Characters / Age of Dragons

Origins Characters

Brehan Mahariel

Emma shem'nan

A Dalish elf that Duncan forcibly recruited. Though initially hostile to the party, he eventually warms to them and serves as the party's scout and tracker. Leliana also trains him as a bard, and the two begin a relationship. After the Blight ends, he goes with Leliana back to Orlais and joins her in working as the Divine's left hand. In the future timeline, he's spymaster of the Inquisition.

• The Bard: Both in terms of actually singing and in acting as a spy. He eventually becomes the Inquisition's spymaster when Leliana becomes Divine.
• BFS: Favors two-handed weapons, so he's also just as prone to using hammers or wielding axes.
• Butt-Monkey: Partly because he's the scout and partly because he's not as tough as the others, if someone gets injured during a fight it's usually him. Things with teeth tend to go after him first.
• Can't Argue with Elves: Has this attitude at the start. While he gets over it, he never stops being proud of his Dalish roots.
• Character Development: Arguably has the most of all the characters. He goes from Shem-hating Dalish elf to the Left Hand of the Divine and Spymaster of the Inquisition.
• Cloak and Dagger: He and Leliana engage in a lot of this during Side Trips
• Cold-Blooded Torture: Suffers it in one of the alternate worlds.
• Combat Pragmatist: Doesn't mind using poison and grenades.

• Cursed with Awesome: He can sense darkspawn at an incredible range and with great accuracy, but occasionally suffers from sensory overload.
• Fish out of Water: Is this at first regarding human cities. Leliana helps him get over it.
• Forest Ranger: His primary use to the Wardens is as a scout
• If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...: Has a bit of this towards Josephine, due to her being Leliana's surrogate little sister.
• Jack of All Trades: The others may tease him about being the worst of the fighters, but it's worth noting that Brehan has the widest range of skills. He can sing, play instruments, forge documents, pick pockets, pick locks, cook, scout, hunt, and spy. And when he does fight he can pick up any weapon and use it, while the others stick to their specialties.
• Killed Off for Real: Had this happen to him in one of the alternate worlds. At the hands of one of his oldest friends, no less. It was a Mercy Kill.
• Loyal Animal Companion: Gets one in the form of a wolf.
• Meaningful Name: His name means "raven". He pairs up with the Nightingale.
• Noodle Incident: He and Cassandra have a few. Cassandra threatens him with bodily harm whenever he starts to bring one up.
  Remind me to tell you about the night I ended up in a turf war between four different thieves' guilds
• Oblivious to Love: Leliana has to spell it out for him. In his defense, he thought she was a lesbian.
• Odd Friendship: He and Cassandra are clearly good friends. In one reality, they even get a Relationship Upgrade
• Once Done, Never Forgotten: Gets taken prisoner by the kids. Alistair comments that he's never going to let Brehan live that down
• Refusal of the Call: Tried. Didn't work because he already had the Blight. His choices were become a Warden or die, and when he picked the latter his Keeper ordered him to go with Duncan.
• The Spymaster: Becomes this alongside Leliana.
• Took a Level in Kindness: Does this after Saitada gives him some percussive therapy.

• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Jerath, Brosca, and Cassandra.

Kevan Brosca

Leske almost did something smart. Cept he forgot who I was.

He prefers to just go by Brosca. He's a casteless thug who impressed both Duncan and Saitada by winning a proving, and later fighting his way through the Carta. Initially he's illiterate, but first Saitada and then Lenore teach him to read. He ends up in a relationship with both Lenore and Zevran.

• Because You Were Nice to Me: Is 100% behind Saitada because the former princess arranged for him to get some help early on and treated him like an equal when they both ended up Wardens.
• Benevolent Boss: His house grows quickly, and they are all loyal to him.
• Beware the Silly Ones: Doesn't seem to take a lot seriously. Runs an assassin's guild that ends up rivaling the Crows.
• Big Brother Instinct: Is the younger sibling, but has this anyway. Expands it to include various other members of his Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
• Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Occasionally acts as this to Lenore and Zevran.
• Dual Wielding: When he's not going to Good Old Fisticuffs.
• Forbidden Friendship: His friendship with Saitada would have been this had circumstances been different.
• Good Is Not Soft: He is an assassin skilled in making poison
• Knight in Sour Armor: Is a bit of a cynic, but still thinks the world can be made better
• Lovable Sex Maniac: Shares this trait with his lovers.
• Opposites Attract: His friendship with Lenore initially looks this way, but while they have very different backgrounds they have very similar personalities.
• The Paragon Always Rebels: A benevolent version. When told he can start his own house, he starts it on the surface and invites humans and elves to join. He even has his own little mage circle.

• A Threesome Is Hot: Has no problem hooking up with Lenore and Zevran. They've been known to invite Isabela along as well.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: Has a bit of this with Brehan.
• Working-Class Hero: The dwarves come to consider him this.

Cathiel Cousland

Is it wrong that I actually do miss the days when we were running for our lives?

The younger of the Cousland siblings, Cathiel is one of Fereldan's blue bloods. She has a hot temper and wanted to get revenge on Arl Howe instead of joining the Wardens, but was convinced by her father's dying wish to do her duty for Ferelden. She and Alistair bond over shared grief and eventually form Ferelden's ruling couple.

• Badass Family: The Couslands were one of these.
• Blue Blood: Her family is fairly close to royalty and Saitada notes that Cathiel's claim to the throne is actually superior to Anora's
• Double Entendre: Generally at Alistair's expense.
• Ethical Slut: Starts as one before hooking up with Alistair.
• Glass Cannon: A deadly archer, but lightly armored and can't take a hit as well as some of her companions.
• Happily Married: She and Alistair end up this in Side Trips.
• Heroes Love Dogs: Is generally accompanied by her mabari.
• Hot-Blooded: She has a temper.
• It's Personal: Has this toward Arl Howe, and to a lesser extent Loghain.
• Killed Off for Real: Murdered by assassins, along with her husband, when their eldest son was around twelve or thirteen.
• Lady and Knight: Is the Lady to Alistair's knight, though she's a badass in her own right.
• Leader Wannabe: Initially objects to Saitada taking the lead before realizing the other woman is the more experienced military commander. Later is glad she's not the one wrapped in The Chains of Commanding.

• Old-School Chivalry: One of the things she likes about Alistair.
• Proper Lady: Her mother wanted her to be one, but it was not meant to be.
• Sad Clown: She and Alistair bond over the fact they both deal with grief by making bad jokes.
• Sickeningly Sweethearts: Can be this with Alistair.
• Revenge Before Reason: Usually manages to subvert this, though sometimes another character has to remind her of the reasons.

• You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Tells Alistair this when he needs to hear it.

Jerath Tabris / Razikale

"You really think I'd let the world end on my watch?"

Jerath starts the story barely an adult by Thedas standards, and his size leads many to mistake him for a child. At least, until he starts fighting and talking, when he proves himself both deadly and far older than his years would indicate. He is a rage abomination and was trained to fight by the demon in his head, making him one of the finest warriors in Thedas. He eventually ends up the host of none other than Razikale.

• Action Dad: Definitely is one, but he and Morrigan are actually the only parents that stay out of things in Bloodlines. Future him sent a message back to himself via Loghain Junior telling him to stay out of it.
• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Keeps ending up in charge of things, even when he doesn't want to. Considering how powerful he ends up, it's probably a good thing he has no desire to actually rule.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: If you are his friend, he will slaughter anyone who messes with you.
• Benevolent Boss: There is a reason his people are insanely loyal to him.
  Inquisitor, I'll be blunt. I'm protective of my people, and I'm prone to acts of extraordinary violence.

• Broken Pedestal: His mother fought alongside Loghain in the rebellion, and actually named Jerath for Loghain's father. Growing up on those stories meant Loghain was Jerath's childhood hero.
• Combat Parkour: Being small and fast, Jerath makes heavy use of this.
• Deadpan Snarker: His favorite means of communication.
• Demonic Possession: Since he was four years old. He manages to overcome it when he's around 16, only to end up back in the same situation by 17.
• Despair Event Horizon: Crosses this in Vathran's world.
• The Dreaded: Upon learning who they are facing, bandits run off a cliff rather than engage him in combat
• Dual Wielding: Favors a sword and axe combo.
• Good Is Not Soft: Enough that it's occasionally difficult to remember that he is one of the good guys. He's got no problem solving issues by quietly slaughtering a small band of nobles conspiring against him, then turning around and using their stores to feed the hungry in Amaranthine.
• Happily Married: He and Morrigan are deeply in love and clearly happy together.
• Hates Being Touched: There are unpleasant reasons for this. Over the course of the series he slowly gets over it, even becoming tolerant of Dagna's tendency to glomp him.
• Hidden Heart of Gold: Is extremely prone to violence, but has a lot of Pet the Dog moments.

