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* "I do love the way the merchants glare at me, as if I'm going to steal something."
 
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* ''(To Merrill, after the death of Keeper [[Marethari]])'' "I'm not sorry she died. I'm sorry she died for you."
 
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Fenris_concept_art.jpg|Fenris concept art
 
Fenris-1.jpg|Fenris slaying an enemy
 
Fe1.png|Attributes and the [[Friendship and Rivalry|Friendship/Rivalry bar]]
 
Fen07.png|Fenris' glowing lyrium tattoos
 
fenris after sex.jpg|Fenris' look if you romance him
 
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* In a ''[[Mark of the Assassin]]'' dialogue with Sebastian, Fenris states he likes apples.
 
* In a ''[[Mark of the Assassin]]'' dialogue with Sebastian, Fenris states he likes apples.
 
* Fenris, as a former slave, never learned how to read. Dialogue with Hawke can open up the option to teach him how, which can lead to a comment by Hawke when selecting the bookcase at the Hawke estate in Hightown.
 
* Fenris, as a former slave, never learned how to read. Dialogue with Hawke can open up the option to teach him how, which can lead to a comment by Hawke when selecting the bookcase at the Hawke estate in Hightown.
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== Gallery ==
 
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Fenris_concept_art.jpg|Fenris concept art
 
Fenris-1.jpg|Fenris slaying an enemy
 
Fe1.png|Attributes and the [[Friendship and Rivalry|Friendship/Rivalry bar]]
 
Fen07.png|Fenris' glowing lyrium tattoos
 
fenris after sex.jpg|Fenris' look if you romance him
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 13:15, 30 January 2012

“They know what I am. Let them come, if they find the courage.”


Once a slave to the Tevinter magister Danarius, Fenris is a potential companion as well as a romance option for either a female or male Hawke. He is a warrior specializing in two-handed weapons. He can be found during the quest Bait and Switch.

Background

Once a slave of Danarius, a Tevinter Magister, Fenris bears markings of lyrium on his skin that have granted him the unnatural ability to phase through solid objects. Fenris uses this ability as a weapon, phasing through individuals and solidifying, killing them violently. However, the experiments performed on him also caused him to lose all of his memories. He has fled to Kirkwall as a fugitive, hunted by the soldiers of his former master. The lyrium burned into his body causes him pain, making him guarded against physical contact; however, it is more of an aversion to them being touched rather than physical pain.[1]

Being a former slave himself, Fenris is happy to help slaves flee their masters or kill the ones who hold onto their chains. Because of his unpleasant experience with the Tevinter Magisters he is extremely distrustful of mages. He feels that they would do anything for power and inevitably succumb to the temptations that demons and blood magic have to offer.


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


During the quest Alone in Act 3, Fenris will discover that his name used to be Leto. If Hawke does not let Danarius take him, it will be revealed that Fenris' sister is, in fact, a mage. She mentions that life has been hard since their mother died, but does not say how. If Fenris spares his sister, he will also learn that he competed for the lyrium markings in order to free his mother and sister from slavery.


Involvement


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


Act 1

Hawke meets Fenris during the Bait and Switch quest. Upon completion of the quest he can join the party as a permanent companion. Later Hawke can talk to him in the Danarius' old mansion, located in Hightown. He stays in the mansion for the rest of the game.

Act 2

Hawke can Speak to Fenris in the beginning of the Act.

When Hawke travels outside Kirkwall (usually to The Bone Pit or Sundermount) with Fenris in the party, there is a surprise encounter in which Tevinter slavers sent by Danarius' apprentice Hadriana attempt to recapture him. This ambush begins the quest A Bitter Pill. Fenris asks you to go to the abandoned slaver den to face Hadriana. If his request is not resolved in a timely manner, the quest is automatically completed and Fenris permanently leaves the party.

Inside the cave Hawke finds an escaped slave girl by the name of Orana and has several options of how to deal with her. Then Hawke finally reaches Hadriana who attacks on sight. Once defeated, Hadriana says that Fenris has a sister and offers information in return for her life. Regardless of your choice Fenris kills Hadriana. He temporarily leaves the party. You must talk to him in the Hawke's mansion to complete the quest.

