Orsino

"You deny us our freedom so that you may sleep better at night, but I say it is a restless and undeserved slumber."

Orsino is an elven mage in Dragon Age II. He is the First Enchanter of the Circle of Magi in Kirkwall.

Quests
Act 2

Act 3

Quotes

 * (To Meredith) "You push us into desperate acts, and then use that as justification to press ever further!"
 * (To Meredith) "Blood magic! Where do you not see blood magic? My people cannot sneeze without you accusing them of corruption."
 * "Meredith expects blood magic? Then I will give it to her. Maker help us all."
 * "The Maker has guided you all to your deaths!"
 * "Why don't they just drown us as infants? Why give us the illusion of hope?"
 * (To Meredith) "Have confidence, Knight Commander."


 * Meredith: Do not trifle with me, mage. My patience is at an end.
 * Orsino: A wonder that I never saw it begin!


 * female Hawke: So I shouldn't slit my wrists and dance naked under the moonlight just to fit in?
 * Orsino: If that's what you intend, perhaps I'll join you after all...


 * Orsino: Revoke the Right, Meredith, before this goes too far. Imprison us if you must, search the tower-I will even help you! But do not kill us all for an act we did not commit!
 * Meredith: The Grand Cleric is dead, killed by a mage. The people will demand retribution and I will give it to them. Your offer is commendable, Orsino, but it is too late.


 * "The irony is to the very moment I have never used blood magic."

Trivia

 * Orsino carries a 3-headed staff called the Staff of Violation, and in Dragon Age: Origins you can find statues of similar design. You can find them in a blood mage hideout in Denerim, and there is one in the Vigil's Keep basement in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, among other places.
 * His robes and the Staff of Violation are available for Xbox Live avatars.
 * Meeting Orsino is required for earning the "Friends in High Places" achievement, along with Knight-Commander Meredith, Viscount Marlowe Dumar, and Grand Cleric Elthina.
 * Orsino is also one of the two figures on the starting screen of the game along with Knight-Commander Meredith.