History Characters / DragonAgeOriginsNonPlayableCharactersOrzammar

* 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.]]

* 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.]]

* CareerEndingInjury: [[NoodleIncident He was badly hurt as he left Orzammar]], crippling him enough that he was forced to put down his weapons and live a merchant life instead, though he finds himself much happier now thanks to it.

* AFateWorseThanDeath: Most companions see his condition as this, and feel it would have been better if he ''had'' died in a mining accident with the others. [[spoiler: Zevran will even insist on the Warden performing a MercyKill rather than let him continue to live like this, and [[ButThouMust the Warden has to agree]].]]

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: According to Rica, Berath allow the Dwarf Commoner's snarks because he find it amusing.

* BullyingADragon[=/=]TooDumbToLive: Oh sure, mouth off to your two ex-carta thugs (one of whom just won a tournament against Orzammar's most seasoned darkspawn veterans) who just broke out of your personal jail and cut their way through your hideout guards like weeds to escape. That'll intimidate them into submission, Beraht.

!!!House Aeducan

* SpareToTheThrone: He was the second son of King Angsar, but ascended to the throne when after the death of his elder brother.

* CombatPragmatism: When you finally meet and fight her in person, she faces you [[JustYouAndMeAndMyGuards surrounded by several of her henchmen, including several archers]], in a closed room [[HomeFieldAdvantage full of traps]] and spends half the fight in stealth mode.

* BadassNormal: Warrior caste dwarfs are about as normal in combat as they get.

* CareerEndingInjury: He was badly hurt as he left Orzammar, crippiling him enough that he was forced to put down his weapons and life a merchant life instead.

* IWillWaitForYou: Subverted if the Dwarf Noble is female [[MultipleChoicePast and they're in love]]. Even though he's the one to suggest the Dwarf Noble seek out Duncan and the Grey Wardens to survive exile in the Deep Roads, he marries a surfacer soon out of his exile from Orzammar. If confronted on this, he apologies, as while he assumed you would survive, he was fairly sure the two of you would never run into each other again, and feels guilty for doing so, though he stays loyal to his nice wife.
* RetiredBadass: If you haven't played through the Dwarf Noble origin, you would never guess that the somewhat snarky merchant you met in Denerim was formerly a badass soldier.
* StarCrossedLovers: If playing a Female Dwarven Noble who is romantically interested in him, its made clear he feels the same, but because he is basically a nobody in Dwarf society, he cannot marry her, and knows that that their love is basically a "fling". He'll outright mention it was never going to work out.

* AmbitionIsEvil: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. He either kills Trian and frames their middle sibling for the act, or actually cons the middle child into doing the deed; either way, Trian is dead and the Dwarf Noble PC is exiled to the Deep Roads. It is also implied that [[spoiler: he poisoned his father, King Endrin]]. He is eager to kill off any competitor to the throne and [[KickTheDog kicks the dog]] anytime something gets in his way. But [[spoiler: if he gets the throne, it can be said that he becomes a strong king and empowers Orzammar economically, recovers some of the thaigs lost to the darkspawn in certain circumstances, and gives the casteless greater rights.]] If told of Bhelen's actions, Duncan will basically shrug and say, "Dwarven politics again."

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WallyWingert

* DepravedBisexual: Sort of. She is indeed bisexual and also kind of a prick, but she isn't depraved about being bisexual; she won't flirt a Warden of any gender, her marriage was political, and she has one lover in what by all accounts is a long-term and serious relationship.[[spoiler: And what truly cements her as evil is the fact that she's willing to [[KickTheMoralityPet let poor Helspith be turned into a Broodmother]] so that Branka can have darkspawn cannon fodder to get the Anvil of the Void.]]

* KickTheMoralityPet: By all accounts, her relationship with Helspith was quite pleasant, but when she thought it came between herself and the Anvil of the Void... bad things happened.[[spoiler: She deliberately abandoned Helspith to become a [[FateWorseThanDeath broodmother]], something that completely broke the poor woman.]]

