Etrol Brosca (Everhardt)

## Etrol Brosca

Etrol Brosca was the Warden who ended the Fifth Blight. Shortly after being recruited, Etrol was forced to take command of the Order in Ferelden when most of the senior members died in the Battle of Ostagar. He then successfully managed to gather an army to fight the Blight and struck down the Archdemon.

## Overview

### **Physical Appearance**

Etrol is a fair-skinned dwarf with medium length ginger hair and a beard braided into five braids. In addition to the standard casteless brand, he has another brand running across his forehead.

### **Personality**

Etrol is generally mild-tempered and kind. Growing up in the harshness of Dust Town has taught him to value compassion and he tries his best to be helpful to others.

### **Talents and Skills**

Etrol is an incredibly talented warrior. Well trained in defensive combat, he wields his axe and shield with immense skill and wears heavy armor like a second skin.

He is also known to be quite silver-tongued, capable of ending several hostile encounters amicably.

## Biography

### **History**

Etrol was born on Haring 18, 9:08 Dragon in Dust Town to Kalah Brosca and her lover. Unfortunately, Etrol's father left the family only a few months after Etrol was born, seeking a better life on the surface. He was never heard from again. Kalah was an incredibly bitter and abusive mother, constantly beating her children in her drunken stupors.

Etrol's older sister, Rica, was his only source of comfort and support in this harsh life. When Etrol was only fourteen years old, he was recruited into the Carta, where he was trained to fight and kill. Etrol proved incredibly adept at martial combat and soon found himself on Beraht's payroll as a hired thug. Together with his best friend, Leske, he did many jobs for Beraht, some of which really pushed his skills to their limit. Despite this, Etrol never really managed to rise up within the Carta and only ever remained a small time thug.

### **In-game**

In early 9:30 Dragon, Etrol and Leske were given a job by Beraht to rig a Proving that Beraht had bet on. However, when the fighter Beraht had bet on turned out to be drunk, Etrol donned his armor and impersonated him. He managed to beat opponent after opponent and even made it to the final round, until the dwarf he was impersonating drunkenly stumbled out onto the Proving Grounds and revealed him. Etrol and Leske were then brought to the Carta Hideout, where they were forced to fight their way out and even killed Beraht. Before the guards could arrest them again, Etrol was recruited into the Wardens by Duncan, who had been impressed with Etrol's skills.

Duncan then led Etrol to Ostagar, where King Cailan's army set up camp and was preparing to fight the darkspawn horde. It was here that Etrol went through the Joining Ritual. After the Joining, Etrol and Alistair, also a rookie Warden, were sent to the Tower of Ishal to light the beacon that would signal for Teyrn Loghain to flank the darkspawn. Once the battle began, the two Wardens fought their way through the tower, which had been overrun by darkspawn, and lit the beacon. However, Loghain chose to abandon his king and march his forces away from the battlefield. The battle was lost, Cailan and Duncan were killed and Etrol and Alistair were overwhelmed. However, before they could also be killed, Flemeth, the Witch of the Wilds, saved them. After they recovered from their wounds, Flemeth sent the two Wardens, along with her daughter, Morrigan, to Lothering to start their efforts to build an army against the Blight.

After stopping in Lothering to resupply and recruit more help, Etrol ventured to Kinloch Hold to recruit the help of the Circle of Magi. However, upon arriving, Etrol found the Circle under siege from within. Blood mages and abominations had overrun the tower, killing anyone who wouldn't submit to them. Etrol volunteered to help clear out the tower and salvage the situation. His party fought their way through the tower, defeated Uldred, the abomination leading the blood mages, and saved the mages. Grateful for their lives, the mages agreed to help the Wardens fight the Blight.

