Tallis

"You go elbow-deep in wyvern shit, and I'm the weird one?"

Tallis is an elven Qunari assassin who is the protagonist of Dragon Age: Redemption and is also a key character and companion of the Mark of the Assassin DLC for Dragon Age II.

Background
According to dialogue with Sebastian, she was born in Tevinter, where slavery is legal. In the web series she reveals that she was sold as a slave by her parents and that sometime later, she was taken from the slavers by Qunari and then converted to follow The Qun. The elven viddathari was trained as an agent of Ben-Hassrath by her Qunari mentor, Salit. As one of Ben-Hassrath, she was given the name-title of Tallis, and her mission was "to solve" various issues. Her duties involved travelling to non-Qunari lands where she was tasked with burglaries, heists, and assassinations. However, after failing several missions in a row, she was stripped of the title of Tallis.

The straw that broke the camel's back was her last mission that took place in Orlais where she was tasked with stealing a piece of art. During the heist Tallis found children the Orlesian noble kept as sex slaves. Failing to steal the object without leaving any trace, she was demoted to an "Athlok" - a labourer. She was assigned as a kitchen-hand on a boat docked in Kirkwall, during Arishok's stay in Kirkwall. This sets the story for Dragon Age: Redemption.

Gear


There are no upgrades for Where the Heart Lies.

Tallis specific gear



Talent trees
(specialization)

Quotes

 * "I may be Qunari but I was raised an elf."
 * "Before them I was nothing. I was a slave. My parents sold me into it. The Qunari gave me refuge, a purpose, and a name: Tallis."
 * "He who wishes to walk on water must first learn to swim."
 * "You go elbow-deep in wyvern shit and I'm the weird one?"
 * "Don't look at me while I do this. (Ungodly cacophony)"
 * "It's not always meant to end in violence. There are other paths. They do not all need to lead to the same destination."
 * "Doubt is the path one walks to reach faith. To leave the path is to embrace blindness and abandon hope."
 * "Past the idea of right and wrong is a field. When the soul lies in that grass the world is in balance... I will meet you there."

Trivia

 * Just as with Sten, "Tallis" is not her name, but her rank. It means "to solve" in Qunari.
 * Tallis is the first female qunari (of any race) introduced.
 * Despite using dual-wield daggers, Tallis' default attack in Dragon Age II is ranged, involving her throwing her daggers.
 * If Isabela is in the party, during the final conversation with Tallis, Tallis will claim to have 6 toes on her left foot.
 * Back at the Hawke Estate after finishing the DLC, near the statue of Mark of the Assassin, there will be a journal filled by Hawke about their thoughts for Tallis. The content depends on their relationship.
 * While the player does have the option to flirt with Tallis (and receive a kiss, depending on the player's choices during the DLC), it will have no effect on any romance they currently have with another character and she will simply leave by the end of the quest.
 * Tallis' daggers Kathryn and Thane are named after her voice actor and alien assassin from Mass Effect 2 respectively.
 * She seems to have some history with Leliana.
 * The character was created before Dragon Age II revealed that Dalish elves have Irish accents and City elves usually have the accent of whatever region they live in. It was decided that Tallis should keep her North American accent, making her one of the few non-dwarven characters in the revamped universe to do so.