Name: Daren William Cousland
Series: Dragon Age Series
Timeline: 9:30 Dragon
Age: 20 {Sadly turned twenty the day he was going to kill the archdemon.)
Personal Color:
RoyalBlueAppearance:
Abilities: Nothing yet. With his bow and dagger a loss, theres not much he can do unless he finds another.
Personality/History:
Some lands are ruled by men and women who believe that they have been
elevated to their rank by the Maker Himself, but in Ferelden it is
believed that a ruler must earn their place. The nobility is not
suffered gladly, as the Orlesian Empire once discovered to its dismay
when it attempted to occupy the land only to be overthrown by its
people. The Couslands have stewarded the lands of Highever for
many generations, dating back to less civilized days before the crowning
of Ferelden's first king. They could only have done so by earning the
respect of its people through their reputation for justice and
temperance, as well as their willingness to lead his men into battle.
With the rise of the darkspawn horde in the south it thus falls on the
Teyrn of Highever to send out the call once again: duty demands that an
army be assembled and sent to King Cailan's aid at once. As the Couslands will quickly discover, however, the darkness in Ferelden does not only
lie in the heart of the evil horde in the south. Treachery stalks the halls of Highever Castle, as there are many men who would use even the occasion of a Blight to further their own ambitions.
Do i have to recite the tale of the Grey Warden?
The darkspawn swarmed the Korcari Wilds in southern Ferelden, where they
were met by the Fereldan army under King Cailan and Loghain Mac Tir as
well as all of Ferelden's Grey Wardens. After a few minor victories
against the darkspawn, the royal army was devastated in a major battle
at Ostagar when Loghain unexpectedly withdrew, leaving King Cailan and
the Grey Wardens to their deaths. All but two Grey Wardens were slain in
the massacre; both survivors were new recruits to the order.
Loghain installed himself as regent of Ferelden, denounced the Grey Wardens of
Ferelden as traitors and had the Grey Wardens of Orlais that had come to
assist Ferelden turned back at the border, believing the Wardens'
claimsabout the Blight a ruse to assist in a new Orlesian conquest of
Ferelden. Having heard what happened at Ostagar, the Grey Wardens
decided to dispatch a Grey Warden native to Ferelden, Riordan, to fight
Loghain and the Blight simultaneously. From their perspective, if the
Grey Wardens expended themselves against Loghain, then they would risk
the Blight devastating Thedas once again. Thus, they had to maintain
vigil should Ferelden fall to the Blight.Despite the odds, the remaining
Grey Wardens were able to organize an allied army to oppose the Blight
using old treaties, and with the aid of Riordan, managed to slay
Urthemiel during the Battle of Denerim. The fifth Blight lasted just
over one year. Sadly, Daren was killed due to sacrificing himself for
ending of the fifth blight. He then woke up in the White Expanse. He noticed he had white hair and
white eyes. A side-effect from the archdemon. And he had his broken bow and
bent dagger. Daren seen he still had his grey warden armor on, including
the helmet, and so far, nothing else. It seems he didn't have
anything to protect himself with, and this whole...place, area, whatever, was
complete white. Other then that, there was a blip in the distance and
two moving. He looked around for a moment. "Wait a minute."
He whispered to himself.