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sage-nebula · 3 days ago

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Found this Dragon Age Protagonists Questions post and decided to fill it out for my own Dragon Age OCs from each game. The original post only includes the protagonists from the first three games (since Veilguard wasn't out yet), but I'm going to include my Rook as well since I love her. I also may rewrite the questions a bit, either to condense them or otherwise add in Rook. (And some questions will be skipped, also, either because I can't or don't want to answer them.)

So without further ado . . .

The Cast: - Warden Lyra Mahariel - Briar Hawke - Inquisitor Lucia Trevelyan - Thalia "Rook" Mercar

1.) What would your protagonists all think of each other?

Lyra: "I like Hawke. She's funny, and not afraid to do what has to be done. Trevelyan is weak, and as annoying as humans come. Thalia's fine, but it's a shame she didn't get to grow up among the Dalish."

Briar: "Good on Lyra for saving Ferelden, and it's fine that she's grumpy; I'm used to that from Fenris. Lucia is all right, I suppose; though anyone that close to the chantry can't be all that trustworthy, can they? I really like Thalia; she reminds me a lot of myself when I was younger. Hope that naivete doesn't come to bite her, though."

Lucia: "The Hero of Ferelden is, well . . . a hero. She managed to save Ferelden and not die killing an archdemon somehow. She's amazing. Hawke is . . . Varric's friend. His best friend. But she's kind of shady, don't you think? And Thalia . . . I thought she understood. I thought we were the same, but she didn't even try to talk Solas down in the end . . . I don't know that I've ever felt so betrayed."

Thalia: "Lyra could stand to relax a little. Scowling that much can't be good for her face. Briar's the best; she gets it, you know? She knows exactly what it is to be in these fuck-ass situations. And Lucia . . . I can't believe she'd still think Solas could've been talked down, after all that. After what he did to Varric. What is wrong with her?"

2.) What do they think about each other's love interests?

Lyra: "Isabella is fun, and not afraid to get her hands dirty. She gets a pass from me. Josephine is a human bureaucrat; she cannot and should not be trusted. Davrin is Dalish, he has griffons, he is devastatingly attractive -- where was he during the fifth Blight? Could we rewind the clock so I could trade Alistair's ungrateful ass for him? 'Going down a dark path' -- that ritual saved both our lives and you agreed, you twit."

Briar: "Zevran's a riot; Isabella has good taste in friends. Josephine seems nice enough, and I like her well enough for that, but it's never a bad idea to be careful of what you say around someone like her. Davrin's a bit gruff around the edges, but again, I'm used to that from Fenris and a bit of Anders. His griffon's a cutie, too."

Lucia: "Zevran is an assassin; one of the Crows. I don't feel comfortable around him. Isabella also makes me uncomfortable, though for a different reason; I've never met anyone who talks so dirty like that, and in public! And to me . . . and how gorgeous she is . . . oh Maker, I can feel my face on fire just thinking about her . . . Davrin is a good man. Brave and honorable. He would have been an asset to the Inquisition."

Thalia: "Zevran is funny! But is what he said about the Crows and what they do to children true? I need to have a chat with Lucanis after speaking with Zevran. The Lords of Fortune couldn't be more lucky with a leader than they are with Isabella; she's a riot like Zevran is. Josephine is warm and kind; I think anyone would feel comfortable in a presence like hers."

3.) Are your Inquisitor and Rook jealous of the Warden's and Hawke's mabari hounds?

Lucia: "No. Mabari are fine from a distance, but they're rather loud, and Skyhold has enough animals as it is."

Thalia: "You have no idea. There's no such thing as too many animals. Still a bit miffed we couldn't bring Assan's siblings back to the Lighthouse."

4.) Combat classes and specializations?

They are all rogues, and the specializations are as follows:

Lyra learned to be both an assassin from Zevran, and a bard from Leliana. Her focus was on ending fights as quickly as possible, by any means necessary. She used both her bow and blades as needed.

Briar focused only on blades, and went for both assassin and shadow. Her focus was being the one to do the hitting, fast and hard, rather than being hit.

