#Ser Thrask

[vigilskeep]

i love how the one time templars actually have a good sixth sense for mage nonsense is when you agree to kill ser thrask in act of mercy and karras’ men move in. also this massacre is going to be really awkward for carver when he joins up

[dragonagepolls]

Crowdsourcing time: Who are your favourite Dragon Age NPCs? (Feel free to list as many as you like)

Planning to do a poll on people’s favourite NPCs (romanceable NPCs, i.e. Cullen and Josephine, will not be included because obviously they’ll win). Obviously I can’t list every single NPC so I’m just trying to gauge the most popular ones. If they appear in multiple games they’ll only be included in the first game they were a part of. Here are the ones I’m thinking of so far:

Origins: Anora, Bhelen, Bodahn, King Cailan, Connor, Dagna, Duncan, Eamon, Flemeth, Ser Gilmore, Gorim, Greagoir, Harrowmont, Arl Howe, Irving, Isolde, Jowan, the Lady of the Forest, the Mad Hermit, Marethari, Niall, Rica, Ruck, Sandal, Shianni, Tamlen, Teagan, Witherfang, Zathrian

2: Arianni, The Arishok, Bartrand, Charade, Donnic, Viscount Dumar, Elthina, Emeric, Feynriel, Gamlen, Gascard, Ginnis, Hubert, Jethann, Ketojan, Leandra, Meraas, Meredith, Orana, Orsino, Petrice, Samson, Seamus, Thrask, Varnell

Inquisition: Ameridan, Ser Barris, Briala, Calpernia, Celene, Dennet, Fairbanks, Fiona, Giselle, Florianne, Krem, Maryden

[fereldancore]

@cullenssweatyballsakk - Changed my mind. Ser Barris is going to win! he can handle a gallon pot of lyrium, break a huge magic barrier and then go on destroy 1000000 demons with his crew afterwards.

(No, seriously I LOVE this dude and completed a whole support the templars run JUST for him, only good Templar imo, even Thrask was a scumbag)

[supoctosss]

31 Days of Dragon Age

Based off this post

Day 18- Favorite DA2 NPC

There's so many good ones. Little rants, but one of my favorite and underrated parts of DA2 is every NPC/Quest giver is so real to me, they have emotions and connect to the story and it's amazing.

1st- NATHANIEL HOWE MY LOVE, I love him, I love his reunion with Anders, and I love how it's his sister who asks

2nd- Emeric, the templar who investigates the murderer that kills Leandra. I was actually so sad when he died, I loved his character sm.

3rd- Ser Thrask, once again, so sad when he died. I thought he was so sweet and one of the few templars who genuinely tried to help from the inside.

4th- The Arishok. Obviously. I love earning his respect for the last fight, it's so satisfying. I also love seeing his further descent into not giving a shit if his plan is found out bc he hates kirkwall THAT much.

Anyways. 17,862 MINUTES UNTIL VEILGUARD DROPS

[thelesbianoffrontiers]

31 Days of Dragon Age - Introduce your Hawke

MARETTA HAWKE (she/they)

about: 24 in the prologue of da2, dead as of the veilguard, “im probably nonbinary but i have a job so idrc about that rn,” aroace, 170cm/5’7, primarily purple personality.

class: dual wield rogue (shadow/assassin) wields finesse and spider’s heart.

main party: fenris, varric, bethany/merrill.

da2 decisions: worked for athenril, sent feynriel to dalish, didn’t blackmail ser thrask, did not side with petrice or varnell, let javaris live, varric killed gascard, reunited charade and gamlen, sided with the mages, carver died leaving lothering, bethany died in the deep roads, bartrand not killed, varric did not keep lyrium idol, danarius killed, isabela returned, did not give isabela to the arishok, merrill did not destroy the eluvian, merrill’s clan was not killed, aveline married donnic, killed anders.

dlc decisions: sided with janeka, didn’t make tallis angry.