Etrol then travelled to Redcliffe village, seeking the help of Arl Eamon. But Redcliffe also had problems of its own, as their Arl has fallen ill and an army of undead assailed the village every night. Etrol agreed to help them in their fight. Thanks to his efforts, the village managed to repel the asssault and survive. After the battle was over, Bann Teagan, Arl Eamon's brother, showed Etrol a secret path to the castle before leaving with Isolde, the Arl's wife. Using the secret passageway, Etrol managed to fight his way through the castle and into the main hall. It was here that he discovered that Connor, Eamon's son, had been possessed by a demon. He had been the one to send the undead to attack Redcliffe. Etrol was left with a choice. Either kill Connor, or perform a ritual to send a mage into the Fade and kill the demon their. Etrol chose the latter, employing the help of a blood mage named Jowan, who sacrificed Isolde in order to use her blood to power the ritual. One of Etrol's mage companions then ventured into the Fade, where she confronted and killed the demon, thus freeing Connor. However, Arl Eamon was still sick and the only known remedy was to seek out the Urn of Sacred Ashes.

In his search for more allies against the Blight, Etrol ventured into the Brecilian Forest, seeking out a clan of dalish elves that had set up camp there. But the elves were suffering from the aftermath of a werewolf attack, with many of them suffering from a sickness spread by the beasts. The dalish Keeper, Zathrian, struck a deal with Etrol. He would pledge the service of the dalish to the Warden's cause if Etrol ventured into the depths of the woods, hunted down Witherfang, the original werewolf, and brought Zathrian its heart. With that, Zathrian would be able to cure his people. Etrol went into the forest, fighting through werewolves, sylvans and wild beasts and reached the werewolves' den within an ancient ruin. It was here that he met the Lady of the Forest, a spirit who managed to calm the rage of the werewolves and restored their minds. She revealed that Zathrian had been the one create the werewolf curse in revenge for the deaths of his children. The recent werewolf attack had been meant to prompt Zathrian to lift the curse. Etrol agreed to bring Zathrian back to the Lady and convince him to lift the curse. While Zathrian resisted at first and even attacked them, he ultimately gave in. Zathrian lifted the spell, giving his own life and that of the Lady so that the werewolves could be turned into humans again. With the curse lifted, the sick elves were cured. Lanaya, who replaced Zathrian as Keeper, pledged her clan to the Warden's army.

Finally, the time had come for Etrol to return home and seek out the help of his own people. Upon returning, he found Orzammar in the midst of political turmoil. King Endrin Aeducan had died and now his son, Prince Bhelen Aeducan, and his closest advisor, Lord Pyral Harrowmont, were vying through the throne. Much to Etrol's surprise, Rica was the first person to greet him upon entering the diamond quarter. Turns out, she had managed to gain the affection of Prince Bhelen and was now his favorite concubine. As well as the mother of his son. Upon learning this, Etrol's course was set. He would support Bhelen's bid for the throne. After proving himself, he got to meet Bhelen in person, who then sent him back to Dust Town to take down Jarvia, the new leader of the Carta. This homecoming would prove tragic, as, after fighting his way through the Carta base once more, he found Leske, of all people, by Jarvia's side. Inevitably, Etrol was forced to kill his best friend along with Jarvia. Once he reported his success to Bhelen, the Prince had one final task for him. Two years prior, the only living Paragon of that time, Branka, had taken her entire House into the Deep Roads to search for the Anvil of the Void. The endorsement of a Paragon could be invaluable, so Bhelen sent Etrol into the Deep Roads to search for her. Accompanied by Oghren, Branka's husband and the only member of her family to stay in Orzammar, Etrol ventured into the depths. After a long journey, he managed to find Branka, who had become obsessed with the Anvil and sacrificed her entire house to claim it, as well as Paragon Caridin, who had been turned into a golem and was now guarding the Anvil. After learning that a life had to be sacrificed in order to create a golem, Etrol decided that it needed to be destroyed. He sided with Caridin and defeated Branka. As one final act of gratitude, Caridin forged a crown for the candidate of Etrol's choosing. Then, Etrol destroyed the Anvil and Caridin ended his own life. Upon returning to Orzammar, Etrol gave the crown to Bhelen, who immediately called for Harrowmont's execution and pledged the support of the dwarves to the Wardens.

