The Enmity Era

9:41 Dragon: Fen'virna, Nevan, and Drasia together

> "*Every great war has its heroes. I'm just curious what kind you'll be.*"
> ― Solas
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> "*I'm doing this because it's my destiny. I will right this world.*"
> ― Nevan Trevelyan
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> "*Corypheus is my responsibility. Everything else doesn't matter.*"
> ― Drasia Hawke
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> "*I'm dying a slow death, Fen'Harel take me if that was all for nothing.*"
> ― Fen'virna Mahariel
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**The Enmity Era** or **Hello's Enmity Era** is an alternate universe set within the Dragon Age games, currently focusing on Inquisition, that involves the Hero of Ferelden - **Fen'virna Mahariel**, the Champion of Kirkwall - **Drasia Hawke**, and the Inquisitor - **Nevan Trevelyan**, all becoming involved with the events of *Dragon Age: Inquisition*. This is a *What If?* AU that follows Hello83433's canon protagonists in one continuous universe, interacting with each other and the events of other games. This AU also features the children of Drasia Hawke, Anaiah and Neros. In the future events of *Dragon Age: Dreadwolf*, the crew will be joined by a new protagonist known currently as **Vræda**.

## **Involved Characters**

### **FEN'VIRNA MAHARIEL**

**Fen'virna Mahariel** (born 9:11 Dragon), also known as "The Hero of Ferelden" and the Warden Commander of Ferelden, is a Dalish elf of clan Sabrae. Raised by the clan after her parents' deaths, Fen'virna grew accustomed to hunting and fighting before an accident led to her recruitment in the Grey Wardens. Reluctantly, she fought her way through Ferelden and defeated the Archdemon Urthemiel. She later helped restore the Warden order in Fereldan and defeated an intelligent darkspawn known as The Architect.

Fen'virna spent her time after 9:31 Dragon rebuilding the Ferelden order alongside her bondmate, Zevran. With a decent population of Wardens in Vigil's Keep, Fen'virna went searching for a cure in 9:36 Dragon, Zevran following her the whole way. Her search was interrupted in 9:41 when a giant hole appeared in the sky. Knowing that something was very wrong, Fen'virna made her way to Haven in search for answers. Her initial search, just like her search for the cure, bore only more questions and the new world threat forced Fen'virna to suspend her search for a cure and join the Inquisition.

### **DRASIA HAWKE**

**Drasia Hawke** (born 9:07 Dragon), also known as "The Champion of Kirkwall", is the eldest child of Leandra Amell and Malcom Hawke. Tutored by her father when her magic manifested, Drasia became an accomplished mage talented with electricity. After her hometown of Lothering was destroyed during the Fifth Blight, Drasia fled with her mother and twin siblings to the city of Kirkwall. She became well-known for her efforts to keep the peace in the city and ultimate decision to support the Templars at the onset of the mage rebellion.

About a year after the events of the Kirkwall explosion, Drasia and her family fled the city, working their way as mercenaries up to Tevinter. While Drasia decided to stay behind in Nevarra to root out a blood mage group, Fenris moved forward to Tevinter. One day in Nevarra, Drasia and her daughter were taken to Haven to help with the Inquisition's efforts in ending the mage-Templar war. After the Conclave exploded, Drasia stuck around, half due to obligation, and half due to being forced to stay.

### **ANAIAH HAWKE**

**Anaiah Hawke** (born 9:36 Dragon) is the eldest child of Drasia Hawke and her partner, Fenris. Originally, few knew of Anaiah’s existence. Although born in Kirkwall, she spent several years of her early life traveling with her parents. She and her mother were brought to Haven and traveled with the Inquisition to Skyhold, where she began studying to pass the time. By the time of the Exalted Council, she has begun to develop an interest in swordplay. Currently, Anaiah is a minor character.

### **NEROS HAWKE**

**Neros Hawke** (born 9:42 Dragon) is Drasia and Fenris' second child. Currently, Neros is a minor character, due to his late arrival in the series.

### **NEVAN TREVELYAN**

**Nevan Trevelyan** (born 9:08 Dragon), also known as "The Herald of Andraste" or "The Inquisitor", is the leader of the Second Inquisition. Hailing from the Noble House of Trevelyan, Nevan is the youngest of three children. She grew up with a fairly sheltered life, tutoring in swordsmanship as more of a pastime than out of necessity. Nevan was content with her simple noble life until one day, an accident at the Conclave changed her life forever.

After the accident at the Conclave, Nevan began working with several high-level individuals to build a military organization and stop the Breach from consuming the world. Following the closing of the Breach, Nevan is working with a few individuals on solving a new threat to Thedas.

## **Enmity Era Plot**

Technically the universe starts in *Dragon Age; Origins*, although the major differences don't begin until the end of *Dragon Age 2* and entirely branches in *Inquisition*. The major plot is roughly followed, with the addition of Drasia and Fen'virna some circumstances and choices are altered. This AU will continue into *Dragon Age: Dreadwolf*, though to what extent remains to be seen.

Cassandra managed to wring Drasia Hawke's location out of Varric and promptly sets off to bring her to Haven. When she returns, unwilling mage in tow, Leliana brings her to see the only survivor of the explosion at the Conclave, Noblewoman Nevan Trevelyan - who is not in any state to be answering questions. Things only get more complicated when the Hero of Ferelden, a spitfire archer, and her lover, Zevran Arainai, show up hoping to aid the Wardens of Thedas in some way and save the world once again.

