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NPCs from ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]''.

 

 

=== Ferelden's Nobility ===

 

==== Teyrn Loghain Mac Tir ====

 

''"Lords and Ladies... [[Large Ham|Stand with me and we will defeat even the blight itself!]]"''

A hero throughout Ferelden, Loghain is the general of the army brought to fight the Darkspawn at Ostagar. His plans, however, are a little different from what King Cailan expects. {{spoiler|The player character has the option of recruiting him rather than executing him at the Landsmeet.}} Voiced by [[Legacy of Kain|Simon Templeman.]]

 

* [[Anti-Villain]]: He's not nearly as one-dimensionally evil as he seems at first.

* [[The Atoner]]: He realizes what he's doing is wrong, but until he is subdued, [[Moral Dissonance|Cognitive Dissonance]] prevents him from stopping his heinous acts.

* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]]. Unfortunately, by the time he's a part of your team, you have precious little time to spend with him.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Enemy Mine]]: Subverted. To be of use to the Wardens, Loghain must become one himself.}}

* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: If you choose to execute him, though if Alistair is the one to face him in the duel, he's killed before he really has the chance to ''choose'' a way to face the inevitable.

* [[Fallen Hero]]: He gave up everything to restore Ferelden, and as a result began to resent the very people he won it for.

* [[General Ripper]]: His paranoia over the Orlesians is the [[Start of Darkness|cause of his betrayal.]]

* [[Glorious Leader]]

* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: While being [[The Lancer]] to Cailan, he's the one who single-handedly manages the war effort with his "boring" strategies.

* {{spoiler|[[I Want Grandkids]]: If the Warden's married to Anora and Loghain's still alive in ''Awakening'', then he pesters the Warden about when he and Anora are going to have an heir.}}

* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: When Arl Howe, presents the assassin he hired to kill the Grey Wardens, Loghain can be seen draining his chalice.

* [[Informed Ability]]: His legendary tactical genius. Apparently, he pretty much won the Fereldan rebellion against Orlais singlehandedly, and background characters throughout the game will be heard to remark on all the military victories he wins against the bannorn in the civil war. The only tactical move the player will actually see him make, however, is his decision to abandon Cailan at Ostagar, a staggeringly stupid move that nearly destroys the nation.

* [[It Has Been an Honor]]: Should Loghain {{spoiler|be the one to kill the Archdemon}} one of the parting words you can give Loghain is, "For what it's worth, I salute you."

* [[It's Personal]]: Orlais invaded his homeland, true, but he has a far more personal [[Freudian Excuse]] for being the way he is.

* [[Tragic Hero]]: Can be interpreted this way, especially if you consider his backstory.

* [[The Strategist]]: A military planner of great renown, having acted as a commander and planning campaigns for the kings Theirin since before Ferelden independence.

* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]: If he loses at the Landsmeet, he accuses all of the Bannorn of treason.}}

* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: Brilliantly subverted, if not outright [[Deconstruction|deconstructed]].

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Maric.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]

* {{spoiler|[[Worthy Opponent]]: He acknowledges the warden as this if he is defeated in the vote at the Landsmeet.}}

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: One that is spectacularly thwarted at every turn.

 

==== King Cailan Theirin ====

 

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]

* [[Dumb Blonde]]: "What's that you say, Loghain? Strategy against the overwhelming darkspawn horde? Boring! Besides, the sheer awesomeness of my [[Infinity+1 Sword]] and the Grey Wardens is far more than enough against these beasties!"

* [[Glory Hound]]. And how.

 

==== Queen Anora Theirin (nee Mac Tir) ====

''"We have been given the gift of freedom by our forbearers. Let us not squander it." ''

 

* [[Damsel in Distress]]: At a certain point late in the game. {{spoiler|Subverted, however, in that she was not actually in as much danger as she claims, and [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit|played this role]] to gain the Warden's sympathies.}}

* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] / [[Inspired By]]: With her political manuevering against rivals for the throne, refusal to marry once she becomes sole ruler, and patronage of education and the arts, she's pretty clearly based on a number of historical female rulers, particularly Elizabeth I of England and Catherine the Great of Russia.

