Marian Hawke (drbonesmctwerk)

## Marian Hawke

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"Cheap advice from a dragon."

## Overview

### **Physical Appearance**

Marian is a relatively short human woman with pale skin, black hair, and blue eyes. She has a wiry build that causes many to underestimate her, despite her "Champion" status.

She likes to dress in practical clothing but often does her makeup with dark, sultry eyes and red lip stains. She also smears red paint across her face before any potential battle to emulate the mabari war paint, an homage to her Ferelden heritage.

### **Personality**

A Purple-but-leans-blue Hawke, Marian always has a witty phrase or three handy, but knows when to be kind and diplomatic. As the oldest of the Hawke siblings, she feels a great sense of responsibility to her family.

### **Talents and Skills**

Snarky comebacks, getting into (and usually out of) trouble, dual-wielding daggers, flash-stepping.

## Biography

### **History**

Malcolm and Leandra traveled to Ferelden while pregnant with her. With the arrival of the twins, Bethany grew closest to their father, and Carver to their mother. Often left on her own, found a mabari that took to her. When father died, took on role of provider, as her mother's health was beginning to deteriorate.

### **In-game**

Hawke and her family fled Lothering as the darkspawn horde of the fifth blight approached. Although her brother, Carver, died protecting their mother, Flemeth saved the family and helped them get to Gwaren in order to flee to Kirkwall. Hawke's mother expected to return to her estate, but Gamlen informed them that the fortune and mansion were gone. Therefore, Hawke and Bethany agreed to sell their combat services to a local smuggler in order for passage into the quickly-crowded city.

#### **Act I**

After working off their family's debt, Hawke and Bethany met Varric and agreed to work until they could be Bartrand's business partner. After collecting and saving enough money (as well as meeting what would become her inner circle), Hawke set off for the Deep Roads. She and Bethany decided that Bethany would stay behind so that their mother wouldn't have to risk losing them both. Upon Hawke's return with a fortune, Bethany had been discovered. She begged Hawke not to force a confrontation, and so Bethany went to the Gallows, Kirkwall's circle.

#### **Act II**

After buying back her mother's family home, Hawke began to make a name for herself as a new noble and muscle for hire. She caught the Viscount's and Arishok's attention as was made an unofficial go-between.

Hawke entered a romantic relationship with Anders, fully supporting his fight for mages' freedom.

When Carta assassins tried to attack both her and Bethany, Hawke set out to find who put out the contract. Eventually, she came to a Grey Warden prison in which they discovered an ancient darkspawn magister, Corypheus. Corypheus had been controlling the minds of the Wardens to obtain Hawke's blood to open the prison sealed by Malcolm years previously. After (apparently) defeating him, Hawke and her friends returned home.

Hawke's mother was captured and mutilated by a serial killer whom she'd previously investigated. She fell into a deep depression, but Anders and her friends were able to support her through the trauma.

Eventually, tensions with the Qunari reached a boiling point, and the Arishok murdered the Viscount. In order to defend the city and her friend Isabela, Hawke dueled and defeated the Arishok, earning her the title of "Champion of Kirkwall".

#### **Act III**

With a power vacuum in the Viscount's seat, Hawke and Meredith began butting heads more frequently, as Hawke was more popular with the locals, but Meredith sought to consolidate power with the Chantry's backing. With the help of Bethany on the inside and Anders in the shadows, Hawke worked with the mage underground to free as many mages escape as possible.

When Anders destroyed the chantry and killed Grand Cleric Elthina, Hawke supported Orsino and the mages, helping defend them against Meredith. Eventually, she forced a final confrontation with Meredith in which the red lyrium enveloped and killed the latter. Soon after, Hawke left Kirkwall with her inner circle, hoping to dissuade an Exalted March.

### **Post-game**

#### **Inquisition**

After a couple of years in hiding, Hawke traveled to Skyhold at Varric's request. Varric informed her that the Conclave explosion was due to Corypheus somehow surviving, and Hawke felt responsible to see the darkspawn put down for good. After surviving Adamant, she relayed the news to Weisshaupt and then returned to Anders.

#### **Post-Inquisition**

[Subject to change with release of DA4] Hawke and Anders eventually move to Rivain and have a daughter named Leah.

## **Relationships**

### **Family**

* Malcolm Hawke - father. Though very close during her childhood, Malcolm's attention was pulled mostly to Bethany upon her magic's surfacing. Unlike Carver, Hawke did not begrudge them for the situation, instead vowing to start becoming the family's breadwinner.
* Leandra Hawke - mother. She and her mother have a loving relationship, but Hawke sometimes felt the pressure to support the family too strongly in her mother's later years. She felt immense failure and guilt from Leandra's death.
* Carver Hawke - brother, younger by three years. Hawke and Carver often butted heads, but they truly cared for each other. They rough-housed as children and challenged each other to be better warriors. Carver was closest to their mother, so when Leandra lashed out in grief at Hawke, Hawke carried Carver's death for many years.
* Bethany Hawke - sister, younger by three years. Bethany and Hawke are extremely close and consider each other their best friend (aside from Varric for Hawke). Hawke is very protective of Bethany, especially after Carver's death.
* Gamlen Amell - uncle. Though the two are often at odds, Hawke offered for Gamlen to move back to the Amell estate, which Gamlen declined. Their relationship greatly improved when Hawke helped him meet his daughter, Charade.
* Charade Amell - cousin. After losing much of her family, Hawke welcomed Charade into the family with open arms and encouraged her to develop a relationship with her father.
* Fucker - Hawke's faithful mabari. She found the pup at seventeen and the two were inseparable from then on.