I don’t have any screenshots of them from da2 in my phone, my apologies.🙏 || picrew

[fiadhaisteach]

31 Days of Dragon Age

Oct 13 - Introduce your Hawke

Praxis Hawke

Switch Rogue. ((in my head she’s also a mage but doesn’t carry around a call sign on her back like her sibling. She just uses it to enhance her rogue abilities))

Age: 26-31 (during Kirkwall years)

Praxis was friends with everyone, though she did not care for Aveline, her diplomatic skills and Aveline’s obtuseness meant they stayed on friendly terms.

The sisters worked with Athenril for a year, upon arriving in Kirkwall, and remained on friendly terms when their service concluded, though Praxis is a wee bit too ethical, she’s willing to lie to a smuggler to get someone on their way to a new life.

Whenever the option was given, Praxis protected mages by redirecting watchful eyes, or killing, if needed, but did not blackmail the honorable Ser Thrask.

The crew “rescued” Seamus and returned him to his father.

They also defended any who Praxis thought had need and killed any and all slavers they came across.

Feynriel went to the Dalish & then on to Tevinter to learn to control his special brand of magic.

Praxis worried for Bethany’s safety and left her behind for the Deep Roads expedition, coming home to find her being taken to the Circle.

After one fabulous night, Fenris thought it better if he and Praxis were just friends and she respected his choice.

She helped Varric with his brother and convinced him to try to help Bartrand. Praxis and Varric also discovered the source of the haunting and, of course, Varric did not keep the idol.

Praxis would never hand Isabela over to the Qunari. She handily defeated the Arishok and the Qunari left Kirkwall.

After some Carta dwarves started hunting Praxis, Bethany was given leave to help track down why. They track them down to an old Grey Warden prison in the Vimmarks where they end up finding their father’s will, siding with Larius and defeating Corypheus to escape from the prison.

Some of the Hero of Ferelden’s old companions were delighted to talk to Praxis; Zevran after she explained Nuncio’s bullshit and Nathaniel after recovering him from the Deep Roads.

Fenris rethought things and asked to resume the relationship. Praxis jumped at the offer.

She also discovered she had another cousin and reunited Charade with her father, Uncle Gamlen.

Merrill partially repaired the eluvian and did not destroy it later. The crew away from Merrill’s clan rather than fight them.

Praxis sided with mages after Anders exploded the Chantry and made sure Bethany survived the final battle. In fact, everyone but Meredith was alive and well at the end of the final battle ((justice for Orsino!)), though Sebastian was no longer as friendly as she approved of Anders’ actions and let him go free.

She’s a little gaunt by 9:41, because… ya know… on the run with Fenris for the last few years. ((I wonder if she still owns the deed to the Bone Pit. Varric?))

[gardensystemtv]

Marian Hawke, Champion of Kirkwall

My main "canon" Hawke is in appearance just the default Hawke, because she looks HOT AS FUCK already and my lesbian ass cannot resist her. At the time I first played DA2, I also typically would play the default hero first (if available) in an RPG to try and learn the game and story that way. Basic Bio: Name: Marian Hawke Gender: Woman Pronouns: She/Her Sexuality: Lesbian origin: Half-elf from Lothering Class: Rogue Weapon Prefference: Dual Daggers (Finesse and Sacrificial Dagger) Specializations: Assassin & Shadow Personality: purple/Humorous (hides the pain with jokes and sarcasm) Worldstate: "Canon" worldstate AUs: Medievalpunk (planned to be rewritten) Warden(s) in same worldsate: Ellaine Mahariel