* [[Hair of Gold]]: Subverted. Anora plays the stereotype of the virtuous fair-haired princess for all it's worth, but while she's not outright evil, she's not exactly pure or innocent either.

* [[In the Blood]]: Like her father, she seeks to protect Ferelden at all costs and believes that she and Loghain are the only two people capable of doing so.

 

==== Arl Rendon Howe ====

 

The best friend of teyrn Bryce Cousland (the human noble PC's father) up until he killed him along with almost his entire family. Afterwards, he is appointed the arl of Denerim. He later serves as an advisor to Loghain and carries out his more atrocious orders. Voiced by [[Tim Curry]].

* {{spoiler|[[Famous Last Words]]: "Maker spit on you... I deserved more..."}}

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: According to ''Awakening'', his dad left to become a Grey Warden and [[Disappeared Dad|was never heard from again]] and his in-laws frequently complained about his family's comparative lack of sucess.

'''Howe''': Isn't that precious? Is this where I lament the monster I helped create? }}

* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: His reason for killing the Couslands.

* [[It's All About Me]]: See {{spoiler|[[Famous Last Words]]}}.

* [[Jerkass]]: Why he's disliked by most other nobles.

* [[The Lancer]]: Was one to Bryce Cousland, though he's [[The Starscream]] by the time of the game.

* [[Motive Rant]]: He can have an impressive one when {{spoiler|the human noble PC confronts him late in the game, revealing that he felt inferior to Bryce Cousland and was jealous of his successes.}} Not to mention Loghain's motivation is shared: fear and hatred of the Orlesians.

* [[Smug Snake]]

* [[Stay in the Kitchen]]: His greeting of the female Human Noble Warden has sexist undertones, although he's just as dismissive to a male Human Noble.

* [[Torture Cellar]]: There's a rather extensive one in the Arl of Denerim's estate, although it was there before he took residence there.

** But he chose the room next to the entrance of the dungeon as his bedchamber. As Ohgren puts it, "[[Squick|he liked to nip down for a spot of torture before bedtime]]."

 

==== Ser Cauthrien ====

 

''"Some of us know what honor and loyalty are." ''

*** Dwarf as well. Really, if you're a chick, he WILL have interest.

* [[Large Ham]]: Only during the time that {{spoiler|Demon-possessed Connor used him as his jester.}}

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: When Loghain claims to be doing everything for the good of Ferelden and gets appointed Regent.

* [[Supporting Leader]]: During the Redcliffe quest. {{spoiler|Subverted when he willingly choses to enter the castle with Isolde to act as a diversion and give the Warden a chance to fight the monsters off.}}

 

* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]: With three possible solutions. One, you kill him. Two, you use blood magic to kill the demon in the fade. Three, you use the Circle's lyrium to go into the fade instead. Choices two and three make it possible to coerce the demon into granting you stuff. However, even if you end the possession, Connor will never be the same as before, even though he doesn't remember the event. Eamon notices that Connor is different, leading to fan speculation that you failed to kill the demon, but other conversations reveal that that is simply how this particular strategy of getting rid of a demon works.}}

** {{spoiler|Wynne mentions that even mages saved from possession are forever changed by the experience of having their souls and that of a demon fused together. Add to that the fact that Conner was sometimes implied to be [[And I Must Scream|awake]] while all the horror was going on and is it really suprising that the kid [[Shell-Shocked Veteran|doesn't really act as perky]] as he used to?}}

* {{spoiler|[[For the Evulz]]: Seems like this particular demon likes to torment people when it gets bored.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Jekyll and Hyde]]}}

* [[Big Good]]: The Patriarchs of the Cousland family have been this to Ferelden for ''centuries''.

