Merrill

"It’s a Keeper’s job to remember, even the dangerous things."

Merrill is an elven mage and a temporary companion to the Dalish elf Warden during the Dalish Elf Origin and a companion and romance option for a male or female Hawke in Dragon Age II.

Dragon Age: Origins
Merrill is the First, or apprentice, of the clan's Keeper, Marethari. She is interested in recovering the elves' lost lore and possesses some knowledge of the elves' old magic.

Dragon Age II
The Keepers of the Dalish are the masters of ancient lore and guardians of old secrets. Merrill can recite all of known elven history and navigate the Fade… but has very little experience with the world or even her own people. Now in a foreign land, surrounded by dangers on all sides, Merrill must find help for her clan. Whatever the cost.

Following the events of the Dalish elf origin Merrill will keep a fragment of the eluvian to clense it of it's blight

Initial statistics (Origins)
Class: Mage

Specialization: N/A

Starting spells/skills: Herbalism, Combat Tactics

Mage: Arcane Bolt

Primal: Flame Blast, Flaming Weapons

Entropy: Weakness

Quotes
Merrill: "I am? I mean - yes, of course I am!"
 * "It’s a Keeper’s job to remember, even the dangerous things."
 * "Why do they call this a brothel? Does it have something to do with broth?"
 * (To Hawke) "If you were Dalish, our people would have a kingdom by now. ... And half of Thedas would be attacking us. So maybe things worked out for the best."
 * Hawke (to Fenris): "Merrill's quite capable of handling herself."
 * "Why is my house always messy when people are here! It's clean sometimes, I swear."

Trivia

 * Mary Kirby wrote Merrill for Dragon Age II.
 * According to David Gaider Merrill will have a different voice actor in Dragon Age II, as the Dalish now have Welsh or Irish accents . He stated: It's a new actor-- and is the last on the list of "actors I specifically asked for and got on the first try".
 * Merrill means shining sea in Irish Gaelic.
 * If you compare Merrill's face from Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II, you can see there is a slight difference in her facial tattoos.
 * Merrill's clan in Dragon Age II has settled near Sundermount and this is the location where you will deliver Flemeth's amulet.