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''For more info, see [[Characters/DragonAgeInquisitionStaff Characters - Dragon Age Inquisition]].''

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* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:If the player supports him, he will happily accept a male Dwarf Noble's illegitimate son into his house. Unlike Bhelen, he never says a single disrespectful word about the child or his casteless mother, despite his distaste for the casteless in general.]]

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* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:If the player supports him, he will happily accept a male Dwarf Noble's illegitimate son into his house. Unlike Bhelen, he never says a single disrespectful word about the child or his casteless mother, despite his distaste for the casteless in general. While he also proves to have a bit of envy for an Aeducan Warden, he's also appropriately grateful to a Brosca, in spite of his prejudice against casteless.]]

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* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler: He's more than willing to force unwilling subjects to undergo the golem-making process if the Anvil of the Void is left intact, but once it becomes clear Branka plans to make golems for more than just him he immediately tries (unsuccessfully) to shut it down, laying siege to her impenetrable underground fortress for years.]]



* ExtremeDoormat: [[spoiler: If elected King, Harrowmont proves to be a horribly weak ruler who does everything in his power to [[SlaveToPR appease the Nobles,]] regardless of how broken their system is.]]

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* ExtremeDoormat: [[spoiler: If elected King, Harrowmont proves to be a horribly weak ruler who does everything in his power to [[SlaveToPR appease the Nobles,]] regardless of how broken their system is. This is particularly obvious if the Anvil of the Void is taken intact; he completely fails to control Branka's relentless thirst for subjects to utilize in the golemization process, even sparking a war with Ferelden when trying to cut her off from dwarf subjects leads to raids on the surface that continue even ''after'' Ferelden beats them.]]

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* ArtifactOfDoom: In his opinion, this is what the Anvil of the Void is.

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* ArtifactOfDoom: In his opinion, this is what the Anvil of the Void is. [[spoiler: He's mostly right; no good comes in the end of either dwarf king trying to use the Anvil, and many people lose their lives in the process]].



* ICannotSelfTerminate: [[spoiler:Not exactly, because he can and will once the Anvil of the Void is destroyed. But prior to that he won't, because he can't destroy the Anvil himself and is unwilling to risk allowing it to fall into the wrong hands.]]


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* NothingLeftToDoButDie: [[spoiler:He believes his current state is a FateWorseThanDeath, and desires nothing more than to end his existence. But he won't, because he can't destroy the Anvil himself and is unwilling to risk allowing it to fall into the wrong hands. Once the player destroys it for him, he thanks them and throws himself into the magma below.]]

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[[center:[-[[Characters/DragonAge Main Character Index]] > Dragon Age: Origins > [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsPlayableCharactersTheWarden The Warden]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsPlayableCharactersTheCompanions Companions]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharacters Non-Playable Characters]] ([[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersGreyWardens Grey Wardens]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersFereldanNobles Fereldan Nobles]] | '''Orzammar''' | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsDLCCharacters DLC Characters]] -]]]

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''Characters/DragonAgeOrigins'':
[[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsPlayableCharactersTheWarden The Warden]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsPlayableCharactersTheCompanions Companions]] The Companions ([[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsWarriors Warriors]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsMages Mages]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsRogues Rogues]]) | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharacters Non-Playable Characters]] ([[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersGreyWardens Grey Wardens]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersFereldanNobles ([[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersFereldanNobles Fereldan Nobles]] | '''Orzammar''' '''Orzammar''') | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]] | [[Characters/DragonAgeOriginsDLCCharacters DLC Characters]] -]]]
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* DropTheHammer: Trian's Hammer is used by Bhelen, and later gifted to a Warden (of any race) who puts Bhelen on the throne.

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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the EvilPrince. It's true that Bhelen is ruthless, pragmatic and calculating as he has no qualms about [[spoiler: murdering Trian and framing the Dwarf Noble for the crime or outright conning the Dwarf Noble into doing it.]] [[spoiler: When he's crowned King, Bhelen's first command is to see Harrowmont executed without trial just to get rid of his political rival.]] However, he does have progressive views on civil rights and foreign policy for Orzammar and is one of the few nobles to treat the Casteless as people rather than dirt, [[spoiler: which even includes marrying Rica and having a child with her despite her being Casteless.]] He believes his ruthlessness and pragmatism is needed to reform Orzammar, [[JerkassHasAPoint which considering its caste system, isolation and petty squabbling among the Dwarven noble houses driving Orzammar into an early grave, proves that he has valid points.]] [[spoiler: If he's chosen as King, he brings much positive change for Orzammar, despite being ruthless and rather brutal about it. He gives the Casteless more rights, does away with the extremely restrictive caste system and brings trade between Orzammar and the surface.]]