* [[Bolivian Army Ending]]

* [[Et Tu, Brute?]]: {{spoiler|He is betrayed and murdered by Rendon Howe, his best friend. It's implied that their friendship blinded him to Howe's darker side, because almost every other noble thinks Howe is a [[Jerkass]].}}

* [[Good Counterpart]]: The only other Teyrn aside from Loghain. He is Loghain's exact opposite.

 

==== Flemeth ====

 

''"You are required to do nothing, least of all believe." ''

 

* {{spoiler|[[Age Without Youth]]: Her [[Grand Theft Me]] has this reason.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Body Surf]]: She steals the bodies of her daughters, and through this method she has been around for centuries.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss]]}}

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To {{spoiler|Wynne. Both are elderly sorceresses who have been kept alive by being possessed by spirits - in Wynne's case a [[Neutral Good]] spirit of faith, and in Flemeth's a powerful demon. Reflective of this, they have directly opposite attitudes toward their apprentices, Wynne seeking to nurture and mentor them and Flemeth using them to further extend her lifespan.}} For another case of opposite-ness, in keeping with the game's theme of [[Beauty Equals Goodness]], while {{spoiler|Wynne}}'s face is surprisingly smooth for a lady of her age, Flemeth has more than a few wrinkles.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: A brief but spooky one, when she seems little more than a [[Talkative Loon]].

* [[The Fair Folk]]: No, she's not an elf, but she fits the trope anyway. She's considered a legendary figure amongst the Dalish.

* {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me]]: Maybe, maybe not. Morrigan claims this is the secret to her immortality. However, Flemeth implies that while Morrigan ''does'' know the secret to her immortality, she hasn't told you what it really is. And then goes along with Morrigan's attempt to kill her anyway out of what appears to be amusement. Shale points out that the only one who can read the grimoires is Morrigan, and Zevran also doesn't appear to believe her. The idea of Morrigan lying to you shouldn't come as much of a surprise.}}

* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: She is this trope brought [[Up to Eleven]].

* [[No Need for Names]]

** In the sequel, it becomes [[I Have Many Names]].

* [[Noodle Incident]]: What Flemeth would do to the Templars hunting her. The [[Penny Arcade]] comic is all about this.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Certainly she looks old, but not as old as she actually is.

* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]}}

* [[Retired Monster]]: She used to rape men to death but all she wants right now is to live the remainder of her life in peace. {{spoiler|Presumably, she'll start again once she's possessed Morrigan.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Scaled Up]]}}

* [[Tyke Bomb]]: Morrigan is the latest of ''many'' daughters she's raised to terrorize the Korcari Wilds. {{spoiler|And provide her with a new body for when her current one gets too old.}}

* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: Her legend has undergone [[Adaptation Decay]] over the centuries. While Morrigan can tell you what Flemeth claims is her true past, she notes that it is unwise to take anything that Flemeth says at face value, though she believes her story is the ''most'' accurate. {{spoiler|In the Witch Hunt DLC, Morrigan says that Flemeth isn't a human, blood mage, or an abomination. How long she hasn't been human, or if she ever was, is unknown.}}

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: {{spoiler|Just try and fight her. An [[Oh Crap]] moment will ensue.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Xanatos Gambit]]:She has very good reasons for sending Morrigan with the Wardens. Only the sequels will show their full extent.}}

* [[Beard of Evil]]

* [[Berserk Button]]: You can [[Skippable Boss|avoid a fight]] if you so wish, but not if you say anything remotely derogatory about either Andraste or the cult's beliefs.

* [[Irony]]: The Disciples of Andraste have become a dragon worshipping cult not unlike the Tevinter Magisters of old.

* [[Large Ham]]: He starts off [[Large Ham|chewing the scenery]] with his [[Incoming Ham|very first words]], and only gets more over-the-top from there.

* [[Skippable Boss]]

* [[This Is Sparta]]: Quite a bit.

 

==== Caladrius ====

 

==== Duncan ====

 

''"From here, you two are on your own. Remember, you are both Grey Wardens. I expect you to be worthy of that title."''

