Alistair

My Hero

Ha, he is the last straw in my “how my boyfriend should be”, I will never find a suitable partner, because my expectations are too high, thanks to him and some other.

Alistair is not perfect, far from it, he has his flaws but it’s what makes him a perfect character in my eyes. While yes he is good, sometimes too much, like disapproving for stupid things, but he gets the jokes, if they are used well, and they are not actually insulting. I have so much fun answering him and testing him with my answers that are all but straightforward, while on the other side, my character did proposition him the first time directly, and BY THE MAKER, he had this really cute reaction about it, he actually refused first time, because he is a gentlemen, he was raised in a Chantry to be a Templar. He respects the female character. And that really counts.

Anyway I was hooked on him even before the whole romance thing, when I still didn’t know there could be a romance thing. The first meeting with him. I started playing while two of my friends were over, and when we got to him and his sass and wittiness, and his answers to my character, I was in love with him (I’m ashamed of myself, I’m over thirty and still falling in love with game characters).

I really don’t know what to write, but yeah, there is so much to say, but I just begin giggling. Ok let’s start before the romance thing. As I said, he is sassy and I love it, Duncan even tells him to stop sassing the mages at the armies camp, because they need them in battle. He has a big mouth, he sometimes should just stop talking, because he says some really stupid things, but that’s charming, because all the others actually laugh at him, and it makes me smile, and probably my character too. When there is business he means business.

On the other side he is shy and timid, he is an actual 20 year old virgin, and it’s confirmed when he joins your character in tent, he admits it. Another fantastic thing about him is that when the approval comes to love/adore, he actually gives your character (female) a rose being all poetic, about how it survived and is beautiful even if the darkspawn are destroying everything and then comparing it’s strength to your character.

How he is loyal and kind hearted, how he would help everyone if he could, but on the other side he is frightened, for example he doesn’t want to be the king, but at the same time if you decide you want him to be king, he sucks it up, and becomes one.

How by request from your female character, even when they are in relationship, sleeps with Morrigan, even if he doesn’t trust her nor likes her, because what's one night with Morrigan, if that means that both he and his love will survive the Blight.

How he calls your character darling and my love, how he is attentive about your needs, and how when the last battle begins tells your character he’ll love them always.

Keep in mind that all that up is because I have a female character who is in relationship with him, but even if I didn’t, because now I have a male character and they are best friends, so… I wouldn’t mind a friend with those qualities, because it’s someone you can count on, he is someone who is not ashamed to grieve for those he lost, he doesn’t lack courage to do what’s right, even if he doesn’t like it. When he loves, he gives his whole, but keeps in mind what his mission is – if you don’t do the dark ritual with Morrigan, and take him with you against the archdemon, he will sacrifice himself.

In the end he is a self-sacrificing bastard, who needs someone to guide him and not let him be to much self-sacrificing.

I just love him so much! As character.