With all allies gathered, all that was left was to seek out the Urn of Sacred Ashes. His search took Etrol into the remote village of Haven, where a dragon worshipping cult had established itself and was attempting to taint the Urn. After fighting his way through the cult, Etrol was forced to walk through a gauntlet of tests set up by Andraste's followers. At the end, he managed to reach the Urn and take a pinch of Andraste's ashes for Arl Eamon.

With the ashes, the Arl's health was restored. Upon his recovery, the Arl immediately called a Landsmeet to end the civil war and unite Ferelden against the Blight. Etrol travelled to Denerim for the Landsmeet, where he was quickly tasked with rescuing Queen Anora, who was being held prisoner by Arl Howe. After killing Howe and saving Anora, Etrol was confronted by Ser Cauthrien. He chose to surrender, and was taken to Fort Drakon. Not long after, his companions broke him out and he was sent to the Alienage to follow up on unrest there. He found out that Loghain had been selling the elves of the Alienage as slaves to Tevinter. After crushing the slaver operation and reporting back to Arl Eamon, Etrol went to the Landsmeet. Here, he confronted Loghain and succeeded in turning the Fereldan nobility against him. Etrol dueled Loghain and managed to beat him. He then chose to spare Loghain and have him go through the Joining. Despite Alistair's objections, he managed to convince him to marry Anora and rule jointly with her.

In early 9:31 Dragon, the Archdemon struck in Denerim. On the eve before the battle, Morrigan approached Etrol with an offer: the Grey Warden who strikes down the Archdemon would die in the process. However, if Etrol were to lay with Morrigan, their union would produce a child, which would then absorb the demon's essence into it. Any Grey Warden who killed the Archdemon would survive. Etrol agreed and performed the Dark Ritual with Morrigan.

The Warden's army then marched to Denerim and clashed with the darkspawn horde. At the top of Fort Drakon, Etrol faced the Archdemon. After a grueling battle, Etrol managed to strike down the Archdemon and end the Blight. Etrol was then hailed as the Hero of Ferelden and became the Warden-Commander of Ferelden.

A few months after the Battle of Denerim, Etrol travelled to Vigil's Keep, near Amaranthine, to start rebuilding the Grey Warden order in Ferelden. Instead, he found himself in the midst of a sort of darkspawn civil war. Intelligent darkspawn, capable of speech and reason, were gathering their forces to fight each other. Etrol travelled across the Amaranthine area, gathering allies and uncovering information about the new darkspawn. The darkspawn were divided into two factions, one led by an Emissary called "the Architect", the other led by an insane Broodmother called "the Mother". Eventually, the Mother's forces struck at Amaranthine. Etrol quickly travelled to Amaranthine to help save the city. However, after some initial success, Etrol learned that the Mother's forces were also attacking Vigil's Keep. The darkspawn in Amaranthine were to march there soon as well. Trusting in the strength of his fortress, Etrol choice to stay and save the city of Amaranthine. After successfully repelling the darkspawn army, Etrol went to the Dragonbone Wastes, where he confronted and killed both the Architect and the Mother.

In 9:32 Dragon, Etrol began searching for Morrigan. After following clues across Ferelden, Etrol managed to track Morrigan to the Dragonbone Wastes, where she was preparing to leave through an eluvian. After a brief conversation, Etrol and Morrigan kissed and left through the eluvian together.

### **Post-game**

After leaving through the eluvian, Etrol and Morrigan spent some time in the Crossroads, raising their son, Kieran. Eventually, they returned to Thedas, where Etrol continued his duties as Warden-Commander. They spent the next few years travelling between Amaranthine and Orzammar.

In 9:38 Dragon, they travelled to Val Royeaux, where Morrigan took up a position as arcane advisor to Empress Celene. Etrol, in the meanwhile, continued to travel west in search of a cure for the Calling. In 9:42 Dragon, after the Inquisitor defeated Corypheus, Etrol reunited with his family and they continued their search for a cure together.

