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“Nobility does not exist without obligation. We owe everything we have, even our lives, to our land and people.”
Eamon Guerrin is the Arl of Redcliffe. He is popular, and holds a great deal of influence and support with the nobility and the Bannorn - enough to make himself be viewed as a threat by other powerful nobles.
He is the brother of Teagan Guerrin, Bann of Rainesfere, and Queen Rowan Guerrin (now deceased), King Maric Theirin's wife and Cailan Theirin's mother. He is married to Arlessa Isolde (controversially due to her being Orlesian), with one son - Connor.
Background
Eamon presumably spent most of his childhood in Redcliffe. When his father Arl Rendorn Guerrin joined the rebellion he was sent together with his brother Teagan to live with relatives in the Free Marches. When their father perished in the battle at West Hill Eamon was 15 years old.
It can be assumed that when the usurper King Meghren was defeated a few years later, King Maric recalled Eamon from the north and restored him as the rightful Arl of Redcliffe. He is the maternal uncle of Cailan and he helped raise Alistair from a distance when his mother died.
Arl Eamon fell ill with a mysterious condition that even magic could not treat during the Battle of Ostagar.
Involvement
Since Eamon's forces had not joined up with the king's army at Ostagar, King Cailan having refused Eamon's offers of help as unnecessary and glory-seeking, Alistair suggests appealing to him for help against Teyrn Loghain and the Blight. Upon arriving in Lothering however, the Warden learns that Eamon has succumbed to a mysterious illness, with knights from Redcliffe being sent across the countryside by the arlessa to find the Urn of Sacred Ashes.
Eamon's illness stemmed from his poisoning by Jowan, a Blood Mage in Loghain Mac Tir's employ, in an attempt by Loghain to remove any opposition to his taking the throne as Regent to Queen Anora. Unfortunately, Eamon's son Connor, who was being tutored by Jowan in secret, summoned a desire demon in a misguided attempt to help his father and became an abomination. As a result, the demon seized control of the castle forces and turned them into undead soldiers that soon began attacking the village.
While the Warden deals with the demon, Eamon is only cured once a pinch of sacred ashes is used. Learning about what has transpired since Ostagar, Eamon hatches a plan to remove Loghain from power by calling a Landsmeet to put forth Alistair, King Maric's bastard son, as a candidate for the throne. Tasking the Warden with gathering all the armies with the Grey Warden treaties, he adds his own Redcliffe forces to help fight the Blight.
Once the armies have been gathered, Eamon brings the Warden, Alistair, and their companions to his estate in Denerim, and offers advice in preparation for the upcoming Landsmeet. He remains adamant about putting Alistair on the throne, believing that Ferelden must be unified by Theirin blood or risk being divided once more, and warns the Warden to be wary of Anora's attempts to retain power.
During the final onslaught, he will assist the Warden in the battle against the Archdemon atop Fort Drakon (
only). If the Warden survives, he appears during the Post-Coronation celebrations if Alistair becomes king.
Quotes
- When selecting Dog as your champion in the Landsmeet:
"Ah, Warden... No. I'm afraid we can't leave the fate of all Ferelden up to your dog. Anyone with a leftover ham bone could buy his allegiance. Choose someone else."
- "Must we sacrifice everything good about our nation to save it?"
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