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Characters appearing in the Dragon Age comic series published by Dark Horse Comics and consisting of The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak, Until We Sleep, Magekiller, Knight Errant, Deception, Blue Wraith and Dark Fortress.
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The Silent Grove
Alistair
Alistair Theirin
See this page. Isabela
Isabela
See this page. Varric
Varric Tethras
See this page. Yavana
Yavana
Appears in: The Silent Grove
One of Flemeth's daughters who resides was a Witch of the Wilds in the Tellari Swamps of Antiva.
- Druid: As is tradition for a Witch of the Wilds. She is so in tune with the fauna as to control a dragon.
- Hot Witch: Much like her sister Morrigan, she wears very revealing clothes.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Alistair runs her through with his sword after turning down her offer to awaken the rest of the Great Dragons.
- Lady Macbeth: Attempts this with Alistair, though ironically she encourages him to leave the crown.
- Strong Family Resemblance: It's implied Alistair's animosity towards Yavana derives from her resemblance to Morrigan.
- Supernatural Gold Eyes: Like her sister, they signify Yavana's connection to Mythal's vessel.
- Talking to the Dead: Uses a spell to pin Claudio Valisti's spirit to his corpse in order to interrogate him.
Claudio Valisti
Claudio Valisti
Appears in: The Silent Grove
An old business partner of Isabela's husband. He is a Merchant Prince of Antiva and the Third Talon of the Antivan Crows.
- An Arm and a Leg: Isabela lops off his hand during their final battle.
- Impoverished Patrician: When he became the head of the Valisti family, its fortunes had been extremely diminished by the mismanagement of previous heads, and had been reduced in status to Eighth Talon. Claudio quickly went about restoring its fortune, and over the course of six years restored them all the way to Third Talon.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: Calls Isabela a whore on several occasions.
- Prince Charmless: Attacks the group multiple times and begins Isabela's breakdown that lasts for all three comics.
Those Who Speak
Maevaris Tilani
Magister Maevaris Tilani
Appears in: Those Who Speak | Until We Sleep | Tevinter Nights
Maevaris is a Tevinter magister, and an old friend and family member of Varric's. She is a transwoman.
- The Archmage: A sitting member of the Magisterium.
- The Cameo: She makes a brief appearance in the story "Luck in the Gardens" from Tevinter Nights.
- Damsel in Distress: Is kidnapped and taken to Seheron between Those Who Speak and Until We Sleep.
- The Flapper: She's playful, feisty, with short yet feminine hair, and lives in a domain of constant luxury. And of course, she is inspired by Mae West.
- Happily Married: Was this with Varric's cousin before he died.
- Internal Reformist: A more idealistic, anti-corruption magister. Several war table missions in Inquisition deal with her attempts to curtail Venatori influence. The epilogue of the Trespasser DLC shows that she forms a reformist faction within Tevinter alongside Dorian.
- Interspecies Romance: With her late husband Thorold Tethras, who was a dwarf.
- Protectorate: She promises to protect Varric and his friends as long as they are in Tevinter.
- Shameful Strip: Especially painful given it's implied directly afterwards that Mae hates her body.
- Surrounded by Idiots: The early days of the Lucerni. Everyone involved is passionate about their cause, but Maevaris and Dorian are the only two with any real understanding of Tevinter politics. Mae keeps a bucket of ice water on hand for accidental immolations.
- True Blue Femininity: Most of her outfits have at least some blue on them.
Arishok
Arishok/Sten
See this page. Rasaan
Rasaan
Appears in: Those Who Speak | Tevinter Nights
Rasaan is a Tamassran, in charge of the breeding and raising of children amongst the Qun. She is given the task of reforming Isabela into a Qunari. She is incidentally the first woman of the Qunari race portrayed in the series.
- Action Girl: She gives Isabela quite the beating, though the Rivaini prevails in the end.
- Breaking Speech: Specializes in this, as a way to bring back the wayward children of the Qun.