Companions: Anders: neutral, rarely in the party Aveline: Friendship, married Donnic Bethany: Friendship, Warden Carver: died in Ferelden Fenris: Rivalry Isabela: Friendship and one-night stand Merrill: Friendship and romance! Sebastian: Friendship, returned to Starkhaven Varric: Friendship Tallis: Friendship, no kiss. Prologue: Supported Aveline when Wesley died Joined Athenril's smugglers Act 1: Convinced Templars to leave peacefully Returned Cargo to Martin Killed serial killer Kelder Returned Saemus to the viscount Killed Ginnis Killed Danzig the slaver Told Ghyslain the truth about his wife's death Helped the miners in the bone-pit and became a business partner Blackmailed Ser Thrask Killed Idunna, the exotic wonder of the east Sent Feynriel to the Dalish Had Keran reinstated with the templars, after Merrill confirmed he was not possessed Defended Ketojan from the Qunari Deep Roads: Brought Ander, Bethany, Varric Bethany became a warden. Hawke gathered the Last Descent Armour Act 2: Did not kill Gascard du Puis Killed Varnell the zealot templar Did not side with Petrice Discovered Hubert's thief Saved Merin in the Deep Roads Spared Javaris Attacked the Raiders on the coast and sent the guards home Feynriel succesfully rescued, left for tevinter Helped Isabela reclaim the relic Isabela returned to Hawke Dueled and killed the Arishok Spared Bartrand Aveline Married Donnic Gave Merrill Arulin'holm Sebastian joined party Act 3: Offered to help Nuncio Let Zevran go free Handed conspirators to Orsino. Convinced Emile to return to Circle Helped Merrill with the demon Prevented a fight with the Dalish Clan Helped Kill Denarius with Fenris Helped Ander's plans Found Lyrium shard, let Varric keep it Gave Keran to templars Killed High Dragon at the Bone Pit Sided with the mages DLC: Did both during act 3. Helped Tallis reclaim the list, let her go. Looted the vaults in the chataeu Sneaked through Brought Merrill and Isabela to Mark of the Assassin Sided with Larius against Corypheus Found Malcolm's will Brought Merrill, Bethany and Varric to Legacy

[dragonagekeeper]

DA2 Act 1 Polls

Dragon Age 2 Polls

See quest and choice descriptions from Dragon Age Wiki/Keep below

Feynriel was born to Arianni, a Dalish elf, and a traveling Human Antivan merchant named Vincento. Feynriel's father abandoned him, forcing Arianni to abandon her clan and raise Feynriel alone in Kirkwall's Alienage.

When he was eight years old, he began to display magical abilities. He realized he could will things to happen just by thinking about them. One winter day, he made a houseplant bloom to cheer up his mother. Arianni refused to send her son to the Circle of Magi. As a Dalish elf, she believed she knew enough about magic to teach him to hide and control his powers. It worked for a few years, until it became apparent that Feynriel was no ordinary mage. He began having strange dreams; Arianni often wasn't able to wake him up, and on rare occasions, Feynriel would blank out while awake, as if his mind ceased working. In those instances, Feynriel would take up to an hour to return to full consciousness. When his nightmares became more severe and demons began whispering to him in his dreams, Arianni, fearing for her son's life, contacted Ser Thrask for help, as she knew him to be sympathetic to mages. Feynriel saw this as betrayal and fled his home. He first began by seeking out his father, who was back in Kirkwall. Vincento directed him to an ex-templar by the name of Samson, known for helping runaway mages. Samson led him to Captain Reiner for help, but Feynriel was instead captured to be sold as a slave. When Hawke saved him from the slavers, he expressed a desire to join the Dalish, who he believed could teach him to control his dreams and his magic.[1]

Sent Feynriel to the Dalish

Hawke can do as Feynriel asks, and allow him to go to Marethari's clan, where he hopes to control his dreams and hone his skills as a mage.

Letting Feynriel choose what he thinks is best (which is to find the Dalish) can lead to Hawke telling him they are friends with the Keeper and can offer to negotiate with them to make sure he has a place with them.

2. Sent Feynriel to the Circle

Hawke can choose to send Feynriel to the Circle of Magi, which will go against his wishes. Feynriel will bitterly and reluctantly comply, telling Hawke that you should go and tell Arianni that "she has won." Hawke will be able to see him at the Gallows, where he will remark that it is just as he feared there, and that according to the templars, the only way to stop his dreams is to destroy his mind.

