Duncan

The Grey Wardens are an Order of warriors of exceptional ability dedicated to fighting darkspawn throughout Thedas. They are headquartered in the very place of their founding, Weisshaupt Fortress in the Anderfels, but maintain a presence in most other nations as well.

The Grey Wardens are known for ignoring a recruit's racial, social, national, and even criminal background if they deem the person valuable in terms of character, ability or skill.

Despite their small numbers, the Grey Wardens have been instrumental in defeating each Blight so far, and thus are vital to the survival of the world as a whole.

Witty, cunning, and sometimes even silly or grumpy, Duncan never ceases to be a young man who has gone through many hardships. Having lost his parents early, he was forced to spend his youth in the slums, begging and stealing like a garbage rat. This has tempered his character to a large extent, making Duncan resistant to shocks, but that is why he prefers to joke about it than to open up to other people, even if his soul is heavy. The Order of the Grey Wardens also managed to leave its mark on the young man's character in a couple of years, making him more responsible and prudent, although it has not yet completely eradicated Duncan's thieving habits. *Speaks with an accent similar to a pirate's and often uses slang and colloquialisms in his speech due to his criminal youth.

Duncan is a dark-skinned young man of 20 years old. His hair is straight and dark, pulled back into a ponytail, and his eyes are dark. He is above average in height, and his body is agile and flexible. Duncan wears a gold earring in one ear. He usually wears leather armor over which is pulled a tunic with the emblem of the Order of the Grey Wardens with a griffin depicted on it. Duncan usually keeps his daggers in belts on his sides, which he deftly uses in battle.

Duncan is skilled with his two silverweight daggers, which were given to him by his former Commander Genevieve, who was his role model for leadership.

Duncan is also skilled in stealth and lockpicking. He is agile and agile in combat, able to make important decisions on the fly and adapt to the situation.

Duncan must find new recruits for the Grey Wardens, either by volunteer or by force, using the Grey Wardens' Right to Conscription anyone into their ranks, as per an ancient agreement. It is important to recruit a worthy and skilled Warden who can survive the Joining ritual, which often ends in the death of recruits. The Joining ritual is when a recruit drinks from a cup of darkspawn blood, allowing the taint to enter the recruit's body and forever change him, making him more sensitive to the presence of darkspawn and giving him resistance to the taint they spread.

Duncan was born in Highever but spent his childhood between Orlais and the Free Marches. His mother Tayana was from Rivain while his father Arryn was a Fereldan carpenter with Tevinter origins. After the death of his parents he was forced to become a thief to survive on the streets of Val Royeaux.

Barely more than a boy, Duncan broke into an inn room to rob it, and was confronted by his victim while attempting to steal a ring. The man refused to give in, even with a knife to his throat, and they fought; in the struggle, Duncan unintentionally fatally wounded his victim. As the man lay dying, he thanked Duncan, to his shock and horror.

The chevaliers informed Duncan as he was arrested that the victim was a Grey Warden. When Commander Genevieve offered him a place among the Grey Wardens the night before his execution, he refused, thinking that a Grey Wardens' life must be horrible indeed to thank the one who murdered him. However, Genevieve showed up the next day during his execution and used the Right of Conscription in order to forcefully recruit him into the order. Much has happened in that time. Commander Genevieve has succumbed to the persuasion of the darkspawn and her brother, many of Duncan's comrades have died, and even those who survived have become distant. But Duncan can boast of his friendship with King Maric of Ferelden! Later, Duncan is named as second in command of the Ferelden Grey Wardens, serving under Warden-Commander Polara and swears to watch over Fiona and Maric's son.

1. Duncan once encountered a high dragon in the Deep Roads and while fighting it alongside other Grey Wardens and King Maric of Ferelden, Duncan jumped onto the dragon's back and even managed to stay afloat for a while. This prank helped them all defeat the dragon, but it also caused them to lose one of the Wardens.
2. Duncan once snuck into the First Enchanter's chambers while the Grey Wardens were in Kinloach Citadel. Duncan then stole an obsidian kindal from the First Enchanter's private chambers, and then encountered one of the mages as soon as he left the chambers. Instead of being caught by a random bystander, Duncan was seduced by the sorceress (or was it he who seduced her?)
3. Once, when he and his comrades were locked in a dungeon, he was able to free himself from the handcuffs by breaking his thumbs and setting the bones back