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[Nimlowyn]

Good to know. Dorian is my inquisitor's best friend she believes he can change things in Tevinter

 

 

Her friend lost his arm? Coincidence? I think not!

 

Nice story, she sounds like she has been through some faith rides. Is that why she isn't smiling in any of the pictures? She is cute tho

 

Edit: Had a good look one more time and noticed the text. Now I know why she isn't smiling. How did she take it?

OMG....that's amazing. I didn't even realize before you mentioned it that's....full circle, lol. Wow. 

 

And how did she take what exactly? Everything? Losing her faith in the gods and finding out her man is...well, what he is, doing what he's doing? Like a champ, a sad, sad, suffering champ. Yet she is strong and has good friends.  She still loves Solas though oh my god the angst lol.

[GoldenGail3]

OMG....that's amazing. I didn't even realize before you mentioned it that's....full circle, lol. Wow. 

 

And how did she take what exactly? Everything? Losing her faith in the gods and finding out her man is...well, what he is, doing what he's doing? Like a champ, a sad, sad, suffering champ. Yet she is strong and has good friends.  She still loves Solas though oh my god the angst lol.

 

My Female Lavellan was very passive about how she went around Solas leaving her twice; she dated Cullen for some time before realizing she still loved Solas and she made soy beans to troll him 

[Nimlowyn]

My Female Lavellan was very passive about how she went around Solas leaving her twice; she dated Cullen for some time before realizing she still loved Solas and she made soy beans to troll him 

Made....soy beans??

[GoldenGail3]

Made....soy beans??

Crap; Coffee Beans

[Nimlowyn]

Crap; Coffee Beans

OH. PEWP!

[GoldenGail3]

OH. PEWP!

She's a bit of a troll when it comes to Solas now adays. She's not willing to harm him or anything, but she's willing to do stuff around Skyhold to bother him.

[Nimlowyn]

She's a bit of a troll when it comes to Solas now adays. She's not willing to harm him or anything, but she's willing to do stuff around Skyhold to bother him.

Sera would be so, so proud. I can see a single tear falling from her cheek now.

[GoldenGail3]

Sera would be so, so proud. I can see a single tear falling from her cheek now.

I know. I know.

 

I think Aurora is a bit nutty like that, she'd one day wake up to do something impulsively and then one day she'd do something normal. 

[Mikoto8472]

My second Inquisitor is a female mage Trevelyan.

 

 

Name: Natasha Trevelyan 

Race: Human

Class: Mage (Knight Enchanter) 

Faith: Agnostic 

Personality Traits: Diplomatic, patient, intellectual, protective, compassionate.

Likes: Magical Study, Exploration, growing and developing her own magical powers. Loyal friends and agents. Crafting weapons and armour. Enchanting.

Dislikes: Templars, Venatori, The Chantry, Qun/Qunari, Spiders, stupidity, anti-mage views.

Romance: Cullen

Friends: Cassandra, Josephine, Varric, Leliana, Solas

Neutral: Blackwall, Iron Bull, Dorian, Cole

Rivals: Vivienne, Sera

Politics: Sided with the mages.

            Focused Inquisition on stopping Corypheus and restoring peace and order.

            Saved Hawke.

            Kept the Wardens

            Celene rules alone

            Did not drink from the well.

            I haven't done Trespasser yet, but I expect she'll disband the Inquisition and opt to redeem Solas.

 

Natasha Trevelyan liked being a noble as a child. She enjoyed all the privileges that her status gave her and had an eye for politics when she grew up. But of course her magical abilities manifested when she was about eight years old so her parents informed the Chantry who sent the Templars to take her to the Circle. Her parents saw her off, regretful that they had to give up their fourth child but feeling like it was their Maker-given duty given how devout the Trevelyan family is. And although her family arranged for her to be able to visit them quite frequently and she was treated particularly well due to her family's standing and piety, the Circle changed her. Natasha found it difficult to believe that a kindly god would allow good, law abiding people like her to be locked away for life while her brother and sisters were free to live the life they pleased. Resentment grew and set in over the years. Natasha doubted there was a god. The Maker wouldn't allow foolish men to twist his prophet's words to collar mages like herself. Nor would he continue to inflict the Blight upon the world for crimes done long ago by long-dead men and women along with numerous other injustices.

