Line #87 Characters/SkyholdAcademyYearbook


1	Skyhold Academy has a much bigger cast than its authors expected, so it was only a matter of time before it had a character sheet.
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3	'''Beware the spoilers.'''
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
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7	!!World Leaders
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9	A few of the people running Thedas are important to the series.
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11	[[folder:Alistair Theirin]]
12	Alistair Theirin, President (formerly King) of Ferelden
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14	* CommonalityConnection: A reluctant example. When speaking to Morrigan during a visit to the University of Orlais, he observes that "being in [his wife's] fan club" is the only thing he and Morrigan have ever had in common. Much as she dislikes having ''anything'' in common with him, she concedes the point, since Elissa is her beloved friend.
15	* CordonBleughChef: Despite being this, his job prior to becoming King was as the host of a CookingShow.
16	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Part of how he got pushed onto the throne.
17	* HappilyMarried: To Elissa, whom he openly adores.
18	* InSeriesNickname: Varric calls him "President Kingy."
19	* LawOfInverseFertility: He and his wife love children, but could never have any of their own for reasons unknown.
20	* PermanentElectedOfficial: The people of Ferelden love him too much to let him get away, so when he helped the country transition from a hereditary monarchy to an elective democracy, they compromised by making him this. He will hold the office of President until he decides to step down.
21	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Very much so.
22	* RoyalBlood: He's the last known member of the family which ruled Ferelden for several ages.
23	* TeamDad: To the kids at Skyhold; he even calls them "my kids."
24	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cheese, of course.
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26	[[/folder]]
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28	[[folder:Elissa Theirin]]
29	Elissa Theirin, nee Cousland, First Lady of Ferelden [[spoiler:and Commander of the Grey Wardens]]
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31	* BlueBlood: As in canon; she's a Cousland by birth, and thus a member of one of the oldest and most respected noble families in Ferelden.
32	* CanineCompanion: Toby, her mabari warhound. He's only mentioned a handful of times in the present day, but will appear in the prequel story ''The Red and Gold Dossier''.
33	* DarkAndTroubledPast: As will be shown in ''The Red and Gold Dossier''.
34	* HappilyMarried: To Alistair.
35	* InSeriesNickname: Varric calls her "the Queen Mother."
36	* LawOfInverseFertility: She and her husband love children, but could never have any of their own for reasons unknown.
37	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[spoiler:To the Grey Wardens, she's mostly only known as "Commander."]]
38	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In both of her roles, but especially the secret one.
39	* SecretSecretKeeper: Not even Leliana knows, for a long time, about Elissa's 'second job.'
40	* TeamMom: To the kids at Skyhold.
41	* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Morrigan feels this way about Elissa marrying Alistair, whom she will never consider good enough for her friend.
42	[[/folder]]
43
44	[[folder:Sebastian Vael]]
45	Prince Sebastian Vael, despite the democratization of the Free Marches, is still the guy running Starkhaven, and still recognized as a prince.
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47	* InnocentlyInsensitive: He unintentionally rubs Varric's nose in the fact that he visited Kirkwall and got to see Bethany. Varric, who is homesick as hell, struggles to maintain his poker face.
48	* NiceGuy: He's called this repeatedly by various characters.
49	* RoyalBlood: He's the hereditary Prince of Starkhaven.
50	* UnknownRival: He has no idea that [[spoiler:Varric]] thinks they're in a LoveTriangle. In fact, he's a ShipperOnDeck for [[spoiler:Varric and Bethany]], although this isn't revealed until near the end of the first story.
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52	[[/folder]]
53
54	!!Staff
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56	The teachers and administrators at Skyhold Academy are deeply attached to their school, their students, and each other.
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58	[[folder:Tropes which apply to the staff as a whole]]
59	* BadassTeacher: Usually downplayed, but they have no second thoughts about risking their lives to protect their students.
60	* BerserkButton: None of them take kindly to anyone threatening the school, the kids, or their colleagues.
61	* FamilyOfChoice: As Blackwall points out in one story, most of them don't have any family outside of the school - just like many of their students.
62	* InformedAbility: Somewhat improbably, they can all sing pretty well. The reader has to just accept the narrative's word for it, since the medium doesn't allow proof.
63	* MustHaveCaffeine: Most of them are shown drinking coffee or tea a ''lot''.
64	* ParentalSubstitute: For most of their students, who either have terrible parents or none at all.
65	* SecretKeeper: They're pretty nearly the only ones who know the truth about what Skyhold really is.
66	* TrueCompanions: How they see each other.
67	[[/folder]]
68
69	[[folder:Cullen Rutherford]]
70	Cullen Rutherford, history teacher
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72	* AlphaCouple: He and Evvy are this for the first story, although the sequels tend to reduce their prominence somewhat.
73	* ArtistsAreAttractive: His wife's artistic skill and passion is one of the things he finds most attractive about her.
74	* BerserkButton: He doesn't take kindly to anyone mistreating women.
75	* CannotTalkToWomen: In the first story. He gets better.
76	* ChickMagnet: One who is hilariously ObliviousToLove. He has no idea how many of his students have crushes on him, nor other adults for that matter.
77	* CoolTeacher: He's almost universally loved by his students.
78	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Since the setting is non-magical, he still has one but it was changed to center around his days serving in the military.
79	* DotingParent: To Cole [[spoiler:and later Skye]]
80	* GreenEyedMonster: In the first story he has shades of this, thinking that Michel is a rival for Evvy's affections. Michel is humorously oblivious to the whole thing.
81	* HappilyMarried: To Evvy, eventually. It's a ForegoneConclusion.
