Have any? Or if you really dislike the inquisitor backgrounds, what would you want them to be?
For me the non-mage Trevelyan and Lavellan backgrounds sound boring, so when I play them, I’m going to headcanon my human rogue as a Chasind mercenary and warrior elf as a rare non-human templar.
Have any? Or if you really dislike the inquisitor backgrounds, what would you want them to be?
For me the non-mage Trevelyan and Lavellan backgrounds sound boring, so when I play them, I’m going to headcanon my human rogue as a Chasind mercenary and warrior elf as a rare non-human templar.
It makes no damn sense but my Inquisitor is my Warden AND my Hawke.
I assume he's some sort of master of disguise his Companions are humoring.
Then again, I suppose after being part of the Chantry blowing up, you MIGHT be a little cautious about revealing your identity.
It makes no damn sense but my Inquisitor is my Warden AND my Hawke.
I assume he's some sort of master of disguise his Companions are humoring.
Then again, I suppose after being part of the Chantry blowing up, you MIGHT be a little cautious about revealing your identity.
I can help it make sense!
Yes, Hawke was in the Underground becoming a badass while the Warden was saving Fereldan. But....
The Warden was a mage, accepted Morrigan's deal or Allistair died, the Warden disappeared. THEN, because magic and stuff, the mage-Warden was able to take on Hawke's appearance before killing him/her and slipped into that story. No one ever knew of the switch. Yep.
It all makes sense now.
I can help it make sense!
Yes, Hawke was in the Underground becoming a badass while the Warden was saving Fereldan. But....
The Warden was a mage, accepted Morrigan's deal or Allistair died, the Warden disappeared. THEN, because magic and stuff, the mage-Warden was able to take on Hawke's appearance before killing him/her and slipped into that story. No one ever knew of the switch. Yep.
It all makes sense now.
+1
I think I went with the idea that Varric was just sprucing up the tale significantly and there was some form of deviation from the source material, if not outright lies.
"Explaining the Warden got sick of being a Grey Warden and got his family before heading to Kirkwall, only for Bethany to die along the way because she got the flu isn't as dramatic a story as fleeing the Blight."
"But why did you give him a new name?"
"I didn't want to seem like I was writing Warden fanfiction."
"But Varric---all you do is write fanfiction!"
But to answer sumojellybean's question,
My headcannon is that they're all related. My Warden was an Amell, Hawke was a mage, and you know, all noble families are related somehow. My Trevelyan is Hawke's 3rd cousin. This family is cursed and a lot of terrible things happen to them because dammit, the Maker says so.
My Warden is Corypheus in disguise throughout DA:O and returns to his cell to fool everyone, then possesses Hawke without him realizing it.
Before DA:I starts, Hawke has had a "intimate" relationship with the future inquisitor and the Inquisitor is now controlled by Corypheus. It's all part of a grand scheme.
I think the backgrounds were fairly bland so you could spruce them up yourself. For my rogue/warrior Trevelyan I will probably take my lead from Sebastian how he was before he became a Chantry brother. From what I recall, his family forced him to enter the Chantry because he was behaving so outrageously and they were rather a pious lot, which sounds a lot like the Trevelyan's. The background does say you were destined for the Chantry whether you agree or not, so I think there is a fair bit of scope there. However, I think if you deviate too much, then if people recognise you or know something about your background, playing as something completely different, like a Chasind from southern Ferelden, will not make sense.
The same is true of the Lavellan background. Starting as a non-human Templar doesn't really fit. I wanted to be a city elf and the spec only says you were raised by the Dalish, so for my mage at least I'm going with her having been born a city elf but fled to the Dalish when her mage powers materialised. As for the rogue/warrior, they could have been born a Dalish but be something of a rebel against their culture, or again be a city elf who fled there at a young age. That way there is scope for them to be different from the run of the mill Dalish without it jarring too much with the background.
I like the Inquisitor's racial backgrounds. I have always liked the option of coming from a human tribe like the Avvar.
Saarebas is named such because his family would masquerade as a qunari squad to keep him safe.
"Why no, we are not tal-vashoth. We are a normal qunari squad. I am Arvaarad and this is my saarebas. See? Properly leashed. Nothing to see here."