When Questioning Beliefs, Hawke learns that Fenris has obtained considerable knowledge of Qunari culture and practices, a result of him being left behind by his master after a battle between the Tevinter mages and the Qunari on Seheron. His injuries were treated by Fog Warriors and he spent several months living with them before Danarius returned to retrieve Fenris. The Fog Warriors refused to give him up, and Danarius was injured in the subsequent battle. Danarius ordered Fenris to kill the Fog Warriors who had defended him, which he did. He indicates regret at doing so, but apparently still had a lingering propensity to do as commanded upon the return of his master. It was this event that caused Fenris to leave his master, taking advantage of the delay in pursuit that Danarius' injuries offered.

If brought to meetings with the Arishok, Fenris has special dialogue that demonstrates his knowledge, which, in turn, impresses the Arishok. However, he also states that he is not a follower of the Qun.

Act 3

During his personal quest Alone Fenris tells Hawke that he has obtained information about his sister and wants Hawke to go with him to meet her. After Varania talks about a few segments of Fenris' past, Danarius appears, revealing that it was a set-up. He promised to make Variana his apprentice in exchange for baiting Fenris. You have two options: to turn Fenris in or to engage in combat with Danarius.

If Hawke agrees to betray Fenris he gives up without a fight and permanently leaves the party. Later, Hawke receives a letter from Danarius stating that Fenris "is his usual compliant self now that his memories have been once again removed". Alternatively if Danarius is killed, Fenris tries to kill his sister. You can let him do it or persuade him against killing her. If Varania lives, she reveals that Fenris received his lyrium markings in order to free her and their mother from slavery. Then she leaves.

When Hawke reaches 100% friendship or rivalry with Fenris, he/she can talk to Fenris in his mansion. One of the dialogue options leads to him permanently leaving the party.

If Bethany / Carver are dead during Best Served Cold, Fenris can be taken hostage by Grace and Thrask.

After the destruction of the Chantry Fenris advocates for killing Anders. In the final battle Fenris always joins Hawke who sided with the templars. He also immediately joins Hawke who sided with the mages if he/she has 100% friendship or rivalry with Fenris and has completed his last personal quest.

Otherwise Hawke who sided with the mages meets Fenris in the Gallows courtyard:

  • If Hawke has any (0-100%) amount of friendship or less than 50% rivalry or 100% rivalry with Fenris, he can still be convinced to join the party at this point.
  • If Hawke chooses any reply other than "Join me" or has more than or equal to 50% and less than 100% rivalry with him, Fenris objects Hawke. Later he shows up with a group of city guards inside the Gallows and Hawke has to kill him.


Romance

Fenris can be romanced by either a female or male Hawke and by all classes. Because of his strong aversion to mages and blood magic, a Hawke looking to fulfill a friendly romance with Fenris must either follow his views on magic, or leave him behind on missions where the player will be siding with or aiding mages. If the player would like to pursue the rival romance, it doesn't matter if Hawke clashes with Fenris.


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


Act 1

During Bait and Switch, there is a conversation with Fenris after you leave Danarius' mansion. When you ask why Danarius is after him, the first flirt option becomes available. Later Hawke can talk and flirt with him in his mansion (Fenris Recruited).

Act 2

In order for the romance to begin, use the flirt options during the quest Speak to Fenris.

During the follow-up quest Questioning Beliefs, flirt with Fenris again. Friendship Romance: near the end of the conversation a flirt option to say "Just friends?" appears. Choosing this option adds a few lines of romantic dialogue.

Fenris is waiting for Hawke in the Hawke's mansion after killing Hadriana during the quest A Bitter Pill. He apologizes for leaving and follows up with a dialogue that leads to the option of letting/asking him to stay. If the Questioning Beliefs quest has not been completed, inviting him to stay will result in him saying that it's best for both of you if he leaves. If the Questioning Beliefs quest has been completed and the flirt option is chosen, they kiss and the scene dims to the Hawke's room. If he will not stay and Hawke completes Questioning Beliefs after that or if the flirt option is not chosen, once Hawke leaves and returns to the mansion, Fenris will be there waiting again to initiate a romance scene.

Fenris always leaves after the romance scene. He tells Hawke that during their night together he experienced flashbacks to his life before lyrium was burnt into him. He sorrowfully claims that he is in no place to be with someone else (or that all he wanted was to be happy for a little while). If the player has romanced him successfully, he will be wearing a red band around his wrist and the Hawke/Amell crest on his belt.

