Hey fellow elf lovers this a thread to show appreciation for a beautiful group of people. In a way to get to know each other and have a bit of fun post your background ideas for your dalish inquisitor or warden. Remember have fun 
My canon Warden was an elf from the Circle of Ferelden. He was ethnically Antivan but culturally Fereldan. Surana was born in the Denerim Alienage, his mother was one of the Night Elves during the Orlesian occupation (which is strictly headcanon background material), and he was forcibly taken away from his family when it was discovered he was a mage. Surana's best friend growing up was Jowan, and he was an apt pupil under Irving's tutelage. He leaned toward the Libertarian position, he condemned the Chantry for invading the homeland of his people for religious reasons, and he was atheist.
Pragmatic, but not without compassion. He was willing to make the difficult choice when it came to dealing with the darkspawn, but he wasn't without compassion, as evidenced when he gave a young boy a silver to eat in Lothering, or his refusal to accept money for dispatching bandits who were preying on the people of Lothering. He recruited out of necessity, he believed in the cause of the Wardens, and he romanced Morrigan.
When all was said and done, he asked for the Circle of Ferelden to be given it's independence, he stayed behind to rebuild the Wardens, and ultimately he left everything behind to unite with Morrigan and his infant son, heading into the Eluvian of the Dragonbone Wastes with his faithful Mabari Hound Dumat and the woman he loved. The elven tome and Morrigan's "gift" was left behind for Ariane.
Revas Lavellan is an elven mage of the People. He's male, with an olive skin tone that makes him look Antivan, and is voiced by Harry Hadden-Paton. Likely to have short brown hair, brown eyes, and the vallaslin of the All-Father and God of Vengeance. He doesn't hate the shemlen out of hand, but he's cautious around them because of their historical tendency to betray their promises. Revas believes in the faith of the Creators, and has nothing but disdain for the invasion and occupation of the ancestral homeland of the People. The Chantry of Andraste and the Order of Templars are villainous groups in his eyes.
Depending on the circumstances of the story and what options will be provided (so the following is subject to drastic change)...
This Dalish mage will reluctantly work with the Andrastians to deal with the Breach, but he won't surrender who he is or concede his beliefs. His powers were a gift of the Creators, not this shemlen god. He'll use the Inquisition to benefit the Elvhen.
Knowing that the Circles played a role in the defeat of the Dales (as Ariane implied in "Witch Hunt") and recognizing the templars as a centuries old enemy of the clans, he'll side with the mages fighting for their autonomy, to nullify the threat of the Templar Order and have the magical prowess of the mages as a militant arm of his organization. The royal boon of Surana will be fulfilled by Revas Lavellan.
With political support from the Crown of Ferelden and the backing of the mages, he'll move to emancipate the elves of the Dales from Orlesian occupation. He'll do whatever it takes to guarantee that the elves have autonomy, even if it means the destruction of the Orlesian Empire.
Morrigan is someone who he will work with, as a Witch of the Wilds who bequeathed an important gift to Ariane's clan, but he'll also be cautious because of the initial theft of the elven tome, and as Asha'bellanar's daughter does not operate by the same rules that govern the Elvhen.
There is no one romantically available for Revas, so he'll take this journey through the destination unknown alone.
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