[breadedsinner]

Judith Banters: Anders

Judith: For what it’s worth, I am sorry about Karl.

Anders: It’s done. At least I was able to gift him a few moments of his humanity, I only wish I knew what did it, for his mind and emotions to return. Maybe then…

Judith: We were ambushed. It was never going to end well.

Anders: I suppose not.

*

Anders: I hope you won’t think it rude, but when I was healing you, I noticed a number of scars.

Judith: I have a lot; it would be strange if you didn’t notice.

Anders: And a few of them are clearly the result of magical attacks.

Judith: You and I have both been attacked by spells, as well as swords.

Anders: I just hope you don’t hold it against mages.

Judith: Don’t insult me, Anders. Do you see me swearing blood oaths against every bandit, every demon, every ogre? It’s pointless.

*

Anders: I’m beginning to see why you have so many scars. You throw yourself into battle like a catapult.

Judith: I am not some raging bull, charging without abandon. I am your frontline, striking the enemy first so that you, Varric, and the others don’t get hurt.

Anders: We’re not children, Hawke. I can suffer a few hits.

Judith: Anders, you look like a stiff breeze would topple you over.

Anders: Well, I could at least put on barriers if I had a little more time. It’s a lot less strenuous than healing.

Judith: Very well, just try to keep up.

*

Anders: I can’t believe you turned those mages over.

Judith: There was no other way.

Anders: No other way? You could have killed Thrask and let them go!

Judith: Thrask was trying to help them! And those mages had no supplies, there was no time before Ser Kerras arrived. Should I have just killed him too?

Anders: Yes, actually! A ‘nice’ templar like Thrask, or a cruel on like Kerras, they’re still participating in the torture of mages.

Judith: And then what? You think the Knight Commander wouldn’t investigate it? Why don’t I just leave a trail of breadcrumbs right to my uncle’s house, so they can throw me in jail and Bethany in the Circle?

Anders: So you admit the Circle is worst-case scenario.

Judith: That was never up for debate! We are just a few people, a few nobodys! I cannot hope to challenge anything! All I can do is look after my family.

Anders: I would have found a way.

Judith: Except you didn’t.

*

Judith: You never speak of your fellow Grey Wardens. Surely you were friends with some of them?

Anders: For a time, I suppose. There was this dwarf woman, fiery red hair. She dragged me everywhere, and she refused to let the Templars take me.

Judith: Wait… are you describing Warden Aeducan? The Hero of Ferelden?

Anders: So I am, for some reason people just called her “Warden”, so I’d forget her name sometimes.

Judith: I can’t believe you never brought this up! What was she like?

Anders: Bossy, passionate, headstrong … very busty.

Judith: Anders, show some respect!

Anders: What! She was a dwarf, I had to look down sometimes, not my fault it was just… there!

Judith: (sighs) Serves me right for trying to bond with you, I suppose.

*

Anders: He’ll never appreciate you.

Judith: I am certain I don’t know what you mean.

Anders: Sebastian will always run back to the Chantry, his safe little bubble. He’ll never chose you over Andraste.

Judith: Just as you would never choose a partner over your quest to end mage oppression.

Anders: It is NOT the same.

Judith: They both give you purpose. It would be wrong to ask someone to give that all up.

Anders: Hawke… I would … if I could just make you understand..

Judith: Enough. There is nothing between us, and whatever romantic entanglements I may or may not have are none of your business. This conversation is over.

[andrewknightley]

hawke: ser thrask u are the only templar i respect

thrask: i kidnapped your sister even when we agreed in waht we want

hawke: nevermind

[miraculan-draws]

Act 1 is a comedy.

Varric: oh, did Ser Thrask not tell you that Enchanter Hawke was on the case?

Hawke, wearing pants with holes in the knees and a leather cuirass, sleeveless, smudged eye-black, scruffy and unkempt, accompanied by a dwarf, a pirate, and the most wanted apostate in the east: oh uh yeah I am Enchanter Hawke. I seen them mages. Went round back they did.