* [[But Thou Must!]]: Thanks to the Rite of Conscription, you can't refuse being a Grey Warden. Tough titty if you don't want to be one.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Even Daveth admits it.

* [[From a Certain Point of View]]: He tells the Dalish elf that there's nothing s/he can do for Tamlen. {{spoiler|This is true, but you find out only near the endgame, where you encounter a very much alive Tamlen trying to resist his transformation into a shriek. You only ''assumed'' that he was dead.}}

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: While he does seem [[The Stoic|cold and detached]], he makes it clear he will do anything to save Fereldan from the Blight and saves your life in most of the origins. That doesn't mean he won't {{spoiler|withhold information concerning the lethality of the Joining and stab Jory when he panics and tries to back out. Although as Duncan points out, he only drew his dagger ''after'' Jory reached for his own sword and because he knew that Jory would ''not'' back down.}}

** Duncan is nicely summed up by the Warden when discussing him with Alistair.

* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: He's quite open about his subscription to the policy of "the Grey Wardens do what they must". {{spoiler|Poor, stupid [[Sacrificial Lion|Jory]]}}

* [[Parental Substitute]]: For Alistair.

* [[Recruiters Always Lie]]: not ''directly'', but withholding vital, ''very unpleasant'' informations about the Wardens is a low blow.

* [[Satisfied Street Rat]]: When he was younger.

* [[The Stoic]]: Duncan seldom ever shows emotion, and remains cool and aloof for the entire time you're associated with him. Alistair says that [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome|Duncan does let his hair down with other Wardens]], however.

** Certain humourous dialogue options when talking to him do however occasionally make him chuckle, such as the Warden's comment that before the Joining and Battle of Ostagar, some ''dinner'' might be nice first.

* [[Supporting Leader]]: {{spoiler|When he tries to go beyond this and kill the archdemon himself, he suffers a [[Disney Villain Death]] despite being a good guy. He does manage to force the dragon into a fight the PC has a chance of winning, however.}}

* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: {{spoiler|He splits with the other wardens, goes on his own to a high point. Jumps on a flying dragon in a city full of ballistas and an entire army. Was there no other way to bring the Archdemon down?}}

 

==== Ser Jory ====

* [[The Charmer]]

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: Despite his minor character status. {{spoiler|And the fact that he dies a couple of hours into the game.}}

* [[Guest Star Party Member]]

* [[Hidden Depths]]: {{spoiler|Considering how little time he gets before his [[Plotline Death]],}} Daveth manages to show a surprising amount of characterization. When you first meet him he's a [[Boxed Crook]] who doesn't seem that happy to be press-ganged into the Wardens. He says that the only reason he's there is because the alternative was a prison cell. However, he never seems to flinch in fear and trepidation the way the honorable knight Ser Jory does, and during the Joining gives a pretty good reason for any Warden to lay down their life for this cause.

* [[Ship Tease]]: Unashamedly hits on the Female Warden, who can notice he's [[The Charmer]]

* [[You Don't Want to Die a Virgin, Do You?]]: One of his chat up lines to a female soldier at Ostagar invokes this.

 

=== Residents of Denerim ===

* [[Badass Normal]]: Shianni is a perfectly ordinary elf woman with a fiery spirit but no combat training of note. She will willingly help the Grey Warden fight an army. Had circumstances been different, it seems entirely possible she, rather than a City Elf protagonist, could have been recruited as a Grey Warden and done well in her own right.

* [[Bottle Fairy]]: Definitely comes across as one;

''Warden'': Judging by your breath, it's get drunk before noon day. }}

** And this later bit of dialogue;

''Shianni'': Who needs an excuse to get drunk? }}

** This becomes [[Harsher in Hindsight|harsher]] when you realise this is what likely motivated her to think bottling Vaughn was a ''good'' idea.

* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Pretty much fills this function to the Male City Elf in the Origin and even a little post-Origin. Her dialogue actually comes across as more romantic-sounding than the woman the Warden was supposed to marry, despite the fact that Shianni is supposedly one of your ''cousins''.