• Love Redeems: He and Morrigan do this for each other. It's worth noting that Razikale used to be a spirit of love before her Face–Heel Turn
• Roaring Rampage of Rescue: Starts the series off with one of these, proving that he is not someone to be messed with despite being only fifteen
• Rousing Speech: Not good at these. He prefers to inspire with a quiet Dare to Be Badass
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Is small even for an elf. Probably the single best warrior in Thedas even before he takes a few more levels in badass
• Take Up My Sword: Passes the Sword of Vigilance to Jerath Gilmore, noting that the job of defending Ferelden is his now

• Took a Level in Badass: He joins souls with Razikale, making him effectively an archdemon and Physical God . By Apocalypse, he's keeping the Evanuris from escaping by himself.
• The Quiet One: Despite being a badass, Jerath is actually fairly shy and tends not to do much talking until he gets to know people. Then he starts getting snarky.
• The Lancer: Serves as this to Saitada.
• Single-Target Sexuality: If it weren't for Morrigan, he'd be asexual. He doesn't even seem to be aware other romantic options exist. Considering they eventually become Mindlink Mates it's possible there are underlying reasons for this.
• The Stoic: It's rare for him to display much in the way of emotion.
• Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: He's fifteen when the series starts and already a serial killer.
• You Are in Command Now: Takes over as Warden Commander when Saitada steps down. He's the Warden Commander through Awakening of the Dragon.
• Vigilante Man: He was gangraped when he was nine and saw his mother murdered. He started killing off the ones who did it when he was ten, as well as murdering the templars who came for his sister, and others who hurt the elves. And then there is what happened to everyone at the Arl of Denerim's estate.
• Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him?: Averts this. Also goes back a few times to kill people his friends were too softhearted to kill themselves.

Lenore Amell

Oops.

A blue-blood mage who was raised in the sheltered Ferelden Tower, Lenore wanted to help the Wardens from the beginning. She's naive and a bit wide-eyed at first, but not particularly innocent. She is very dangerous, though not always intentionally so, when she brings her magic into play.

• Armor and Magic Don't Mix: Not always true in Thedas, but Lenore doesn't wear armor

• Badass Family: She's an Amell, and a cousin to Hawke. Then she marries Brosca.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Sweet, loving, and will set you on fire if you screw with her friends.
• Covert Pervert: Not all that covert.

• Ethical Slut: Becomes one of these. It breaks her the mind of her first boyfriend, the very shy Cullen
• Girl on Girl Is Hot: Ruya notes that Lenore and Isabela greeting each other may have set a chantry on fire somewhere. Cullen is just reduced to a stuttering wreck by the sight.
• The Knights Who Say "Squee!": Is this whenever something strikes her as adorable.
• Magic Cauldron: Is good at making potions and poisons. Is not always so good at remembering not to make poisons in the party's only cooking pot.
• Nice Guy: Knew Lily for a day. Breaks her out of Aeonar first chance she gets.

• Odd Friendship: The sheltered Blue Blood bookworm almost immediately bonds with the carta knee-breaker. She and Brosca are physically affectionate with each other even before their Relationship Upgrade.
• Person of Mass Destruction: Probably the most dangerous of the Blight Crew, at least until Jerath Took a Level in Badass. She is a mage.
• Power Perversion Potential: Uses magic during sex.

• The Red Mage: Can heal, but her in-universe nickname is Fireball for a reason.
• Sheltered Aristocrat: Combined with Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training . She's a mage and very well read, but she doesn't know things like how money works due to growing up in the tower.
• Shipper on Deck: Tends to be this to her friends.
• Squishy Wizard: Is this, though gets a little better after Brosca teaches her to throw a punch.
• Weirdness Magnet: Comes with being an Amell.

Saitada Aeducan

At least morale is high.

Commander Saitada Aeducan, Princess of Orzammar. She and Duncan hit it off right away, and though at the time she couldn't join the Wardens she was doing all she could to help them. She and Duncan had a one-night stand that turned into a relationship when she did end up a Warden after all, and he began training her as his successor. She took up the mantle after his death, and serves as Fereldan's Warden-Commander.

• Big Brother Worship: Averted. She clearly loved Trian and named her adopted son for him, but she was well aware of his flaws.
• Cain and Abel: On paper, she and Bhelan have reconciled and are allies, working together for the betterment of all dwarves. Off the record, she'd love to bash his face in.
• Cool Big Sis: When she's not being Team Mom.
• Fiery Redhead: Averted. Crimson-haired, but a fairly calm though strong-willed personality.
• Four-Star Badass: She was a military commander before she started leading the Wardens.
• Good Is Not Soft: She was born in Orzammar, and can play the Game with the best of them.

• Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: She's a dwarf, and pals around with Sten.
• It's Personal: Has this toward Loghain after the death of Duncan. It's likely if it hadn't been for that she would have been willing to work with the man.
• Killed Off for Real: Dies hand in hand with Arishok (Sten), murdered by an ancient elf.

• The Lancer: Serves as one to Duncan before stepping up after his death
• The Lost Lenore: Duncan is this for her. The series spans almost thirty years, she never gets together with anyone else romantically.
• Odd Friendship: She and Sten become close.

• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: The fact that she's a dwarf doesn't change that she can probably kick your ass.
• Platonic Life-Partners: Has this with Sten, until he becomes Arishok and the events of Trespasser occur
• Proper Lady: Was one, but keep in mind it was by dwarven standards
• Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Finds herself leading one after the events of Ostagar, and turns them into a Badass Crew
• Revenge Before Reason: At least some of her motive for putting Alistair on the throne is wanting to wipe out Loghain's entire family in vengeance for the deaths of Duncan and the other Wardens. Jerath calls her on it.
• Team Mom: Often serves as this to the Blight crew.

Dragon Age 2

Hawke

Aveline, as Guard Captain, surely you must be concerned that some poor man is routinely losing his pants.

The owner of the worst luck in Thedas and star of Rise of the Champion

• Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Half the reason he goes on quests is because they distracted him from something else.
• Almighty Janitor: He helps out the guard a lot. Doesn't stop even after he's a noble.
• The Archmage: Cassandra is highly impressed by the amount of magic Hawke can sling around when he wants to.
• Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: It's possible the only reason he helped the Inquisition deal with the Wardens is he was terrified his brother was mixed up in it.
• Badass Family: In Bloodlines, he and Lenore get to team up.
• Battle Couple: He and Fenris are actually called this in story, and the two of them are effectively Kirkwall's entire army.
• Beware the Silly Ones: Takes almost nothing seriously
• Benevolent Boss: Treats Orana more like a beloved little sister than a servant. She may be his Replacement Goldfish for Bethany.
• Big Brother Instinct: Toward his little brother, his friends, Kirkwall in general. Toward pretty much everyone but Aveline, who has this toward him. He treats Aveline as his Cool Big Sis.
• Bullying a Dragon: Good luck figuring out why anyone is stupid enough to pick a fight with him
• Casual Danger Dialogue: He's so used to getting jumped by bandits it barely even causes a hiccup in the conversation.
• Court Mage: Actually serves as one to Ferelden for a little while, before going back to Kirkwall. Serves as Viscount Varric's.
• Double Agent: Makes nice with Meredith to cover for the fact he's smuggling mages out of Kirkwall
• Dying Moment of Awesome: In Apocalypse, he dies hollding off the elven goddess Anduril, after killing one of the Forgotten Ones
• Even the Guys Want Him: Which he finds beneficial, since he is himself gay.

• Happily Married: Eventually this with Fenris. They adopt two kids.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: He's not heterosexual, but he and Varric have this dynamic when they aren't being Those Two Guys. And they do flirt with each other sometimes.
• Large Ham: Deliberate, part of his Obfuscating Stupidity.
• Last-Name Basis: To the point some people are genuinely surprised to learn he has a first name.
• Like Brother and Sister: He and Aveline definitely have this, with her being the only person in Thedas he acts as the younger sibling toward.
• Odd Friendship: Actually seems to have one with Meredith before she goes off the deep end. They even share a few laughs. By Bloodlines it's clear he and Cullen remain good friends.
• One-Man Army: Kirkwall doesn't need an army. It has Hawke.
• Papa Wolf: Makes it clear that even though he considers Cullen a friend, if the knight-captain so much as glances in the direction of Hawke's mage daughter, Hawke will end him

• The Tease: Does occasionally flirt with women, especially Isabela.
• Unrequited Love Lasts Forever: Anders is in love with Hawke, and it's clear that Anders still has feeling for him long after their friendship has been severed.
• We Help the Helpless: Could have this on his business card
• We Used to Be Friends: Stated the only reason he hasn't obliterated Sebastian is Sebastian used to be one of his True Companions. However, the same doesn't hold true of Anders and Hawke makes it clear that if Anders is in his vicinity Hawke is going to respond with hostility.

The Inquisitors

Ruya Trevelyan

But you're still glad I'm here to rescue you.

A blue-blood mage who enjoyed a privileged life in the tower until the mage rebellion. After closing the rift, she willingly joins the Inquisition to do all she can to help, and eventually ends up leading it.

• All-Loving Hero: Hands out hugs.

• Badass Bookworm: Has a tendency to get a little geeky with Dorian and Solas when uncovering some new magic or historical find
• Badass Family: Is a Trevelyan. With an Amell grandmother.
• Barrier Maiden: Solas actually states that she's better at barriers than he is, and in fights she expends a lot of her magic keeping her more martial companions safe.

