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NAME: Inquisitor Lavellan
CANON: Dragon Age: Inquisition
CANON POINT: Post-Canon (including the Trespasser DLC)
AGE: 24
BACKGROUND:
The Inquisitor on Dragon Age Wiki
Background Information about Lavellan's past
Key Choices made by Lavellan throughout his journey.
Currently, the year is 9:45 Dragon, about six months after the Exalted Council. Lavellan has taken up Varric's offer for an estate in Kirkwall and lives comfortably there during the day. He and Sera run as Red Jennies at night. He is still working towards finding a way to save Solas from himself through his connections with the new Divine and the peacekeeping force the Inquisition has become. He suffers from chronic pain brought on by the magic still infecting his body, as Solas states that removing the limb only 'delays' the Inquisitor's death.
PERSONALITY:
- When in stressful situations he tends to rely on being stoic and diplomatic. Meaning, rather than dwelling on his own emotional responses to things he puts up a wall and remains a professional. This aided him during some of the tougher political trails in his history. He can also sometimes make flippant jokes or tease others when in a worrying situation as a way to deflect and control his own emotions.
- That said, when it comes to his personal life, he tends to be a mess of emotion and depression. He has a hard time expressing himself honestly and tries to hide any emotional involvement that goes any deeper than a platonic connection. He is capable of developing deep romantic feelings towards others, but prefers to keep things at a distance when he can. This leads to him feel inadequate when it comes to romance but also tends towards him developing extremely important friendships in his life.
- His inability to handle romantic connection does not apply to sexual situations, however. He maintains flirtation and physical intimacy without issue. It's just when things go beyond "friends with benefits" that he tends to put up an emotional block.
- While he tends to ignore or overlook his own emotional well being he is very invested in protecting the emotions and lives of others. He views other people with a compassionate lens and really dislikes injustice of any kind. This leads to some radical opinions in his world, but his desire to find diplomatic compromises to problems means people can usually deal with his choices.
- Lavellan has a deep respect for different cultures and people. Though he doesn't believe in any sort of deities himself, he tends to show a love for the differences in people. Even without believing in the Creators, he still had a deep love of Dalish traditions and for the history of his people, but he could do that and also enjoy the traditions of the Avvar, or city elves, or other cultures of Thedas. This respect will likely lead him to wanting to learn more about the world he finds himself in and doing what he can to respect any traditions or laws he doesn't find immoral (ie, as long as they don't infringe on the rights and freedoms of people.)
- His greatest fear is having control of himself or his life stripped from him. One of the reasons he can be so emotionally stunted is because he worries that giving himself over to his emotions could mean losing control of himself. He also avoids any possibly magical mind control, even to the point that he let someone else partake in an ancient magical well for fear it would compel his actions. He values his own freedom and the ability to control his own destiny. It hurts him when he discovers that may not always be the case.
- As a way to keep people at a distance and maintain that control, he tends to play up his own vanity and desire for luxury. He sort of keeps this idea and demeanor that he thinks he is nothing more than a pretty babble around him so that when he does out politic the politicians they aren't expecting him to be so capable, but also because it keeps people from uncovering the emotional core that makes up his being. If the can control how they see him, he can control how vulnerable he is with them. This can be frustrating for people who are trying to get close to him, but also means that others can have a good time - so long as they don't try to look too closely.
- Despite his well placed kohl, love of shiny, soft fabrics, and taste for delectable tiny cakes he was still raised Dalish and therefore has a pretty good handle on how to survive in the wilderness. He just also knows the benefit of being an influential power in Thedas. When it comes to it, he can pull his own weight though. He isn't above getting his hands dirty. He picks his own elfroot like any other Dalish elf.
- It is also important to know that he is dealing with the reality that someone he considered a friend is responsible for the magic that ruined his arm and is slowly killing him. He still experiences lingering pain from that magic as it slowly destroys his body and has to face the reality that his life will end sooner rather than later be it due to Solas ending the world or the magic left in his body killing him.
- Lavellan feels the weight of the world on his shoulders because of the position that he was put in and his desire to do right by the people of Thedas. He takes this role seriously while also seeming as if he doesn't. His demeanor makes people feel at ease around him but it also puts those who are trying to play The Game with him off their guard. His relaxed, flirty, joking demeanor is also used as a way to protect the core of who he is against those who would use or harm him and is a way to maintain control of his person. He still struggles and fights to save the world, even despite his own death sentence at the whims of magic that belongs to a man he once considered a dear friend. Things are tough. He might see Primsa as a sort of vacation.
POWERS/ABILITIES:
Lavellan is a Rogue who specialized as an Artificer, trained to be skilled in Subterfuge and Sabotage, and was an excellent Archer - before he lost his arm. All of this means that during battle he tends to silently and quickly move about the battlefield planting traps and poisons before taking the high ground and raining arrows down on his enemies.
During his adventures, he housed The Anchor in his left hand which allowed him to open and close Rifts to the Fade and also gave him the ability to lash out with powerful energy or create shields around him and his allies. The anchor has now been removed, along with the left arm from his elbow down, but that magic still touches him and is slowly killing him. It is possible it could be harnessed by another mage or magical character, though any implications of that would have to be worked out in game (and with the approval of all parties involved).