 

The Chantry had to be wrong. Nevertheless she admits to herself its *possible* that there is such a cruel and uncaring god. Natasha had mixed feelings about the Circle. On the one hand she hated being locked up and watched by Templars all the time for *potential* crimes that she *might* commit. On the other hand she appreciated the food, shelter, bed and extensive education that she received. She did feel that her magical powers were being stifled as the focus was on controlling her magic instead of nurturing and growing it. As such she often snuck off into quiet corners were she would practise her magic and strengthen it without resorting to blood magic or demons. With such mixed feelings she was quick enough to take advantage of the mage rebellion to escape Ostwick's Circle. She stayed for a time with her fellow mages and attended the Conclave in hopes of helping find a peaceful compromise-and that her noble blood and position would help protect her fellow mages.

 

Now with the Anchor, and being part of the Inquisition Natasha faces the blunt truth. She must work with Leliana, Cassandra and the others so that her Anchor can be  used to seal the rifts. Which after gaining the mages as allies was done. As Inquisitor she continues to lead the Inquisition with the goal of killing Corypheus and restoring peace and order. And with it, perhaps establishing a better future for her fellow mages.

[Zafireria]

OMG....that's amazing. I didn't even realize before you mentioned it that's....full circle, lol. Wow. 

 

And how did she take what exactly? Everything? Losing her faith in the gods and finding out her man is...well, what he is, doing what he's doing? Like a champ, a sad, sad, suffering champ. Yet she is strong and has good friends.  She still loves Solas though oh my god the angst lol.

 

I suppose they can both hold hands now that they are alike... oh wait

 

I more meant when she found out what Solas is planning. Mine choose to redeem Solas tho I wonder about a thing tho. Patrick Weekes said that Solas loves Lavellen more that he can say, thus why he comes close in revealing who he is to her, but if that were true, then why would he destroy the world with her in it? He is essentially killing her, why would he do that? I somehow hope that he is trying to find a way for her to survive the veil being torn down, but yeah.   

 

My second Inquisitor is a female mage Trevelyan.

 

 

Name: Natasha Trevelyan 

Race: Human

Class: Mage (Knight Enchanter) 

Faith: Agnostic 

Personality Traits: Diplomatic, patient, intellectual, protective, compassionate.

Likes: Magical Study, Exploration, growing and developing her own magical powers. Loyal friends and agents. Crafting weapons and armour. Enchanting.

Dislikes: Templars, Venatori, The Chantry, Qun/Qunari, Spiders, stupidity, anti-mage views.

Romance: Cullen

Friends: Cassandra, Josephine, Varric, Leliana, Solas

Neutral: Blackwall, Iron Bull, Dorian, Cole

Rivals: Vivienne, Sera

Politics: Sided with the mages.

            Focused Inquisition on stopping Corypheus and restoring peace and order.

            Saved Hawke.

            Kept the Wardens

            Celene rules alone

            Did not drink from the well.

            I haven't done Trespasser yet, but I expect she'll disband the Inquisition and opt to redeem Solas.

 

Natasha Trevelyan liked being a noble as a child. She enjoyed all the privileges that her status gave her and had an eye for politics when she grew up. But of course her magical abilities manifested when she was about eight years old so her parents informed the Chantry who sent the Templars to take her to the Circle. Her parents saw her off, regretful that they had to give up their fourth child but feeling like it was their Maker-given duty given how devout the Trevelyan family is. And although her family arranged for her to be able to visit them quite frequently and she was treated particularly well due to her family's standing and piety, the Circle changed her. Natasha found it difficult to believe that a kindly god would allow good, law abiding people like her to be locked away for life while her brother and sisters were free to live the life they pleased. Resentment grew and set in over the years. Natasha doubted there was a god. The Maker wouldn't allow foolish men to twist his prophet's words to collar mages like herself. Nor would he continue to inflict the Blight upon the world for crimes done long ago by long-dead men and women along with numerous other injustices.