• Beware the Nice Ones: Is an incredibly nice person, but it's best to remember she is the Inquisitor for a reason
• The Chosen One: Believes she is this.
• Everyone's Baby Sister: Iron Bull and a few others seem to act this way. Her actual older brothers are both very protective of her.
• Frontline General: Despite being a mage, she's out on the front lines in the thick of things. It's clear this is one of the main reasons her soldiers respect and adore her.
• Hope Bringer: Just by the example she sets she does a lot of good for healing the rift between templars and mages. Her own romance with Cullen helps, as does the number of templar family members she has and the fact that she herself wanted to be a templar before her powers manifested.
• The Ingenue: Was a virgin before getting together with Cullen.
• Like Brother and Sister: Flat out tells Dorian he's a brother to her. Her children also later address most members of her inner circle as 'Aunt' or 'Uncle', with Gavren referring to Cassandra as 'Aunt Cassie'.
• Noodle Incident: Her brother Lukas threatens to tell Cullen about one.
• Magic Knight: Wields a magic sword and wears armor. It's suggested she inspires a lot of mages toward this.
• Mama Bear: Toward her friends and her soldiers, and eventually toward her children.
• Pregnant Badass: Was this through the events of trespasser.
• A Father to His Men: She and Cullen can be very parental toward their soldiers.
• Shipper on Deck: Almost the entire Inquisition is this to her and Cullen. When they kiss at the end, the soldiers start cheering.

• Weirdness Magnet: After she lets slip to Jerath's Wardens that she's part Amell, they seriously consider jumping off a moving elevator platform because it's 'probably safer than going into the Deep Roads with an Amell Mage'.

Bridget

Inquisitor of Colored Stones. Dwarven woman with a carta background.

Kas Adaar

That makes a disturbing amount of sense.

Inquisitor of A Hard Line. Kas is a qunari mercenary and leader of a mercenary band. She's in the Inquisition to avenge her loved ones, but later ends up leading it. She's gruff, no-nonsense, hates mages, and generally not a very nice person a lot of the time.

• Big Brother Instinct: Was Kathan's big sister. Later extends this to a few others.
• The Big Guy: The most physically powerful of the Inquisitors.
• Does Not Like Magic: The only mage she can tolerate is the pro-circle Vivienne.
• Good is Not Nice: Kas is not a nice person. Even people who don't like her acknowledge she is a good one.
• Good Old Fisticuffs: Punches a few people in the face over the course of the story. Solas, at least, actively goaded her into it
• Hair-Trigger Temper: Has one that causes her to lash out and engage in some occasional Disproportionate Retribution
• Heart Broken Badass: A lot of her temper issues come from the fact she's grieving the death of her little brother. She gets a lot nicer after she avenges him.
• Hidden Depths: Reading Kathan's story shows a few of hers. She regularly went hungry to keep her little brother fed, and half her mercenary band was made up of slaves she freed. Plus she made damn sure her Genius Bruiser little brother got an education
• Knight Templar: Becomes a templar.

• The Friend Nobody Likes: Aside from Sera, it's hard to find anyone who actually likes Kas.
• The Men First: Even if she doesn't like you, if you are one of her people she's going to protect you.
• Not So Above It All: Gets drunk with Sera and Iron Bull and sings.
• Opposites Attract: It's hard to find two people more different than Sera and Kas, but they clearly adore each other.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Despite everything, she generally manages to be this.
• Took a Level in Kindness: Apologizes to Dorian for how she treated him.

Kathan Adaar

I fell out of the fade and landed on my head.

Inquisitor of Not The Herald. A very young Qunari mercenary who helped close the rift, and then joined the Inquisition because nobody told him not joining was an option. Much, much, much smarter and far more dangerous than he acts.

• Amazon Chaser: Is this to Cassandra.

• Battle Couple: Forms one with Cassandra.
• Beware the Nice Ones: One of the nicest people in Thedas, right up until you cross the line. Is the only person in the entire series to make Jerath back down.
• Beware the Silly Ones: Is a gigantic dork. Threatened Mythal, Razikale, and Fen'Harel to their faces and all three believed him.
• Blade Collector: Carries a couple dozen and is prone to picking up any he finds.

• Humble Hero: Denies being the Herald of Andraste at every possible opportunity.
• Even the Guys Want Him: Dorian eats the eye candy. Kathan doesn't mind, and will even flex for him.
• Friendto All Children: Regularly spends time playing with the kids living at Haven and Skyhold and can often be seen carrying one about on his shoulders.
• Forgotten Fallen Friend: Averted. He's nowhere near as over the deaths of Kas and Quiyala as he acts, as Solas learns the hard way.
• Genius Bruiser: Kas knew he liked to read, so would grab books as loot for him. When she accidentally grabbed books in other languages, Kathan taught himself so he could read them anyway.
• Guile Hero: Hides being the smartest guy in the entire series behind a goofy dork persona, though admits he really is a goofy dork.
• Grand Romantic Gesture: Gives Cassandra several of these.
• Keet: Despite being a qunari, he's young enough to still have a few shades of this.
• Likes Older Women: Cassandra is nearly twice his age.
• Nay-Theist: Is one, despite hooking up with Cassandra and being best friends with the Dread Wolf.
• Obfuscating Stupidity: His favorite weapon, and it remains effective even after the people around him catch on.
  Cullen: I am well aware that you are not as dumb as you act.
  Kathan: Shit, can ya imagine if'n the opposite was true?
• Opposites Attract: On the surface his relationship with Cassandra appears to be this. Once you uncover the Hidden Depths to both though it's clear they are actually a lot alike.
• Omniglot: Due to his eclectic education, wandering background, and tendency to treat everyone he meets as an educational opportunity, Kathan is fluent in several languages. He can even converse with Solas in elven.

• Refuge in Audacity: Combined with Troll. Sometimes he's being crazy, and sometimes he's just screwing with people.
• Shipper on Deck: Is this for Iron Bull and Dorian.
• Smart People Play Chess: Regularly beats Solas at the game.
• Unwanted False Faith: Really doesn't like being a messiah figure.
• Xanatos Speed Chess: All the Inquisitors are this. Kathan outplays Solas.
• Warrior Therapist: Is one to Solas, especially after Solas comes clean.

Matril 'Trevelyan'

I lied. I do that.

Inquisitor of Little Lies. A con man that was dragged into the Inquisition somewhat against his will, and later saw the opportunities it could provide him. Despite his criminal background, he is a deeply religious man who comes to see being the Inquisitor as Andraste's will.

• Abusive Parents: Combined with Parental Abandonment: His already abusive father threw him out onto the street and his mother didn't stop it. Also combined with Parental Neglect: Margot cared for and mentored him, but she did not stop her husband from sexually abusing him. It's no wonder the guy has some issues.

• The Atoner: Feels being Inquisitor is Andraste offering him the opportunity to be this. He rises to the occasion.
• Becoming the Mask: Starts out just playing along. Eventually comes to believe Andraste really did choose him.

• Boxed Crook: Actually isn't this to the Inquisition, since they don't know he is a crook. However, the events of the temple of Sacred Ashes actually freed him from this situation.

• The Charmer: As befits a professional con artist.

• Consummate Liar: Even after Leliana knows he's this, she still can't nail him down.

• Dirty Coward: Thinks of himself as one. Eventually gets over it when it's pointed out to him how many genuinely heroic and selfless actions he's performed.
• Evil Matriarch: Though he himself can't see it, it seems he was mentored by one.

• Half-Human Hybrid: May be half-elven, and unlike how most in Thedas would react he'd be genuinely happy to learn this was true.
• Heroic Seductress: Has no problem using sex to sell a con and is shown to be very good at the art of seduction. He was once a whore. Dorian has a moment of mood whiplash after enjoying just how good Matril is in bed when he realized just how Matril acquired those skills
• Long-Lost Relative: If he took back his real identity, he'd be one for Sebastian
• Lovable Rogue: An ever so slightly reformed version. He's at his most useful to the Inquisition when he starts using these skills on their behalf.
• Manchurian Agent: Becomes practically suicidal when he realizes he is this for Mythal
• Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: His tearjerker backstory has its origins in this. His mother had an affair with an elven merchant around the time of his conception, and he unfortunately takes after his mother in appearance rather than either of his prospective fathers.
• Rape as Backstory: There are reasons the man is slightly messed up.
• Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Went on one that may have led to the Orlesian Civil War.
• Slavery Is a Special Kind of Evil: Having once been a Sex Slave Matril firmly believes this, which is one of the reasons Solas develops considerable respect for his fellow trickster.
• Spotting the Thread: Did this with Solas, but unlike Kathan Matril drew the wrong conclusion. He assumes that Solas is a sentinel of some kind.

• The Trickster: Is one, and recognizes Solas as one. It provides a different dynamic to their friendship.

Sulana

A dozen of us against the biggest threat the world has ever faced and his pet dragon.

Inquisitor of Into Darkness, Unafraid. A somewhat crazy elven warrior who eagerly joins the Inquisition both to help and to get the chance to fight alongside the likes of Cassandra.

• Badass Normal: It was clear Sulana was a badass long before she got a mark on her hand.
• Battle Couple: She and Iron Bull are an army unto themselves.
• Blood Knight: This sweet goofy girl is a reaver, and don't you forget it.
• Covered with Scars: Regularly compares hers to Iron Bulls.
• Cute Bruiser: Squees and is adorable. Will cut you in half if you threaten innocents around her.
• Declaration of Protection: Gives one to most of her friends.
• Family of Choice: The Inquistion clearly becomes hers. When she realizes Solas is leaving the Inquisition, she tells him in elvish that wherever she is he can call that place his home.
• Forgotten Fallen Friend: Averted. She mentions her friends from time to time, noting when they encounter something Quiyala or Vathran would have liked.
• In Love with Your Carnage: She and Iron Bull have this going on, gleefully comparing kills after various battles.
• Kindhearted Simpleton: She's not the brightest, but she may be the most moral and kindness of the Inquisitors outside of Ruya.

