Wynne

Wynne is a mage of the Circle in Ferelden and a potential companion to the Warden in Dragon Age: Origins.
== Background ==
Wynne was born in the second half of the Blessed Age.[note] Her oldest memory was of a hayloft on a farm in the Bannorn. The freehold, known as Langwynne, would be her namesake, as she apparently did not have one when the farmer's wife found her. Wynne stayed with the farmer's family for several months. One day, her magical ability manifested in the form of fire, as Wynne fought back against the freeholder's son who was bullying her. Afterwards, she was taken to the Circle of Magi in Kinloch Hold. Wynne joined the Circle at the age of nine.Banter between Wynne and Alistair. She was a model student and underwent her Harrowing years ahead of her peers, just before she turned seventeen. Within two years she would be given her first apprentice, an elven boy, Aneirin.
Wynne had served the Circle for most of her life, and was well respected for her strong sense of duty. She believed wholeheartedly in what the Circle stands for, and had been a vocal advocate of magic and for apprentices to be able to learn to control their gifts of magic and use them to serve humankind.
The fear of magic is born of misunderstanding, but Wynne cautioned apprentices never to forget that the fear is also a real one. For all the good the magic gift can bring, it will also always attract demons and therefore the risk of possession. Too many times in history have possessed abominations wreaked destruction on the lands, and thus every mage has a debt to repay. "Earn your place," she has said, "and you shall not be reviled."
Her peers thought so highly of her that she was asked to become the new First Enchanter of Ferelden's Tower. She refused, saying that she had no desire to work in the upper ranks of the Circle. When word recently reached the Tower of King Cailan's call to arms against the Blight, Wynne readily volunteered to go to Ostagar.
Wynne appeared to have been born into the Spirit healer role as a natural. In her childhood, she can recall entering the Fade in her dreams and feeling a particular spirit watching over her. Later on, if you get to know her, she speculates that this is a Spirit of Faith—much like the benevolent spirits of courage and compassion, but never before identified in known accounts.
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
If the Warden is of magi origin, they will overhear Greagoir comment that Wynne has already gone off to fight at Ostagar, a fact that seems to anger him. 
Additionally, the Warden may first encounter Wynne at the forward camp at Ostagar, near the mage tents. She can be talked to for limited dialogue. According to Wynne she had managed to kill several Darkspawn stragglers at that point. 
==== Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening ====
=== Dragon Age: Asunder ===
== Quests ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
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=== The Darkspawn Chronicles ===
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==== Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening ====
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== Gifts ==
Wynne likes books and scrolls, as well as wine. See Gifts for Wynne for all of her gifts.
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== Statistics ==
=== Initial attributes ===
Relative attribute weightings on auto-level:
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Strength	Dexterity	Willpower	Magic	Cunning	Constitution
0 	0 	1 	1.25 	0.25 	0.5
=== Initial specialization ===
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=== Initial skills ===
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=== Initial spells ===
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Arcane 	Arcane 	
Spirit Healer	Spirit Healer 	  (level 8)   (level 13)
Primal 	Earth 	  (level 6)   (level 9)
Creation 	Heal 	    (level 7)   (level 10)
Creation 	Heroic Offense	    (level 12)
Creation 	Glyph 	(level 11)
Additionally, Wynne can gain the following new spell as you progress through the story:
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=== Initial equipment ===
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== Quotes ==
* "I'm not the sort of person that leaves things unfinished. I'll see this through, I promise."
* "You'd think one would find a less perilous place to explore."
* "People fear, not death, but having life taken from them. Many waste the life given to them, occupying themselves with things that do not matter. When the end comes, they say they did not have time enough to spend with loved ones, to fulfill dreams, to go on adventures they only talked about... But why should you fear death if you are happy with the life you have led, if you can look back on everything and say, 'Yes, I am content. It is enough.'" 
* (To Alistair) "Now that you're in an intimate relationship I think maybe I should tell you where babies come from."
* (After Vessel of the Spirit is learned) "Well, we can't all be Quickwits McSmartypants now can we? Apparently you have a monopoly on cleverness."
* (After being drained when using Vessel of the Spirit for the first time) "I suppose I shouldn't be using that particular trick to entertain children at parties."
* (On romancing a companion) "Love is ultimately selfish. It demands that one be devoted to a single person, who may fully occupy one's mind and heart, to the exclusion of all else."
== Codex entries ==
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== Trivia ==
* Writers Sheryl Chee and Mary Kirby joked that Wynne has a "magical bosom," which is of particular interest to some of the other companions.
* Wynne is quite the connoisseur when it comes to fine beers and ale, which surprises Oghren. She is seen imbibing dwarven ale, much to the surprise of her companions, in the village of Velun.
* Wynne is the only companion who doesn't teach her class specialization.
* Wynne possesses a red staff bestowed to her by the Warden.Dragon Age: Asunder, chapter 19
* Wynne explains to the Warden how she lit a boy on fire and was sent to the circle, however strangely Wynne has no points invested in the Primal fire spell tree.
* Sheryl Chee said that when she wrote Wynne, she was twenty-six years old, and at the time, any person over forty seemed old to her. Sheryl stated that's the reason why Wynne has so much "old lady energy".
== Notes ==
* The exact year of Wynne's birth is not known. She was born sometime during the second half of the Blessed Age, in 8:81-8:82 at the latest, which can be inferred from the following information: Wynne found herself pregnant with her son, Rhys, one year after the presumed death of Aneirin, her first apprentice. Rhys was born in 9:02 Dragon. Wynne was entrusted with her first apprentice two years after her Harrowing, which she took shortly before turning seventeen. The exact timeline cannot be established because it's not specified how long Aneirin remained Wynne's apprentice before he escaped from the Circle. If he was her apprentice for less than a year, then it could be calculated that Wynne gave birth to Rhys around the age of twenty/twenty-one years old, meaning that she herself was born around 8:81-8:82 Blessed. However, if Aneirin was Wynne's apprentice for a longer period of time, that would shift the timeline. 
== Gallery ==
Wynne Blurb.png|Wynne blurb from Dragon Age: OriginsOriginal page unavailable. Image found at videogamesblogger.
Wynne WOT2.png|Concept art of Wynne from Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2
Wynne ostagar.jpg|Wynne at Ostagar
Wynne vessel spirit.png|Wynne empowered by the Spirt of Faith
Wynne HoDA.jpg|Wynne's tier progression in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age: Origins characters
Category:Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening characters
Category:Dragon Age: Asunder characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Playable characters
Category:Humans
Category:Fereldans
Category:Magi
Category:Spirit healers
Category:Circle of Magi members
Category:Senior Enchanters
Category:Abominations
Category:Companions
Category:Dragon Age: Origins companions
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