
A Grey Warden in the land of Ferelden.
Alistair is playful and compassionate. He isn't the best at dealing with women, as far as intimacy is involved, however; he's quite witty and holds a bit of boyish charm.
What? Lead? Me? No, no, no. No leading. Bad things happen when I lead. We get lost, people die, and the next thing you know I'm stranded somewhere without any pants.
Sword and shield. Can it get any more obvious?
Alistair is among the youngest of the Grey Wardens, recruited by Duncan less than six months before the Blight began. He was raised in Redcliffe Castle after his mother's death, then turned over to the Chantry for religious instruction, where he began the martial training necessary to become a templar; the military order of the Chantry, dedicated to watching over the Circle of Magi and hunting down dangerous apostates.
Alistair, however, was ill-suited to a life of religiou devotion: he is irreverent at the best of times, often at odds with more serious-minded teachers. When the Wardens found him, Alistair had not yet taken his vows and was desperately unhappy. Sensing a good and loyal heart, Duncan invoked the Right of Conscription to force the Chantry to release Alistair to the Grey Wardens. Alistair has not looked back.