• Plucky Girl: She's quite obviously having the time of her life saving the world.
• Oblivious Guilt Slinging: Sends a lot of this Solas's way.
• Prodigal Hero: Despite being one of the biggest heroes the Dalish have ever had, she bonds with Solas over the fact that she is now a Stranger in a Familiar Land, unable to go home again.
• Safe, Sane, and Consensual: Her and Bull.
• Terror Hero: Became a Reaver because there are people out there that like to pick on those smaller than themselves. She wants to be their worst nightmare.
• Token Good Teammate: Has the fewest morally questionable actions of any of the Inquisitors.
• You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Tells a few people this. What makes it more heartwarming is that she means every word.
• You Can't Go Home Again: Notes that while she'll always consider herself Dalish, she doesn't fit with her people anymore and can't go back to her clan.

Tan

If you're going to beg, you really should be on your knees

Inquisitor of The Dark Path. A dwarven carta leader who manipulates his way into running the Inquisition, and turns it into his ruthless private army.

• Arms Dealer: Weapons, artifacts, lyrium, slaves, he smuggled pretty much everything
• Bad Boss: Pretends otherwise, but is perfectly willing to kill his subordinates himself if he feels like it

• Godhood Seeker: His reaction to learning what Corypheus intends is to try to figure out how he could beat Corypheus to the punch
• I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure: When Cullen questions some of Tan's actions, Tan orders Cullen to flog Eben personally. Fortunately for Eben, Cullen takes a third option

• The Sociopath: Commits rape and murder. Once murdered a woman and fed her to her siblings.
• Tyrant Takes the Helm: Making him the Inquisitor was not the smartest thing Cassandra and Leliana ever did.
• Villain with Good Publicity: He's very sweet to Josephine because she ensures he is this.

Quiyala

Let's see: I'm an elf, Dalish. A mage, apostate. Part of a heretical movement. Suspected of killing the Divine, and folks are claiming I was chosen by the Chantry's most holy figure. Am I missing anything?

Inquisitor of Howling At The Moon. An elven mage being trained as a Keeper. She joins the Inquisition after sealing the rift, noting that they are in desperate need of healers. Upon realizing nobody is actually in charge, she begins taking command to make sure things get done and people get the help they need.

• Benevolent Mage Ruler: Views this as what a Keeper should be, and takes the responsibility to heart
• Deadpan Snarker: Dips into this from time to time when she observes just how ridiculous a situation is. She and Solas indulge in some light hearted Snark-to-Snark Combat
  Quiyala: Well, nothing about that was in any way suspicious.
  Solas: My keen elven senses detect sarcasm.
• The Leader: She actually steps up to lead sooner than a lot of the other Inquisitors, taking charge of the war table and giving orders to Cullen, Leliana, and Josephine even before going after the mages.
• The Heart: Perhaps moreso even than Ruya.
• Team Mom: Having been trained as a keeper, she falls naturally into this role.
• Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Being a young, innocent, frail looking elven maiden, she has no problem using these to manipulate people. She tears up when someone balks at letting her use her magic to heal them, thus gaining their cooperation. Then she winks at Solas when he catches her in the act.

Vathran

We are building the world she will inherit.

Inquisitor of What's the Worst that Could Happen?. An elven archer who sees the Inquisition as a chance to bring elves into positions of prominence and glory.

• Good Is Not Soft: Says this trope to himself, but how 'good' he is actually is remains questionable.

• Slave to PR: Sacrifices Hawke in the Fade because he's considered Hawke's charisma will draw the mages away from the Inquisition.

The Next Generation

The cast of Bloodlines and Apocalypse

• Badass Family: Common to most of the kids.
• Badass Crew: The descendants of the other badass crews form one of their own.
• Call to Adventure: None of them hesitate to answer, much to the dismay of their parents (And Kels, whom they drag along)

Kieran Tabris / Urthemiel

King Alistair, my father holds you in high regard, and I share his opinion. But do not forget to whom you are speaking.

Son of Jerath and Morrigan, grandson of Flemeth/Mythal, and host of Urthemiel. As a mage, he's somewhat of The Ace, though his specialty seems to be shapeshifting and party augmentation.

• Beware the Nice Ones: Is a very nice young man, unless you hurt his friends.
• Big Damn Heroes: Does this a couple times.
• Brought Down to Badass: Is a physical god, but gets one of these during the Bloodlines story to put him in line with the others. He's still tough.

• Catchphrase: When it's time to get dangerous, Kieran borrows his father's.
• Cloudcuckoolander: It's hinted Kieran doesn't experience reality the same way everyone else does. When asked to describe a character, he starts describing their leitmotif, and he speaks in musical metaphors a lot.
• Demonic Possession: Though Urthemiel is a lot nicer than he was when he, you know, started a blight
• The Good Chancellor: Rather than take charge, he tends to act as this. First to Salla, and then when the timeline changes to Duncan.
• Heel–Face Turn: Urthemiel was the archdemon of the last blight in Dragon Age: Origins. By Apocalypse he's one of Ferelden's greatest allies.
• Family of Choice: Despite no blood relation between them, he considers several of the second generation to be cousins and refers to Loghain II as a brother.

• Killed Off for Real: In Vathran's world, he was this. His father does not take it well
• Magic Knight: His staff actually comes apart to form a sword and axe combo, mirroring the weapons his father favors.
• Mind Wipe: Urthemiel gave himself one to hide the orb, when he realized he was falling
• Mugging the Monster: He finds the first time someone tries to rob him exciting
• The Muse: What Urthemiel used to be, before becoming a Fallen Angel . Becomes this again.
• No Fourth Wall: It doesn't seem to exist for him, which may be why he is never a POV character. He even accuses the author of railroading the party, and comes by some of his information by having read the graphic novels
• Official Couple: In Tan's world, he and Salla got to be childhood sweethearts as he grew up with her, Duncan, Jerath, and Caleb. In Vathran's world, Turana clearly is of the opinion she and he are going to be a couple and it's quite likely she'd have been right had her father not gotten stupid.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Gaining a human side has turned Urthemiel into this.
• Status Buff: Is a walking one for his allies even after being Brought Down to Badass . When you consider the Badass Crew he runs with it's arguably a more powerful trick than his ability to turn into a dragon, especially when he uses it on Gavren. He is the Muse, after all.
• Troll: Urthemiel does this a lot. He hasn't forgotten the Wardens killing him atop Fort Drakon, though he seems to accept they did what they had to do.
• What If God Was One of Us?: The kids take the fact there is a physical god walking around with them pretty well, treating Urthemiel himself as "just one of the guys". It might be why Urthemiel likes them and is willing to work with them.

Salla Hawke

We are your children, and you taught us well. So how, exactly, do you think you are going to be able to stop us?

Adopted daughter of Hawke and Fenris, elder sister to Caleb. She's primarily a healer, though learns some shapeshifting.

• Combat Medic: Serves as this for the party.
• Daddy's Girl: Oddly enough this for Fenris rather than for Hawke.
• Divine Date: She's with Kieran, but at one point it's clearly Urthemiel kissing her.
• Empathic Healer: Anders' best student.
• First Kiss: Gives this to Kieran and by extension Urthemiel.
• Fish out of Water: Starts as one when she finds herself running a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits, but by the time they turn into a Badass Crew she's grown into the role of leader enough that she doesn't hesitate a moment to order Urthemiel to mind his goddamn manners and behave himself. And he listens.
• The Leader: Is this to the second generation, abet with some initial reluctance.
• Mayfly–December Romance: This to Urthemiel, though she's technically older than Kieran.
• "Not So Different" Remark: Various people point out to Hawke that she similar to him.
• Pimped-Out Dress: Wears one in Tevinter. Hates it.
• Plain Jane: Laments being one, especially next to her drop dead gorgeous best friend Agatha and has a couple I Just Want to Be Beautiful moments. Fortunately for her, Kieran thinks True Beauty Is on the Inside.
• Rank Scales with Asskicking: Starts out merely a healer, but after they put her in charge she grows into an Action Girl.
• Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory: Either Kieran or Urthemiel gave her this. She's the only one other than Kieran himself that remembers the events of Bloodlines after they successfully hit the reset button. Except that Apocalypse reveals those that returned to their own time stream also remember.
• Uptown Girl: Wasn't born one, but being adopted into the Hawke family and Hawke's return to Kirkwall has made her this to the point someone is courting her purely for her political position.

Gavren Dorian Rutherford

You know who my parents are, Solas, and you know my mentor. I think you far too intelligent than to threaten the safety of my friends.

Son of Inquisitor Ruya Trevelyan and Cullen Rutherford. A powerful mage trained by no less than the Dread Wolf himself.

• Action Girlfriend: Has one. Tends to rely on her to do the fighting despite being more powerful, since he's more of a tactical nuke kind of powerful

• The Apprentice: To the Dread Wolf himself. He has justifiable concerns about why Solas has taken an interest in him, but doesn't turn away the tutelage because he hopes to learn something he can use against Solas. Thanks to the time shift, he does, because Solas hasn't yet taken precautions against the skills he's taught Gavren
• Bad Powers, Good People: He keeps a very tight lid on his magic because he's afraid of just how much damage he can cause if he losses control

• Born of Magic: His mother bearing the mark while pregnant clearly affected him.

