Calliphora Surana

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## Background

Calliphora was born 9:13 Dragon in the Denerim Alienage to two city elves - Arwen Surana and an unnamed father. Her father, confronted by the idea of parenthood at such a young age, left Arwen when their daughter was barely a month old, and she was raised by her single mother, with help from the alienage's community. She had a rather uneventful early childhood, beyond the usual struggles that came with poverty and living as an elf.

Somewhere between the ages of six and seven, her magic revealed itself, and Arwen, fearful of losing her daughter, attempted to hide Calliphora's burgeoning ablities. These efforts soon proved to be futile, however, as her abilities quickly grew in scale and became impossible to conceal. Within a few months Calliphora was apprehended by the Templars and quickly taken to Kinloch Hold.

Upon her arrival to the Circle tower, Calliphora was initially extremely fearful and disruptive, and her odd behaviours quickly made her the target of bullying among her peers. One incident in particular earned her the disparaging nickname Maggots, after she created a secret stash of leftovers out of fear of food scarcity, unaware that the food would spoil and attract bugs. While she was shunned by most of her peers, she caught the attention of Jowan, another bullied apprentice, and the two of them quickly bonded over their victimhood. An older apprentice, Karl Thekla, took pity on the young mages, and brought them under his wing. By the age of ten Calliphora had grow incredibly confident and headstrong under his guidance, almost the opposite of the nervous little elf brought in three years prior, and she considered the two boys to be like brothers.

She proved to be a difficult student - powerful and talented beyond her years, but forgetful, easily-distracted, and with a general distaste for academia that frustrated many of her teachers. This combination of factors led to the First Enchanter Irving taking her as his personal apprentice, believing she required more one-on-one attention to ensure she did not squander her perceived potential.

At the age of seventeen, she completed her Harrowing in record time, becoming one of the youngest mages in years to have passed. That same day, her friend Jowan begged her to help him escape out of fears he was to be made tranquil, and though she had her reservations, she agreed. Over the next day Calliphora, Jowan, and a Chantry initiate named Lily - Jowan's sweetheart - planned and executed a heist to destroy his phylactery and enable his escape. Though successful in the destruction of the phylactery, the trio were caught at the very last minute, and in a fit of desperation Jowan turned to blood magic to escape. The Knight-Commander Greigor demanded the remaining two be punished for their part in Jowan's escape, and had the visiting Warden-Commander Duncan not intervened, Calliphora likely would have been imprisoned further, made tranquil, or executed. Instead, she was was recruited into the Grey Wardens, and left with Duncan for Ostagar.

## Approval

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When not selected as the protagonist, Calliphora is relatively simple to gain approval for, so long as you approach her with friendliness and make "moral" decisions. While she will initially act shy and suspicious of the Warden, by joking with her, indulging in her interests, and making her feel intelligent and needed, she will quickly open up. Her approval can also be earned by expressing kindness towards Alistair, Leliana, Rasmodeus or Beauregard, speaking positively about mages, taking actions that might offend authority figures, and refusing reward when completing side-quests involving helping the needy.

Conversely, one can lose approval with her by being needlessly cruel, bringing attention to her lack of knowledge around many basic things, belittling her, or expressing negative opinions towards mages and/or elves. Executing Jowan will generate a large hit to approval, as will telling him to run away. Taking the Templar specialization also causes her to disapprove, and if the player has that specialization when choosing to purge the Circle tower, she will permanently leave the party (A non-Templar Warden will instead receive a large disapproval hit). At lower approval (-30) she will begin to bicker with the Warden and criticize their leadership decisions. At middling disapproval (-50), she becomes extremely difficult to win over, as many dialogue options that once generated approval will now be neutral or even disapproving, and gifts other than her personal quest one will cease generating approval. If the Warden reaches maximum disapproval (-100) with her she will challenge them to a duel the next time they return to camp, demanding they turn over leadership to her or face the consequences. On a successful persuasion check she can be talked out of fighting and will instead permanently leave the party, but otherwise she must be fought to the death. Depending on your relationship with the other companions, some may side with her during the battle. Additionally, if the Warden allows the Tevinter slavers in the Alienage to continue their operations, she will turn on the Warden, regardless of her previous approval.

Occasionally, placing her in the party will cause her to react as though she has been given a gift worth +1 approval.

## Romance

Calliphora is only a romance option if not selected as the protagonist, and is exclusive to female Wardens. If neither she nor Leliana are romanced, she will enter a relationship with Leliana. She will rebuff any flirtations from a Templar-specialized Warrior until she is at +60 approval.