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fadedchampion) wrote2011-08-17 11:18 pm
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Master list and details of companions can be found here.
Anders
Relationship point: after Act Two quest Dissent.
Anders, apostate mage and former Grey Warden, is one of his companions whom Hawke feels closest to. Anders is handsome, intelligent and, unlike Merrill, has had real experience in the dangers mages face, enough to know the cost magic can demand. For that reason, Hawke appreciates his perspective and the fact that there’s another mage with protective instincts nearby—someone who understands Hawke’s position.
However, Hawke is also very worried for and about Anders, and is even a bit afraid—not of Anders, specifically, but of what might happen to him or what Hawke might be forced to do. Vengeance threatening Ella was one of the most terrifying times of Hawke’s recent life, because he knew it was his duty to fight and possible kill Anders if the man hadn’t managed to shake Vengeance off. Similarly, although Hawke does often agree with Anders’ view of the templars and the Chantry in private conversation, and hides his misgivings well, Hawke is unnerved and worried by the fact that Anders does have such ingrained resentment and hatred for them.
Aveline
Relationship point: during Act Two quest The Long Road; after the tavern-scene, before the patrol.
Aveline is one of the first lasting friends Hawke made, and he appreciates her greatly. True, it was in the middle of a life-or-death situation, but that just means she has no one else and he’s not about to abandon her. He knows how much of an ass he’s been to her at many times, and he knows he’s done a lot of questionable things as far as the law is concerned, yet Aveline has always turned a blind eye. For that reason he considers her a great friend and would help her with her duties in an instant—even if his complaints suggest otherwise.
That said, he sucks at actually telling people things like this, because it’s not a situation that’s ever come up with before, so Aveline likely doesn’t even know how much he appreciates her friendship. Hawke’s just too used to joking about things to have come out with it in anything but actions, although he has been making some headway with being serious in a heart-to-heart. Some.
Bethany
Relationship point: after the Prologue.
Bethany was Hawke’s bitty sister, and although he was never overly protective of her, he was still protective. She named his dog. Hawke was her self-appointed tutor in magical tricks since he was young—even when this consisted mainly of teaching her how to juggle handfuls of light. It was Bethany he was most worried for when it came to the demon, being the more vulnerable and also less secure in her magic, and after their father’s death Hawke was determined to make sure she’d be able to defend herself using magic—just in case.
Given they were both mages, Garrett and Bethany were closer than Garrett and Carver. Although Garrett didn’t actively spend more time with her over Carver, he did spend more productive time with her, both teasing and teaching and refusing to let her think things were grim just because she was a mage. Hawke doesn’t talk about her much, but he does miss her.
Carver
Relationship point: after Act One quest The Deep Roads Expedition.
In contrast to Bethany, Carver is the sibling Hawke was more worried about when they were growing up. Although Bethany was afraid of her powers, Carver was left entirely alone because he didn’t have any. It potentially shoved him away, because the family’s lifestyle was due entirely to its members being mages, of which Carver isn’t one. Hawke went to great lengths to ensure that Carver didn’t resent or fear magic, as shown when Carver is only just starting to doubt magic once he’s seen it misused by several blood mages.
However, Hawke being the older and both being males, their relationship as a whole was more rivalry than not. Carver being a non-mage, Hawke actually had little in common with him, and so, to ensure that Carver wasn’t ignored, paid attention to him in the sorts of ways two young men with few similarities could—by teasing him and pushing him, and yet, in the end, never leaving him alone. Of his two siblings, Hawke appreciates Carver’s skill as a fighter more, because he knows how difficult it must have been without someone to tutor him like Hawke and Bethany had, and because Carver’s skills complement his own.
Fenris
Relationship point: before Act Two quest Questioning Beliefs (Fenris).
Although Hawke isn’t yet as actively close to Fenris as he is with some of the others, he is fascinated by (and attracted to) the elf. He doesn’t get involved in Fenris and Anders’ arguments for more reasons than just wanting to be non-confrontational—Anders worries him, and part of him hopes that perhaps Fenris will help Anders see the danger in magic. (Fat chance.) Other than that, however, Fenris represents someone whose life was so completely screwed over by magic in a way templars’ and mages’ lives aren’t, which is a kind of person Hawke hasn’t really met before. It gives Hawke a new perspective and reminds him not to get too cocky or secure in his own abilities. Conversely, the fact that Hawke can work on gaining the friendship of a man so utterly biased against mages gives Hawke hope for his methods.
Ironically, where he and Anders have much in common and Hawke is unnerved by him, Hawke and Fenris have little in common and yet Hawke feels safe around him. Fenris, despite his bias against mages, has shown that he is nonetheless controlled and would not kill a mage out of hand before they gave him reason to believe they were a threat. However, Hawke also knows that, should he ever be possessed, Fenris would kill the Abomination he would become, a fact which is remarkably comforting. He has never told Fenris this, however.
