Camilladilla wrote...
Mistress Tasharra wrote...
My understanding was that he was Ferelden, got shoved into the Kirkwall Circle, befriend Tobrius and Carver. Carver helped him escape, he went on to do his mercenary stint, met Leandra, fell in love, eloped, had babies in Ferelden.
It's actually pretty confusing. I honestly have no idea.
Really? I always thought Mal met Leandra shortly after escaping the Circle and they ran off to Ferelden. I didn't realize there was actually a period in which he adventured around. This kinda makes me theory of pirate mage Mal even more likely 
Gotta love the Hawke/Amell family.
The Amell line "cursed" with magic.
Leandra - disgraced her parents.
Whatserface Amell - Lost standing after all her kids were ages
Gamlen - 'Nuff said.
Charade (or whatever) - I dunno. She was just
wierd.
Malcolm Hawke - Renegade Pirate Mage FTW!!! (It's my chosen story, an I'm sticking to it)
Carver - I'm sick of being in your shadow!!!
Bethany - Hello, I'm a goody two shoes!

Next up for the gene-pool we have:
Anders - renegade mage abomination.
Merrill - Naive blood mage.
Isabela - Maker help your children, they're doomed.
Doomed.Fenris - Maker help you if your kids are mages*
*Seriously, with both Fenris and Hawke with magic in their genes...