Bugs:

  • The option 'So you're ending it' ends the romance even though it doesn't have a 'Reject' icon. Fenris will still wear a red ribbon and companions may still make comments suggesting a continued romance, but the corresponding scenes and dialogues in Act 3 will not occur.
  • Choosing to give Orana a job sometimes ends the Fenris romance entirely, causing him to leave when Hawke asks to him to stay. Reloading the save and choosing to give her money instead fixes the problem. (Xbox 360) This problem did not appear on PC as of patch 1.03.

Act 3

If you turn Fenris in during the quest Alone, you lose him permanently, thus obviously ending the romance. If Hawke defends Fenris, he laments that he is now definitely alone. Hawke can tell him that he has him/her.

After this, and once friendship or rivalry has been maxed out, the second Questioning Beliefs quest will appear for Fenris, requiring Hawke to visit him at his mansion.

For a Rivalry romance, Fenris will be pacing in front of his fireplace restlessly when Hawke enters the room. After angry words about his revenge "tasting like bitter ashes", he will ask Hawke what he should do next, and after that ask for Hawke's forgiveness for ending the relationship in Act 2. Hawke has the option to forgive him, thus continuing the romance.

For a Friendship romance, Aveline and Varric will be there if you haven't spoken to Isabela yet, if not she will be there, trying to convince Fenris to find a better place to live. However, unlike Merrill and Anders, Fenris does not have the option of moving into the Hawke manor. Hawke can console Fenris at this point, and the option to state that he/she does not care what Fenris does as long as he is by his/her side will be available. Like in the Rivalry romance, he will apologize for walking out on the relationship in Act 2, and the option to forgive him is available.

If you successfully pursued a romance with another character after Fenris broke it off in Act 2, telling them that Fenris left you, this scene will still occur, but without any flirt option that would allow Fenris to apologize. He does, however, continue to wear the red armband and Amell crest for the duration of the game.

Talk to Fenris before the final battle to receive the achievement for romancing him.

Multiple romances

If you want to complete the romance with Fenris in Act 3, you can:

  • Flirt with any other companion.
  • Sleep with any other companion before sleeping with Fenris. However, you must end the other romance by choosing a broken heart dialogue wheel option first. Specifically, do not allow Anders or Merrill to move in and tell Isabela that the night with Hawke was just for fun.
  • Sleep with Zevran (who is technically not a companion).

However you must not sleep with Anders, Merrill or Isabela after sleeping with Fenris. This will automatically end the romance with him even if you break up with the other companion.

For the relationship with Fenris to proceed normally you also want to Speak to Fenris before A Bitter Pill. So it is best to avoid leaving Kirkwall while romancing other characters for A Bitter Pill not to trigger. During the quest Blackpowder Courtesy you technically leave Kirkwall for the Wounded Coast, but this does not trigger A Bitter Pill. Once you have finished romancing other characters, return to the Fenris's Mansion and Speak to Fenris.


Fate


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


Depending on Hawke's actions Fenris can:

  • never be recruited
  • leave if Hawke refuses to help him in Act 2 or asks him to leave in Act 3
  • return to his former master Danarius and have his memory wiped out again
  • leave after he helped Hawke in the final battle (mages or templars side)
  • stay with a romanced Hawke after the final battle (mages or templars side, romance)
  • be killed by Hawke in combat in the Gallows (mages side, the last personal quest has not been completed)


Friendship and rivalry

See the approval page for more information.

Friendship with Fenris can generally be earned by siding against any mages, not being sympathetic towards his problems but understanding them, being ruthless to slavers and being kind to the innocents- particularly elves and slaves- in the game.

Rivalry with Fenris can generally be earned by siding with any mages in the game.

Gifts

Gifts that can be given to Fenris to increase friendship or rivalry:

Gear

See Companion armor for a list of all Companion Armor upgrades.

Fenris' armor upgrades can be found at the following locations:

If Fenris is romanced in Act 2, he'll wear a red scarf around his right wrist (which is Hawke's favor to him[2]) and a Hawke Family Crest placard/badge on the left side of his belt.

Fenris specific gear

Blade of Mercy Blade of Mercy

The Lost Memory The Lost Memory, requires Warrior Item Pack 1 DLC.