82	* HotTeacher: A lot of the students think so.
83	* ICantDance: His initial reaction to the existence of the dance club.
84	* ImpossiblyTackyClothing: His tie collection is the bane of Dorian's existence.
85	* InSeriesNickname: Varric calls him "Curly," as in canon, but Dorian dubs him "the unicorn," and Cole calls him "the sun." His siblings call him "Cul."
86	* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Cassandra.
87	* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: In his dealings with Evvy in the first story. It reaches the point where she can't put up with it anymore.
88	* MustHaveCaffeine: Until he's forced to give it up because of his heart trouble.
89	* SickeninglySweethearts: With his wife. Everyone finds it more amusing than anything, though.
90	* SweetTooth: He loves pretty much anything sweet.
91	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Coffee (until he's not allowed anymore) and blueberries.
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93	[[/folder]]
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95	[[folder:Evangeline Trevelyan]]
96	Evangeline Trevelyan (later Rutherford), substitute art teacher
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98	* AlphaCouple: She and Cullen are this for the first story, although the sequels tend to reduce their prominence somewhat.
99	* AudienceSurrogate: In the first story, she more or less fills this role. The reader learns about the workings of the school as she does.
100	* BestFriendsInLaw: With Cassandra.
101	* BlueBlood: She's technically Lady Evangeline, but it's mostly just a formality anymore since the Free Marches are democratic now.
102	* ChildhoodFriend: She and Mahanon have been friends since they were very young.
103	* DotingParent: To Cole [[spoiler:and later Skye]]
104	* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: She's sometimes known as "the rainbow of Skyhold."
105	* FamilyOfChoice: With her honorary brothers, and her decision to adopt Cole.
106	* HappilyMarried: To Cullen, eventually. It's a ForegoneConclusion.
107	* InSeriesNickname: Varric dubs her "Siren," owing to her eyes, and Dorian calls her "Cinderella." She's also been Mahanon's "little lady" for years.
108	* InformedAbility: Given the medium, we just have to take the other characters at their word that she's a superb artist.
109	* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Dorian, her "Fairy Godfather," and also with her childhood best friend Mahanon. When Varric and Dorian decide they are also 'the brother I never wanted' to one another, she and Varric declare themselves this too, mostly as a joke.
110	* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She's the youngest of Bann Trevelyan's five children (six if one counts Mahanon).
111	* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: With her eldest brother, Fred, who is twelve years older. Fred only appears in the series by mention, however.
112	* ShipperOnDeck: For both of her honorary brothers and their {{love interest}}s.
113	* SickeninglySweethearts: With her husband. Everyone finds it more amusing than anything, though.
114	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Hot chocolate.
115	* TheUnfavorite: She's very much this to her Great-Aunt Lucille, but some of her comments also suggest that she might be this to her parents as well.
116	* UptownGirl: She's this to Cullen.
117	* WhatBeautifulEyes: Her most distinctive feature is a pair of very green eyes.
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119	[[/folder]]
120
121	[[folder:Dorian Pavus]]
122	Dorian Pavus, music teacher and school librarian
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124	* BigBrotherInstinct: He gets ''very'' upset if anything happens to Evvy, whom he explicitly identifies as his sister.
125	* BigBrotherMentor: It's implied that he has this sort of bond with Felix.
126	* TheCastShowoff: And ''how''. If there's even the barest hint of an excuse for singing, dancing, or other theatrics, Dorian is front and center.
127	* CoolTeacher: Depending on who you ask, the coolest.
128	* CoolUncle: To Cole [[spoiler:and later to the babies.]]
129	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Details about it get dropped here and there throughout the series.
130	* DeadpanSnarker: It's almost an art form.
131	* FamilyOfChoice: Of all the teachers, he's the one who seems to take this the most seriously with regards to his colleagues, and comments more than once about how he's grateful that they allowed him to be part of their family.
132	* InSeriesNickname: "Sparkler," as in canon, as well as "Fairy Godfather" and, later, "Dodo."
133	* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Evvy, his BestFriend and "Cinderella."
134	* NeatFreak: Mess up his library at your own risk.
135	* NobodyTouchesTheHair: He ''hates'' to get his hair mussed.
136	* ProudBeauty: Mostly played for laughs, and it in no way interferes with his being a NiceGuy.
137	* SharpDressedMan: And he will force those around him to be the same when the occasion calls for it.
138	* ShipTease: With Bull. It becomes less tease-y and more confirmed as the series continues.
139	* ShipperOnDeck: For Evvy and her "unicorn."
140	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Antivan brandy.
141	* VitriolicBestBuds: With his "brother," Varric.
142	[[/folder]]
143
144	[[folder:Varric Tethras]]
145	Varric Tethras, writing arts teacher and secret school philanthropist
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147	* AffectionateNickname: In addition to all the others he bestows, he refers to the Hawke sisters as "my girls."
148	* AgeGapRomance: He's a dozen years older than his {{love interest}}.
149	* BerserkButton: If you so much as imply that you're thinking of harming Bethany or Marian Hawke, he ''will'' end you. [[spoiler:Literally.]]
150	** More humorously, he also really, ''really'' hates the ''Fifty Shades'' books. Mostly for existing.
151	* BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler:With Hawke, post-''Disorienuptials''.]]
152	* ConversationalTroping: He's guilty of this at times.
153	* CoolBike: He rides a black and silver Harley-Davidson.
154	* CoolTeacher: In a different way than most of the others. He and Dorian have a minor FriendlyRivalry about which of them is cooler, but neither is particularly serious about it.
