Dragon Age Characters Page

Alistair

Alistair is a young Grey Warden recruited by Duncan less than six months before the Blight began. Alistair's mother died long ago in childbirth, and after being raised in Redcliffe castle he was turned over to the Chantry for religious instruction. He began the martial training necessary to become a templar   the Chantry's military order that watches over the Circle of Magi and hunts down dangerous apostates.

He was found to be ill-suited to a life of religious devotion, however… Alistair is irreverent at the best of times, and his wry sense of humor often put him at odds with his more serious-minded teachers. When Duncan of the Grey Wardens found him, Alistair had not yet taken his vows and was desperately unhappy. Sensing that he had a good and loyal heart, Duncan used the Right of Conscription to force the Chantry to hand Alistair over to the Grey Wardens… and Alistair has never looked back since.

Duncan

Like many others, Duncan gave up his family name when he joined the ranks of the Wardens: a symbolic gesture of cutting ties. He might say this was a convenience in his case, however. His mother was from the Anderfels, his father from Rivain, and he spent his childhood in the Free Marches and Orlais. His people were everywhere and his homeland was nowhere. He was given the almost impossible task of leading the Wardens in Ferelden: a kingdom that had thrown the order out two hundred years earlier. Facing local suspicion and hostility, he set about finding recruits.

Wynne

Wynne is a spirit healer from the Circle of Magi, focusing her magic on the ability to briefly summon protective and restorative spirits from the Fade. She has served the Circle for most of her life and is well-respected for her strong sense of duty and morals. She believes wholeheartedly in what the Circle stands for and has been a vocal advocate in the College of Enchanters that through discipline and education mages can learn to control their gifts and use them to serve mankind.

The fear of magic is born of misunderstanding, but Wynne cautions mages to never forget that the fear is also a real one: for all the good that a mage's gifts can bring, it will also always attract demons and bring the risk of possession. Too many times in history have possessed abominations wrecked destruction on the lands, and thus every mage has a debt to repay. "Earn your place," she has said, "and you shall not be reviled."

Her peers thought so highly of her that she was asked to become the new First Enchanter of Ferelden's tower. She refused, saying that she had no desire to work in upper ranks of the Circle. When word recently reached the tower of King Cailan's call to arms against the Blight, Wynne readily volunteered to go to Ostagar.

Teyrn Loghain

Born into a time when his country was under the boot of a foreign tyrant, Loghain and his close friend Prince Maric drove out the occupying forces of the Orlesian Empire. He is more a symbol than a man, representing the Fereldan ideals of hard work and independence. Now with his friend's death, he is left to defend their land with a naïve and inexperienced king.

King Cailan

Son of the legendary King Maric Theirin, Cailan was the first Ferelden king born into a land free from foreign rule in three generations. Now with Loghain's tactical genius and the legendary Grey Wardens at his side, Cailan leads Ferelden's army into the final, glorious battle to crush the darkspawn.

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