- My Beloved Smother: Both a nurturer and enforcer of the Qun.
- The Bus Came Back: After Those Who Speak, she effectively disappeared, never appearing again in Dragon Age: Inquisition or the subsequent comics. However, she finally makes her return in the story "Genitivi Dies at the End" from Tevinter Nights, where she tries to take the elven books lost in the Silent Plains from Genitivi, Philliam, and Sister Laudine.
- Purple Is Powerful: Most Qunari are grey or purple, and Rasaan is considered very good at what she does.
- Seeker Archetype: Her job is to find Isabela, and her repeated question of "What is your real name ?" invokes this archetype.
- Stripperiffic: Her outfit in Those Who Speak does not leave a lot to the imagination.
- Torture Technician: Surprisingly, as it is hard to associate a job so nurturing with something so destructive.
- She keeps this up in "Geniviti Dies at the End," breaking Genitivi's fingers in order to make his group reveal their names.
- White-Haired Pretty Girl: While white hair is standard among qunari, she emphasizes the 'pretty' part, being exceptionally beautiful.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: While she is abusive towards Isabela, she believes she's helping her accept her true self and follow her intended path. In fact, she believes she is simply scolding a misbehaving child.
Aurelian Titus
Magister Aurelian Titus
Appears in: Those Who Speak | Until We Sleep
Aurelian Titus is a Tevinter blood mage and Dreamer. He is a worshipper of the Old Gods and seeks to restore their worship in Tevinter.
- Big Bad: He controls Claudio and outwits even Yavana.
- Dream Weaver: His powers allow control of the Fade, which is indeed the land of dreams.
- In the Hood: Depicted in Until We Sleep wearing a black hood, as is the fashion of many Tevinter mages.
- Large Ham: Has an overly grandiose manner of speaking. Fitting, considering his plans.
- The Man Behind the Man: Was rumored to be this to Archon Davan, and was said to have been helping prop up Davan's rule for years behind the scenes before his offical introduction to the Magisterium.
- Mind-Control Device: Intends to use the Magrallen, an artifact fueled by dragon's blood, to augment his cult's Dreamer powers and brainwash all of Thedas to wipe the Chant of Light and the Qun from their minds.
- Mysterious Past: He was introduced to the Magisterium in 9:28 Dragon by Archon Davan and granted the title Magister a month later. This surprised many other Magister, as the Titus family had been believed extinct since the Black Age
- No-Sell: This is invoked against him twice, first by Alistair and later by Maric.
- Smug Snake: As pointed out by Maevaris, Titus never really understood the magic he was attempting to wield. This is ultimately what gets him killed. Using Maric's blood to power the Magrallen makes him immune to its power and enables Maric to kill him.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: He was likely behind Archon Davan's assassination after the two had a falling out. By that time Titus' power was firmly entrenched in Tevinter and he no longer had need of Davan.
Magekiller
Marius
Marius
Appears in: Paying The Ferryman | Magekiller | Knight Errant | Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
A former slave from Tevinter who now works as a Magekiller.
- Badass Normal: He's no Templar, but can fight mages and demons with little difficulty.
- Dented Iron: Marius is quite heavily-scarred from his battles.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Marius first appeared in the short story "Paying the Ferryman". Now he's one of the main characters of this tale.
- Friend to All Children: Marius initially refuses to accept Flavius's mission because he refuses to do work in Tevinter. However, once he learns that his target is sacrificing children, he changes his tune.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: Marius never uses anything but his sword in battle, whereas Tessa has been seen using a longbow, a crossbow, a garrotte and a fire bomb on different occasions.
- Keep the Reward: Marius has a tendency to refuse to accept payment beyond the reward agreed upon when he is hired, even when it is completely deserved. It annoys Tessa to no end.
- Never Learned to Read: Being a former slave, he is illiterate, which is where Tessa comes in.
- Sarcasm-Blind: When Tessa jokes that they shouldn't let the village girls know that Marius is incapacitated, Marius assumes she means they intend them both harm.
