Other than being absurdly cute, of course.
Josephine is the diplomat, Leliana is the spymaster and seneschal, Cullen is the military commander. So I was thinking maybe Cassandra's the guard captain for Haven/Skyhold. That's why she loves Varric's book...the main character is a guard captain.
Ill tempered eye candy that thinks with her sword instead of her brain.
The only thing I managed to peg her as is "senior member of the Inquisition". Right below the advisors, but not low enough to be considered a fodder soldier. I am actually not sure on her actual position myself.
But as far as she's concerned, she likely considers herself either a part of the Inquisitor's Inner Circle (which seems to be a position in and of itself) or the Inquisition's Seeker (she never really stopped doing her job as one.) or simply the Divine's Right Hand. Or all of them.
Either way, she seems to have the authority to order the soldiers around, and can easily call upon the advisors should anything go awry. But that could be because of her familiarity with them all.
Inquisition's Seeker
A funny label, since they seem to have been one and the same at one point. Even the words are similar.
I think she's whatever the Inquisitor wants her to be. For a Chantry type, she could easily be second in command. Or at the very least, she's a good administrator and organizer. We can't be bothered with that. Too busy picking elfroot.
She's the actual administrator. Remember the scene where she has to handle the mage complaints about their accommodations? That's because it's her job to arrange such things when she isn't actually following the Herald around as one of his companions. Cullen's job is to train and deploy soldiers. Leliana's job is to deploy spies and read their reports. Josephine's job is to write letters and speak to delegations and visitors. Cassandra's job is everything else, if only by appointing someone else to handle it while she's out.
Founder, under Orders from Divine Justinia V. Unofficial Leader until formal appointment of the Herald as Inquisitor. (she permits you to decide things on the War Table at Haven, but technically has Veto power).
DAI... the game that makes the Seeker the space waster.. and the Dalish calling all the shots in the Chantry. 
JUnior commander, I'd say. Unless, you know, you're dragging her around.
I'd imagine she's one of the few that answer directly to Cullen when it comes to the armies.
Yeah, other than setting everything in motion to actually start the Inquisition, she didn't really do much... 
/sarcasm
Given she's the only one of the advisors that actually comes with you, I'd go with "field agent"... not that I really think she is useless to begin with.
Founder, under Orders from Divine Justinia V. Unofficial Leader until formal appointment of the Herald as Inquisitor. (she permits you to decide things on the War Table at Haven, but technically has Veto power).
This plus fangirl of passionate romance.
Co founder who lacks the tact and decorum needed to lead so, is relegated to being a soldier but, is too proud to slip into the rank and file entirely so, chooses to remain close to the Inquisitor.
She was a co-founder of the Inquisition. Currently, she uses her combat skills to advance the cause(s) of the Inquisition while leaving all of the other tasks to people better suited for the job -- spymaster, diplomat, military commander.
Sounds reasonable to me. It's better to have someone who knows their limitations than allow themselves to be promoted to the level of their incompetency when there are other people better suited. Note that I'm not saying Cassandra would be bad at, say, military commander, but Cullen does have more experience with military structure and organization than Cassandra does.
I kinda feel that way about the Inquisitor sometimes, to be honest. Well, I suppose it depends on RP and background. I think the reason for promotion to Inquisitor is pretty thin. Half of the reason people are blindly following is because they're the so-called Herald of Andraste rather than any sort of demonstration of ability. One of the best examples of this is in the tutorial prologue when you are consulted about whether to take the mountain path or the more direct route. You can say, "Now you're asking what I think?" Their response is basically that you're a third party who can make the decision, since we're at odds, and we have to protect you anyway, so you might as well. Not the best reason, but there ya go. It just goes from there...
At least with DAO the only other Warden was Alistair, a similar "new" recruit, less than a year after his own Joining and also just 20-years-old. In that case, it never seemed much of a stretch that people would defer to the PC Warden since Alistair is reluctant to take on a leadership role.
She was a co-founder of the Inquisition. Currently, she uses her combat skills to advance the cause(s) of the Inquisition while leaving all of the other tasks to people better suited for the job -- spymaster, diplomat, military commander.
Sounds reasonable to me. It's better to have someone who knows their limitations than allow themselves to be promoted to the level of their incompetency when there are other people better suited.
I kinda feel that way about the Inquisitor sometimes, to be honest. Well, I suppose it depends on RP and background. I think the reason for promotion to Inquisitor is pretty thin. Half of the reason people are blindly following is because they're the so-called Herald of Andraste rather than any sort of demonstration of ability. One of the best examples of this is in the tutorial prologue when you are consulted about whether to take the mountain path or the more direct route. You can say, "Now you're asking what I think?" Their response is basically that you're a third party who can make the decision, since we're at odds, and we have to protect you anyway, so you might as well. Not the best reason, but there ya go. It just goes from there...
At least with DAO the only other Warden was Alistair, a similar "new" recruit, less than a year after his own joining and also just 20-years-old. In that case, it never seemed much of a stretch that people would defer to the PC Warden since Alistair is reluctant to take on a leadership role.
The Inquisitor is the only one with a glowing hand and the ability to close the Breach.
Sure, he stumbled upon the orb rather than getting it for his skills, but it's as good as any other way to start the "Hero's Journey".
It is also open enough to let you RP as someone who believes to be chosen or not.
Back to Cassandra, with the least religious Inquisitors, perhaps she goes along to check on them... and Varric.
^ Well yeah, but my post was about ability and competency, which has nothing to do with having a glowing hand or being "chosen."
Perhaps "skill" would have been a better term. I'm sure there were dozens, or hundreds, of wet-noodle Chantry types who couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag that could have stumbled on the orb instead. In the first combat scene, that person would have cowered behind a rock when Cassandra said, "Get behind me!"
I don't think that person would have lasted very long. Or at least, would have required more assiduous protection.
I would asy the Inquisitor's second in command in terms of the story. Because if something like the Inquisitor died or something she'd have taken over that position. As I kind of see Cullen, Leliana and Josie as advisors than actual leaders. Whilst I think they are good at handling their respective positions as head of of their respective departments. I don't think any of them have proper leadership qualities as such. Especially as most of the time they'er looking to the quizzy for answers on how to handle the various situations they find themselves in.
She was a co-founder of the Inquisition.
That might be understating things. It seems to be Cassandra who made the final call about starting the Inquisition at all. As Seeker it was her role to rule that the Templars were irretrievably off the rails and to declare the Inquisition reborn although clearly she and Leliana are co-equal in status.
Laggin' Dragon said ...
What is Cassandra's role in the Inquisition?
Consistently winning the "Best Buns in the Inquisition" contest.
*Bites knuckles*
This plus fangirl of passionate romance.
And a Hawke fangirl. And those things may possibly overlap. Well, at least, it would have been hilarious if they did.
That might be understating things. It seems to be Cassandra who made the final call about starting the Inquisition at all. As Seeker it was her role to rule that the Templars were irretrievably off the rails and to declare the Inquisition reborn although clearly she and Leliana are co-equal in status.
That's how she refers to herself, though...
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