155	* CoolUncle: More specifically, he's known as the "whiskey uncle."
156	* DeadpanSnarker: As in canon.
157	* FamilyOfChoice: In his own words, he's an honorary Hawke. He also becomes the honorary brother of Dorian and, by extension, Evvy.
158	* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: By the time of the series, he's finally [[spoiler:moved past Bianca]]. She doesn't actually get mentioned until about midway through the series, when she sends a letter.
159	* GameMaster: He takes on this role in ''Love is a Mystery'', running tabletop campaigns of ''Gatehouses and Ghouls'' for students and teachers alike.
160	* GreenEyedMonster: Toward Sebastian, mildly.
161	* GrumpyOldMan: He describes himself like this.
162	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Bethany, post-''Disorienuptials''.]]
163	* HeCleansUpNicely: If a certain young lady is to be believed.
164	* HomeSweetHome: He misses Kirkwall terribly, even singing Music/OwlCity's "Metropolis" in the first installment as an indicator of it. [[spoiler:Of course, what he really misses are the Hawkes.]]
165	* HotTeacher: He gets explicitly called this during the concert in the first story. He doesn't seem to think it's accurate, though; a few times he refers to himself as having "a face made for radio."
166	* ICallItVera: Bianca, as ever; in this iteration, she's a vintage typewriter.
167	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the first installment.
168	* InformedAbility: Averted. Being a writer, he's the only staff member who gets to show off his talent in the medium.
169	* InSeriesNickname: TheNicknamer actually gets one himself here - "Ick." Needless to say, Hawke ''loves'' it. In later installments, Dorian occasionally addresses him as "brother" as an AffectionateNickname.
170	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Vaguely with Evvy, mostly because they (eventually) each consider Dorian to be their honorary brother. They're not quite as close as the trope would normally imply, however, though they are fond of one another.
171	* MetaGuy: With a gift for PaintingTheFourthWall.
172	* MustHaveCaffeine: He drinks a lot of coffee in general, but he uses it to self-medicate for a time in the first story.
173	* TheNicknamer: As in canon.
174	* OddFriendship: With Cassandra.
175	* PanickyExpectantFather: [[spoiler:In the final installments - and a more justified example than many, given Bethany's health issues.]]
176	* PercussiveTherapy: After the major crisis in the first story, he refuses to see the therapist Leliana brings into the school, preferring to utilize this instead.
177	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Hawke - they adore each other, but it's not even faintly romantic.
178	* SecretKeeper: He's the only one (besides, possibly, Leliana) who knows the real reason for Hawke's sabbatical in the first story.
179	* TheShortGuyWithGlasses: He's explicitly stated to be the shortest of the male teachers, and wears reading glasses.
180	* TheStoryteller: As in canon.
181	* SweetTooth: One to rival Cullen's.
182	* TheseHandsHaveKilled: A source of {{angst}} for him during the first story.
183	* {{Troll}}: On occasion, though it's always meant in good fun.
184	* UnclePennybags: It's not commonly known, but he's the one who funds the school's weekly ice cream nights and monthly movie outings, among other things.
185	* VitriolicBestBuds: With his "brother," Dorian, and also Cassandra.
186	[[/folder]]
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188	[[folder:Cassandra Pentaghast]]
189	Cassandra Pentaghast, girls' physical education teacher
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191	* BestFriendsInLaw: With Evvy. [[spoiler:After ''Disorienuptials'', they have this in a DoubleInLawMarriage kind of way.]]
192	* BlueBlood: As in canon.
193	* CoolTeacher: A rare example of a gym teacher who isn't a SadistTeacher.
194	* DotingParent: [[spoiler:To Anthony, though not to the syrupy extent of Cullen.]]
195	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Mahanon, post-''Disorienuptials''.]]
196	* InSeriesNickname: Her canon nickname of "Seeker" doesn't fit the series parameters, so Varric instead dubs her "General" as a nod to her military background.
197	* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Cullen.
198	* LongDistanceRelationship: When she gets involved with Evvy's friend Mahanon, his work requires them to be in one of these. [[spoiler:This continues even after they get married.]]
199	* OddFriendship: With Varric; they're also VitriolicBestBuds.
200	* SecretKeeper: For Varric in the first story, once circumstances sort of force him to make her his confidante.
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202	[[/folder]]
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204	[[folder:Marian Hawke]]
205	Marian Hawke, art teacher
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207	* AffectionateNickname: She frequently calls her sister "Bethy."
208	* ArtistsAreAttractive: A mutual version with her husband; she's a painter and he's a dancer, and it factored into both how they met and how they were drawn to each other.
209	* BigSisterInstinct: Don't even think about touching her little sister. She's already lost her little brother.
210	* BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler:With Varric, post-''Disorienuptials''.]]
211	* BoyishShortHair: As seen in her 'casting' image.
212	* CoolBigSis: To Bethany; they're very different but nevertheless very close.
213	* DeadpanSnarker: More often than most.
214	* HappilyMarried: To Fenris.
215	* InformedAbility: As with Evvy, the reader just has to take the narrative's word for it that she's an exceptional artist, since there's no way to prove it in the medium.
216	* ItsPersonal: Part of her backstory; she's the one who finally put an end to the White Lily Murders in Kirkwall a few years before the series. Sadly, she wasn't able to stop the killer in time to save his final victim, her mother.
217	* LastNameBasis: Very few people are allowed to call her Marian.
218	* LawOfInverseFertility: Averted. According to WordOfGod, Hawke and Fenris don't really mind that they've never had children because of the demands of their careers. [[spoiler:(That said, she can't wait to be the [[CoolUncle Cool Aunt]] to Bethany's baby.)]]
