#character_lore

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Character Notes - Translation

Anaïs primarily knows Orlesian. Clan Lavellan saw no particular reason to teach her Common, given the clan is highly multilingual anyway and Common is no more relevant to the Dalish experience than Orlesian.

She fairly quickly gets assigned an Inquisition Minion who is her dedicated translator for everybody who doesn't speak Orlesian.

It's a pretty mixed bag on who speaks Orlesian and who doesn't. Cullen in particular gets increasingly suspicious and Fereldan whenever Anaïs is in vicinity chatting normally without a translator.

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Character Notes - Pet Peeves

Knox's most reasonable pet peeve is people teasing him over his name. His parents heard the word "knox" once and were like "holy shit that’s a cool sounding word" and that’s how knox got named after a hill. Anybody being weird about it will receive a glare and "it's a strong name" (to the tune of a rehearsed reply) until the interaction is too unbearable to continue.

His least reasonable pet peeve is late sleepers. He’s an Obnoxious Morning Person who’ll huff that "you’ve wasted your day" but who’ll be in bed by like. 8. He and Bull lightheartedly clash on this further down the line. Bull usually wins.

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Character Notes - Relationships

Ariahris is stupidly in love with Josie, in a very Prototypical Romance type of way—the two can be pretty sickening when they find the time to be, which, of course, always boils down to scheduling.

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Character Notes - Varric Nickname

If Varric met Warren, he'd call him Prince. It's a simple, easy jab that makes him visibly recoil every time. To Varric, it's an easy win.

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Character Notes - Hobbies

Knox has a lot of solitary games he's picked up over the years. He's uncomfortable in most social interactions, so most of his hobbies keep him to himself. He knits. He gardens. (He actually realizes after a while that Leliana's been having her people water the flowers he's been growing in the bedroom, which is both touching and deeply alarming.) He's also really into astronomy, constellations, and stargazing.

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Character Notes - Nicknames

Pippa's full name is Philomena Marielle Mabel Trevelyan. She goes by "Pippa" as one show of disrespect to her family out of many.

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Character Notes - Relationships

Ariahris and Krem regularly spend nights together at the tavern, exchanging stories, camaraderie, and enough drinks that jumping up onto the furniture (and, on occasion, Bull) seems appropriate. They’ve a very down to earth friendship and an open ear for one another—Krem’s the first person to really talk with Ariahris person to person and not the Herald of Andraste, and therefore the first person in the Inquisition with whom Ariahris feels truly comfortable.

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Character Notes - Nicknames

Finnuala typically goes by "Fin". "Finnuala" feels flowy and elegant and too big to grow into–"Fin" is sharp, punchy, and that suits her just fine.