* PsychoLesbian: [[spoiler:An interesting inversion. She isn't psycho about her relationship with Helspith; by all accounts, it was a normal and loving relationship. What makes her psycho is [[KickTheMoralityPet what she's willing to do to Helspith]] in her quest for the Anvil.]]

* DepravedBisexual: Sort of. She is indeed bisexual and also kind of a prick, but she isn't depraved about being bisexual; she won't flirt a Warden of any gender, her marriage was political, and she has one lover in what by all accounts is a long-term and serious relationship.[[spoiler: And what truly cements her as evil is the fact that she's willing to [[KickTheMoralityPet let poor Helspeth be turned into a Broodmother]] so that Branka can have darkspawn cannon fodder to get the Anvil of the Void.]]
* TheDeterminator: [[spoiler:Insanely so when it comes to the Anvil. She has no problem in sacrificing anything and everything to get there.]]

* PsychoLesbian: [[spoiler:An interesting inversion. Coldly condemning her lesbian lover to AFateWorseThanDeath to further her goal of acquiring the Anvil of the Void is part of what makes her a monster.]]

* DepravedBisexual: Apparently. Well, except that this was her [[spoiler:only humanizing factor, which she cheerfully discarded when she was made to choose between relationship and obsession.]]

* DubNameChange: In Polish language her name means female captive, therefore it was changed to "Branda".
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In ''Golems of Amgarrak'', it's revealed that [[spoiler:she knew about what was going on in the titular Thaig, but either found it too inhumane or too dangerous to consider using]].

* TheUnfettered: [[spoiler: There is ''nothing'' that is too monstrous for Branka if it means finding the Anvil of the Void, as her followers and her lover discover too late.]]

* NotMeThisTime: If confronted about it by a dwarven noble Warden, he denies having poisoned their father; whether or not he's being honest is anyone's guess, though Harrowmont claims that he made sure Bhelen wouldn't have had the chance to poison Endrin. Nothing outright implicates either, and if playing as a Dwarf Noble, speaking to Gorim in Denerim suggests that Endrin was overcome with stress and grief and died from that.

* TheUnfavorite: More subtle than most examples, but still there. It also seems to bother him more than he lets on. Its why he was so quick yo manipulate things to ensure he was the only heir left to take the throne.

* AmbitionIsEvil: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. He either kills Trian and frames their middle sibling for the act, or actually cons the middle child into doing the deed; either way, Trian is dead and the Dwarf Noble PC is exiled to the Deep Roads. It is also implied that [[spoiler: he poisoned his father, King Endrin]]. He is eager to kill off any competitor to the throne and [[KickTheDog kicks the dog]] anytime something gets in his way. But [[spoiler: if he gets the throne, it can be said that he becomes a strong king and empowers Orzammar economically, recovers some of the thaigs lost to the darkspawn in certain circumstances, and gives the casteless greater rights.]]
** If told of Bhelen's actions, Duncan will basically shrug and say, "Dwarven politics again."

* BaitAndSwitchTyrant: He's ruthless when it comes to attaining power [[spoiler:but his rule as the King brings largely positive changes to Orzammar, even as he ruthlessly disposes of anyone who would oppose him]].

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:If you elect him king and use that save as a base for a ''Dragon Age II'' game, Harrowmont's last surviving relative is found in Kirkwall. He's fleeing assassins Bhelen sent after him and mentions that Bhelen systematically exterminated his entire house because Lord Harrowmont opposed him.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: See NotSoHarmlessVillain below.

* NotMeThisTime: If confronted about it by a dwarven noble Warden, he denies having poisoned their father; whether or not he's being honest is anyone's guess, though Harrowmont claims that he made sure Bhelen wouldn't have had the chance to poison Endrin.

