Editing Florianne de Chalons

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Grand Duchess '''Florianne de Chalons''' of Lydes<ref>[[Truth or Dare: The Endgame]]</ref> (born 8:87 [[Blessed Age|Blessed]]<ref>[[Note: Halamshiral Investigation - Clues (Grand Library)]]</ref>) is an [[Orlais|Orlesian]] [[Orlesian royalty and nobility|noblewoman]] from [[House Chalons]]. She is the sister of Grand Duke [[Gaspard de Chalons]]. 

== Background ==
Florianne de Chalons was the second child born to Grand Duchess [[Melisande Valmont]], and her husband Duke Theodore de Chalons. Thirteen years before Florianne was born, her mother had given birth to a son named [[Gaspard de Chalons|Gaspard]], and from birth Florianne's only purpose in life was to help Gaspard take the throne. Melisande was the youngest of [[Judicael Valmont I|Emperor Judicael Valmont I]]'s four children, and by the time of Florianne's birth she had been passed over for the throne twice in favor of her older brothers. Florianne's father Theodore only cared for drinking, and gambling, and rarely showed affection to either of his children.

Florianne's mother coveted the throne and planned to use her son to achieve it in her place. Melisande began to train Florianne in the game early, to better help Gaspard take the throne. Everyday, Melisande would force Florianne to wander the palace gardens for hours, and when Florianne returned in the evening, she would question her to repeat everything she had heard the servants say.

As Florianne grew older, Melisande trained her further and further in the art of the game. Florianne was taught to be her brother's shadow, watching and listening to his surroundings, but never bringing attention to herself.

Gaspard eventually left home to become a [[chevalier]], and at the age of nineteen he returned to the palace after having finished his training. Melisande pressured her son to replace her in Emperor Florian's cabinet. Florian initially refused to allow Gaspard to take his mother's place, as he only wanted his siblings to advise him. As Melisande negotiated with her brother to place Gaspard on the cabinet, he used the time off to dote on Florianne.

When the Fereldan rebellion began to gain traction, Florian relented, and allowed Gaspard to take his mother's place on the cabinet. Gaspard decided to bringing Florianne as his page. As Gaspard's assistant, Florianne continued to grow up on the margins of power, always watching but never seen.

After the Council of Heralds awarded the throne to her cousin [[Celene Valmont I|Celene Valmont]], Florianne continued to live in the palace. Florianne served Celene as a respected but low ranking member of both her cabinet, and of the Imperial Court.

Florianne eventually developed a reputation as the least significant member of the imperial family, as she could not match her brother's military prowess or her cousin's aptness for diplomacy. While Florianne had the political clout to be invited anywhere, she was frequently ignored, just as she had been her entire life.<ref>{{Cite wot2|280}}</ref>

== Involvement ==
{{SpoilerDAI|
Florianne is responsible for organizing the peace talks between her brother Gaspard and her cousin Empress Celene at the [[Winter Palace]] in [[Halamshiral]] in the [[Dales]]. [[The Inquisitor]] has a chance to dance with her and the right dialogue earns court approval. While dancing, Florianne confides in the Inquisitor to search the palace gardens for Gaspard's mercenaries.

Upon arriving at the garden, it turns out that Florianne was in league with [[Corypheus]], believing that the [[darkspawn]] [[magister]] would give her all of [[Thedas]] to rule once he ascends to godhood. She leaves the [[Venatori]]  to deal with the Inquisitor while she returns to the ballroom to assassinate Celene. However, the Inquisitor survives the ambush by opening the [[Fade rift]] in the garden and has the following options to deal with Florianne:
*With 85+ court approval, the Inquisitor can expose her plan to the court, before choosing to have her executed or detained.
* Openly attack Florianne, saving Celene, before engaging her in [[Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts#Confront Grand Duchess Florianne|combat]].
* Wait for Florianne to attack, resulting in the death of Celene, forcing the Inquisitor to kill her.

{{Note|In ''[[Dragon Age Keep]]'' if the player chooses Celene to be assassinated, then the Keep options about Florianne de Chalons are not locked to her death option but the player may choose to keep her alive. However in-game Florianne's death is inevitable if she kills the Empress.}}

Whether detained or dead, Florianne or her remains are sent to Skyhold for [[Judgment]].
[[File:Florianne Combat.png|200px|thumb|Florianne's Combat Attire]]

If she is made jester to the [[Inquisition]] she will show up in the throne room randomly in her jester outfit.
[[File:Jester.jpg|thumb|100px|Florianne in her jester outfit]]

If the Inquisitor obtains [[Inquisition perks|Nobility Knowledge]] by the time they judge Florianne, they are able to choose a special dialogue option and recruit her as an Agent of the [[Inquisition]]. Doing so unlocks special War Table Operation: [[Judgment: Playing to Win]].

Alternatively if Florianne is killed by the Inquisitor her remains are sent to Skyhold to be judged. There the Inquisitor has the option of either ignoring her, therefore sending her back to Orlais with a bow; voiding her claims, therefore resolving the reason why she was sent to be judged in the first place; or sentencing her to "community service," granting the Inquisitor the option of giving her remains to Josephine, Leliana, or (to lesser effectiveness) Cullen to use her remains to scare the other nobles into submission.
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== Quests ==
:{{:Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts|style=iconmini}}
:{{:Truth or Dare: The Endgame|style=iconmini}} <small>(war table)</small>
:[[File:Quest_icon_DAI.png|20px]] [[Sit_in_Judgment#Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons|Sit in Judgment of Florianne de Chalons]] <small>(conditional)</small>
:{{:Judgment: Playing to Win|style=iconmini}} <small>(war table)</small> <small>(conditional)</small>
:{{:Judgment: Duchess in a Box Tour 9:41|style=iconmini}} <small>(war table)</small> <small>(conditional)</small>

== Codex entries ==
:{{:Codex entry: Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons|style=iconmini}}
:{{:Codex entry: A Ghoulish Delight|style=iconmini}}

== Note texts ==
:{{:Note: Halamshiral Investigation - Clues (Grand Library)|style=iconmini}}

== Trivia ==
* Florianne was named after her uncle [[Florian Valmont|Emperor Florian]]. Her mother hoped it would evoke some curiosity in her brother and that he would allow the children to visit him.
* In 9:05 Dragon, Viscount [[Perrin Threnhold]] of [[Kirkwall]] held a banquet in a then 18-year-old Florianne's honor, who was visiting at the time.<ref>{{Cite wot2|148}}</ref>

== See also ==
:[[Short Story: The Riddle of Truth]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" orientation="portrait">
Orlesian nobles 2.jpg|Concept art
Codex duchess.jpg|Florianne tarot card
HoDA_Florianne.jpg|Florianne in ''[[Heroes of Dragon Age]]'' (Tier IV)
De Chalons heraldry.jpeg|De Chalons Heraldry
</gallery>

== References ==
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