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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
Before her ascension to Divine, Justinia V was known as '''Dorothea''', an [[Orlais|Orlesian]] Revered Mother. After Divine [[Beatrix III]] died from a stroke in 9:34 Dragon, she left behind the name of her preferred successor, Dorothea, as tradition dictated. Dorothea was elected Divine, though with some controversy among the Grand Clerics due to her colourful past.<ref>[[Codex entry: Divine Justinia V]]</ref>
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Before her ascension to Divine, Justinia V was known as '''Dorothea''', an [[Orlais|Orlesian]] Revered Mother. She served as Mother to the Valence Chantry in Orlais.<ref>According to Leliana during her personal quest, "The Left Hand of the Divine."</ref> After Divine [[Beatrix III]] died from a stroke in 9:34 Dragon, she left behind the name of her preferred successor, Dorothea, as tradition dictated. Dorothea was elected Divine, though with some controversy among the Grand Clerics due to her colourful past.<ref>[[Codex entry: Divine Justinia V]]</ref>
   
 
== Involvement ==
 
== Involvement ==

Revision as of 05:43, 6 December 2014

“Idealism is our stock in trade, Lambert. A religion without ideals is tyranny.”


Divine Justinia V is Divine of the Andrastian Chantry, since her ascension in 9:34 Dragon. Given her past, and her dealings with the bards of Orlais, Justinia V is reputed to be one of the finest players of The Grand Game.[1]

Background

Before her ascension to Divine, Justinia V was known as Dorothea, an Orlesian Revered Mother. She served as Mother to the Valence Chantry in Orlais.[2] After Divine Beatrix III died from a stroke in 9:34 Dragon, she left behind the name of her preferred successor, Dorothea, as tradition dictated. Dorothea was elected Divine, though with some controversy among the Grand Clerics due to her colourful past.[3]

Involvement

Leliana's Song


This section contains spoilers for:
Leliana's Song.


Dorothea first met Leliana when she was still a Revered Mother. A member of the Orlesian Chantry, she was seduced by Marjolaine who then stole a set of secret documents from her which could potentially start a new war between Orlais and Ferelden. To retrieve them, she travels to Ferelden without sanction.

She assists Leliana in escaping Commander Harwen Raleigh by supplying her with a key to her cell door and a knife. After Leliana's escape, she asks her to retrieve the stolen secret papers from Marjolaine and provides Leliana with information on the location of Marjolaine and Raleigh. She also serves as a source of inspiration to the young bard, motivating Leliana to dedicate herself to the Maker's cause.


Dragon Age II


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


In 9:37 Dragon, following a string of small mage revolts, Justinia V dispatches a trusted agent to Kirkwall to gather information on the threat, believing its problems were spurred on by outside groups. After assessing the situation and assassination threats, the agent passes the Divine's message along to the Champion of Kirkwall and Sebastian Vael: Kirkwall is no longer a safe place for Grand Cleric Elthina, so she must flee to the Grand Cathedral in Val Royeaux. The Grand Cleric, however, declines the Divine's offer and ultimately becomes the first casualty of the Mage-Templar War, her death and the destruction of the Kirkwall chantry serving to incite the Thedas wide conflict.[4]

Three years later, Justinia sends a contingent of Seekers still loyal to her to Kirkwall to locate its Champion, who was present during the events during and leading up to the outbreak of the war. She hoped to recruit the Champion as the leader of the Inquisition, believing that the Champion's influence amongst the opposing factions would help them reach a resolution.


The Masked Empire


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: The Masked Empire.


Justinia sends Leliana to the University of Orlais to speak to Empress Celene regarding the political instability in the empire. Celene suggests Justinia take a stand and make an appeal to reason on the Mage-Templar War to give Celene three weeks to deal with the nobles. Celene is, however, unaware of Justinia's secret years-long investment in Pharamond's research into reversing Tranquility.

Leliana later returns to Celene with a message from Justinia: encouraging her to take action against rumors of her elf favoritism that were eroding her power base and destabilizing Orlais, leading to the violent suppression of an elven revolt in Halamshiral. After Celene leads the crackdown on the elves, the Divine does attempt to make a public speech in defense of the mages, but is cut short by Jeannot's assassination attempt.


Dragon Age: Asunder


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Asunder.


Shortly after her installment as Divine, Justinia discreetly began to investigate the treatment of mages by the Chantry. She believed in improving the Circle of Magi, but centuries of Chantry tradition prevented her from simply commanding the templars to follow her vision, which many would resist. To this end, she had secretly ordered a Tranquil named Pharamond to research ways to protect weaker mages from demonic possession without resorting to the Rite of Tranquility. Arch-Mage Wynne was charged with monitoring Pharamond's progress. Five years later, Wynne learned that Pharamond had become possessed by a demon, something that theoretically cannot happen to a Tranquil. Justinia authorized Wynne to rescue the man and discover the results of his experiments, leading to Wynne's expedition to the Adamant Fortress.

