Freemen of the Dales

The Freemen of the Dales are an anti-State splinter group of deserters of the Orlesian Imperial Army.
== Background ==
When the Orlesian Civil War broke out, a number of the Imperial Army soldiers deserted to the Exalted Plains and the Emerald Graves. Some did not want to fight their own countrymen, whilst others initially took part in the war, but left when they got tired of brother taking arms against one another, or when they suffered loses at the hands of their once comrades. 
The Freemen occupy multiple areas in the Graves including the Veridium Mine, Argon's Lodge and Villa Maurel. Books are uncovered at the villa referencing ancient elven glyphs located at the elven ruins in the Exalted Plains. Certain it would lead to locating an ancient elven weapon, some of the Freemen dedicated themselves to finding and decoding the meaning of these glyphs, whilst the rest remained in the forest surrounding the villa, coming into conflict with the refugees.
== Structure ==
True to its name, the Freemen have no rulers. Instead, the group is governed by independent branches, each lead by a different person. Each branch is operated differently and is guided by a different set of values.
The group operates throughout the Graves and the Exalted Plains. Commander Duhaime openly attacks war refugees, whilst Sister Costeau, operating out of the Veridium Mine, attacks only in self defense. Ser Auguste focuses on recruiting new members and operates from a lodge in the middle of the Emerald Graves; whilst General Maliphant commissions out of Villa Maurel. He joins in an alliance with "rogue" Templars assuming they had simply separated from the Templar Order unbeknownst that have have become so much more sinister then claim to be. And finally Gordian, whom openly leads attacks on the Imperial Army in the Exalted Plains by using blood magic and demon-binding in order to weaken the warring cousins' manpower. The Freemen also find themselves selling slaves to the Red Templars of Sahrnia.Freemen Orders obtained after Costeau's death
== Involvement ==
Fairbanks contacts the Inquisition and requests protection from the Freemen of the Dales. When the Inquisitor seeks him out at his refugee camp, Fairbanks states that the rebels are in cahoots with the Red Templars. The Inquisitor also discovers that some of the refugees have been recently killed as well as taken hostage by the Freemen.
== Ranks ==
=== Mages ===
:Enchanter (Mage - Spellbinder)
=== Rogues ===
:Infiltrator (Double Daggers)
:Sniper (Archer)
:Archer
=== Warriors ===
:Veteran (One-Handed Sword)
:Captain (Mace and Tower Shield)
:Guardsman (Mace and Tower Shield)
:Soldier (One-Handed Sword)
== Known Freemen ==
* Ser Auguste – a deserter from the Imperial Army of Orlais; a former Chevalier; one of the leaders in the Graves
* BenjiNote: A Letter
* Sister Costeau – a former Chantry sister; one of the leaders in the Graves
* Commander Duhaime – the Elder One's agent; a Venatori agent; one of the leaders in the Graves
* EmeryNote: Scribbled Notes (Ser Auguste)
* FrancNote: A Note
* GaelNote: Ser Auguste's Messages (Heathen Etchings)Note: The Elven Glyphs
* Gordian – the Elder One's agent; a Venatori agent; the highest ranking leader on the Plains
* GusNote: Freemen Messages (Jocelyne)
* HughNote: From Sister Costeau (Watcher's Reach Refugees)
* Jocelyne
* General Maliphant – a deserter from the Imperial Army of Orlais; highest ranking leader in the Graves
* Pascal
* PhyllydiaNote: Ser Auguste's Messages (Phyllida)
== Combat dialogue ==
The Freemen will sometimes shout battle-cries unique to them in addition to standard generic combat dialogue shared by all humanoid enemies.
:"No crown! No nobles! No Inquisition!"
:"The Dales belong to the Freemen!"
:"The Dales are ours now!"
:"The Inquisition will take your freedoms! Kill them!"
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== Trivia ==
* Outside of the the scattered groups of leaderless Freemen, who are hostile to the Inquisition, only Duhaime's and Gordian's, both agents of the Elder One, are actually enemies of the Inquisition by default. The rest of the Freemen groups led by Maliphant, Costeau, and Auguste attack the Inquisition in self defense out of confusion. However, there is no option to resolve the conflict peacefully.
== Gallery ==
Note from sister costeau.png|Found in the Veridium Mine; to unknown, from Costeau
Note from sister costeau 2.png|Found in the Veridium Mine; to Hugh, from Costeau, about Duhaime
Scribbled note.png|Freemen Orders after Costeau's death
Seraugustemessages.png|Found in Argon's Lodge; to Auguste, from Gael
Auguste elven glyphs note.png|The Elven Glyphs; to Gael, from Auguste
Seraugustemessages2.png|Found in Argon's Lodge; to Phyllida, from Auguste
Scribblednotes.png|Looted from Freemen after Auguste's death
Note Text - Duhaime's Notes (Watcher's Reach Rats).png|Found in Villa Maurel's locked courtyard pavilion; Duhaime's Notes
Duhaimenotes.png|Found in Villa Maurel's courtyard pavilion; about Auguste & Maliphant
Duhaime elven glyphs note.png|The Elven Glyphs; to Pascal, from Duhaime
The elven glyphs note.png|The Elven Glyphs; to Duhaime, from Pascal
Scribblednotescaroll.png|Looted from freemen after Duhaime's death
Note Text - A Letter to Maliphant.png|A Letter to Maliphant
Red Templar Orders.png|Red Templar Orders about Maliphant
Red Templar Correspondence (Knight-Captain).png|Red Templar Correspondence about Maliphant
Codex Entry - Maliphant's Journals (1).png|Maliphant's Journal 1st excerpt
Codex Entry - Maliphant's Journals (2).png|Maliphant's Journal 2nd excerpt
Codex Entry - Maliphant's Journals (3).png|Maliphant's Journal 3rd excerpt
Unsigned scribbled notes.png|Freemen Orders after Maliphant's death
Freemen Orders - Scribbled Notes (Inquisition bastards).png|Freemen Orders after all leaders' death
Freemen_messages_gordian.png|Freemen messages to unknown, from Gordian
Freemen_messages.png|Freemen messages to unknown, from Gordian
Freemen_messages_gus.png|Freemen messages to Jocelyne, from Gus
Benji_note.png|A letter to Dorabelle, from Benji
== References ==
Category:Groups
Category:Freemen of the Dales