* PetTheDog: Some that aren't very apparent, unless you play the Dwarf Commoner origin. [[spoiler:In the Commoner origin, your sister Rica mentions that not only has she met a noble, but that he's also very kind to her and has agreed to move her and her family out of Dust Town. When you return to Orzammar, this man is revealed to be Bhelen. In the Dwarven Noble origin she gets a cameo hanging around his room waiting for him to come back. This is also foreshadowed by an awed beggar mentioning that he was in Dust Town and smiled at her. His PetTheDog tendencies are much less clear in other origins, but there is some dialogue around the city which says Bhelen's in a relationship with/engaged to marry a casteless.]]

* SoreLoser: Should Harrowmont be crowned, he and his followers will try and assassinate both the newly crowned King, as well as the entire Assembly and the Warden.
* TheUnfavorite: More subtle than most examples, but still there. It also seems to bother him more than he lets on.

* XanatosGambit: Shows how to pull one off. [[spoiler: His coup against his two siblings was a good one, if only because he made sure that even in the worst circumstances, it would work, by being honestly prepared for all eventualities... except Duncan, and even that didn't necessarily stop him.]]

* CreepyMonotone: At times.

* HonorBeforeReason: He follows Orzammar's laws and traditions to the letter. [[spoiler:This is why he doesn't dare resist if King Bhelen orders him executed.]] [[spoiler:It is also the main reason why he turns out to be an absolutely disastrous king for the dwarves.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: If a falsely accused Dwarf Noble Warden gets him his kingship.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: [[spoiler:If chosen as king, he means well, but will turn out to be ineffectual and traditional. Harrowmont passes several isolation- and seclusion-related bills to placate the noble caste and causes further stagnation in Dwarven society.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the Dwarf Noble origin; he's shown to be a very kind man who wants what's best for king and kingdom alike, and does his best to help the doomed PC.

* SlaveToPR: Harrowmont toes the line with being a Tradionalist, which makes him more popular with his fellow nobles than a radical reformer like Bhelen.

* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Marries a surfacer shortly after being exiled from Orzammar, [[MultipleChoicePast even if]] he and the female Dwarf Noble were lovers. He'll even gush to her about how happy he is with his new wife and unborn child.

* DoggedNiceGuy[=/=]StarCrossedLovers: Depending on what the female Dwarf Noble PC chooses.
* DoubleStandard: A victim of this [[MultipleChoicePast if]] he and the female Dwarf Noble PC are in love. While male dwarf nobles take lovers, concubines, and marry beneath their station all the time, female dwarf nobles cannot marry beneath them under ''any'' circumstances. (They can even run into her brother Bhelen's socially accepted casteless lover, while they have to keep their relationship a secret.) See DeadpanSnarker.
* HappilyMarried: He admits to the Dwarf Noble Warden that he's happier in exile on the surface than he ever would have imagined possible, including being married to a lovely woman and expecting their first child.
* IWillWaitForYou: Subverted if the Dwarf Noble is female [[MultipleChoicePast and they're in love]]. Even though he's the one to suggest the Dwarf Noble seek out Duncan and the Grey Wardens to survive exile in the Deep Roads, he marries a surfacer soon out of his exile from Orzammar, without even waiting to see if it worked. Granted, he had no real way of knowing if she would survive, but still...

* DepravedBisexual: Implied to have been in a relationship with Beraht before he died, and pulls an IHaveYouNowMyPretty with a female PC of any background. Still in the Carta regardless.
* {{Gayngster}}: If the PC is a female Warden of any race, Jarvia specifically tells her goons to kill the entire party, "but leave the pretty one -- I have plans for her." (The male Warden is "the mouthy one.")

[[folder:Leske]]
!!Leske
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianBloom

->''"I've been writing a poem about it. It starts, 'Oh, you're really, really cursed to have no caste / You noble lords can shove it up your...' but I couldn't think of a rhyme."''

