hero of ferelden - warden commander | dragon age: origins (2009)

At a Glance

Shayne is a very short, muscular elf woman with ruddy beige skin covered in freckles and scars, her hands are strong and calloused. She has vibrant red hair that curls the longer it gets, though she keeps it cropped above her pointed ears. Shayne has a square jaw, and thin upper lip, her nose appears to have been broken and reset in the past (it has, on more than one occasion.) She has short, thick brows and prominent, bright clear blue eyes, though by Trespasser she has lost her left eye and wears an eyepatch (made from the skin of the drake that gave her the scar ofc). She has double lobe piercings in both ears and usually wears either small gold or silver hoops. She has an overall square build with broad shoulders, and thick muscular legs, her waist is mostly straight, adding little definition to her silhouette. She has a medium pitched, mostly clear voice with an only just noticeable scratchiness (this scratchiness becomes more prominent with age). She can be shrill at times, her laugh is loud and she's prone to squealing when something really gets her. She has a strong Ferelden accent (and i imagine a Denerim SPECIFIC accent, which is presumably different from say, a Ferelden Countryside accent. She probably uses slang a lot, too). Shayne is a fairly easy to read, emotional and expressive person, she will speak with enthusiasm or wariness depending on who she is interacting with, but older Shayne becomes more comfortable speaking with authority and confidence (but not arrogance, an important distinction). Older Shayne still has her heart on her sleeve.

Pre Origin Shayne dresses in typically feminine fashion, whatever was common for the given season and her hair was long. On the way to Ostagar, she decides to masculinize herself in the hopes of being ignored by CREEPS. Seeing herself with short hair and wearing armor unlocks something in her brain and she realizes she loves dressing in masc fashion :') Preferring pants to dresses, she wears sleeveless tops whenever possible, and her arms bear the freckles to prove it. Most of her clothes seem faded and well-worn, with some being completely threadbare. Her boots feature a subtle floral embroidery along the sides and, while also worn, are clearly more carefully cared for and maintained. Post Origins, she prefers to wear formal clothing/armor. It's very important to her that she "looks the part" as a Commander. That being said, her actual field armor would probably be more worn than what she would wear for appearances or at whatever base she's stationed at. Post eye loss, I think she takes on less field work and more delegating/managing tasks. (i imagine she wears armor less and more just formal military-wear) She's not the type of person to truly "retire" and she's definitely a Grey Warden for life.

Origin Shayne is volatile and insecure in many things, growing up as a city elf in Denerim has made her wary and distrustful of anyone who isn't her family (or at least an elf :/). She can be fun and playful, but it takes time to earn her trust. Aside from all of that, she is empathetic towards those suffering or struggling and has a very charitable heart (and wallet, even when she can't rly afford it, MUCH to Morrigan's chagrin 😔) Shayne goes out of her way to help others, but she can get lost in her emotions, her anger scares her sometimes, but she's afraid to admit it (because then it feels like a weakness and not intentional.) Joining the Grey Wardens has changed her life incredibly. Older Shayne is more even-tempered and friendlier towards strangers. She's infinitely more confident and knows (and often receives) the respect she's due.

History

Basic background and backstory stuff, how did they get to where they are currently?

Choices they made in game, how their campaign concludes?

IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOS??

