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“These men and women are giving their lives, magister. That might mean little in Tevinter, but for the Wardens, it is a sacred duty.”

Clarel de Chanson is the Warden-Commander of Orlais in 9:41 Dragon.

Background

Clarel was the Warden who conscripted Ser Jean-Marc Stroud into the Grey Wardens.^[1] Unlike other Grey Warden mages, who join the Order after their Harrowings, Clarel was an enchanter before joining the Grey Wardens.^[2]

During the Fifth Blight, she was one of the Orlesian Grey Wardens King Cailan approached for help, but due to the King's death in the Battle of Ostagar and the sealing of the Fereldan borders after that, she was unable to help against the Blight. She always resented that.^[3]

Clarel was promoted to Commander of the Grey of Orlais in 9:36 Dragon, when the former Warden-Commander, Alisse Fontaine, undertook her Calling.^[4]

After her promotion, she was eager to help the Fereldan Grey Wardens to rebuild, and tried to negotiate with Arl Teagan of Redcliffe on many occasions, but due to Fereldan mistrust of the Orlesians, and the incident with Warden-Commander Sophia Dryden during the Storm Age, she was again unable to help.^[5]

Involvement

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Inquisition.

In order to bind the Grey Wardens to his will, Corypheus discovered a way to make every Warden in Orlais hear the Calling. Fearing their deaths and the extinction of their order, the Wardens began to desperately seek allies to help them fulfill their mission of eradicating the darkspawn.

Lord Livius Erimond, a Tevinter magister and Venatori agent, convinced Clarel to use blood magic to raise a demon army, invade the Deep Roads and kill the Old Gods before they wake. Though Clarel reluctantly consented to the human sacrifice necessary for the binding rituals Erimond taught the Grey Wardens, she was unaware that the rituals also enslaved the Wardens to Corypheus. The temptation of ending the Blights proved too great for Clarel, and opposition to her alliance with Erimond was crushed swiftly, sending veteran Wardens into exile for their insubordination.

Learning of Clarel's plans, the reformed Inquisition lay siege to Adamant Fortress just as Clarel begins to summon her demon army. Following a bloody battle, the Inquisitor breaks Erimond's hold over Clarel, who attacks the magister. After this, she commands her wardens to either help or kill the Inquisitor.

Overcome with guilt after realizing the part she played in Corypheus' schemes, Clarel pursues Lord Erimond through Adamant Fortress, overcoming him in battle with ease. Before she strikes the magister down, Clarel is mortally wounded by the dragon under Erimond's control.

Her final act is to save the lives of the Inquisitor and their companions by unleashing a huge bolt of energy upon the dragon as it is about to turn on the Herald, injuring the dragon and making it damage part of the bridge as it falls. This causes the Inquisitor and their allies to fall into the Fade.

Gallery

References

↑ Codex entry: Ser Stroud.
↑ Codex entry: A Letter from Warden-Commander Clarel.
↑ According to dialogue with Stroud.
↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 235
↑ Codex entry: Warden-Commander Clarel.

[1] Codex entry: Ser Stroud.

[2] Codex entry: A Letter from Warden-Commander Clarel.

[3] According to dialogue with Stroud.

[wot2-4] Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 235

[5] Codex entry: Warden-Commander Clarel.