219	* LongDistanceRelationship: Owing to the traveling he does for his career, her relationship with Fenris is usually this, even since their marriage.
220	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Varric - they adore each other, but it's not even faintly romantic.
221	* PresentAbsence: Her sabbatical from Skyhold Academy is what kicks off the first story, and affects a significant chunk of its plot.
222	* SelfMadeWoman: Arguably, more than anyone else in the series.
223	* ShipperOnDeck: For [[spoiler:Bethany and Varric]], despite the latter's expectation that she would be against it.
224	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Bethany's girly-girl. She wears her hair short by choice and comments more than once on her dislike of wearing dresses. She's seen to wear only one in the whole series, when she serves as matron of honor in a wedding.
225	* {{Troll}}: Occasionally, but usually only to Varric. He gives as good as he gets.
226	[[/folder]]
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228	[[folder: Ivan Ronbul]]
229	Coach Bull, the boys' physical education teacher and football coach
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231	* TheBigGuy: Almost by default.
232	* BoisterousBruiser: Much like in canon, though more with football than fighting.
233	* CoolTeacher: A rare example of a gym teacher who isn't a SadistTeacher.
234	* DeadpanSnarker: Not quite in the same vein as the others, but he gets in some good lines.
235	* FamilyOfChoice: He considers Krem to basically be his son.
236	* AFatherToHisMen: The Chargers see him this way.
237	* GentleGiant: To his students and colleagues.
238	* IncrediblyLamePun: He likes to make these on occasion. Probably the best-known one is when he gives Krem a car for graduation... it's a ''Charger.''
239	** His name also counts as one for the authors. Ivan Ronbul is I. Ronbul... Iron Bull.
240	* MultipleChoicePast: He used to be a spy, which led him to dabble in a bunch of different occupations while undercover. He even sings opera.
241	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone just calls him Coach Bull. His real name isn't revealed, except by WordOfGod, until the ''Ordinary Chaos'' prequel.
242	* ShipTease: With Dorian. It becomes less tease-y and more confirmed as the series continues.
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244	[[/folder]]
245
246	[[folder:Solas Harel]]
247	Solas Harel, teacher of all forms of science
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249	* ConfirmedBachelor: One of the only adults in the series with no {{love interest}}. As far as anyone can tell, his true loves are science, video games, and cake.
250	* DeadpanSnarker: On occasion. His sense of humor is very dry.
251	* FamedInStory: His "Dread Wolf" persona is very well-known in the Website/YouTube gaming community.
252	* HiddenDepths: In addition to singing (like the rest of the staff), he's a well-known gamer and also a gifted ''mime.''
253	* InformedAbility: You just have to take the authors' word for it that he's a really good mime.
254	* LetsPlay: He moonlights as popular Let's Player "The Dread Wolf."
255	* MysteriousPast: No one knows anything about his past. The authors admit that they just never found an opportunity to work it into the plot.
256	* NotSoAboveItAll: He occasionally startles his colleagues by participating in things like talent shows and bachelor parties.
257	* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: The main reason he was hired, despite the mysterious past. By bringing in one guy who could effectively teach all the necessary sciences, Skyhold could stretch their budget farther than if they hired multiple teachers.
258	* SweetTooth: To the point where some reviewers have suggested that the real {{OTP}} of the series is Solas/Cake.
259
260	[[/folder]]
261
262	[[folder:Gordon Blackwall]]
263	Gordon Blackwall, industrial arts teacher
264
265	* AdaptationalHeroism: The darker aspects of his character and history are not present in this universe, although a LighterAndSofter variant of them appears in the InUniverse story ''The Adventures of Dodo and Ick.''
266	* DeadpanSnarker: Subtle, but present.
267	* LastNameBasis: He's rarely called anything but Blackwall.
268	* MysteriousPast: Like Solas, he has one that never managed to get worked into the story.
269	* RealMenHateSugar: As in canon.
270	* ShipTease: With Josephine - very subtle at first, and progressively more pronounced, based on their in-game flirtation.
271	* ShipperOnDeck: Not seriously, but occasionally he cracks up his colleagues by solemnly declaring that he ships a particular pairing.
272	* ShopClass: His hat in this universe, based on his in-game construction project of the rocking griffon.
273
274	[[/folder]]
275
276	[[folder: Josephine Montilyet]]
277	Josephine Montilyet, guidance counselor and deputy headmistress - among other things
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279	* BrainyBrunette: She's ''very'' smart, and balances the school budget like a master.
280	* ChessmasterSidekick: She's Leliana's assistant, but Leliana is far too competent (and kind) to make Josephine a BeleagueredAssistant.
281	* TheFace: Her position is so unique that it doesn't really have a name; she's a combination of deputy headmistress, guidance counselor, treasurer, and public relations expert. Much of the ongoing work to find both funds and students for the school falls on her desk.
282	* OnlySaneEmployee: Not that the others are exactly ''crazy'', but Josie has her feet a little bit more firmly on the ground than some of them.
283	* TheReliableOne: Skyhold would probably fall apart without her.
284	* ShipTease: With Blackwall - very subtle at first, and progressively more pronounced, based on their in-game flirtation.
285
286	[[/folder]]
287
288	[[folder:Leliana Nightingale]]
289	Leliana Nightingale, headmistress of Skyhold Academy
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291	* TheChanteuse: She occasionally sings solos at the various events (an InformedAbility, as with everyone else's singing, although at least hers has been heard in the games) and is explicitly cast in this role in one of Jim and Rory's fanfics.