* {{spoiler|[[Rape as Drama]]: She is the only "guest" of Bann Vaughn to be raped before you get to her. It's implied that his friends took turns as well...}}

 

==== Soris ====

* {{spoiler|[[Interspecies Romance]]: In his epilogue (City Elf PC only), he marries a human woman and has many children with her.}}

* [[Non-Action Guy]]: "''Don't make me regret this laterrrrr!''"

 

==== Marjolaine ====

* [[The Captain]]: Casamir, one of the men on her ship, indicates that she's extremely beloved by her crew.

* [[Double Entendre]]: She will hit on a (sufficiently charismatic) Warden of either gender with nautical-themed ones:

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Like most melee-oriented rogues.

* [[A Threesome Is Hot|A Foursome Is Hot]] / [[A Threesome Is Manly|A Foursome Is Manly]]: She's up for pretty much any sexual configuration your party can throw at her.

* [[Really Gets Around]]: According to Zevran.

** [[Anything That Moves]]

 

==== Wade and Herren ====

* [[Nice to the Waiter]]: Despite Herren eventually ''banning'' the Warden from the store, they show up again in ''Awakening'' to open up shop in Vigil's Keep. Its likely that Herren realised without the Warden's trade, they were losing a ''lot'' of business.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Herren, whenever the Warden brings Wade something rare that he will drop ''everything'' in the store to craft instead. Eventually, Herren outright ''bans'' the Warden from his store.

* [[Straight Man]]: Herren. [[I Thought It Meant|No,]] [[Freud Was Right|not that kind.]]

* [[Talker and Doer]]: Herren and Wade, respectively.

* [[Ultimate Blacksmith]]: Wade. He provides/forges you the best armor in ''Origins'', and the [[Infinity+1 Sword]] in ''Awakening''.

* [[The Wonka]]: Wade.

* [[Yaoi Guys]]

 

==== Brother Ferdinand Genitivi ====

 

 

* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]

==== Bodahn Feddic ====

 

 

A dwarven merchant whom the Warden and his companions rescue on the Imperial Highway outside of Lothering, Bodahn and his adopted son Sandal thereafter travel with the party, providing a ready source of supplies as well as enchanting services. He appears in Dragon Age II with Sandal, later becoming Hawke's manservant. Bodahn is voiced by Dwight Schultz.

* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: In-universe, no less. The Dwarf Noble player character can tell Bhelen that they finally realize that Bhelen was only following the unwritten rules of dwarven politics, and that Bhelen was only "playing the game", and admits that Bhelen is the only one suited to politics among his brothers. Bhelen naturally approves.

* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. If you are a Dwarf Noble he frames you and kills your brother, and it is implied that {{spoiler|he poisoned his father, the king}}. He is eager to kill off any competitor to the throne and [[Kick the Dog|kicks the dog]] any time something gets in his way. But {{spoiler|if he gets the throne, it can be said that he becomes a strong king and empowers Orzammar economically, recovers some of the thaigs lost to the darkspawn in certain circumstances, and gives the casteless greater rights.}}

* [[Evil Prince]]: This trope fits Bhelen to a 'T', although {{spoiler|he turns out to be a skilled, albeit ruthless ruler.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[The Extremist Was Right]]}}: {{spoiler|But was it worth it?}}

* [[Like Father, Like Son]]: He {{spoiler|believes his father used similar underhanded methods to remove his own elder brother. }}

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: AND HOW.

* [[Not-So-Harmless Villain]]: In the Dwarf Noble origin, he seems to be a bit of an idiot. {{spoiler|Then he tricks you into / frames you for killing Trian.}}

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Some that aren't very apparent - if you play the Dwarf Commoner origin. {{spoiler|In the Commoner origin, your sister Rica mentions that not only has she met a noble, but that he's also very kind to her and has agreed to move her and her family out of Dust Town. When you return to Orzammar, this man is revealed to be Bhelen. This is less clear otherwise for other origins, but there is some dialogue around the city which says Bhelen's in a relationship with a casteless.}}

* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: If the Dwarf Noble decides to make him King. Bhelen has had his father and eldest brother murdered and getting his sibling exiled to secure his throne, only for him/her to come back as a Grey Warden, ''still'' command the respect from the people of Orzammar and instead of getting revenge, be the one that [[Cruel Mercy|Bhelen owes his throne too]]. Even worse, while Bhelen is the King he's always wanted to be... his sibling is then declared a ''[[Physical God|Paragon]]''.

