#i got so much crypt baby lore to unload; y'all dont even know how bad the dragon age brainworms are

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Rook's personality is definitely reminiscent of Hawke's which is probably why Varric picked them but my personal Crypt Baby Rook lore is that Rook is in fact Hawke's second cousin once removed that was left in the Necropolis by Amell's sister who was on the run from the Templars after fleeing the circle when she found out she was pregnant in hopes of being able to raise her child in a place that didn't inherently fear magic only to be caught and cornered with her only solace being she managed to get her baby somewhere that they wouldn't be reviled for being a mage. Though the dead were certainly confused about why there was a newborn baby chilling in the Necropolis.

Rook will never know who her mother was or what happened to her but also an incredibly funny cosmic coincidence that Amell women (almost) always happen to be at the scene of the crime when Thedas is in trouble considering Rook is the Hero of Ferelden's niece and the Champion of Kirkwall's second cousin (once removed).

It's also my headcanon on why Morrigan was so sure Rook was going to be the hero the world needed because she took one look at Rook, went "that's an Amell alright" (because Rook is almost the spitting image of the HoF) and Morrigan knew the world was going to be in good, if irreverent, hands.