292	* TheChessmaster: A very benign version. It's indicated many times that ''nothing'' happens in Skyhold without her knowledge; she has her fingers in many pies and her eyes are everywhere. In ''I Must Be Going,'' Varric casts her in the Miracle Max role because he reasons that if he were ever going to ask anyone to perform a literal miracle, it would be Leliana.
293	** FailedASpotCheck: However, in the first story, even she fails to realize that [[spoiler:a number of the school's support staff are actually moles for Venatori Prep]]. Somewhat justified, since she has absolutely no reason to suspect such a thing until it's almost too late.
294	* InSeriesNickname: Varric calls her "Songbird," since Nightingale is her actual surname here.
295	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Almost too reasonable; until she learns the truth about the school, Evvy is genuinely shocked at some of the things Leliana tolerates among the staff, not least the romantic shenanigans. TheReveal, when it comes, makes her acceptance of it all much more understandable.
296	* SecretKeeper: She knows pretty nearly ''everything'' about ''everyone'' in the school, except for the spoilered example under FailedASpotCheck. After that happens, she doubles down on making sure she really ''does'' know everything.
297	** SecretSecretKeeper: Sometimes the things she knows about other characters are things they don't ''realize'' she knows. For instance, it's implied in the first story that [[spoiler:she knows the real reason for Hawke's sabbatical and how that reason is affecting Varric]], something Varric himself doesn't realize.
298	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She's very partial to a specific blend of tea which includes peppermint and lavender. In a variant, however, she's rarely shown to be specifically drinking this blend; the reader is more aware of her fondness for it because Varric tells Bethany about it.
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300	[[/folder]]
301
302	[[folder:Vivienne de Fer]]
303	Vivienne de Fer, foreign language instructor
304
305	* TheFashionista: She wears nothing less than cutting edge fashion. In ''Emerald Princess'', Rory describes her Instagram as featuring "wicked sweet fashion" that one might wear while killing people.
306	* NotSoAboveItAll: She surprises everyone by agreeing to come back to be a judge for "Masked Skyhold," mostly so she can critique the costumes.
307	* PetTheDog: When she returns for the school reunion, she engages in some of this with Varric, of whom she appears genuinely fond.
308	* PutOnABus: She gets subjected to this early in the first story, owing to a personal crisis.[[note]]The meta reason was to give the authors an excuse to bring in Michel de Chevin as substitute.[[/note]]
309	** TheBusCameBack: She returns for the school reunion in ''The Memory Band'' and also for the "Masked Skyhold" competition.
310	* TheRival: She seems to view Morrigan this way, although Morrigan's own feelings on the subject are unknown.
311	[[/folder]]
312
313	[[folder:Michel de Chevin]]
314	Michel de Chevin, substitute foreign language instructor
315
316	* HotTeacher: To the point where some of Cullen's fan base defects.
317	* PairTheSpares: Later stories in the series have him dating Cullen's sister Mia.
318	* UnknownRival: He has no idea that Cullen thinks, in the first story, that they're in a LoveTriangle with Evvy. By the time it's finally explained to him, Cullen and Evvy are in a relationship, so they can both afford to be amused by it and Michel doesn't hold a grudge.
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320	[[/folder]]
321
322	[[folder:Lace Harding]]
323	Lace Harding, administrative assistant
324
325	* TheChooserOfTheOne: This is part of her specific duties. She travels around Thedas to follow up on leads concerning children who could benefit from being sent to Skyhold.
326	* HopeBringer: Considering the situations in which some of the children are living before she finds them, she could be seen this way.
327	* ShipTease: With Bram Kenric, as of ''The Memory Band.'' Overlaps with RescueRomance, as she saves his life.
328
329	[[/folder]]
330
331	[[folder:Felix Alexius]]
332	Felix Alexius, assistant librarian, aspiring filmmaker, and yearbook photographer
333
334	* CameraFiend: He's frequently seen playing photographer in the stories.
335	* TheMole: During the first story, he undertakes this role, venturing into Venatori Prep in search of information.
336	* SparedByTheAdaptation: The authors just couldn't bring themselves to kill him off as in canon.
337	[[/folder]]
338
339	!!Students
340	Students at Skyhold Academy are very special, although not for the reasons the world thinks. As such, their teachers are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure they're happy and safe.
341
342	[[folder:The student body in general]]
343
344	* AbusiveParents: It's not described in detail, but some of them have these.
345	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Most of them have some form of this.
346	* DemotedToExtra: In ''Inquisition'', Sera is a member of the inner circle. Here, she's a student named Sera Archer, who appears mostly by mention. Cole is also a member of the inner circle who gets turned into a student, although he has a larger role due to his relationships with Evvy and Cullen.
347	* DramaClub: When Dorian forms one, it might be easier to count the kids who ''don't'' join.
348	* GoodParents: A lucky few (like Rory) have these, but were chosen to come to Skyhold because their families are struggling in other ways.
349	* OnlyOneName: Some of the students have only been identified by their first names in the stories.
350	* ParentalAbandonment: Some of them, like Jim and Cole, suffer from this, which means they have been through an OrphansOrdeal.
351	* ShipperOnDeck: For the various pairings among their teachers, which naturally results in...
352	* {{Squee}}: Often and loudly.
353	[[/folder]]
354
355	[[folder:Cole Rutherford]]
356	Cole is a lonely and withdrawn boy who eventually becomes Cullen and Evvy's son.
357
358	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: He's capable of delivering these from time to time, most particularly to his father.
359	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason for his attachment to all of the Skyhold staff, and especially to the two who become his parents.
