Uther Surana

From a simple mage from the tower.

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To a battle-hardened spirit Warrior/shapeshifter/keeper

Uther Surana: (born 9:10 Dragon) born dalish but because he had magic he was abandoned by his clan when he was around 7-8 years old. Not too far from the circle Tower on Lake calenhad, he managed to make it to the tavern where a Templar found him and took him across to the tower where he would remain for the next 12 years.

## Overview

### **Physical Appearance**

Uther has brown hair, his skin has a light tan across it, sharp blue eyes he has a tattoo on the right side of his face.

### **Personality**

He was very humble and fold the rules of the circle to the letter. When he was recruited Into the Grey wardens Uther ended up discovering he had a natural talent as a negotiator.

### **Talents and Skills**

Uther is a skilled healer as well as a master of elemental magic. Because of the fifth blight he ended up picking up skills no circle mage would no. you learn how to shapeshift from morrigan. He also became an Arcane Warrior ditching the staff in favor of a sword, he picked up blood magic and the skills of a keeper after the blight.

## Biography

### **History**

* Born into clan Surana.
* his father was one of the clans hunters and mother while his mother was the Clans herbalist.
* when he was six years old his father started teaching how to use a sword, while his mother started teaching herbalism.
* but everything changed when Uther was around Seven-eight years old because it was then that it was discovered that he was gifted with the potential to harness magic.
* Since Clan Surana Keeper already was traning a first, she had no choice but to send Uther way giving him a pack with some supplise and sent the boy on his way. [most shemlen do not know this but most dalish clan cannot support having more than two Mages (Keeper and First). since there trying to maintain a low profile]
* Uther manged to make his way to lake Calenhad tavern were a templar who had been meeting with her husband found him and took him to the tower.
* When Uther was eigthteen pay homage to his Dalish Heritage by getting a tattoo on the right side of his face.
* After passing his harrowing Uther Surana is conscripted by Duncan after failing to stop his best friend from escaping the tower. he accompanies Duncan and a Dwarven conscript by the name of Gravrok Brosca, to castle Cousland in highever to retrieve the final Grey Warden recruit who end up being the arls Daughter Jacqueline Cousland.

### **In-game**

**Dragon Age: Origins**

* Uther, Gravrok, Jaccqueline, along with Alistair and the other two recruits are sent into the Kokiri Wilds just outside of ostagar to retrieve darkspawn blood as well as the treaties.
* After acquiring darkspawn blood, their task for the treaties met a detour involving two witches living in the Wilds: Morrigan and her mother. After some cryptic advice, the treaties were returned and the Joining commenced. Uther, Gravrok, Jaccqueline were the only survive the ceremony, becoming a Grey Warden in more than name.
* The Battle of Ostagar began shortly thereafter. The result was catastrophic, as darkspawn overwhelmed the army, slaying King Cailan and most of the Grey Wardens, including Duncan. Despite Uther, Gravrok, Jaccqueline, and Alistair lighting the signal beacon, Teyrn Loghain did not charge according to plan and retreated from the field with his soldiers. As darkspawn surged up the tower, the four Wardens were rescued by Morrigan's mother, revealed to be Flemeth. The following day, plans were made to utilize the previously acquired treaties to replace the army lost at Ostagar, as well as seek assistance from Arl Eamon, who still had his forces.
* Morrigan joined the party and brought the six of them maded there way the village of Lothering disposed of the bandits preying upon refugees. They learned many things, helped many locals, and were joined by two more members: Leliana, a Chantry lay sister claiming to be following a vision, and a convicted giant among men known as Sten.
* after leaving lothering the party of eight decided to make camp and get some sleep before planning there next move. Uther, Gravrok, Jaccqueline have a dream about the death trenches as well as the archdemon, the three of them end up waking up in a cold sweat Alistair uses that as the opportunity to explain the dreams that gray wardon have.

***The history becomes muddied at this point, as scholars cannot agree on the precise order of certain events, but the following is known.***

