"Elves are a historically oppressed people, distinguishable by their lithe frames and pointed ears. Though most survive in the poorest fringes of human cities, others live as nomads known as the Dalish. Elves receive a bonus of 25% to Ranged Defense."
Does that description say "Elves are a lithe, pointy-eared people who excel at poverty."?
*gigglesnort*
I don't know if this has been posted here yet but I laughed my butt off
Lol, I love how Cole sees it coming and ducks.
Elven Rogue/Warrior
Enslaved long ago by humans, most elves still live as second-class citizens within human cities. Elves who reject this life are known as the Dalish: nomadic wanderers who strive to keep the ancient elven religion and traditions alive. You were raised in the wilderness to be a hunter, relied upon by the Lavellan clan for food and protection. The clan wandered the northern Free Marches and had little need to interact with humans—until the clan's Keeper sent you to the Chantry's conclave as a spy. What happened there, she said, would impact not only the Dalish but indeed all elves. She could not have known how right she was.
Now. Now, I can start fleshing out my Amythiel. (I did change her name.)
*rubs her hands together* This pleases me.
Awesome news on the backgrounds! Exactly what I was hoping to know. Off to update my characters' backgrounds!
...You know, I change my mind, I may work with a Human Mage first, considering his/her connection with the war.
So Ostwick!? Yes, a new place! Now I can finally develop more about my Inquisitor and her background. Yissss~
And a lot of spies. o-o
Edit: Also, Qunari are from a mercenary group!! I imagine you can have some cool conversations with Iron Bull 'bout that/
The qunari, dwarf and humans are more or less what I was expecting. It doesn't necessarily sound like our actual family name is Lavellan for the elf though, especially for the warrior/rogue.
Excellent info on character backgrounds! Thanks so much for posting it - it won't load properly on my computer at the moment. Of course, the info has me hovering between the choices even more than I was. Choosing that first character isn't going to be easy! Hmmmm... 
Huh! Do we know anything at all about Ostwick from WoT or anything? It doesn't seem to have its own wiki article and only a mention or two in the Free Marches one.
Elven Rogue/Warrior
Enslaved long ago by humans, most elves still live as second-class citizens within human cities. Elves who reject this life are known as the Dalish: nomadic wanderers who strive to keep the ancient elven religion and traditions alive. You were raised in the wilderness to be a hunter, relied upon by the Lavellan clan for food and protection. The clan wandered the northern Free Marches and had little need to interact with humans—until the clan's Keeper sent you to the Chantry's conclave as a spy. What happened there, she said, would impact not only the Dalish but indeed all elves. She could not have known how right she was.
Human Mage
Born to the Trevelyan noble family of Ostwick in the Free Marches, you were originally intended for a life of privilege—until magical abilities surfaced at a young age and you were forced into a life of confinement within Ostwick's Circle of Magi. Protected but stifled, educated but isolated, the Circle would have been your entire future had the mages not rebelled against Chantry rule. Like it or not, you had to fight for your life against templars hunting down all "free" mages. You joined the delegation of mages attending a Chantry conclave in hopes of negotiating peace with the templars. It didn't go well.
Elven Mage
Enslaved long ago by humans, most elves still live as second-class citizens within human cities. Elves who reject this life are known as the Dalish: nomadic wanderers who strive to keep the ancient elven religion and traditions alive. You grew up in the wilderness, a member of the Lavellan Dalish clan and apprentice to its leader and guide, the Keeper. The clan wandered the northern Free Marches, and you had little need to interact with humans—until the Keeper sent you to the Chantry's conclave as a spy. What happened there, she said, would impact not only the Dalish but indeed all elves. She could not have known how right she was.
'When the Qunari first landed in the Free Marches, it at the was the city-state of Ostwick near the mouth of the Waking Sea. The city-state's famous double walls show the effect this had on its people's nerves.'Huh! Do we know anything at all about Ostwick from WoT or anything? It doesn't seem to have its own wiki article and only a mention or two in the Free Marches one.
Ostwick! Awesome!
'When the Qunari first landed in the Free Marches, it at the was the city-state of Ostwick near the mouth of the Waking Sea. The city-state's famous double walls show the effect this had on its people's nerves.'
Plays well into my Esmerelda's paranoia and slight mental instability.
Ohh, excellent. It means Delphine's paranoia towards the Qunari isn't unfounded. *scurries off to rethink headcanons*
Awww. The youngest child. :S I was hoping for my rogue to be the middle child. Oh well.
Ostwick! Awesome!
