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What would you hear? What do you know?I hear rumor among apprentices that the Mage Surana was born amongst the tower walls, knowing nothing else but the magic flowing through him, and the Templars that would bring it to heel. The First Enchanter watches with a careful, fascinated eye. Surana is made for much more, if he would only see past his fears. But he hides behind them, buries them in books. The only things meant for him are fantasies, he cannot grasp any sort of reality for himself. He does not deserve this. Not after...The Truth. The Truth. It can be found in Denerim. Where Elven mothers whisper to their children, do not stoke the ire of the swordsmen, lest you meet your end as Elgar'Anvallenim had. Fifteen years, a spirit haunting what you used to call home. A spirit. That is what you are. A mysterious, otherworldly thing that goes bump in the night and frightens those that refuse to understand. But that is not what you remember. You remember the swordsmen, yes...and a night elf who had seen the sun rise for others, but not him. Not his people. They would continue to drown in the dark despite their outstretched hand. He had had enough, he had tried to become a voice. The swordsmen did not like others speaking up. You remember the shouting, the skirmish, hot leather burning your wrist, a cry of fear and anguish...and then silence. Your father's blood, and his little girl weeping at his side.They found you alone, and had feared the worst...you were lucky to have been spared. That careful eye has ever been on you, mage of spirits.And where do we go from here? Who are you really?Surana, your Mamae's name; it is all you have left of what you were before. You make it yours, and you begin from there. Behni Surana. Elf, Mage, Man. You will learn to embrace these things. You will learned to be loved. But you will make mistakes, and you will bleed for it, and you will let the wound scab and come back stronger. People will tell stories, but you will walk the path of a hero; one worthy of title, of companionship and a light amongst all this darkness. This is the essence of a hero, this is everything you are.

  Your Story, Your Moment. So it goes...    : Origins VerseMain verse! Anything pertaining to Behni's origin and main story will belong here!  Birds of a Feather. We Should Stick Together    : Co-Warden VerseAnything during the events of Origins that involves Behni and another Warden.  By your guiding hand    : Awakening VerseAnything from the events of Dragon Age: Awakening here!  And so Another bird spreads its wings    : DA2 VerseAnything surrounding the nine year timeline of the sequel is here! While most of it takes place away from Kirkwall, my personal canon is that Behni is the Warden replacement for Stroud, and is the one that can take a tainted Carver or Bethany under his wing during the Deep Roads expedition. I am willing to work with a Hawke or Companion's canon however, and will otherwise be exploring Behni's newfound fatherhood, the beginnings of his research into the Calling, and coming to Kirkwall in the event of locating Karl, and/or offering Anders a way out, via returning to the Wardens.  A calling as strange as the skies above    : Inquisition VerseAnything Pertaining to the years leading up to, to the end of Inquisition. While mostly involved in going out West on the trail of a promising lead for a cure, Behni can return around the events of Here Lies the Abyss. I am mostly open to molding around whatever works for an Inquisitor/Inquisition Companion's verse, but I can personally offer my options of Behni either being the stand in for the Warden Recruit in place of Stroud, Alistair or The Secret Companion, or my personal worldstate option of him coming to Skyhold after finding the information he needs and following The Inquisitor's missive, should Alistair be the Warden Recruit. (Their relationship can be romantic or platonic depending on the verse. But he will come to aid his fellow Warden regardless). In this case he will show up during the Western Approach portion of the questline to ward Erimond off of the party. IF THE INQUISITION SIDES WITH THE TEMPLARS, THIS MAY NOT STAND, and the Warden-Commander may have a higher chance of refusing an audience entirely.  The Griffin's Song Shall be your Legacy    : Veilguard VerseAnything post Inquisition to the end of Veilguard here! Behni still holds the title of Commander of the Grey in Ferelden and will use it for any leverage Rook might need against the First Warden. (he can't stand the guy). He will first appear during the battle for Weisshaupt and remain to assist what's left of the Wardens in Lavendel. Should Rook need a guiding hand, he is more than willing to give it. He especially takes a shine to Warden Rooks and can often come off as a mentor figure.  