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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the EvilPrince. It's true that Bhelen is ruthless, pragmatic and calculating as he has no qualms about [[spoiler: murdering Trian and framing the Dwarf Noble for the crime or outright conning the Dwarf Noble into doing it.]] [[spoiler: When he's crowned King, Bhelen's first command is to see Harrowmont executed without trial just to get rid of his political rival.]] However, he does have progressive views on civil rights and foreign policy for Orzammar and is one of the few nobles to treat the Casteless as people rather than dirt, [[spoiler: which even includes marrying Rica and having a child with her despite her being Casteless.]] He believes his ruthlessness and pragmatism is needed to reform Orzammar, [[JerkassHasAPoint which considering its restrictive caste system, isolation and petty squabbling among the Dwarven noble houses driving Orzammar into an early grave, proves that he has valid points.]] [[spoiler: If he's chosen as King, he brings much positive change for Orzammar, despite being ruthless and rather brutal about it. He gives the Casteless more rights, does away with the extremely restrictive caste system and brings trade between Orzammar and the surface.]]


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*NiceJobFixingItVillain: Depending on who the player chooses to be King, he can become the ArcVillain of the Orzammar storyline. Bhelen strongly believes that a King of Orzammar must be ruthless and pragmatic, [[JerkassHasAPoint which considering its morally grey and dangerous political climate among the nobility,]] he's not without merit. However, his ruthlessness backfired on him [[spoiler: after he either murders Trian and frames the Dwarf Noble PC for it or outright cons the Dwarf Noble into killing Trian.]] This tragically leads to his father, King Endrin, dying of grief and naming Pyral Harrowmont as his heir. By the time the Orzammar storyline begins, Bhelen has lost support due to the rumors that he poisoned his own father and [[spoiler: rightfully]] deducing that [[spoiler: he murdered both of his brothers so he could have the throne.]] If not for the intervention of the Gray Warden (who may also be his sibling), Bhelen's actions would've plunged his homeland into civil war.


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* FatalFlaw: Her obsession with the Anvil of the Void. [[spoiler: Though Branka has some valid points about the use of golems and using it to reclaim lost Dwarven territory, she has allowed what was presumably an honest expedition to help her people to become an unhealthy, all-consuming obsession. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Branka's obsession drove her insane to the point where she actively allowed her own house to be taken by the darkspawn, knowing the horrible atrocities they'd suffer, especially the women being transformed into broodmoothers.]] [[IDidWhatIHadToDo When confronted on this, her reasons are that broodmothers can provide an endless supply of darkspawn to overwhelm Caridin's traps and allow her to receive the Anvil.]] Even if she gets it, her epilogues end with her either kidnapping people from the surface which starts a war between Ferelden and Orzammar or being besieged by the dwarves of Orzammar. Some Paragon.]]

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!!Casteless

[[folder:Rica Brosca]]
!!Rica Brosca
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!!Casteless

[[folder:Rica Brosca]]
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->''"I can only imagine the horrible things he's made you do."''

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->''"I can only imagine the horrible things he's made you do.->''"A Grey Warden is always welcome in Tapster's."''



The Dwarf Commoner PC's older half-sister, Rica was forced into noble-hunting by the crime lord Beraht, while her sibling does Beraht's dirty work to pay off the debts from the lessons to make her act like a noble lady.

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The Dwarf Commoner PC's older half-sister, Rica was forced into noble-hunting by owner and barkeeper of Tapster's Tavern. She provides information about the crime lord Beraht, while her sibling does Beraht's dirty work to pay off the debts city from the lessons a "mole's-eye view" and can direct you to make her act like a noble lady. notable patrons.


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* MsExposition: She gives information on a variety of aspects of Orzammar life from a commoner's perspective.
* PersonaNonGrata: She outright refuses to serve a Dwarf Noble Warden, believing them guilty of Trian's murder. She'll also initially refuse to serve a Dwarf Commoner, though hearing they're a Warden will change her mind.
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!!Casteless

[[folder:Rica Brosca]]
!!Rica Brosca
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->''"I can only imagine the horrible things he's made you do."''

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: It's stated a few times that he has "good friends" in the upper Castes.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: It's stated a few times that he has "good friends" in the upper Castes. Jarvia specifically says he was working with House Vollney to fix the Provings.
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* SocialClimber: According to Rica at least, this is his chief motivation. He has plenty of money, enough to singlehandedly control Orzammar's underworld and pay off any guardsmen who may give him trouble, but in Orzammar's rigidly stratified society, he'll never be anything more than a merchant regardless of his wealth. He funds numerous noble hunters, including Rica, in the hope that ''one'' of them will father a noble son and thus finally bring him the noble caste he desperately craves.
-->'''Rica:''' As far as the nobles are concerned, he still reeks of Dust Town. He's got money now, but you can't buy caste, you know?
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]

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