 

The Chantry had to be wrong. Nevertheless she admits to herself its *possible* that there is such a cruel and uncaring god. Natasha had mixed feelings about the Circle. On the one hand she hated being locked up and watched by Templars all the time for *potential* crimes that she *might* commit. On the other hand she appreciated the food, shelter, bed and extensive education that she received. She did feel that her magical powers were being stifled as the focus was on controlling her magic instead of nurturing and growing it. As such she often snuck off into quiet corners were she would practise her magic and strengthen it without resorting to blood magic or demons. With such mixed feelings she was quick enough to take advantage of the mage rebellion to escape Ostwick's Circle. She stayed for a time with her fellow mages and attended the Conclave in hopes of helping find a peaceful compromise-and that her noble blood and position would help protect her fellow mages.

 

Now with the Anchor, and being part of the Inquisition Natasha faces the blunt truth. She must work with Leliana, Cassandra and the others so that her Anchor can be  used to seal the rifts. Which after gaining the mages as allies was done. As Inquisitor she continues to lead the Inquisition with the goal of killing Corypheus and restoring peace and order. And with it, perhaps establishing a better future for her fellow mages.

 

I believe the Templars were there to strike the killing blow to mages that became abominations or got possessed as they are more prone to it. But I think that over the years the Templars started to do what Natasha experienced, being watched closely in case she MIGHT commit a crime. Must be hard having a family where you have a *birthright* and then being stript for it all, to be sent to a place where people expect you to commit a crime as soon as someone looks away. She sounds strong tho, did she ever gain some friends? Here I mean beside the companions you mentioned. I am thinking she might have had a pleasant talk with Fiona if she had been more than an NPC.

[Zafireria]

Sera would be so, so proud. I can see a single tear falling from her cheek now.

 

"Elven glory!"

 

Also, Sera? I think you mean Her Ladyship Mai Bhalsych of Korse.

[Nimlowyn]

I suppose they can both hold hands now that they are alike... oh wait

 

I more meant when she found out what Solas is planning. Mine choose to redeem Solas tho I wonder about a thing tho. Patrick Weekes said that Solas loves Lavellen more that he can say, thus why he comes close in revealing who he is to her, but if that were true, then why would he destroy the world with her in it? He is essentially killing her, why would he do that? I somehow hope that he is trying to find a way for her to survive the veil being torn down, but yeah.   

Oh, RIGHT! Yes. The "No vhenan I won't burden you with this....JUST KILL YOU ALONG WITH YOUR WORLD AND EVERYTHING YOU LOVE." Well. My girl still wants answers, but I think she has faith that Solas wouldn't hurt her. She has to. I can see her stepping into harms way and asking him to stop. Me? I don't trust him at all, lol. I think he may intercede to protect her, but I suspect, though it would kill him to do it, he'd allow her to be harmed to achieve his ends. I could be wrong but it's a feeling. We still have a lot of unanswered questions.

[Ski Mask Wei]

My main Inquisitor was a male pro-freedom Necromancer mage who didn't believe in the Maker and hated the Chantry.  Since he was railroaded into being Inquisitor he made a lot of pragmatic/ruthless choices because he wasn't gonna suffer by himself.  His main goal aside from stopping the Breach was trying to get freedom for mages unfortunately he falls for the Seeker and got soft.  In trying not to hurt Cass he doesn't support anyone for Divine (when he should've supported Leliana) and she ends up being picked as Divine.  Cassie Divine reinstates the Circles.  Failure number one.  Then Trespasser comes about and my simp Inquisitor doesn't break it off with Victoria because he's hoping for some miracle.  He's tired of being the Inquisitor and wants to run off into the sunset with his bae Cassandra.  She has other ideas that marriage won't shake.  Failure number two.  After losing the Godhand he can't take losing the Inquisition too so he folds the inquisition into the Chantry to kill Solas and to be around a woman he can't have.  Failure number 3.

 

And you Lavellen's think you had it rough...    

