History Characters / DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersFereldanNobles

''For more information about him, see [[Characters/DragonAgeLoghainMacTir this page]].''

''See [[Characters/DragonAgeLoghainMacTir this page]].''

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''[[Characters/DragonAgeOrigins Dragon Age: Origins]]'': [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsPlayableCharactersTheWarden The Warden]] | The Companions ([[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsWarriors Warriors]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsMages Mages]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsRogues Rogues]]) | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharacters Non-Playable Characters]] ('''Fereldan Nobles''' | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersOrzammar Orzammar]]) | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsDLCCharacters DLC Characters]] \\
''[[Characters/DragonAgeII Dragon Age 2]]'' | ''[[Characters/DragonAgeInquisition Dragon Age: Inquisition]]'' -]]]]]

* ArcherArchetype: She's presented as an Archer for the Human Noble's party.

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* ActionMom: As quoted above, she is no Orlesian wallflower, and doesn't hesitate to [[TheArcher grab a bow]] and fight back when the castle is invaded.

* PetTheDog: One ''good'' action he does in this game is support the Warden against Loghain at the Landsmeet, if you released him from prison in exchange for his vote.

* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler: Her second child, born in the event that the Warden chooses to kill Connor, and who Isolde [[DeathByChildbirth dies giving birth to]], is a girl whom Eamon names Rowan after his late sister. She is also a mage, like Connor.

* PsychoSupporter: Unlike Loghain, who's a WellIntentionedExtremist who believes IDidWhatIHadToDo, or Loghain's other Dragon, Cauthrien, a conflicted and honorable woman who subscribes to MyMasterRightOrWrong, Howe is in it purely for the power, wealth and that he's been given free rein to run around and [[KickTheDog kick as many dogs]] as he likes. It's strongly implied he means to kill Anora and tell Loghain the Warden did it.

** [[spoiler: DeadGuyJunior: Said second child will be a girl, whom Eamon names Rowan after his late sister. She is also a mage, like Connor.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Second in rank only to King Cailan; when introduced, he is preparing to lead Highever's forces down to Ostagar to help fight the darkspawn.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[spoiler:Dialogue in ''Awakening'' indicates that he's serving as a general in addition to being the Teyrn of Highever.]]

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: If the Warden takes the HeroicSacrifice, or if the Warden isn't the Human Noble, Fergus is the very last of the Couslands.]]

* SmallNameBigEgo: If encountered by a non-City Elf Warden in the dungeon, he acts far more rude, arrogant and entitled than his title would suggest. In a meta sense, if ''slain'' in the dungeon, his death only yields ''5 experience points'', showing that for all his arrogance and self-importance, his life was worth less than it takes for the player to kill vermin.
* TheSociopath: ''World of Thedas Volume II'' says that as a child, Vaughan was capable of being charming when necessary, but took joy in tormenting the servants, particularly the elven ones.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite having fought in the Fereldan Rebellion and having a nearly-grown daughter, Leonas appears surprisingly young, especially when compared to how old the other veterans of the war look.

* RescueRomance: Except with minimal romance. [[SubvertedTrope And hardly any need for the "rescue"]], at least as far as she thinks anyways, a male Human Noble Warden can convince the Queen to marry him after rescuing her, as part of a deal to aid her in gaining the throne - although he will have to take the initiative to make her stick to her deal. If the player then exports this save to ''Awakening'', Anora will have a cameo, and [[DefrostingIceQueen is shown to care a little more for the protagonist]]. Interestingly, her only objection to a proposition from a male Human Mage Warden is that while she's willing to entertain the notion, she knows that the other nobles would never accept a ''[[DoesNotLikeMagic Mage]]'' on the throne.

* EntitledBastard: He seems to have been after the Highever Teyrnir from the get-go, since for some reason he thinks it's rightfully his. [[note]]A large part of Highever used to be part of Amaranthine.[[/note]] [[spoiler: His last words (as you gut him like a fish) are, "I deserved more."]]

* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: The one time he's not acting like a SmugSnake (outside the Human Noble Origin) is a cutscene where he informs Loghain that between the darkspawn incursion, the civil war, and the Orlesian border patrols, they simply don't have the manpower to do it all. He also implores Loghain, along with Anora, to consider asking for help. When ''[[StupidEvil Howe]]'' tells you the aggressive approach is less wise than the cooperative/diplomatic approach, you know you've done something wrong. [[spoiler:That said, this doesn't stop Howe from continuing to alienate the nobles with his StupidEvil tendencies, nor to embezzle from the already drained royal coffers, so it looks like he wasn't ''that'' concerned.]]

* HateSink: The Archdemon may be the BigBad but it is too alien a foe to despise, while [[TheHeavy Loghain]] is too [[WellIntentionedExtremist complex]] a [[AntiVillain villain]], [[spoiler:and can even become a good guy]]. [[IncrediblyLamePun Howe-ever]], Arl Howe is a SmugSnake motivated by nothing but ambition and spends most of the game [[KickTheDog kicking puppies]] by carrying out Loghain's most despicable orders. And that's not even counting the ItsPersonal angle with the City Elf and ''especially'' the Human Noble. He's so hateful and greedy a person that [[spoiler:no one, not even friends or family, are sad to hear when the Warden kills him]]. Although his son Nathaniel sympathizes with him at first, his character arc involves learning that Rendon Howe has always been a despicable prick and offering to make amends for his crimes.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: While he didn't do it out of [[EvenEvilHasStandards disgust]], Howe's imprisoning and subsequent torture of Bann Vaughn certainly wasn't undeserved.

* StayInTheKitchen: His greeting of the female Human Noble Warden has sexist undertones, although he's just as dismissive to a male Human Noble. Notably, since women enjoy relatively modern levels of equality in Ferelden, Howe doesn't have the excuse of ValuesDissonance. [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain He's just an asshole]].

* DeadGuyJunior: A codex entry in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' and [[WordOfGod Patrick Weekes' Twitter]] reveals that Connor was named in memory of his paternal grandfather Arl Rendorn Guerrin's gay lover, [[HasTwoMommies who took a major role in Eamon's upbringing]]. (The codex is found in Fort Connor, in the Hinterlands, which was named for the same person.)

* StupidEvil: Howe's alliance ultimately proves to be [[TheLoad more of a hindrance]] than an actual benefit to Loghain. He murders ''[[HundredPercentAdorationRating the Couslands]]'' out of jealously, has Tevinter Slavers occupy the Alienage to enslave Elves, almost has Anora killed, and imprisons and tortures his fellow nobles who he deems a threat (plus, on the side, he's embezzling silver from the already-diminished royal treasury in a time of war). [[spoiler: This all comes back to spectacularly bite Loghain in the ass during the Landsmeet.]]

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Played with. Anora likes to pretend that she's this, but one gets the impression that the mask is her true personality. According to everyone in Thedas, she was running the country's infrastructure while Cailan led the armed forces. [[spoiler: She wants the same arrangement with Alistair or the Warden if they marry.]]

* EnglishRose: She is a noblewoman from a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture clear medieval England analog]] who is intelligent, well-educated, feminine, and strong-willed, but at the same time is very feminine, and content to rule outside of the spotlight for Cailan (or Alistair).