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 in the Dragon Age II DLC Mark of the Assassin.

Background
Little is known of Tallis' background as of yet. She was not born a Qunari, but converted sometime after her parents sold her into slavery and was found by the Qunari. Tallis also seems to have some history with Leliana. It appears that Tallis was trained as a Ben-Hassrath by her Qunari mentor, Salit. Sometime before Redemption, she was demoted to "Athlok" and was assigned as a kitchen-hand on a boat docked in Kirkwall, due to her repeatedly deviating from orders. The final straw was the killing of a noble who kept little girls as slaves, instead of leaving no trace behind after a burglary assignment.

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."

Trivia

 * Just as with Sten, "Tallis" is not her name, but her rank. It means "to solve" in Qunari.
 * Despite using dual-wield daggers, Tallis' default attack in Dragon Age II is ranged, apparently 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.
 * Felicia Day stated on Twitter that she romanced Thane in Mass Effect 2, another game made by BioWare. Hence, the name of one of her daggers, Thane.