Dragon Age Inquisition: Every Main Character’s Age, Height, And Birthday
Dragon Age has always been a series of grand proportions with dozens of unique characters to fall in love with. Dragon Age: Inquisition, the most recent installment in the series, is the largest yet. There are more companions, advisors, allies, and a castle full of side characters to chat with.
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PostsThe only downside of this wonderfully built world is that it can be hard to keep track of everyone. Every player has their favourites, but every character is someone's favourite. By the end of the game, many of the companions have gone their separate ways, so it's more important than ever to keep in touch. Here's a brief reminder of their details and stories while the fans are waiting for Dragon Age: 4.
Updated January 6, 2025 by Tom Hopkins: Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now out, and many of the characters have made their returns for the fourth mainline game. If you're returning to the previous game, you may want to see how the cast have changed over the years.
19 The Inquisitor
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Age
This is up to the player's discretion, but at least 18 and at least old/young enough to be combat-ready without being too old/young.
Birthday
Inquisition begins in 9:41 Dragon, so - assuming the protagonist is at least 18 years old - 9:23 Dragon or earlier.
Height
Between 4' and 7', based on information about the maximum racial heights.
The player character in Inquisition is a purposefully blank slate for the gamer to design as they choose. More character customization options appear than ever before with beards for female Dwarves, racially specific tattoos, and an entirely new playable race - the Qunari.
18 Corypheus, The Elder One
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Age
Never stated, but he claims to be one of the magisters who reached the Golden City in the Fade, from which the Chantry claims the Darkspawn were created, subsequently found the ancient God Dumat, and started the first blight in the year -395 Ancient. Finding Dumat would have taken time and we don't know at what age he entered the Golden City, but if we're generous and say he was 20, he would still be at least 1,376 years old.
Birthday
Never stated.
Height
Never stated, but assumed to be approximately 8'2" in his post-Darkspawn form.
Corypheus is the primary antagonist of Inquisition. Over the course of the game, fans discovered that he was part of an old chantry story explaining the creation of Darkspawn. The story goes that thousands of years ago, several of the most powerful Tevinter mages known as magisters entered the Fade and reached the seat of the Maker.
The chantry claims that attempting to find the Golden City was a sin of pride, which turned it into the Black City and sent the magisters back into the world as the mangled first Darkspawn. Corypheus, on the other hand, claims that, upon reaching the Golden City, the magisters found its throne empty. Until now, Corypheus had been trapped in a Grey Warden prison - but, newly freed, he's looking to restore Tevinter to its former glory.
17 Cullen Rutherford, The Former Templar
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Age
30
Birthday
Born approximately 9:11 Dragon with no real date given but, when asked by Josephine's messenger once the player reaches Skyhold, he replies that it has "already passed". The full base game takes place over one full year, so we may be able to assume that his birthday is early in the year.
Height
Never stated, but speculated based on in-game references to be about 6'1".
Cullen Rutherford is one of the few characters to appear in all three Dragon Age games. In Dragon Age: Origins, the Hero meets him in Ferelden's Circle of Magi where he was serving as a templar. In DAII, Cullen has been promoted to Knight-Captain and transferred to Kirkwall. There, he ultimately helped take down Meredith who had gone mad with power.
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16 Josephine Montilyet, The Diplomat
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Never stated, but her writer estimates that she is between 27 and 29.
Birthday
Never stated.
Height
Never stated, but assumed to be approximately 5'5".
Josephine Montilyet is an Antivan noblewoman turned diplomat. Her charm, grace, and careful deal-making (learned from her teenage exploits as a Bard) earned Josephine an excellent reputation as the chief ambassador from Antiva to Orlais.
Thus, she is familiar with Orlesian politics and fully in love with its culture.
Her family was once a naval powerhouse in Antiva, but bad luck and Rivaini pirates ultimately forced them into exile and crippled their fortune. Now, Josephine serves as an ambassador and diplomatic advisor to the Inquisitor.
15 Leliana, The Spymaster
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Age
Uncertain, but the Origins toolkit said she was 24-26, so by the time of Inquisition, she would be approximately 35.
Birthday
Never stated.
Height
Never stated, but assumed to be approximately 5'7".