Footsteps Followed. A Freedom Granted    : Companion VerseIn which Behni does not play the HOF, but a companion in the Origins party! For any narratives that would not meld with co-wardens, Behni can be recruited either alongside Wynne during Broken Circle where he is a freshly Harrowed Senior mage, or with Anders in Awakening after fleeing the tower together!  Always got his nose in a book    : Modern VerseAnything pertaining to a modern au here! Behni is a nerdy archival sciences major that works part time at a library and has a love for anything dnd related.  The Haunted and The Holy    : Inquisitor VerseIn which Warden Behni dies by fault of the sword during the battle against the Archdemon. The fight is won, but Thedas loses its Hero of Ferelden to a mortal wound before they can celebrate their victory. A decade passes, and a lingering soul caught reminiscing in places he once wandered is pulled through into the physical realm once more; cold and confused and with many shouting, screaming that their Divine is dead, the world is ending once more. Once more...?He does not know how he came to be at the Temple of Sacred Ashes beyond following a memory, nor how he came to bear the mark on his hand, but he knows what he is good for, and it is saving the world. So he shall do so, despite the toll of living once more.  TBD    : Ancient Arlathan Verse

Other Media Verses  TBD    : Assassin's Creed VerseBenjamin Banks is an informant and scout for his unit based out of Boston. While only recently having joined the Assassins thanks to a personal run in with a Sage, and a discovery of his family's previous ties to the organization, he seeks to understand the reason for his ex-fiance to have lost himself to an ancient voice, and to learn the truth of his father's untimely and mysterious death. While he does not allow it to be widely known, he carries with him the amulet Piece of Eden, one of the few things of note found on his father's corpse. It has the ability to change an object or person to its desired state, but can only do so once every century. Ben's timeline mostly takes place in the seventies, but I'm willing to bump him somewhere else at the request of writing partners.  In the Light of the Crystal    : Final Fantasy XIV VerseBehni is a vieran scholar having recently earned his archon markings surrounding his studies in the history of the arcane. He serves to function as a "legacy" Warrior of Light and gained his echo upon Hydaelyn's initial call prior to the Seventh Calamity. He does not take to the call right away, and is merely helping the Circle of Knowing as his father had once served on the Forum and respected Master Louisoix greatly. He is an arcanist, and can switch between scholar and summoner as needed!  A Potion for Your Thoughts?    : Modern Fantasy VerseBehni is one of the few modern "Wizards" (or, mages, as his people feel is the more evolved term) who lend their services to the public. Working out of the back of his bookstore, he offers anonymous patrons potions and poultices for their own private needs. As a librarian would, he doesn't ask questions, and seeks to aid and inform. Though he has secrets of his own. He doesn't get out much, and doesn't explain his methods beyond knowing precisely the right places to find what he needs. Is "mage" just a title for his fancy apothecary work? Or might he have a little bit of ancient magic at his fingertips?  Of the Bladed Ear    : A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms VerseBehni is the firstborn son of Jadis Surana, Loyal Knight to House Theirin of Caer Bronach. Or at least, that is what he's made of himself. After the death of his father during the First Blackfyre Rebellion, his mother remarried into a merchant's house, but such was not a life for him. Behni craved an adventurous, thrilling, and honorable life like that of the knights in his books. and so, after years of recalling his father's secret lessons and working hard to fill in the gaps, he left his family's lodgings in Oldtown and sought to claim his father's title, making for the very "Dog-Lord's" halls at the heart of the Reach that once his family served. Whether he achieves his position or not remains to be seen. Verse flexible: by the time the Ashford Meadows tourney comes around, Behni can either still be a squire or a newly knighted man, I am willing to work with whatever my rp partner finds flexible!