• Curb-Stomp Battle: Happens whenever someone picks a fight with him. There is a reason Leandra says she's not the dangerous one.

• Let's Get Dangerous!: When Gavren decides he's done being nice, Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies.
• Like Father, Like Son: Bears a physical resemblance to his father, and like both his parents tends to stutter when the conversation turns to 'intimate matters'.

• Not Quite Human: May be this, due to exposure to the mark.
• Person of Mass Destruction: Urthemiel notes that when it comes to raw destructive power, Gavren is stronger. Urthemiel is an Old God

Duncan Therin

Yeah, that horrible death you mentioned a moment ago? It's going to involve arrows.

Son of Cathiel and Alistair, and the Crown Prince / King of Ferelden.

• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Actually averts somewhat in his own timeline. While he's a skilled archer by anyone's standards, he's otherwise dependent on his bodyguards in melee.
• Badass Normal: Questionable. He's definitely a badass and doesn't appear to have significant powers, however he is the child of two Gray Wardens, magic was used to ensure his birth, and it's revealed later that he is completely immune to the Blight like his grandmother Fiona
• Generation Xerox: Looks like his father. Acts like his mother. He notes that his father's old friends occasionally call him by his father's name, and considers it a compliment.
• Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Averted. He's the party's go-to archer.

• Heroic BSoD: Has a brief one after Jerath's death and spends the rest of the story in Tranquil Fury mode.

• Idiot Ball: Grabs it at a few points when he puts Revenge Before Reason.
• I Gave My Word: The only reason he doesn't get captured is Jerath made him promise to run if Jerath told him to run. Jerath tells him to run. Duncan does.
• If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...: Gives one of these to Agatha regarding Jerath.
  Twenty-four years, he's been at my side. My sword and shield. So, break his heart, and I might just kill you.
• Prince Charming: Can be this, when he wants.
• The Lancer: Accepts taking this role to Salla to kick off the quest.
• The Leader: Becomes this to nearly all Thedas when he returns to his own time for Apocalypse.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: In his time, he's king of Ferelden
• You Are in Command Now: Officially became king on his eighteenth birthday.

Caleb Hawke

Well, that was fun. No hard feelings?

Adopted son of Hawke and Fenris, though it was Orana who took him in initially. Younger brother of Salla.

• The Bard: Has natural musical talent, which is why Orana adopts him in the first place. In the future timeline, he's the seneshal of Kirkwall and more or less stated to be the heir of house Tethras as well. He dies saving Gavren from a demon
• Bavarian Fire Drill: Runs one on the Seekers. Crowns it by cooking them dinner after and taking the opportunity to drug them into unconsciousness

• The Charmer: If you give Caleb a chance to start talking, you lose.
• City Mouse: Complains a lot about the amount of walking involved in adventuring.

• Heroic Sacrifice: Realizing two separate people committed these to save his life serves as a major wake up call for him.
• Non-Action Guy: Upon realizing just how much he is this, the others just hand him a crossbow. He makes up for it in other ways.
• Not Blood Siblings: He and Salla aren't blood related at all. You'd almost never know it.
• Massive Numbered Siblings: Not related by blood, but still considers the other children rescued by Evelina to be part of his extended family. When he needs an alias, he quickly claims to be Kels' brother.

• Talking Your Way Out: And if it doesn't work, he'll talk you into letting him cook and then drug you.
• Team Chef: Is noted to be able to make ship rations taste good.
• Utility Party Member: In a fight he has to be protected, but when they need a distraction or to get out of a situation without fighting, he's their guy.

Agatha Amell

Well, the last guy we kidnapped is having such a grand time of it we thought we'd share the experience.

Adopted daughter of Lenore, Zevran, and Brosca. She's an elf whose mother was made tranquil and later vanished. In the future, she's Ferelden's spymaster, though she on paper she works for King Trian of Kal'Hirol

• Childhood Friends: She and Salla met just after the events of Rise of the Champion and have been best friends ever since. Though there is no biological relation they clearly consider each other cousins.
• Classy Catburglar: Is introduced pulling a heist, though it's subverted a little when it becomes apparent she was actually just after Lenore's candy stash. Which happens often enough that Lenore has started taking the precaution of warding it.
• Combat Parkour: Utilizes some, being able to run across the rooftops and keep pace with the sentinels
• Family of Choice: Isn't biologically related to any of her family
• Femme Fatale: Is noted to play one at times after she grows into her roll as spymaster, and is noted to be very beautiful
• Knight in Shining Armor: Sees Jerath as this, and is very willing to be the lady to his knight
• Happily Adopted: By Zevran, Brosca, and Lenore, after her mother was turned tranquil and vanished during the mage rebellion.
• Precocious Crush: The younger version of Jerath Gilmore turns rather awkward when she's around. She's clearly fond of him though, and after his Plot-Relevant Age-Up falls hard.
• Politically-Active Princess: 'Princess' might be a strong term but she's a daughter of one of Kal'Hirol's most powerful dwarven houses despite being an elf.
• The Spymaster: Grows into one.
• Weirdness Magnet: Observes that being adopted doesn't seem to have stopped her, Salla, and Caleb from inheriting that particular Amell/Hawke family curse

Jerath Gilmore

Run.

Son of Rory Gilmore and Nesiara, and was raised in the royal palace alongside Duncan, whom he views as a younger brother.

• Back from the Dead: Is restored when the timeline is reset, but remembers dying and was changed by the experience

• Big Brother Instinct: Though they aren't actually related, he's had this to Duncan for his entire life, having started protecting Duncan when Duncan was born and Jerath was five.
• Crisis of Faith: His death seems to have caused him to suffer one. He is clearly no longer Andrastian afterward And he starts using capital letters when talking about Urthemiel and The Warden

• Fiery Redhead: Averted. He's got red hair, but he's probably the most level of the next generation to the point of being the Only Sane Man
• Four-Star Badass: His title is general, and he's officially the leader of Ferelden's entire military.

• My Master, Right or Wrong: Though no one questions his loyalty to Duncan, he is not this. He'll obey Duncan, but that doesn't change that he will call him out. Or punch him in the face, if the need arises.
  "Jerath, why is it whenever you say 'with all due respect' what I hear is 'kiss my arse'?"
  "You are capable of understanding subtext?"
• Oblivious to Love: Isn't this. He's pretending not to notice Agatha's attraction to him due to the situation and not wanting to break her heart.
• Precocious Crush: Had one on Agatha when he was eight years younger than her. Now he's eight years older.

• Rugged Scar: Earned protecting Duncan.
• Sacrificial Lion: Shared with Dorian. Their deaths mean play time is over and the kids are about to get dangerous.
• Shoo the Dog: Tries to do this with Agatha and fails.
• Taking the Bullet: Has done this for Duncan in the past. Does it again, leading to his death.
• When He Smiles: Being The Stoic, he doesn't smile often. When he does, Agatha goes weak in the knees.

Loghain Mac Tir II

Some men think they are gifts from the gods. I, on the other hand, actually am.

Son of Anora Mac Tir and Anders, and grandson to Loghain Mac Tir I, Loghain is one of the Dragonsworn and married to Princess Wynne.

• Call-Back: If you played Awakenings, it's not hard to figure out who Loghain's real father is prior to the in story reveal
• The Charmer: Will flirt with pretty much anyone, but avoids being The Casanova by noting that he does have rules he plays by. He flat out rejects the suggestion that he use the fact he's sleeping with Alai to manipulate her.
• Chivalrous Pervert: Lenore can't figure out how he could possibly be related to his namesake.
• Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Is goofy, snarky, and content to let Leandra and Jerath play the heavies, but when the blades come out Loghain will remind you he is one of the Dragonsworn.

• Double Entendre: Can turn anything into this.
• Glowing Eyes: Has these when he has to call upon his companion.
• Guile Hero: Dips into this from time to time.
• Happily Married: Oddly enough, he and Wynne are this.
• Heroic Bastard: Is the son of the still unmarried Anora and Anders.
• Implacable Man: His spirit companion lets him be one. Guy can keep going even after suffering massive amounts of damage and he can shrug off some of the magic thrown at him.
• Like Father, Like Son: Enough that if you've actually played the games, you can figure out who his actual father is quickly.
• Mystical Pregnancy: Is the result of one, as Anora was barren until either Razikale or Mythal intervened a little. It's heavily implied that it was Razikale, meaning on some level Loghain and Kieran are siblings. Urthemiel actually calls him brother, and Razikale later echos this, telling Loghain to 'return to his brother' when releasing him from service.
• Nice Guy: Despite everyone affectionately calling him an asshole, they all like him and he's able to get along with all the factions.
• The Snark Knight: There really isn't anyone Loghain won't poke fun at.

Leandra Hawke

Told you. I'm not the dangerous one

Eldest child of Carver Hawke and Merrill. She's a warrior who has been romantically involved with Gavren since they were very young.