Lucia was only ever an archer, and went for the artificer specialization, preferring to lay traps to hinder her enemies and give her more time to shoot them.

Thalia, like Lyra, used both bow and blades, and went for the duelist specialization, while accompanying that with control techniques for her arrows. She liked shooting from afar until that was no longer an option, and then making enemies regret having gotten close.

5.) What do the others think of what happened in Kirkwall? Would they have supported Hawke's decisions?

Lyra: "Kirkwall is a cesspit and everyone in power there should be gutted like fish. Anders was right to do what he did and I only wish I had been there to help. Hawke should have helped more than she did."

Lucia: "Kirkwall is tragic, but that doesn't mean acts of terrorism are all right. I don't believe in capital punishment if it could be avoided, but Anders should have been arrested."

Thalia: "Where are Kirkwall's Shadow Dragons? The people should rise up and form their own Shadow Dragons there, to root out the corruption and make a difference. I don't think anyone should blame Anders for what he did; it's the least those in power there should have expected."

6.) Would the others have accepted the role of Inquisitor?

Lyra: "Fuck no."

Briar: "No."

Thalia: "If I had to, but would they seriously ask me? Me? You're really telling me there's no one else?"

7.) Do they share the same opinions on the Chantry?

Lyra: "The chantry is a joke, and so is their Maker."

Briar: "If there is one thing living in Kirkwall taught me, it's that the Chantry can't be trusted."

Lucia: "The chantry wants what's best for everyone. Even if there are a few bad apples, the whole chantry shouldn't be stroked by that same brush."

Thalia: "I don't care about the chantry, honestly."

8.) Do they share the same opinions on mage rights?

Lyra: "Everyone should be free, regardless of their birth. If the mages want assistance killing their oppressors, they need only ask."

Briar: "My father and little sister were apostates, and so are two good friends of mine. What do you think?"

Lucia: "Kirkwall's Circle was bad, but that was the exception to the rule, wasn't it? I don't think mages are all bad or dangerous, and Circles should be healthy and safe places. I think both things can be true."

Thalia: "It's hard to imagine mages not having rights. Couldn't they just set someone on fire if they felt they were disrespected? Seems to happen often enough in Tevinter. And honestly, good for them if the alternative is being made slave, locked away in some 'circle' or whatever they call them down south. Seriously, what is up with that?"

9.) Do they share the same opinions on blood magic?

Lyra: "If you're using it to enslave someone, fuck off. Otherwise, I don't care so long as elves or halla aren't your sacrifices."

Briar: "Merrill is the only valid blood mage."

Lucia: "Blood magic is evil."

Thalia: "Blood magic is the magic of the enemy. The mages among the Shadow Dragons do not have need of it, and do not use it."

10.) Do they have the same opinion on The Game?

Lyra: "'The Game' is literally too stupid for me to care about."

Briar: "Seems like a lot of petty bullshit those in power do to avoid having to do any actual work for the people."

Lucia: "It's fascinating, and takes great skill. Josie's ability to navigate it is enchanting."

Thalia: "They can play if they want, but if they start playing to make people suffer, that's when the Shadows come to call."

11.) Who would they have romanced from the other's choices?

Lyra: Fenris from Kirkwall, Leliana* from Skyhold, and Davrin from the Lighthouse.

Briar: Zevran from Ferelden, Iron Bull from Skyhold, and Neve from the Lighthouse.

Lucia: Leliana from Ferelden, Merrill** from Kirkwall, and Bellara from the Lighthouse.

Thalia: Alistair from Ferelden, Isabela from Kirkwall, Sera from Skyhold.

*Leliana is not normally a romance option in DAI, but would be for Lyra since they have prior history. They weren't compatible in DAO, but they are now.

**Lucia would be able to grow past her anti-blood magic biases if she got to know Merrill.

12.) If Origins and Inquisition had the three personalities (blue/diplomatic, purple/sarcastic, and red/aggressive), which ones would they have? And what did your Hawke and Rook have?