Tessa
Tessarey "Tessa" Forsythia
Appears in: Magekiller | Knight Errant | Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
A noblewoman from one of Nevarra's most powerful families. She is estranged from her family and now works as Marius' handler.
- Brains and Brawn: Marius handles most of the fighting while Tessa handles the business side of things.
- Foil: To Marius. While Marius is a Warrior who tends to be on the quiet side, Tessa is a Rogue who is chatty and tends to handle the business side of things.
- The Ghost: Sort of in Inquisition. A noble named Lady Forsythia was first mentioned in a conversation between Leliana and Josephine in Skyhold. What relation she is to Tessa is unclear.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Charter warns Tessa not to perform one of these for Marius. In the end, she nearly sacrifices herself to save Shayd from Sutherland's company.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: Tessa has at least seven older brothers and sisters. She fought with them a lot, along with her parents. And her tutors. And a local bartender.
- Master of Unlocking: Naturally, being a rogue. She picks the restraints of the young nobleman in the first issue and her own slave chains in the second.
- My Species Doth Protest Too Much: One of the reasons she left her family in Nevarra was because she dislikes how her countrymen are obsessed with the dead to the point where they don't enjoy life.
Calpernia
Calpernia
One of the four leaders of the Venatori and Marius's former lover.
For more info, see this page.
Archon Radonis
Archon Radonis
Magekiller | Inquisitionnote
The Archon of the Tevinter Imperium, who hires Marius and Tessa for a special job.
- Ambadassador: According to Josephine, he is both a skilled politician and a powerful mage. Rumour has it he also has a fondness for cats.
- The Archmage: As Archon, he is considered the most powerful mage of Tevinter.
- Authority Equals Asskicking: Given that the role of Archon is nowadays perhaps the only role of the Tevinter Imperium in which being born in a notably advantaged social position and/or having great skill in politics enough to move up is not enough and you still have to prove yourself as The Archmage also in the facts.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He is initially mentioned in Inquisition in a series of sidequests.
- The Emperor: The current ruler of Tevinter.
- Manipulative Bastard: He preys upon Marius' soft spot for children, knowing that he would otherwise not be taking a job in Tevinter.
- Pragmatic Villainy: While he's in favor of restoring Tevinter, Radonis opposes the Venatori partially because they seek to depose him, and partially because the Venatori would start a war with Southern Thedas that the Imperium could not win while also fending off the Qunari.
Knight Errant
Ser Aaron Hawthorne
Ser Aaron Hawthorne
Appears in: Knight Errant | Tevinter Nights | Deception | Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
A wandering Fereldan knight who travels the world with his squire Vaea.
- The Alcoholic: Ser Aaron is rarely seen without a drink in his hand.
- He had sworn off the booze at the end of Knight Errant, but relapsed after seeing Olivia go to bed with Calix. As shown in Blue Wraith and Dark Fortress, he is still struggling with his alcoholism.
- Benevolent Boss: He saved Vaea from a life of poverty, openly brags about her skills and even claims that she could be a knight one day.
- Child Soldiers: Ser Aaron was a fighter since the age of nine.
- Cool Old Guy: Given that he fought in the Ferelden rebellion, he would have to be in his sixties, but he is still an active adventurer who also treats elves far better than most people of his status.
- Dating Catwoman: A long time ago, Ser Aaron fell in love with a woman named Elena, who he later learned was a con artist named Olivia Pryde.
- Knew It All Along: Ser Aaron was fully aware of Vaea's thievery, but tolerated it because she never targeted anyone who didn't at least somewhat deserve it and she shared her spoils with the poor.
- Knight Errant: He is a landless knight who travels Thedas telling tales and serving as an unofficial ambassador of King Alistair.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Ser Aaron dies at the climax of Dark Fortress, allowing the Red Wraith to impale him so that he can wrench his red lyrium sword away and disrupt the monster's Healing Factor.
