Attitude: Irritable, aloof, impatient, selfish, sometimes sarcastic as*hole. Jealous - can't stand it if another woman as much as shoots a glance on her man. Pretty as a statuette and quite stuck up about it. The fact that she isn't exactly gifted in archery, but had to make a tremendous effort for her success made her a bit more insufferable: "Oh, so you're a natural, aren't you, well I had to work for it" (she never actually said it this harshly, but she's always thinking it when she encounters someone who's naturally talented with bow and arrows). Did not like humans. Joining the Inquisition was quite a humbling experience for her. Surviving the conclave, feeling absolutely foreign and alone in a human society, having so many people put their hopes in her - all of this and more had made her mellow out a bit. She became less arrogant (though she still has her moments) and has lost about all of her prejudiced views on humans. Despite her flaws, she has always been honest, compassionate, smart enough to know when to hold her tongue to avoid unnecessary conflict (unless she's really upset). Genuinely wants to do good, but doesn't always use the best judgement in her decisions. Edit: forgot to add her strong sense of responsibility, which was the only reason why she didn't flee from her own coronation, but accepted the burden because it was the right thing to do. Good conscience too.
Backstory: She was the first and only child to her parents after almost 20 years of marriage, they adore her and couldn't help but spoil her a bit (as far as spoiling goes with the Dalish way of life), and she adores them back.
Sansa was determined to become a huntress since she was seven and she was especially excited to learn swordplay. Her parents didn't want her to train for a hunter at first. She was weaker and more clumsy than other children, so they thought it would be better for her to just learn the obligatory archery basics and then be a storyteller, like her father. However, Sansa was so enamoured with the idea of being a huntress or a warrior and so dead set on having her way that they had to give in eventually. She turned out to be absolutely pathetic with a sword, though. She could have caught up with others with extra training, but she became disappointed with the idea of wielding a sword after receiving too many bruises for her liking. She was decent enough bow and arrows, so she decided to stick with archery. That didn't come easily to her either - she was barely keeping up with others. She spent most of her free time practicing, either with the help of her trainers or her mother, or alone, when no one had the time to help her. She managed to catch up with her peers after some time, but she kept training hard until she was one of the best (never quite managed to become THE best) hunters of her clan.
Though she gets along with everyone in her clan to some degree, she has few friends. Her cold demeanor and the fact that she took great pride in her looks gave her the reputation of a snobbish "ice queen" (totally justified, at least in her teens). Her best friend Neara only started talking to her out of pity when they were around 12 and she noticed that Sansa was always alone while other kids were in a group. She thought Sansa was a stuck-up snob, but she also felt kind of bad for her. They became genuine friends shortly after. Even though Sansa's attitude problems hadn't gone anywhere, with Neara's help she started making contact with the rest of the kids more, and though she never got as close with anyone as her only friend, the ice has melted somewhat.
She was engaged to a man from her clan, Neros, about two years before the Inquisition. He was cocky, boisterous and fiercely handsome, and had tried to get Sansa to notice him since they were teens. She enjoyed the attention, but didn't reciprocate for a long time because she considered him too frivolous. Eventually she started to see that he was actually a noble, brave man, one who would do anything for the clan and his loved ones. She came to love him and later agreed to become his wife.
Some time after that, he was killed in a scouting mission with his whole party. The scouts thought that some bandits had camped way too close to the clan, but it turned out to be a clash between rogue mages and templars and the elves weren't prepared to deal with that. Before that, Sansa was cautiosly tolerant towards humans, but after that she refused to have anything to do with humans or their wars.
How they came to the Inquisition:
Her clan's keeper believed that they should get more involved with the mage-Templar war, since it was obviosly a threat to the Dalish as well. Besides, offering aid to the humans could be a good step towards improving their relations. Sansa disagreed - the death of Neros also opened up the old wounds (figuratively speaking) from the prior attacks of bandits and village mobs. She believed that humans weren't worth losing any more of their people - after all, it's their war and they should be the ones to deal with it. When the topic of the conclave came up, the Keeper tried to persuade her to attend because she had at least some experience with humans from visiting their villages as a part of the clan's trading party (she was a bodyguard). Others with similar or better experience either were killed in raids, lacked combat skills or couldn't be relieved from their duties for the clan. She went kicking and screaming, but the Keeper had the last word either way, so she had to comply in the end.