### **Romance**

Hawke was attracted to Anders at first sight, but recognized that he was under great emotional distress from having been forced to kill his first love. They nonetheless got on great as friends. She admired his work in the mage underground, wanting to do all she could for mages like her father and sister. She asked him to accompany her to the Deep Roads.

During the next three years, Hawke and Anders began to exchange flirts, though Anders was very careful not to let it go beyond that. Hawke eventually pursued him, and Anders confessed his feelings, stressing that she would never have a normal life with him. Unfazed, Hawke asked him to move in with her.

Following the death of her mother, Anders cared for Hawke and helped her through her depression. For several years, they were happy, and they threw themselves into helping the mage underground. Hawke campaigned for the mages to the nobles while Anders did the "dirty work" in the sewers.

As tensions between mages and templars rose, Anders began to withdraw into himself. Sensing Justice was turning into something darker, Hawke tried to help Anders however she could, but could not reach him before he planted the bomb in the chantry.

When he revealed that he'd blown up the chantry to force a revolution, Hawke was heartbroken that he hadn't trusted her with his plans. She fully supported his ideals, having no love for the circles or the chantry, but still felt betrayal. Anders confessed that he'd tried to kill himself, but Justice would not let him, and so begged Hawke to do it. Hawke refused, saying that she would defend the mages. She had not stopped loving him, nor would she ever, and finally reached him enough to stabilize his duality with Justice.

After the final battle with Meredith, they married in a small ceremony with their friends. When Hawke was called to Skyhold, Anders begged to go with her, but they both agreed that with Corypheus still alive, Anders' Grey Warden blood was too much of a risk, and so Anders did what he could, killing any demons and healing refugees that he came across. A few years after the Inquisition, they had a daughter, a mage named Leah.

### **Companions**

* Varric - Almost instant friends, Hawke trusts Varric with her life. The two have matching senses of humor and pragmatism. When Anders temporarily heals Bartrand's mind and they discover some of what happened with the idol, Hawke persuades Varric to let Bartrand live after it drove him insane. She also persuades Varric to give up the piece that they found years later in the mansion. Their friendship goes so deep that Varric leads Cassandra off her trail, and Hawke responds to his call when it's discovered that Corypheus was still alive.
* Aveline - Though Hawke often finds herself the subject of Aveline's ire, due to the Guard-Captain's great sense of law and order, the two know they can trust each other in battle. Hawke even helps Aveline court Donnic.
* Merrill - Hawke views Merrill like a shard of glass. Fragile and breakable, but potentially deadly. She disapproves of Merrill's blood magic and obsession with her Eluvian, but Hawke helps her nonetheless. She is able to talk down the Dalish clan from killing her after the keeper's death.
* Fenris - The two have a rocky start due to their opposing views on mage freedom. Within a few years, however, they are able to come to a better understanding of the other's point of view, finally comprehending that Tevinter and the south have very different histories and cultures surrounding magic. It helps that they agree that slavery in any form is abhorrent. Hawke helps defend him against Danarius and talks him down from killing his sister.
* Isabela - Hawke and Isabela get along very well and are great drinking buddies. They love to get in trouble routing out lesser gangs in the city and making others blush with raunchy jokes. Hawke fights a duel with the Arishok in order to protect Isabela from capture.
* Sebastian - Hawke liked to tease and fluster the upstanding citizen. Unfortunately, their friendship ended when Hawke refused to kill Anders.
* Tallis - Though always suspicious of her actual intentions, Hawke did not predict that Tallis would be Ben-Hassarath. She helps her escape the dungeons and allows her to leave with the list of names.

### **Other**

* Cullen Rutherford - The two were mostly friendly, as Hawke could see that he was a level-headed man who usually kept Meredith in check. During the final confrontation, Cullen defended Hawke, finally seeing the extreme injustices by Meredith's hand.
* Grand Cleric Elthina - Though she held no outward hostility to the woman, Hawke always remained suspicious of Elthina's intentions to placate the situation in the Gallows.
* Bodahn and Sandal - Though she never asked for their service, she nonetheless accepted the dwarves into her family estate and pays them for several services, such as relaying messages, acquiring goods, and magical enchantments.
* Orana - After saving her from Hadriana, Marian takes in Orana as a paid servant. She enjoys her cooking, especially after her mother's passing. She and Anders even pay for Orana's music lessons.

## **Miscellaneous**

Hawke's perfect night consists of a night at the Hanged Man with good friends, bad drinks, and several rounds of card games.

Though she likes to be feminine with her makeup, she values practicality. Therefore, she keeps her hair short and refuses to wear long, cumbersome dresses (she'll occasionally wear one ankle length or shorter).

She greatly fears losing her inner circle (especially Anders, Varric, and Bethany). She also has a fear of motherhood, which caused some postpartum depression with Leah.

Hawke has a surprisingly good singing voice.

Anders only calls Hawke by her first name, Marian, in private.

She is bisexual.

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