## **Relationships**

Morrigan

Not too long after they began travelling together, Etrol and Morrigan began an intimate physical relationship, though Morrigan was initially resistant to Etrol's attempts at creating an emotional bond as well. However, after Etrol retrieved the Black Grimoire for Morrigan, things began to improve. Morrigan even gave him a ring, which she claimed was purely for the sake of being able to track him down. Upon studying the Black Grimoire and realizing her mother's true intentions for her, Morrigan requested that Etrol kill Flemeth and retrieve her real grimoire. Etrol confronted Flemeth and ultimately managed to defeat and kill her. After giving the grimoire to Morrigan, Morrigan's attitude became somewhat frosty towards Etrol. When confronted about it, Morrigan admitted that she had begun to really care for Etrol. She was terrified of these feelings and wanted Etrol to break things off with her. He refused, and while she claimed to be angry about it, a part of her was actually happy. It was due to their relationship that Etrol had no reservations about performing the Dark Ritual with her. Ever since their reunion, the two have been able to grow their relationship, and want nothing more than to spend the rest of their lives together.

Alistair

While Alistair and Etrol got along fairly well, Etrol actually had little respect for his fellow Warden. Alistair was the senior Warden, yet he let a freshly joined rookie take charge of the efforts against the Blight. Etrol generally found Alistair to be very immature and indecisive. That is why, after Etrol helped Alistair find his sister, Goldanna, Etrol encouraged him to take charge of his life more. Their friendship was seriously damaged when Etrol chose to spare Loghain. The defeat of the Archdemon smoothed things over a bit for them and, with time, they were able to repair their relationship.

Leliana

Leliana and Etrol got along very well. He found her to be an interesting conversation partner and took great interest in her stories and songs. He was happy to help her track down Marjolaine and chose to fight the bard, believing she would never cease to be a threat to Leliana and others. After Marjolaine was killed, Etrol encouraged Leliana to leave her old life behind her and continue to pursue her faith. Even after the Blight, the two maintained a close friendship.

Rothar

Rothar was Etrol's faithful mabari. During his time at Ostagar, Etrol saved Rothar's life by retrieving an herb to heal Rothar from a deadly infection. Ever since then, Rothar has been imprinted on Etrol and followed him as his most faithful companion.

Sten

While Sten was initially unimpressed with Etrol, the dwarf quickly proved himself to the Qunari by retrieving his sword. Ever since, the two maintained a relationship of mutual respect, though both are aware that they could, one day, be enemies.

Wynne

Wynne was Etrol's most trusted advisor during the Blight. He greatly valued her advice and often conferred with her. The two became good friends, especially after Etrol had helped her reunite with her lost student, Aneirin.

Zevran

Even though Zevran had initially attempted to kill him, Etrol chose to spare him and take him along on his journeys. The two actually became good friends, despite their disparate attitudes towards killing. When Taliesen approached them and offered to take Zevran back if they kill the Warden, Zevran refused and helped the Warden kill Taliesen. After the Blight, Zevran would often visit his friend, mostly to get a respite from running from the Crows.

Shale

At first, Shale cared as much for Etrol as she did for all other squishy things. Which was not much at all. However, her opinion of him improved over time, especially after meeting Caridin and travelling to Cadash Thaig. He even inspired her to try an reclaim her squishy form.

Oghren

Despite Oghren's drunken gruffness, he and Etrol had a close friendship. Etrol helped him reunite with Felsi and later encouraged him to take a more active role in his child's life.

Loghain

After joining the Wardens, Loghain and Etrol quickly developed a bond of mutual respect. While they didn't maintain regular contact after Loghain went to the Grey Wardens in Orlais, the two still had a high opinion of one another.

Anders

While Etrol and Anders had a good relationship at first, with Etrol even helping Anders destroy his phylactery, Anders proved unhappy in the Wardens and became increasingly focused on helping his fellow mages. Their relationship became more distant until Anders finally just left the Grey Wardens completely.

Sigrun

Sigrun idolized Etrol, due to him having also been a Dust Town boy. The two were very good friends and, while Sigrun often spoke of returning to the Deep Roads, Etrol always managed to convince her to stay.

Velanna

Even though Etrol never really liked the abrasive elf, he always had an open ear for her and encouraged her to start writing stories for the dalish.

Justice

Etrol and Justice greatly respected each other. The spirit saw Etrol as a champion of justice and happily followed him.