Josephine Montilyet-Trevelyan

Lady Josephine Montilyet-Trevelyan Is The Head Of The Antivan Family Montilyet and The Matriarch Of The Orlaisen Branch Of The Trevelyan Family. Once Ambassador To The Inquisition, Josephine Later Resigned and Became A Loving Mother To Her Children.

## Background

### Early Life and History

Josephine Is The Eldest Daughter and Heir Of The Noble Montilyet Family From Antiva. She Is An Eminent Figure In Diplomacy, Forging Relations With Grace, Charm and Careful Favors. Josephine Worked For Years As Chief Ambassador From Antiva To Orlais and As Such Is Very Familiar With Orlesian Politics. She Possesses A Good Mind For Administration and Understands That Restoring The Inquisition To Its Former Glory Is An Impossible Task Without The Backing Of Thedas's Most Influential Figures. Fortunately, Josephine Enjoys A Challenge and Is Committed In Her Belief That The Inquisitor Is Thedas's Last, Best Chance At Halting The Chaos That Engulfs It.

The Montilyets Were One Of The Major Naval Powers In Antiva Until The Start Of The Blessed Age. They Had Vessels Numbering In The Hundreds, Including A Large Contingent Of Warships, Ostensibly At The Disposal Of The Royal Navy, Actually Charged With Keeping Their Merchant Vessels Safe. Their Cargo Was The Target Of Many Rivaini Pirates and They Became Entangled In Many Rivalries and Vendettas Against Them. They Also Had Strong Ties In Orlais Until Their Falling Out With The Du Paraquettes Over A Question Of Marriage and Fidelity Led To Vicious Infighting, Shocking Betrayals and Public Duels. They Were Exiled From Orlais, Which Greatly Crippled Their Fortune. When Josephine Attempts To Restore Her Family's Landed Trader Status In Orlais, She Becomes A Target Of Assassins From The House Of Repose.
Josephine Was A Former Bard Who Got Into The Life With A Bunch Of Other Nobles From Antiva, Enticed By The Romanticism. However, During The Mission, She Encountered A Rival Bard and Killed Him By Accident. When She Removed The Man's Mask, She Saw That It Had Been A Former Friend Of Hers. This Caused Her To Renounce The life, and Violence In General.

### Inquisitorial Ambassador and Courtship

Leliana, an old friend of Josephine, enlisted her as the newly created Inquisition's diplomatic advisor and emissary. She refers to Josephine as "Josie."

After meeting the Heralds of Andraste, Josephine becomes engaged in a debate with Marquis DuRellion, who politely protests the Inquisition's presence in Haven. When The Leader Of The Heralds, Anasterian Trevelyan Argued The Point Of The Faithful Needing Shelter As The Heralds response, Josephine performs a shrewd diplomatic word play to get the Marquis to reconsider his stance.

After being forced out of Haven by Corypheus, Josephine joins the rest of the Inquisition as they journey to Skyhold. Upon arrival, as Anasterian is elevated to the rank of Inquisitor and The Other Heralds His Hands, Cassandra calls out to Josephine, asking if their people have been told. Josephine confirms it and promises that the world will soon know. Josephine then lets out a small cheer with the rest of the assembled before catching herself.

As the eldest child of the Montilyet family, Josephine must oversee her family's merchant business in addition to her duties to the Inquisition. To improve their financial standing, she attempts to restore their former place as traders in Orlais. However, her messengers are intercepted and murdered, and the documents permitting the restoration are destroyed. Comte Boisvert in Val Royeaux says that he can provide some information on the subject, in exchange for the Inquisitor's presence at the meeting. Once the Inquisitor agrees to go with Josephine, they journey to Val Royeaux and the estate of Comte Boisvert. Upon meeting the Comte, he produces a copy of a contract of the House of Repose assassins guild, instructing them to target anyone attempting to reinstate the Montilyets in Orlais. The family responsible, the Du Paraquettes, lost their noble status sixty years ago; however, they put out the contract one hundred and nine years ago. A little thing like the death of the contractor is not enough to nullify the bond. Josephine cunningly deduces that the "Comte" is an impostor given how well informed he is. The Repose assassin admits to having bound and gagged the real comte in the closet nearby, and says that the House of Repose wanted to grant Josephine the courtesy of an explanation, as her situation is so unusual. Afterwards, the Inquisitor Choses To kill him.

Afterwards, Josephine seeks to restore the Du Paraquettes' titles to get them to annul the contract. However, Leliana suggests that she send agents into the House of Repose to steal the contract on her life so the guild would not have any cause to attack her, an option that Josephine is opposed to. The Inquisitor chose to authorize Leliana's spies for an infiltration mission at the risk of their lives rather than go with Josephine's intended plan of bludgeoning through bureaucracy. It Was At The End Of This That She and Inquisitor Trevelyan Began Their Relationship.

During the ball at the Winter Palace, Josephine is forced to put up with her sister Yvette, and interrupts every time she attempts to talk about her past. Josephine also advocates preserving Empress Celene's claim to the throne.

Upon returning to Skyhold, Josephine is accosted by a cleric, who insists on having Leliana and Cassandra stand as candidates for the Divine. Josephine politely tells the cleric that the Inquisition needs them for the time being.

During What Pride Had Wrought, Josephine is seen at the forward camp, possibly talking with Empress Celene about events in the Empire as the final battle rages in the background. She worries for the Inquisitor and hopes for his/her safe return.

During Doom Upon All the World, she posits that Corypheus's pet dragon may be coming for the Deep Roads and suggest contacting Orzammar for support, when she is interrupted by the Breach re-opening in the Valley of Sacred Ashes. When the Inquisitor returns to Skyhold victorious, she curtsies before her leader and then embraces her lover and spends the rest of the evening fretting over the details of the celebratory banquet, yet she is relieved she had to prepare for this instead of the end of the world.