* while traveling to Lake calenhad the party encountered a merchant and purchased a controller rod for a Golem off him. the party then finsh there terk to Kinloch Hold, it was revealed that Uldred had taken over the tower with blood mages and demons. using the abilities of shapeshifter Uther had lurned from Morrigan slaughtered his way up to Uldred and rescued the surviving mages, including First Enchanter Irving. They were also aided by Wynne, who survived the battle at Ostagar.
* after returning to camp uther gifted Morrigan with the black grimoire that she mention to him in a conversation.
* As the party travelled to Honnleath, they were interrupted by an attack by the crows that they easily defeated one of crows happens survive by the name of zevran who Gravrok decided to conscript, they continued on their way to the destination where upon they recruited the sapient golem known as Shale.
* Upon reaching Redcliffe (confirmed to be the secound "major" destination on their travels), Uther, Gravrok, Jaccqueline learned of Alistair's royal lineage and helped defend the village from marauding undead, suffering but a single casualty in the battle. Alistair wielded the Green Blade, the sword of Bevin's grandfather, during the defence and returned it to the boy after the battle. Prior to the battle, Uther also met Jetta, Rigby's widow, and realized he never retrieved the lockbox from the Wilds until Gravrok revealing that he had retrieve the lockbox while they were waiting for Uther to awaken so they could set out.
* At Redcliffe Castle, Uther met Jowan once again, who had been hired by Loghain to poison Arl Eamon. Out of desperation, Eamon's son Connor, magically talented and Jowan's "pupil", contacted a demon and became possessed. Unwilling to entertain Jowan's suggestion of a blood magic sacrifice, they opted to seek out assistance from the Circle of Magi.
* the party quickly made their way back to the Tower to get assistance from First Enchanter Irving
* Returning to Redcliffe, Uther entered the Fade with lyrium and dispatched the demon, freeing Connor from its control. He also had Jowan returned to Circle custody for proper punishment. However, Arl Eamon was still unconscious, requiring the Sacred Ashes to fully revive him.
* The group returned to camp prepare themselves for the long trip to Denerim. to begin following Brother Giovanni's Trail.
* While at camp Jacqueline Learns that Alister has a "half Sister" and that he wants to meet her.
* the next morning while on the road to Denerim there attacked by assassins who had been hired to kill Liliana.
* after stopping for the night. Gravrok talks with Liliana finding out about Marjolaine
* once in denerim the group splits up to deal with some personal matters, Gravrok and Liliana go to eliminate Marjolaine, Jacqueline and Alister go to have a chat with a woman he thinks is his half sister.
* after doing with their personal business Alistair and Leliana are successfully hardened back at camp that night.

* the urn of sacred ashes is successfully found and remain untainted. And quickly cure the arl of Redcliffe.

* during Paragon of her own kind Gravrok insistence that they aid Bhelen to become king not just because his sister's patroned to him, since he grow up cast less he knows better then any one that harrowmont would be a bad choice.
* the trio halp Shale discover her past.
* Uther took a small group with him to face off against flemeth to get her grimoire.
* during nature of beast quest they broke the curse gaining the aid of the dalish elves.
* with the lands meet the warden successfully turn the nobles against Loghain and Anora, this results in a duel Alistair kills loghain after their duel ascending to the throne with Jacqueline be his sided as the new queen.
* unbeknownst to the others Uther performs the dark ritual with Morrigan in order to ensure their survival.
* during the battle of denerim Jac kills the archdemon, she is the one history remembers with the title of hero of ferelden

**Post-game**

* King Alister and Jacqueline wed making her the new queen of ferelden, stepping down from her role as Warden.
* Gravrok Brosca ops to go into politics becoming Chancellor of ferelden & General of the Royal Army, he takes a brief leave from to investigate amgarrak on his brother-in-law's behalf. He was often spotted with Liliana by his side.
* Uther Surana began his search for Morrigan.

**Dragon age: awakening**

* Uther Surana has to take a break from a search for morrigan taking on the role arl of amaranthine as well as Warden commander of ferelden.
* Uther showed compassion and chose to conscript Nathaniel Howe Into the Grey Wardens, as a way to redeem his family name.
* oghren and felsi rekindle their marriage with help from Uther.
* he also completed the personal requests of his other companions.
* he successfully save both the keep and amaranthine.
* Uther chose to spare the architect.

**Dragon age: witch hunt**

Roughly a year after the defeat of the Archdemon and the ending of the Fifth Blight, word had reached Warden Commander Uther of reports of a woman in the southern wilderness that fits Morrigan's description not wanting for the lead to go cold Uther wasted no time in tracking down the woman he loved.

Uther travels to Flemeth's Hut with a Dog. Inside the old building, he encounters Ariane, a Dalish warrior who is trying to recover a book that was stolen from her clan by Morrigan. She tells the Warden that the subject of the book was on Eluvian, although the meaning of the word has been lost along with their culture, destroyed long ago by the Tevinter Imperium. The book itself was originally stolen from the Circle of Magi by an apostate elf mage before ending up in the possession of her clan's Keeper, and Ariane believes that the Circle may have more books like it. Since Uther is a former circle mage he is welcome amongst the Circle, unlike the Dalish Elves, she asked Uther to take her there.

* **Circle Tower**

Uther, Dog, and Ariane travel to the Circle Tower, in order to access the library and find a book similar to one that Morrigan stole, in the hopes that they can discover her plan. You are free to explore the Apprentice Quarters unsupervised. After finding these books, the party engages in a dialogue with Finn [who was surprised to see Uther], a mage scholar of languages and Tevinter history, who recognizes the word "Eluvian", and that it refers to a magical elven mirror. He explains that the Tevinter mages tried to activate the full power of the Eluvian after they captured them from Arlathan, but only managed to use them as communications portals. Ariane recounts a story of another Dalish Clan that lost two young scouts when they chanced upon a cave with a mysterious mirror inside.

