Warden-Commander Clarel

AKA:
Clar
Horrible Decision Maker
Dragon Chew Toy

Clarel de Chanson was the Warden-Commander of Orlais during the fight against Corypheus. Once an Enchanter of the Circle of Magi, she was recruited to the Grey Wardens and rose through the ranks until she was in charge of all the Wardens in the Orlesian Empire. Clarel was typically very reasonable and repeatedly tried to help Ferelden and improve her order’s reputation there, but was rebuffed each time. This general level-headedness makes it all the more baffling that she made a decision which nearly doomed everyone in her charge and destroyed the reputation of her order. When every Warden in Orlais suddenly started hearing the Calling all at once, Clarel desperately looked for a solution. She found one at the suggestion of a Tevinter Magister and Venatori named Erimond. Eri suggested that the Warden mages sacrifice their own warriors to cast blood magic, summon a demon army, and take it to the Deep Roads to stop all blights forever by taking out the remaining Old Gods. This is a horrifyingly ludicrous plan on its surface, but was made all the worse when it was revealed that the act of binding the demons also bound the Wardens to Corypheus. Naturally, the Inquisition had to end this madness, so we stormed Adamant Fortress and confronted Clar and Eri. Clar’s good sense returned, fortunately, and she saw reason when we convinced her that Eri was using her and the plan was sheer insanity. Furious, she attacked Eri and pursued him when he fled. Unfortunately for the Warden-Commander, though she had the Magister cornered and overpowered, Eri had Cory’s dragon on his side, and the beast mauled her before turning its attention to us. Clarel had one blast of magic left in her, however, and she used it with her last breath to wound the monster, causing it to abandon Erimond and flee the battle. She had fulfilled the words said by every Grey Warden: “in death, sacrifice,” and should be remembered as an honorable leader who, out of utter panic, gave in to one bad idea. Even if that idea is possibly the worst idea in the long, sad, history of bad ideas.