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PLAYER

Name: Era
Age: over 35
Contact: spacewitchery @ plurk, spacewitchery#9221
Other Characters: Erik Stevens
Interests: Political intrigue, found family, group problem solving

CHARACTER

Name: Adrasteia (no last name given but it was Beleanor)
Canon/OC: OC
Journal: kantikoy
Race: elf
Nationality: Ferelden
Occupation: Grey Warden
Division: Scouting
Mage or Not: Yes
Age: 28

History

↝ born near the Amaranthine Sea 9:19 Dragon
↝ orphaned at 14 by the Blight
↝ mage tendencies made themselves known to her around 15
↝ [ hid that mage shit as best as possible in the meantime, thanks ]
↝ married at 16 to an elf named Helec
↝ widowed at 17 during a darkspawn attack while traveling
↝ recruited into the Grey Wardens not two seconds later by a Warden named [ static noises ] (Alphonse, I've decided his name is Alphonse)
↝ got as far from Ferelden as she could
↝ ended up in Northern Orlais nearby the Blasted Hills so not far at all
↝ was at Adamant when that all went down having been summoned, after loudly telling Clarel that blood magic to end all Blights was the height of hubris. she wasn't taken too seriously.
↝ tried to make her way to the Weisshaupt and the Anderfels, didn't quite manage that. got as far as Perendale
↝ has tangled with the occupying forces a few times
↝ now has come to Riftwatch to see if there's a collective Warden presence focused on blowing this Corypheus thing wide open or just keeping their secrets as per usual

Personality

Aggressively cheerful are definitely words someone could use to describe Adrasteia. She's definitely got that 'sunny side up' approach to life down pat, quipping during fights or just over drinks. In general, Adrasteia wants people to enjoy what they can out of life and sees no reason not to be a force in that direction, pointing out bright sides and positive outlooks even in the direst of circumstances.

This backfires on her sometimes; people presume she's naive or hasn't considered the risk vs. reward in a given situation (see: Adamant). The fact that she's an elf, slight, and still in her 20s doesn't help with this very much. She's hoping that in her 30s she'll be taken a little more seriously.

Her cheery disposition is as much a response to her life's trauma as it is a specific and intentional outlook. By 18 Adrasteia had not only been orphaned but widowed and conscripted into the Grey Wardens with the understanding that she would eventually go mad and run off to the Deep Roads to die. If she didn't look at the bright side of life she would have been easily swallowed up by the fears and darknesses therein instead.

Sometimes this still threatens to happen; there are cracks in her smile, especially when presented with the facts of the Wardens' behavior of late (some of which she's not even privy to yet, but you can be sure she'll be facepalming once she learns of the Anderfels debacle.) She also has negative feelings about her expected future facing the Calling and the many ways she sees that Grey Wardens could strive to help Thedas while instead, they're sitting around panicked because they think they're all dying.

Newsflash: everyone is dying. Death happens constantly, it is the one assurance of being alive. Becoming seized up about it won't stop it, but it will stop anything from getting better for anyone while they still live.

She tries, very hard in fact, not to pass too much judgment upon others. Plenty of her brothers and sisters in arms believed in what they were doing at Adamant, right up until the end. The Maker is responsible for what happens to their souls after this life is over, and she doesn't fancy herself a method of punishment from the universe. Instead, Adrasteia would like to be a beacon of good, and goodwill. She doesn't want to be the hero, but she won't settle for not being a hero.

That doesn't stop her from having a healthy sense of 'I told you so'. For someone who has often felt underestimated, being right on the big decisions has its bonuses. She's also very expressive and animated, with her hands and eyebrows doing as much of the talking as her voice does.

Opinions & Affiliations

Alienages = a place of real-life damnation upon Thedas.
The Chantry = means well on paper, does poorly in most realities. politically better than the alternative, which is no Chantry at all, the Tevinter option, or the Qun. Uncertain about its current direction.
The Qun = fascinating. ultimately dangerous, in a totalitarian way, but fascinating.
Grey Wardens = she loves them but they have their problems. so many fucking problems. recognizes she has strong biases in their favor despite this. often wishes the hero of Ferelden had gone to Weisshaupt and changed things from the top down, but who knows if that would've worked. probably not since most top-down change has been shit, historically.
The Inquisition = please please please don't be just a façade of the Chantry. Uncertain about this organization in particular under the new Divine.
Mage/Templar Conflict = mages deserve to make their own life, on the whole. that said, templars got an equally short end of the stick here. they're just people too, and people who have been made addicts to lyrium, which is not ideal either, and are inexorably tied to the Chantry which ain't great, in her opinion
Humans = generally power-hungry and incredibly dangerous as a large group. decent individuals exist, as per any others
Dalish = a little stuck up, but understandably. humans keep trying to wipe them out and whatnot, she'd be stuck up about it too.
Dwarves = hilarious when first out from underground. so much politicking it makes one's head spin
Seekers = can the Grey Wardens adopt this group or at least come up with their own version?
Landed nobility = you telling me a peasant farmed these crops and yet they're YOURS to make money off of? excuse?


Strengths & Weaknesses

Let's start with Weaknesses:
- Ice magic & Blood magic, generally
- being still for long periods of time (though if she can tap her fingers against her thigh, that helps)
- not speaking her mind, either through facial expression or just saying whatever she's thinking
- reaching high shelves
- very bubbly, to the point of not seeming serious enough
- a little too trusting, especially of those who have shown they are not the most trustworthy already

Strengths:
- honest to a fault
- willing to stand up for those who have no champion
- good listener
- will want to hear all available information before deciding
- skilled at Spirit, with the barest beginnings of a Knight Enchanter specialization (she can summon a spirit blade but that's it)
- hates judging people based on their past deeds/poor decisions
- very bubbly, to the point of making others comfortable around her

Inventory

(2) sets of Grey Warden battlemage armor
(1) battlemage fire staff
several clothing items that are not armor but are well-made, including cloaks
lots of inexpensive jewelry so she doesn't get sad if they get damaged in battle
books. a trunk of books. some of them are decent and some of them are terrible. most of them are fiction. if she has duplicates she'll give them to the library in the Gallows.


Motivation

So clearly something is Up with the Wardens, and Adrasteia wants to get to the bottom of it. She has heard through various grapevines that there are a few Wardens with the Riftwatch and wants to see for herself. Also getting to Weisshaupt is impossible now, and she's exhausted all safe attempts at managing that on her own. Plus she thinks that Riftwatch has a good chance at actually doing something about the war, unattached to the Chantry as it is, and wants to check it out. No rift shard for her.

SAMPLES

Sample 1 & Sample 2