Eleanor Cousland

"I'm no Orlesian wallflower, give me a sword and I'll use it!"

Eleanor Cousland is the Teyrna of Highever and wife to Bryce Cousland. She is the mother of Fergus Cousland and the Warden in the Human Noble Origin.

Background
She is a sharp and quick-witted woman, as she will brazenly show if the Warden evades her questioning about their desires to become a Grey Warden recruit. Though very aware of the Blight, Eleanor carries herself as befitting a woman of her stature. In conversation with the Warden, she will reveal that she is as worried as the Teyrn is about the impending Blight.

During the female Warden playthrough the Teyrna refers to herself as a "battle maiden'. This perhaps explains why the female Cousland was raised knowing how to fight. (Warrior only: rogue Couslands do not hear this.)

Quotes

 * "I was quite the battle maiden myself, in my day. But I think it was the softer arts that helped me land a husband."
 * (about her youngest child possibly joining the Grey Wardens) "You haven't got it into your head that you want to become one, have you?"
 * "I'm no Orlesian wallflower! Give me a sword and I'll fight!"
 * "Hush, Bryce. I'll kill every bastard that comes through that door to buy them time, but I won't abandon you."


 * Human Noble: "I am hardly a boy/girl any longer."
 * Teyrna Eleanor Cousland: "Indeed! I turn my back and here you are, a fine man/woman in your own right. But that doesn't mean I have to like it."