“If you really fear us so much, then kill us! Don't pretend that killing everything that makes us human isn't the same thing!””
Adrian is a mage from the Orlesian Circle of Magi and the spokesperson for the Libertarians fraternity. She is a tiny woman in mid thirties with a cloud of red curly hair and freckles. Adrian is hot-tempered and headstrong, and as a caster she prefers fire spells.
Background
Adrian was Rhys' lover, but he would never be the leader she wanted him to be, so they remained best friends. She still has some feelings for him. She had no other friends, although other mages praised her ability to speak up even when they were too timid.
Involvement
When Lord Seeker Lambert arrives at the White Spire, he interrogates Adrian right after Rhys. She then voices an opinion that Jeannot's attack on the Divine was a templar ploy. When Rhys is sent to the dungeons, Adrian leads a group of mages who demand explanations from the templars. After Wynne's arrival and the commotion in the great hall Adrian insists on following Rhys to the Lord Seeker's office atop the Circle tower. There Wynne reveals her mission - three mages are needed for the ritual, and Adrian volunteers to accompany Wynne, Rhys and Evangeline on their journey to the Adamant fortress. They leave Val Royeaux and move west on horseback.
When a heavy rain drives the group into a Velun's tavern, Adrian challenges Wynne to a drinking contest and loses. The presence of mages pushes locals on the edge, and tipsy Adrian is also willing to start a fight, but Evangeline averts a confrontation. Next evening Rhys finally tells Adrian and Wynne about Cole. Adrian realizes that Cole is the murderer. She is wounded by Rhys' lack of trust and deliberately ignores him. However when Rhys attracts a darkspawn attack in the badlands, she comes to his aid.
Inside the Adamant fortress the group is joined by Shale. They enter the keep and are overrun by hunger abominations. Adrian summons a firestorm and thus manages to turn the tide, but only Rhys pushing Evangeline to the ground saves the latter from friendly fire. Rhys envisions casting Adrian as a vengeful fiery goddess. When they find Pharamond in his laboratory, the demon possessing him reveals that Evangeline was sent to kill them and hide their findings. He adds that Rhys knew it but kept silent, since he liked her. This black-wash makes Adrian unsympathetic to both Evangeline and Rhys.
Adrian assists with the ritual to send Wynne into the Fade, but is unwillingly drawn through the Veil herself along with everyone present. They emerge in Wynne's dream of Denerim and see Cole who has been secretly following them. Evangeline intends to kill him and Adrian supports her, but a vision of the Archdemon appears before the templar can proceed. Adrian uses her fire spells to help ward it off. Cole is lost in the battle, and while Rhys and Evangeline go searching for him, Adrian chooses to follow Wynne and Shale so as to punish Rhys for his distrust. She misses him nonetheless. They soon find themselves in Pharamond's nightmare, where Adrian witnesses Wynne call upon her spirit to defeat the demon.
Back in the mortal realm, Evangeline declares that Pharamond must die for his crime, and Adrian strikes her with a blast to defend him and the knowledge he gained. Rhys averts the fight by persuading Evangeline to relinquish her decision to the Chantry, and the group sets off for Val Royeaux. At the camp Evangeline suggests in private that Rhys should take Cole and flee. Adrian overhears the conversation and encourages Rhys to stay and make a stand. She admits that she is jealous of Evangeline. She also reveals to Rhys that his mother is an abomination.
Upon arrival in the capital the group is escorted to the Grand Cathedral. The Divine acknowledging the mages' plight makes Adrian cry, however the ensuing apology of the Rite of Tranquility fills her with rage. When Lambert draws his sword, Adrian prepares to fight alongside Rhys, but the Divine and Leliana prevent bloodshed. For the next three weeks Rhys and Adrian are confined to quarters, yet Adrian stays in contact with the Libertarians. She sneaks into Rhys' room and pleads him to convince Wynne, the leader of Aequitarians, to support separation from the Chantry. As Rhys refuses, Adrian kisses him and asks in tears if he still loves her. Silence is the answer.
When Edmonde dies during the conflict between the mage convocation and the templars, she becomes the new First Enchanter of the White Spire. When the mages took refuge at Andoral's Reach, Rhys confronted her concerning Pharamond's murder, noting how she refuses eye contact with him. Adrian confessed that she framed Rhys for the murder so that Wynne would be forced to abandon her position of compromise with the Chantry in order to protect her son, knowing that Wynne would've convinced the College of Magi to vote against independence if she had not done so. Her actions in forcing the mage-templar conflict strained her relationship with Rhys, as he angrily told her that their friendship was finished because of what she had done.
Later, another vote for independence was held by Grand Enchanter Fiona. The Loyalist fraternity urged the assembled mages to submit, believing that they stood no chance against the templars. Adrian, representing the Libertarians, argued that if they submit, then the Circle would become an even more dreadful prison than it previously was. The Aequitarians, represented by Rhys, chose to side with the Libertarians.