Ferdinand Genitivi

Brother Ferdinand Genitivi is a Chantry scholar and an expert on the Urn of Andraste who resides in the south east of the Denerim Market District.

Background
Genitivi is a man of great faith, but unlike other men of great faith, he is not judgemental. He understands that religion can be twisted by those who seek to use it to gain power, but this does not embitter him. He is the ultimate idealist, a man who trusts in the goodness of humanity. He believes that the Sacred Urn will bring hope to people and that the good that it could do far outweighs the risk that evil men may use it for evil purposes. Brother Genitivi is both wise and possessed of a great sense of humor. He doesn't believe that dedicating one's life to the Chantry means that one must sit around in sackcloth all day and mope.

As a scholar, he seems to acknowledge the fact that the Chantry exaggerates at times when talking about certain things that are lost to time, in this case the temple, or to things that have only appeared in history, which is unlike most brothers or members of the chantry who are usually ignorant to such things. This can be seen when he talks about the temple and says that the Chantry believes the Maker is watching over this area, which if asked about by the player he will respond that it sounds more pleasant than the intricate details of many unpleasant traps.

Quotes

 * “What do you think? Weeks of scant food and water, the torture… oh, I’ve never felt better!”
 * "After all, no one wants to hear 'Willy toiled for many a year to perfect the curious mechanisms that would send a sharpened spike up the arse of the unwary intruder.'"
 * Genitivi: "There was a passage in one of the books I read... how some of Andraste's followers gave their lives to the fire, to become Her eternal guardians. Isn't that beautiful?"

Trivia

 * Brother Genitivi's writings are quoted in numerous Codex entries.