Bartrand Tethras

Bartrand Tethras is Varric's older brother and head of the Tethras family, once a prominent noble house in Orzammar. He is one of the main characters in Act 1 as Hawke gathers the money and information needed in order to become a partner on Bartrand's expedition into the Deep Roads.
== Background ==
House Tethras was once part of the noble caste in Orzammar, until Bartrand's father was caught fixing Provings. Such was the disgrace that the family was exiled to the surface. Unlike his brother, Bartrand was born in Orzammar in 8:93 Blessed.As calculated by comparing the dates found in and Codex entry: Bartrand Tethras.
Five years after his father died and mother went to alcohol, Bartrand became the new head of the exiled house and involved himself with the Dwarven Merchants' Guild.
By the time he was fifteen, Bartrand had doubled his family's fortune. The disgrace of House Tethras fueled his ambition and his once-noble title gave him an instant place among the kalnas, the old money elite of the Dwarven Merchants Guild; he used it to build alliances and business ventures as if he were a member of the Orzammar Assembly. He quickly became the heart of the Merchants' Guild social scene. The parties hosted at his family's estate were lavish returns to the lifestyle of Orzammar, and even the oldest and most powerful surface families found themselves fighting for invitations to dinner. He started courting Lady Raella Dace who comes from the noble House Dace.
By the time Lady Ilsa died, Bartrand had made the Tethras family one of the Guild's most influential, but wealth and power on the surface couldn't sate him. He began to court alliances with the wealthiest ascendant families, branching into banking and mercenary companies.Codex entry: Bartrand Tethras The more coin he made, the more it became an addiction. He began to neglect his family and friends in order to work. He stopped throwing parties and attending them. Both his fiancée and his brother tried to convince him to take a break from running the Tethras business, to no avail. Lady Raella eventually broke off the engagement, a fact which Bartrand barely noticed.
== Involvement ==
A year after Hawke's arrival in Kirkwall, Hawke and his or her sibling are trying to hide from increased Templar scrutiny. Bartrand is preparing an expedition into the Deep Roads to loot an abandoned thaig, and this provides an excellent opportunity to get away from Kirkwall - as well as the possibility to make a lot of money. But Bartrand refuses their request, asserting that he already has enough hired hands.
== Quests ==
Act 1
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Act 2
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== Codex entries ==
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== Gallery ==
Bartrand - DA Keep.png|The fate of Bartrand Tethras in Dragon Age Keep
Bartrand Tethras - HoDA.png|Tier progression of Bartrand Tethras in Heroes of Dragon Age
Red Lyrium Bartrand.jpg|Red Lyrium Bartrand in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age II characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Dwarves
Category:Noble caste
Category:Surface dwarves
Category:Dwarven Merchants' Guildmembers
Category:Deshyrs
Category:Rogues
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