- My Greatest Failure: Ser Aaron was at the Battle of Ostagar and stood with Loghain's troops. When Loghain made the decision to retreat, Ser Aaron charged on to the battlefield in an attempt to save King Cailan. Unfortunately, he was too late. Years later, he is still haunted by nightmares of that failure.
- Remember the New Guy?: He was in Loghain's army at Ostagar when it was massacred during the Fifth Blight, but made no appearance in Origins.
- The Storyteller: He has many stories of his adventures and even Varric considers him a better storyteller.
- Unreliable Narrator: According to Vaea, he tells the same stories many times but frequently changes the details, so the accuracy of his tales is somewhat debatable.
Vaea
Vaea
Appears in: Knight Errant | Tevinter Nights | Deception | Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
Ser Aaron's squire, who moonlights as a thief-for-hire behind his back.
- Animal Eyes: She's consistantly drawn with goat-like eyes. It's never commented on and doesn't have a lore reason.
- The Cameo: Vaea (and technically Ser Aaron) make a brief appearance in the story "Herold Had the Plan" from Tevinter Nights.
- Badass Cape: A knee-length green one clasped in a Ferelden style with a fur hood. She mostly uses it to hide her knives behind her back.
- Classy Cat-Burglar: Her main occupation. In particular, Vaea specializes in second-storey thievery and pickpocketing, though she has other roguish talents.
- Idiot Hair: Often has one hair sticking up from on top of her head.
- In the Hood: Whenever Vaea is out thieving, she pulls up her fur-lined hood.
- Master of Unlocking: As a rogue, Vaea can pick locks, but she mentions it isn't her strongest skill.
- Parental Abandonment: Vaea's parents were killed in an uprising against Arl Gell when she was nine. To survive, she turned to stealing.
- His Quirk Lives On: After Ser Aaron's death, she adopts his storytelling hobby.
- Recruited from the Gutter: Aaron offered Vaea the job of his squire after she tried to steal a Vhenedahl sapling from Arl Gell Lendon, who ruled the town of Edgehall.
- Scarf of Asskicking: She wears a red scarf not unlike the one worn by Bethany Hawke.
- Stealth Expert: She specializes in acquiring her target without getting caught.
- Street Urchin: Vaea was a more rural version of this trope than the usual city-raised street waif, as her hometown of Edgehall was a small community that was more of a fort than anything else.
- Stronger Than They Look: Like most elves, Vaea is small in stature and very thin, but she's still strong enough to catch the hulking Ser Nevin before he plummets to the street from several stories up, and is later able to use a candelabra to knock him out.
- Thou Shalt Not Kill: As she mentions in Dark Fortress, Vaea has never killed anyone. She's not opposed to beating up opponents, but she's never taken a life. She ends up killing Magister Nenealeus before he can finish off Marius.
Cedric Marquette
Professor Cedric Marquette
Appears in: Knight Errant | Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
A professor with the University of Orlais who becomes a recurring antagonist for Vaea and Ser Aaron.
- Acro Fatic: Despite being short and fat, he's nonetheless capable of catching up to Vaea while chasing her in Issue 5 of Knight Errant.
- Adventurer Archaeologist: Cedric is apparently an archaeologist of the Indiana Jones variety, though he is more of a thief than a hero. He refers to Bram Kenric of the Jaws of Hakkon DLC as a rival.
- Category Traitor: Cedric is employed first by House Qintara and then by House Danarius from the Tevinter Imperium. As Tevinter is the enemy of Orlais, that means he is effectively a traitor to his country.
- Fat Bastard: The very corpulent Professor Marquette is currently working for House Danarius and is helping them to create a red lyrium warrior in the mold of Fenris from Dragon Age II.
- In the Hood: Switches to a red hood and cape when his true allegiances are revealed.
- Regretful Traitor: Despite working for the Tevinter magisters, he doesn't seem particularly keen on their more ruthless tactics. He outright orders his underlings to stop slaughtering hapless Starkhaven guards in Issue 4 of Knight Errant.
