Dorian Pavus

An Altus class mage of the Tevinter Imperium, Dorian is the son of Magister Halward Pavus and Lady Aquinea Thalrassian, and the heir to House Pavus, whose estates are outside of Qarinus near the coast of Tevinter.

With a reputation for skill and flair, Dorian was, however, quite troubled as a youth and spent much of his adolescence bouncing from Circle to tutor to Circle, with an incident of misbehavior – in a least one case, a magic duel against another young heir which ended with Dorian in solitary confinement – ending his term there.

Finally he was placed with the Order of Argent, a very expensive Circle known for its strict Andrastian discipline. Three months later, he escaped and was later found in the elven slums by Magister Gereon Alexius, who kept the young man’s secrets and took him as his own pupil and apprentice.

Under Gereon’s tutelage, Dorian at last began to thrive and realize his early potential. Within five years he had graduated from the Circle of Minrathous as a fully-ranked Enchanter and was working toward the position of Senior Enchanter there.

This dream was ended when Gereon’s wife and son were attacked by darkspawn on the road, ending with Livia Arida, Gereon's wife, dead -- and Felix tainted. Dorian left his position in Minrathous to join Gereon in an attempt to save Felix’s life. Eventually, however, the two quarreled and Dorian left once again, falling back into his dissolute ways before finally being hauled home by his father and kept a nigh-prisoner for nearly a year.

Escaping his family home as he’d escaped so many other situations before, Dorian traveled aimlessly until he was contacted again by Gereon, this time with an invitation to join the Venatori. Instead, Dorian and Felix began to work against the elder Alexius and the fledgling cult, culminating finally in Dorian joining the newly formed Inquisition.