“Why don’t I save you some time? Yes, I wish I could have saved my family from Branka. I wish I’d been a better mate. Maybe she’d have stayed at home with a belly full of baby Oghren and never gone for the anvil. Maybe I failed her. Yes, I came to the surface because I’m barely a dwarf anymore. My family is dead. My honor as a warrior is long gone. I’ve lost my caste and my house and I have nothing else to lose.”
{&} Cain Mahariel (Dalish Elf Rogue)
↳ “I don’t really have to save the world, do I? Oh, Creators, I do. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I never wanted to be a warden. I never wanted to leave my clan. I hate the warden life. I hate this. I hate everything. Am I a coward? I suppose I am…But I don’t want to die and if I ignore the Blight, I’ll probably end up dying regardless. Sigh. I guess I’ll save the world then…if I have to…”
DRAGON AGE YOU ARE KINDA SCARING ME RIGHT NOW OMG STOP STOP THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE JOINING AND I DO NOT WANT THIS WHAT THE FUCK I AM CRYING STOP IT YOU ARE SCARING ME
{&} Kristian Aeducan (Noble Dwarf Warrior)
↳ “Back in Orzammar I had everything I could ever want. I was supposed to be king when my father died, everyone knew it. Both my brothers knew it even if they didn’t want to. I was known to be kind, honorable and had all the qualities a king should have. That was my downfall. I believed in my brothers and the bonds of family too much. I never thought Bhelen or Trian would betray me because I loved both of them. I was disgraced by my brother, yes, and I do intend to exact revenge, but not all vengeance is bloody. I intend to show him what it means to be an Aeducan. When I plunge my sword into my brother’s heart, I will look him in the eyes and he will know what honor is. I will kill him, but only to honor my brother Trian and the Aeducan name.”
{&} Rosemary “Rose” Amell (Human Mage)
↳ “I grew up in the circle and unlike a lot of my peers, I grew to accept it. The circle is my family and magic is what bonds us together. However, every day I sat in that tower I dreamed of a life so far away that I could only see in the form of books and my imagination. Now that I’m a warden, I’ve realized that the world is full of so many wonders and good things and must be protected no matter what. My magic is a gift from the Maker, not a curse, and I intend to use it to save Ferelden. I will show the world that magic is not to be feared, but something that can be used for the greater good.”
{&} Kallian Tabris (City Elf Rogue)
↳ “Humans killed my mother, they raped and killed my friends, they have caused nothing but pain for me. I’m trying not to hate them and realize that there’s good humans like Alistair around, but I can’t help it. I don’t care for most all of the humans living in Ferelden, but I am a warden and will protect them no matter the costs. Now let’s get going, we’re wasting time when there’s a damn country to save.”
{&} Vincent Cousland (Human Noble Rogue)
↳ “I’m not a likable man. I know that. I’m horrible, even. But I don’t really care. Arl Howe took whatever kindness I had left in me away. But who needs kindness. Kindness is a weakness. What I value is power, strength and doing what must be done. If I have to be ruthless, then so be it. I believe in the Maker well enough and I know well enough that there is no place for me at His side for all of the misdeeds I have done to get what I want. I might as well live it up while I can.”
{&} Celtia Brosca (Dwarf Commoner Warrior)
↳ ”I know how to lie, cheat, steal, and fight. These were skills that I learned because I had to. My entire life I’ve been told that I’m not a person and that I can’t be more than what I am because I was born casteless. They told me I was nothing. They were wrong. I have survived. I have lived, but only now am I truly alive after becoming a Warden. I was never a nobody. I’ve always been a somebody.”