[GoldenGail3]

My main Inquisitor was a male pro-freedom Necromancer mage who didn't believe in the Maker and hated the Chantry. Since he was railroaded into being Inquisitor he made a lot of pragmatic/ruthless choices because he wasn't gonna suffer by himself. His main goal aside from stopping the Breach was trying to get freedom for mages unfortunately he falls for the Seeker and got soft. In trying not to hurt Cass he doesn't support anyone for Divine (when he should've supported Leliana) and she ends up being picked as Divine. Cassie Divine reinstates the Circles. Failure number one. Then Trespasser comes about and my simp Inquisitor doesn't break it off with Victoria because he's hoping for some miracle. He's tired of being the Inquisitor and wants to run off into the sunset with his bae Cassandra. She has other ideas that marriage won't shake. Failure number two. After losing the Godhand he can't take losing the Inquisition too so he folds the inquisition into the Chantry to kill Solas and to be around a woman he can't have. Failure number 3.

And you Lavellen's think you had it rough...

Actually; Artemis did have it tough; he fell In love with a city elf named Erwyn whom he pregnanted and whom eventually ended up dying in his arms as she gave birth, she died due to a loss of blood as she was done giving birth . She gave birth to a healthy, baby girl though, leaving him alone with a child all by himself. Two fails in one go; his daughter ended up being a Mage so she was taken to another clan, three fail. And then he was forced to painfully move on his life, as he's raised her for 7 years of her life so it was immenssely painful for Artemis to experience her leaving him and he couldn't do anything about it. I suppose he had a meltdown that day about Summer leaving him; although he tends to bottle up his emotions he kind of let go for a week or so when Summer left him. He's Bi-poplar, Artemis is.

[Zafireria]

Oh, RIGHT! Yes. The "No vhenan I won't burden you with this....JUST KILL YOU ALONG WITH YOUR WORLD AND EVERYTHING YOU LOVE." Well. My girl still wants answers, but I think she has faith that Solas wouldn't hurt her. She has to. I can see her stepping into harms way and asking him to stop. Me? I don't trust him at all, lol. I think he may intercede to protect her, but I suspect, though it would kill him to do it, he'd allow her to be harmed to achieve his ends. I could be wrong but it's a feeling. We still have a lot of unanswered questions.

 

It surely made me doubt his love a bit with that statement. "So let me get this straight. You love her so much that you keep almost revealing who you are, won't burden her with your sorrow, save her life BUT will kill her anyway by destroying the world. Alrighty then! You're doin' it wrong Solas."

 

 Hopefully he is trying to find a way to save her and that is why its taking him so long to do it. 

 

My main Inquisitor was a male pro-freedom Necromancer mage who didn't believe in the Maker and hated the Chantry.  Since he was railroaded into being Inquisitor he made a lot of pragmatic/ruthless choices because he wasn't gonna suffer by himself.  His main goal aside from stopping the Breach was trying to get freedom for mages unfortunately he falls for the Seeker and got soft.  In trying not to hurt Cass he doesn't support anyone for Divine (when he should've supported Leliana) and she ends up being picked as Divine.  Cassie Divine reinstates the Circles.  Failure number one.  Then Trespasser comes about and my simp Inquisitor doesn't break it off with Victoria because he's hoping for some miracle.  He's tired of being the Inquisitor and wants to run off into the sunset with his bae Cassandra.  She has other ideas that marriage won't shake.  Failure number two.  After losing the Godhand he can't take losing the Inquisition too so he folds the inquisition into the Chantry to kill Solas and to be around a woman he can't have.  Failure number 3.

 

And you Lavellen's think you had it rough...    

 

I'll admit mine probably had it easier than most others. But they still had their fears/pain/sorrow.

May I ask what race he is?  

[Ski Mask Wei]

It surely made me doubt his love a bit with that statement. "So let me get this straight. You love her so much that you keep almost revealing who you are, won't burden her with your sorrow, save her life BUT will kill her anyway by destroying the world. Alrighty then! You're doin' it wrong Solas."

 

 Hopefully he is trying to find a way to save her and that is why its taking him so long to do it. 

 

 

I'll admit mine probably had it easier than most others. But they still had their fears/pain/sorrow.