* [[The Unfettered]]

The best friend and confidant of King Endrin Aeducan. At Endrin's request, he tries to claim the throne to stop Bhelen's schemes. Voiced by Robin Sachs.

 

* [[Creepy Monotone]]: At times.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: He follows Orzammar's laws and traditions to the letter. {{spoiler|So he doesn't resist if King Bhelen has him executed.}}

* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: If a falsely accused dwarf noble warden gets him his kingship.

* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite the Right Thing]]}}: {{spoiler|If chosen as king, will turn out to be ineffectual and traditional. Harrowmont passes several isolation- and seclusion- related bills to placate the noble caste and causes further stagnation in Dwarven society.}}

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: In the Dwarf Noble origin.

** Again to the Warden upon reaching Orzammar, refusing to stoop to Bhelen's underhand tactics and instead requesting the Warden only do tasks that are to the letter of Dwarven law and honour.

* {{spoiler|[[Psycho Lesbian]]: An interesting inversion. Coldly condemning her lesbian lover to [[A Fate Worse Than Death]] to further her goal of acquiring the Anvil of the Void is part of what makes her a monster}}.

* [[Tsundere]]: From Oghren's conversations, its quite clear that Branka altered between "loving and caring" to "violently beating people up" with regularity.

'''Shale:''' I am done imagining, now. }}

* {{spoiler|[[Villain Override]]}}: {{spoiler|She turns some of the golems to her side in the fight against her}}.

* [[Butch Lesbian]]

* [[Creepy Monotone]]

* {{spoiler|[[Dying as Yourself]]: It's implied that she leaps off a ledge to her death after speaking to the party, rather than face transformation into a Broodmother.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Though it's suggested she avoids it.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After]]: After the dwarf commoner origin story, she gives birth to Bhelen's son Endrin and becomes an official royal concubine - given that Bhelen does apparently actually love her, she's as close to being queen as anyone in Orzammar can get. According to the town criers he intends to marry her as well.}}

* [[Gold Digger]]: Not that as a casteless dwarf she has much choice about it.

* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Morality Pet]]: To {{spoiler|Bhelen and possibly to a Dwarf Commoner PC}}.

* [[Badass Normal]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: [[Steve Blum]] nails every single line.

* [[Dogged Nice Guy]] / [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Depending on what the female dwarf noble PC chooses

* [[Retired Badass]]: If you haven't played through the Dwarf Noble origin, you would never guess that the somewhat snarky merchant you met in Denerim was formerly a badass soldier.

The eldest of the three Aeducan siblings, and the direct heir to Orzammar's throne. Despite his status, he isn't very popular due to his poor attitude. Voiced by Zach Hanks.

 

* {{spoiler|[[Failure Is the Only Option]]: Even if you decide not to have him killed as per Bhelen's suggestion, he winds up dead anyway.}}

* [[Jerkass]]: And how! According to Bhelen, he once told a legless boy to essentially suck it up and deal.

* [[Parental Substitute]]: Is implied that the Mage Warden regards him as such.

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: {{spoiler|If he's chosen to go into the Fade to save Connor, he gives a ''very'' satisfying one to the demon.}}

* [[So Proud of You]]: To the Mage Warden after they defeat the Archdemon. Irving says he never imagined the day when people would be celebrating in the street and singing the praises of a ''Mage'' as their national hero.