Story Choices

• In Lothering Shayne has a negative interaction with the priest over Sten's custody ("give me the key, or I will take it from you."), which turns into a negative interaction with Alistair! They don't get along initially and there is very little trust between them.
  • Shayne is disappointed in Alistair because 1) he put her in charge, she has no experience with ANY of this, he's had more time with the wardens and more specifically he had more time to learn from Duncan! 2) He doesn't back her up or try to help convince the priest to release Sten, so why is he mad that she took matters into her own hands anyway? and 3) She's mad at herself for expecting anything different from the priest OR him. (like OFC she still doesn't get any respect! typical! and exhausting! 😡
  • Meanwhile Alistair is upset that Shayne would even resort to "violence" in the first place. He's also upset at Duncan, like GOD, he recruited THIS woman??? Duncan must have judged her poorly, there's just no way she's fit to be a Warden, threatening an old woman? A PRIEST AT THAT. And now he's stuck with her?? Fuck his entire life, this sucks!! 😡 They don't get along.
  • TBF, Shayne gets over this incident more quickly than Ali does just bc she rly does end up accepting that yeah, of course he won't have her back, but things need doing and she'll be the one to do them. Meanwhile, Ali kinda just pins this in his head as Shayne's Whole Character.
  • Early on, I imagine they ignore one another as much as possible.
• They arrive in Redcliffe and things are very bad! When Teagan begs Alistair for help, Alistair regretfully tells him "I'm sorry, it's not up to me." (in his head, just KNOWING Shayne will tell them to go fuck themselves or something else crass, there's no way she will take pity on the people here, and it's terrible. SHE'S terrible :((()
  • Shayne immediately tells Teagan, "Of course we'll help. Tell us what you need." Stunned silence from Ali while both Morrigan and Sten try to argue against helping Redcliffe. And Shayne shuts them both down? Just like that? Ok, now hold on, this is out of character for her, right? Isn't it?
  • Shayne's distrust of humans aside, she recognizes what a bad place looks like and she empathizes with struggle over anything else. Her mom would want her to help where she can, and so she does.
  • This paints her in a new light in Ali's eyes. Maybe they can be friends after all? Shayne proceeds to piss Sten and Morrigan off even more by helping everyone she can 💖
• Redcliffe stuff happens, Castle stuff happens, Shayne leaves Jowan in his cell (oh fr? u dont wanna help clean the mess U made? stay here and rot ig damn -_-), Connor stuff happens. Shayne resolves to get help from the Circle to save Connor. She leaves Alistair to keep an eye on things at the castle while she, Sten, and Morrigan go to Lake Calenhad.
  • Circle stuff happens, Wynne happens, Sloth Demon happens. Shayne's Fade Dream.
  • She wakes up at the alienage in a home she only vaguely recognizes. Nelaros calls for her from the other room. Oh, right... she got married. How long has she been married? It's been years now, right? Crazy how time flies. Everything looks the same. She has a daughter? Oh, of course! She loves her baby girl!! What a sweet baby, aww, she looks just like. . . . Who does she take after? Nelaros is calling again. Oh, father is here! And Soris and his family! The fam's all here! Her baby is so sweet. What... what is her name? Something is in front of her, she knows it's there but she can't see it. She doesn't know what she's looking for. (What's missing?) What are you looking for? Nelaros again. She's married. She had a wedding. Red, red, red. What are you thinking about? He brushes her hair back, it's long again. (Again?) What is the girl's name? (How could she forget?) Where is Shianni?
  • [i will discuss this in For Fun :> for now, lets move on :3c)
• She saves the circle and she saves Connor with Wynne's help. She and Alistair finally start to click.
• Except when Zathrian pleads his case to Shayne ("Imagine holding your daughter's broken body in your arms, what would you do?") She realizes howsimilar her anger is to his anger, and it scares her. She sides with Zathrian, and, finally, Alistair sides with her. It feels bad for both of them. They definitely have a lengthy talk afterwards. She tells him about how she became a Grey Warden. He listens. They bond :')
• Shayne destroys the Anvil of the Void and makes Bhelen king.
• She finds Genitivi, she does not corrupt the Ashes (she's loosely Andrastian and while she's not sure how she feels about the Maker, she does feel a certain awe during this quest)
• Shayne does NOT harden Alistair, and she makes Anora Queen. (I've played around with the idea of King Alistair/Warden Shayne, but even the idea of becoming the "Elven Mistress" to the King, despite knowing he truly loves her and she loves him!! makes her stomach turn!! I don't think she would actually let herself be seen like that, she would hate it and everything about it! I fear it would make her hate herself :(( So even if she had hardened Alistair and he wanted to become King, during his "I'd need to have an heir" talk, she would absolutely agree that they should split up 💔)
• Shayne executes Loghain, after selling the elves, her family, to Tevinter slavers, it's personal. She can't let him live. For her family, for the Grey Wardens, for Duncan.
• Shayne convinces Alistair to do the Dark Ritual, EW. fine. 💔 If you trust her, if you believe this can save us 😞 I'll trust you.
• idk if there's a canon reason Alistair isn't in Awakening, but I assumed it was because he was handling Duncan's affairs in Highever or Weisshaupt. She kills the architect, she saves Amaranthine. She gives birth to Baby Dee :)
• During Witch Hunt she tells Morrigan about Baby Dee and thanks her for everything❤️ (THEY ARE FRIENDS!!!!)
• She stays a Warden! She keeps in contact with her family, she visits on occasion and writes as frequently as she's able.
  • IIRC according to in game canon, she ceases being the Commander at Amaranthine in 9:40-41? So for consistency's sake, this is when she loses her eye. (Which is when Inquisition takes place, so maybe it happens while Alistair is helping the Inquisition?)
  • But like i said, she's not the type to retire, she likely moves to a different base and continues with different work (maybe she gets? a promotion? idk if there is one, so maybe she's still just a commander but idk! all i know is that she's a Warden for life, and she isn't retiring until her Calling comes knocking)

