Vira was born in Ferelden to the Sabrae clan in the Mahariel family. Her magic came weakly at first, and didn't fully present itself until she was 10... But when it DID present it self... hoo boy! Though she earned her Vallaslin at an early age and was already quite capable at magic, her rebellious nature led to her experimenting with blood magic at the age of 15. After accidently summoning a demon at 16 the clan used the incident as an excuse to send her to live with relatives in clan Lavellan, who needed another mage (besides, a younger mage - Merrill - was looking more promising as second to the keeper).
Though she swore off blood magic after the demon, her wounds (both emotional and to her reputation as a troubled kid) never fully healed. Clan Lavellan sent her to the conclave in hopes of getting rid of her for a while... boy did they have another thing coming!
Noteable features:
- 3 scars on face
- hooked nose
- scars on wrists/arms from experimenting with blood magic as a teenager
- gauges
- longer features
- she's Asian
- also she's tall
Fun facts:
- she rides a big white halla
- uses fire and Rift magic
- grows her hair out post-tresspasser and looks like garbage most of the time... very angry and very scraggly nowadays
- gets along best with Solas (formerly), Varric, and Blackwall
- she has a complicated relationship with Solas... I go back and forth on whether or not is was romantic or just best friends but either way she was devastated by his betrayal in a completely life-altering emo way
- she is going to hunt down Solas with her one arm and wring his stupid egg neck. There is no redemption for a woman's scorn