Templar: thank you for your help, Enchanter

[sapphim]

since we've been talking about lying, here are all the lies Hawke can tell in the campaign (or at least, all the lies marked with the icon)

Act 1 - Act of Mercy

Ser Karras: Who is this? Hawke: [I'm your best friend.] I'm the one who's going to get you a medal for putting down this mage rebellion. Hawke: [I killed the mages.] I was helping Ser Thrask. The apostates are all dead.

(then there is ofc the "[Varric, this is your thing.] Tell him who we are" but that's marked as a follower action rather than a lie)

Act 1 - Loose Ends

Athenril: Well? Are you here to socialize or did you bring my goods? Hawke: [The goods were stolen.] I rescued your boy and killed the Coterie, but your property was long gone.

Meeran: Spit it out. Is Harimann dead or not? Hawke: [I couldn't find him.] He was gone by the time I got there. I just killed his guards.

Act 2 - Offered and Lost

Viscount: So many Qunari. But you killed everyone responsible? All of them? Hawke: [Every last one.] To a man. Hawke: [It's hard to kill hatred.] This group is crippled. There may be others, though.

(those are the options if Hawke sides with Varnell. if they kill Varnell then the options are basically the same but they're not lying about it)

Arishok: Tell me: why are the bodies of my Qunari burned beyond recognition? Hawke: [That is how they died.] The zealots killed them, then burned the bodies to conceal them.

Arishok: Tell me, Hawke. I sent a battle group to retrieve my delegates. Where are they? Hawke: [I don't know.] I'm not making a habit of finding wayward Qunari.

Act 2 - Prime Suspect

Hawke: [It's not that simple.] I can't be certain of anything. Gascard may have tricked me. Moira: Then we need to find him. Do you know where he is? Hawke: [No.] He didn't tell me where he was going.

Act 2 - Fool's Gold

Yevhen: Iwan said Merin sealed himself in with the darkspawn to save his brothers. Hawke: [He's right.] Merin was a hero. He died saving his family. Be proud of your boy. Hawke: [He's right.] Absolutely correct. Not a word of a lie. Merin died with dignity and honor. Yes. Hawke: [He's right.] Merin died to keep his brothers alive—brothers who should be very, very grateful.

Act 2 - How to Frame a Templar

Ser Roderick: But I will do my duty. If you've seen something… um… suspicious, let me know. Hawke: [Conrad was bribed by mages.] Ser Conrad caught some apostates. They offered him coin to let them go, and he took it. Hawke: [He's been sacrificing goats.] Last night, I saw Ser Conrad sacrificing a goat… to the Great Demon. Then he howled. Loudly. Hawke: [I saw him murder someone.] I saw Ser Conrad stab one of the city guardsman. He dumped him in the bay.

Act 3 - On The Loose

Meredith: It seems, however, that we have still heard nothing of Emile de Launcet. Hawke: [He's dead.] Emile was killed.

also you can tell Anders "[There was nothing between us.] It never happened" when he... inquires politely and tactfully about a previous romance (thanks hepler)

[of-kirkwall]

Like most Fereldans, Baby loves his mabari. A large, fawn furred female, she's named Kitty (or Kitty-Cat), and is glued to Baby's side most of the time.

She's a rather snobby thing though, and exceptionally picky about just who will get her attention. She likes Varric and Isabela, and tolerates Merrill and Anders well. She's more than a bit suspicious of Fenris at first, though she warms up as the years past. Kitty does not like Aveline or Sebastian whatsoever.

Of those not among Hawke's common companions, Kitty likes Nora (the serving woman in the Hanged Man), Ser Thrask, and Cullen, of all people. When Baby and his companions go to the Gallows courtyard to search the stalls, or to speak to someone, Kitty always goes to see Cullen, if he's out and about... much to Baby's annoyance.

