spellblade | info

ABOUT PERSONALITY ABILITIES BACKSTORY CODING

ABOUT

Maribel Aldwir {Rook}

NAME

AGE

She/Her

PRONOUNS

5'5"

HEIGHT

Wiry

BUILD

Dark Auburn

HAIR

Hazel green

EYES

01/17

BIRTHDATE

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Maribel's most immediate striking features are the vallaslin that decorates her face, the fact that she walks around barefoot most of the time, and, if one is not used to elves, the long ass pointed ears. Rook is on the taller side, for an elf, though that still makes her shorter than most humans. Her preference for a more outdoor existence means she's always tanned, freckled, and well toned for a mage. Her hair is dark auburn, her eyes a hazel green. She sports several small thin scars on her shoulders, torso, and legs, and one that runs down her left eye, barely missing bisecting the eyebrow but breaking several of the delicate veins of the vallaslin on her cheek. She favors warm autumnal colors and deep forests greens. Her voice is on the low side with a pronounced Geordie accent.

PERSONALITY

PERSONALITY TYPE

INFP (The Mediator)

ABOUT

Maribel is a woman who has never quite felt that she's found a place in the world where she fits, but has never given up on trying to find it. In giving her the nickname Rook, Varric Tethras observed that she's one of the strongest pieces on the chessboard, but one that tends to think in straight lines. This is unsurprisingly, incredibly accurate; Maribel is not one to dither or convolute. The goal may not be immediately obvious to her, but when it is, she will run at it headlong. She can be impulsive and short sighted, but her intentions are always good. She has never been the sort to know how to relax; there is always something that needs to be done, something that needs to be found, something that needs to be fixed. Rarely does she make the time or have the patience for hobbies, but she did learn how to play a few stringed instruments in her youth. She is appallingly terrible at taking care of herself, making her team and what they need her priority, which is just so, so very healthy of her, for sure.

ABILITIES

MAGE

Maribel is a magic user, skilled at tapping into the Fade and making the fantastical a reality. As a spellblade, her specializations are lightning based offensive spells and quick, sharp attacks. She's also pretty good at holding a barrier (thanks, Keeper Ashiral).

BACKSTORY

It all started when her mom (Mina, an herbalist and gardener) met her dad (Tarelen, a Dalish hunter with a fondness for music) and they had her: Maribel, named for her mother's favorite flower. Though born to a Dalish clan, Maribel does not have particularly fond memories of her upbringing, as it was soured by the callous circumstances by which she was parted from it. Without Templars, the Dalish must be careful to manage the number of mages living in their community, as a single possession could all but wipe the entire clan out. She was not the Keeper's first, but received training and discipline nonetheless once her talents as a mage manifested. However, when a fourth child of the clan came into their power, a harsh decision was made. As she was not the Keeper's first, nor a young mage just cresting into adulthood, she was given a pack and a general direction to follow and told to make her own way.

Which she did, better than one might expect, by keeping the same vagabond existence she'd been brought up in, moving from city to city, finding ways to get by, dodging attention, trying to recreate the feeling of home she'd had in her youth and never quite getting there. The first place that felt truly like somewhere she belonged was Arlathan and the Veil Jumpers--though it sadly didn't last. At least on the heels of that conflict, she found a new noble purpose with Varric--stopping the Dread Wolf from destroying the world.

Game decisions:
-Saved the mayor
-Saved Treviso
-Encouraged Harding to show compassion for the Titan's memories
-Encouraged Bellara to destroy the archive
-Encouraged Lucanis to spare Illario
-Encouraged Davrin to set the griffons free
-Encouraged Emmrich to restore Manfred
-Encouraged Taash to embrace Rivaini traditions
-Accepted the Threads deal
***ENDGAME SPOILERS START HERE***

-Harding led the distraction team, and died in the fight against Ghilan’nain
-Neve dismantled the wards, and was Blighted
-Bellara unraveled the wards with the Veil Jumpers
-Lucanis killed the Venatori commander with the rest of the Crows
-Taash defeated the Juggernaut
-Davrin stayed behind to hold the line
-~~Dickhead Lying Egg Fuck~~Solas was reunited with Inquisitor Lavellan, and willingly bound himself to the Veil
-Everyone but Harding survived