INVENTORY:
1 cross bow arm attachment + bolts
1 Red Jenny Coin
1 Sending Crystal, attached to a chain
1 bundle of Elfroot
MOONBLESSING: Iris
▶ SAMPLES
link #1
link #2
NAME: Inquisitor Lavellan
CANON: Dragon Age: Inquisition
CANON POINT: Post-Canon (including the Trespasser DLC)
AGE: 24
BACKGROUND:
The Inquisitor on Dragon Age Wiki
Background Information about Lavellan's past
Key Choices made by Lavellan throughout his journey.
Currently, the year is 9:45 Dragon, about six months after the Exalted Council. Lavellan has taken up Varric's offer for an estate in Kirkwall and lives comfortably there during the day. He and Sera run as Red Jennies at night. He is still working towards finding a way to save Solas from himself through his connections with the new Divine and the peacekeeping force the Inquisition has become. He suffers from chronic pain brought on by the magic still infecting his body, as Solas states that removing the limb only 'delays' the Inquisitor's death.
PERSONALITY:
- When in stressful situations he tends to rely on being stoic and diplomatic. Meaning, rather than dwelling on his own emotional responses to things he puts up a wall and remains a professional. This aided him during some of the tougher political trails in his history. He can also sometimes make flippant jokes or tease others when in a worrying situation as a way to deflect and control his own emotions.
- That said, when it comes to his personal life, he tends to be a mess of emotion and depression. He has a hard time expressing himself honestly and tries to hide any emotional involvement that goes any deeper than a platonic connection. He is capable of developing deep romantic feelings towards others, but prefers to keep things at a distance when he can. This leads to him feel inadequate when it comes to romance but also tends towards him developing extremely important friendships in his life.
- His inability to handle romantic connection does not apply to sexual situations, however. He maintains flirtation and physical intimacy without issue. It's just when things go beyond "friends with benefits" that he tends to put up an emotional block.
- While he tends to ignore or overlook his own emotional well being he is very invested in protecting the emotions and lives of others. He views other people with a compassionate lens and really dislikes injustice of any kind. This leads to some radical opinions in his world, but his desire to find diplomatic compromises to problems means people can usually deal with his choices.
- Lavellan has a deep respect for different cultures and people. Though he doesn't believe in any sort of deities himself, he tends to show a love for the differences in people. Even without believing in the Creators, he still had a deep love of Dalish traditions and for the history of his people, but he could do that and also enjoy the traditions of the Avvar, or city elves, or other cultures of Thedas. This respect will likely lead him to wanting to learn more about the world he finds himself in and doing what he can to respect any traditions or laws he doesn't find immoral (ie, as long as they don't infringe on the rights and freedoms of people.)
- His greatest fear is having control of himself or his life stripped from him. One of the reasons he can be so emotionally stunted is because he worries that giving himself over to his emotions could mean losing control of himself. He also avoids any possibly magical mind control, even to the point that he let someone else partake in an ancient magical well for fear it would compel his actions. He values his own freedom and the ability to control his own destiny. It hurts him when he discovers that may not always be the case.
- As a way to keep people at a distance and maintain that control, he tends to play up his own vanity and desire for luxury. He sort of keeps this idea and demeanor that he thinks he is nothing more than a pretty babble around him so that when he does out politic the politicians they aren't expecting him to be so capable, but also because it keeps people from uncovering the emotional core that makes up his being. If the can control how they see him, he can control how vulnerable he is with them. This can be frustrating for people who are trying to get close to him, but also means that others can have a good time - so long as they don't try to look too closely.
- Despite his well placed kohl, love of shiny, soft fabrics, and taste for delectable tiny cakes he was still raised Dalish and therefore has a pretty good handle on how to survive in the wilderness. He just also knows the benefit of being an influential power in Thedas. When it comes to it, he can pull his own weight though. He isn't above getting his hands dirty. He picks his own elfroot like any other Dalish elf.
- It is also important to know that he is dealing with the reality that someone he considered a friend is responsible for the magic that ruined his arm and is slowly killing him. He still experiences lingering pain from that magic as it slowly destroys his body and has to face the reality that his life will end sooner rather than later be it due to Solas ending the world or the magic left in his body killing him.
- Lavellan feels the weight of the world on his shoulders because of the position that he was put in and his desire to do right by the people of Thedas. He takes this role seriously while also seeming as if he doesn't. His demeanor makes people feel at ease around him but it also puts those who are trying to play The Game with him off their guard. His relaxed, flirty, joking demeanor is also used as a way to protect the core of who he is against those who would use or harm him and is a way to maintain control of his person. He still struggles and fights to save the world, even despite his own death sentence at the whims of magic that belongs to a man he once considered a dear friend. Things are tough. He might see Primsa as a sort of vacation.
POWERS/ABILITIES:
Lavellan is a Rogue who specialized as an Artificer, trained to be skilled in Subterfuge and Sabotage, and was an excellent Archer - before he lost his arm. All of this means that during battle he tends to silently and quickly move about the battlefield planting traps and poisons before taking the high ground and raining arrows down on his enemies.
During his adventures, he housed The Anchor in his left hand which allowed him to open and close Rifts to the Fade and also gave him the ability to lash out with powerful energy or create shields around him and his allies. The anchor has now been removed, along with the left arm from his elbow down, but that magic still touches him and is slowly killing him. It is possible it could be harnessed by another mage or magical character, though any implications of that would have to be worked out in game (and with the approval of all parties involved).
INVENTORY:
1 cross bow arm attachment + bolts
1 Red Jenny Coin
1 Sending Crystal, attached to a chain
1 bundle of Elfroot
MOONBLESSING: Iris
▶ SAMPLES
link #1
link #2