this took me absolutely FOREVER to get to, but thank you sm for sending in an ask!
(for this ask game here!)
1: how old is rook?
saar is in his mid 50s! i keep going back and forth on the exact number, but he's about 56.
5: what was life like for Rook before joining the veilguard?
honestly? pretty lonely. saar is a warden, and not one that is particularly liked amongst the other senior wardens. he had a few friends (evka and antoine) but struggled with making connections among the rest. he mostly kept to himself when he wasn't with evka and antoine and stayed away from larger groups of people- even other wardens. going from that to traveling constantly with varric and harding and then living at the lighthouse was a big change for him!
32: how would a desire demon tempt rook?
if a desire demon can 'humanize' itself enough to saar then it could tempt him. not with something he wants, but by convincing him that he could give it something it needs, something no one else could give to it. a life of its own, a chance to experience something. saar is close to death from the calling; he doesn't want a cure, he doesn't want power, or knowledge, or any fleeting affection that the demon could give him. but the chance to help someone that no one else will spare a glance to? he's weak to it.
49. what will always make them laugh?
saar isn't much of a laugher! but there is absolutely an undeniable joy he gets when he's around his companions and they're at ease and messing with each other/picking on each other. he gets roped into it so easily. but also generally taash. taash is soo fucking funny to him lol