360	* BerserkButton: A very mild (and funny) example compared to most, but there are a few references from ''I Must Be Going'' onward to the fact that Cole really hates the word "smaragdine." He even writes an essay about it!
361	* BigBrotherInstinct: After ''I Must Be Going'', he has this toward [[spoiler:his baby sister Skye]].
362	* CanineCompanion: As of ''Where the Sky is Held,'' he has a mabari named Snow.
363	* FriendToAllLivingThings: He's very kind to animals.
364	* HappilyAdopted: After the first story.
365	* InnocentBlueEyes: His are mentioned a few times.
366	* LikeFatherLikeSon: Despite not being biologically related, he and Cullen share a number of mannerisms and interests.
367	* LiteralMinded: On occasion. For example, when Rory receives a book of poetry for Wintersend and asks him if it was him, he replies, "No, I am not a book of poems." It's a CallBack to his personality from the game.
368	* LonersAreFreaks: Until Evvy helps him come out of his shell, he's ''very'' solitary.
369	* MeaningfulName: His surname before adoption was Hughes, from the Germanic element ''hug'' meaning "heart, mind, and spirit." This has yet to be revealed in the stories.
370	* MommasBoy: To an extent; he adores his mother and would do absolutely anything to make her happy.
371	* TheNicknamer: Not to the extent of Varric, but he does give nicknames to certain people in his life - most particularly his parents, who are "the rainbow" and "the sun."
372	* TheQuietOne
373	* RainbowMotif: He's the one who originally gives Evvy her 'rainbow' nickname; he also decides that Cullen is the sun and he himself is the rain, since a rainbow needs both sun and rain in order to appear.
374	* TraumaButton: A mild example, but after the events of the first story, he has a hard time with the idea of anything happening to his mother. There are a few offhanded mentions of him seeing a therapist, even after the events are long over.
375
376	[[/folder]]
377
378	[[folder:The Partners in Crime]]
379	Aurora "Rory" Norbertson, James Scout, and Janessa Dasher are three of the students who have been attending Skyhold since it first opened, and have been best friends since the beginning.
380
381	* AffectionateNickname: They frequently call each other "Jimmy," "Nessie," and "Rors."
382	* AscendedExtra: They're this in many ways. They were originally brought into the series in the second installment, which is a one-shot humor piece, but over time they all took on a life of their own.
383	* BreakoutCharacter: They turned out to be ''much'' more popular than the authors ever expected. It's downplayed with Nessa, who doesn't appear quite as much as the other two, but Rory and Jim have a lot of fans among the readers.
384	* CastingGag: Nessa sings a few songs from ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}''. The authors use Auli'i Cravalho as her face claim.
385	* CommonalityConnection: According to a comment Rory makes in ''I Must Be Going'', she and Jim first became friends due to their mutual love of ''Film/ThePrincessBride.''
386	* CutenessProximity: Rory ''loves'' baby animals.
387	* DramaQueen: Rory calls Jim this.
388	* FamilyOfChoice[=/=]LikeBrotherAndSister: All three are only children, and they see each other as the siblings they've never had. Rory and Nessa even refer to Jim as "our silly brother" in ''New Message Received.''
389	* FlowerMotif: Rory becomes associated with daisies, at least briefly.
390	* FullNameUltimatum: Rory and Jim are known to do this to each other.
391	* GenerationXerox: A variant. Rory and Jim are amused (as seen in ''New Message Received'') to realize that their relationship makes them a sort of younger version of Hawke and Varric.
392	* InSeriesNickname: Varric dubs them "Sonnet," "Bishop" and "Lyric." In addition, their self-selected group name of the "Partners in Crime" gets picked up by the teachers when speaking of the trio.
393	* IncrediblyLamePun: Jim delights in making these; his HurricaneOfPuns in ''Beauty and the Bloodsucker'' is a prime example. The girls are alternately amused and annoyed by it.
394	* IronicNickname: They dub themselves "Partners in Crime", but they're three of the best-behaved teenagers you'll ever meet.
395	* MeaningfulName: Varric nicknames Jim "Bishop" after the chess piece, but it has a double meaning that falls into Fridge territory. Jim, as noted in the narrative, is asexual, and chooses to be celibate... much like a priest.
396	* MomentKiller: Jim is the unlucky bloke who interrupts the first kiss between Cullen and Evvy. (He's based on the scout in ''Inquisition'' who does the same thing.)
397	* MostFanficWritersAreGirls: Played straight with Rory, averted with Jim.
398	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Rory and Nessa's full first names are maybe mentioned twice in the whole series.
399	* OnlySaneMan: Nessa is this for the group; she has her silly moments, but she's got nothing on the other two.
400	* PlatonicLifePartners: Nothing romantic here at all.
401	* PungeonMaster: Jim, Jim, ''Jim''. The puns are either genius or torturous, sometimes both.
402	* RomanticFalseLead: Jim is sometimes mistaken for either Rory or Nessa's boyfriend. When discussing the matter with Krem, Rory admits she can see where people get the idea, since they're so close.
403	* {{Squee}}: If a particular student is seen gushing or squeeing about the teachers' romances, cute babies or animals, or anything in particular, there's better than even odds that it's Rory.
404	* {{Troll}}: Jim is this to the girls occasionally, but only in benign, playful ways. They evidently consider it part of his charm.
405	* TwiceShy: Rory with her crush, Krem.
406	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: ''Life is a Roller Coaster'' reveals that Jim is deathly terrified of snakes, while Rory is afraid of heights.