Best friend of the Dwarf Commoner PC, Leske works with the PC as one of Beraht's casteless thugs.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: He openly lusts after Rica, who makes it clear that she does not reciprocate and doesn't like being around Leske in general.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's more this about the Dwarf Commoner warden than himself.
* DeadpanSnarker: His conversations can be a good source of witty banter between him and the PC.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:By the time the Dwarf Commoner returns to Orzammar, Leske has sided with Jarvia.]]
* GuestStarPartyMember: He accompanies you throughout the Dwarf Commoner origin.
* LockedInTheDungeon: If the PC is any origin other than the Dwarf Commoner, this is where he will be found during the invasion of Jarvia's hideout.
* LoveableRogue: His cheerful, devil-may-care attitude, enthusiasm for his job and tendency to flirt with virtually every woman he encounters (including a female Dwarf Commoner) as well as his encouraging you to join the Grey Wardens when Duncan offers you to make him a rather archetypical one. [[spoiler:This is subverted later in the game, however, when he willingly betrays you in order to secure his position as Jarvia's lover and second-in-command and doesn't express a hint of remorse.]]
* MySisterIsOffLimits: A possible reaction to his open lust for your sister.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Leske pretty much has no spine or even an honest desire to take charge of his own life in the Carta, instead willingly kowtowing to Beraht and later [[spoiler:Jarvia]].
* SarcasmFailure: Driven to this by the grotesque appearance of darkspawn.
-->'''Leske:''' I can't even ''think'' of a joke! That should tell you how bad it was.
* ThoseTwoGuys: If the Dwarf Commoner is male.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Possibly, depending on dialogue choices.

[[folder:Kalah Brosca]]
!!Kalah Brosca
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeannie Elias

->''"The world's a cruel place. You had to learn that! You think you'd be where you are if I'd let you run from a few slaps?"''

The Dwarf Commoner PC's useless drunk of a mother. She doesn't seem to do much except drink mosswine and yell at her children trying to keep her afloat.

* AbusiveParents: All but stated to have been this. She says smacking Rica and the PC around was necessary, and according to Rica was verbally abusive and less than supportive of them as children.
** Is perfectly fine with the fact that Rica, her own daughter, is basically whoring herself out to nobles. The PC can ask if this bothers her - she will coldly tell a female PC that "she would have put [the PC] out there with her" if Rica hadn't begged her not to.
* TheAlcoholic: Her most defining feature. If the player buys some mosswine from Olinda, they can get some more dialogue from her about her dependence on the stuff. When Morrigan asks about the player's mother, they can tell her the truth and call Kalah a "useless drunk."
-->'''Rica:''' She comes and goes. I think the mosswine's finally rotted her brains.
* JadedWashout: She had hope for a better life when the Dwarf Commoner's father was still in her life, but ever since he left for the surface, she's been bitter and depressed.
--->''"You'll always end up back in Dust Town."''
* NouveauRiche: When the Dwarf Commoner's achievements are recognized by the assembly and the Brosca family is raised to Warrior caste, Rica mentions Kalah "lording over" her old compatriots in Dust Town.
* UngratefulBastard: Doesn't seem very grateful for Rica's relationship with Bhelen bringing her into the royal palace, always finding something to complain about anyway. The PC can call her out on this. If they do so with Morrigan in the party, she'll remark on their similar situations with their mothers. Even before that, she has no gratitude towards Rica or the PC for keeping her in a house rather than in a gutter.

!!The Carta

[[folder:Beraht]]
!!Beraht
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatFraley

->''"You keep your head down and say 'aye' to any job I decide is low enough for scum like you."''

