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Name: Blayke
Age: 24 (6/14/1991)
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Character In-game: N/A
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Name: Loghain Mac Tir
Canon: Dragon Age
Canon Point: Dragon Age: Inquisition; After rendezvousing with the Inquisitor and Hawke.
Age: ~60 years old
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Appearance: 1 | 2
History/Background: Dragon Age world states are based on choices to some degree, and I’m obviously taking Loghain from a world state where he is not executed, does the ritual with Morrigan and does not, therefore, die fighting the archdemon in Dragon Age: Origins. The link here has the rest.
Personality:
Loghain Mac Tir was born into a world of injustice, and his entire life has been dedicated to righting it, even when he does not realize he is the one committing it. The tragedy of his childhood under the Orlesian Occupation enhanced his sense of justice but also his sense that he is the only one who can right the wrongs of Fereldan, especially as he grew older and began proving his skills to others but mostly to himself. Loghain becomes overconfident in his abilities and becomes completely unwilling to compromise in his views as what is best for Ferelden. It is this incredible pride, combined with his hatred for Orlesians, determination, fear, and stubbornness that end up sparking a civil war and nearly destroying the country he loves so much.
Growing up during the Orlesian occupation also completely colored his worldview for most of his life. He lost his entire family (even the mabari he had growing up) to the Orlesians and saw numerous other injustices dealt by their hands. To say he hates Orlais would be a bit of an understatement, really. Bringing it up, even if he was the one to do so, would oftentimes bring him into a frothy, boiling rage. Additionally for most of Loghain’s, the war against Orlais never really ended for him personally. He was paranoid, sometimes properly so, that the Orlesians were constantly plotting, waiting to strike in Ferelden’s moment of weakness. This is especially so after the disappearance of King Maric, his best friend (you know they were best friends because they bickered like an old married couple), a few years before the Fifth Blight. Loghain, convinced Orlesians had purposefully sunk Maric’s ship, spent two years searching for his friend before Anora forced him back home.
Furthermore, say Loghain is a patriot would be a bit of an understatement. Ferelden is everything to Loghain Mac Tir Even his name “Mac Tir” itself means “son of the land” and for a long time, he was considered the son of the entire nation. As a young man, he helped lead the rebellion against the Orlesian empire with Maric Theirin, the rightful heir to the throne. This was because (1) his strategical genius became apparently and invaluable and (2) Maric somehow kept convincing him not to leave. He does that. But the Hero of River Dane became general of the army as well as adviser to the throne and Teryn of Gwaren. An actual rags to riches story and embodiment of the Fereldan Ideal. And he was such for the 30 years that followed. Loghain would do anything for Ferelden. Well, anything short of killing his only daughter, and he has to tell you he wasn’t actually ever going to kill her when he joins the party in Dragon Age: Origins. But he is willing to commit morally reprehensible, heinous acts in the name of serving Ferelden and fear, even though he’s aware of just how bad they are. And during Inquisition, he understands the fear and determination that drives the Grey Wardens to resorting to blood magic and summoning demons. After all, it is fear and hatred that leads him to virtually ignore the oncoming Fifth Blight to attend to the perceived threat of the Orlesians retreat from Ostagar and Cailan’s death. It is his pride that leads him to declare himself as regent and believe he was the only one who could save Ferelden. He let his heroic reputation get to his head and believed that because he was a hero of the people, he would have the backing of their nobility.
But the fall from hero to traitor was not an easy one for Loghain. It was a blow to his pride and self. After joining your party in Origins, he tries to act like he is all nonchalant about everyone else in your party hating him. He responds to negative comments with bristling sarcasm. Most of his banter with the other party members starts with him making comments along the lines of “I see you looking at me!” The only party member he actually gets along with besides potentially the Warden is the Warden’s dog. Like any true Fereldan, he seems to be a fan of dogs (especially mabaris), feeding it snacks, petting it, and telling it stories about the dog he had growing up. Luckily, after joining the Grey Wardens, he was able to serve his country in a different way by stopping the Fifth Blight with the Hero of Ferelden. He sees his the rest of his life as atonement for all of the things he’s done wrong. Which were a lot. He finds a new purpose in duty for the Wardens, although they have never fully considered him theirs, considering he wiped out most of the order in Ferelden. But also, spending nearly a decade recruiting Wardens in Orlais (something he was pretty upset about when first deployed) seems to have mellowed him out a good deal. Forced to work with those he hated, to continue eating a good helping of humble pie after the Blight.