407	* YouSaidYouCouldntDance: Played with; it's a {{running gag}} that the girls want to see Jim tap dance. It's unclear whether or not he actually can, since he keeps refusing. Only at graduation is it finally revealed that [[spoiler:no, he really can't, and he doesn't know why they keep asking.]]
408	[[/folder]]
409
410	[[folder:Cremisius Aclassi]]
411	Krem is the quarterback for the Chargers (until he graduates) and pretty universally beloved by the cast.
412
413	* BigManOnCampus: During the time of the main series, he's this; it's later indicated that he inherited the role from Delrin Barris.
414	* TheCastShowoff: Arguably more than any of the other students. He really seems to relish the chances he gets to strut his stuff onstage.
415	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Like many Skyhold students, though by his own admission his is somewhat different.
416	* FamilyOfChoice: Bull is basically his adoptive father.
417	* IncrediblyLamePun: He sometimes makes these, which he blames on all the time he spends with Bull.
418	* LovableJock
419	* LovelyAssistant: With great amusement, he plays this role for Rory during the school talent show.
420	* MistakenForRomance: He eventually admits that he would have asked Rory out a lot sooner than he did, except that he was under the impression that she was dating Jim.
421	* PrecociousCrush: He admits to Rory that he had a small crush on Evvy for a brief time during her first year at the school.
422	* TheQuarterback: Until he graduates, this is his position on the team.
423	* RomanticWingman: He's "the greatest wingman ''ever''" when he helps introduce Michel de Chevin to Mia Rutherford.
424	* TwiceShy: With his crush, Rory.
425	[[/folder]]
426
427	!!Family members of the staff
428	Although they're not always on hand for all the shenanigans, a few of the staff members do have family members who have a role to play in the assorted stories.
429
430	[[folder:The Rutherford Siblings]]
431	Mia is Cullen's older sister, and Branson and Rosalie are their younger siblings. They live in South Reach, but occasionally make the trek to Skyhold for important occasions.
432
433	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Branson and Rosalie have very faint shades of this, but as they're adults, it's implied they've grown out of the worst of it.
434	* BigSisterInstinct: Mia toward all of her younger siblings, and toward her sister-in-law to a lesser extent.
435	* CoolBigSis: Cullen in particular sees Mia like this; they're very close.
436	* CoolUncle: Branson participates in the "uncle-off" in ''The Memory Band'' to try to prove that he's the coolest.
437	* InSeriesNickname: Varric calls Mia "Curly-Girl," Branson "Curly-Two," and Rosalie "Curly-Cute."
438	* PairTheSpares: Later stories see Mia dating Michel de Chevin, while Rosalie develops some strong ShipTease with Cullen's friend Rylen.
439	* StrongFamilyResemblance: They've all got curly blond hair, and Skye is noted in later stories to look a lot like her Auntie Rosalie.
440	[[/folder]]
441
442	[[folder: Fenris Hawke]]
443	Fenris Hawke is the art teacher's husband, and a professional ballet dancer. He appears in the stories infrequently.
444
445	* ArtistsAreAttractive: A mutual version with his wife; she's a painter and he's a dancer, and it factored into both how they met and how they were drawn to each other.
446	* BestFriendsInLaw: With his sister-in-law Bethany. They're clearly very fond of each other.
447	* DarkAndTroubledPast: A somewhat altered version of his canon backstory; it's the reason he was initially reluctant to get involved with Hawke.
448	* DeadpanSnarker: Much like in canon.
449	* HappilyMarried: To Hawke.
450	* InformedAbility: Given the medium, we can't see him dance.
451	* LongDistanceRelationship: Owing to the traveling he does for his career, his relationship with Hawke is usually this, even since their marriage.
452	* SecretKeeper: He's one of the only people outside of Skyhold Academy to know the truth about the school; it's explained in a later story that Hawke made telling him and Bethany the truth a condition of her employment.
453	* TookTheWifesName: After marrying Hawke, he changed his last name to hers instead of the other way around. (Of course, in the games he doesn't ''have'' a last name, but in this universe it's implied that he ShedTheFamilyName to help himself shrug off the DarkAndTroubledPast.)
454	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Aggregio wine, similar to his appreciation of it in ''Dragon Age II''.
455
456	[[/folder]]
457
458	[[folder: Bethany Hawke]]
459	Bethany Hawke [[spoiler:(later Tethras)]] is Hawke's younger sister and Varric's "fangirl in chief."
460
461	* AgeGapRomance: She's about twelve years younger than her {{love interest}}.
462	* AngstySurvivingTwin: Downplayed, but she definitely misses her brother.
463	* BestFriendsInLaw: With her sister's husband Fenris; they're clearly very fond of each other.
464	* BigSisterWorship: As different as they are in many ways, Bethany idolizes Marian and they are very close.
465	* TheFashionista: Her hat in this universe, owing to her in-game love of pretty clothes. She has a degree in fashion design and manufacture, runs a blog about the subject, and helps with the costumes for the school play, among other things.
466	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Varric, post-''Disorienuptials''.]]
467	* ImperiledInPregnancy: [[spoiler:Due to her pregnancy, Bethany is unable to receive the usual treatments for her illness, so she's under excessive watch for the duration and is hospitalized at one point.]]
468	* LongDistanceRelationship: [[spoiler:With Varric, until they get married.]]
469	* SecondLove: She's this for [[spoiler:Varric]], although details about her predecessor aren't mentioned at all until ''The Memory Band''.
470	* SecretKeeper: She's one of the only people outside of Skyhold Academy to know the truth about the school; it's explained in a later story that Hawke made telling her and Fenris the truth a condition of her employment.