Baby Dee

I was always indecisive on whether to make Dee canon, but after meeting Mila in Veilguard i decided WHY NOT, why CAN'T Baby Dee grow up around Wardens 🥺

Baby Dee, aka Duncan "Dee" Theirin, aka Shayne and Alistair's blight baby :) (that sounds terrible but she's wonderful!!) The logistics of how babies happen between double wardens bc of the blight/taint isnt that important but bc of morrigan's dark ritual whatever, dee was likely conceived the same night Kieran was, yay twins.

(i don't have any headcanons on who is technically older they're basically twins anyway :))

I'll be one hundy, i don't understand the Origins to Awakening to DA2 timeline, it's a lil fuzzy imo, but I imagine Shayne probably realized she was pregnant during Awakening and gave birth shortly after (maybe Anders delivered her before defecting?)

Dee definitely meets both Morrigan and Kieran at some point, and I don't think Shayne will let Morrigan and Alistair be weird with each other, so Dee and Kieran find out they are siblings! I don't think they necessarily co-parent with Morrigan but I do think Kieran and Dee have a friendly relationship growing up :>

Dee grows up around Wardens, but I think Shayne makes sure she can spend certain holidays with her family in Denerim. Cyrion does get his grandchild after all😌

Dee (she's in her early twenties during veilguard ;_;) mostly takes after Alistair in appearance, but she has light freckles on her cheeks and nose. She's tall and built (she's definitely trained as a warrior over rogue, Shayne and Alistair worked with her on both skillsets and Dee decided she preferred fighting with a shield). She has long, light brown hair, slightly pointed ears, tan skin, and large, warm brown eyes. Her nose is pointed and mostly straight with a very minor nose bump. She embodies all of Shayne and Alistair's best qualities and is only slightly prone to temperamental reactions.

As an adult, despite having grown up around Wardens, I don't think she becomes a Warden. I think Shayne and Alistair, both presumably being in places of authority among the Wardens and just having decades of experience at that point, probably know a lot of the Warden's dirty secrets and just how. fucked up it all is. So they would probably discourage her from taking the Joining (also knowing she could potentially just! die!). I like to believe she (and whoever might be in charge of managing joinings) would be respectful of her parent's wishes.

Though, she, Shayne, AND Alistair definitely have matching griffon tats (probably chest, possibly arm, IDK) :D it was Dee's idea, Shayne loved it and together they convinced Ali!

For Fun :>

SHAYNE'S FADE DREAM. Let's discuss >:3 (So, i'm not sure if it's canon lore, but IN MY CANON, the Fade can't make things up, or at the very least fade dreams can't. It can only create what already exists or has existed.) Shayne and Nelaros never had a baby, so the fade/demons wouldn't have been able to make up their potential/hypothetical child. So, it used Shayne's memories of young Shianni instead. Because Shianni is SUCH an important person in Shayne's life, and the wedding incident and aftermath was such a strong and prominent memory, Sloth wanted to avoid even remotely reminding Shayne of what happened to make her a Grey Warden. So it covered it up! Nothing bad happened at her wedding, she got married and she started a family, just like her father wanted (just like she was always supposed to). Turning Shianni into Shayne's daughter and distracting Shayne from remembering what happened at her wedding (and what happened to Shianni on her wedding day), Sloth wants Shayne to completely gloss over those memories, nothing particular happened, don't think about it, don't think about the people that were there. Just focus on your husband, Nelaros. But Shayne could tell something was missing. Someone. She couldn't place who her daughter reminded her of, and then realized she couldn't remember what her daughter's name was either. How old is she, when was she born? Who does she look like? Once she remembered Shianni, she remembered everything else. I think leaving her dream was simple enough after that, like, realizing something was up, she probably just ran out the door of that house and into Niall's dream. A less fun fact: when i was brainstorming ideas for what her fade dream would be, i realized that a dream that would actually break Shayne and keep her trapped would have been reliving that moment of racing through the castle trying to get to Shianni and the others, except she never gets there, it's just hall after hall, and so many guards, and she's getting tired but she can't stop, Shianni's calling for her, she has to keep going. Like she would die there. And that's not fun😞 So, fake family with fake baby shianni it is.

