To those outside of the Tevinter Imperium it is easy to imagine a society filled with mages and elven slaves and little else. In truth, there are three different Tevinters, each of them a world completely separated from the others. There are the mages, the land’s nobility, completely obsessed with competing for supremacy with each other—almost to the exclusion of paying any heed to the nation’s enemies, such as the Qunari. The well-bred altus sneer at the laetans, who in turn sneer at the praeteri. They vie for dominance in the Magisterium, where factions shift and flow on a daily basis with deadly consequences, requiring every family to put on a veneer of perfect citizenship or face scandal and censure. (click to enlarge)
She’s horrified & saddened when you find out what has happened to the Tranquil Mages
If the Inquisitor & Dorian enter a relationship, no matter if she’s not friends with the Inquisitor, she will defend their relationship from assholes putting the relationship down
She’s the only one to approve of you saving everyone during Haven’s attack
If you blame yourself for Haven, she offers kind & comforting words
When Cassandra blames herself for not being present at the Conclave & trying to save the Divine, Vivienne reminds her she did all she could & to not blame herself
After completing Cole’s companion quest, Cole reads her mind & discovers a part of her cares for him despite all her vocal vitriol toward him
She’s distraught over the violence between mages (those who want to rebel & those who don’t) & the innocent lives caught in the crossfire
In Jaws of Hakkon, she offers condolences to Finn after he speaks about losing his father
Oh, but don’t forget:
She’s just as adamant that the right outfit will make people respect you regardless of your race–when most people in the Orlesian Court find an elf, qunari, or dwarf in formal dress laughable at best.
Iron Bull basically adopts her as a mother figure, and she tuts over him like one.
She accepts Dalish mage training as just as valid as Circle training.
She consults both Solas and Dorian on magical matters, even though she doesn’t get along with either.
For all her ambition, she joins the Inquisition at the very beginning, when doing so is more likely to make her a social pariah than gain her any favors.
Her biggest problem with dissolving the Circle is that there is no viable alternative in place to protect and teach mages.
She climbs mountains and trudges through bogs in high heels and never complains once.
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