Wynne returns from Adamant with the discovery that Tranquility can be cured and supplies Justinia with evidence in the newly restored Pharamond. Publicly, Justinia expresses concern and caution about the results and implications of Pharamond's research. However, she turns a blind eye on the fact that Wynne has already sent the formula for the cure to every Circle of Magi in Thedas before her return to Val Royeaux.

In the wake of the news, all First Enchanters travel to the White Spire for a conclave to discuss the implications of Pharamond's discovery. When the mages use the conclave instead to vote on the separation of the Circles from the Chantry, the templars and mages clash in a bloody confrontation that results in many deaths and the incarceration of the remaining mages. Justinia aids the mages again by dispatching her agent, Leliana, and summoning Lord Seeker Lambert to her side to distract him at a critical time. The freed mages raise a revolt inside the White Spire, destroying their phylacteries and killing many templars. After regrouping at Andoral's Reach, mages from across Thedas renounce their ties to the Chantry. In 9:40 Dragon, Lambert, citing Justinia's role in the mages' escape from the Spire, nullifies the Nevarran Accord and thus severs ties between the Chantry and its martial arm, the Templar Order and the Seekers of Truth.


Dragon Age: The Last Court

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Divine Justinia V

The Divine travels to the remote marquisate of Serault, visiting upon the court of the Marquis of Serault, expressing curiosity on whether Serault has relieved the Shame left by the current Marquis' great-grandfather. Her visit motivates various activities and challenges in the game as the Marquis makes ready to receive her.

If Serault displeases the Divine:

Justinia will leave the Marquis' reception and Serault's Shame will continue. Possible reasons include receiving The Horned Knight's "gift" and the Marquis of Serault dismissing her outrage if the Sealed Chantry was broken into. If Serault's Prosperity, Dignity, or Freedom become too dismal, she will cancel her visit to the marquisate entirely.

If Justinia is pleased at the reception:

She declares that Serault is free of her Shame at the end of the reception. She may present additional rewards throughout if she is pleased enough; in order, the keys to The Sealed Chantry, the return of the Glass-Antlered Mask of Serault, and a lucrative commission to replace all the windows in the Grand Cathedral.

Dragon Age: Inquisition


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Inquisition.


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Justinia as the Elder One's "sacrifice"

Justinia's peace conclave between the mages and templars is destroyed and the Breach is opened. The Inquisitor discovers in a Fade-driven flashback that the Divine was captured by an unknown entity, as a "sacrifice," and called out to the Inquisitor for aid and to beg them to run and warn others of the danger. She is believed by all to be dead.

Later, Cassandra and Leliana officially form the "new" Inquisition, citing as their authority to do so a large book they have been carrying with the seal of the Inquisition on it: Justinia's writ of authority, in the event of disaster, to do whatever it takes to restore order to the world.[5] According to Leliana, Justinia would've started the Inquisition if the Divine conclave failed to support peace. She hoped that with enough support, it could challenge the very tenets of the Chantry and treat the mages fairly.[6]

When the Inquisitor recovers their missing memories, it is revealed that Corypheus first appears during the peace conclave between the Chantry and ambassadors of the mage rebellion in the Temple of Sacred Ashes. There he captures Divine Justinia V with the aid of Grey Wardens and begins his ritual to destroy her as a sacrifice to power his orb. The Inquisitor interrupts the ritual and Corypheus' distraction results in Justinia knocking the orb out of his grasp, which falls to the Inquisitor's side. The Inquisitor picks up the orb thus giving them their mark, causing the explosion that destroyed the temple. This sends them into the Fade.

Spirit The Breach

Justinia: the woman in the Breach

In the Fade, Justinia reaches out to help the Inquisitor escape fearling demons, and the two attempt to flee in a rift. Justinia is "the woman in the Breach" all along, rather than Andraste. However, the demons take Justinia just before she makes her escape, buying the Inquisitor time to return to the mortal world.

Later on, the Inquisitor finds themselves in the Fade after an incident at Adamant Fortress. There they meet a spirit posing as Divine Justinia V, who is revealed to be the same spirit that led the Inquisitor to the Breach to escape as they were chased by demons. The spirit returns when the Inquisitor comes back to the Fade to recover their missing memories and aids them in finding the truth and also escaping the Fade once again from the Nightmare demon that serves Corypheus. The same spirit once again sacrifices itself to weaken the Nightmare but not before asking the Inquisitor to relay a message to Leliana: "I'm sorry. I failed you, too."


See also

Codex entry: Divine Justinia V Codex entry: Divine Justinia V

References