Notes on the Hero of Ferelden: Ariane and Finn
Magistrate Kingston Aldebrant of West Hill and his wife, Florence, were extremely concerned when a message from Kinlock Hold arrived, informing them that their son, Florian Phineas Horatio Adlebrant, Esquire, also known as Finn, had left the tower on a Circle-sanctioned mission in the company of a Grey Warden, a Dalish elf and a large dog. Though assured that Finn was well trained and adept at magic, Magistrate Aldebrant and Florence remained convinced that Finn was in danger and required saving to prevent him from being injured - or, worse, killed. Magistrate Aldebrant dedicated much of this considerable wealth towards locating and returning his son to the tower safely.
Investiatagors hired to track down the group soon discovered that Finn was assisting the Wardens in locating and apprehending a Witch of the Wilds. Finn's quest took him all over Thedas, from the Frostbacks all the way to the coastal region of Amaranthine. A letter to Magistrate Aldebrant details an encounter with Finn and the Dalish elf, after they had left the company of the Warden and the dog and struck out on their own. According to the letter, the magistrate's men intercepted the two and narrowly escaped being impaled and fried by Dalish sword and magic spell. After being forced to drop their weapns, the investigators informed Finn of his parents' concern and urged him to return to the tower. The writer of the letter had this to say about Finn's response: "I am quite aggrieved to report that your son sighed and then advised me to 'leave in order to engage in an act of self-gratification,' though in far fewer, and infinitely harsher, words. I say with some certainty that Finn is no longer the soft, nervous boy you remember.'
Finn later returned to his father's house to explain himself and say goodbye. Accomanying him was the Dalish elf, whom he introduced as Ariane. Much to Mistress Florence's chagrin, Ariane managed to sample every single food item in her pantry and cheerfully expressed a weakness for "shemlen" pickles. Before they departed, Finn returned a ghastly knitted hat to his mother and changed out of his immaculately clean robes, voicing the desire to exchange them in favour of "something leather"
-- World of Thedas vol 2, p. 92