Lord Inquisitor Dalinev Lavellan

Knight-Enchanter, First to the Keeper, and Not Your Fucking Herald

Mirwen Rosal

    Mirwen is Iveani’s older brother. He’s one of the family’s middle children. He and his twin sister were born in Tantervale in 9:1 Dragon. He was very family oriented from early on, and thrived on being one of many siblings. He was close with everyone in his immediate and extended family, and thrived on being surrounded by them. He was crushed when his older sister, Aranehn, was taken away to Hasmal circle. It was even worse a few months later, shortly after his fourth birthday. An accident with fire led to the discovery that he was also a mage, the second in the family. He begged his parents not to let them take him, but they wouldn’t budge.

At first, he took some comfort in the fact that he’d be with his older sister, but then he learned that they would be split up. He was sent to the circle in Markham. Like his older sister, he also grew to be headstrong and opinionated. Also similar to his older sister, he was always getting into trouble. The trouble he got into made him more of a headache than anything else. He wasn’t any more dangerous than any other mage. He always dreamed of escaping, though his ideas were never very practical, and even if one did work, he doubted he’d have the courage to follow through with it.

At 18, he passed his Harrowing. He lived in the circle most of his life. He wished he would be able to have a family of his own, though the idea of a partner never appealed to him. Knowing that it was impossible, he threw his energy into caring for the apprentices as best as he could until the mage rebellion broke out. The circles dissolved, and Mirwen was free. The first thing he did was go back to Tantervale. He was excited to see his parents and his siblings again, and wondered if Aranehn would find them as well, and made up his mind to find her if she hadn’t found them yet. 

He was devastated when he returned home and found out what had happened since he left. Dalinev and Fellenaste were both also mages, and hadn’t contacted their mother yet. His father was dead. He was told of his younger sister, Iveani, and that she’d disappeared when she was a child. He decided he’d find everyone who was still alive. They’d reunite and be a big, happy family again no matter what. 

He found the three he already knew fairly easily by going through circle records. He was once again crushed by what he found. Aranehn was dead. Fellenaste was tranquil. Mirwen made sure he was in a safe place and contacted him to let him know he could come travel and stay with him if he wanted to, but Fellenaste didn’t see the point in uprooting his life. Dalinev was alive and well, but wasn’t especially interested in having a relationship after such a long time. That left Iveani. He came to the same conclusion as his mother: she was either dead, a slave, or both. He did some digging to try to discover if she was enslaved in Tevinter, but there was no way of being sure. Even if she was alive there, he didn’t have any idea of how to get her out of there. She was lost to him as well.

He decided to join the rebel mages in Redcliffe, reasoning that even if he couldn’t have his family, at least he’d be able to help prevent this from happening to other people in the future. When the rebel mages joined the Inquisition, so did he. While of course he heard of Inquisitor Lavellan, he never saw her personally, nor did he dream that she might be the same Iveani who had disappeared so many years ago.

Laisa Rosal

Laisa, Iveani’s mother, was a very stoic woman. She was strict, no-nonsense, and valued image highly. She’s always loved learning, and though she never had any formal education, managed to teach herself a lot over time. She’s always had a quite pessimistic view of the world, however, and believes that’s why she was never able to really be happy. Her life is punctuated by periods of intense despair. Sometimes, it made sense, but other times, it happened when everything was going well, and by all accounts, she should have been happy.

She was born in Hasmal. In her early years, everything had been good. Her mother and father were both good people who cared very deeply for their children. Laisa idolized her father, and dreamed of one day growing up to be just like him. She sometimes fought with her older sister, Nera, but all children do. She and her identical twin, Linaya, were practically attached at the hip. Their best friend, Anthras, lived right next door, and it seemed like those three did everything together. When her mother announced she was going to have a baby, she was thrilled at the idea of being a big sister.

Things changed when her mother died giving birth to her little brother, Halen. She tried not to let it show how much she resented the boy. She knew deep down that it wasn’t his fault he had taken her mother away from her, but it didn’t change a thing. Her father grieved, of course, but as time passed, he healed. He eventually re-married. He didn’t realize that his new wife, Laisa’s new stepmother, was a cruel woman. Laisa began to hate him for it, but she hated her stepmother even more. Then Linaya discovered her magic while her father was away at work, but her stepmother was home. Her stepmother called the templars to have Linaya taken away before she even told her father. Laisa felt like part of her heart had been ripped away from her. 

