Gunter Malthus

Character's Name: Gunter Malthus
Player's Name: Shanna Layne

Age: 35 (Inquisition)
Gender: Male
Class: Warrior (2-Hand)
Specializations: Reaver, Berserker
Personality: Gunter, while looking somewhat intimidating at 6'4", is actually quite the teddy bear. He grew up in the Anderfels, surrounded by Grey Wardens. This gave him a deep respect for the order. One that was ingrained by his family. He also bears great respect for all people, regardless of race, color, creed. His drive to protect those he cares about is what makes him who he is. He is fiercely loyal, but once you lose his trust, it is gone forever.
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Preferred Romance: Gunter is pansexual, open to a relationship with anyone of any race, or gender identity.
History: Gunter was born in 9:06 Dragon in the city of Hossberg in the Anderfels of Northern Thedas. His father was a Grey Warden, and his grandfather before him. Both his brothers joined the Wardens when they became old enough, one of them dying during the Joining. He helped raised his younger sister, training with axes, mauls, and swords in his spare time. While this wasn't much training, it was enough to help defend Hossberg from any and all raiders or brigands that happened into the area. When he turned twenty, he went through the Joining himself, becoming a Grey Warden. He worked up through the ranks, and by the time he was thirty was sent to take over as the Warden Commander of Ferelden when Lillith Cousland gave it up to become the Queen of Ferelden.

Vareena Hawke

Name: Vareena Hawke
Age: 23 (Beginning of Dragon Age II), 33 (Beginning of Inquisition)
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Class: Rogue/Mage
Specialization: Archery, Spirit Healer
Looks: 

Preferred Ship: Fenris, Arishok
Personality: Vareena was always a bit of a smart ass, it often got her in trouble. She tried her best to be diplomatic when it came time to try and defuse the tension in Kirkwall, though her sarcasm did often slip out and cause her problems. The sarcasm did help her become great friends with Varric Tethras. Her hiding her magic did her no favors with Anders.
History: Vareena was born in 9:07 Dragon, in the mall village of Lothering. The high amount of Templars in the area made her hide her magic, though her father did teach her in secret. She also learned how to use a bow, the rivalry her magic caused with Carver was evident right from the start. They fought constantly, whereas she and Bethany were constant friends. She fled with her family to Kirkwall in 9:30 Dragon when the Blight began in Ferelden. When she joined Varric and Bartrand's expedition into the Deep Roads, she left her siblings behind. Leading Carver to the Templars, and Bethany to the Circle of Magi. She never entered into serious relationships with any of her companions. Instead opting for short term, sexual relationships so she wouldn't be hurt. It was one of her greatest fears, was being alone, or being hurt.

Deryck Hæle

Character's Name: Deryck Hæle

Age: 19 (Origins), 20 (Awakening), 30 (Inquisition)
Gender: Male
Class: Warrior (Sword and Shield)
Specializations: Templar
Personality: Deryck has suffered a lot of loss in his life, it has made him somewhat cold. He is not quick to trust people, he was in the past but it cost him everything. Once he does trust someone though, he is as loyal as they come. He will lay down his life for those he cares about. It was why he joined the Templars. He can come off as a bit of an asshole, and at times he can be a bit of an ass.
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Preferred Ship: He is straight, preferring women. Open ship
History: Deryck was born during 9:11 Dragon in Amaranthine, Ferelden, to Yvana and Edmond Hæle. He is the oldest of five siblings. He helped raise them even from a young age. He met his first love, Valeera, when he was thirteen years old. They spent every waking moment together. She was attacked by thugs on her way home from visiting him and killed when Deryck was 17. He had just asked for her hand in marriage when they both came of age. He began training as swordsman after that, not willing to lose anyone else ever again. When he was 20, the Darkspawn Civil War broke out between The Architect and The Mother. He aided Warden-Commander Lillith Cousland, but his absence led the deaths of his mother, father, and four younger siblings. At this point he joined the Templars, needing to find purpose in his life again. He remained with them until the Templars segregated from the Chantry to purge the mages. His intentions had always been to protect the mages. He defended them from the other Templars, eventually making his way to Haven to join the Inquisition, gladly joining Cullen and his fellow Templars in aiding the Inquisitor in their efforts.