• Amazonian Beauty: Gavren clearly thinks so.
• Badass Family: She's a Hawke, and a Hawke by blood no less.
• Badass Normal: Despite being a warrior, she isn't one. She seems to have inherited at least some of her father's durability and super strength.
• BFS: Much like her father, she wields one.
• The Big Guy: She's not as skilled as Jerath Gilmore, but packs a bigger punch than he does. She bisects one of her opponents vertically.
• Bodyguarding a Badass: Gavren is possibly the most powerful mage in Thedas. She protects him.
• Childhood Friend Romance: First met when they were about 4 years old.
• Childhood Marriage Promise: She was about 6 or so when she decided she was going to marry Gavren. He pretty much just accepted it as his fate, though it's clear they genuinely love each other.
• Declaration of Protection: Gave one to Gavren
• Interspecies Romance: Is the product of one, being she's the child of Carver and Merrill
• Lady and Knight: She and Gavren are a gender inverted version.

• Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Her relationship with Gavren has shades of this.
• Over-the-Shoulder Carry: After observing Jerath Gilmore sweeping Agatha up into his arms in a Bridal Carry, she tries to get Gavren to do the same to her. He does this instead, to her frustration. Though given she's an Amazonian Beauty it is possible it's the only way Gavren could carry her off. She's able to do an Effortless Amazonian Lift on him, after all.
• Shipper on Deck: Very eager to get Kieran and Salla together again in the alternate timeline. Not at all subtle about it.
• Violently Protective Girlfriend: To Gavren.
• Women Are Delicate: Averted. She chases qunari down, waving a massive two-handed sword, to explain to them just how wrong they are.

Kels Marland

Your father is going to kill me.

One of Evelina's orphans, taken in by the templars and practically adopted by Cullen, whom he views as a mentor / brother figure. In the future, he's holding the rank of commander himself and seems to be holding Cullen's old Inquisition rank while Cullen himself is the co-Inquisitor.

• Action Survivor: Starts as one back in Rise of the Champions, and grows into a Badass Normal.
• Ascended Extra: Is one in Bloodlines
• Badass Bureaucrat: His job with the Inquisition is Cullen's personal runner and attache. Gavren notes that on one occasion Kels was more upset that he got an assassin's blood on a report after killing them than he was over the fact he got attacked be assassins.
• Badly Battered Babysitter: Courtesy of Turana and Kieran in Vathran's world, though it was all in good fun most of the time and there was clearly mutual adoration there.
• Badass Normal: In Vathran's world, he's willing to face down the Inquisitor and no few templars to give Turana and Kieran time to flee. It's clear failing damn near broke him.
• Big Brother Instinct: Has one toward Gavren. And in Vathran's world, he develops it toward Turana and Kieran providing most of that story's heartwarming moments. In Tan's world it's also clear he has it toward Eben and Minaeve.
• Double Agent: Despite having been kidnapped, he isn't this.
• Kidnapped by the Call: Repeatedly reminds the others that they kidnapped him. He goes along willingly anyway, to protect Gavren.
• Killed Off for Real: Is this in Vathran's world, at the hands of none other than poor Cullen
• Number Two: Goes from Cullen's preferred runner to this between Inquisition and Apocalypse. Though he's more a younger version of Cullen than a foil. By Bloodlines it's clear Cullen full on considers him a little brother and Gavren calls him Uncle Kels.
• Magical Girlfriend: In Inquisition he's crushing hard on Minaeve. In Bloodlines they are together, and Gavren notes that they are married with two kids in his timeline.
• My Greatest Failure: He's clearly still harboring some guilt over the fate of Evelina in Dragon Age II. In What's the Worst that Could Happen failing to protect Kieran causes him to break down to the point he's throwing punches at Cullen.
• Only Sane Man: Is the one pointing out just how crazy what the kids are doing is, but his sanity is questionable since he goes along anyway.
• This Is No Time to Panic: Isn't sure, so asks permission before panicking. Also panics very calmly and quietly.
• Undying Loyalty: Has this toward Cullen. He's more afraid of disappointing Cullen than he is of dying horribly.
  Gavren: You want to walk away, Leandra and I won't follow. We shouldn't have dragged you into this in the first place.
  Kels: How dare you? You think there is anything in this world that could make me go to Commander Cullen and tell him his son is in danger and I walked away?

Trian Saitada

What kind of a dwarf do you think I am, magic?

Adopted son and heir of Saitada Aeducan, and son of Zerlinda, whom Jerath helped out in Orzammar. In the future, he's ruling Kal'Hirol

• Double Agent: Leaves messages behind so the others can trail the kids.
• Let Us Never Speak of This Again: At one point finds himself taking orders from a squirrel.
• Non-Action Guy: He's not bad with his weapons and will go into battle alongside his friends, but he's clearly not an accomplished warrior and would really prefer it if he had to do less fighting for his life.
• Only Sane Man: Trian seems to be the only one of the kids who actually realizes how dangerous things are.
• Our Dwarves Are All the Same: Continually reminds Caleb this isn't true.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: Isn't yet, but will someday be king of Kal'Hirol.
• Surrounded by Idiots: Clearly feels this way at various points of Bloodlines.
• Undying Loyalty: Claims this toward Kieran, due to how much Trian owes Kieran's father.

Tisallan

Dirthari, believe me when I say arguing with that child is an exercise in futility.

Ancient Elven Sentinel who acts as a protector, mentor, and occasionally grandfather to the kids. He also happens to be the younger half-brother of none other than Solas.

• Amazon Chaser: In Kathan's reality, his reaction to meeting Cassandra is to ask if she's single.
• Badass Family: He's Solas' younger half-brother.
• Badass Teacher: Becomes one of these when Duncan puts him in charge of Ferelden's university.
• Broken Pedestal: Solas may be this to him. In Kathan's reality it becomes apparent he once adored his big brother, and even in this canon reality he states that Solas was once a hero.
• Bystander Syndrome: In Not The Herald it's revealed he is the one that hid the orb away, meaning Tisallan could have changed a lot about history if he'd chosen to do so. When he finally does choose to get involved, he's clearly a powerhouse.

• Cultured Warrior: In addition to being an excellent fighter, he's also a talented musician and poet. Of course, he is a few thousand years old. He's had time to branch out.
• Deadpan Snarker: Enough that it's possible he's also an ancestor of Jerath Tabris.
• Defector from Decadence: He makes it clear he has no interest in returning to the elves 'glory days'. He was one of the rebels before he joined the sentinels, and doesn't join the sentinels that went to Solas.
  Fuck Arlathan. I want a better world.
• Dual Wielding: Magic swords.
• Easily Forgiven: Despite being Solas's brother, he is not one of the sentinels that goes to join him.
• Heartbroken Badass: His wife has been dead for over two thousand years. It's clear he still loves her.
• The Lancer: It's hinted he may have once been this to Solas. Turns out he was the one who retrieved the orb and put it in Mythal's temple.
• Not So Above It All: He's pretty stoic and deadpan, but it's clear he does have a rather mischievous sense of humor.
• No Badass to His Valet: In Not the Herald, he punches Solas in the face. Unlike others who have done this, Tisallan knew exactly who Solas was when he took the swing.

• Old Master: They don't get much older. He's nearly to the other sentinels what the sentinels are to the Dalish.
• Outliving One's Offspring: Most of them by millenia, the last one very recently. The kids seem to become Replacement Goldfish for him.
• Papa Wolf: More like Grandpa, but if you mess with the kids he will end you.
• Pre Ass Kicking One Liner: Has a good one. Loghain promptly steals it.
  If the gods intended mercy, they would not have sent me.
• Revenge Before Reason: Subverts. Does not go on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge because, as he points out, once you start one its hard to know when to stop.
• Trickster Mentor: Has a few shades of this. Turns out to be a family trait.
• Zen Survivor: Combined with Stoic Woobie . This is a man who has lost everything, and is still fighting the good fight.

Alai

Elves to the rescue

A sentinel who joins the party, and finds herself genuinely forming friendships with these crazy future people.

• Action Girl: Has been one for centuries.
• Cool Big Sis: Practically adopts Agatha as a little sister.
• Face Death with Dignity: Does this so Loghain can pull Caleb to safety.
• Immortality: As the well has been destroyed, she is now aging at a normal rate.
• Killed Off for Real: Though her body wasn't found, Solas confirmed her death.
• Not So Above It All: Teaches Agatha how to write rude words in elvish, so Agatha can write them on the face of an unconscious Duncan.
• Magic Knight: Heavy on the knight.
• May–December Romance: She and Loghain shared a mutual attraction, and a 'what the hell' type of moment turned into a relationship.
• Undying Loyalty: Once she and her fellow sentinels agree to protect the kids, they have this

Other Characters

Temmerin Glavonak

A dwarven engineer that Jerath recruits to help with his insane schemes.

• Gadgeteer Genius: Not quite at the same level as Dagna, but less likely to get distracted.
• Mad Bomber: Averted. He may be the most level-headed of the Dragonsworn

• Stuff Blowing Up: Pretty much why the Order keeps him around.
• Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Hooks up with a qunari.

Vigilance

The demon that possessed Jerath from age four to age sixteen, now returned as a spirit to aid the party.