Laisa had always told Anthras everything. She didn’t know how she would’ve made it through those years without him. He was the one who encouraged Laisa to tell her father everything her stepmother did to her and her siblings. When she did, her father was livid. He decided that it was best if they all left to start a new life away from her. He decided to bring them to Tantervale. Laisa cried, not wanting to leave her best friend behind, but her father assured her that it was best this way.

Things in Tantervale were okay. So peaceful they were boring, perhaps. When she was 18, her father began to make preparations for her to get married. He had intended on picking someone further away than Hasmal, but when he saw that Anthras’s parents were looking for a bride for him, he decided to see if he would be interested.

Laisa and Anthras got married, and Anthras moved to Tantervale to be with her. It was bigger, and would have more opportunities. They both wanted a large family, and Laisa swore to never let her children suffer the way she had. For awhile, things were good. They weren’t perfect, but they were good. Laisa started her own business as a seamstress, and it did well. They were never rich, but they consistently had a roof over their head, food on the table, and some extra to save for the future. It was more than most people had, and her husband made sure that they helped those around them as best as they could. The two of them welcomed four children: Aranehn, Dalinev, Mirwen, and Fellenaste. 

Laisa was a good mother, although she was less soft and tender than one would typically expect. Laisa was almost always working, so she didn’t spend nearly as much time with her children as she’d like, but it was to provide the best she could for them. When she was around, she was strict, but she only meant it out of love. She did her best to make sure her children grew up happy, healthy, and had a sense of discipline, but one by one, each of her children discovered their magic.

In Tantervale, chantry law is all but absolute. She and Anthras didn’t want to send her children away, but she was afraid of the punishment for harboring an apostate. Each time, they informed the templars and the children were brought to different circles. Knowing they wouldn’t be able to handle another loss, she and Anthras were extremely careful not to get pregnant again until she was sure she was too old to have another child, when they relaxed some. 

She was wrong about being too old, and discovered that she was pregnant with her fifth child. She was distraught, but Anthras was thrilled. He was sure that the fact that she was pregnant despite her age was a sign that the child was a gift from the Maker, and that he wouldn’t send a child just to take them away again. However, during her pregnancy, a plague swept through the alienage, killing Anthras.

Laisa could barely manage to look at her new daughter, Iveani. Still, she made sure that Iveani had access to what she needed, physically. She stayed as distant from her emotionally as possible. She told herself it was for the best, that Iveani would also be a mage and would just be taken. When that happened, surely it would be easier for both of them if they weren’t attached, right? So once Iveani’s physical needs were met, that was it. Iveani was the type of child to get into trouble as soon as your back was turned, but there was never any concern when she hurt herself. When Iveani would try to hug her, she’d be told to stop that, and if she’d try to speak to her, she’d be ignored. She’d tell herself that dangerous things weren’t so bad, even when another parent came to her concerned for Iveani. There was a shopkeeper not too far away that most parents wouldn’t let their children anywhere near, because the way he interacted with children seemed wrong, but Iveani spent a lot of time with him. 

Iveani disappeared one day when she was five. It was days before Laisa worried enough to even go and ask templars if they’d taken her, thinking that perhaps her magic had manifested when she was out in public. When they didn’t know anything about her, she talked to the city guard, but they seemed unconcerned. When she spoke to neighbors about the disappearance (lying about the time frame - she didn’t want to upset anyone by saying she’d been missing for days before she began to look for her) people suspected the shopkeeper, but he’d disappeared, too.

Laisa knew that missing children rarely fared well. She came to accept that Iveani was likely either killed or enslaved. As time passed, and she reflected on her actions, she came to realize how cruel she’d been to her. She wasn’t the mother Iveani deserved. She’d give anything for a chance to re-do it, but it was too late now. Years later, she eventually re-married. She poured her regret into doing her best to be the best stepmother she could be for her two stepsons, but it was too late for Iveani. If she’d been more careful, maybe she wouldn’t have been kidnapped. Even if that was inevitable, perhaps if she’d been more loving, she would’ve had a happier life before it was cut short. She never let anyone know about her regrets, though. She never wanted anyone to know how she had been treating Iveani.

