Bethany Hawke

Bethany Hawke (born 9:11 Dragon) is Hawke's younger sister and Carver's fraternal twin. An apostate mage, she received her magical training from her father, who was also an apostate.
== Background ==
Bethany's magic manifested when she was nine, when she threw a local bully across a field without touching him. Her family was forced to move in all haste, eventually settling on the outskirts of Lothering. While she was noted for her curiosity about religious stories,Dialogue with Leliana. she mostly stayed hidden away at home. This was, of course, because of her arcane talents. A traveler identified as only 'Sade' visited the Hawke family after the onset of Bethany's gifts, describing her as 'reveling in the stories of the far and away' and 'masterfully reserved'. Once, when she and a childhood friend of the Hawke siblings, Ebrin 'Peaches' Janith, were being chased by a wild dog, Bethany accidentally made it go to sleep. After this incident, Bethany kept herself in even more secrecy. The friend did not betray her to the templars because 'she was too nice to be magic.'
== Appearance ==
Bethany 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 Bethany, the second four in the medium-skinned version, and the final four in the dark-skinned version. All versions of Bethany will have black hair. The same applies for Carver, Leandra and Gamlen.
During Varric's initial recount of Hawke's flight from Lothering, Bethany appears with her default face/hair.
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
== Quests ==
Prologue
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Act 1
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Mark of the Assassin
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== Friendship and Rivalry ==
Friendship with Bethany can generally be earned through acts of kindness, by siding with mages or by supporting family. 
Rivalry with Bethany can generally be earned by choosing aggressive responses, by siding against mages or by exploiting Fereldans.
== Statistics ==
=== Initial talents ===
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=== Initial equipment ===
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Weapons	
Armor 	Hawke's Pinions
=== Armor upgrades ===
An upgrade for Bethany's armor, Hawke's Pinions, is available in Act 1:
: – in the Estate Vault during the Birthright quest. 
=== Restricted weapons ===
: – requires Legacy DLC
=== Restricted accessories ===
: – requires Mage Item Pack DLC
: – requires Mage Item Pack II DLC
: – requires Mark of the Assassin DLC
=== Alternate ===
== Quotes ==
*(Upon meeting Wesley) "Well, the Maker has a sense of humor. Darkspawn, and now a templar. I thought they all abandoned Lothering."
*(Said if Bethany joins the party in act three, female Hawke version) "The Hawke Sisters together again, just like old times."
*(When Hawke agrees to Jethann's services) "Maker's breath! Can't you do this when I'm not around?"
*"All these years I tried to understand what Andraste saw. Why she had to lock us up. But my powers come from the Maker... and I just cannot believe that is His will."
*"I was just hoping it would be different here in Kirkwall. We're not running away again. We're coming home."
*"Father was a good man, but... Mother gave up so much for him. Of course, if she hadn't worked up the nerve to elope, she probably wouldn't have been able to resist the templars, either. If we'd been born here, you'd be nothing more to me than a name the Circle kept in my file."
*"The Maker is wiser than we can be in a lifetime. Who am I to question His plan?"
=== Mark of the Assassin ===
*(To female Hawke) "You're a far better "Lady Hawke" than I would have been."
*(To Male Hawke) "You're a far better representative of the family than I would have been."
== Codex entries ==
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== Note texts ==
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== Trivia ==
* Jennifer Hepler wrote Bethany for Dragon Age II.
* Bethany was named in honor of her maternal grandmother Bethann.
* In the beginning of the game, when Varric is telling the legend of the Champion, Bethany has much larger breasts, a subtle reference to Varric's tendency to exaggerate. 
* Bethany is a second cousin of the human of the Magi Origin, regardless of whether or not they are the Warden, through her mother Leandra Amell. She will reference this if asked why her parents protected her from the Circle so much. If the Warden was a Human Mage (imported save), she also states that one of the children became the Hero of Ferelden.
* Bethany is excited about the possibility of Leandra reclaiming the Amell estate; however, she never gets the chance to actually live in it.
* In her codex page, it is revealed Bethany "greatly respects" Hawke and has a "teasing rivalry" with Carver. It can also be noted that she "envied the way [Hawke] embraced magic" (if Hawke is a mage), as Bethany wanted a normal life for herself. If Hawke brings him along, Carver further explains Bethany's resentment of being different in the Legacy DLC and also mentions that Bethany never felt she could live up to Malcolm's expectations, implying that Bethany and Carver were close enough to be emotional confidants. 
* It is implied in dialogue that Carver is the second child. By extension, this would make Bethany the youngest of the three Hawke siblings.
* Bethany and Carver are the only companions who do not have their own unique specialization; instead they use the Force Mage and Templar specializations, respectively, from the beginning of Act 2. In Act 1, they remain un-specialized. 
* Bethany does not have the option to learn spells from the Primal skill tree.
* When approaching the Qunari compound at the Kirkwall Docks, Bethany mentions that one of them killed her best friends back in Lothering, which is a reference to Sten from Dragon Age: Origins.
* In the Chantry, Bethany may mention Leliana, saying she misses her telling stories in Lothering.
* If Bethany is taken to the Circle, Isabela often writes her letters and sends her "wicked" books to read.Banter in Mark of the Assassin
* During the Deep Roads Expedition, Bethany's face morph may switch to another existing face preset when infected with the Taint. However, this new face bears the taint markings, similar to Wesley's after he was infected.
* Bethany was planned to be included in the cancelled Exalted March DLC for Dragon Age II. She was planned to have a wedding ceremony in the DLC which would be triggered if the player opted for Hawke not to marry their current love interest. 
* If Gaider could write another Dragon Age comic, it would be dedicated to Bethany, starting with that scene in Lothering and ending as a fleeing Circle Mage. It would also involve adventuring with Sebastian Vael in Starkhaven, and maybe Nathaniel Howe.
== Gallery ==
Beth31.png|Close up of Bethany
Med DA2 Bethany WM.jpg|Bethany decimates foes
wardenbethanyhappy.jpg|Bethany's Grey Warden Uniform
Bethany vs. Mature Dragon.jpg|Bethany freezing a mature dragon
bethany wotv2.png|Concept art of Bethany in Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2. 
Bethany HoDA promo.jpg|Artwork of Bethany from Heroes of Dragon Age
Bethany HoDA tier.png|Artwork of Bethany's tier progression in Heroes of Dragon Age
WardenBethanyHoDA Tier4.jpg|Tier progression of Grey Warden Bethany in Heroes of Dragon Age
CircleBethanyHoDA Tier4.jpg|Tier progression of Circle Mage Bethany in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age II characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Humans
Category:Fereldans
Category:Free Marchers
Category:Free Marcher nobility
Category:Magi
Category:Apostates
Category:Circle of Magi members
Category:Grey Wardens
Category:Companions
Category:Temporary companions
Category:Dragon Age II companions
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