Leliana (Dragon Age)
Leliana is a female video game character who features in Dragon Age.
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Biography
Leliana was a female human born in Thedas where her mother Oisine was a Fereldan woman who came to be a servant of an Orlesian noble named Lady Cecilie Vasseur. One of Leliana's earliest memories is the scent of her mother's linen dress as they held hands on the terrace of an Orlesian villa with a view of the Waking Sea and gardens of sweet orange and lavender. Though Leliana is uncertain if this powerful memory is real or not, she cherishes the image of her Fereldan mother.
Oisine's death cast a pall over Leliana's normally sunny disposition, however, and in an effort to cheer the girl her new guardian gave her whatever she asked for; Leliana only ever wanted books. As a result, she quickly developed an obsessive interest in Orlesian and Fereldan stories, ballads and songs, as well as any tales she could learn from Cecilie's elven servants. Tutors were soon called for by Lady Cecilie to foster Leliana's passion. Leliana often practiced her dancing on the stone terrace of Cecilie's villa on the Waking Sea, as well.
At 16 years old, Leliana made her first trip to Val Royeaux, to attend a soiree with Lady Cecilie. There she met and was impressed by Marjolaine, a wealthy widow and patroness of the arts. Marjolaine began calling upon the aging Lady Cecilie shortly after the soiree, who often left Leliana to entertain the dazzling visitor.
Leliana was fascinated by Marjolaine's worldliness and daring, and the two became close friends. On a hunting trip, Marjolaine gave Leliana her first bow. In teaching her how to use it during that trip, Leliana wounded but did not kill a hart the hunters were tracking. Too upset to end its suffering, Leliana watched in amazement as Marjolaine efficiently killed the animal.
That same summer, Leliana visited Marjolaine at her Val Royeaux estate, and the widow began to teach her way of the bard: manipulation, subterfuge and combat. Always her teaching was subtle and disguised, easily assumed to be merely a lady's idle amusements.
Overview
Personality and attributes
She came to operate under the alias of Sister Nightingale. After serving the Chantry, she came to hold the title of Left Hand of the Divine.
Though born in Orlais, she considered herself to be Fereldan like her mother.
She had a preference for gifts with Andraste in their name.
Powers and abilities
She was a lay sister of the Chantry who could easily beat trained mercenaries.
As a bard, she acted as an assassin, spy and as a saboteur.
Notes
- Leliana was created by BioWare where she featured in the setting of the Dragon Age universe.
- The character was voiced by actress Corinne Kempa.
Appearances
- Dragon Age: Origins:
- Dragon Age: Inquisition:
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