- In the finale of Dark Fortress, he tells Ser Aaron how to defeat the Red Wraith, noting that he never intended to create such a monster.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Marquette survives the events of Dark Fortress and tries to leave Tevinter with the red lyrium idol, although it is taken from him by Tractus.
Sebastian Vael
Sebastian Vael
See this page.Deception
Olivia Pryde
Olivia Pryde
Appears in: Deception
A failed actress turned con artist who is an Old Flame of Ser Aaron.
- Con Man: Or woman, in this case.
- Heroic Sacrifice: In the third issue, Olivia confronts the qunari invading the Qintara mansion so that the others can safely slip away. Though her death isn't depicted in the comic, it's strongly implied she was killed.
- In Love with the Mark: She clearly developed feelings for Ser Aaron during their brief tryst years before. Ser Aaron speculates this is why she only stole something from the knight that she knew her fence, Slim Couldry, would return.
- Mrs. Robinson: She sleeps with Calix in the second issue, possibly as a way to demonstrate to Ser Aaron that she isn't the good person he thinks she is.
Calix
Calix
Appears in: Deception | Blue Wraith
The supposed “heir” to the reclusive House Qintara, who is quickly revealed to be a small-time grifter.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Calix is a little dense when it comes to reading people. In the first issue, he mistakes Dorian Pavus as a potential mark shortly after Olivia had rightly sized up Dorian as too smart to fool. In the second issue, he thinks it's a good idea to work with a pair of Antivan Crows, who end up murdering Francesca's brother after their arrangement is concluded. And in the third issue, he completely misreads Vaea's intentions and thinks she's romantically interested in him, prompting him to lean in for a kiss.
- Jerkass: Calix is a bit of a selfish dick, though he does occasionally act bravely or with concern towards others.
- Meaningful Rename: Calix takes on Olivia's last name after her death in the third issue.
- Non-Action Guy: Calix isn't really much of a fighter, preferring to use his wits to get out of battle. He leaves the party at the end of Blue Wraith, knowing that he's not cut for a dangerous journey like this.
- Put on a Bus: Calix decides the events of Blue Wraith are quite enough for him and leaves the heroes at the end of the comic.
- Slave Liberation: Calix was a former slave whose master was with the Venatori. When he died, Calix fled to Qarinus and posed as the heir to House Qintara in order to scam enough money to survive.
Autumn
Autumn
Appears in: Deception | Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
A mabari who acts as a bodyguard for Olivia when the situation calls for it. The authors, Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis, modeled her appearance off of their own dog of the same name.
- Big Friendly Dog: She gets along with everyone, even the notoriously broody Fenris.
- Dogs Are Dumb: Strongly averted, as is the case with all mabari.
- Heroic Lineage: Olivia claims that Autumm is a descendent of the Hero of Ferelden's mabari.
- Scarf of Asskicking: Wears a distinctive green scarf around her neck and is seen in Issue 3 of Blue Wraith killing at least two qunari.
- Scarily Competent Tracker: Her skill as a tracker comes in extremely handy during Blue Wraith. Justified since she is, y'know, a dog.
Francesca Invidus
Francesca Invidus
Appears in: Deception | Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
A young Tevinter mage who belongs to House Invidus. Her father and brother were both involved in the Venatori from Dragon Age: Inquisition, but she was left out of the cult due to her inexperience and more gentle nature.
- Combat Medic: Francesca uses a combination of healing magic and her ability to make embriums grow to fix the injured leg of Aaron's horse, Casse.
- Green Thumb: Francesca has this power, which Fenris notes is rare outside of Dalish clans. A two-page spread in the first issue of Blue Wraith shows how devastatingly effective it is in the right circumstances, as she massacres the squad of qunari her companions are fighting.
- Red-Headed Hero: She's a Tevinter mage, but is unambiguously a good person.
- Self-Made Orphan: She ends up killing her Jerkass father, which was all that was left of her family.