May I ask what race he is?  

Human, but we have feelings too.  

[Nimlowyn]

It surely made me doubt his love a bit with that statement. "So let me get this straight. You love her so much that you keep almost revealing who you are, won't burden her with your sorrow, save her life BUT will kill her anyway by destroying the world. Alrighty then! You're doin' it wrong Solas."

 

 Hopefully he is trying to find a way to save her and that is why its taking him so long to do it. 

 

I think he's probably watching her in dreams, trying to figure it out. He wasn't supposed to fall in love. It wasn't supposed to happen. Dude's messed up. Love it. 

[MissDragon]

Who is your inquisitor? I'm my Inquisitor...I think

[Zafireria]

Human, but we have feelings too.  

 

Of course they have! Just humans seems to be the race who has it the best, in term of life quality. 

 

I think he's probably watching her in dreams, trying to figure it out. He wasn't supposed to fall in love. It wasn't supposed to happen. Dude's messed up. Love it. 

 

I bet he got some of his agents keeping an eye on her as well or he keeps himself nearby. He controls the Eluvian so he could technically be in the shadows one moment and somewhere else the next. Keep an eye for sudden appearance of statues around the area you have been.   

 

 

Who is your inquisitor? I'm my Inquisitor...I think

 

Are you sure? Because I thought Solas was Solas and look where that got me!

[Mikoto8472]

 

I believe the Templars were there to strike the killing blow to mages that became abominations or got possessed as they are more prone to it. But I think that over the years the Templars started to do what Natasha experienced, being watched closely in case she MIGHT commit a crime. Must be hard having a family where you have a *birthright* and then being stript for it all, to be sent to a place where people expect you to commit a crime as soon as someone looks away. She sounds strong tho, did she ever gain some friends? Here I mean beside the companions you mentioned. I am thinking she might have had a pleasant talk with Fiona if she had been more than an NPC.

 

In the Ostwick Circle, yes did have friends. Mostly among the mages but given that Circle tried to be strictly neutral I imagine she was at least on fairly good terms with some of the Templars there. She'd have accepted that Circle life was the only life she'd ever experience, even if she didn't like it. Natasha made her peace with the life she was being forced to live and would have tried to make the most of it. 

 

Vivienne, during ingame dialogue, said she knew a senior enchanter from Ostwick's Circle named Lydia. As the player I was able to choose if Natasha knew Lydia, and if so, what kind of relationship they had. I chose the dialogue option that has Natasha say that Lydia was her mentor-that she was like a mother to Natasha. Indeed I built on that in the 'character biography' I wrote up to better play my Trevelyans.

 

So life in the Circle wasn't all bad for Natasha, despite her dislike of confinement and being watched there was much about it she could enjoy and she had a strong parental figure in her mentor. Several mages and apprentices who were her friends. Natasha would have helped her fellow mages rebel and throw off the Circle when the rebellion game. She'd have fought alongside the rebel mages for awhile until the Conclave when there was a chance for a peaceful compromise. Wars in southern Thedas are dangerous, she feels, for the real foe, the Qunari still linger in the north.

 

As for Fiona... you would have been right Zafiria, if Natasha had met and befriended her before Fiona indentured herself and her fellow mages to a plainly untrustworthy, seedy Tevinter Magister. True she did meet Fiona briefly in the summer bazaar but one quick conversation doesn't form a friendship. Unfortunately Fiona's indenturing herself and the mages followed by the subsequent events that followed has caused Natasha to think that Fiona is rather quite stupid, foolish and an incredibly inadequate leader.

 

Still, doubtless Natasha's made friends offscreen with some of the former rebels. And I'm going to stop here before my post gets any longer. I could chat about my two Inquisitors all day if I could get away with it.

[Zafireria]

In the Ostwick Circle, yes did have friends. Mostly among the mages but given that Circle tried to be strictly neutral I imagine she was at least on fairly good terms with some of the Templars there. She'd have accepted that Circle life was the only life she'd ever experience, even if she didn't like it. Natasha made her peace with the life she was being forced to live and would have tried to make the most of it. 