Band of Emancipation Band of Emancipation, requires Warrior Item Pack 2 DLC.

The Fog Warrior's Gift The Fog Warrior's Gift, requires Mark of the Assassin DLC.

Talent trees

Two-Handed Two-Handed

Vanguard Vanguard

Battlemaster Battlemaster

Defender Defender

Warmonger Warmonger

Tevinter Fugitive Tevinter Fugitive (specialization)

Quotes

Main article: Fenris/Dialogue
  • (Upon first meeting him) "I am not a slave!"
  • (During A Bitter Pill) "What has magic touched that it doesn't spoil?"
  • (To Anders during a party banter) "Mages in glass houses shouldn't throw fireballs."
  • (To Isabela during party banter) "Do you want to guess what color my underclothes are again?"
  • (To Merrill during a party banter, if he is in a romance with Hawke) "There are no puppy eyes."
  • (In the Viscount's Keep)"Ah, here we are at the center of power. Smell the oppression, everyone!"
  • (To Merrill's defense of demons) "'Ignore the tiger. Not its fault that it's going to eat you.' Sound advice."
  • (Referring to Aveline during The Long Road) "She's courting the man. With a fear reserved for dragons."
  • (To Anders during a party banter) "Do not bare your heart to me, mage, unless you would have me rip it out."
  • (To Hawke when they side with the Circle on the final battle) "Here I am, about to defend these mages in hopeless battle. You lead me to strange places, Hawke."
  • (To Aveline during a party banter regarding Donnic playing cards at Fenris' Mansion) "I disavow all knowledge of any gambling occurring in my household."
  • "Now the battle awaits us. Na via lerno victoria. 'Only the living know victory.' Fight well."
  • "I do love the way the merchants glare at me, as if I'm going to steal something."
  • (To Merrill, after the death of Keeper Marethari) "I'm not sorry she died. I'm sorry she died for you."

Trivia

  • David Gaider wrote Fenris for Dragon Age II.[3]
  • The name Fenris alludes to the name of the wolf, Fenrir of Norse mythology (spelled and pronounced Fenris in Scandinavian languages) who bit off the right hand of the god Tyr. It was also foretold that he would kill the father of the gods, Odin, at Ragnarok. He also states that his master called him "his little wolf." The Tevinter language absorbed a number of elven words, one among them being "fen" -- for "wolf". The root of the Tevinter word "Fenris" shares a root with the name of the elven god "Fen'Harel", the Dread Wolf.
  • Fenris primarily swears in Tevinter, but occasionally will break into meditation-like comments on the fight. He has one of the few soundsets that never actually yells during combat.[4]
  • During a conversation with Hawke, Fenris mentions that he is originally from Seheron, though he appears to be unsure whether this is true or not.[5] This may explain why Fenris knows so much about the Qunari.
  • The name Leto may be a possible reference to Children of Dune (by Frank Herbert). "My skin will not be my own," said by Leto in reference to accepting the sandtrout to change his own skin. In both cases, the appearance of their skin changes and grants them special abilities. It is also a Slavic name for "summer" and "he who is always happy" in Latin, hinting that Fenris used to have a happy past with his family before it was all taken away when he sacrificed himself to allow his family to be free.
  • Fenris has a particular dislike for fish.
  • Fenris apparently plays cards with Varric, as he comments that he owes him some gold, and claims he'll ask Hawke for the money when Fenris says he'll pay him.
  • In Act 3 and Legacy, if neither Isabela nor Fenris have been romanced, then party banter between Fenris and Isabella suggests that they are in a intimate relationship, although it appears to be purely physical.
  • In a Mark of the Assassin dialogue with Sebastian, Fenris states he likes apples.
  • Fenris, as a former slave, never learned how to read. Dialogue with Hawke can open up the option to teach him how, which can lead to a comment by Hawke when selecting the bookcase at the Hawke estate in Hightown.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. Gaider David, The Official Fenris Discussion thread. BioWare Social Network.
  2. Gaider David, The Official Fenris Discussion thread. BioWare Social Network.
  3. Gaider David, David Gaider, BioWare Social. BioWare Social Network. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  4. Gaider David, The Official Fenris Discussion thread. BioWare Social Network. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  5. Fenris: I would return to Seheron if I could but... there is no life for me there. Hawke: Seheron? Is that where you're from? Fenris: So I've been told.

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