"I'm going to save the world. Again."
Aida Lavellan is a Dalish elf who, by being in the wrong place at the worst time, would go on to become the herald of Andraste, and eventually the Inquisitor.
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Physical Appearance
Aida possesses an athletic figure accented by curves. Tall for an elf, she stands at 5'7.
Aida has wintry coloring with white blonde hair and pale green eyes. She keeps her hair loose around her shoulders but pulled back from her eyes. Her vallaslin is a simple pattern dedicated to Syalise in a darkened shade of green, placed over her left eye.
Personality
Like the season she was born in Aida is most akin to snow, beautiful but cold. Caring little for the opinions of others and even less for those of humans, Aida is difficult to get along with to say the least.
Despite her fraught interpersonal relationship Aida has made for a damn good leader, determined to get the job done no matter what.
Talents and Skills
A naturally talented mage, Aida has a great well of power she draws from to create devastating spells. Never having picked a specialization she is roughly equally skilled in fire, frost, and electricity magic.
Aida is very knowledgeable about Dalish history, culture, art, and all manner of other things.
Though she would never show anyone, Aida is additionally a lovely singer.
Biography
History
Born on the 12th of Haring in 9:18 Dragon,
Much of her childhood was spent amongst the trees, poring over ancient tomes by the riverside.
Her favorite season was always winter, always holding a special fondness for the woods when they were covered in snow.
Aida never had many friends, nor did she particularly care for any, preferring to spend her time studying history and magic. Despite this she held a fierce love for her clan,
On her fifteenth birthday Aida was marked with her vallaslin, signaling her transition into adulthood. For her next birthday she was named first of clan Lavellan.
From this point onward she assumed more responsibilities as the first. Any whispers of nepotism based favoritism were quickly quelled when Aida threw herself headfirst into her duties, devoting most of her time to any tasks needed.
In-game
The Conclave
Despite her distrust for humans Aida, not one for unnecessary cruelty, kept to the shadows a
Post-game
Tresspasser
Aida elected to disband the inquisition rather than keep carrying on as an honor guard, leaving her companions to go their own way. Her final words were ones of defiance as she set out alone to kill Solas for all he had done, and all he plans to do.
Beyond Tresspasser
With both Dorian and Iron Bull, her closest allies, situated in Tevinter, all she can do is carry on to them.
Relationships
Cassandra
Though they didn't agree on virtually anything, Cassandra could at the very least agree that Aida was a damn good leader for the Inquisition.
Leliana
Aida appreciated Leliana's ruthlessness- though she found her backhanded methods more than a little questionable.
Leliana privately found it amusing she was close friends with the two elven heroes of the last age.
Varric
They didn't get on as well as Varric and Hawke, but that was to be expected really. Their relationship was entirely its own animal- built from a mutual love of drinking and destroying red lyrium.
Solas
Solas found himself annoyed by his attraction to the petulant girl. She was an embodiment of the worst of the Dalish- proud, arrogant, and fiercely defensive of her beliefs- but he could not help but admire her as well. Both her considerable talent as a mage and physical appearance
As they did not become any closer than this, Solas wisely never told Aida what her vallaslin meant, and would undoubtedly have caught a fist in the face for his efforts anyways.
Cullen
Aida has found it impossible to move beyond his past as a templar and his treatment of mages. His mere involvement with the Kirkwall Circle and all the atrocities committed within its walls has left a deep strain on any relationship they might ever form. Nonetheless she has always respected his position as commander of the Inquisiton's forces, and they have maintained a cordial, if not cold, relationship. At the very least they were on good enough terms that, two years after defeating Corypheus, she attended his wedding.
Josephine
Josephine helped to soften some of the suspicions Aida had of diplomats on the whole
Sera
Aida found Sera largely insufferable, putting little effort into nurturing her relationship with the other girl. The mutual distaste was shared by both sides, Sera in turn finding her far too "elfy" for comfort.
Vivienne
They had many disagreements about the nature of magic and circles, but remained close despite their clashing opinions. Aida never quite managed to do or say the right things for Vivienne, but luckily she never really cared to impress others anyways. Such was the key to the survival of their relationship.
Upon Vivienne's request, Aida retrieved for her the true heart of a snowy white wyrven.
Blackwall
In the end Aida decided to spare his life, having grown appreciative of the old man's skill with a blade, though she first made him promise to really join the wardens after everything was said and done.
Iron Bull
Aida very much enjoyed drinking with the Qunari in her free time, what little of it she had. Despite having a strong stomach she was still no match for Bull's seemingly endless tolerance.
The two remained friends with benefits for a time, but Aida eventually grew unsatisfied with the repetitive sex and broke things off with him. Iron Bull understood her reasons for this perfectly well and the pair remained great friends. She later gave her blessing when he and Dorian, her other closest friend, eventually began dating.
Dorian
Cole
D Hawke
Hawke is too sarcastic for Aida's taste, as she finds the other woman disingenuous and hard to get a good read on.
Maisie Trevelyan
Though only a year younger than Aida, Maisie is her opposite in nearly every regard- a sweet, naive, altruistic girl to her own cold, cynical, self-serving ways. Aida is additionally quite annoyed by Maisie's relationship with Cullen, finding the pair's puppy love insufferable, though she could agree they made a good pair.
Morrigan