Marethari Talas

Marethari Talas is the Keeper of the Sabrae clan, the clan of the Dalish Warden.
== Background ==
Marethari comes from the Talas family, which was founded by an Emerald Knight after the fall of the Dales.
In her youth, Marethari was First to the Keeper of the Sabrae clan and married to his Second, Sarel. At the time, the clan kept camp in a remote part of the Frostback Mountains. In the winter of 8:82 Blessed, they were attacked by Avvar warriors. Sarel was killed and the Keeper was badly wounded. Marethari ordered the clan to go into the lowlands of Ferelden while stayed behind. She entered the alpine forest in search of the Witch of the Wilds, though it's unknown if she found her. Shortly after, Marethari reunited with her clan, the Keeper died of his wounds, and the Avvar tribe was killed by sylvans.
In 9:30 Dragon, Marethari is preparing her clan to flee north into the Free Marches, both in response to warnings from Duncan about the impending Blight and tensions with a neighboring human settlement.
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
==== Dalish Elf Origin ====
=== Dragon Age II ===
== Quests ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
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=== Dragon Age II ===
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Act 2
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Act 3
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== Quotes ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
* "I know not what dark power held you, but it nearly bled the life from you. It was difficult even for my magic to keep you alive."
=== Dragon Age II ===
* (To a diplomatic Hawke after delivering the amulet) "There's truth in your face. A rare thing in a human."
* (To a humorous Hawke after delivering the amulet) "There is a light in your heart, human. Don't let it go out. You will need it."
* (To an aggressive Hawke after delivering the amulet) "It has been a long, hard journey to this place. And it's far from over."
== Note texts ==
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== Trivia ==
* In Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Velanna will mention Marethari if the Warden is a Dalish elf.
* Marethari mentions to Hawke that she owes a debt to Flemeth that must be repaid, though it is never revealed what this is.
* While Marethari uses Andrastian terminology to refer to spirits when speaking with Andrastian characters, Anders's debates with Merrill on the subject indicate that the difference in terminology about spirits is religious. Solas also speaks often on this issue. 
* The Keeper's claims that Audacity would escape through the restored Eluvian is questionable, especially when her argument in Act II against this course of action is entirely different. In Witch Hunt, Morrigan reveals that the Eluvians grant access to a land that exists "beyond this world, and beyond the Fade" (Celene and her party visit this land in the Dragon Age: The Masked Empire). In The Final Piece, Morrigan notes that it takes a significant amount of power to redirect an Eluvian to the Fade, retroactively casting doubt on Marethari's reasoning. In Dragon Age: Inquisition, Flemeth is able to use an Eluvian to bring herself and Kieran to the Fade. It's also worth noting that Audacity is bound to a totem in the physical world, and is not in the Fade.
* In the sixth episode of Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance, Drayden Kiel tells Nadia Carcosa that stories about Marethari were one of their sources for their research on dreamers, the Fade and its dangers.
== Gallery ==
marethari.png|Marethari in Dragon Age 2
Marethari HoDA promo.jpg|Artwork of Marethari from Heroes of Dragon Age
Marethari HoDA tier.jpg|Artwork of Marethari's tier progression in Heroes of Dragon Age
HoDAKeeperMarethari.jpg|Marethari in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age: Origins characters
Category:Dragon Age II characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Elves
Category:Dalish
Category:Magi
Category:Apostates
Category:Keepers
Category:Sabrae clan
Category:Abominations
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