Rhys

"Maker help me. Don't let them try to save me. Tell them to run and save themselves. And help Cole. Wherever he is, whatever he is, I believe he means well. I believe it."

Rhys is the estranged mage son of the Fereldan senior enchanter, Wynne, and an unknown templar father.

Background
Rhys is a handsome man around forty years of age (by 9:40 Dragon) with chiseled features, warm brown eyes, a dark beard and black hair with silvering streaks. He became a senior enchanter himself in 9:33 Dragon with the help of Arvin and he is also a skilled spirit healer and spirit medium.

Rhys was taken from his mother shortly after his birth. He was raised in a Chantry orphanage until he was old enough to come to the Orlesian Circle of Magi, the White Spire. He became an apprentice to Arvin, a curmudgeonly elderly elven mage. When Arvin was transferred to the consulate in Teraevyn, Tevinter Imperium he took Rhys along. After having been beaten by three magister's apprentices Rhys was sent back to the Spire. All his life Rhys assumed that he had been taken from a Ferelden family. After the Fifth Blight Wynne came to Rhys and introduced herself. She promised to return, but she never did. The templars didn't realize Rhys and Wynne were related, although the Seekers knew. Rhys and Adrian were lovers and then remained best friends.

Trivia

 * In Dragon Age: Origins, Wynne mentions to Alistair that she has a son, in their conversations.