Meera Hawke

> "If I could leave this place forever, I would. This is what happens when you start caring"
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-Meera Hawke's feelings about Kirkwall

Meera Hawke is a Ferelden refugee and a skilled warrior who would eventually become the Champion of Kirkwall, though rather reluctantly so. While she never really liked the city and thought of leaving *many* times, she could never bring herself to do so. She was quite pleased to see the back of the place when she was forced to flee after the start of the mage rebellion. After the events of Adamant, she sent a letter to the Grey Wardens explaining what happened and became a pirate alongside her lovers, Isabela and Merrill.

## Appearance and Personality

Meera, at 5'8", is fairly tall for a woman, and has a decent amount of lean muscles around her arms and shoulders as a result of swinging an axe for most of her life. She has dark red hair, a slightly long, hooked nose, and rather striking blue eyes.

Meera is known to be rather snarky, but she's also a bit rough around the edges and has a bit of an aggressive streak. She doesn't always have the best in the way of social skills, but she tries her hardest.

Meera starts out trying to keep people at a distance and maintain little more than casual relationships, but as she loses her own family, she comes to see the Kirkwall crew as a found family and has nothing but affection for most of them, caring far more than she thought that she could.

## Biography

### Act Two

 **Side Quests** | Fought the raiders on the cliff herself. Anders didn't kill Ella; she was told to flee the Circle. Helped Aveline court Donnic. Began a casual relationship with Isabela. After she left, Meera began a relationship with Merrill.

### Act Three

 **Mark of the Assassin** | Didn't take Bethany. Killed Baron Arlange; fought through the Chateau. Didn't follow Tallis

### Post-Game

Survives the Fade but doesn't actually go to Weisshaupt, instead returning to a life of adventure with Isabela and Merrill. She simply sends a letter to Weisshaupt explaining what happened.

## Relationships

### Malcolm and Leandra

Meera loved her father, but she was a bit distant from him because he had to spend most of his time with Bethany. Her relationship with Leandra was always a little distant and she seemed to favor the twins over Meera, who was a bit harder to deal with, particularly after she became head of the family. They began to repair their relationship after the Deep Roads expedition only for Leandra's murder.

### Carver

Meera was actually rather close with Carver, the pair had a friendly rivalry and often competed with each other. Carver was always the better swordsman, but Meera was always the better archer. They really bonded at Ostagar, and his death at the hands at the ogre still haunt Meera whenever she thinks about it.

### Bethany

Meera adored her little sister and did her best to protect her however she could, and was determined to keep her out of the Circle. Her protective instincts led her to be furious when she was carted off to the Circle, and she worried for her sister every time she heard of the goings-on in the Gallows. As a result of all this, she refused to believe that her sister was happy there, and the relationship between the sisters became strained as a result.

### Varric

Varric and Meera got along quite well with each other, although Meera never really got why he thought that Kirkwall was so great. Still, they can often be seen at the Hanged Man with each other sharing a drink, a story, and a friendly game of cards.

### Aveline

The two women butted heads on almost everything, from Meera choosing to mercy-kill Wesley, Meera not really respecting the laws all that much, Aveline's protection of a rapist guard, Aveline trying to cover up the investigation into Quentin - something that resulted in a huge shouting match between the two and which Meera blamed for Leandra's death. By the end of things, Meera didn't talk to Aveline all that much anymore.

Still, despite Meera's general distaste for Aveline, she still helped her out with courting Donnic, partially out of guilt for being the one to kill her first husband and believing that she deserved happiness. Still, Aveline did support her in the final battle out of a sense of respect for her and a willingness to help protect Bethany.

### Merrill

Meera definitely thought Merrill was cute, and liked her a lot, despite finding her blood magic a little unnerving. In the end, Meera figured that Merrill knew what she was doing with the mirror and supported her, feeling that she was a grown woman who could make her own decisions. They formed a bit of an odd friendship over the years, with Meera helping Merrill with research on the Eluvian mostly because she enjoyed Merrill's company; she was a frequent member of their little party. Merrill helped support her after Leandra died, and comforted her after Bethany was sent to the Circle, and she liked to listen to Meera as she sang. More importantly, she was there after Meera became Champion, at which point Meera finally admitted to having feelings for her. The two started a romantic relationship in the years after Meera became Champion, but after Isabela returned, Meera realized that she also had feelings for her despite it all. After a long talk with both of them, the three agreed to a poly relationship and are very supportive of each other.

### Anders

Meera quickly developed a liking for Anders, admired his determination to help people, and they bonded over their shared disdain for the Templars. The pair became very close, and Meera considered him to be one of her best friends by the end of things. Having no love for the Chantry, Meera saw his actions as rather brutally pragmatic and ended up sparing his life because he would be much better use to his friends and his fellow mages alive than if he was dead. She sent him off with some money and told him to get in touch with her if he ever needed it.

### Fenris

Despite Meera's support for the mages, the two got along remarkably well, helped along by the fact that Meera *despised* slavery and was completely behind him pretty much every time he had to face Danarius and his goons. She also helped him learn to read and got him to open up and spend time with the rest of the group, and the two were very good friends by the end of it all.

### Isabela

Meera was attracted on sight to the pirate, because...well, she was hot, but she also liked Isabela's attitude and taste for freedom and adventure. The two developed a friendship that quickly turned into a sexual relationship, and Meera was more than happy to defend Isabela from the Arishok, but Isabela's departure right after she admitted she had come back specifically for Meera threw a wrench into their relationship for a while. After Isabela's return, they admitted that they had feelings for each other and resumed their relationship (alongside Merrill), and couldn't be happier for it.

### Sebastian

Meera never really liked Sebastian, feeling like his constant preaching about the Chantry was annoying beyond all belief. She encouraged him to reclaim Starkhaven just so he'd shut up about it. Their relationship fell apart completely after she refused to execute Anders and he was absolutely disgusted at him threatening to invade Kirkwall because he didn't get his way.