificed themselves in defense of it. When an Elven Inquisitor recites the Dalish pledge, she basically says "OhCrap" and apologizes for lecturing a Dalish about their own history.

* NotGoodWithPeople: She prefers to study and catalogue things rather than interact with people. She likes the Tranquil because they don't get angry or shout at her.

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-> '''Voiced by''': Lesley [=McGuire=]
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-> '''Voiced by''': Gemma Whelan
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->'''Voiced by''': Betsy Beutler (''Dragon Age: Origins''), Creator/LauraBailey (''Dragon Age: Inquisition'')

->''"Fire's pretty. World needs more of it."''

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MarkMeer
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->'''Voiced by''': Rosemary Bucknell
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/GideonEmery
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/GethinAnthony
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AliHillis

->''"Wait. You're not squeamish about undead, are you?"''

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->'''Voiced by''': Elizaveta Khripounova (singing voice), Gemma Whelan (speaking voice)
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-> '''Voiced by''': Mika Simmons
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AnthonyHowell

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->'''Voiced by''': Stephane Cornicard
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* UnexplainedAccent: She is from Denerim (read: the FantasyCounterpartCulture of Saxon/Celtic England) but has a notably Orlesian (French) accent.

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* PairTheSpares: It's AllThereInTheManual; one of the tie-in comics indicates that he's in a relationship (or at least interested in one) with Elan Vi'Mal.

* NoSympathy: As sympathetic as Minaeve is towards the Tranquil, she brushes off a human mage Inquisitor who states that their own experience with the Templars was not nearly as positive as hers.

* UnexplainedAccent: Seggrit is one of the few humans with an American accent. No explanation for his accent is ever provided.

* HiddenDepths: Much like Clemence and Maddox, Helisma shows a remarkable amount of initiative for a Tranquil, taking over Minaeve's job after the Inquisition's relocation to Skyhold and even putting in request for operations at the War Table to further her studies. It is implied that part of the reasoning for her taking the job was [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe because Minaeve protected her and the rest of the Tranquil]] during the mage rebellion.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: This is what she believes of Loghain's actions during the Battle at Ostagar, reflecting ongoing fandom arguments about the tactical necessity of his withdrawal/"betrayal" of King Cailan. Presumably she also feels this way about Loghain's other morally dubious deeds which are uncovered during the course of ''Origins''[[note]]such as selling Denerim elves into slavery to outfit his soldiers for the civil war he was gridlocked in, arranging for Arl Eamon to be poisoned by an apostate, and imprisoning and torturing several political dissidents[[/note]] though this is never addressed in the game.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: This is what she believes of Loghain's actions during the Battle at Ostagar, reflecting ongoing fandom arguments about the tactical necessity of his withdrawal/"betrayal" of King Cailan. Presumably she also feels this way about Loghain's other morally dubious deeds which are uncovered during the course of ''Origins''[[note]]such as selling Denerim elves into slavery to outfit his soldiers for the civil war he was gridlocked in, arranging for Arl Eamon to be poisoned by an apostate, and imprisoning and torturing several political dissidents[[/labelnote]] though this is never addressed in the game.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: This is what she believes of Loghain's actions during the Battle at Ostagar, reflecting ongoing fandom arguments about the tactical necessity of his withdrawal/"betrayal" of King Cailan. Presumably she also feels this way about Loghain selling Denerim elves into slavery to outfit his soldiers for the civil war he was gridlocked in, though this is never addressed in the game.

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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Although he never says ''much'', Cabot is prone to using long or unusual words to describe the general mood in Skyhold. Some of his word choices include "turgid," "''ennui''," and "obsequious."
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* HiddenDepths: Much like Clemence and Maddox, Helisma shows a remarkable amount of initiative for a Tranquil, taking over Minaeve's job after the Inquisition's relocation to Skyhold and even putting in request for operations at the War Table to further her studies. It is implied that part of the reasoning for her taking the job was [[BecauseYouWerNiceToMe because Minaeve protected her and the rest of the Tranquil]] during the mage rebellion.