Cole

"It doesn't matter that they won't remember me. What matters is I helped."

Cole appears to be a human male who lived in the White Spire of Val Royeaux in Orlais. He is a companion in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Background
Cole is a ghost, walking entirely unnoticed among crowds. He can slit an enemy's throat before they even realize he's there, and those few who do notice him forget he ever existed. Cole himself is unsure he does exist. He is a unique entity, impossibly caught between the immaterial realm of the Fade and the confusing realities of Thedas. Cole also has the uncanny ability to sense people who are in pain. He uses this ability to find people in the most painful moment of their lives and offers them comfort with out hesitation, judgement, or expectation of thanks. Since Cole's abilities are unprecedented, Cole is unsure what he is. Many question whether Cole is a human, mage, a spirit, or a malevolent demonic pretender. All Cole knows for certain is that the world is full of pain and he must find his place within it.

Dragon Age: Inquisition
In attempting to find his place in the world, Cole joins the Inquisition.

Dragon Age: Asunder

 * "Now I walk within the shadows. I can see the light, but it never finds me. I reach for it, but it slips through my fingers. In the shadows you are always alone, the world oblivious to your passing."
 * "Look into my eyes..."

Trivia

 * In promotional material for Dragon Age: Inquisition, he is described as "The Spirit"
 * While he was originally written by David Gaider in Dragon Age: Asunder he is written by Patrick Weekes in Dragon Age: Inquisition.