What happens when you place a mistrusting elf, a murderous refugee, and a "done with this shit" noblewoman in the same building? You get one hell of a shitshow.

### **9:36 - 9:40 DRAGON**

With relative stability of the Ferelden Grey Wardens, Fen'virna left the Order in the hands of Warden-Constable Nathaniel Howe and reconnected with her bondmate, Zevran, to start a quest looking for a cure to the Calling. Beginning her search in Soldier's Peak, she researched many Grey Warden holds and outposts, following what few leads she turned up on the history of the Calling, the Joining, and the blood magic used in Grey Warden rituals. Avernus was of some help, but his research was slow and was more often than not used to eliminate certain theories rather than give her a lead.

Meanwhile in the Free Marches, Drasia Hawke gave birth to her daughter, Anaiah. Although she was overfilled with love for her new baby, Drasia couldn't help but worry about the state of the city. She could feel tensions growing and the slim thread of peace would eventually snap. In 9:37 Dragon it did. Anders bombed the Kirkwall Chantry and instigated the mage-Templar war, with Drasia deciding to assist the Templars in regaining control of the city. Drasia stayed in Kirkwall for several months after; partly to try and do damage control and partly to give Anaiah some stability. Eventually, Drasia, Fenris, and Anaiah were forced to flee Kirkwall due to growing tensions between the Champion and the citizens of the city. The family moved north-west with no real goal in mind, earning coin as mercenaries dealing with slavers, rogue mages, and Templars.

### **MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE CONCLAVE**

Drasia and her daughter Anaiah were traveling through Nevara working their way towards Tevinter to meet up with Fenris when the pair were found by Cassandra Pentaghast and Cullen Rutherford and left with no choice but to follow them to Haven, where the beginnings of the Inquisition claimed home. The group returned about two months before the Conclave was to take place and Drasia's purpose, being the Champion of Kirkwall, was to attempt to curtail the chaos the mage rebellion was creating around the world. During this time, Drasia spread word of the Conclave that was set to take place at the Temple of Sacred Ashes to any mages or Templars that would listen to her. Although they were treated well in the time leading up to the conclave, Drasia was not happy with her new situation and was noted to fight near constantly with Varric Tethras, the man that had once been her companion but now had been the one to give up her location. On the week leading up to the Conclave, it was decided that Drasia would not attend, as she was deemed too important to risk; a decision that proved wise when, during the fourth day of negotiations, the temple exploded, killing everyone in the area, save for one woman.

The woman, who was reported to have walked out of the Fade, was imprisoned almost immediately despite being unconscious. Cassandra tasked both Drasia and an elven apostate named Solas with watching over the prisoner and studying the strange magical mark on her hand. The two mages watched the woman for several weeks, her condition overall neither deteriorating nor improving, before she finally woke up.

### **AFTERMATH OF THE CONCLAVE**

The woman, who introduced herself as Nevan Trevelyan, was clueless as to the chaos unleashed upon the world. Although hesitant to help due to the suspicion she was treated with, she did offer aid in whatever way she could. Cassandra and Drasia guided her through the gorge, where they met up with Solas and Varric and continued as a group. However, tensions were still high, Drasia suspected Nevan was lying about not being a mage, and Nevan was getting increasingly uncomfortable at the group continuing to question and accuse her of things she had no clue about.

Nevan elected to charge with the soldiers on the mountain, and met the first person that didn't blame her for this mess, Cullen Rutherford. Cullen and Drasia seemed surprised to see each other, but there was no time for extended conversation as he helped his men off the field and Nevan and her group continued forward to the now destroyed Temple of Sacred Ashes. The Breach was even bigger up close, and Nevan was unsure that her mark could work against something that big. Despite her doubts, after a battle against several demons, including a pride demon, Nevan was able to successfully close the Breach, albeit not completely as its scar remained in the sky. Shortly after she passed out from exhaustion. The Breach would need to be dealt with again, but for now, all was as well as it could be.

Once back at Haven, Drasia again argued with Seeker Cassandra Pentaghast over essentially kidnapping her and her daughter. Now that the Inquisition had a savior, one that could successfully deal with The Breach, Drasia argued her services were no longer needed and thus, she had no purpose serving the Inquisition. Cassandra argued back, claiming that the Mage-Templar War was still afoot and that her experience would be necessary in finally bringing about a resolution. As it was, the budding Inquisition was but a small force with very little supplies, connections, and authority, and any assistance was absolutely vital in these beginning days. Drasia suspected she was still not actually free to leave, and resigned herself to her indefinite stay in Haven, albeit as far away from Cassandra as possible.

## Miscellaneous

* In addition to the nicknames in-game, Varric has also nicknamed the following people:
	+ Fen'virna ― Snowdrop
	+ Zevran ― Shadow
	+ Nathaniel ― Righteous
	+ Drasia ― Killer
* Nevan actually slapped Drasia when she suggested sacrificing herself in the fade. This was to knock sense into her and Drasia holds this as one of her lowest moments for believing her daughter would be okay without her. She hasn't told anyone else about this an neither has Nevan.
* Fen'virna has tried to fight not only Drasia, but Blackwall and Leliana as well.
* Zevran told Nevan that the Crows were hired to kill her brother.

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