But disgraced hero and man of infamy aside, Loghain Mac Tir is, at his very core, a soldier and a strategist. A seasoned soldier. He comes off as a bit rough around the edges, even callous and uncaring at times. He leaves the son of his best friend and countless soldiers to die at the mercy of the darkspawn at the Battle of Ostagar. It even seems like he’s willing to have his daughter killed in order to secure his power over the warring Ferelden. It is later revealed by Loghain himself that, although it seems he is capable of committing many evils, he could never have his own daughter killed. It was simply an idea brought up by his primary ally, Rendon Howe, that he dismissed after she confronted him on the nature of Cailan’s death. That, despite saying he was willing to do anything for Ferelden, he still could not have done that. Though he does not talk about it very often, he does seem to care deeply about his daughter. If killed at the Landsmeet, his very last actions are to console Anora before his own death. If the Warden becomes her Prince-Consort, when he shows up during Dragon Age: Awakening, he threatens to come back to Fereldan from Orlais and raise hell if the Warden isn’t good to her. Additionally, this can be seen with how he handles his soldiers. While talking to Loghain at the camp, he offers up this advice:
This is advise he seems to live by. In the Return to Ostagar DLC, he seems to chastise Wynne for criticizing his decision to retreat, he says he wasn’t going to throw away the lives of any more soliders for a clearly lost cause. He tells her he knows what exactly he lost that day and wasn’t going to throw away the people he knew and cared about. Additionally, in Inquisition, the quartermaster Threnn, a former soldier of his, goes to pay her respects after he joins the Inquisition. To her excitement, he remembers who she is and even her name.
Although he can come off as reserved and dour, he is not without a sense of humor. It is a very biting, mordant sense of humor. After recruiting him in Origins, he suggests attempting to kill him next time “with a sharp stab to the kidneys. It’s less impressive, but it gets the job done.” And jokes that “should a fine plan goes to waste simply because it ends in my demise?” He is, after all, a strategist by trade. The sarcasm can be used as a defense mechanism, a way to shield himself from the hatred the rest of the party feels towards him, as it often is. But also, it is just… the only sense of humor he really has. He also makes sarcastic remarks throughout the novels, to the point where Prince Maric proclaims that if something ate him they would taste nothing but bile.
Furthermore, Loghain is a direct individual. This can be seen in his hammer and anvil plan for the Battle of Ostagar he provides Cailan before the battle as well as in his interactions with others. As he says to the Warden if recruited in Origins, he doesn’t like to dance around the issues. He addresses most of his more horrific actions with things along the lines of “I did what seemed necessary at the time” and readily admits he can be blamed for most of the things that went wrong. This can also been seen in Inquisition, in his interactions with both the Inquisitor and Hawke. When the two first rendezvous with Loghain, after realizing they aren’t there to try to kill him, he immediately goes from drawing his sword on them to telling them about the recent happenings with the Grey Wardens. Though his direct nature isn’t to say he isn’t afraid or unwilling to get dramatic at times. Although as a young man, he seemed to have no care for making a spectacle of himself, years in the realm of politics have given him a taste for it. His public speaking is full of charisma (despite his seemingly broody nature) and energy with over-the-top hand gestures and all. This can be seen the most in the Landsmeet, where he spends most of it yelling gradually louder and saying things such as "Lords and Ladies... Stand with me and we will defeat even the Blight itself!" and later loudly accusing everyone in the room of being traitors when they side against him. He focuses on the issues at hand rather than lingering too much on the past, willing to take what life throws at him. He lives with himself, even despite everything terrible he’s done. He seeks forgiveness, but doesn’t dwell in regret. As previously mentioned, he wants to die for a cause he believes is right. And instead of arguing with Hawke in the Fade, he is focused on simply getting out alive. The argument, he believes, is for another time.
Lastly, as a strategical genius and tactician, Loghain enjoys pouring over maps. It doesn’t matter how old or new those maps are. In fact, all of the special gifts you can give him to significantly raise his approval in Dragon Age: Origins are all maps, which he later references in Inquisition.
Carrier: An English Mastiff
Magic Weapon: A longsword that, when activated, glows if there are enemies nearby.