Anyway, Shayne is an Aries, ESFJ and Choleric. She is Lawful Good. (lawful by her standards at least)

Shayne loves spending time with her family, being productive in the morning and breakfast! Her favorite meal is fried eggs with roasted root vegetables. Her favorite part of Warden life is traveling and helping others!! She loves having a purpose.

The locket she wears contains dried petals from flowers she picked at her alienage. After receiving Alistair's rose, she adds a few of the petals to her locket. (Can you tell she's sentimental?)

During Veilguard, I feel like with her and Alistair both being from Ferelden, they probably stay behind to try to help people there. Even after the First Warden calls "every warden" to Weisshaupt. That just seems impractical, full offense. Sowwy, not sowwy. Dee is with them :) (maybe a cameo would have been fun, but. why would they just leave the south to its fate, wouldn't they at least try to provide whatever support they can? idk man idk MAYBE THEY DIE idk but they would have died protecting people :c)

Shayne's Tarot card would be Judgement: upright: awakening, purpose, reckoning, decisiveness | reversed: self-doubt, lack of self-awareness, self-loathing. Her Romance card would be Strength: upright: courage, bravery, confidence, compassion. | reversed: low self-esteem, cowardice, weakness.

What's in her inventory?

• Two daggers (including Fang), a set of throwing knives, 2 different styles of parrying daggers, and a smaller utility knife. A kit with tools to maintain them. Smoke bombs, grappling hook, rope, dark cloak with hood.
• Leather armor with a silverite breastplate featuring the Warden Insignia. (during origins she wears incognito leather armor up until the landsmeet) Her mother's boots. (i do imagine she has to retire them eventually, but she stores them to keep them safe) Worn camp clothes (secondhand most likely). A barebones sewing kit. (likely just a needle and thread, she's not proficient, but she knows the basics to fix holes in her clothes at least) A hygiene kit with soap.
• During Awakening she probably starts wearing whatever the Grey Warden equivalent of Dress Blues would be. She has decorative and practical armor, as well as both cold and warm weather armor + clothing.
• A locket with dried flower petals inside, a tin to store her earrings and polish and cloth to keep them clean. Post Awakening, she wears a wedding ring.
• Salted meat and a small cheese block wrapped in waxed cloth, a pouch of dried mint, waterskin.

Shayne's Pokemon team would consist of:

• Litleo/Pyroar ♀️: the Lion Cub Pokémon. Litleo must leave its pride and fend for itself in order to grow up strong. With fiery breath of more than 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, they viciously threaten any challenger. The females protect the pride's cubs.
• Doublade: The complex attack patterns of its two swords are unstoppable, even for an opponent greatly accomplished at swordplay. The two swords employ a strategy of rapidly alternating between offense and defense to bring down their prey.
• Blaziken: In battle, Blaziken blows out intense flames from its wrists and attacks foes courageously. The stronger the foe, the more intensely this Pokémon's wrists burn.
• Scrafty: Groups of them beat up anything that enters their territory. Each can spit acidic liquid from its mouth. While mostly known for having the temperament of an aggressive ruffian, this Pokémon takes very good care of its family, friends, and territory.

In Animal Crossing, she would be an Uchi Cub, her phrase would be "yano", she would have the play hobby, prefer red and blue, and she would enjoy a theatrical or formal style. (blue sea captain's coat)

Shayne is... red coded. Her hair, fire, HOT, anger, blood, passion, danger, flushed skin, heat. Possibly just fire coded? The difference between a candle flame casting a light in darkness and the destructive nature of a wildfire.

As a Companion

Recruitment

Note: Shayne is only compatible with Non-City Elf Wardens, her story and reasoning for being where she's at when you find her in game only makes sense if she was the one the wedding and subsequent aftermath happened to!