Isabela
Relationship point: before Act Two quest Isabela’s Ongoing Search.
To be written once the game is replayed.
Merrill
Relationship point: before Act Two quest Mirror Image.
Hawke finds Merrill bemusing but extremely amusing, adorable, and tragically naïve. The fact that she can be that naïve despite being a Dalish elven mage and facing discrimination every day is something he respects greatly, even while he worries about the day she’ll lose it. He knows she has no concept of the real dangers magic can offer, seeing as her major interests are in blood magic and demon summoning despite being a basically good and contented person, but she’s so happy in her process of self-discovery that he can’t bring himself to mess it up.
In many ways, Merrill has taken on the role of the younger sister that Hawke no longer has, even though she is nothing like Bethany and revels in magic in a way Bethany never did. Perhaps that is why; Merrill feels no shame for her magic, something which Hawke always wished he could share with Bethany and was never able to. He’s quite happy being a mentor and a friend, even though the day she finds out just what sort of price demon-summoning and blood magic will demand is one he dreads.
Sebastian
Relationship point: before Act Two quest Repentance.
To be written once the game is replayed.
Varric
Relationship point: after Act Two quest Family Matter/Questioning Beliefs.
Varric is probably the other person Hawke is closest to, and unlike Anders it is without reserve. Although Varric is not a mage, he is a rogue and thus extremely familiar with a life of keeping things secret and toeing the line between danger and safety, and has been extremely useful with keeping Hawke’s mage status under wraps. In fact, despite differences in class and race, the two are extremely alike: both of them prefer an optimistic outlook in life, value a good time, family and friends, and yet neither are opposed to doing what must be done when necessary.
For these reasons Hawke feels like Varric gets him in a way none of his other friends do. To both Anders and Fenris, Hawke is still defined by his position as an apostate mage, the former as an ally and the latter as having dangerous power, and Aveline has frequently indicated she doesn’t understand Hawke even while she respects him. Varric, on the other hand, treats Hawke as if his magic is only another incidental part of him, just the way his power happens to be expressed, but isn’t anything special to be focused on—essentially, Varric treats him exactly the way Hawke has always wanted to be treated. Although Hawke trusts and likes all of his friends, Varric is probably the only one he truly looks up to as something like an older brother, someone he would follow in an instant and be perfectly happy following.
Anders
Relationship point: after Act Two quest Dissent.
Anders, apostate mage and former Grey Warden, is one of his companions whom Hawke feels closest to. Anders is handsome, intelligent and, unlike Merrill, has had real experience in the dangers mages face, enough to know the cost magic can demand. For that reason, Hawke appreciates his perspective and the fact that there’s another mage with protective instincts nearby—someone who understands Hawke’s position.
However, Hawke is also very worried for and about Anders, and is even a bit afraid—not of Anders, specifically, but of what might happen to him or what Hawke might be forced to do. Vengeance threatening Ella was one of the most terrifying times of Hawke’s recent life, because he knew it was his duty to fight and possible kill Anders if the man hadn’t managed to shake Vengeance off. Similarly, although Hawke does often agree with Anders’ view of the templars and the Chantry in private conversation, and hides his misgivings well, Hawke is unnerved and worried by the fact that Anders does have such ingrained resentment and hatred for them.
Aveline
Relationship point: during Act Two quest The Long Road; after the tavern-scene, before the patrol.
Aveline is one of the first lasting friends Hawke made, and he appreciates her greatly. True, it was in the middle of a life-or-death situation, but that just means she has no one else and he’s not about to abandon her. He knows how much of an ass he’s been to her at many times, and he knows he’s done a lot of questionable things as far as the law is concerned, yet Aveline has always turned a blind eye. For that reason he considers her a great friend and would help her with her duties in an instant—even if his complaints suggest otherwise.
That said, he sucks at actually telling people things like this, because it’s not a situation that’s ever come up with before, so Aveline likely doesn’t even know how much he appreciates her friendship. Hawke’s just too used to joking about things to have come out with it in anything but actions, although he has been making some headway with being serious in a heart-to-heart. Some.
Bethany
Relationship point: after the Prologue.
Bethany was Hawke’s bitty sister, and although he was never overly protective of her, he was still protective. She named his dog. Hawke was her self-appointed tutor in magical tricks since he was young—even when this consisted mainly of teaching her how to juggle handfuls of light. It was Bethany he was most worried for when it came to the demon, being the more vulnerable and also less secure in her magic, and after their father’s death Hawke was determined to make sure she’d be able to defend herself using magic—just in case.