Ohh, excellent. It means Delphine's paranoia towards the Qunari isn't unfounded. *scurries off to rethink headcanons*
Ooh, so Cadash is a crime family, I'm intrigued. I haven't come up with a Dwarf quizzy, but now I really want to.
And most of my theories about Trevelyan mage are right, I'm so relieved I don't have to mess with what I have planned.
Huh! Do we know anything at all about Ostwick from WoT or anything? It doesn't seem to have its own wiki article and only a mention or two in the Free Marches one.
The only thing I can find is that when the Free Marches were first invaded by Qunari, they took Ostwick first. "The city-state's famous double walls show the effect that had on its people's nerves". Also, their leader is titled "teyrn", so I'm assuming a Ferelden influence.
Google searching has not turned up anything else. Any other info would be welcome to me.
The only thing I can find is that when the Free Marches were first invaded by Qunari, they took Ostwick first. "The city-state's famous double walls show the effect that had on its people's nerves". Also, they're leader is titled "teyrn", so I'm assuming a Ferelden influence.
Google searching has not turned up anything else. Any other info would be welcome to me.
Yeah, I'm pretty much trying to rework my whole backstory for this. I could say the reason the First wasn't the special snowflake spy was because they and only they were the one to go all possessed and kill clan members. Maybe I'll keep the casualties to a minimum, but still including her father, so the other elves would still have a proper reason to not be as fearful of mages as her. And she still could have left the clan for a while, before rejoining the same one if the Keeper survived. I don't think she likes the Keeper at all. Certainly doesn't trust her. Why the hell are they spying anyway?! Yeah, I'll be okay.
I'm... going to have to strike an entire family tree. Although that was my fault. :S I got carried away and ended up making a family tree. ...within four generations. (It started with, oh hey, my Inquisitor has two siblings. And two uncles on her mother's side. And an aunt on her father's side. And two more uncles. Ohhh, and some of them are married and they have x amount of kids...)
Well, actually, it says that we have a lot of relatives who are involved with the Chantry or the Templars in some way, so I suppose I won't have to get rid of all of them. But I was rather attached to the idea of my rogue being the middle child, and then her older brother being a mage, and her younger sister training to be a warrior. But if she's the youngest... well, I suppose I could turn the younger sister into the elder sibling, so I suppose they would be heir to the family or whatever. Oh wait! I'm pretty sure that WoT says that the ruler of Ostwick is called a Teryn. And I can make the older mage brother into a cousin she was close to when they were children and that's why she's sympathetic towards mages. And my rogue was already disillusioned with the Chantry, so I can make this work. Yeah. Yeah.
This definitely confirms that human mage will be my first. It really works for her resentful and selfish personality. : P (Home city invaded by the Qunari, extremely religious family (thus presumably against mages) sent her to the tower, tower lost and templars hunting down every one she knew. Lookin' out for #1 makes sense enough.)
But the Qunari lookss like a bad@ss!
EDIT: I'll put one of each gender/race in spoilers! Not every class, though:
Oh man, I just saw the character descriptions. I'm so excited! 
I'm so torn on whether to make an Elf/Archer my first playthrough, or bump my Qunari/Mage that I had planned for my 2nd PT up to the first. The Qunari look wicked, but she's probably going to end up falling for Iron Bull, and I really want my 1st game to be committed to Cullen as a LI.
Hell, knowing my track record w/ Bioware games I'll probably end up running the characters simultaneously
Human Rogue/Warrior
"As the youngest child of the Trevelyan noble house, you grew up in the Free Marcher city of Ostwick and have enjoyed a life of privilege. With close family ties to the Chantry, and many relatives among the priesthood and the templars, you were always expected to follow a similar path in service of the Maker—regardless of how you feel about the matter personally. Willing or unwilling, you were sent to the Chantry's conclave to assist relatives who sought to make peace between the templars and mages. It didn't go well."
I'm glad that I never head-canoned too deeply with my Quizzy's so far but I can definitely work with this background. My female rogue--Adalyn--might just be an inspiring templar months out from recruitment before the mage-templar fiasco. I have never had a religious PC before but I think I may give it a go with this one. She will have a hard time of it though, not only with being lumped with the responsibility of saving Thedas but also having to come to terms with the majority of her family meeting their end at the conclave. Oh, she will be a petulant wee thing to start off with.
Ooh, so Cadash is a crime family, I'm intrigued. I haven't come up with a Dwarf quizzy, but now I really want to.
And most of my theories about Trevelyan mage are right, I'm so relieved I don't have to mess with what I have planned.
I have been wanting to play a Lavellan for ages, but now that I've read the dwarf blurb, I really kinda wanna play a dwarf!quisitor now.
So, that's another playthrough on my list.
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