Upon entering the city gates for the first time, one of your companions will point out a wanted poster with her description. "Short, freckled, red haired elf woman wanted for THEFT and ASSAULTING TOWN GUARD. All found to be aiding her will face SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. REWARD for any information that LEADS to an ARREST. DO NOT APPROACH, SHE IS DANGEROUS See Sergeant Kylon for more information." Seeking out Sergeant Kylon will prompt him to give the Warden a list of leads and "permission" to hunt the elf down since "you can handle yourself." The quest "Dangerous or Desperate?" will start. Following a series of leads, the Warden will interact with several folks who have had past and recent interactions with her, some she's stolen from and who empathize with her. She MURDERED the Arl's son, you know? You want me to believe a little girl killed Vaughan AND all of the guards in his castle? Sounds like bullshit. Apparantly there was some ruckus a while back, don't know what happened, but the Arl's son ended up dead. Hard to imagine what they're all saying about her. Haven't seen her for months. Well, look at her stock, of course she'd turn to violence and criminality, are you surprised? You will also learn that the Alienage has been under total lockdown since she's been hiding.

After speaking with the last of your leads, you end up in one of the many back alleys of Denerim, the sun has set and it's now night. Your party will comment their thoughts on the elf woman based on what you all have learned. Leliana, Morrigan, and Zevran will be sympathetic. Alistair, Sten, Shale, and Wynne will point out that she is a problem and needs to be addressed. Oghren would prob say smth ignorant, but i can pretend he would relate to her a little since his reputation in Orzammar was not dissimilar.

A figure wearing a mask and hood will appear and question why the Warden is looking for the elf, "What stake do you have in this? You're not from here." The Warden can 1) express concern over the havoc she's causing (the figure will laugh at this "Wow, you really aren't from around here."), 2) Tell the figure they're bringing the elf in to face justice (the figure will become incensed, "And what do you know about Justice?"), 3) Admit they're curious to hear the elf's side of things or 4) (lie) Tell the figure they're curious to hear the elf's side of things (the figure will pause for a moment, suspicious but interested, "You don't say...") All but Option 2 will prompt the figure to give you instructions on how to meet the elf. Option 2 will cause the figure to scoff and leave the area in a plume of smoke. You won't see them again.

Note: Regardless of what the Warden told the figure, they can also go to Kylon with this information Before meeting the Elf, Kylon will have his people look into it and the quest will end. The location on the map will no longer be accessible.

The Warden can follow the directions to a hovel in another alley, "The door will be unlocked, IF you come alone." (yes, u gotta remove ur party members sry she's careful :/) If the Warden doesn't immediately betray the elf, she will be there. She and the Warden can interrogate each other, she will tell you her story, but only after you tell her yours. She will be more comfortable around an elf warden, neutral toward dwarf wardens and noticeably tense toward human wardens. :( After explaining how she ended up here ("I only killed the people that put their hands on my friends... and the people who got in my way, but that's it."), and what she's been doing (laying low, stealing as little as possible to survive, her only "assault" on the town guards was when she was arrested and she didn't kill any of them!) and what her goal is: "I need to know what's going on in the Alienage. My family is in there, I can hear shouting and fighting sometimes, I need to know if they're okay, please." The Warden can 1) Agree to help Shayne (she will join the party) 2) Tell Shayne she deserves to rot and you're turning her in (she will knock the Warden out and escape, you will not find her again.) 3) Tell Shayne this seems like too much and that you'd rather not get involved. (Shayne will be upset but she will let you go, you will not find her again.)

Note: Recruiting Shayne and then talking to Kylon with her in your party causes her to stray toward the stalls nearby. The Warden then has the option to turn her in right there (Shayne will be pissed! but she will escape, you will not see her again!!) Otherwise Shayne will return to the Warden's side once they move away from Kylon.

Shayne is quite curt, and wary of your party (she's distrustful by nature), on top of being worried about her family. Raising her approval will lead to her opening up about her concerns and sharing more about herself (and asking about the Warden in turn). Shayne has the Shadow class (bc it suits her the most idc if it's Awakening specific, don't worry about that part!!! otherwise she would probably have her own separate class, somthing simliar to the Scoundrel skill tree in DA2 maybe?)

Note: If the Warden does NOT meet Shayne in person (whether by betraying her before the meeting, or by simply never starting/concluding her quest), she will appear in the Alienage during Unrest, but she will not be recruitable and she will not start a full conversation with the Warden; it will also be Valendrian in the cage, not Cyrion. If the Warden betrays her, the Warden will not see her and her family will not mention her.