Finn informs Uther that he has been chatting to a statue of Eleni Zinovia, kept in the Tower Basement. To unlock the basement, they must first acquire the key from Hadley. Hadley explains that something has caused the Sentinels in the basement to malfunction and attack even the mages of the Tower, so he is keeping it locked until something can be done. The Warden can convince him that the Sentinels will not be a problem, and Hadley will hand over the key.

Upon entering the basement, Uther is attacked by the Sentinels, who upon being sufficiently damaged, temporarily reveal Veil Tears. Once these have been defeated, nearby Sentinels will no longer be hostile and will return to their posts. Upon reaching the statue, conversation with it is fruitless as it is panicked about something. Mabari Dominance can be activated on the nearby 'Landmark Artifact'. Finn speculates that this is likely due to the tears in the Veil, and advises fixing all of them to rectify the problem. After closing all the Veil tears, the Warden may now converse with the statue. The statue advises them that they require shards of a broken Eluvian, as well as the Lights of Arlathan from Cad'halash, and that they must perform a scrying ritual to find other Eluvians.

* **Cadash Thaig**

The party travels to Cadash Thaig, where Finn explains that there is a slight hitch to finding the Lights of Arlathan - the Dalish Elves likely used magic to hide them from all but those of Dalish blood. Given that Ariane is of such lineage, her blood could be used in a spell to uncover them, but which obviously requires a 'donation' of it. Mabari Dominance can be activated on the 'Landmark Stone' at the base of a large statue, located on a landing between two bridges near the Thaig entrance.

Throughout Cadash Thaig are various pieces of lore, which when read, will piece together a missing chapter of Elven history, detailing the fate of refugee elves who eventually settled in the location of the Thaig, "Cad'halash". See The History of Cad'halash.

Finn informs Uther that he has also used magic to reveal 'Magical Vortices', that when stood in allow a person to see the flow of magical energy, which will inevitably be drawn to the location of the Lights - merely following the energy will reveal the location where they are hidden.

If Uther walks over the location of a Light, Finn will automatically cast the spell to uncover them. There are four Lights in total, and picking up each one will summon Ancient Elven Guardians (elite rank or higher) of varying class and number to attack the party. After battling through the resident Darkspawn recovering all four, Finn will tell the Warden that he knows of a suitable location for the scrying ritual. Exit to the World Map, and head to the Elven Ruins.

* **Elven Ruins**

upon arriving at the Elven ruins, Ariane ask Uther about the ring he's been fiddling with after explaining the rings significance she then asks what he will do when they find her. All he says is that he hopes to rekindle the relationship they had during the blight as well as meet his child. Inside the cave, the party is attacked by elves who seem to be infected with a disease similar to the Darkspawn taint. After dodging various traps and defeating the Infected Keymaster located in the south side of the dungeon, the party loots the key and locates the broken Eluvian shard. Finn will begin the ritual, warning the party of 'unwanted attention'. Uther, Ariane, and Dog must then fight off the waves of Shades that will appear and attack him.

* **Dragonbone Wastes**

The party travels to the Dragonbone Wastes, fighting their way through Cultists, Dragonlings, and Drakes. In a large clearing before the descent into the ground, the party is ambushed by a giant unknown creature, which Ariane recognises as a Guardian created by the Elven Gods to protect their people - the mythical Varterral. Why it attacks the party, and even Ariane, is never revealed.

* **The Nest**

The party enters the site where Uther defeated the Mother a few mouths ago. Behind where the Mother was entrenched, a path leads out to an island where Morrigan is seen pacing back and forth in front of the activated Eluvian. Dog is overjoyed and begins happily jumping around Morrigan. Uther than strikes of conversation with Morrigan and reveals that she has given birth to a male child, who is unaware of his background and is safe in another location. Morrigan tells Uther that the world is about to change greatly, and that she needs more time and more power to prepare for what is to come She also brings up the subject of her mother Flemeth, and told Uther she survived his attack on her. Uther and Morrigan kiss and then walk into the Eluvian portal together.

## **Relationships**

Morrigan: At first Uther was drawn to her because she intrigued him, which inevitably led to him falling for her.

Kieran: his son that he cares a great deal for, and it's part of the reason why he's risking everything to find a cure.

Gravrok Brosca: throughout the course of the fifth blight he had come to view him as an older brother.

Jacqueline Cousland: throughout the course of the fifth blight Uther, started viewing her almost like a younger sister.

Alister: he considers him to be his best friend.

Nathaniel Howe: he's a close friend as well as the second-in-command of ferelden grey Wardens.

## **Miscellaneous**

canonically in my headcanon Uther Surana is the the most powerful elf in thedas prior to Inquisitor. Because not only is he a mage, who no longer has to adhere to the circle. Uther also hold true political power as the arl of Amaranthine, make them the first elf in modern thedas to be granted a noble title. On top of all of that Surana is also the leader of the ferelden branch of the gray Wardens.