Clan Lavellan

The Lavellan clan travels in the Free Marches between the territorial boundaries of the city-states to avoid being attacked by humans, who will be less inclined to attack the Dalish out of fear of accidentally instigating one of their neighbors by infringing on their territory. Like other Dalish clans, they maintain their religious and cultural views despite the Chantry criminalizing the elven faith.
In the past, Clan Lavellan may have camped on the edge of the Tirashan forest.
== Involvement ==
Sometime following 9:40 Dragon the clan's Keeper observed that a Chantry conclave, seeking to put an end to the Mage-Templar War, would impact not just the future of the Dalish, but of all elves. To this end she resolved to spy on the event, sending either her First, or a hunter. After a cataclysmic event they ended up becoming the Inquisitor, leader of the reformed Inquisition, if chosen by the player.
Through an assortment of operations on the war table, the Lavellan clan, then camped out near the Free Marches city state of Wycome, becomes a part of a dangerous political mechanism, and is at risk of being wiped out if the proper options are not chosen.
The clan is later attacked, accused of having brought a plague, and potentially become victim of human retribution for multiple charges of which they are innocent.
Provided the clan survives the events of the operations, Keeper Istimaethoriel obtains a seat on a new city council and will have a hand in the running of Wycome.
Clan Lavellan offers greetings to the Inquisition and wishes it well in sealing the Breach that has opened in the sky. While some Dalish clans hate humans and wish nothing to do with them, Clan Lavellan has always dealt fairly with all and wished only for peace. That said, we have on occasion been forced to defend ourselves from those who saw us only as potential victims.
It has come to our attention that a member of our clan is being held captive by your Inquisition. S/he went to the Conclave only to observe the peace talks between your mages and templars, and we find it highly unlikely that s/he intentionally violated your customs. If s/he has been charged with a crime, we would appreciate hearing of it. If not, it would ease our concerns to hear from him/her to know that s/he remains with the Inquisition of her/his own will.
We await your reply,
Keeper Istimaethoriel Lavellan
=== Leliana - 0:15:00 ===
The Dalish respect deeds, not words. Let my elven agents deliver something the clan needs as a show of good faith.
Da'len,
Andaran atish'an. It does my heart well to hear that you are safe. Our clan was visited by members of the Inquisition who spoke persuasively of the good work you are doing, as well as the fairness with which our kind have been treated by the Inquisition itself.
You know that Clan Lavellan has little by way of gold, but I gave the messengers some of our healing herbs, as Sylaise blessed us with abundance in our recent foraging. We would be a distraction if we came to the Inquisition itself, our hunters arguing with the humans as they so easily do. Nevertheless, if you need aid, send word, and we are with you.
Dareth shiral,
Keeper Istimaethoriel Lavellan
Da'len,
I would not trouble you normally. You have enough on your shoulders, fighting ancient Tevinter magisters while representing your people. Unfortunately, the rifts that plague this land have spread chaos and fear along with them, and many seek to take advantage of it.
Bandits are attacking Clan Lavellan. The raiders are well armed and heavily armored, and they come in numbers our hunters cannot match. We had settled in a small unclaimed valley not far from Wycome, a safe place with few rifts—but these bandits may force us to seek a new home. If your Inquisition can help, you might save our clan much hardship.
Dareth shiral,
Keeper Istimaethoriel Lavellan
Nightingale,
Our operatives harassed the enemy and created enough confusion for the Dalish to withdraw safely to a more defensible area.
After investigation, your suspicions were correct: these are bandits in name only. Though they wear no colors, they are mercenaries, bought and paid for by Duke Antoine of Wycome himself. It is unclear what caused Antoine to turn on the Dalish, but he should not be trusted. In public, he fully supports the Inquisition, even pledging gold to our coffers, but he has a private agenda, currently unknown.
I can continue gathering information, but suspicions in Wycome are high after the bandits ran into trouble, and any sabotage inside the city runs a high risk of detection.