Of course she heard of the Inquisitor. She had the same first name. She had heard people talking about running away to join the Dalish. She knew someone who had even seen Inquisitor Lavellan, and they commented on how similar they looked. Still, she never thought that perhaps they may be the same person. Her Iveani was 20 years dead, after all.

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full name.  iveani lavellan pronunciation.  i’ve-on-ee luh-vel-an nicknames.  none height.   5′3. age.  25 at the beginning of inquisition zodiac.  gemini languages.  common tongue, elven

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

hair colour.    red eye colour.   golden skin tone.    light. body type.    ectomorph accent.    free marches dominant hand.  right posture.    generally pretty good tattoos.   mythal’s vallaslin (complex design) most noticeable features.   hair and eye colors

CHILDHOOD.

place of birth.   elven alienage in tantervale hometown.   tantervale, free marches birth weight / height.  a little on the small size, but nothing unusual first words.   probably mama siblings.  aranehn (deceased), dalinev, mirwen, and fellenaste rosal parents.   laisa (mother) and anthras (father) rosal parental involvement.  her father died before she was born. laisa was not a very good mother and tended to neglect iveani and then either ignore her completely or criticize her endlessly. iveani was very aware from a young age that she didn’t like her very much. the worst thing she’s done is when she was warned that iveani was spending a lot of time with a shopkeeper who other parents kept their children away from because he seemed a little too interested in them, she didn’t even look into it. iveani has no idea she knew anything. this led to her kidnapping later on. iveani has not spoken to her mother in 20 years, and laisa believes her to be dead.

ADULT LIFE

occupation.  hunter for her clan, then inquisitor. current residence.    skyhold close friends.   cole, solas, cassandra, blackwall, dorian relationship status.   verse dependent, but usually single financial status.   has changed a lot over the years. she was middle class, then practically a slave, and then it wasn’t as much of a concern with the dalish. upper class as inquisitor. driver’s license.   in modern verse, yes. criminal record.   none. she did drug her kidnapper and the slavers but she was never caught and i’m not sure if that’s criminal or not.

SEX & ROMANCE.

sexual orientation.    demisexual romantic orientation.    biromantic preferred emotional role.  submissive | dominant | switch | unsure preferred sexual role.  submissive |  dominant  |  switch |  sex repulsed libido.  average turn on’s.   neck kisses, smelling good, sensitivity, honesty, affection, passion turn off’s.    possessiveness, apathy, lack of compassion. love language.  physical touch, quality time, acts of service. especially physical touch. relationship tendencies.   when she falls for someone, she falls hard. she’s very affectionate, trusting, and loyal. it takes a lot to lose that trust. she tends to hyperfixate on new relationships, but then relaxes over time. she tends to be ready to commit pretty fast. she’s not especially interested in casual dating. while she might be okay with a friends with benefits relationship with a close enough friend, if the relationship is actually romantic, then she is serious about that person.

MISCELLANEOUS.

character’s theme song.    there are many that fit, but i’ll go with the crow, the owl, and the dove by nightwish hobbies to pass the time.   spending time with friends and reading. she likes anything she can get her hands on, but she’s especially fond of fluffy romances and anything with a happy ending. that being said, as inquisitor, she tends to focus on nonfiction stuff she thinks will help her be better at her job. mental illnesses.   adhd and ptsd physical illnesses.   none. left or right brained.   right brained fears.   failure. she can’t handle the idea of letting everyone down when they’ve put so much faith in her. loss of bodily autonomy/freedom. self confidence level.  depends on what it’s about. when it comes to appearance, she’s very confident. she’s confident in normal, day-to-day social interactions, though new situations can make her nervous. when it comes to most everything else, though, she can be a little insecure. vulnerabilities. her kidnapper. her mother. her desire for approval. her need to feel loved. her impulsivity.

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