Lyra: Red/Aggressive

Briar: Purple/Sarcastic

Lucia: Blue/Diplomatic

Thalia: Purple/Sarcastic

13.) What is the biggest similarity between your protagonists?

None of them asked for this ("this" being their quest).

14.) Who handles responsibility the best? Who handles it the worst?

The worst is probably Lyra, because she doesn't want it and will fight against it every step of the way. It's rotten work, especially to her and especially if it's the fate of the world. She'll do it, but Mythal alive.

The best is Lucia, who although she didn't ask to be made leader of the Inquisition, ended up happy there and handling it very well.

15.) Do they share any of the same hobbies?

Lyra and Briar both like to steal. Lucia and Thalia can both play musical instruments (piano for Lucia, violin for Thalia).

16.) How old were they at the start of their journeys? Looking back, would they make any major choices differently?

Lyra: 23, and she would have never gone on that treasure expedition with Tamlen if she knew it would end up with her blighted and forced to become a Grey Warden. Other than that, no.

Briar: 17 when leaving Ferelden, and she wishes she had not taken Bethany with her on the Deep Roads expedition with Varric and Bartrand. (Keep in mind she doesn't know this would have ended up with Bethany arrested by Templars.)

Lucia: 24, and no, she thinks she did everything as correctly as she could.

Thalia: 27, and she wishes she would have convinced Varric to not try to talk Solas down, or that she could have warned Varric somehow that Solas would hurt him, or something.

17.) How do each of your protagonists handle loss?

Lyra: Vengeance.

Briar: Heavy drinking.

Lucia: Lots of crying, and prayers to the Maker.

Thalia: Distractions, lots of distractions.

18.) What is / was their relationship like with their family?

Lyra: Her parents died when she was too young to remember them, but she considered her whole clan to be her family. She loves them dearly still, and misses them strongly.

Briar: Loved her father dearly, and had a great relationship with him. Loved her mother, but had a much more complicated relationship with her, since Leandra never loved her as much as she loved the twins, and it showed. Loved her younger siblings, though found it harder to get on with Carver due to his resentment toward her having their father's favor. Had a very strong relationship with Bethany, though, until Bethany blamed Briar for pushing her into the arms of the Grey Wardens after she was blighted.

Lucia: Had a wonderful childhood. Wasn't the heir and so was allowed much more freedom to do as she wanted (hence taking up archery), but became the pride and joy of the family after she became Inquisitor.

Thalia: Has a complicated relationship with her parents. They love her as their only child, and she does love them, but although they felt themselves very progressive for adopting an elven child and not treating her as a servant or slave, they also didn't correct people out in public who made that assumption, and their "it doesn't matter what they think" attitude didn't make Thalia feel better about it. They got her books and scrolls on elven history, but made sure to tell her that the Dalish gods weren't real anyway and that they were just nice fairy tales; only the Maker was real. (Joke was on them, Thalia didn't believe in any of them.) They were upset any time Thalia "acted out" in trying to discover her own personality. They wouldn't join her in learning elvish, etc. She left home at seventeen and joined the Shadow Dragons shortly after, and though she feels guilty for how that must have hurt her parents, she still has not gone back.

19.) Do any of your protagonists marry and/or have children?

Lyra: No, though she and Zevran do stay committed to each other for many years.

Briar: Also no; her relationship with Isabela is on-again, off-again.

Lucia: Yes; she and Josephine get married (and it does not take ten years to do so) and adopt three children.

Thalia: Yes; she and Davrin get married, and raise Assan and his brothers and sisters as their children. (With all the griffons, they just don't have time for elven kids.)

20.) What would their fears on the graves in Here Lies the Abyss be?

Lyra: Being bound in slavery.

Briar: Bethany dying because of her.

Lucia: Being the one who actually doomed the world.

Thalia: Getting her team killed with her faulty leadership.

21.) How do they each feel about the Deep Roads?

Lyra: "Why are we always in the gods-damned fucking Deep Roads?"

Briar: "Fuck the Deep Roads."

Lucia: "The Deep Roads are frightening . . ."

Thalia: "The Deep Roads are both interesting and exciting."

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