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NAME: Varric Tethras AGE: 41 NATIONALITY: Freemarcher RACE: Dwarf OCCUPATION: Author	HEIGHT: Tall Enough BUILD: Stocky HAIR: ~~Fabulous.~~ Blond EYES: Hazel BEARING: Casual and Charming
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Apart from being the dwarf with the giant crossbow? Well dressed, gold earrings, ~~slight angle to his nose~~ okay, he very obviously had his nose broken once, still handsome, and, well, basically looks like his author portrait which is, quite literally, everywhere. OH, and did I mention the chest hair? Glorious chest-hair.

Status

What's he up to, you ask?
Up to something? Now, why would a perfectly upstanding dwarf like him be up to something?
He's just minding his own business, doing absolutely nothing that should merit any sort of suspicion, writing letters while he warms his feet by the hearth in the main hall. Occasionally he can be found playing cards in the Herald's Rest or wandering the battlements--fresh air's important, keeps the creative juices flowing.

Reputation

Varric is a prolific author; his books are literally everywhere in Thedas. He's most famous for the Tale of the Champion, a story which details his adventures with Hawke, but his second most popular is Hard in Hightown, a noir crime thriller. (Of which there are approximately 48 copies around Skyhold.) He did not write the sequel (Hard in Hightown 2: Siege Harder) but very few people know that. It is truly terrible and if your character has read it, feel free to give him grief about just how terrible it is. He's also written some romance novels, a series called Swords and Shields, which are (by most reports) utterly unreadable. His portrait is on the back of every single book he's ever written, so feel free to have your characters know him on sight, and if they've read Tale of the Champion, they can basically quiz him on anything that happened (in this worldstate) in Dragon Age 2.

Hooks

Varric is an extremely personable dwarf; he's always down for a chat and loves to hear and tell stories. He loves meeting new people and is always happy to meet a fan.

While not exactly a hook, Varric is notorious for taking events/people from his life and altering them just slightly so he can put them in his books. He will do this repeatedly, probably with your characters, probably in a story with transparent foreshadowing and heavy-handed dialogue. He may have your character read this story and/or may grill them for tips with varying degrees of subtlety.

Basically, at some point, Varric will write friendfiction about everyone in Skyhold and it will be terrible. I'm sorry.

Approval & Gifts

APPROVES+ Getting payment up front. + Helping people. + Compliments regarding Bianca (either). + Humor. + Enthusiasm. + Fans of his work.	DISAPPROVES- Red Lyrium. - The Deep Roads. - Assholes (usually). - People who talk shit about Hawke/Trevelyan. - Emotional shut-ins/stoicism (usually). - Unnecessary bloodshed.
GIFTS So what do you get the dwarf who has everything? Something ridiculous, I'm sure. Varric doesn't want for much but he appreciates thoughtful, personal gifts and ridiculous touristy trash. Going to the ass end of Thedas? Get him a poster from a Zither! concert. Does your character make paper? He'd be stunned and elated. Flower crowns? Yes, bring it on.