The leader of the Carta, one of Orzammar's largest crime syndicates, and a member of the merchant caste. He dreams of becoming a noble and moving to the Diamond Quarter. The Dwarf Commoner PC and his/her sister, Rica, are forced to work for him due to their Casteless status.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: According to Rica, Berath allow the Dwarf Commoner's snarks because he find it amusing.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Dreams of becoming a noble and moving to the Diamond Quarter.
* BullyingADragon[=/=]TooDumbToLive: Oh sure, mouth off to your two ex-carta thugs (one of whom just won a tournament against Orzammar's most seasoned darkspawn veterans) who just broke out of your personal jail and cut their way through your hideout guards like weeds to escape. That'll intimidate them into submission, Beraht.
* LastNameBasis: Dialogue with Oskias will reveal that his first name is Aron, but people only ever call him "Beraht."
* TheMafia: He certainly runs the Carta like one.
* SelfMadeMan: His lack of brand, shop and ability to provide a legitimate pass to the Commons imply that he's likely a member of the Merchant Caste. However, his dreams of becoming a Noble are hampered due to his well-known connections to Dust Town and role in the Carta.
* StarterVillain: For the Dwarf Commoner.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: After the Dwarf Commoner is discovered at the Proving and locked up in his dungeon, he plans to cut Rica loose as well, and casually informs his guards that they can have their way with her since he no longer cares about getting his investment back from her. He says she "tastes as good as she looks," implying that he's slept with her as well, and given his position of power over her, it's coerced consent at best.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: It's stated a few times that he has "good friends" in the upper Castes.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: If the Dwarf Commoner isn't the player character, they die in Beraht's dungeon without ever getting a chance to kill him. Despite that he is never present when the Grey Warden arrives in Orzammar, with Jarvia always being the leader of the Carta by then.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Plans to have Brosca and Leske tortured to death for getting discovered at the Proving, even though they were JustFollowingOrders. (Granted, he didn't tell them to impersonate a contestant, but since they found said contestant too blind drunk to compete, the narrative makes it clear they ''had'' to to ensure that the warrior he bet on won, as he would have tortured and killed them for failing anyway.)

[[folder:Jarvia]]
!!Jarvia
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Salli Saffioti

->''"Well, you picked the wrong side, stranger. It doesn't matter who's king, as long as there's a queen!"''

Beraht's second-in-command and rumored lover, who takes over the Carta after his death. Like him, she cultivates allies among the people of Orzammar, both common and noble, which makes it difficult for the authorities to act against her. Both Bhelen and Harrowmont will ask the Warden to eliminate her in order to curry favor with the assembly.

* BenevolentBoss: It's hinted she does care to some extent about her men (at least probably more than Beraht). If you chose a different origin than the Dwarf Commoner, it’s possible to [[BerserkButton make her lose her cool]] by taunting her about how you just slaughtered her whole Carta.
-->'''Casteless Thug''': Jarvia was no Paragon, but she looked after her own.
* CombatPragmatism: When you finally meet and fight her in person, she faces you [[JustYouAndMeAndMyGuards surrounded by several of her henchmen, including several archers]], in a closed room [[HomeFieldAdvantage full of traps]] and spends half the fight in stealth mode.
* DepravedBisexual: Implied to have been in a relationship with Beraht before he died, and pulls an IHaveYouNowMyPretty with a female PC of any background. Still in the Carta regardless.
* {{Gayngster}}: If the PC is a female Warden of any race, Jarvia specifically tells her goons to kill the entire party, "but leave the pretty one -- I have plans for her." (The male Warden is "the mouthy one.")
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: She's strongly hinted to intend to do this with the Warden, [[DepravedBisexual regardless of the Warden's gender]].
* JustifiedCriminal: Many of the people of Dust Town consider her one, to the point that they'll attack the Warden for killing her.
* TheMafia: Takes over as the boss after Beraht's death.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: As with her boss, she's got lots of connections, and is actually fairly well-liked among the inhabitants of Dust Town, because she looks after them. At least, she's liked by the ones that aren't cowering in fear at the mere mention of her. After she's killed by the Warden, a group of them attempt to avenge her death.

!!!House Saelac

[[folder:Gorim Saelac]]
!!Gorim Saelac
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum

->''"Dwarven crafts! Fine dwarven crafts! Direct from Orzammar! You won't find better."''

The second of the Dwarven Noble PC.

* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Marries a surfacer shortly after being exiled from Orzammar, [[MultipleChoicePast even if]] he and the female Dwarf Noble were lovers. He'll even gush to her about how happy he is with his new wife and unborn child.
* BadassNormal: Warrior caste dwarfs are about as normal in combat as they get.
* BrokenRecord: "Dwarven crafts! Fine dwarven crafts! Direct from Orzammar!"
* DeadpanSnarker: Creator/SteveBlum nails every single line.
-->'''Gorim''': Why not? I'll just wear a sign that says "Assassinate me before Lady Aeducan marries beneath her".
* DoggedNiceGuy[=/=]StarCrossedLovers: Depending on what the female Dwarf Noble PC chooses.
* DoubleStandard: A victim of this [[MultipleChoicePast if]] he and the female Dwarf Noble PC are in love. While male dwarf nobles take lovers, concubines, and marry beneath their station all the time, female dwarf nobles cannot marry beneath them under ''any'' circumstances. (They can even run into her brother Bhelen's socially accepted casteless lover, while they have to keep their relationship a secret.) See DeadpanSnarker.
* HappilyMarried: He admits to the Dwarf Noble Warden that he's happier in exile on the surface than he ever would have imagined possible, including being married to a lovely woman and expecting their first child.
* IWillWaitForYou: Subverted if the Dwarf Noble is female [[MultipleChoicePast and they're in love]]. Even though he's the one to suggest the Dwarf Noble seek out Duncan and the Grey Wardens to survive exile in the Deep Roads, he marries a surfacer soon out of his exile from Orzammar, without even waiting to see if it worked. Granted, he had no real way of knowing if she would survive, but still...
* RetiredBadass: If you haven't played through the Dwarf Noble origin, you would never guess that the somewhat snarky merchant you met in Denerim was formerly a badass soldier.
* UndyingLoyalty:
** While it's up to the player to establish what the dwarf noble PC's relationship with their second is like (lovers, friends, master and servant), Gorim's loyalty to his Lord/Lady Aeducan will be one of his defining traits throughout the origin sequence. [[spoiler:He's so loyal, in fact, that it is neatly and efficiently used after Trian's murder to condemn him via guilt by association. "Your loyalty makes you a useless witness, Ser Gorim." However, he's not loyal enough to stay faithful to the female PC he's in love with -- although in his defense, he had no way of knowing that the Warden was still alive.]]
** When re-encountered in Denerim, he will provide the Dwarf Noble with the [[AncestralWeapon Shield of Aeducan]] and [[SoProudOfYou letter]] given to him [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacguffin by their dying father]], in addition to one of the best discounts in the game.

!!Smith Caste

[[folder:Ruck]]
!!Ruck
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NolanNorth

->''"It's my claim, not yours! Crunch your bones!"''

Ruck is a young Dwarf who was stranded in the Deep Roads for five years. Like anyone abandoned there, he's grown deformed and half-mad from consuming darkspawn flesh, likely in the early stages of ghoulification. However, he is willing to trade with you, and is essentially a store in the middle of the Deep Roads.

* AFateWorseThanDeath: Most companions see his condition as this, and feel it would have been better if he ''had'' died in a mining accident with the others. [[spoiler: Zevran will even insist on the Warden performing a MercyKill rather than let him continue to live like this, and [[ButThouMust the Warden has to agree]].]]
* AdmiringTheAbomination: Is implied to be in awe of the Archdemon's power when he felt it awake through the taint, and says that he barely resisted the taint's compulsion to see the creature for himself.
-->'''Ruck''': After the Dark Master awoke, he called his children and they all went...I wanted to go to, and gaze upon his beauty.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: His ''practical'' function in the game is to be a place to sell your junk and empty your bags without having to trek all the way back to Orzammar.
* AnythingButThat: He ''begs'' you to tell his mother he's dead. He doesn't want her to see him like that. His mother is enough of a MamaBear that she'll rush to the Deep Roads to seek him out if you tell her he's alive.
-->'''Ruck''': [[RapidFireNo Nonononono!]] No Filda! No mother! No warm blanket and stew and pillow and soft words! Ruck doesn't deserve good memories! No, no, ''[[BigNo NO]]''!
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/TheHobbit Gollum]]. WasOnceAMan who has become a TalkativeLoon ThirdPersonPerson, simultaneously misses and curses his old life, lives alone in deep, dark, undermountain caves, is forced to eat giant spiders and [[ImAHumanitarian worse]] to survive, etc.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: When you ask to trade with him, he'll tell you that you don't have to pay him for his wares...but you do. And if you kill him, you won't be able to loot any of these wares (including a rare and expensive Templar chestpiece) but will get some random low-level item.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Consuming the flesh of darkspawn to survive. The taint in his veins keeps the darkspawn from noticing, but at the cost of destroying his mind.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Can receive one from the Warden, [[ButThouMust especially if Zevran is in the party]].]]
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: He's likely undergoing ghoulification from eating darkspawn flesh, since he can sense the Taint within the Warden.
* NoodleIncident: It's not quite explained what he's doing alone in the Deep Roads, though his dialogue implies [[spoiler: he killed someone and fled into the tunnels to avoid being punished for murder]].
* TalkativeLoon: He never stops jabbering to himself.
* ThatManIsDead: Ruck firmly believes this about himself.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Ruck refers to himself as such.