How do they feel about the Inquisition and/or leading the Inquisition:
She believes the Inquisition is necessary, but she never wanted to lead it and only agreed to it because she felt she had no choice. She was reluctant to join when the Inquisition only started, but thought that since she only had to close rifts, she could handle it. She didn't exactly enjoy being their recruitment mascot, but she could live with it. When she was made Inquisitor, she was angry at Cassandra, her advisors and everyone else who she felt had pushed her to this position against her will. She spent most of her free time alone in her quarters, wallowing in self pity, sometimes in the company of wine. Even though relatively little time has passed since her "promotion" she still feels incredibly tired of deciding people's (and Thedas') fates, dealing with nobles - who, she believes, will go back to despising her for being a "knife ear" not long after Corypheus' defeat - and trying to keep the appearance of this regal and heroic figure, while she still feels like a random nobody from the woods. Most of all she fears that she might never get another chance to see her parents and her friend Neara. In the end she has come to terms with her position and she even enjoys it sometimes, since Josephine agreed to handle most of the political issues herself and her friends have made her time as the Inquisitor bearable. Despite her feelings about it, she doesn't take this burden lightly and tries to be the best leader she can be (key word - tries)
Favorite Zone:
Hissing Wastes - it's beautiful and quiet there and no people around, aside from the ones she can kill. Also, Hinterlands (that's her favourite zone, not mine).
Companion they get along with most: Blackwall (duh), Dorian, Cassandra and Vivienne, strangely enough. Also Varric and Cole. pretty much with everyone except Sera and Iron Bull (I'm not even recruiting them anymore).
Companion they get along with least: Sera (does it count if I'm not recruiting her anymore though?)
Love Interest: Blackwall
Reason for choosing that love interest: I really wanted to romance a veteran Warden at first, but I ended up absolutely loving him even after the reveal.
What were their feelings towards Blackwall:
She was indifferent to him at first and his beard weirded her out big time. Eventually she started to find him charming and was kind of smitten by how honorable and principled he seemed, while somehow being very approachable and surprisingly easy to get along with. She found herself falling for him and could tell that this feeling was mutual, but since she still held some hope that she might return to her people some day (and was in denial about being infatuated with a shem), she felt like she shouldn't get involved with a human. The breaking point was the destruction of Haven. After being so close to death, she thought that since she only had one life anyway and since her life will never be the same, maybe she should just give in. Then after she was made Inquisitor pretty much against her will she just thought "f*ck it, I need at least one good thing in my life" and decided to finally make a move. By then it was more of an infatuation for her, though. It gradually grew into love. She just felt so happy when he was around, despite being generally stressed out from her duties as the Inquisitor, and wanted him to feel just as happy with her.
How did they handle Revelations:
Badly at first. She was shocked and furious and said some things she didn't mean (she totally told him she never loved him in the prison scene), but cooled down later. It took her a while to decide what to do with him. She felt like sending him to the Wardens would be good for everyone, but at the same time, she was too afraid that the Joining would kill him. If he survived the Joining, they would still be separated for the most of the time and one of them could die while on duty without a goodbye. What the hell, she just wanted him back by her side. She freed him and rekindled their relationship, he stayed devoted to her and the Inquisition, but it took her a while to sort out her feelings and be as comfortable with him as she used to be. She came to the conclusion that no matter how many struggles they faced in their relationship, he is worth it. To her, learning the truth about him, however heavy it is, has only made their relationship stronger and she loves the man he has become.
Religious Views:
She used to worship the Creators because that's what the Dalish do, but her belief was never deep. When she was old enough to question her beliefs, she started wondering whether the gods that can be "trapped" somewhere could even be called "gods" and why did they warrant worshipping, but she never shared her thoughts with anyone aside from her parents and Neara. From whatever she knew about it before her time with the Inquisition, she almost found the belief in the Maker more appealing, but she wouldn't even admit to herself that she found anything to do with humans "appealing" (oh, the irony later on). With the start of the Inquisition, she started thinking about it more, for obvious reasons. After lots of reasearch, contemplating, near-death experiences and debates with Mother Giselle, she eventually became Andrastian.
Their greatest flaw:
She's a just a pain in the ass in general (see the "attitude" section). I guess I could add that when she's angry she tends to speak before thinking and can say some very hurtful things to someone *cough*Blackwall*cough*
What did they do after things settled down:
First of all - have Mother Giselle marry her and Blackwall in a very private ceremony with only their closest friends and family present. There was a time when she though she would retire immediately after Corypheus' defeat, but now she doesn't believe it would be a wise choice, at least in the near future. Besides, she's somewhat content with being the Inquisitor now that things are a bit less turbulent (though she all but refuses to deal with politics now) and she's not sure what would she want to do if she retired. I guess she and Blackwall will try to balance family life and their duties, at least for a time.
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