Sketch of my new Dragon Age tabletop character, Isadora. Her given name is Athewen, and she’s the daughter of an exiled Dalish mage. Athewen and her mother were taken in by a Nevarran minor noble family after her father was killed by apostate hunting templars.

Her mother was treated well as a handmaiden to the Lady of the house, while Athewen was raised as a close friend and eventually squire to the oldest daughter of the family, Isadora. Isadora had trained from a young age to follow the Nevarran tradition of dragon hunting, a dream that she aspired to whole heartedly. Athewen adopted her dream almost immediately, and the two became fast friends.

At the age of nineteen tragedy struck Isadora. During mounted combat training she fell from her horse and was trampled, leaving her severely injured. Though she made it out with her life, her legs were damaged beyond recovery. She was broken with grief at the thought of giving up her dream of a life of adventure.

Athewen took it upon herself to live this dream for her dear friend, and after a year of intensive training she left her mother and new family, taking up the name Isadora to ensure that her lifelong friend’s name would still enter into legend as a noble hero.

Also she writes letters back home and it’s cute as heck.