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Darius Konrul

24-25 | Cis male | Gay/polyam | Human | Mage (Death Caller) | Shadow Dragon

CW: ableism, child abuse A lone dragon nestled within the pit of vipers that is the Magisterium, Darius has been working tirelessly as the Shadow Dragons' man on the inside, using his job as a quaestor to dutifully note down and pass on any useful information he may come across-- all at a great personal risk. Born to a Marcher father and a Tevinter mother, Darius spent much of his early life locked away in the Circle Tower of Tantervale, where he was heavily ostracized and used as a scapegoat due to his heritage and for missing certain social cues. He would find himself being put into solitary confinement more often than not, usually because he would "speak out of turn", among other seemingly inane reasons. When he was discovered to be a Dreamer, he was put into solitary once more, as the Templars and the Enchanters debated over what to do with him-- the ethics of subjecting a young child to the Rite of Tranquility proved to be a rather delicate topic, after all. They would never come to a conclusion, however, as the Tantervale Circle would fall not long after as the Mage Rebellion spread throughout Southern Thedas. Fortunately for Darius, he was broken out by his mother and was brought to Tevinter, where he would continue his magical education unimpeded by the restraints of the Southern Chantry. The many hardships that he had endured in his life has led to Darius becoming cold and walled off, preferring to keep to himself and glaring at anyone who dares approach. He tends to speak in a dry tone, as if he is uninterested in you and what you have to say and would rather be anywhere but here. Even so, his upbringing and having witnessed inequality on both sides of Thedas has pushed him to have a strong sense of justice, and he now seeks to upend the very establishments that prop up the nation that he now calls home: the Tevinter Imperium.

Egon de Riva

39-40 | Nonbinary masc | Bisexual | Elf | Rogue (Duelist) | Antivan Crows

CW: cannibalism As a master assassin, Egon has more flexible work hours than most, choosing to be the in-universe equivalent of immediately clocking out once the clock strikes 5, eager to pursue more... hedonistic ventures. If given the choice, Egon would much prefer sampling fine wines and attending lavish parties than filing paperwork and training Fledglings. This is not to say that they are bad at their job, of course. On the contrary, one could say that Egon is very good at their job, while others would call them unscrupulous, even brutal. Where most other Crows would prefer quick and efficient kills, Egon enjoys the thrill of the chase, relishing in the fear of their targets as they quite literally hunt them for sport. They do not give them a quick end either, as they rip and tear through them, leaving a gory mess of limbs and other body parts as something of a morbid calling card. Among the Crows, they have developed a well-earned reputation for their brutality, but the Crows are unaware of what happens to the bodies of the targets after death. For over a decade now, Egon has played host to a Hunger demon, one that they were possessed by during a contract gone horribly wrong. Over the years, they have developed a symbiotic relationship of sorts with the demon: they feed their targets to it (with Egon being made to eat them) and in exchange, they acquired the power to take down and destroy the nobles that they so thoroughly despise, a desire that they have been kindling since the purging of the Seleny Alienage, where they had witnessed the murder of their entire family.

Raden Tambunan

27-28 | Trans man | Pansexual | Elf | Rogue (Saboteur) | Lords of Fortune

A guy who's here for a good time but not a long time, or so he says. Nobody in the Lords really knows where Raden came from, though he claims to be from Llomerryn. Still, he has proven himself to be extremely useful, being a capable fighter well-versed in hand-to-hand combat and easily slipping in and out of high security areas undetected. It also helps that he's generally very easygoing, very personable, and always down to hang out whenever and wherever. And above all, he is loud: loud in the way he dresses and even louder when he speaks-- he fits right in with the rest of them. A chatty fellow, he can sometimes overwhelm the others with just how much he can talk; it doesn't really take much for him to get going. Despite this, he remains very tight-lipped about his past. From what little can be gleaned from him, it would seem that he is, as he had mentioned, from Llomerryn, he was once a performer in a dance troupe, and he parted ways with them due to "creative differences". When pressed on it further, his smile becomes visibly strained and he quickly steers the conversation to another topic or just outright ignores any pointed questions. He has also proven to be quiet the religious man, but it's clear that he is no Andrastian, nor does he follow the ways of the Qun. It's likely to be one of the more fringe beliefs that still exist in Rivain, untouched by outside interference. But who is to say, really? To the more observant of the Lords, a lot of his behaviors align with that of a former slave, one who had escaped not too long ago, and one that had certainly gone through horrific things under the thumb of cruel masters. If he doesn't want to speak of it, then there is no need to push further on the matter... Which is just the way Raden wants it to be.

Venla Kovalainen

26-27 | Cis woman | Lesbian | Human | Mage (Evoker) | Grey Warden

Born in the Free Marches to a Tevinter mother and Marcher father, in another life, Darius would have probably inherited a sizeable merchant empire and lived an uneventful life. Unfortunately, he was born a mage, his powers manifesting early at around age five. He was swiftly sent to the Tantervale Circle, where he would live for much of his formative years and then some. At the outbreak of the Mage Rebellion, he managed to escape the Circle with the help of his mother (who had separated from his father at this point), making the long and arduous journey back to Tevinter. There, he would resume his education in the Minrathous Circle. Upon graduating, he would find work as a quaestor for the Magisterium, where he would remain until certain life-altering events would come his way.

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