Shaethari Alerion

Name: Shaethari Alerion
Age: 15 (Origins), 25(Inquisition), 26 (Post-Inquisition)
Race: Elf
Gender: Female
Class: Mage
Specialization: Blood Mage, Spirit Healer
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Preferred Ship: Open, but mistrusting of humans.
Personality: Shaethari can seem cold and detached at times, but it is not unwarranted. She lets her walls down once she gets to know you, but it takes time. She was once trusting and warm, she learned to let that side of her be hidden away after her trusting nature got her into trouble.
History: Shaethari was raised in Clan Alerion, the same clan Merrill was born into. She spent most of her time initially training to become a hunter, until her magical abilities began to manifest when she was fifteen, considerably later than they appeared in most. She knew that they already had a First and Second. She would likely be sent to another clan because of it, so she tried to hide it, but their keeper knew better. It happened that Duncan was recruiting in the area at the time, and though she was young, he took the young mage in rather than allowing her to be sent to another clan. She became a Grey Warden at the young age of fifteen. Aiding Lillith Cousland and Alistair in the slaying of the Archdemon. She remained under Lillith's command during the Darkspawn Civil War in Amaranthine. Aiding the new Commander, Gunter Malthus, once Lillith stepped down from her position to be with her King.

Jeaneve "Jay" de Ghislain

Name: Jeaneve "Jay" de Ghislain
Age: 24
Gender: Female 
Class: Rogue 
Specializations: Ranger
Sexuality: Pansexual, polyromantic
 Looks: Jay
Preferred Ship: Open
Personality: She is a rebel to the core, she hates being a noble, and all things associated with nobility. Everything she does is to spite her noble blood.
History: Jay is the youngest child of Duke Bastien de Ghislain. She hides this as often as she can. It is why she doesn't go by Jeaneve, but Jay. She almost never uses her last name. She is, in all technicality, a Duchess in her right. She simply does not adhere to the Game as many think she should.

Veranni Cadash

Name: Veranni Cadash

Other Names: Arani Aeducan

Age: 19 (Origins), 30 (Inquisition)

Race: Dwarf

Class: Rogue (Dual Wield)
Specialization: Assassin
Personality: Veranni believes heavily in second chances, after being given a second chance at life by Lillith Cousland she changed greatly. While some parts of her personality remained, her sarcastic sense of humor, her quick tongue, a lot of things changed. The ruthless nature of Orzammar politics, she left it behind. She became more forgiving, willing to give almost anyone a second chance.
Looks: Veranni
Preferred Ships: Gorim Saelac, Varric Tethras
History: Veranni was born Arani Aeducan, second child of King Endrin Aeducan of Orzammar. She grew up knowing she was nobility, knowing that if needed, she could kill, bribe, extort, and sleep her way to the most powerful position in all of Orzammar. She spent most of her childhood with her second, Gorim Saelac. He not only her closest friend, second, and confidant. He was also her lover. They met during the night, when no one else was around to catch the pair. It was her way of flouting the heavy influence of dwarven politics, because paragons forbid she marry below her caste... When Bhelen betrayed her and her brother, she did not know that she was carrying the child of that lurid affair. Months in the Deep Roads though, it did not allow for the survival of the child. She lost the pregnancy after taking a heavy blow from a Hurlock. She eventually found her way to Cadash Thaig and fortified. She barricaded herself into one of the crumbling buildings and remained there, only sneaking out to find spiders to eat. She was eventually found by Lillith Cousland and her companions. This was where Veranni Cadash was born, 'Arani Aeducan is dead' she frequently has to remind herself. She travelled with Lillith to the Anvil of the Void, and back to Orzammar, where they crowned Bhelen King. He offered his sister the return of her name and Caste. She told him "Arani Aeducan is dead, I am Veranni Cadash now". She left Orzammar, joined up with the Carta, and never looked back.

