Name: 'Tyvas Van Markham.'

Age: 'Twenty-seven.'

Race: Human

Nameday (if known): 'It's the seventh of Firstfall.'

Birthplace: 'Cumberland, here in Nevarra.'

Class: Warrior

Specialization(s): Duelist

Religion: 'I've seen too much of the world to think the Maker exists as Andraste described. Beyond that? I don't dwell on it.'

So, who is Tyvas?: 'Nobody important.'

When did they join The Silent Plainstriders?: 'It was the twenty-seventh. Of Drakonis.'

What did they do before The Silent Plainstriders?: 'I worked as a bodyguard and guide for foreign merchants and nobility in Nevarra. It felt like I spent more time listening to them ramble than protecting them.'

Why did they join The Silent Plainstriders?: 'The Striders look to right some of the wrongs in this world. That's a better reason to fight than simply to eat.'

Do they have many fond memories of their life before The Silent Plainstriders?: 'None that I wish to speak of.'

Is there anything they miss from their previous experiences?: 'I said I do not wish to speak of it.'

Which of the four sections of the Silent Plainstriders do they identify with?: 'The Serpent's Fang makes the most use of me, but I often turn down the... distasteful jobs. I didn't come here to rob people.'

What is their signature weapon?: 'My sword.'

What is their signature move?: 'Having one is unwise. Your opponent should never be able to expect what you will do.'

Do the ends justify the means?: 'That is not a question I can answer without context.'

Is it better to be chivalrous and lose, or sneaky but win?: 'You lose a lot more than a fight if you betray your own decency.'

Would they rather take orders, give orders, or do their own thing?: 'I'm not a leader. I have no problem with taking orders.'

How would they deal with an ambush?: 'I'd do whatever I could to make sure my companions survive.'

How would they react to a thief?: 'I'm not sure. I know what it feels like to beg for a meal. It is not a position I envy.'

How would they react to a large threat (i.e-Ogre)?: 'If I was alone I would run. If there were people that needed protecting? I would stand my ground for as long as I could.'

Closest friends in The Silent Plainstriders: '...none.'

Mortal enemies: 'It would be impolite to say.'

What do they do when not on duty?: 'I usually practice in the yard. Other than that, the library here is quite well stocked, and there is always something to read.'

Where would they rather be right now?: 'Nowhere.'

How much time do they spend at The Thirsty Royal?: 'I've never been there.'

What is their party trick?: 'I juggle.'

Do they have any other talents?: 'No, and I was jesting, I can't really juggle.'

Favourite food: 'Beet soup.'

What do they like to drink?: 'I've never been partial to wine, water is fine with me.'

Favourite colour: 'I'm failing to see how these questions are relevant.'

Favourite style of clothing: 'Whatever keeps me alive.'

Treasured material possessions: 'My sword. As strange as it may sound, I'd feel incomplete without it.'

Santinalia wishlist: 'Maker, I don't know.'

Do they play any sports?: 'Not anymore. When I was younger I would compete in tourneys. The melee, mostly.'

Any other hobbies?: 'None that come to mind.'

What is your character's greatest flaw?: 'Pride.'

What is your character’s greatest weakness?: 'I don't think you need to ask that.'

If your character was tempted/tortured by a demon, how would it get to them?: 'Do demons ever offer to fix... no, I don't know what a demon would say to me.'

What would they think if they found out they were actually controlled by some higher force?: 'It would owe me- owe everyone- some answers.'

Mages or templars?: 'Neither side is innocent in war.'

Circle or anti-Circle?: 'No one should ever be taken from their home.'

Reformed templars or none what-so-ever?: 'The templars are needed to deal with abominations, as I understand it. So we need them in some capacity.'

Opinions on blood magic: 'It is a crime without parallel to rob a man of his own mind.'

Opinions on spirits and demons: 'I've never met any.'

Nobles or commoners?: 'That is not a useful distinction to make. People are people.'

Opinions on the Dalish: 'I don't know much about them, but the one's I've met are... never mind.'

Opinions on the Qun: 'I know even less of the Qunari than the Dalish.'

Opinions on the Chantry: 'Like any with power, they are prone to abuse it.'

Do they approve of The Warden’s actions (based on Plainstriders canon)?: 'It is a brave thing, to die for a cause.'

Do they approve of Hawke’s actions?: 'How someone could release a murderer like the mage in Kirkwall is incomprehensible.'