#mostly rambling but I often forget to create friends for my protags

[captain-chapish]

It's always curious to think about the life Dragon Age protagonists had before their journeys. Like, sure, many of them gain friends and lovers amongst the companions but... they likely had those before.

For DAO, most of the blanks are filled in with the origins; upbringings, friends and family are for the most part defined. Still, were there friends or family not mentioned?

And like... what about DA2 and DAI?

For Hawke, who had to leave Lothering well in their 20s-- What was the home Leandra and Malcolm built like? What did their room look like, what objects did they leave behind? And who were their friends back there? Did they love someone? Do they think about those they lost in the Blight?

And the Inquisitor; they left their home for what was supposed to a quick albeit important mission. Did they write back, giving letters to the scouts sent during war table missions? Did they ever ask those back home to send back gifts and souvenirs? Did they sometimes think of home, so far away, of the friends and family waiting there? Did they ever get homesick?

What were the lives our heroes left behind?