Maxwell Trevelyan

**Maxwell Trevelyan** is a former Templar, a noble of Ostwick, and Comte of Kirkwall. He is the husband of Seeker Cassandra Pentaghast, and a loyal member of the Inquisition. He is the brother of Evelyn Vael and brother-in-law of Sebastian Vael, and the son of Gwyneth and Cedric Trevelyan.

## History

Originating in the dual walled Free Marcher city of Ostwick, the Trevelyans are a noble house noted for their piety and connections within the Chantry and the Templar Order. Younger members of the family are often expected to follow a career in service of the Chantry either as a member of the Chantry itself or as a Templar, regardless of their personal feelings or motivations. Many members of the family presently serve as members of the chantry and the Trevelyans are reliably on a first name basis with most of the Chantry in Ostwick.
The Trevelyans have relatives among the nobility of Nevarra and the Tevinter Imperium, including House Pavus. The Trevelyans also maintain a relationship with the Montilyet family of Antiva.

### Early Life

The Trevelyans are nobility from Ostwick, a city-state on the southern coast of the Free Marches. It is an old and distinguished family, in good standing among its peers, and with strong ties to the Chantry. Its youngest sons and daughters—those third- or fourth-born children with little chance of becoming heirs—often join the Chantry to become templars or clerics. As the youngest child, Lord Maxwell Trevelyan was expected to follow suit... until the disaster at the Conclave.

## Involvement

Maxwell was present at the Temple of Sacred Ashes as a representative of his family's interests, along with other distant relatives in the Chantry.

## Physical Description

He is of average height, barely taller than Cassandra. He has long golden blonde hair and matching honey-colored eyes. He has a small scar on his right eyebrow, and a long scar on his left jawline, hidden by a well-groomed handsome beard. His skin is tanned and slightly sun-burnished by time spent outdoors. He has an authoritative English accent. He has a strong brow and nose, and a large lower lip.

## Personality

He is modest in temper and bold in deed, as are the rest of his family. He is loyal, reliable, and kind. He believes in working hard to take care of his community. He is less concerned with being in the spotlight than with teamwork and fair treatment. He believes in keeping his word, sparing people's feelings, and working hard to create unity and camaraderie in a group. He is a devout Andrastian. He thinks he is always right due to his insular upbringing of nobility and religion, he is very intolerant of magic and thinks everyone must agree.

## Tropes

* The Ace: According to another mage from the Ostwick Circle that can be found in Redcliffe, Trevelyan was one of the most talented mages in their Circle.
* Badass Family: Mentioned; according to Dorian, there was a Trevelyan three ages back in his family tree, making them possibly distantly related, though Dorian can't directly confirm it. Trevelyan also has a large number of relatives, possibly even a few siblings, in the Templars.
* Blue Blood: If human, the Inquisitor hails from the Trevelyan family, which is part of the aristocracy in the Free Marches city of Ostwick. This has the effect of giving the Inquisition an air of legitimacy in noble circles, particularly during the quest which takes them to the imperial court of Orlais. This tends to be negated if the Inquisitor is also a mage.
* Forgotten Fallen Friend: It is stated in their bio that Trevelyan attended the Conclave with other family members. Similar to a Lavellan who loses their clan, there is no point in-game where they acknowledge or express grief over this, even if you pick the dialogue options stating they were on good terms with their family. Though you can express sorrow and Survivor's Guilt over the people who died in the Conclave, so at least there's that.
* Royals Who Actually Do Something: An Inquisitor born into nobility is just as kickass as those who were not.
* Spare to the Throne: Trevelyan is the youngest of at least threenote  in a high-ranking noble family and was slated to join the Chantry due to their expected lack of inheritance, having many relatives who have done the same. Dialogue options allow the player to state whether Trevelyan has a strong relationship with their family, that they are The Unfavorite, or something in between.
* Warrior Prince: Trevelyan is part of a noble family, and very skilled in combat.
* Youngest Child Wins: Like Sebastian, the human Inquisitor was spare to the spare as the youngest child of a Bann of Ostwick, and was either shipped off to the Circle at a young age or expected to join the Templars or Chantry as an adult, regardless of their feelings on the matter.

## Relationships

### Advisors

* Cullen
* Leliana
* Josephine

### Inquisitors

* Ellana
* Malika
* Kaaras

### Companions

* Cassandra
* Solas
* Sera
* Cole
* Vivienne
* Blackwall
* Dorian
* Iron Bull
* Varric

He thinks she is undeserving of someone like him when he thinks she is being weak, namely by tolerating those the Chantry would not. He likes that they have so much in common, that he can charm her with his gentlemanly chivalric romantic overtures, and that she is a mighty Amazonian woman warrior.