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“I found her eyes, her skin, her delicate fingers... and at last, her face. Oh, this beautiful face.”


Quentin is an escaped mage from Starkhaven's Circle of Magi and a blood mage with considerable knowledge of necromancy who was driven insane by the death of his wife.[1]

Background[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


Quentin was once a member of the Starkhaven Circle of Magi. He had always been interested in forbidden magic, which likely prompted his escape from the Circle (long before its destruction in 9:31 Dragon). As an apostate, he took on an apprentice, Gascard DuPuis, an Orlesian nobleman who had managed to hide his magic from the templars. At this time, Quentin also fell in love with and married a woman, possibly a noble. Her death, most likely from illness, left him extremely distraught. He became reclusive and eventually sent his apprentice away before disappearing himself.[1]


Involvement[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


Quentin is briefly glimpsed in the quest the First Sacrifice and is an antagonist in the quest All That Remains in Act 2.

While searching for the missing Ninette de Carrac, Hawke meets a templar by the name of Emeric who is investigating the mysterious disappearances of several women. Following Emeric's lead to the Dark Foundry in Lowtown, Hawke catches a glimpse of Quentin before he flees. They also find the remains of Ninette de Carrac.

Three years later, Hawke is led to investigate a nobleman named Gascard DuPuis. In DuPuis's mansion, Hawke encounters Gascard with a distraught woman, Alessa. However, Gascard claims to be innocent of the murders, saying that he is also searching for the true killer because he murdered Gascard's sister. A letter from the First Enchanter of the Starkhaven Circle of Magi to Gascard DuPuis suggests that Quentin once belonged to the Starkhaven Circle of Magi.[2] Hawke may opt to kill Gascard or to let him go.

One night upon returning home, Hawke finds that their mother has gone missing. When Bodahn mentions that Leandra may have gone to see her suitor, pointing to the white lilies she received, Hawke can remark that these are the flowers the killer was known to send his victims before killing them.

If Gascard is still alive, Hawke can ask him to find Leandra using blood magic, or head out to Lowtown to search for her with Gamlen's aid. A street urchin reports that he saw a wounded man ask Leandra for help, and that Leandra followed him. A trail of blood leads back to the same foundry Hawke had investigated several years ago. This time, they find a hidden entrance to an underground lair that contains multiple female corpses. Eventually, Hawke finds Quentin and Leandra.

Driven insane by the death of his wife, Quentin kidnapped, murdered, and dismembered several women to use their bodies to rebuild the likeness of his beloved. Leandra was to provide the semblance of his beloved's face. Finding their mother near death, Hawke kills Quentin and the undead, Abominations, and Shades he summons; including several desire demons which had possessed Quentin's victims.

If Hawke takes Gascard with them to find Quentin, it is revealed that Gascard is actually Quentin's pupil, looking for the secrets of necromancy, and that the story he told of his sister was a lie. Quentin originally promised to teach Gascard but had forsaken that promise after his wife's death left him distraught. Gascard and Quentin can reconcile, leading Gascard to join his master in fighting Hawke. However, an aggressive or diplomatic Hawke can persuade Gascard to turn on his former mentor, while Varric, if is in the party, kills Gascard before Hawke can act.

Quentin and his creatures are killed and Leandra dies in Hawke's arms.

During the search, letters show that Quentin entertained correspondence with a certain "O". "O" also supplied him with dangerous, presumably illegal literature he needed to complete his necromantic ritual. During the final moments of the Templar-Mage conflict in Kirkwall, it is revealed that First Enchanter Orsino knew about Quentin's research, which indicates that he might be "O."


Quests[]

Act 1

The First Sacrifice The First Sacrifice

Act 2

All That Remains All That Remains

Codex entries[]

Codex entry: A Letter from the Circle Codex entry: A Letter from the Circle
Codex entry: A Reply from Starkhaven Codex entry: A Reply from Starkhaven
Codex entry: A Scribbled Note Codex entry: A Scribbled Note

Trivia[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


  • Quentin has been nicknamed "The Butcher of Lowtown."[1] He murdered at least four women: Mharen, Ninette de Carrac, Alessa, and Leandra Amell.


References[]

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