Sample: TDM thread
Name: Blayke
Age: 24 (6/14/1991)
Contact:
balverine | Character In-game: N/A
♛ IC
Name: Loghain Mac Tir
Canon: Dragon Age
Canon Point: Dragon Age: Inquisition; After rendezvousing with the Inquisitor and Hawke.
Age: ~60 years old
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Appearance: 1 | 2
History/Background: Dragon Age world states are based on choices to some degree, and I’m obviously taking Loghain from a world state where he is not executed, does the ritual with Morrigan and does not, therefore, die fighting the archdemon in Dragon Age: Origins. The link here has the rest.
Personality:
Loghain Mac Tir was born into a world of injustice, and his entire life has been dedicated to righting it, even when he does not realize he is the one committing it. The tragedy of his childhood under the Orlesian Occupation enhanced his sense of justice but also his sense that he is the only one who can right the wrongs of Fereldan, especially as he grew older and began proving his skills to others but mostly to himself. Loghain becomes overconfident in his abilities and becomes completely unwilling to compromise in his views as what is best for Ferelden. It is this incredible pride, combined with his hatred for Orlesians, determination, fear, and stubbornness that end up sparking a civil war and nearly destroying the country he loves so much.
Growing up during the Orlesian occupation also completely colored his worldview for most of his life. He lost his entire family (even the mabari he had growing up) to the Orlesians and saw numerous other injustices dealt by their hands. To say he hates Orlais would be a bit of an understatement, really. Bringing it up, even if he was the one to do so, would oftentimes bring him into a frothy, boiling rage. Additionally for most of Loghain’s, the war against Orlais never really ended for him personally. He was paranoid, sometimes properly so, that the Orlesians were constantly plotting, waiting to strike in Ferelden’s moment of weakness. This is especially so after the disappearance of King Maric, his best friend (you know they were best friends because they bickered like an old married couple), a few years before the Fifth Blight. Loghain, convinced Orlesians had purposefully sunk Maric’s ship, spent two years searching for his friend before Anora forced him back home.
Furthermore, say Loghain is a patriot would be a bit of an understatement. Ferelden is everything to Loghain Mac Tir Even his name “Mac Tir” itself means “son of the land” and for a long time, he was considered the son of the entire nation. As a young man, he helped lead the rebellion against the Orlesian empire with Maric Theirin, the rightful heir to the throne. This was because (1) his strategical genius became apparently and invaluable and (2) Maric somehow kept convincing him not to leave. He does that. But the Hero of River Dane became general of the army as well as adviser to the throne and Teryn of Gwaren. An actual rags to riches story and embodiment of the Fereldan Ideal. And he was such for the 30 years that followed. Loghain would do anything for Ferelden. Well, anything short of killing his only daughter, and he has to tell you he wasn’t actually ever going to kill her when he joins the party in Dragon Age: Origins. But he is willing to commit morally reprehensible, heinous acts in the name of serving Ferelden and fear, even though he’s aware of just how bad they are. And during Inquisition, he understands the fear and determination that drives the Grey Wardens to resorting to blood magic and summoning demons. After all, it is fear and hatred that leads him to virtually ignore the oncoming Fifth Blight to attend to the perceived threat of the Orlesians retreat from Ostagar and Cailan’s death. It is his pride that leads him to declare himself as regent and believe he was the only one who could save Ferelden. He let his heroic reputation get to his head and believed that because he was a hero of the people, he would have the backing of their nobility.
But the fall from hero to traitor was not an easy one for Loghain. It was a blow to his pride and self. After joining your party in Origins, he tries to act like he is all nonchalant about everyone else in your party hating him. He responds to negative comments with bristling sarcasm. Most of his banter with the other party members starts with him making comments along the lines of “I see you looking at me!” The only party member he actually gets along with besides potentially the Warden is the Warden’s dog. Like any true Fereldan, he seems to be a fan of dogs (especially mabaris), feeding it snacks, petting it, and telling it stories about the dog he had growing up. Luckily, after joining the Grey Wardens, he was able to serve his country in a different way by stopping the Fifth Blight with the Hero of Ferelden. He sees his the rest of his life as atonement for all of the things he’s done wrong. Which were a lot. He finds a new purpose in duty for the Wardens, although they have never fully considered him theirs, considering he wiped out most of the order in Ferelden. But also, spending nearly a decade recruiting Wardens in Orlais (something he was pretty upset about when first deployed) seems to have mellowed him out a good deal. Forced to work with those he hated, to continue eating a good helping of humble pie after the Blight.
