Leandra Amell

Leandra AmellReferred to as such repeatedy in dialogue with Bodahn is the widow of apostate mage Malcolm Hawke, and the mother of Hawke, Bethany, and Carver. Her birth family, the Amells, are nobility in Kirkwall.
== Background ==
Leandra was born in Kirkwall in the later years of the Blessed Age, the first child of the powerful Lord Aristide Amell and his wife Lady Bethann Walker. Her brother Gamlen was born a year later. Their parents favored Leandra and doted on her, showering her with gifts and attention. While Gamlen grew to resent their parents' favoritism, the siblings adored each other. 
At age eleven, Leandra was betrothed to Guillaume de Launcet, the eldest son of Comte Reynaud de Launcet. They met the next summer at the comte's country estate.
In 9:05 Dragon, Leandra and her family attended a banquet at Viscount Perrin Threnhold's estate in honor of the visiting Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons. There, she met Malcolm Hawke, a member of Kirkwall's Circle of Magi. Gamlen helped them sneak out to the balcony to talk in private when he noticed the way his sister looked at Malcolm.According to Gamlen and Leandra in the Legacy DLC. They left the estate deeply in love with one another. 
Malcolm and Leandra continued to meet in secret over the next few months, with Gamlen's continued assistance. When Leandra realized she was pregnant, they decided to run away and wed in secret. By the time Malcolm managed to escape the Gallows and find a ship willing to offer them passage to Ferelden, Leandra's parents had discovered her pregnancy. Furious that his daughter had chosen a mage, Lord Aristide sent Templars in pursuit of Malcolm. While hiding-out in Lowtown, Malcolm was approached by Warden-Commander Larius with an offer to assist the Grey Wardens in exchange for reuniting him with Leandra. Malcolm agreed to his conditions and prior to setting off for the Vimmark Mountains he sent Leandra a message telling her that they could finally be free once he returned.
When Malcolm returned to Kirkwall with a Grey Warden escort, Lord Aristide told his daughter to choose between her family or Malcolm, saying that everything would be forgiven if she chose to renounce her apostate lover. Leandra chose Malcolm; Lord Aristide disowned her. Her mother refused to see Leandra before she left.
Malcolm and Leandra left for Ferelden that night. They settled in a small village near Amaranthine for a time, where Malcolm worked as a farmhand and Leandra as a seamstress. Their first child, Hawke, was born a few months later. They were forced to move often to avoid being captured by templars. Leandra's mother died of cholera around 9:10; Lord Aristide followed her a year later. As Leandra had recently given birth to twins, Bethany (named after Lady Bethann) and Carver, she was unable to attend the funeral. 
The Hawke family eventually settled down in Lothering in 9:20 Dragon. Malcolm died seven years later.
== Appearance ==
Leandra has one of several facial structures and hair styles, depending on the customization of the player's character. The selection works as follows:
There are three base facial shapes that each family member can have. Hawkes using the default Hawke appearance or any of the first three presets will get the first head shape, Hawkes using the second three presets will get the second head shape, and Hawkes using the final three presets (or any modded presets past that) will get the third shape.
Each of the three head shapes has three variations - one with a pale skintone, one with a medium skintone, and one with a dark skintone, and each with a different hairstyle. Which of these variations is used by the game depends on Hawke's skintone; the first four skintones will result in the light-skinned version of Leandra, the second four in the medium-skinned version, and the final four in the dark-skinned version. The same applies for Carver, Bethany and Gamlen.
== Involvement ==
== Quests ==
Prologue
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Act 1
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Act 2
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== Quotes ==
* "Those elves you're friends with, they're... rather strange, aren't they?"
* "My little boy/little girl has grown so strong. I love you. You've always made me proud."
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== Note texts ==
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== Trivia ==
* Leandra is related to the human Warden from the Magi Origin; she is the cousin of the Warden's mother, Revka.Codex entry: The Amell Family and in-game dialogue with Leandra
* As the daughter of nobility, Leandra was taught how to ride and shoot a bow, though her tutor described her archery skills as "fair to middling at best".
* Leandra is a talented lute player, having mastered the intricate melodies of "The Red-Breasted Robin" at the age of eight. She also can recite the names of the great Orlesian houses and their histories from memory.
== Gallery ==
Leandra Remains Closeup.jpg|Close-up of Leandra dying in Hawke's arms
Reanimated_Leandra_HoDA_tier.jpg|Reanimated Leandra in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age II characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Humans
Category:Free Marchers
Category:Free Marcher nobility
Category:Fereldans
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