Denerim

Shayne has unique interactions with Isabela and Slim Couldry. Isabela and Shayne are friendly, and Isabela offers to take Shayne onto her crew (Shayne, while tempted, declines because of her family :c). Shayne has worked with Slim before, and can help with Crime Wave (she has the Steal skill). Shayne will make remarks around certain areas of Denerim. (She will also have remarks for her first time visiting new locations!)

Unrest in the Alienage

A.K.A. Shayne's personal quest. Shayne will have unique interactions with the Alienage Elves and they will be more willing to share what they know about the plague/Tevinter mages who have been "helping." If the Warden is not an elf, Shayne will pretend to be sick so the Tevinter mages (baffled, because she's definitely not blighted) will let her in anyway. A cutscene plays where you can hear fighting and Shayne shouting inside, the mages seem concerned but try to keep the crowd calm. Shayne will kick the door open and shout that they're kidnapping people; the regular fight will ensue.

Shayne's father, Cyrion, is the one in the cage during the last fight instead of Valendrian. If the Warden accepts the Slaver's/Blood Mage's offer, Shayne will turn hostile.

Shayne will have unique interactions with her family, where she says goodbye (for now). Upon leaving the area, she will stop the Warden to thank them for everything and insist on staying with the Warden to see their mission through. Back at camp she will have new conversation topics where she asks about the Grey Warden Order, "What kind of people do they take? Can anyone join? Well, what do you do when there isn't a Blight? What do you like about it?" etc. :-)

Romance

Shayne is not a full romance, but an unromanced Warden can flirt with her. She would be receptive to anyone at Warm Approval, except for Human Noble who would need to be at Friendly Approval. Once Unrest in the Alienage is resolved, she would be open to starting a strictly physical relationship with the Warden provided their approval is at Friendly. I imagine Zevran will flirt with her, as he flirts with everyone, but if he is Romanced, she will not be receptive. If the Warden has not flirted with either of them, she will flirt back. If the Warden has sex with Isabela with Shayne in the party, Isabela might invite her but Shayne will decline, as she will only have sex with the Warden post Unrest. (and i think isabela leaves after starting the landsmeet stuff? :/ listen, if isabela is still there AFTER Unrest has been resolved and the Warden has flirted with Shayne, she'd be down.)

If the Warden agrees to marry Alistair or Anora, Shayne will lose approval. After the announcement is made she will initiate a conversation expressing her disappointment and will "break up" with the Warden. (only calling it this because idk another word for it, but she's gonna stop sleeping with you, and her approval will shoot back down to Warm) Shayne will become Jilted. She will be cooler toward the Warden, though she won't accept an apology (not that u should appologize for it tbh, she's got her biases and maybe she needs to work thru them yk?) OR apologize for her reaction (idk also valid, she has standards after all).

Awakening

Surpriiiise, Shayne shows up in Awakening, wanting to join the Wardens! :-))) She will show up after you have returned to the Keep for the first time. ("Man, how did Oghren beat me here? Ugh.") You cannot reject her (🔫), and if you try, Oghren will have some comments that will start banter between him and Anders until Shayne interrupts like, "OKAY IGNORE THEM, I'm ready, give me the nasty juice!!!" She lives, ofc, and becomes a companion!!

If the Warden flirted/had sex with Shayne in Origins, she will be open to continuing their arrangement, except increasing her Approval will actually start a Romance with her. If the Warden Jilted Shayne, she will (obv) not be open to Romance, but she will eventually become Friendly again. (Seeing that, despite being a King/Queen Consort, you're still out here, in shitfuck, nowehere, helping people and fighting monsters?? She appreciates that.)

Shayne, like Oghren, will be aloof toward an Orlesian Warden. She will only be romantically available to Wardens who initiated her Romance in Origins.

Most of her conversations will revolve around her getting used to Warden life and finally feeling like she has a purpose in life! She will also talk about the shitty parts, like nightmares and metabolism changes. She has a point of interest in each location where the Warden can talk to her (she's spent her entire life in Denerim until meeting the Warden, so everything is a new experience for her.)

She will approve of helping the City get rid of the Smugglers, recruiting Velanna and Sigrun, calling out the Dark Wolf Imposter (but only if the Warden became the Dark Wolf), saving Amaranthine, and killing the Architect. She will also gain approval if she's in the party when the Warden gifts Anders Ser-Pounce-a-lot.

Gifts

Origins:

Awakening:

Endings

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