[[folder:Dagna]]
A young girl of the Smith Caste, who wishes to study in the Circle of Magi.\\

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

!!Merchant Caste

[[folder:Bodahn Feddic]]
A dwarven merchant whom the Warden and his companions rescue on the Imperial Highway outside of Lothering, Bodahn and his adopted son Sandal thereafter travel with the party, providing a ready source of supplies as well as enchanting services.\\

''For more info, see [[Characters/DragonAgeRecurringNonPlayableCharacters this page]].''

[[folder:Sandal Feddic]]
The adopted son of the dwarven merchant Bodahn Feddic. Sandal is...special, to say the least, as he is lyrium-addled. However, he has a unique and natural talent when it comes to enchanting, displaying skill that surpasses that of even grandmasters. He follows the party along with his father and the two offer their services in the party camp.\\

''For more info, see [[Characters/DragonAgeRecurringNonPlayableCharacters this page]].''

->'''Voiced by''': Richard [=McGonagle=]

->'''Voiced by''': Zach Hanks

->''"I know I will never be loved in Orzammar, but I will rule. Nothing, not even treacherous kin, will stop me from claiming my right."''

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/WallyWingert

->''"We need absolute unity to fight against the fulcrum of true evil."''

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->'''Voiced by''': Helen Wilson

->''"Is this what our empire should look like? A crumbling tunnel filled with darkspawn spume? The Anvil will help us take back our glory!"''

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->'''Voiced by''': Wendy Braun

->''"That's why they hate us... that's why they need us. That's why they take us.... that's why they feed us."''

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/{{David Lodge|AmericanActor}}

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RobinSachs

->''"Your father made me swear on his deathbed that you would not succeed him."''

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SteveBlum

->''"Dwarven crafts! Fine dwarven crafts! Direct from Orzammar! You won't find better."''

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/NolanNorth

->''"It's my claim, not yours! Crunch your bones!"''

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->'''Voiced by''': Corri English

->''"I can only imagine the horrible things he's made you do."''

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BrianBloom

->''"I've been writing a poem about it. It starts, 'Oh, you're really, really cursed to have no caste / You noble lords can shove it up your...' but I couldn't think of a rhyme."''

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->'''Voiced by:''' Jeannie Elias

->''"The world's a cruel place. You had to learn that! You think you'd be where you are if I'd let you run from a few slaps?"''

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/PatFraley

->''"You keep your head down and say 'aye' to any job I decide is low enough for scum like you."''

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->'''Voiced by''': Salli Saffioti

->''"Well, you picked the wrong side, stranger. It doesn't matter who's king, as long as there's a queen!"''

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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/{{David Lodge|Actor}}

* IronicNurseryRhyme: And a very disturbing one at that.
* MadnessMantra: ''First day they come, and catch everyone,...'' and then she basically repeats the entire poem until you engage her.

* DarthVaderClone: The head of his steel golem form and his deep, echoed voice are very reminiscent of Vader.