• Ascended Demon: Used to be a rage demon. Took a Level in Badass when he became a spirit of purpose
• Beware the Nice Ones: Push him, and he will remind you that he was a rage demon for a few millenia
• Big Brother Instinct: In The Dark Path he immediately displays this toward Cole. He has it toward Dagna as well, though that may be influenced by everyone else in the Order having it toward Dagna.
• Brain Uploading: in the worlds where Loghain was left behind, Vigilance essentially got Loghain's soul uploaded into him. Parts of his personality and memories remain, but otherwise he was overwritten by Loghain
• Deadpan Snarker: The Order influences his behavioral traits. Naturally, he's fairly snarky.
• Demonic Possession: He's the demon. At various times, he possesses all the members of the Order
• Good Feels Good: He was officially turned from demon to spirit during the Broken Circle quest line in Origin of the Dragon, but even before then he was starting to experience this due to Jerath's actions.
• Guardian Angel: Particularly toward the weaker members of the Order. He seems to be especially fond of Dagna, providing her with comfort in addition to protection.
• Imprinting: He starts off with just Jerath, but it's clear he picks up various traits from the rest of the Order after possessing them. He doesn't like Orlesians.
• Our Angels Are Different: He models his appearance on the person he used to possess, meaning he looks and sounds like a fifteen year old spirit version of Jerath. Unlike Cole, however, Vigilance cannot mimic mortal form other than the shape. His manifestations are quite clearly a spirit. Until he bonds with Loghain, but even then he just looks like Loghain
• Undying Loyalty: To the Order. He several times risks the destruction of his personality to come to their aid, and effectively dies defending Loghain Or Hawke, depending on the reality

Talsaad

A qunari scholar the group meets and impresses enough that they are later able to recruit her to help.

• Badass Bookworm: The fact that they recruited her for her brains doesn't change that she can probably kick your ass
• Gentleman and a Scholar: For a Qunari, she's very open-minded.

• Statuesque Stunner: She is a Qunari.
• Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Her boyfriend is a dwarf.

Eben

One of Evelina's orphans, taken in by the templars. Followed Cullen when he left Kirkwall and joined the Inquisition.

• Ascended Extra: Though mentioned in a few other stories, he only gets actual characterization in The Dark Path
• Distressed Dude: Has to be rescued by the Wardens after trying to find evidence against Tan in his Idiot Ball moment
• I Owe You My Life: It's not his own life, but it's clear that Dorian won his Undying Loyalty by saving Minaeve.
• Intertwined Fingers: Dorian holds his hand a lot in a gesture that seems at least somewhat protective.
• Love Interest: Serves as Dorian's in The Dark Path
• Non-Action Guy: He knows what end of a sword to hold, but he's clearly no warrior.
• Nice to the Waiter: Dorian is nice to him, so he goes out of his way to make Dorian's life easier.
• Nice Guy: Is a sweet kid who shows a lot of loyalty to his friends and tries to do the right thing
• Mistress and Servant Boy: Dorian isn't exactly a 'mistress' but their relationship does have elements of this dynamic.
• Morality Pet: He arguably becomes this to both Dorian and Vivienne after acting as their servant for a while.
• Personal Mook: Essentially ends up as Dorian's.
• Sex for Solace: Combined with Drowning My Sorrows. He and Dorian share a drink and wake up in bed together. Dorian feels terrible over it due to Eben's age and subordinate position but Eben clearly falls for Dorian at that point. They eventually have a Relationship Upgrade
• Straight Gay: Dorian only figures out Eben is gay when Eben mentions he was involved with one of the missing runners.

Skyhunter

A former werewolf who sought out the wardens after being restored to human and realizing she couldn't return to her past life.

• Amazonian Beauty: Keenan thinks so.
• Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: After the werewolf curse is lifted, she goes looking for the Wardens.
• Death by Despair: Performs a Heroic Sacrifice without hesitation because she's unable to get over the loss of her friends and lover, making it more Driven to Suicide than Dying Moment of Awesome.
• Half-Human Hybrid: Retains a few traits from her werewolf days.
• Heartbroken Badass: Loses her team and her lover, but fights on despite crossing the Despair Event Horizon.
• Jumped at the Call: Volunteers to join the Wardens.
• Odd Friendship: With The Messenger. She's a Warden, he's a darkspawn.
• Opposites Attract: She's a peasant veteran of the rebellion. Keenan is an Orlesian of noble birth. They form a Battle Couple
• Strong Girl, Smart Guy: She's the stronger of the pair due to the fact she's an ex-werewolf and he's missing a leg, and he tends to do most of the talking.
• Undying Loyalty: One of the ones that doesn't assume Jerath is dead. She figures he's got work elsewhere and when he's done he'll be back.

Elrundil

Marquis of Serault and associate member of the dragonsworn

• Badass Bookworm: No warrior, but takes an arrow defending Emperess Celene
• Gentleman and a Scholar: Well educated and very socially adept.
• Good is Not Nice: Definitely a good man, but can be ruthless if needed to protect his people
• Odd Friendship: He is arguably one of Carver's best friends. He also seems to get along well enough with the Horned Knight and the Dashing Outlaw.
• The Smart Guy: A clever and adept player of the game, and the Order of the Dragon's go-to guy for politics
• The Wise Prince: Dedicated to his people, but descended from one of the magisters that caused the first blight

Bioware Characters

Alistair

"Must be Tuesday."

• Battle Couple: He and Cathiel met and fell in love while saving the world
• Doting Parent: His children adore him and affairs of state have a tendency to come second to bedtime stories.

• Friendship Moment: Despite everything, his reaction to learning Jerath is alive is to hug his friend and then back him up completely.
• Generation Xerox: He's very similar to his father, Maric. His son looks so much like him that Alistair's old friends occasionally call Duncan by his name.
• The Good King: Even Loghain is willing to admit it
• Happily Married: To Cathiel.

• Like Father, Like Son: He has this toward his father, and his son definitely has it toward him in many ways.
• Obfuscating Stupidity: He is somewhat smarter and wiser than he usually acts
• Papa Wolf: Threaten his kids, and he will got to war
• Raised by Wolves: Claims he was. Or rather dogs. Andrastian dogs. Surprisingly good parents.

• So Proud of You: Toward his son. Made a tearjerker because in the future he died before Duncan really got a chance to shine

Cullen

• Action Dad: Gets a lot more screen time in Bloodlines proving that he is this.
• Battle Couple: Only fights at Ruya's side a few times, but when he does they are definitely this.
• Big Brother Mentor: Fills this role for Kels.
• Big Brother Instinct: Shows this toward some of the people in his life, including some of the Inquisitors.
• The Comically Serious: Is surrounded by goofballs. Occasionally reveals he's Not So Above It All , particularly in Not The Herald, where he just calmly starts pranking Kathan back.
• Consummate Professional: Is more relaxed by Bloodlines, but still has shades of this.
• Doting Parent: His opening scene in Bloodlines is cuddling his infant daughter.
• Empowered Badass Normal: Fluctates between this and Badass Normal depending on lyrium.
• A Father to His Men: Shares this with his wife, and the Inquisition's soldiers return it with Undying Loyalty.
• Family of Choice: In several of the alterate worlds, he's still companions with the Inquisitor and a beloved honorary uncle to their children.
• Fate Worse than Death: In What's the Worst that Could Happen? he's forced to strangle the young man he views as Like a Son to Me before ending up the new host of Justice
• Four-Star Badass: Is this by Inquisition. He is in charge of the most powerful army in Thedas, and is still on the front lines when needed.
• Good Is Not Soft: It's heavily implied that he killed Sir Karras.
• Happily Married: To Ruya.

• Like Brother and Sister: By Bloodlines, he and Lenore seem to have this relationship.
• Like Father, Like Son: Despite the fact his son is a mage, they share a lot of traits.
• Must Not Die a Virgin: He's not actually a virgin, but Kathan hassles him about this anyway.
• Opposites Attract: It breaks a lot of people's minds to know he and Lenore used to date. He ends up marrying someone much more compatible with his personality, though it's still a mage/templar relationship.
• Papa Wolf: His son Gavren is able to go toe to toe with Fen'Harel. Cullen's going to protect him anyway.
• Took a Level in Badass: Was a Broken Bird in Origin of the Dragon. Got better during Rise of the Champion, became a leader in Inquisition of the Dragon, and by Bloodlines of the Dragon is willing to head into the Fade itself.

Loghain Mac Tir

"I hated Orlais. I wanted revenge. And so I betrayed my king and, were it not for the commander, would have ensured Ferelden's utter destruction. So perhaps you should ask yourself, young man, what it is the Commander has sent you here to learn."

• Because You Were Nice to Me: The fact that Jerath treats him with respect eventually develops into Loghain showing him Undying Loyalty Literally. The man comes back from the dead to keep following Jerath
• Cool Old Guy: Takes a while, but he mellows into one
• Defeat Means Friendship: Jerath delivered him a sound thrashing at the Landsmeet. Jerath is the only one of the initial Wardens Loghain actually likes, though he does eventually develop some respect for the others.
• Demonic Possession: A rather strange case After he 'dies' in the Fade, his soul merges with Vigilance. He's not actually possessed, he now is a demon / spirit
• The Lancer: Serves as one to Jerath at times, but rather than step up when Jerath is away he instead becomes this to Nathaniel. Loghain learned the hard way he makes a better second than he does a leader. In the worlds where Hawke stayed behind in the Fade, Loghain is pretty quick to hand the Warden Commander title back over to Saitada or Jerath

• Team Dad: Becomes this to the Order.

Nathaniel Howe

"I love being a Warden."

