Jocelyn Amell

"*If we don't fight for change, then it will never come"*

Jocelyn "Joss" Amell is a human mage from the Kinloch Hold Circle who would eventually become on of the Heroes of Ferelden.

## Overview

### Appearance

Jocelyn is a fair-skinned young woman with dark brown eyes. She has long, straight black hair, which she is quite proud of and usually wears loose. At 5'3", she stands at about average height. She can usually be shown wearing either the uniform of a Grey Warden or Ferelden-style noble clothing with high boots.

### Personality

Jocelyn is a confident woman who knows what she's doing and likes to get things done and get them done quickly. She's very honest with people and has never been afraid to speak her mind. She's also kind and loyal, and always willing to help a friend in need.

Jocelyn has a rather unfortunate tendency to jump to conclusions about people, and in general, hates the Templars and anyone associated with them. That being said, she's rarely openly hostile, preferring a more quiet type of defiance over overt insubordination or disrespect. And although Jocelyn is all too aware that being a Grey Warden has its drawbacks, she also thinks it's the best thing that ever happened to her, as it freed her from a miserable life in the Circle and gained her respect, allowed her to fall in love, and gave her the freedom that she never thought she'd have.

Jocelyn is very proud of her magic, and she found it very frustrating being stuck in the Circle where she couldn't use it for anything. While she believes in the Maker and follows the Andrastian faith, she's a bit jaded and cynical towards the Chantry and especially the Templars for seeing her magic as a curse and something that needs to be controlled. She dreams of - and fights for - freedom for mages and hopes that the Mage-Templar war will change things for the better.

### Talents and Skills

Jocelyn is quite skilled in manipulating the primal forces of lightning and ice, with lightning being her preferred mode of attack. She's also rather adept in the Spirit school of magic and good at spells which nullify other forms of magic and mages, making her quite deadly against enemy mages. She's also quite good with hexes, barriers, and other kinds of defensive magic, although her emphasis on battle magic means that she's not much of a theoretical researcher or healer. She's also intelligent and well-read, and good at finding creative uses for her spells. She's also a skilled seamstress who used to embroider and alter her Circle robes to make them more unique.

## Biography

Jocelyn Amell was the second youngest child of a noble family from Kirkwall, and the daughter of Revka and Martin Amell. Her eldest brother, Jonas, was sent to the Gallows when she was just a child, and her older sisters Raelynn and Charlie were both taken not long after. Shortly after the birth of her younger sibling, Fyodor, her mother disappeared. Fearing the loss of his remaining children, Martin took his two youngest and left Kirkwall to stay with his parents in Ferelden.

Jocelyn's own magic manifested when she was seven, and her grandfather found her making lights in her room during a particularly stormy night. Fearing that she would be taken to the Circle, Martin was quick to tell Jocelyn that she should never use her magic around anyone outside the family, for there were people who would take her away if she did. The reason for Martin's departure to Ferelden became apparent - Jocelyn's grandmother was an escaped Circle mage herself, and began training Jocelyn in the arcane arts.

Unfortunately, her grandmother passed when Jocelyn was twelve and Samuel was nine. And while Jocelyn had been given enough training to hide her powers, Fyodor hadn't. They lost control of their powers one day and the Templars arrived at the house. Jocelyn, knowing that Fyodor would be taken, revealed herself as a mage to the Templars and voluntarily turned herself in to serve as her sibling's interpreter.

Jocelyn resented the loss of her freedom, but while she did calm down after a rough first couple months, she never really accepted the Circle. She just learned that open rebellion was pointless and doomed to fail, so she found quieter, more harmless ways of rebelling, embracing her magic and encouraging others to do the same, and refusing to listen to most of what the Chantry had to say. She learned how to put a toe across the line without ever crossing it, basically. And while she could be aloof and bossy, she was always fiercely protective of Fyodor and quite helpful to her fellow apprentices, making fast friends with Jowan, Nell, and Neria Surana, as well as gaining a pair of older brother figures in Anders and especially Karl. She also gained a rival in Levi Malone, who's bullying she found reprehensible, especially since his noble connections allowed him to get away with it. The two were always competing with each other and trying to outclass each other as both quickly approached their Harrowings.

When she got closer to the Harrowing, she started to notice Jowan acting weird and secretive, but after she learned that he had a girlfriend, she brushed it off, assuming that he was sneaking around to see her.

When Jowan told her that he was going to be made Tranquil, Joss , Nell, and Neria instantly agreed to help he and Lily escape the tower. Joss knew that he could barely light a candle with his magic and didn't believe for a second that he was talented enough to figure out something like blood magic. Jocelyn was shocked and horrified to learn that he really had become a blood mage, but she defended her decision to help him regardless - he was her friend and she wasn't about to let the Templars turn him into a drooling slave. Knowing she faced a death sentence - or worse - if she stayed at the tower, Joss readily accepted Duncan's offer to join the Grey Wardens.