[crossdressingdeath]

The only halfway decent templars we see in game is Ser Otto who comes down to the alienage because of a disturbance there. But he thinks that you could pray the demon away amd doesn't seem to have any idea how to truly handle things. There's also Thrask and the guy who tries to investigate the murders (which Aveline doesn't seem to give a shit about since she does nothing). Also the guy who only joins the templars to support his sister.

And Samson too before Bioware decided he should be Cullen's dark mirror (which is a joke).

But, of course, a few individuals being decent doesn't mean the institution as a whole is. The templars should burn. They are obsolete and do more damage than good.

Also, a thing to keep in mind: if we list the halfway decent Templars as Otto, Thrask, Emeric (murder guy), and Keran (the recruit supporting his sister) and set aside Samson due to rampant retcons messing with his character... Otto, Thrask and Emeric all die, and if Keran doesn't get booted post-almost possession he walks in act 3. The Templars who die all die because they totally fail to properly gauge the danger of magic, too; Otto thinks he can pray a demon away, Emeric gets in over his head when the Order refuses to back up his investigation, and Thrask gets sacrificed by Grace. Keran only survives his run-in with magic because Hawke intervenes. They are entirely unprepared to deal with a mage or demon who's actually dangerous, which is a running theme with the Templars.

Also, it's not even that they're obsolete. The Templars were meant to be jailers and tormentors. That's their purpose in the Chantry's machine. This is them functioning exactly as intended.

[anneapocalypse]

you couldn't call them extremely minor but I guess ser thrask and radonis. now if you want extremely minor in a historical sense, archon tidarion of blade of tidarion fame most definitely. I have a lot of unhinged thoughts for all that lore section.

By all means unhinge those thoughts, I am intrigued!

[thewardenisonthecase]

Elizabeth Hawke

Born in 9:06, Elizabeth was an apostate and the oldest daugther of Leandra and Malcom Hawke. Her magical abilities first showed up when she was young, while playing with her sister Bethany, and she specialized in force magic.

Elizabeth was very close to her father, as she spent most of her time learning magic with him. She also spent most of her time with Bethany, though the sisters had a tendency to bicker. Still, the three Hawke siblings would often get together to cause mayhem, much to their parents dismay.

Malcolm always favoured Hawke, and told her that she one day would have to care for her family. She always felt that obligation to keep everyone safe. 

She had a tumultuous relationship with her mother. She loves her and she knows Leandra loves her too, but they just have a hard time communicating.

The family moved around a lot, but Lothering was the first place Elizabeth called home. When her father got sick, she dedicated a lot of her time taking care of him, which made her distance herself from her siblings. When he passes way, he tells Hawke that it's responsibility now to take care of everyone. It's also after that that Hawke starts to develop a more humerous personality, as she uses humor to cope with everything that's happening, also causing her to say innapropriate things. As the templar activity grew, Hawke had started to make plans to move her family elsewhere when the Blight hit.

Now onto some of the choices made in game:

Joined the mercenaries

Recruited everyone and was friends with everyone besides Fenris, who was a rival, and Sebastian who she didn't care for

Did not bribe Ser Thrask

Sent Feynriel to live with the Dalish

Sided with the mages in every conflict

Tried to save Ketojan

Carver became a Grey Warden

Helped Feynriel and he went to Tevinter

Employed Oranna

Romanced Fenris

Always told the Arishok what the fuck was going on

Did all companion quests (except for sebastian's but he doesn't count) - let Bartrand live, helped Aveline get Donnic, gave Merrill what she needed to build the Eluvian, stopped Anders from killing Ella. Also found and gave everyone gifts.

Varric killed Gascard during the Quentin confrontation

Defeated the Arishok in a 1 v 1 to protect Isabela

Sided with the mages in all Act 2 and 3 quests

Killed Marethari but the clan was safe

Killed the high dragon

Did all act 3 companions quests - Didn't let Varric keep the red lyrium and killed Castillon

Helped Zevran

Sided with the Mages in the last straw

Spared Anders