Marcus Trevelyan

Character Name: Marcus Trevelyan

Age: 32
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue (Duel Wield)
Specialization: Assassin
Personality: Marcus is incredibly laid back, most of the time he prefers to sit back and let things happen. He is a joker, who speaks fluent sarcasm. Don’t let his sarcasm fool you, deep down he cares deeply for those he loves. He has a deep fear of commitment, which causes him to more of a one night stand type of person. For the right person though, Marcus would slowly settle down. He loves to play pranks on people. He also is a shameless flirt, he would flirt with just about anyone who is willing to play along.

Looks: Marcus
Preferred Ship: Dorian, Bull
History: Marcus is the oldest child of the Trevelyans of Ostwick. While his sister Laurel picked up a sword and shield, Marcus went for a more... Subtle touch. Sneaking around, picking locks, disabling poachers traps that he found on their land. He did it from the time he was a child. These were all attempts to control, and hide the magic that he discovered early in his childhood. He learned just enough to hide his abilities from people. Marcus was always the ‘trouble child’ in his parent’s eyes. He was the one who constantly got into trouble for sleeping with other noble’s daughters, or sons. He was always playing pranks any time that the nobles were together in one place… It was frustrating for his parents, so it was often that he found himself being bound to his room. This often frustrated Marcus to no end. So he would spend his days finding ways that he could sneak out of their massive home, he found over two dozen different ways that he could sneak in the first few days alone…

Lillith Cousland

Character’s Name: Lillith Cousland

Age: 18 (Origins), 19 (Awakening), 29 (Inquisition)

Race: Human
Gender: Female
Class: Warrior (Sword & Shield)
Specializations: Templar, Reaver, Spirit Warrior.
Personality: Lillith tries her best to sympathetic, but she often comes across as a bit of bitch. She tends to be colder to situations than her companions. Once she opens up and begins to care for someone, she will vehemently defend those that she cares for. She is loyal to a fault when it comes to those she loves and trusts. They are what keeps her grounded. She has very high self-confidence, it often borders on arrogance. A flaw that she knows she has, and one she works hard to try and fix. No one changes over night though. Her confidence has gotten her in trouble on more than one occasion, it’s why she would’ve never made a very good Teyrna for Highever. Gladly passing up the opportunity to her older brother Fergus. If people didn’t know her, she would come off as a bitch, and cold. Her sense of humor is dry, sarcastic. It tends to give people the wrong impression of her. She prefers intimidation to coercion and charm.
Preferred Ship: Alistair, Nathaniel Howe, Cailan, Ser Gilmore.

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History: Lillith was born and raised in Highever, born to Teyrn Bryce Cousland and his wife Teyrna Eleanor Cousland. She was the second child, her older brother was Fergus, with whom she was always competitive. She learned from an early age to wield a sword, something that she took great pride in. Her prowess with a blade was one thing she always coveted, she never let her skills slip. So she was constantly practicing as a child and growing up. She was never very good at ‘feminine’ things, despite her mother’s constant insistence that she would never find a husband if she didn’t learn these things. She was always close with Ser Gilmore, a young Knight in her father’s service. She often tested her skill against him so that her skills were always growing. She never intended for them to be anything but friends, but they were much more than that. Ser Roland Gilmore became her first love, even if her father and mother would never approve of a marriage to a knight and not a noble. She didn’t need to worry about that for long though. Not long after she fell in love with Gilmore, the Blight began, fighting in the South demanded her family’s attention. That was when Arl Rendon Howe, a man she had once greatly respected and trusted, betrayed her family. Attacking while they slept, and their army was away. Killing her sister-in-law and nephew, before attacking to kill her. Ser Gilmore held the gates as long as he could while her and her mother searched for her father. Finding him in the larder of the kitchen, mortally wounded. She lost both of her parents that night, and would have died herself if not for the Grey Warden Duncan, who saved her on one condition… She would become a Grey Warden. A condition that she readily accepted, leaving her mother and father, something that she regretted greatly. Despite this regret she kept looking forward, her hatred for Howe, and her desire for vengeance driving her on. She survived the Grey Warden joining, joining Alistair to take on the Bight. After the Archdemon was defeated, and the Blight ended Lillith was made the Commander of the Ferelden Grey Wardens. She travelled to Amaranthine and Vigil’s Keep to take control of the post, only to find the Keep in chaos. She recruited new Wardens, rebuilt Vigil’s Keep, made it stronger, better than it had been before. The Awakening of the Darkspawn was thwarted and Amaranthine saved, the Keep took much damage, but with the resources and talent that she had brought into the Wardens let them rebuild within five years. Around the time of the false Calling from Corpyheus Lillith and Evelyn sought each other out once again, this time with the intent for find a cure for the Darkspawn taint that caused Wardens to suffer an early death.

