Raleigh Samson

Raleigh Samson is a former Templar from Kirkwall, turned beggar.
== Background ==
Samson used to be part of the Templar Order before Meredith became Knight-Commander. According to Samson, the preceding Knight-Commander, Guylian, personally gave him his sun shield. He was later dismissed from the Order by Meredith after she caught him delivering messages between a young mage named Maddox and his lover in Kirkwall. He then turned into a beggar, and helped smuggling young mages out of the Circle in order to earn money, which he would spend on lyrium. 
Samson has been addicted to lyrium for years, and has been suffering from withdrawal. He states that the Order isn't forcing Templars to stay, but, as the Chantry controls the lyrium trade, leaving means losing their primary source of lyrium.
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
== Quests ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
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Act 3
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=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
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== Quotes ==
=== Paper & Steel ===
* "Tranquil with a lyrium brand. Maddox would no longer dream of the horizon, or fix something for the joy of it, or make his little paper birds. They retained his skills without having to treat him as a person, which seemed like the natural end point of every bloody thing the Chantry did."
* "The Chantry lyrium? You never realized it was taking more than just the fear, slowly, painlessly, until one day you woke up and you couldn’t do without the stuff."
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== Trivia ==
* Cullen shared quarters with Samson when the former was transferred to Kirkwall. He thought Samson was a "decent man" at the time.
* Samson is probably in his late forties in Inquisition.Jo Berry - The BioWare Forums
* In Dragon Age II, Samson's pupils are big, larger than others' eyes. This is typical for some drug addicts, so it may apply to those addicted to lyrium.
* Samson's favorite dish is Starkhaven fish and egg pie.
* Samson's armour in Inquisition bears the sigil of Kirkwall on the back torso.
== Bugs ==
* If Samson is reinstated as a templar, he will still show up at night begging in Lowtown, but when spoken to he will speak as Keran.
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== Gallery ==
Samson best served cold.png|Samson in Dragon Age II
Samson Artbook.png|Samson DA:I concept art
DAI-Samson.png|Samson leading the Red Templars into battle
Samson well of sorrows.png|Samson after joining the Red Templars
Promotional_Templar_Samson.jpg|Promotional image of Samson as a Templar in Heroes of Dragon Age
Samson Red Templar Heroes of Dragon Age Art.png|Promotional artwork of Samson as a Red Templar in Heroes of Dragon Age
HoDA Templar Samson Tiers.png|Tier progression of Samson as a Templar in Heroes of Dragon Age
Samson HoDA tier.jpg|Artwork of Templar Samson's tier progression in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
== External links ==
* Paper & Steel, a short story about Samson
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