Just...all of them

Born in 9:12 Dragon, Rhian started showing signs of magic at around age 4. Her parents, two servants employed to the Cousland family, desperately tried to hide their daughter's talents. One day, Rhian tried to help her mother cook dinner using a fire spell as Fergus Cousland happened to walk into the room. Fergus, as an act of revenge against Rhian's mother (which I won't get into right now), called in the Templars. The following morning, they could be seen trying to drag the 6-year-old elf out of Castle Cousland. Rhian's father fought against the Templars and lost his life in the process.

Upon arriving at Kinloch Hold, Rhian was assigned to bunk with a boy named Jowan, who had arrived a year before her. He was assigned the task of showing her around along with another elf named Eadric. In time the three became good friends, however they never got too close as the Templars tended to take advantage of the relationships formed between mages. After being in the circle for about a year, Rhian found herself missing the freedom of the outside world. She was in the Circle library when she suddenly had the idea to climb one of the bookshelves to sneak a peek through one of the windows. It wasn't long before she was spotted by a Templar. Not wanting to come down, Rhian proceeded to freeze any Templar that would come near. It took the involvement of Knight-Commander Greagoir to finally subdue the elf.

Rhian was then sent to the dungeons without dinner and kept overnight. It was there that Rhian met Anders, an apprentice a few years her senior, who was in the cell next to her. He kept her company and helped her get through the night, even suggesting to "tell them Anders did it" if ever she got into trouble again. From that point on, Anders became an older brother figure to Rhian and watched over her.

After the incident with the bookcase, First Enchanter Irving realized that Rhian displayed a special affinity for magic and decided to take her under his wing. Save for the cancellation of all outside activities when someone escaped the Tower by jumping into Lake Calenhad, the following years were uneventful and Rhian focused mainly on her studies. Under the instruction of the First Enchanter, Rhian was able to master most spells and quickly surpassed her fellow apprentices. Due to Rhian's talent, she would receive her Harrowing soon after her 18th birthday.

The twins Kaia and Alden were born in Lothering to Malcolm and Leandra Hawke. Kaia’s magic did not manifest itself until the age of 6, about one year after Carver and Bethany were born. Malcolm took it upon himself to teach his daughter how to control her magic. Once Bethany’s magic also manifested itself, Malcolm taught the two together, though Bethany quickly surpassed her older sister in skill. After Malcolm’s death, it was up to the older twins to take care of the family. Alden would take on odd jobs, which helped him develop his stealthing skill, and Kaia worked hard not to be discovered by the Templar.

When it was revealed the King Cailan was looking for volunteers to join his army, Carver and Alden immediately signed up and left for Ostagar. Alden and Carver survived the battle due to the fact that when it became clear that Cailan had been betrayed, Carver heaved Alden onto his shoulder and ran all the way back to Lothering.

Due to the impending darkspawn threat, the Hawke family fled to Kirkwall along with Aveline Vallen, another Ostagar survivor, where they were united with their Uncle Gamlen. It was here that they met Varric Tethras and his brother Bartrand. Soon, the twins become a partner in Bartrand’s expedition with the promise of becoming rich and head for the Deep Roads using maps provided by the Grey Warden Anders. It is here that tragedy strikes and Bethany and Carver are forced to join the Grey Warden order or succumb to the taint.

As a result of the expedition, the Hawke family is able to petition for their name back and are now reinstated to the noble class. At this point, the Kirkwall Crew has grown to include Isabela, Merrill, Fenris, Varric, Anders/Justice, Aveline, and Sebastian. Soon Alden and Fenris get together. Three years after the expedition, their mother is horribly killed and the Hawke twins somehow manage to stop a Qunari invasion. Kaia is named the Champion of Kirkwall as it was she who landed the final blow against the Arishok.

Three years later, the tension betweent the mages and the Templars reach a breaking point. Out of desperation, Anders blows up the Kirkwall Chantry. Kaia and Alden are then forced to defend the mages from the Templars with the help of their companions. After hearing about what happened, they are also joined by Carver and Bethany. It was soon found out that Knight-Commander Meredith had gone mad due to the red lyrium idol found years prior. The Hawkes leave Kirkwall and the companions go their separate ways, save for Fenris.