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+'''Clarel de Chanson''' is the [[Commander of the Grey|Warden-Commander]] of [[Orlais]] in 9:41 [[Dragon Age (time period)|Dragon]].
+== Background ==
+Clarel was the Warden who conscripted Ser [[Jean-Marc Stroud]] into the [[Grey Wardens]].<ref>[[Codex entry: Ser Stroud]].</ref> Unlike other Grey Warden [[mage]]s, who join the Order after their [[Harrowing]]s, Clarel was an [[Circle of Magi#Hierarchy|enchanter]] before joining the Grey Wardens.<ref>[[Codex entry: A Letter from Warden-Commander Clarel]].</ref>
+During the [[Fifth Blight]], she was one of the Orlesian Grey Wardens [[Fereldan royalty and nobility|King]] [[Cailan Theirin|Cailan]] approached for help, but due to the King's death in the [[Battle of Ostagar]] and the sealing of the [[Ferelden|Fereldan]] borders after that, she was unable to help against the [[Blight]]. She always resented that.<ref>According to dialogue with Stroud.</ref>
+Clarel was promoted to Commander of the Grey of Orlais in 9:36 Dragon, when the former Warden-Commander, Alisse Fontaine, undertook her [[Grey Wardens#Calling|Calling]].<ref name="wot2">{{Cite wot2|235}}</ref>
+After her promotion, she was eager to help the Fereldan Grey Wardens to rebuild, and tried to negotiate with [[Fereldan royalty and nobility|Arl]] [[Teagan Guerrin|Teagan]] of [[Redcliffe]] on many occasions, but due to Fereldan mistrust of the Orlesians, and the [[Battle of Soldier's Peak|incident]] with Warden-Commander [[Sophia Dryden]] during the [[Storm Age]], she was again unable to help.<ref>[[Codex entry: Warden-Commander Clarel]].</ref>
 == Involvement ==
 {{SpoilerDAI|
+In order to bind the Grey Wardens to his will, [[Corypheus]] discovered a way to make every Warden in [[Orlais]] hear the Calling. Fearing their deaths and the extinction of their order, the Wardens began to desperately seek allies to help them fulfill their mission of eradicating the [[darkspawn]].
- Believing that their end is near, Warden-Commander Clarel planned on using a blood magic ritual that would end all Blights before they all perished. Stroud was branded a traitor for protesting Clarel's plan and went into hiding. Stroud, Hawke, and the Inquisitor scouted the ancient Tevinter ritual tower in the Western Approach to investigate a Grey Warden congregation.}}
+Lord [[Livius Erimond]], a [[Tevinter Imperium|Tevinter]] [[magister]] and [[Venatori]] agent, convinced Clarel to use [[blood magic]] to raise a [[demon]] army, invade the [[Deep Roads]] and kill the [[Old Gods]] before they wake. Though Clarel reluctantly consented to the human sacrifice necessary for the binding rituals Erimond taught the Grey Wardens, she was unaware that the rituals also enslaved the Wardens to Corypheus. The temptation of ending the [[Blight|Blights]] proved too great for Clarel, and opposition to her alliance with Erimond was crushed swiftly, sending veteran Wardens into exile for their insubordination.
+Learning of Clarel's plans, the reformed [[Inquisition]] lay siege to [[Adamant Fortress]] just as Clarel begins to summon her demon army. Following a bloody battle, [[the Inquisitor]] breaks Erimond's hold over Clarel, who attacks the magister. After this, she commands her wardens to either help or kill the Inquisitor.
+Overcome with guilt after realizing the part she played in Corypheus' schemes, Clarel pursues Lord Erimond through Adamant Fortress, overcoming him in battle with ease. Before she strikes the magister down, Clarel is mortally wounded by the [[Red Lyrium Dragon|dragon]] under Erimond's control.
+Her final act is to save the lives of the Inquisitor and their companions by unleashing a huge bolt of energy upon the dragon as it is about to turn on the Herald, injuring the dragon and making it damage part of the bridge as it falls. This causes the Inquisitor and their allies to fall into the [[Fade]].
+}}
+== See also ==
+{{:Codex entry: Warden-Commander Clarel|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
+{{:Codex entry: A Letter from Warden-Commander Clarel|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery widths="199" captionalign="center">
+Warden Commander Clarel tarot.png|Warden Commander Clarel tarot card
+Clarel_Promotional.jpg|Promotional image of Clarel in ''[[Heroes of Dragon Age]]''
+</gallery>
+== References ==
+<references />
+[[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition characters]]
+[[Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters]]
 [[Category:Humans]]
-[[Category:Magi]]
-[[Category:Grey Wardens]]
 [[Category:Orlesians]]
+[[Category:Grey Wardens]]
+[[Category:Magi]]