- The Unfavorite: While her father showed little love for either of his children, he definitely preferred Florian to Francesca.
- Unskilled, but Strong: So far she has shown a magical talent linked solely to plants and healing, much to the chagrin of her violent and distant father, but her older brother considered her one of the most powerful mages he knew and during her adventures with Fenris's group she proves to be one of the their most dangerous members.
- Youthful Freckles: She's a 21 year old woman according to
Word of God, making her and Vaea the youngest of the team, and she has freckles to show it.
Dorian Pavus
Dorian Pavus
See this page.Blue Wraith
Fenris
Fenris
See this page. Shirallas
Shirallas
Appears in: Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
A former ally of Fenris who willingly entered the service of Magister Nenealeus in order to learn how to become a magekiller.
- Evil Former Friend: To Fenris.
- Hulking Out: After his transformation into the Red Wraith, Shirallas grows considerably larger and more muscular.
- I Just Want to Be Special: His driving motivation seems to be attaining power similar to or greater than that of Fenris. And he will do anything to achieve that power, including sacrificing his fellow elves.
- Made a Slave: Shirallas deliberately swapped places with another elven slave in hopes that Nenealeus would teach him the skills of a magekiller. The magister immediately recognized the deception, but took Nenealeus under his wing anyways.
- My Parents Are Dead: Shirallas was originally a Dalish elf whose clan was massacred. He spent years on his own before being taken in by another clan.
- Off with His Head!: His final fate at Fenris' hands.
- Power Dyes Your Hair: After being imbued with red lyrium markings, his hair turns bright red.
- The Quiet One: Shirallas rarely speaks in the presence of his Tevinter allies, but he is still very much capable of speaking, as he boasts to Fenris that soon he will command power even greater than that of the Blue Wraith.
Nenealeus
Magister Nenealeus
Appears in: Paying The Ferryman | Blue Wraith | Dark Fortress
A Tevinter magister who trains magekillers. He is the mastermind behind the scheme to create a lyrium-enhanced warrior similar to Fenris using Meredith's red lyrium sword.
- Bad Boss: Nenealeus thinks nothing of sacrificing his subordinates as test subjects for the lyrium sarcophagus.
- Bald of Evil: Nenealeus hits a lot of the stereotypical villain tropes, including this one.
- Beard of Evil: When he first appears, Nenealeus sports a long white beard that includes a large Fu Manchu-looking mustache and a braided portion hanging from his chin.
- Early-Bird Cameo: While he didn't make an actual appearance until Blue Wraith, Nenealeus was actually name-dropped way back in the short story "Paying the Ferryman," which explored Calpernia's background.
- Evil Mentor: He is this to Marius, though Nenealeus has never hidden his villainous nature.
- Evil Wears Black: Par for the course with magisters.
- Eyepatch of Power: As noted on the main page.
- Slashed Throat: How Nenealeus meets his end at Vaea’s hands.
Dark Fortress
Tractus Danarius
Magister Tractus Danarius
Appears in: Dark Fortress
The bastard son of Danarius, Fenris' former master. He is (or rather was) part of the plot to use Danarius' sarcophagus to create another lyrium-enhanced warrior similar to Fenris but empowered instead with red lyrium.
- Bastard Bastard: Tractus was a key member of the plot to create a red lyrium-enhanced warrior until Nenealeus forced him out of Castellum Tenebris.
- Goth: Very much invokes this trope, given his jet-black hair and pale skin.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Tractus initially serves two purposes in Dark Fortress - he provides information to the heroes about the secret passage he used to get out of Castellum Tenebris, and then he informs the invading qunari about the ritual, which prompts their siege of the fortress. He pops up later in the last issue to take the lyrium idol from Cedric Marquette, which is heavily foreshadowed as factoring into Solas' plans.
- Sins of Our Fathers: Fenris was more than eager to ruthlessly slaughter him solely because he's Danarius's son, even though he was only a child at the time Fenris was a slave.
- You Killed My Father: He references this trope when he encounters Fenris.