((Lillith has multiple histories. One in which her first lover is King Cailan. Who's you'll be playing will determine the history.))

Sarani Ibarra

Character's Name: Sarani Ibarra

Gender: Female

Class: Mage

Specializations: Frost, Creation, Spirit Healer

Looks: Sarani

Ships: Open (Templar Preferably)

Personality: Sarani is a smart ass, when it comes to cracking jokes, she never misses an opportunity. She is just as likely to crack as joke as she is to make a serious comment most times. Though when it comes down to it she will put business first. She is loyal to a fault, at least when it comes to those she cares about. She uses meditation to keep herself calm rather than typical techniques.

Preferred Romance: Heterosexual, monoromantic (She has a bit of a Templar problem).

History: Sarani was born in Nevarra City in Nevarra, when she was four, her magic was discovered and she was sent to the Mage Circle in Cumberland. She loved being at the Circle, but she wanted the same freedoms as others, equality. It was why, when she was made a Senior Enchanter (one of the youngest in Cumberland's history at 19) she joined the Fraternity of Aequitarians. Vying for equality, over all else. When she was ten, first learning fire magic, she was badly burned by another student. She was forced to relearn most things that required sight as her left eye had been badly burned. She can still see out of, but it tends to get fuzzy at times.

The accident left her with a severe phobia of fire. She can barely be around fires, nor will she use fire magic, or staffs that channel fire magic.

While at the Mage Circle in Cumberland, she fell in love with a Knight-Captain who helped her escape before the circles were dissolved.

Asala

Character's Name: Asala

Other Names: Saarebas

Age: 31

Race: Qunari

Gender: Female
Class: Mage
Specialization: Spirit Healer
Personality: Asala, once broken out of the shell that being a Saarebas put her in, is a kind, caring, giving person. She enjoys taking care of people, and making people feel better. It was why she was chosen to be a Tamassran early on in her life.
Looks: Asala
Ships: She doesn't do well in ships unless it is very, very drawn out. This character is very withdrawn and does not trust easily.
History: Asala was born in Par Vollen, like any other Qunari child she was raised by the Tamassrans. She began her training to become one of them early one. But just weeks before the completion of her training, she was aiding a younger child who had fallen and badly broken their leg. As she attempted to aid him, healing magic flowed from her hands. She was taken immediately and bound as a Saarebas. Her Arvaarad treated her more poorly than most did. She bears many scars from his hands over the fourteen years that she was under his control.

Lyria Lavellan

Name: Lyria Lavellan
Age: 19 (Beginning of Inquisition), 20 (End of Inquisition)
Race: Elf
Gender: Female
Class: Mage
Looks: Lyria
Ships: Solas, Krem
Personality: Lyria is about as sweet as they came. When she was chosen to be sent to the Conclave at the Temple of Sacred Ashes, she was still very naïve. Much has changed since then. She has become a confident, strong young woman. This is, for the most part, thanks to her relationship with Krem.
History: Lyria was born into Clan Lavellan, the spent a good amount of her childhood playing and having fun as most Dalish children did. She was taught the history that their Keepers taught. She spent a lot of time with Anion, also of Clan Lavellan, they were as close as any two friends could be. Then her powers as a mage manifested, she was taught and mentored by the clan’s Keeper, becoming her First, her apprentice. She was taught about the Elven Gods, she worshipped them. Never did she think that she would meet them face to face. She was chosen to go to the Conclave on the eve of her nineteenth birthday, she travelled to the Temple of Sacred Ashes at Haven, in the Frostback Mountains of Ferelden. A long trek from the Free Marches.