Sebastian Vael

"It is my right, my duty, to show these assassins there's nowhere in the Free Marches to hide."

Sebastian Vael, an archer of noble birth, is a companion in Dragon Age II available through the The Exiled Prince DLC which is included with the Signature Edition. He is also a romance option.

Background
The Vaels believed that their youngest son, Sebastian, was a disgrace to the family name, and would be a weight around his brother's neck. They forced him into the Chantry, exiling him from their principality of Starkhaven. While he was not without faith, Sebastian did not wish to give up his life in service to Andraste so early in his existence, and with the aid of the compassionate Grand Cleric Elthina, escaped. Elthina helped him to regain his faith however, and after reflection, Sebastian returned to the Chantry, this time willingly, and through the front door.

Now, Sebastian is forced to re-enter the viper's nest of princely politics when his family is brutally murdered, leaving him as the sole surviving heir.

Involvement
Banding together with Sebastian and his unshakable loyalty and excellent aim, players will choose to either avenge Sebastian's murdered family to reclaim his title or direct his holy vengeance on their enemies in Kirkwall.

Backstory
Jennifer Hepler wrote a short story which fleshed out the character of Sebastian, and details his escape from the Chantry, along with his subsequent return.

Quotes

 * (To Grand Cleric Elthina) "It is my right, my duty, to show these assassins there's nowhere in the Free Marches to hide."
 * (After Grand Cleric Elthina said, "This is murder!") "No, what happened to my family was murder."
 * "Princes aren't meant for chastity."

Romance
Even though a romance can be made with Sebastian, he will never actually sleep with Hawke due to his vow of chastity.

Trivia

 * Sebastian was written by Jennifer Hepler.


 * Sebastian "Seb" Hanlon, a part of the BioWare team, was at a time assigned to do most of the bug fixing and such for the character. The main reason for this was because of their similar name and it did not please him. The shared name also caused some confusion for Hanlon as every time someone mentioned the character, Hanlon thought they were directing their comments toward him.


 * His first name means venerable; revered in Latin.


 * Alec Newman, who voices Sebastian, is primarily known for his role as another exiled prince - Paul Atreides from Frank Herbert's Dune series.