Liari Surana

Liari Surana was an apprentice mage in the Ferelden Circle.

Appearance & Character
Liari was a young elven woman with jet black hair and vivid green eyes.

Liari was confident, determined and confrontational. Nova, who was in a secret relationship with Liari while in the Circle with her, says "Liari was a small thing, and yet braver than I could ever hope to be. She did not shy away from speaking her mind when she took issue with something. Nearly every day I worried that the Templars would decide they'd had enough."

Background
Liari was born in Gwaren's elven alienage in the year 9:10 Dragon. She does not know her father, but remembers that her mother was a beggar. At age 11, she was discovered to have magical abilities when she became frustrated by another child and caused him to be flung across the room without lifting a finger. She was taken to Ferelden's Circle Tower, Kinloch Hold, where she later met Nova Amell.

Liari was set to take her Harrowing in 9:28 Dragon, at the age of 18. While she was in the Fade, an unstable Templar present at her Harrowing became increasingly paranoid over how long she was taking, repeating that she would become an abomination. He attacked her unconscious body, killing her. The Templar was sent away and everyone present was ordered to never speak of what truly happened. The story told was that Liari became an abomination and had to be cut down.

During the events of  Dragon Age: Origins , when Nova Amell is trapped in the Fade by a Sloth demon, Liari is in Nova's nightmare. Nova dreams that she is with Liari and Jowan, far away from Kinloch Hold, living peacefully without the Circle's control. When Nova realizes this is only a dream, the fake Liari and Jowan transform into Rage demons.

Later on in the Fade, Nova meets the real Liari. Liari tells Nova what really happened during her Harrowing, that she was attempting to convince a spirit to join her in the fight, and was murdered by the paranoid Templar for taking too long. Nova is naturally furious. She wants to help Liari escape the Fade, but knows it is not possible, as Liari has no body to return to.