I think the backgrounds were fairly bland so you could spruce them up yourself.
Mmm, true. To be honest I’m not expecting the backgrounds in Inquisition will be as in depth as Origins and will be more in the lines of Mass Effect. You may get a lot commentary on your race sure, but not as much on your backgroundà therefore headcanons and a lot of legroom can be possible.
If it is more in-depth than expected though, then I will teeter on probably accepting the canon and play around with that.
That said, I wish Bioware could have gotten creative and not rehash DA:O backgrounds or at least have given us a second option.
I have my own headcanon about the Tervelyans. During the Quanri siege of Ostwick (which lasted nearly a year) the patriarch of the Trevelyan family defected to the Qun, believing that they were fighting a losing battle, and gave the Qunari intel about the weaknesses of the Ostwick defenders so that, in his mind, he would be given a higher standing in the Qun. Not knowing that personal ability determined your place, of which he had none.
Since then, the Trevelyans have been very close of the Chantry and devout to the Maker, still making up for mistakes of their ancestor.
Adaar has been raised by his Tal-Vashoth, Aunty and Uncle. always having to hide or relocate as a ruthless Ben-Hassrath hunted them for most of his life.
Told that this Ben-Hassrath Killed his father and would stop at nothing to kill him as well simply for being who he was.
One day he returns to the family's makeshift hut over looking a cliff and finds it burnt to the ground. His aunt and Uncle murdered he hears the whistle of the arrows just in time and erects a protective shield saving his life. Out of the trees a middle aged but very fit Quanri woman steps forward, Blade in hand, Flanked by two hired Archers.
He looks at her, his nearby staff and the cliff. there's only one option. He makes a run for the cliff, Arrows whistle past him, just as he reaches the cliff a sharp pain burns in his back Ignoring it he leaps. Three more Arrows pierce him just as he goes over the edge into the water below. The impact renders him unconscious.
He awakes on a nearby beach. coughing up a mix of blood, sand and water. He heals himself the best he can, but he's exhausted, Hungry and without his staff. he makes his way off the beach, carefully rather than quickly, and with the last of his strength cast's a small whirlwind to cover his tracks.
That's all i have so far.
The trevelyns are related to the amells through the hawke branch
Malcom's sister married a trelvelyn and malcom married leandra amell
Really? Damn This Family has more bad luck than the Parkers...
you have no idea lolReally? Damn This Family has more bad luck than the Parkers...
My FemTrevelyan Mage has a background that I can work around with excessive amount of Headcannon. Most of which is her experience with Templars, this may cause her not to trust Cullen, etc. things like that.
The trevelyns are related to the amells through the hawke branch
Malcom's sister married a trelvelyn and malcom married leandra amell
If I were not doing my more elaborate headcanon, I'd have the Trevelyns be the family which has had magic show up in it due to the Amell blood.
oh its similar to thati canonize that the trevelyns have little magic potential 6 every generation the amells are the main magical branch, hawkes are even ratioed between the trevelyns and amellsIf I were not doing my more elaborate headcanon, I'd have the Trevelyns be the family which has had magic show up in it due to the Amell blood.
I love the idea of Amell, Hawke, and Trevelyan all being related somehow someway (and mages haha). So yep, that's my headcanon. Love reading similar headcanons here. Plus the one about them all being the same person because that's the awesome truth of it 
. Varric's just totally covering for the Warden 
same it adds consistancy for some..... i just love messing with the amell bloodlineI love the idea of Amell, Hawke, and Trevelyan all being related somehow someway (and mages haha). So yep, that's my headcanon. Love reading similar headcanons here. Plus the one about them all being the same person because that's the awesome truth of it
I don't have a whole lot on my fanfiction plate as yet, as I like to know the details first and build my headcanon around them, but I will say this much:
The First of clan Levallan is actually very sick of Dalish doctrine - he's had next to no exposure to foreign belief systems and history, and is bored to death by the same broken history being told over and over. He's not even sure if he's seen a shemlen before being sent to the conference - an assignment he was ecstatic to receive, even if he's intimidated by how little exposure he's had to non-Dalish society.
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