ooh, i don't know much about your inquisitor so it's taking all my self control not to just paste the entire question list for rhys... can we have 4, 5, 6, 30 & 40 please? <3
4. how did they feel about being called “the herald of andraste”?
Rhys was a little shocked when someone referred to him as such. For a one-eyed, roguish, younger son of little consequence, it is a bit of a shock. And he’s never been particularly virtuous or Andrastian outside of the pomp and circumstance required of his lineage. So, it’s not a particularly comfortable title for him to be saddled with.
5. what are their religious beliefs, if they have any?
Rhys doesn’t really have any particular religious beliefs, sure he was raised as an Andrastian and if anything else, they might have strengthened a bit after his experience in the Fade. There’s another event that starts to make him wonder if maybe the Maker’s hand is actually guiding the Inquisition’s purpose, but I haven’t written that part of that story yet, so I can’t be more specific.
6. what is their opinion on the mage/templar war?
Rhys thinks it is ridiculous. He has a relative (cousin, I think) that was removed to a Circle, one of the most gentle souls he’d ever known. He hates the Circle, but in his escapades, he’s seen traces of the things that concern Templars, but he also wonders if the Chantry’s approach doesn’t create a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sure they say they are trying to help protect mages and the people, but by locking them up, Rhys sees it as creating resentment and anger at the lack of self-control and self-determination that makes people feel oppressed. In his mind, the Chantry’s strict approach perpetuates the cycle that propagates fear, oppression, mistreatment, and anger of mages.
30. are they an optimist, a pessimist, or neutral?
Neutral, leaning toward optimist. Rhys would call himself a realist, which likely reads relatively optimistic given that there’s a hole ripped into the sky. Rhys, for his own sanity, has to believe that they can fix this.
(Keep in mind I still have not played Trespasser, so I’m working from a point of incomplete lore.)
40. do they enjoy being the inquisitor?
It’s exhausting and daunting to be sure, but he’s pleased to be of use. Rhys isn’t quite used to or feels capable of the whole holding court bit. And the diplomacy makes him itch especially when the people rub him the wrong way. He’s perfectly content to go traipsing through the woods or the wastes to help however he can, but it’s the “leadership” aspects that put him off and play to his weakest suit. As a younger son, that’s not a skill set he spent much time polishing. Though he's a huge flirt, that helps a little, so he can charm people, but it’s a little different to try and charm someone to support the inquisition than it is to convince them into his bed.