Leliana was a fan favourite from Origins, and outrage over her minuscule role in DAII earned her a prominent place in Inquisition.
A former Bard turned Chantry sister who was promoted to Left Hand of the Divine, Leliana has a rich and complicated backstory that gives her improvisation skills and a long list of connections.
She is the perfect spymaster and advisor to the Inquisitor. Leliana is also one of the three women which the player can make the next Divine or head of the Chantry.
14 Morrigan, The Apostate
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Age
Never stated, but assumed to be 28-32 based on backstory.
Birthday
Never stated.
Height
Never stated, but assumed to be approximately 5'8".
Morrigan is one of the strongest mages in Dragon Age and definitely the coyest. As a young woman, she was plucked from her family by Flemeth, a Witch of the Wilds. Morrigan joined the Hero's mission in Origins reluctantly after Flemeth raised her as a hedge mage with unique magical abilities and shapeshifting expertise.
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PostsMorrigan eventually left Flemeth for good and went on to join the royal court in Orlais as Empress Celene's magical advisor. This is where she meets the Inquisitor for the first time and she joins them when they depart the Winter Palace having been assigned as the Inquisition's liaison.
13 Blackwall, The Grey Warden
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Age
Never stated, but he is known to have been recruited by the original Blackwall in 9:36, making him at least 25, but he is assumed to be in his early 40s.
Birthday
Never stated.
Height
Never stated, but assumed to be approximately 6'2" because he's visibly taller than many other characters.
Blackwall began life as Thom Rainier, a man from the Free Marches. He was a skilled warrior at a young age, winning the Grand Tourney in his youth with the help of an Orlesian Chevalier. The Chevalier offered to mentor Thom after he'd won, but Thom refused. He squandered his winnings and was forced to take up mercenary work and then join the Orlesian Imperial Army.
Thom and his squadron of men got caught up in Court politics and ended up killing innocent civilians. For this, Thom would have been executed - if not for the Grey Warden Blackwall who recruited Thom into the order. But when Blackwall died and Thom had no proof that he'd been recruited, he feared the Grey Wardens would assume he'd murdered Blackwall. So, he took Blackwall's identity and began wandering the country - trying to honour his memory - when he is met by the Inquisition's party.
12 Cassandra Pentaghast, The Seeker
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Age
36-37
Birthday
Born in 9:03-9:04.
Height
Never stated, but assumed to be approximately 5'7.
Cassandra Pentaghast doesn't look or act like it, but she's got royal blood. The Pentaghast family is part of the Nevarran royal lineage. When her parents were executed for taking the wrong side of an attempt to overthrow the Nevarran king, Cassandra and her brother were left in the care of an uncle.
To cope, the siblings took up swordplay and dreams of dragon-fighting. After her brother's death, her uncle sent Cassandra away to become a Seeker. It was there that her reputation led her to become the Right Hand of the Divine, and found the Inquisition with Leliana.
11 Vivienne, The Court Mage
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Age
Never stated, but approximately 44, since she was transferred to Montsimmard Circle when she was 19 and, in a separate account, is noted as being there in 9:16 Dragon.
Birthday
Never stated.
Height
Never stated, but assumed to be approximately 5'10".
Vivienne was never one to play by the rules. Shown to be an extraordinary mage and witty player of the Game from a young age, she thrived in the Orlesian court. Despite a scandal or two, Empress Celene chose Vivienne as the "court enchanter" when she took the throne.
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10 Cole, The Compassion Spirit
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Age
The original cole died at age 12-13, and a character estimates him to now be approximately 21.
Birthday
Never stated
Height
Never stated, but assumed to be approximately 5'9".
The original Cole was a human apostate mage that befriended a spirit of compassion when he was around 12 years old. Unfortunately, Cole's father learned of his magical abilities and attempted to kill the child, but Cole killed him first. He was arrested by templars and tossed into a dungeon to be sadly and utterly forgotten. Young Cole ultimately starved to death.
The spirit of compassion, unable to help him, instead became Cole. This is the entity that the player meets in Inquisition - one with the memories and personality of the original Cole, but the soul of a Fade creature. Neither human nor spirit.
