Alistair

Alistair is the frivolous and benevolent Grey Warden companion your character can possibly recruit in Dragon Age: Origins. He has been confirmed as a female romance option.

Background
Alistair is a young Grey Warden recruited by Duncan less than six months before the Blight began. Alistair's mother died long ago in childbirth, and after being raised in Redcliffe Castle he was turned over to the Chantry for religious instruction. He began the martial training necessary to become a Templar, the Chantry's military order that watches over the Circle of Magi and hunts down dangerous apostates.

He was found to be ill-suited to a life of religious devotion, however. Alistair is irreverent at the best of times, and his wry sense of humor often put him at odds with his more serious-minded teachers. When Duncan of the Grey Wardens found him, Alistair had not yet taken his vows and was desperately unhappy. Sensing that he had a good and loyal heart, Duncan used the Right of Conscription to force the Chantry to hand Alistair over to the Grey Wardens, and Alistair has never looked back since.

Involvement
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Strategy
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Quotes

 * "One good thing about the blight is how it brings people together."


 * "Well! He's not half as dead as he looks, is he?"'


 * "Here I thought we were getting along so well! I was even going to name one of my children after you - the grumpy one!"


 * "You smell great; is that death you're wearing? It really suits you."

Dialogue
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 * Alistair: "Let me guess: this is the part where we're shocked to learn how you've never had a friend your whole life?"
 * Morrigan: "I can be friendly, if I wish. Alas, desiring to be smarter will not ever make one so."
 * Morrigan: "You fear barbarians will swoop down upon you!"
 * Alistair: [Thoughtfully] "Swooping...is bad..."
 * Alistair: "He-eey, I like cheese!"
 * Morrigan: "You would."

Trivia

 * When asked to compare a set list of NPC companions to food, BioWare employee Cori May said that Alistair was most comparable to "strawberries and cream, sweet and wholesome and delicious, and a little goofy." While writer Sheryl Chee says "Alistair is an apricot. Cute, sweet and just a little fuzzy."
 * Writer Sheryl Chee has said that when going out for a drink Alistair would "have half a pint and giggle uncontrollably for the rest of the night."
 * In writing Alistair, David Gaider was inspired by Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Malcom Reynolds from Firefly.
 * Alistair is voiced by Steve Valentine