Given they were both mages, Garrett and Bethany were closer than Garrett and Carver. Although Garrett didn’t actively spend more time with her over Carver, he did spend more productive time with her, both teasing and teaching and refusing to let her think things were grim just because she was a mage. Hawke doesn’t talk about her much, but he does miss her.
Carver
Relationship point: after Act One quest The Deep Roads Expedition.
In contrast to Bethany, Carver is the sibling Hawke was more worried about when they were growing up. Although Bethany was afraid of her powers, Carver was left entirely alone because he didn’t have any. It potentially shoved him away, because the family’s lifestyle was due entirely to its members being mages, of which Carver isn’t one. Hawke went to great lengths to ensure that Carver didn’t resent or fear magic, as shown when Carver is only just starting to doubt magic once he’s seen it misused by several blood mages.
However, Hawke being the older and both being males, their relationship as a whole was more rivalry than not. Carver being a non-mage, Hawke actually had little in common with him, and so, to ensure that Carver wasn’t ignored, paid attention to him in the sorts of ways two young men with few similarities could—by teasing him and pushing him, and yet, in the end, never leaving him alone. Of his two siblings, Hawke appreciates Carver’s skill as a fighter more, because he knows how difficult it must have been without someone to tutor him like Hawke and Bethany had, and because Carver’s skills complement his own.
Fenris
Relationship point: before Act Two quest Questioning Beliefs (Fenris).
Although Hawke isn’t yet as actively close to Fenris as he is with some of the others, he is fascinated by (and attracted to) the elf. He doesn’t get involved in Fenris and Anders’ arguments for more reasons than just wanting to be non-confrontational—Anders worries him, and part of him hopes that perhaps Fenris will help Anders see the danger in magic. (Fat chance.) Other than that, however, Fenris represents someone whose life was so completely screwed over by magic in a way templars’ and mages’ lives aren’t, which is a kind of person Hawke hasn’t really met before. It gives Hawke a new perspective and reminds him not to get too cocky or secure in his own abilities. Conversely, the fact that Hawke can work on gaining the friendship of a man so utterly biased against mages gives Hawke hope for his methods.
Ironically, where he and Anders have much in common and Hawke is unnerved by him, Hawke and Fenris have little in common and yet Hawke feels safe around him. Fenris, despite his bias against mages, has shown that he is nonetheless controlled and would not kill a mage out of hand before they gave him reason to believe they were a threat. However, Hawke also knows that, should he ever be possessed, Fenris would kill the Abomination he would become, a fact which is remarkably comforting. He has never told Fenris this, however.
Isabela
Relationship point: before Act Two quest Isabela’s Ongoing Search.
To be written once the game is replayed.
Merrill
Relationship point: before Act Two quest Mirror Image.
Hawke finds Merrill bemusing but extremely amusing, adorable, and tragically naïve. The fact that she can be that naïve despite being a Dalish elven mage and facing discrimination every day is something he respects greatly, even while he worries about the day she’ll lose it. He knows she has no concept of the real dangers magic can offer, seeing as her major interests are in blood magic and demon summoning despite being a basically good and contented person, but she’s so happy in her process of self-discovery that he can’t bring himself to mess it up.
In many ways, Merrill has taken on the role of the younger sister that Hawke no longer has, even though she is nothing like Bethany and revels in magic in a way Bethany never did. Perhaps that is why; Merrill feels no shame for her magic, something which Hawke always wished he could share with Bethany and was never able to. He’s quite happy being a mentor and a friend, even though the day she finds out just what sort of price demon-summoning and blood magic will demand is one he dreads.
Sebastian
Relationship point: before Act Two quest Repentance.
To be written once the game is replayed.
Varric
Relationship point: after Act Two quest Family Matter/Questioning Beliefs.
Varric is probably the other person Hawke is closest to, and unlike Anders it is without reserve. Although Varric is not a mage, he is a rogue and thus extremely familiar with a life of keeping things secret and toeing the line between danger and safety, and has been extremely useful with keeping Hawke’s mage status under wraps. In fact, despite differences in class and race, the two are extremely alike: both of them prefer an optimistic outlook in life, value a good time, family and friends, and yet neither are opposed to doing what must be done when necessary.
For these reasons Hawke feels like Varric gets him in a way none of his other friends do. To both Anders and Fenris, Hawke is still defined by his position as an apostate mage, the former as an ally and the latter as having dangerous power, and Aveline has frequently indicated she doesn’t understand Hawke even while she respects him. Varric, on the other hand, treats Hawke as if his magic is only another incidental part of him, just the way his power happens to be expressed, but isn’t anything special to be focused on—essentially, Varric treats him exactly the way Hawke has always wanted to be treated. Although Hawke trusts and likes all of his friends, Varric is probably the only one he truly looks up to as something like an older brother, someone he would follow in an instant and be perfectly happy following.