 

Vivienne, during ingame dialogue, said she knew a senior enchanter from Ostwick's Circle named Lydia. As the player I was able to choose if Natasha knew Lydia, and if so, what kind of relationship they had. I chose the dialogue option that has Natasha say that Lydia was her mentor-that she was like a mother to Natasha. Indeed I built on that in the 'character biography' I wrote up to better play my Trevelyans.

 

So life in the Circle wasn't all bad for Natasha, despite her dislike of confinement and being watched there was much about it she could enjoy and she had a strong parental figure in her mentor. Several mages and apprentices who were her friends. Natasha would have helped her fellow mages rebel and throw off the Circle when the rebellion game. She'd have fought alongside the rebel mages for awhile until the Conclave when there was a chance for a peaceful compromise. Wars in southern Thedas are dangerous, she feels, for the real foe, the Qunari still linger in the north.

 

As for Fiona... you would have been right Zafiria, if Natasha had met and befriended her before Fiona indentured herself and her fellow mages to a plainly untrustworthy, seedy Tevinter Magister. True she did meet Fiona briefly in the summer bazaar but one quick conversation doesn't form a friendship. Unfortunately Fiona's indenturing herself and the mages followed by the subsequent events that followed has caused Natasha to think that Fiona is rather quite stupid, foolish and an incredibly inadequate leader.

 

Still, doubtless Natasha's made friends offscreen with some of the former rebels. And I'm going to stop here before my post gets any longer. I could chat about my two Inquisitors all day if I could get away with it.

 

Didn't know that dialogue option, tho my elf who become friends with Viv was a rogue and not a mage. The other hardly knew Viv.

 

Natasha doesn't sound like a someone who would start a rebellion. I wonder. If the Templairs were starting to slowly imprison mages and make them tranquillity for only small crimes, if she would raise against them or just keep herself low?

She becomes inquisitor so I suppose she learns to deal with conflicts and raise her blade (so to speak) against injustices. But yeah

 

I made this post for people to tell their Inquisitors story, so if you want to chat about yours, you are more than welcome  

[Mikoto8472]

You're right Zafireria in that Natasha wouldn't have started a rebellion in Ostwick Circle as it was since by all accounts it was a neutral and peaceful Circle. But if say she'd been raised or transferred to Kirkwall's Circle during Acts 2 and 3 of DA2... that would have been a different story.

 

As for fighting and dealing with injustices? I suppose its about opportunity. The mark on her hand, the way only she can close breaches, the fact that mages are no longer confined, and that she's joined the Inquisition changes everything for her. Quite suddenly she has the position and political power to guarantee the safety of the mages by allying them with the Inquisition. Suddenly she has the ability to help reshape the future of mages as well as stopping Corypheus and bringing order and stability to Thedas. And that power increases through the game. Not to mention all the travelling and fighting she goes allows her to grow her own magical powers and talents unleashed to their fullest potential. I should add that she doesn't believe she's the Herald of Andraste. Its unlikely there is a Maker, the Chantry is wrong and has failed in its duties to the peoples of Thedas, and while Natasha admits Andraste probably did exist she thinks that Andraste was quite likely just an extraordinarily powerful mage. Maybe even a spirit healer. All that being said she doesn't reject the title of Herald when people call her it though if asked directly she'll say she doesn't know. It gives her power through the faith of her followers-she won't relinquish that without a good reason.

 

Sophie Trevelyan, my warrior is probably what Natasha would be if she hadn't been born a mage. She was quick to seize all the advantages that being of noble heritage gained her, like her education given by fine tutors. Well dressed, well educated, well-spoken and thus well regarded by the other noble families of Ostwick. I've mentioned a fair bit of her upbringing in my initial post about her. Although a believer and reasonably devout, Sophie didn't want to commit her life to the Chantry as a Templar or a Priest. She felt life had much more to offer her than that-which is partly why she trained as a warrior. Overall she felt the Chantry did more good than harm but it still had some pretty bad flaws such as the treatment of mages and elves for her liking. Her parents loved her enough to set aside tradition this time and allow her to choose her own life though the condition was that she had to attend the Conclave with her older brother and a cousin to assist the Chantry with the peace talks first.