Luwalhati was born to Clan Lavellan in 9:13 Dragon. Luwalhati had always been interested in Dalish lore from the beginning. Her father was the clan’s hahren and she would always listen intently whenever her father would recite stories to the clan. She would even go as far as asking him for more whenever he’d put her to sleep. Once her magic manifested itself at age, she knew that her goal in life was to become the Keeper.

Luwalhati worked and trained hard as she grew up. She would quiz herself on lore with the help of her father. She would sometimes train in melee combat with the help of her mother just in case. She also practiced her magic very hard in addition to her studies with Keeper Deshanna. One of the happiest days of Luwalhati’s life was when she was finally selected to become the Keeper’s First.

She did not have many friends growing up, save for two members of her clan (who unfortunately died in the conclave explosion) and Merrill. Luwalhati comes off very strong and unapproachable. When she received her vallaslin, she didn’t even flinch and kept a straight face the whole time. This made most of the clan become scared of her, though they still had respect for her. Before coming to the Inquisition, Luwalhati had one but very brief relationship. She had agreed to it because she wanted to try it out and they were pretty nice and not bad to look at. However, she quickly lost interest in the romance and immediately decided to break up with them.

Bolin's mother and father met when House Cadash (I hc this particular branch of House Cadash is Antivan) came to Seheron to recruit for the Carta. While fairly new, Bolin's mom did a Thing (which I have yet to decide) that gained her some renown within the ranks.

Bolin was born to House Cadash in 9:11 Dragon. His mother would train him as a dual-wielding rogue as he grew up. During this time, he learned everything about the inner workings of the Carta. His childhood would be lonely however, as many people judged him for not being "fully Cadash". At the age of 18, he was allowed to head his own team during a raid. By the age of 25, Bolin was able to become a leader to his own group within the Carta. Though Bolin gained this through his own skill and hard work, many would believe it was given to him solely because of who his mother is.

However, his dedication to the Carta meant that he had next to no social life. Especially in the romance aspect. This was partly due to the fact that Carta business is unpredictable and he had a fear of losing loved ones. Joining the Inquisition meant that he was able to relax a bit and make up for the lost years of thirsting. It also led him to the love of his life, Dorian Pavus.

Bolin is very level headed and a quick thinker. He was also the tallest in his class when he was growing up.

Everything essentially begins when Liir allies with the mages at Redcliffe. At this point in the story, Liir still doesn’t have too good of a grasp of the tension between mages and Templars. All he knows is that he has magic, so of course he’d help out his fellow mages. Cullen is obviously upset at this, but the decision had already been made. There isn’t too much of a development at this point, save for Liir and Cullen slowly becoming friends.

Then they get to Skyhold. Here, Liir begins to spend more time with the other mages, especially Fiona. His magic is pretty underdeveloped and the little magic he does have he doesn’t have much control over, so who better to help him train than the previous Grand Enchanter. This leads to Cullen spending more time with other mages as well, since he wants to spend some of his free time with Liir. Cullen’s viewpoint starts to change because of this. Mages are people who have feelings, wants, and needs. They’re not any more dangerous than the people who walk around Skyhold every day. He starts to become more comfortable around them.

The biggest turning point happens when Cullen goes over to visit Liir during training one day. On his way, he sees an altercation occur between a templar and a mage, specifically a young apprentice. The templar just started heckling the mage for no reason and was even throwing mage-specific insults. One of the older mages stepped in to defend the apprentice, which made the Templar angry. Cullen tries to step in but not before the templar punched the mage. He ends up berating the templar and assigns them extra duties (like cleaning up or polishing armor). The mages and Liir get upset over this since it’s obviously not a fair punishment. It puts a strain between Liir and Cullen and Liir distances himself.

The whole incident really puts things in perspective for Cullen. He starts to work with Fiona to see how he can do better. He sets better ground rules for the Templars and even his soldiers. He does his best to ingrain into their heads that the mages are their equals now and that they don’t hold the same power that they had in the Circles. He states that anyone who doesn’t agree with the new rules would be discharged from the Inquisition. Cullen also changes the punishment for the templar who hit the mage. The mages would decide what the new punishment would be and they had to either comply with the punishment or be dismissed.

Over time, the relationship between the two groups improve, though its still a very big work in progress. Liir notices Cullen’s effort and starts to warm up to him again. They don’t start a romantic relationship until the Halamshiral ball.

Lmk if there's anything I can do to improve this rewrite!