Quinn Andarsan

" 'Someone get me a whisky. And make it a double.' "Quinn was a human mage from the Free Marches and an Enchanter at the Circle of Hasmal. In the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion in 9:40 Dragon, he embarked on a journey to the Divine Conclave in Ferelden, where he met Noalen.

Physical Appearance
Quinn was extremely tall - at 6'9 ft he stood out in any crowd he was in.

He had medium-length ashen hair and warm, brown eyes. With thick eyebrows, elegantly arched lips and naturally tan skin, he was considered a handsome young man in the Circle of Hasmal and as a result, has had many lovers in the past.

Personality
" 'Suppose, suppose. Suppose a bomb goes off? We can't live our lives worrying.'""- Quinn to Noalen on the evening before the Divine Conclave"Quinn was carefree, optimistic and kind. Though Noalen only knew him for a short time, he and Quinn grew close quickly and it was clear that beneath the surface, Quinn was a very caring man who felt saddened by the fact that people so often judged him only for his good looks.

Though he resented this preferential treatment, at times Quinn was more than happy to make use of his looks to get ahead. He implied that at the time an Enchanter was chosen from his class, another mage, much more talented than he was, applied for the position as well but Quinn secured the promotion by seducing the First Enchanter of the Circle.

Though he never outright stated it, Quinn was likely very competitive and somewhat childish in this regard; at times he wanted things for no other reason than someone else wanting it and he had an almost pathological need to prove himself useful.

Nevertheless, he was also considerate and open-minded. He had no reservations about Noalen - a Dalish elf - whatsoever and showed empathy when hearing his story.

Talents and Skills

 * Magic - Quinn's magical talent has been described by his teachers as 'mediocre'. Though he had something of a knack for magical theory and teaching such to his pupils, he was never a particularly strong mage in practical terms. He could control Fire Magic to a certain degree, but he was - in general - fairly inept as a mage and only passed his Harrowing because he received extensive tutoring from his teachers.
 * Blood Mage - Though no great shakes at offensive or restorative magic, Quinn made for a relatively good Blood Mage, a craft he and some other Enchanters from Hasmal practised in secret in the years leading up to the Mage-Templar War. At the Divine Conclave, he cast a protective spell - powered by his own blood - over Noalen and the latter wonders at times if it was Quinn's magic that protected him from certain death.

Biography
Quinn was the illegitimate son of a male Elven slave and Crescens of the Tevinter House Antonidas. The only thing he knew about his mother was from a letter that was attached to the basket he was left in as an infant at the Hasmal Chantry. In it, Crescens described her situation and that he should never look for his parents as nothing good would come of it. Her father apparently had agreed to keep the matter a secret for fear of losing face in the Magisterium and a generous sum of money was transferred to the Hasmal Chantry and later the Circle in Quinn's name. Quinn got his name from one of the wet nurses employed at the Hasmal Chantry orphanage. Sworn to celibacy, the woman would never get to have her own children but fell in love with the baby boy enough to give him the name she would have bestowed on her own first son.

At the age of nine, Quinn started manifesting magic and was taken to the Circle of Hasmal.