Gamlen Amell

Gamlen Amell is the brother of Leandra Amell and uncle of Hawke, Bethany and Carver.
== Background ==
Gamlen was the second child of Lord Aristide and Lady Bethann of House Amell, born a year after his sister Leandra. Like his sister, he was afforded the best tutoring and upbringing the Amells could buy. And though their parents favored his beautiful and talented sister, the two remained close throughout childhood onto maturity.
Gamlen acquired a taste for gambling as a young man, and what began as an innocent nobleman's pastime progressed to having to pawn off family heirlooms to pay off his debts. Lord Aristide cut Gamlen's allowance when he found out, and put Gamlen under house guard to prevent him from sneaking out at night. Gamlen tried to curb his gambling addiction, but sneaked out nonetheless whenever his pockets grew too heavy. Gamlen also used his skill at sneaking out of the house and seedy contacts to facilitate Malcolm Hawke and Leandra's courtship. 
After Leandra eloped to Ferelden with Malcolm, Gamlen was left to care for their grief-stricken parents. Lady Bethann grew pale and thin, barely spoke to anyone or ate anything. She refused all invitations to soirees and balls. Lord Aristide began taking his meals in his office. The servants started going to Gamlen for instructions, who left the responsibilities of running the house to the steward. The oppressive atmosphere became too much for him, and he spent more time away from home, losing himself in drink, cards and the ladies of the Blooming Rose. Leandra sent him a letter when Hawke was born, but Gamlen was unable to write a reply that didn't sound accusatory and the letter went unanswered. 
During this time, Gamlen befriended and eventually fell in love with Mara Hartling, one of the estate's chambermaids and daughter of the old head cook. When Lord Aristide and Lady Bethann were stricken with cholera, it was Gamlen and Mara who nursed them. They got better, though they never regained their full strength. Bethann died after a second bout in 9:10, while Lord Aristide clung to life until 9:11. 
Mara stayed with Gamlen despite the numerous scandals the Amells were faced with. She found employment with the Reinhardts, a noble family once close to the Amells. When Gamlen kept gambling the nights away, Mara eventually left him, saying that she wouldn't let him waste another life like he'd wasted his.
== Appearance ==
Gamlen 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 Gamlen, the second four in the medium-skinned version, and the final four in the dark-skinned version. The same applies for Carver, Bethany and Leandra.
== Involvement ==
=== Legacy ===
If Bethany/Carver did not survive the Deep Roads Expedition, Gamlen speaks to Hawke regarding Malcolm's actions. He then recounts how Malcolm and Leandra met, and how he distracted their father, Aristide Amell, to allow the two to talk.
== Quests ==
Prologue
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Act 1
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Act 2
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Act 3
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== Quotes ==
* (In the Blooming Rose) I won't mention this to your mother if you don't.
* (In the Blooming Rose) I'm just here for the medicinal benefits.
* (In Gamlen's House) So, you're moving up in the world. Got some coin to share with your favorite uncle?
== Codex entries ==
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== Note texts ==
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== Trivia ==
* During a conversation with Anders in his Questioning Beliefs (Anders Act 2), a Humorous Hawke may jokingly question "Why do none of my friends ever just want to be the best Wallop player in Lowtown?" Later, during the Act 3 quest Gamlen's Greatest Treasure, it is revealed that Gamlen keeps his old Wallop Mallet on the wall in his house, and he explains that he used to play as a boy. He also asserts that playing Wallop was the "Last time I was any good at anything." This may indicate that Gamlen himself is actually the best Wallop player in Lowtown.
* In Dragon Age: Inquisition, Hawke may mention that Gamlen is still in Kirkwall.
* The Dwarven Merchants' Guild loaned Gamlen a significant amount of money for a business venture involving the import of an Ander delicacy, which however failed. As he was unable to pay back the money, the Merchants' Guild sent the Carta to Hawke in order to collect from them sometime between 9:34 and 9:37 Dragon. But in a surprising turn of events Carta's debt collectors were dissuaded by Hawke and did not further pursue the matter.The tale is mentioned by Varric Tethras in Skyhold as he mourns Hawke if the latter is left behind during Here Lies the Abyss.
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age II characters
Category:Humans
Category:Free Marchers
Category:Free Marcher nobility
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