Jester
Nightingale,
I have new information regarding Duke Antoine of Wycome's move against the Inquisitor's Dalish clan. It appears that Wycome has been experiencing some sort of plague that affects only humans. The duke has kept news of the disease quiet; as his fellow nobles grow louder in their anger, blaming the elves in the alienage for what has been called the "Knife-Eared Plague," Antoine evidently chose to use Clan Lavellan as a scapegoat. His surreptitious move against the Dalish was an attempt to convince his nobles that he was taking action.
Suspicions in the city remain high. I can gather information, but any action on my part will be high risk.
Jester
Ambassador Montilyet,
Duke Antoine has been a most charming and gracious host, and has made himself a friend, indeed, to the Inquisition. His city is a wonder, and he was quite keen to display some of the improvements he has made recently. Of particular note are the wells, which use a red crystal to purify the water from which all humans in the city drink. Duke Antoine has not yet made these improvements to the wells from which the elves in the alienage drink.
The duke assures me that concerns about some sort of disease affecting his city are wholly overblown, and has quite convinced me that his plans to rid the city of "the rats causing the problem" should be underway quite soon.
I continue to enjoy my visit to Wycome, and I confess that I hope I do not hear the noisy clatter of the Inquisition's armored troops ruining my quiet afternoons. The elves of Clan Lavellan, by contrast, are quiet, like their poor cousins here in Wycome's alienage, and it might be a welcome change to my daily regime to see them in the future.
Yours in haste,
Lady Guinevere Volant
Da'len,
The nobles of Wycome grow more agitated by the day. They clearly blame us and the elves in the alienage for some disease that has stricken the humans of the city, and I have seen their scouts watching our new camp with predators' eyes.
Some of the elves of Wycome fled their alienage to warn us. Others fled to escape the harsh treatment they are suffering in the city.
I fear violence will come soon, da'len. I ask your help in this matter.
Dareth shiral,
Keeper Istimaethoriel Lavellan
Josephine's diplomat advised against direct force. My scouts could get the Dalish hunters inside the city.
Nightingale,
We brought the Dalish forces into the city. They joined with a resistance group formed by the elves living in Wycome and struck at Duke Antoine and the red lyrium supplies that had been placed in the city's wells.
When the red lyrium was shown to the human merchants and laborers, they quickly joined with the Dalish and city elves. The fighting was short but brutal, culminating in the deaths of Duke Antoine and his personal retinue, which included Venatori agents.
Most of Wycome's nobles have fled the popular uprising and now claim this was an elven uprising that killed a beloved ruler. For now, however, the Dalish are seen as heroes in Wycome. They remain in the city, uncertain of what to do next.
Jester
Da'len,
Thanks to the efforts of your Inquisition, Clan Lavellan is safe within the city of Wycome, and Duke Antoine's mad efforts to destroy us have ended with his death. For now, I lead both our clan and the elves of this city, while the human merchants have formed a group that deals with us fairly and honorably.
The other cities of the Free Marches listen to the false stories of the nobles who fled. I fear they will retaliate, but I am loathe to flee this city, as that would effectively leave the city elves to die for our actions.
If you have a path that leads to safety for our people, I welcome your advice.
Dareth shiral,
Keeper Istimaethoriel Lavellan
Commander Cullen,
Our troops fortified the city of Wycome and flew the Inquisition banner. It is good that we did so, as the Marchers had soldiers ready to invade the city and kill every elf inside. They were not ready to make an enemy of the Inquisition, however, and when they saw our soldiers, they pulled up short.
The Inquisition diplomat, Lady Guinevere Volant, handled negotiations quite well. When presented with evidence of the red lyrium, which we made clear was an unholy tool of Corypheus himself, the Marchers backed down from their claims of a baseless elven rebellion and pledged to leave Wycome in peace. They have also donated generously to the Inquisition's coffers to make clear their support for our cause.
The Inquisitor's Keeper, Istimaethoriel, has been installed along with a city elf and several human merchants, on the new Wycome City Council, which will rule the city fairly for both humans and elves alike.
Lieutenant Rozellene Chambreterre
=== Trespasser ===
Varric, as the new Viscount of Kirkwall, brokers an alliance with the new Wycome council, giving Clan Lavellan some valuable political 'muscle'.
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