Character: Martel (The Elenium) Occupation/Role: Inquisition agent. A/R/N/M: Early 40s, human, Elene, sorcerer.
Elevator Pitch: The quintessential charming bastard, Martel is the prodigal son who never made it home and left wreckage across a continent in his wake. In Thedas, he is slowly and quietly reinventing himself - he'll never be a nice man, but it's in his best interests and, if he's honest, maybe his preference as well to be a better one. He's been in and out the worst of himself and humanity and he has few illusions left and little patience for anything he deems pointless or foolish - but he can be startlingly kind when he's inclined to be.
Very startlingly. Given that he is still an absolute prick.
Opinions: Martel has already positioned himself in support of the mages (and their Council), sort of by default - he is himself an exile sorcerer, he's experienced (from a few angles) religious persecution or control of magic, and he's sympathetic to their situation. While he has more in common with the Templars and has no quarrel or objection to them, he figures he's got a better shot of building himself a place with the mages. He is increasingly PRO ELF RIGHTS. He will fight elf enemies if they want. Or just keep rescuing their horses and finding them fascinating. He's spent a lot of time researching Thedas in the library and then building on that basic knowledge, he is very interested in everything around him. He's disinterested in the religion except as it offers context to the world (he doesn't question that their gods exist; all the gods, probably, whatever), and he's resentful of feeling he needs to learn the lay of the political landscape. But, you know. He does.
He'll fight anyone. He'll kick his own ass.
Where They've Been: Martel has pretty much just been in Skyhold.
Future Plans: His general development arc is SLOW, UGLY REDEMPTION ARC - he is starting to warm up to a couple of people, share some things about himself, but while he's managed not to outright lie about his history yet, he will probably have to either do so or be more honest than he wants to be. And he really doesn't want to be honest about it at all! But I will force that out sooner or later.
CR Desires: HAHA DISCLAIMER: idk if I've said it enough but Martel is a dickhead. I won't take it personally if your character correctly observes this fact, and I promise that the views of this giant jackass do not reflect mine. But I would love CR! I would like to build him some positive CR that I can potentially ruin with revelations of his megalomaniacal history, get him more involved in things, touch mages with his foreign sorcerer fingers. He makes a good paternal mentor, as long as you don't mind the Tough Love approach to learning! And if you just want to be like "that guy, kind of a dick", also fine. He has rubbed people the wrong way, it's nbd.
Anything Else: See gifs for his only redeeming features.
the renegade martel | the elenium
Character: Martel (The Elenium)
Occupation/Role: Inquisition agent.
A/R/N/M: Early 40s, human, Elene, sorcerer.
Elevator Pitch: The quintessential charming bastard, Martel is the prodigal son who never made it home and left wreckage across a continent in his wake. In Thedas, he is slowly and quietly reinventing himself - he'll never be a nice man, but it's in his best interests and, if he's honest, maybe his preference as well to be a better one. He's been in and out the worst of himself and humanity and he has few illusions left and little patience for anything he deems pointless or foolish - but he can be startlingly kind when he's inclined to be.
Very startlingly. Given that he is still an absolute prick.
Opinions: Martel has already positioned himself in support of the mages (and their Council), sort of by default - he is himself an exile sorcerer, he's experienced (from a few angles) religious persecution or control of magic, and he's sympathetic to their situation. While he has more in common with the Templars and has no quarrel or objection to them, he figures he's got a better shot of building himself a place with the mages. He is increasingly PRO ELF RIGHTS. He will fight elf enemies if they want. Or just keep rescuing their horses and finding them fascinating. He's spent a lot of time researching Thedas in the library and then building on that basic knowledge, he is very interested in everything around him. He's disinterested in the religion except as it offers context to the world (he doesn't question that their gods exist; all the gods, probably, whatever), and he's resentful of feeling he needs to learn the lay of the political landscape. But, you know. He does.
He'll fight anyone. He'll kick his own ass.
Where They've Been: Martel has pretty much just been in Skyhold.
Future Plans: His general development arc is SLOW, UGLY REDEMPTION ARC - he is starting to warm up to a couple of people, share some things about himself, but while he's managed not to outright lie about his history yet, he will probably have to either do so or be more honest than he wants to be. And he really doesn't want to be honest about it at all! But I will force that out sooner or later.
CR Desires: HAHA DISCLAIMER: idk if I've said it enough but Martel is a dickhead. I won't take it personally if your character correctly observes this fact, and I promise that the views of this giant jackass do not reflect mine. But I would love CR! I would like to build him some positive CR that I can potentially ruin with revelations of his megalomaniacal history, get him more involved in things, touch mages with his foreign sorcerer fingers. He makes a good paternal mentor, as long as you don't mind the Tough Love approach to learning! And if you just want to be like "that guy, kind of a dick", also fine. He has rubbed people the wrong way, it's nbd.
Anything Else: See gifs for his only redeeming features.