471	* SpoiledSweet: Between Hawke and Varric (especially Varric), she can have pretty much anything she wants. It doesn't make her one iota less kind or considerate.
472	* SweetTooth: Her love of sugar rivals that of Solas.
473	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly-girl to Hawke's tomboy; Bethany ''loves'' pretty dresses and girly things.
474	* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim?: According to Varric, Bethany's greatest flaw is her questionable taste in men. [[spoiler:He only says this after she starts dating ''him'', so it's actually self-deprecating humor.]]
475	[[/folder]]
476
477	[[folder:Mahanon Lavellan]]
478	Mahanon Lavellan is Evvy's oldest friend, who becomes immediately smitten with a certain gym teacher.
479
480	* AffectionateNickname: Evvy is his "little lady" and has been since childhood; she fondly refers to him as "my darling pain in the ass." Later, he sometimes addresses Cassandra as "my lady."
481	* TheCastShowoff: Second only to Dorian, he takes the most obvious delight in singing, dancing, and otherwise pushing his way into the limelight. The others find it more amusing than anything, on account of him being such a NiceGuy.
482	* TheCharmer: Evvy explicitly describes him this way.
483	* ChildhoodFriend: He and Evvy have been friends since they were very young.
484	* CoolUncle: Participates in the "uncle-off" in ''The Memory Band'' to try to prove that he's the coolest.
485	* FamilyOfChoice: Even beyond his friendship with Evvy, he's basically an honorary member of the Trevelyan family. In one letter, Evvy's mother refers to him as "my extra son."
486	* GentlemanAdventurer: Arguably the best way to describe his occupation; he does a lot of consulting with police departments, doing things like codebreaking.
487	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Cassandra, post-''Disorienuptials''.]]
488	* InSeriesNickname: Varric dubs him "Lockpick."
489	* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Evvy, who tells him that he's "my other self or something." They've been friends since they were very small children, and he absolutely dotes on her in his own weird way.
490	* LikeFatherLikeSon: It may be too early to really say this, but [[spoiler:he and his adopted son Anthony seem to have the same sense of humor]]. Evvy invokes the trope more than once.
491	* LongDistanceRelationship: When he starts dating Cassandra, his work requires that they have one of these. [[spoiler:This remains true even after they get married, until he reaches a breaking point and just can't take it anymore.]]
492	* MissingMom[=/=]DisappearedDad: It rarely comes up, but a big part of the reason that he's effectively a member of the Trevelyan family is because his own parents died when he was young, and Evvy's parents assumed guardianship of him because he was so close to Evvy and her brother Nathaniel.
493	* RomanticFalseLead: Cullen initially questions the relationship between Evvy and "Non," although she later acknowledges that his confusion was understandable.
494	* TranquilFury: His reaction to [[spoiler:Evvy being kidnapped]] in the first story amounts to this. He's not nearly as outspoken about his feelings on the subject as Cullen or Dorian, but it's clear that he is absolutely ''furious''.
495	* {{Troll}}: He's prone to this sort of thing, especially with Evvy, who as noted above sometimes refers to him as "my darling pain in the ass."
496	[[/folder]]
497
498	[[folder:The Baby Brigade - unmarked spoilers!]]
499	These are the FanCreatedOffspring of the main cast, the children (other than Cole) of the assorted Skyhold staff.
500
501	* BabiesEverAfter: As the folder title would imply.
502	* BabyLanguage: Skye and Anthony's appearances in the later installments show them communicating with each other in this.
503	* BabysFirstWords: Skye's is "da;" Anthony's is "mama." Both are treated with all the importance one would expect.
504	* BabysitterFriendship: They like being watched by the Partners in Crime, Krem, and Cole; the teenagers are generally eager for the job as well.
505	* CutenessProximity: They have this effect on pretty much everyone, even [[IceQueen Vivienne]].
506	* DeadGuyJunior:
507	** Skye, whose real first name is Eleanor, is named after her paternal grandmother.
508	** Anthony is named after his maternal uncle.
509	** Kirk's middle names are after his maternal grandfather and uncle.
510	* DoorstopBaby: Anthony's introduction to the series was to be left on the steps of an abandoned Chantry.
511	* FanCreatedOffspring: Unlike most of the adults in the main cast, none of them exist in canon.
512	* HappilyAdopted: Anthony is the adopted son of Cass and Mahanon.
513	* HometownNickname:
514	** Eleanor Skye Rutherford is usually called Skye, which is in honor of Skyhold.
515	** Kirk Tethras is named after Kirkwall. Yes, really.
516	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Since they're effectively being raised together, it's generally presumed by the adults that this will be their relationship as they get older.
517	* LikeFatherLikeSon: Evvy frequently comments that Anthony has Mahanon's sense of humor. Gender flipped with Skye, who has inherited her father's love of blueberries.
518	* MiddleNameBasis: Skye's real first name is rarely mentioned; everyone calls her by her middle name.
519	* TheNicknamer: Skye is a baby version of this, since while she's learning to speak she has difficulty pronouncing a lot of the teachers' names. Some of her names for people stick, most particularly "Dodo" for Dorian and "Ick" for Varric, although that's largely Hawke's doing.
520	* ParentalMarriageVeto: A variant. Both Cullen and Dorian have indicated that Skye is ''never'' going to be allowed to date, much less get married. Evvy begs to differ.
521	* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Skye is fifteen years younger than her big brother Cole. Of course, Cole was adopted, but it still counts.
522	* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Once Kirk is born, it's suggested that they will be this as they grow up.
523	* WhatBeautifulEyes: It's indicated that Skye has inherited her mother's big green eyes.

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