 

Then of course the conclave was blown up and Sophie ended up joining the Inquisition due to the Anchor on her hand making her the only one who could seal the rifts. I suppose it could be said that while she believes in the Maker, she's humble enough to find it a little difficult to believe that she's truly the Herald of Andraste everyone says she is. She'd like a little more evidence to conclusively say it without doubt. She wonders why she of all people would be chosen. She certainly wants to be the Prophet's holy Herald. And yet it gives people hope and inspiration in their darkest hour. That someone will come and save them. Regardless of the truth she'll do her best to be that saviour. 

 

Anyway yes this thread is fun to read and participate in.

[Zafireria]

You're right Zafireria in that Natasha wouldn't have started a rebellion in Ostwick Circle as it was since by all accounts it was a neutral and peaceful Circle. But if say she'd been raised or transferred to Kirkwall's Circle during Acts 2 and 3 of DA2... that would have been a different story.

 

As for fighting and dealing with injustices? I suppose its about opportunity. The mark on her hand, the way only she can close breaches, the fact that mages are no longer confined, and that she's joined the Inquisition changes everything for her. Quite suddenly she has the position and political power to guarantee the safety of the mages by allying them with the Inquisition. Suddenly she has the ability to help reshape the future of mages as well as stopping Corypheus and bringing order and stability to Thedas. And that power increases through the game. Not to mention all the travelling and fighting she goes allows her to grow her own magical powers and talents unleashed to their fullest potential. I should add that she doesn't believe she's the Herald of Andraste. Its unlikely there is a Maker, the Chantry is wrong and has failed in its duties to the peoples of Thedas, and while Natasha admits Andraste probably did exist she thinks that Andraste was quite likely just an extraordinarily powerful mage. Maybe even a spirit healer. All that being said she doesn't reject the title of Herald when people call her it though if asked directly she'll say she doesn't know. It gives her power through the faith of her followers-she won't relinquish that without a good reason.

 

Sophie Trevelyan, my warrior is probably what Natasha would be if she hadn't been born a mage. She was quick to seize all the advantages that being of noble heritage gained her, like her education given by fine tutors. Well dressed, well educated, well-spoken and thus well regarded by the other noble families of Ostwick. I've mentioned a fair bit of her upbringing in my initial post about her. Although a believer and reasonably devout, Sophie didn't want to commit her life to the Chantry as a Templar or a Priest. She felt life had much more to offer her than that-which is partly why she trained as a warrior. Overall she felt the Chantry did more good than harm but it still had some pretty bad flaws such as the treatment of mages and elves for her liking. Her parents loved her enough to set aside tradition this time and allow her to choose her own life though the condition was that she had to attend the Conclave with her older brother and a cousin to assist the Chantry with the peace talks first.

 

Then of course the conclave was blown up and Sophie ended up joining the Inquisition due to the Anchor on her hand making her the only one who could seal the rifts. I suppose it could be said that while she believes in the Maker, she's humble enough to find it a little difficult to believe that she's truly the Herald of Andraste everyone says she is. She'd like a little more evidence to conclusively say it without doubt. She wonders why she of all people would be chosen. She certainly wants to be the Prophet's holy Herald. And yet it gives people hope and inspiration in their darkest hour. That someone will come and save them. Regardless of the truth she'll do her best to be that saviour. 

 

Anyway yes this thread is fun to read and participate in.

 

So much background story thought into your characters, I find it quite interesting when I read what people have come up with as a background. Personally, I never really do any background stories on mine. I know who they are as a person and how they behave during the inquisition, but anything before is like it was forgotten, they still remember it, but never really speak of it, not because its bad, just because its in the past. I do want to make a background, but I find myself going "Erm" when trying to come up with a story xD

[Catilina]

Karl Treveylan

mage

 

"prince charming"

 

Never be arrogant with a tired adjucator...!

 

[GoldenGail3]

Karl Treveylan
mage
 
"prince charming"
 
Never be arrogant with a tired adjucator...!
 

I once made someone tranquil for the greater good in the Templar Quest...