Aveline Vallen

Aveline Vallen (née du Lac, potentially Hendyr) is a human warrior. She was fleeing Ostagar with her husband Ser Wesley during the Fifth Blight when they were set upon by darkspawn and rescued by Hawke and their family. Aveline is the first companion Hawke encounters besides their siblings. 
== Background ==
"Aveline Vallen is a soldier, a master of sword and shield, and a tireless guardian... to a point. The daughter of an exiled chevalier, Aveline is not the knight her father wished her to be. Although fully trained in chivalrous combat, she was raised in the shadow of a lost life and will not lose another for the sake of honor. Protecting her adopted home of Kirkwall becomes a chosen duty, not a privileged calling. The people she stands for will not be wasted on lost causes or protecting the foolish from themselves. Pride can be bandaged like any other wound—when threats are dead and everyone is safely home."
Aveline is the daughter of a chevalier named Benoit du Lac, who fled from Orlais to Ferelden after losing his patron to assassination. Raising her on stories of knights and adventures, he hoped Aveline would be a knight, even naming her after Ser Aveline, the Knight of Orlais. He eventually sold everything he had to sponsor her into King Cailan Theirin's service.
Aveline met and married Wesley Vallen while in the Fereldan army, where she was an officer. Her company was part of the first charge. However, Loghain's betrayal at the Battle of Ostagar forced them to flee the darkspawn horde.Codex entry: Arms of Mac Tir She ordered a scattered retreat and told her people to make their way home. She and Wesley eventually made their way to Lothering's outskirts, where they met Hawke.
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
 
==== Trespasser ====
== Quests ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
Prologue
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Act 1
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Act 2
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Act 3
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Mark of the Assassin
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=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
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== Friendship and rivalry ==
Aveline is a kind and moral person who respects authority and values friendship and family. Friendship is earned when Hawke acts lawfully and helps those in need. She is not unreasonable, however, and will occasionally favor bending the law in order to help her friends (especially Isabela).
Rivalry with Aveline is earned when Hawke ignores people in need, takes illegal or seedy jobs, or takes jobs solely for personal profit.
== Gifts ==
: - found at Sir Varnell's Refuge during the quest Offered and Lost. 
== Statistics ==
=== Initial talents ===
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=== Initial equipment ===
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Armor 	Modified Officers' Issue
=== Armor upgrades ===
Upgrades to Aveline's armor, Modified Officers' Issue, can be found at the following locations: 
: (Act 1) – at the Armor Merchant in Lowtown. Increases attack.
: (Act 2) – during the Raiders of the Cliffs quest. Extra rune slot.
: (Act 2) – at the Armor Merchant in Lowtown. Increases armor.
: (Act 3) – on Jeven's corpse during the Favor and Fault quest. Increases defense.
Aveline's armor changes from Modified Officers' Issue to Guardsman Plate and Chain after Hawke's first year in Kirkwall. When Aveline becomes the new guard captain (whether The Way It Should Be is completed or not) her armor changes to Guard-Captain's Ranked Plate, reflecting her new role.
=== Restricted shields ===
: – see Gifts
=== Restricted accessories ===
: – requires Warrior Item Pack DLC
: – requires Warrior Item Pack II DLC
: – requires Mark of the Assassin DLC
: – requires Mark of the Assassin DLC
== Quotes ==
* "The people of Kirkwall need to see themselves in their guard. Lose that connection, we're just targets."
* (To Wesley) "They will not have you...not while I breathe."
* (About her father) "That big man made every step of the story my choice. I loved that."
* (To Hawke about Dog) "Just checking on my best guardsman. He's teaching my men respect... and how to run."
* (About Fenris) "You talk to him, Hawke. I've had my fill for today."
* (To Hawke) "Shout if you need me, Hawke. I'll always be there for you. Just... knock first."
* (About Leliana) "I'm uncomfortable around Chantry sisters. All because of that red-haired trickster in Lothering."
== Codex entries ==
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== Trivia ==
* Lukas Kristjanson wrote Aveline for Dragon Age II.
* Aveline shows exasperation towards her namesake, the first female chevalier in Orlais.Dialogue in The Shield of the Knight Herself and party banter with Fenris
* According to Lukas Kristjanson, if Aveline were a food she would be "Steak. Rare. But with caramelized onions and baby corn nibbled from the side like a full cob when no one is looking."
* Aveline's favorite color is green.
* Aveline has an antagonistic relationship with Isabela.
* Aveline was at Ostagar, and remembers Carver and Hawke (if a warrior or rogue).
* Though Aveline was born in Orlais, she was raised Fereldan and later comes to identify as a Marcher and Kirkwaller.
* Although Aveline is not a romance option, she can be flirted with by both a male and female Hawke during The Way It Should Be in Act 1 and The Long Road during Act 2. If all the flirt options are taken during the latter, Aveline will kiss Hawke in thanks, and then inquire if she and Hawke could have ever had a relationship.
* In Dragon Age: Inquisition, should the Inquisitor persuade Varric to write the latest chapter of his romance serial "Swords and Shields" for Cassandra, the cover of the book features an image of a woman greatly resembling Aveline in her Guard Captain gear.
* In Dragon Age: Inquisition, Scout Harding at Skyhold can say that Varric told her a story about copper marigolds (Aveline's gift to Donnic; see The Long Road).
* Isabela describes her as "A woman-shaped battering ram"
* In her last Questioning Beliefs quest, she'll beat Hawke up if they are rivals and antagonize her too much.
* In the Forbidden Oasis in Dragon Age: Inquisition, there is an area called "The DuLac Path". DuLac was the surname of Aveline's father. A note describing one of the landmarks also mentions a letter from one Leon DuLac to his sister, Manon DuLac. It's possible these people are related to Aveline.
== Bugs ==
* When using the skill "Immovable", Aveline has a chance of becoming frozen in place in the combat stance, unresponsive to even manual control. Unlike the skill associated movement reduction, this will not eventually wear off and can only be fixed by leaving the area.
* When giving Aveline the Shield of the Knight Herself, her dialogue indicates that Ser Wesley's Shield was sold even if it was merely being kept in Hawke's storage chest. (all platforms) However, if you make her equip Wesley's shield and then initiate the dialogue - she will say that she "still has his shield and doesn't need a new one".
* During the quest Demands of The Qun, when the Arishok attacks the guards in the compound, Aveline's shield will disappear and her sword will revert to the one she carried when first met for the duration of the scene.
== Gallery ==
Av1.png|Aveline and Hawke's first encounter
Aveline-1920-1080.jpg|Early photo of Aveline fighting a pair of hurlocks
ScreenHunter 64 Feb. 16 21.36.jpg|Aveline facing down darkspawn
Swords and Shields cover.png|Cover of Swords and Shields by Varric (Character inspired by Aveline)
AvelineSlide.jpg|Close-up of Aveline in Varric's Trespasser epilogue slide
Aveline EM.png|Concept art of Aveline for the cancelled expansion for Dragon Age II, Exalted March.
Aveline Vallen hoda.jpg|Promotional image of Aveline in Heroes of Dragon Age
AvelineVallenHoDA.png|Tier progression of Aveline Vallen in Heroes of Dragon Age
Guard Captain Aveline.png|Tier progression of Guard Captain Aveline in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age II characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Humans
Category:Orlesians
Category:Orlesian nobility
Category:Fereldans
Category:Warriors
Category:Guardians
Category:Kirkwall City Guards
Category:Companions
Category:Dragon Age II companions
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