• Amazon Chaser: He is Ferelden after all.
  Talsaad: You'll have to excuse Nathaniel. He has a thing for pretty women who can kick his ass.
• Beware the Quiet Ones: Shares this trait with Jerath. Helps that they don't need to actually speak aloud to work together in perfect tactical harmony
• Deadpan Snarker: He and Jerath are prone to engaging in Snark-to-Snark Combat.
• Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Becoming a Warden gave him one.
• Empowered Badass Normal: In addition to becoming a Gray Warden, whatever the Architect did to him in Awakening of the Dragon allows him to enter and control the Fade like a mage does. It's hinted he is carrying a portion of Razikale's soul.
• Good is Not Nice: Though a moral man, he is an assassin skilled at using poison.
• The Lancer: He's Jerath's right hand man and second in command, and the one that steps up as the leader when Jerath is otherwise occupied.
• Odd Friendship: Despite the history between them and him blaming Jerath for his father's death, it doesn't take long for Nathaniel to end up Jerath's best friend. It's clear by the end of Awakening Nathaniel is one of the few Jerath trusts without reservation.
• Psychic Link: He and Jerath have one due to what the Architect did in Awakening . They always know where the other is and can read each others minds with a little concentration.
• The Stoic: Possibly why he and Jerath bond so well.
• Tall, Dark, and Snarky: And grumpy, now and then.
• Undying Loyalty: Toward Jerath.

Carver Hawke

"I suppose you're going to want an explanation, aren't you?"

• Always Second Best: It used to give him a lot of issues, until he grew up
• Big Brother Instinct: Is the younger sibling, but has this toward Hawke. It may be a Hawke family trait, because he shows it towards members of the Order as well.
• The Big Guy: The most physical of the Order, with BFS and everything.
• Killed Off for Real: After he's fatally wounded by Anduril, Merrill uses his blood to kill a couple elven goddesses with a volcano
• Knight Templar: Jerath trained him as a templar to make him a better Warden
• Odd Couple: Hates magic and has templar skills. Marries a blood mage.
• One-Man Army: In Bloodlines, he proves able to tear through a squad of qunari by himself. With his bare hands. Then again, he is a Hawke
• Papa Wolf: You thought he was dangerous before? Try messing with his little girl. If she doesn't kill you, he will.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: His brother is one of the most powerful mages in Thedas. Naturally, Carver becomes a powerful templar
• Took a Level in Badass: A few after joining the order, to the point that he may actually be more dangerous than his brother when he cuts loose.
• Undying Loyalty: Has this toward Jerath

Leliana

• Break the Cutie: Brehan's survival helps Except when it was Tan that did the breaking
• Cold-Blooded Torture: Has suffered this more than once And in Tan's reality, inflicts it a few times
• Heartbroken Badass: Until Brehan's return
• I Did What I Had to Do: Perhaps her most brutal tendency. She is willing to do horrible things for what she is convinced is the greater good.
• Sickeningly Sweethearts: She and Brehan do things like randomly start waltzing in the hallways, or spontaneous duets. Josephine deeply approves
• Took a Level in Jerkass: Does some terrible things for the greater good, which causes Brehan to eventually leave her despite the fact they still clearly love each other. In Tan's world, she goes so far as to allow Brehan to be tortured for information

Morrigan

• Character Development: Due mainly to her friendship and later romance with Jerath
• Good Parents / Happily Married: She, Jerath, and Kieran are clearly a warm and loving family.
• Love Redeems: It could be said that she and Jerath redeem each other, and somehow manage to make each other better people
• No Social Skills: She and Jerath at first bond because of their shared anti-social tendencies
• Mindlink Mates: She and Jerath pick up on each others moods and tend to react when something major happens to the other
• The Tease: Even after she's with Jerath, though he doesn't seem to mind. There is a bit of a Double Standard though, as very early on she starts to be extremely possessive of him.
• Took a Level in Kindness: While she's still snarky and has a low tolerance for fools, she's clearly on the side of good and warm to her friends.
• Unequal Pairing: She and Jerath look like this at first, as he's nearly a decade younger than she is and barely an adult by the standards of the world.

Flemeth

• Affably Evil: Still snarky and definitely on the darker side of gray morality, but it appears her overall goals were benevolent.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: She is much more cordial to Jerath than the others, because he was the one who was polite to her.
• Big "NO!": Gives one after waking up in the body of Merrill to realize Solas and Vathran wrecked all her plans and caused Jerath to have a Face–Heel Turn.
• Cryptic Conversation: A lot of her interactions with Jerath take on a new light after the reveal.
• Even Evil Has Standards: Despite having raised Morrigan as a sociopath, she's clearly happy that both Jerath and Morrigan have developed strong moral stances.
• Taking Up the Mantle: Leaves Jerath with a MacGuffin so Mythal can be transferred to Morrigan, and Jerath and Morrigan may well be carrying on her work.
• The Plan: Jerath fully acknowledges he is her pawn, and seems at least somewhat accepting of it.
• Trickster Mentor: To both Jerath and Morrigan.

Dagna

• Badass Adorable: She's one of the dragonsworn.
• Cuddle Bug: Despite the fact that Jerath Hates Being Touched, he accepts this about Dagna. At one point, he even tucks her into bed.
• Everyone's Baby Sister: To the dragonsworn, though her skills and tendency to stay at the base keep her from being a Tagalong Kid
• Hero-Worshipper: Jerath arranged for her to study at the tower of Magi. She shows him Undying Loyalty and occasionally subjects him to The Glomp
• Morality Pet: May be this for Jerath.
• Odd Friendship: With Vigilance, a spirit, whom she treats as a big brother.
• Mad Scientist: Before fully being recruited into the dragonsworn, she acts as Jerath's researcher and often makes items for him

Apocalypse Characters

Wynne Therin

Younger sister of Duncan, wife of Loghain II, and Teryna of Gwaren.

• Amazonian Beauty: Loghain notes her muscles ordinarily occupy his full attention.
• Big Sister Instinct: Younger and in a subordinate position to Duncan, but has no problem bossing him around and is clearly very protective of him.
• Casual Kink: Perfectly willing to tie her husband to a bed.
• Happily Married: To Loghain II, oddly enough.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: Ready and willing to kick ass.

Clara Howe

Niece of Nathaniel and Guard Captain of the Kingsguard

• The Atoner: Follows in Nathaniel's footsteps to redeeming the family name.
• Action Girl: Leader of the king's personal guard, and one of the few people Jerath trusts absolutely with Duncan's safety.

Lieutenant Nugget

Son of Oghren and Felsi. His real name is Jerath as Felsi named him after The Warden, but has gone by Nugget for so long some of his friends barely remember he actually has a name.

• The Reliable One: Scoffs at the mere idea that anyone would consider a kingsguard without him on it.
• Servile Snarker: Very loyal to Duncan and Jerath, doesn't always stop him from mouthing off to them.
• Sergeant Rock: The rest of the guard occasionally complain about him being too hard on them, but he clearly has respect.

Anabel Hendyr

Daughter of Aveline and Donnic

• Action Girl: As tough as her parents.
• Beast of Battle: One of Kirkwall's griffon riders.
• Belligerent Sexual Tension: Between her and Duncan. Jerath sees it almost immediately and even has trouble keeping a straight face

Sallah Gilmore

Jerath's elder sister. A mother in the chantry

• Big Sister Instinct: Seems to constantly be admonishing Jerath and Duncan
• Conflicting Loyalty: Torn between loyalty to the chantry and loyalty to her family ultimately choses her family
• Heroic Sacrifice: Dies saving her brother
• Lured into a Trap: Does this to Jerath, believing she's protecting him
• Redemption Equals Death: Dies saving her brother from a danger she placed him in
• Servile Snarker: Tells Duncan not to pull rank on her, she used to change his diapers
• Unwitting Pawn: Used by a couple of the Forgotten Ones to nearly destroy Ferelden

Daern'thal

One of the Forgotten ones. A son of Mythal

• Blood Knight: Merrily willing to slaughter almost anything in his way
• The Dreaded: Him showing up on the battlefield prompts both Urthemiel and Solas to run for it
• Even Evil Has Standards: Declines to harm Mythal, who happens to be his mother
• Friend to All Children: Tisallan and Solas both note that he was once this, and note the trait remained in some legends about the man despite those same legends calling him a monster

• Hero Killer: Slaughters his way through Iron Bull and the Chargers
• Noble Demon: Tisallan describes him as this
• Start of Darkness: The students under his protection were executed for political reasons
• Vigilante Man: How he ended up exiled to the void. His students were killed and he began slaughtering everyone responsible

The Three

Narus Hawke, Varric Junior, and Maylina. Narus is the son of Fenris and Oriana, adopted by Hawke and Fenris. Though a mage, he fights with a sword and seems to be a knight enchanter or arcane warrior. Varric is the son of Carver and Merrill, and seems to be a blood mage. Maylina is the daughter of Caronel and Varya, and is learning shapehifting. The three are all studying under Tisallan.

• Badass Family: All three hail from one.
• Buffy Speak: Varric Junior inherited this from Merrill, often rambling into nonsensicality until Narus shuts him up
• Precocious Crush: Narus and Varric tease Maylina about having one on Tisallan. She denies it.
• One True Threesome: Thus far they have only appeared together.
• Take Up My Sword: All three, but Narus especially, seem inclined to pick up where their parents left off as defenders of Thedas.