* [[Squishy Wizard]]

* [[By-The-Book Cop]]

* [[Da Chief]]: {{spoiler|To Cullen, should the player side with the mages.}}

* [[Knight Templar]]: {{spoiler|Subverted, as until the Grey Warden arrives, what was going on in the Circle tower more than justifies his actions. Also he is willing to draw back his order to exterminate the Circle of Magi once the Grey Warden successfully neutralizes the threat and saves Irving.}}

** However, it's heavily implied that he {{spoiler|doesn't care at all for the mages in the Tower save Irving, and will ''only'' stop the Rite if Irving, ''and only Irving'', makes it out.}}

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Irving.

 

* [[Guest Star Party Member]]

* [[Hero with an F In Good]]: Poor fool can't seem to do ''anything'' well-meaning without the consquences spiraling out of control.

* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: Platonic with a female Mage PC. He even mentions she's like a sister to him.

* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Learning Blood Magic, which lost him his one true love, made him a wanted Apostate and his friendship with the Mage Warden.

* [[Naughty Nuns]]: As a Chantry initiate, she is sworn to a vow of celibacy, which she violates by getting involved with Jowan.

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Jowan.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: She is ''not'' happy when she learns of Jowan's deceit.

 

* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Subverted; while he's certainly strongly infatuated with the female mage and keeps stuttering around her, his occupation forbids him from even ''thinking'' about telling her about it.

* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Even mage apprentices around the tower gossip about how taken he is with the female mage PC. And not covertly, either.

* [[Foreshadowing]]: When you first meet him in the Mage origin, he asks you if you think there are Abominations that could pass as ordinary people. {{spoiler|Come the demon invasion on the Tower, and this seemingly innocent comment has become his entire character...}}

* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]: {{spoiler|In the epilogue, if you sided with the Mages, he loses what little sanity he has left, butchers several apprentices, and flees the Tower. Its heavily implied that he goes on to become a wanted serial killer.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mind Rape]]: The Desire Demons tempting him with visions of the female mage Warden were rather thorough.}}

* [[Nice Guy]]: {{spoiler|At first.}}

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: A male version towards the female mage. If the Warden is a male mage, he seems perfectly normal.

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With the female mage PC, sort of. It's up to the player how the PC feels about it, but regardless, Cullen isn't free to act on his feelings because she's a mage and he's a templar. As the above tropes indicate, it doesn't end well for him. It's implied in Dragon Age II that he still has strong feelings for her. If you import an Origins save with a female Mage Warden, he'll comment on it if you talk to him in act two.

* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: No matter his fate, Cullen appears in Dragon Age II as a sane Templar relatively sympathetic of mages.

 

* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: {{spoiler|Not evil and probably nicer than Zathrian, but}} her eyes are the same as those of a Desire demon. It's possible that she was one a very, ''very'' long time ago.

* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]: The Lady knows that ending the curse would end her existence as a sapient being but wants Zathrian to do it anyway.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Godiva Hair]]: As the Lady of the Forest. Though interestingly enough, she doesn't actually appear to ''have'' nipples judging by her hair falling a bit short. Though why would she?}}

* {{spoiler|[[Jekyll and Hyde]]: Witherfang is a violent, male wolf whereas the Lady is calm, female and humanoid.}}

* [[Fetch Quest]]: He can persuaded to give you the key to entering the heart of the forest voluntarily, though not unless you {{spoiler|retrieve his stolen acorn for him}}.

* [[Homage]]: To the Ents of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

* [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: Unlike the other Sylvans, he's not instantly aggressive and can talk.

* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]

* {{spoiler|[[Tragic Monster]]: Unlike the PC, who survives the taint by becoming a Grey Warden, Tamlen becomes a shriek and begs the PC to kill him.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Big time towards the female Dalish Elf.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man|Was Once An Elf]]}}

 

==== The Broodmother ====

 

 

* {{spoiler|[[Body Horror]]: Read the Codex description of the transformation process. Yikes.}}

* [[Combat Tentacles]]

* {{spoiler|[[Viral Transformation]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]}}

 

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[[Category:Dragon Age: Origins]]

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