Loghain Mac Tir

Loghain Mac Tir (born c. 8:78 BlessedIn conversation with the Warden if recruited, Loghain says he is the same age as Maric Theirin.) was born into an occupied Ferelden and with King Maric Theirin drove out the Orlesian Empire more than thirty years before the events of the Fifth Blight. 
Loghain was raised to the position of Teyrn of Gwaren for his service to King Maric. To Ferelden, he represents ideals of hard work and independence. After King Maric was lost at sea, Loghain became responsible for defending Ferelden and guiding his naive and inexperienced son-in-law, King Cailan Theirin.
== Background ==
=== Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne ===
==== Battle of Avinash ====
In 9:1 Dragon, Luis, the youngest son of Lord Aurelien of Montsimmard, met Loghain in battle at Avinash. Luis lost his estoc early on in the fighting and was separated from his men. He ended up on the field facing down Loghain himself armed only with the Summer Sword—which he had never before drawn. Loghain made short work of the pompous chevalier and took the greatsword as a trophy.Codex entry: The Summer Sword
=== Teyrn of Gwaren ===
After the end of the war against the Orlesians, King Maric gave Loghain the vacant teyrnir of Gwaren in order to elevate him to nobility. This gift came with some significant drawbacks: Gwaren had suffered under Orlesian rule for years and was in a state of serious disrepair; as no Orlesian governor had wanted to reside in Gwaren due to its remote location, the castle was nearly in ruins. Upon arriving in Gwaren for the first time since its liberation, Loghain took one look at his new home and gave it up for lost, choosing to live inside a tent pitched in the middle of the courtyard while seeing to the harbor's repairs. 
After a month, the people of Gwaren sent a representative to speak with Loghain, wondering whether he was going to abandon the keep and the village as had their previous lords. The representative they sent was Celia, who came from a long line of cabinet-makers and had little tolerance for those who neglected to care for their furniture. Her meeting with Loghain quickly turned into a shouting match; in the end, she reminded him that he wouldn't be teyrn of anything unless his freeholders swore fealty to him, which they wouldn't do if he left Castle Gwaren crumbling and empty. Loghain reluctantly followed her advice, appointing Celia to supervise the keep's repairs. He asked her to marry him two months later, and she accepted. 
In the first years of Maric's reign, Loghain spent most of his time in Denerim while his wife ruled Gwaren. Teyrna Celia was an incomparable foreman, and the teyrnir rebuilt itself under her guidance. Due to his long absences, Loghain started taking his young daughter Anora to court with him in 9:10.
As Teyrn, Loghain found himself continuously foiled by the infamous outlaw known as Lady Rosamund. Loghain however was persistent, finally fielding an army to hunt her down through the Korcari Wilds. While the attempt was successful in capturing Rosamund in an area near Barshamp, the outlaw still managed to escape on the first night of her captivity despite being bound, gagged and in chains, due to thieves tools that were concealed in her gloves.Codex entry: The Lion's Claws
=== Dragon Age: The Calling ===
=== King Maric's Disappearance ===
When King Maric Theirin disappeared at sea while en route to Wycome in 9:25 Dragon, Teyrn Loghain spent almost two years searching for his lost friend, consuming much of the royal treasury and the majority of the Fereldan navy. The search was futile, and when Loghain claimed that Orlais had purposefully sunk King Maric's vessel in order to prevent Marcher unity, he was called off by his daughter, Queen Anora Theirin, and a united Bannorn. It was time to mourn the king, they said, and so, in 9:27, a massive state funeral was held in Denerim's chantry.Codex entry: King Maric's Helm
King Maric's death and Anora's marriage to King Cailan Theirin put an end to Loghain's visits to Denerim for a time. He returned to his wife in Gwaren, and remained in relative peace and quiet for the next three years. When Teyrna Celia died in 9:28, the king, the queen and the entire royal court traveled to Castle Gwaren for her funeral. When they left, Loghain left with them for the final time.
In the following years, Teyrn Loghain had argued strenuously against the Grey Wardens being permitted to return to Ferelden—after all, the Wardens had attempted to overthrow the Ferelden throne centuries before. However, Ferelden's Warden-Commander, Polara, built an amiable relationship with King Cailan which consequently made Cailan a strong supporter of the Grey Wardens. In the end, Commander Polara overcame many of Loghain's objections.Codex entry: Fiona
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
=== Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening ===
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
== Quests ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
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== Strategy ==
== Gifts ==
Loghain is fond of maps; giving these as gifts will significantly boost his approval.
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== Statistics ==
=== Initial attributes ===
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Strength	Dexterity	Willpower	Magic	Cunning	Constitution
0.95 	0.8 	0.5 	0 	0.15 	1.6
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Warrior 	Powerful 	   
Warrior 	Precise Striking	     
Weapon and Shield	Shield Bash 	     
Weapon and Shield	Shield Block 	     
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== Quotes ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
* '"How fortunate Maric did not live to see his son ready to hand Ferelden over to those who enslaved us for a century!"
* "Your fascination with glory and legends will be your undoing, Cailan. We must attend to reality."
* "Traitors! Which of you stood against the Orlesian emperor when his troops flattened your fields and raped your wives?"
* "I underestimated you, Warden. I thought you were like Cailan, a child wanting to play at war. I was wrong. There's a strength in you I've not seen anywhere since Maric died. I yield."
* (On the Orlesian occupation of Ferelden) "Hate doesn't describe it. I've seen painted, masked lords beat an old farmer to death with riding crops. To this day, I don't know why. Is that hate? I saw good, sensible men fighting armored chevaliers with nothing—no weapons, no armies, not even hope of success—to see the occupation end. Is that hate?"
* "Please, I have done... so much wrong. Allow me to do one last thing right."
==== Dialogue ====
* Loghain: "So, there is some of Maric in you after all. Good."
* Alistair: "Forget Maric. This is for Duncan."
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
==== Dialogue ====
*Nightmare: Teyrn Loghain Mac Tir, the brilliant commander. Pity the one time you tried to rule, you failed so miserably. You had to be beaten, humiliated, lest you destroy your own country. You even doomed the Wardens by bringing the Inquisitor down on them. You destroy everything you touch.
* Loghain: Is that all you've got? It's nothing I've not said to myself.
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== Trivia ==
* Loghain was the first character that David Gaider got to write to end up in the finished version of Dragon Age: Origins. 
* The name "Mac Tir" means "son of the land." It was given to him by Maric after the Battle of River DaneCodex entry: Arms of Mac Tir
** However this conflicts with Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne where he introduces himself mentioning his last name.Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, p. 96
* Loghain's wife is named "Maeve" in Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2, though David Gaider has stated that this is an error.
* Loghain's eye color in Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne is described as an "Icy Blue" multiple times, conflicting with the dark eyes he has in Dragon Age: Origins.
** This is corrected to a grey-blue color in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
* Loghain owned a mabari when he was a child. He named her Adalla, and had her for 10 years before an Orlesian took her to use her for breeding with his hunting dogs. Some time later Loghain was reunited with his dog, when the Orlesian threw the mabari out of a moving wagon. The dog was so weak that it died a week later in Loghain's lap.
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== Gallery ==
Young Loghain.jpg|Loghain during the rebellion against Orlais.
Teyrn Loghain and Ser Cauthrien.png|Teyrn Loghain and Ser Cauthrien at Ostagar.
LoghainCauthrienDF.png|Teyrn Loghain and Ser Cauthrien at Ostagar in Dragon Age: Dark Fortress.
log2.png|Loghain tarot
Loghain_Mac_Tir_(HoDA).png|Loghain Mac Tir in Heroes of Dragon Age.
== References ==
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