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== Notable guardsmen == |
== Notable guardsmen == |
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| − | * '''[[Aveline Vallen]]''': A native |
+ | * '''[[Aveline Vallen]]''': A native [[Ferelden]] who rose to the rank of Guard Captain during her exploits with the [[Hawke|Champion of Kirkwall]]. |
| − | * '''[[Brennan]]''' |
+ | * '''[[Brennan]]'''. |
| − | * '''[[Donnic Hendyr]]''' |
+ | * '''[[Donnic Hendyr]]''' |
* '''[[Ewald]]''': A captain of the Guard who allowed the [[Hawke]] family to see [[Gamlen Amell]], who offered a way into the city. He was replaced by [[Jeven]]. |
* '''[[Ewald]]''': A captain of the Guard who allowed the [[Hawke]] family to see [[Gamlen Amell]], who offered a way into the city. He was replaced by [[Jeven]]. |
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* '''[[Raiders on the Cliffs|Harley]]''': A lieutenant of the Guard who was pinned down at the [[Wounded Coast]] by a group of raiders. |
* '''[[Raiders on the Cliffs|Harley]]''': A lieutenant of the Guard who was pinned down at the [[Wounded Coast]] by a group of raiders. |
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* '''[[Jeven]]''': A captain of the Guard who became indebted to the [[Coterie]] and tried to use his position to pay them off. He was replaced by [[Aveline Vallen]]. |
* '''[[Jeven]]''': A captain of the Guard who became indebted to the [[Coterie]] and tried to use his position to pay them off. He was replaced by [[Aveline Vallen]]. |
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| − | * '''[[Wright]]''': A guardsman present at massive inflow of [[Fereldan]] refugees in 9:30 [[Dragon Age (time period)|Dragon]]. |
+ | * '''[[Wright]]''': A guardsman present at the [[Gallows]] during the massive inflow of [[Fereldan]] refugees in 9:30 [[Dragon Age (time period)|Dragon]] due to the [[Fifth Blight]]. |
* '''[[Guardsman Maecon]]''': A guardsman who closed off an alley of the city after it was gassed by an anti-[[Qunari]] [[Elven Fanatic|fanatic]]. |
* '''[[Guardsman Maecon]]''': A guardsman who closed off an alley of the city after it was gassed by an anti-[[Qunari]] [[Elven Fanatic|fanatic]]. |
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* '''[[Sergeant Melindra]]''': A sergeant of the Guard who broke up a crowd that surrounded a con man who claimed to be selling the [[Urn of Andraste]]. |
* '''[[Sergeant Melindra]]''': A sergeant of the Guard who broke up a crowd that surrounded a con man who claimed to be selling the [[Urn of Andraste]]. |
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Revision as of 06:46, 7 September 2013
The Kirkwall City Guard is the official army of Kirkwall. Answerable to the viscount, it's responsible for law and order in Kirkwall and its surroundings. While the Templar Order concerns itself with apostasy and demonic possession, matters of crime and contraband fall to the City Guard who walk the patrols and undertake the investigations.
Background
It may surprise many to know that Kirkwall has not had an official armed body protecting it for much of its history. During Imperial times, the city of Emerius (as it was known then) was guarded by the Fourteenth Cadre—more commonly called "the Black Cadre"—which was considered one of the worst postings within the Imperium, the sort of post that a soldier would get if he were convicted of a crime or otherwise became persona non grata within the capital. After the slave rebellion the city was left in anarchy, with order finally only restored by subsequent invaders and then the Templar Order when they assumed control of the fortress known as the Gallows and made Kirkwall their permanent center of power in eastern Thedas.
The Orlesian Empire was the last of these invaders, bringing an army of chevaliers to guard the city led by Ser Michel Lafaille. When he became its first ruling viscount he saw the need for an armed force of Kirkwallers that did more than simply patrol the streets. A force was needed, he said, to match the power of the templars and place the right to rule the city back in the hands of those who lived there. Thus the Kirkwall City Guard was formed in 7:60 Storm, an army that maintained order both inside the city as well as its environs and saw to the city's defense in times of war. The fact that the City Guard still pales in comparison to the templars in Kirkwall, and something that became all too apparent when Viscount Perrin Threnhold unsuccessfully attempted to eject the templars from the city in 9:20 Dragon, is a fact that few choose to speak of.
Notable guardsmen
The heraldry of the Kirkwall City Guard is a variation of the modern Kirkwall heraldry in the shape of a dragon.
- Aveline Vallen: A native Ferelden who rose to the rank of Guard Captain during her exploits with the Champion of Kirkwall.
- Brennan.
- Donnic Hendyr
- Ewald: A captain of the Guard who allowed the Hawke family to see Gamlen Amell, who offered a way into the city. He was replaced by Jeven.
- Harley: A lieutenant of the Guard who was pinned down at the Wounded Coast by a group of raiders.
- Jeven: A captain of the Guard who became indebted to the Coterie and tried to use his position to pay them off. He was replaced by Aveline Vallen.
- Wright: A guardsman present at the Gallows during the massive inflow of Fereldan refugees in 9:30 Dragon due to the Fifth Blight.
- Guardsman Maecon: A guardsman who closed off an alley of the city after it was gassed by an anti-Qunari fanatic.
- Sergeant Melindra: A sergeant of the Guard who broke up a crowd that surrounded a con man who claimed to be selling the Urn of Andraste.
- Lia: A possible elven guardswoman, depending on the choices of the Champion of Kirkwall.
- Orwald: A guardsman who was involved with an anti-Qunari plot led by Petrice.
- Jalen: A lieutenant of the Guard
See also
Codex entry: The Kirkwall City Guard
Gallery