But disgraced hero and man of infamy aside, Loghain Mac Tir is, at his very core, a soldier and a strategist. A seasoned soldier. He comes off as a bit rough around the edges, even callous and uncaring at times. He leaves the son of his best friend and countless soldiers to die at the mercy of the darkspawn at the Battle of Ostagar. It even seems like he’s willing to have his daughter killed in order to secure his power over the warring Ferelden. It is later revealed by Loghain himself that, although it seems he is capable of committing many evils, he could never have his own daughter killed. It was simply an idea brought up by his primary ally, Rendon Howe, that he dismissed after she confronted him on the nature of Cailan’s death. That, despite saying he was willing to do anything for Ferelden, he still could not have done that. Though he does not talk about it very often, he does seem to care deeply about his daughter. If killed at the Landsmeet, his very last actions are to console Anora before his own death. If the Warden becomes her Prince-Consort, when he shows up during Dragon Age: Awakening, he threatens to come back to Fereldan from Orlais and raise hell if the Warden isn’t good to her. Additionally, this can be seen with how he handles his soldiers. While talking to Loghain at the camp, he offers up this advice:
“To command an army, you have to be close enough to your men to know what you’re risking, and still think of them as tools that may need to be thrown away.”
This is advise he seems to live by. In the Return to Ostagar DLC, he seems to chastise Wynne for criticizing his decision to retreat, he says he wasn’t going to throw away the lives of any more soliders for a clearly lost cause. He tells her he knows what exactly he lost that day and wasn’t going to throw away the people he knew and cared about. Additionally, in Inquisition, the quartermaster Threnn, a former soldier of his, goes to pay her respects after he joins the Inquisition. To her excitement, he remembers who she is and even her name.
Although he can come off as reserved and dour, he is not without a sense of humor. It is a very biting, mordant sense of humor. After recruiting him in Origins, he suggests attempting to kill him next time “with a sharp stab to the kidneys. It’s less impressive, but it gets the job done.” And jokes that “should a fine plan goes to waste simply because it ends in my demise?” He is, after all, a strategist by trade. The sarcasm can be used as a defense mechanism, a way to shield himself from the hatred the rest of the party feels towards him, as it often is. But also, it is just… the only sense of humor he really has. He also makes sarcastic remarks throughout the novels, to the point where Prince Maric proclaims that if something ate him they would taste nothing but bile.
Furthermore, Loghain is a direct individual. This can be seen in his hammer and anvil plan for the Battle of Ostagar he provides Cailan before the battle as well as in his interactions with others. As he says to the Warden if recruited in Origins, he doesn’t like to dance around the issues. He addresses most of his more horrific actions with things along the lines of “I did what seemed necessary at the time” and readily admits he can be blamed for most of the things that went wrong. This can also been seen in Inquisition, in his interactions with both the Inquisitor and Hawke. When the two first rendezvous with Loghain, after realizing they aren’t there to try to kill him, he immediately goes from drawing his sword on them to telling them about the recent happenings with the Grey Wardens. Though his direct nature isn’t to say he isn’t afraid or unwilling to get dramatic at times. Although as a young man, he seemed to have no care for making a spectacle of himself, years in the realm of politics have given him a taste for it. His public speaking is full of charisma (despite his seemingly broody nature) and energy with over-the-top hand gestures and all. This can be seen the most in the Landsmeet, where he spends most of it yelling gradually louder and saying things such as "Lords and Ladies... Stand with me and we will defeat even the Blight itself!" and later loudly accusing everyone in the room of being traitors when they side against him. He focuses on the issues at hand rather than lingering too much on the past, willing to take what life throws at him. He lives with himself, even despite everything terrible he’s done. He seeks forgiveness, but doesn’t dwell in regret. As previously mentioned, he wants to die for a cause he believes is right. And instead of arguing with Hawke in the Fade, he is focused on simply getting out alive. The argument, he believes, is for another time.
Lastly, as a strategical genius and tactician, Loghain enjoys pouring over maps. It doesn’t matter how old or new those maps are. In fact, all of the special gifts you can give him to significantly raise his approval in Dragon Age: Origins are all maps, which he later references in Inquisition.
Carrier: An English Mastiff
Magic Weapon: A longsword that, when activated, glows if there are enemies nearby.
Sample: TDM thread