Characters / Sisimka Chronicles

This page is a listing of characters from The Sisimka Chronicles.

Given the numerous characters from the game, even more are introduced as Original Characters in some of the more mainstream stories such as The Hero of Ferelden.

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Main Characters

The three main, most reoccurring characters throughout the series.

Aedan Cousland

Aedan Cousland

The Protagonist of the series. Once a member of the Cousland Family, Aedan’s life was forever changed when his entire family was betrayed and slaughtered by Arl Rendon Howe, who had once been his father’s closest friend. Amidst the chaos, Aedan was rescued by Duncan and recruited into the Grey Wardens. After the battle of Ostagar, Aedan, along with Alistair, Morrigan, his faithful Mabari hound, Jack, and others who joined along the way, set off across Ferelden to unite Ferelden under one banner against the Blight.

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• A Father to His Men: Aedan has spent much time with his followers, helping them conquer their personal demons along with fighting actual demons. He also has this relationship with his fellow Grey Wardens.
• Action Dad: He is a father of three by A Perfect Day.
• Adaptational Angst Upgrade: And a LOT of it. Initially portrayed as an unstoppable force and the Big Good of Ferelden, the journey to become so was filled with pain, loss and hardship.
• Amazon Chaser: Nearly every woman Aedan has been with or been attracted to has been action-oriented. His lover, mother of his child and eventual wife, Leliana, for example, is a former Femme Fatale Spy.
• Babies Ever After: With Leliana.
• Bad Liar: Aedan has trouble at keeping secrets and is even worse at lying. This eventually comes back to bite when he finally decides to tell Leliana about the child he conceived with Morrigan.
• Badass Family: Aedan’s family had served as the Big Good of Ferelden for centuries and fought against the Orlesian forces during the Ferelden Revolution.
• Bash Brothers: With Alistair most of the time and occasionally Zevran.
• Battle Couple: With Leliana.
• Berserk Button: Deconstructed. Arl Rendon Howe. During his fight against him, Aedan gave into his rage and butchered his opponent beyond recognition. After coming to his senses, Aedan was horrified at what he had done. When confronted by Ser Cauthrien, Aedan surrendered without a fight and spent two days wallowing in self-hatred in Fort Drakon.
• The Berserker: Aedan has his moments of giving into his rage when someone he cares about is in jeopardy. When this happens, he's a force of fucking nature.
• Beware the Nice Ones: He may be kind and idealistic, but he’s one of the most badass fighters in Ferelden.
• Big Brother Worship: He’s very close to his older brother, Fergus.
• Blue Blood: His family was of high Nobility, prior to his Joining.
• Broken Ace: Aedan may be the legendary Hero of Ferelden, but his journey to becoming this involved a mixture of pain, loss and hardship. He has his fair share of regrets and has seen things he can never forget.
• Covert Pervert: Sten has remarked that Aedan’s eyes are always following Leliana, something that makes him blush very quickly.
• Chick Magnet: Aside from being the object of affection for both Leliana and Morrigan, he has had romantic encounters with other women in the past, such as Delilah Howe and Isabella.
• Childhood Friend Romance: Of the unlucky variant with Delilah Howe. At one point, the two of them were childhood sweethearts who may well have been married had circumstances been different. But after Rendon Howe’s betrayal, contact between them was cut off. By the time they had reunited, Aedan had fallen in love with Leliana.
• Crazy Jealous Guy: Downplayed. Aedan shows mild signs of displeasure when Zevran flirted with Leliana, but does not respond aggressively or get possessive.
• Dark and Troubled Past: Before joining the Grey Warden ranks, his entire family was massacred by Arl Rendon Howe. He and his older brother are all that remains.
• Deadpan Snarker: Aedan has many moments of making sarcastic remarks around his friends.
• Disney Death: When Aedan delivers the final blow to the Archdemon, he should’ve been killed and is initially thought to have been so. However, seeing how he performed an ancient ritual with Morrigan and conceived a child with her, he survives the encounter.
• Drowning My Sorrows: He ends up drinking himself under the table in Chapter 6 of 'Til Death after Leliana supposedly ends their relationship.
• Easily Forgiven: By Leliana after she learns about the child he conceived with Morrigan.
• Friend to All Children: While it isn’t given too much attention, Aedan has proved to be good with children, probably because he was such a great uncle to his nephew, Oren.
• Good Parents: Alongside Leliana, Aedan is an awesome parent.
• Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Aedan favors a sword and a shield, while Leliana sticks to her bow and daggers.
• Happily Married: With Leliana after Chapter 19 of The Hero of Ferelden.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Alistair, played straight and justified. The two of them are the last remaining Grey Wardens in Ferelden and have had each other’s backs since the battle of Ostagar. The two are steadfast and loyal to each other and are proud to call themselves friends.
• Insecure Love Interest: How he initially felt towards Leliana.
  Aedan: As a friend, perhaps. But she is beyond my reach I fear… Leliana is so worldly and well educated, not to mention beautiful… and she’s a woman, Alistair. Women such as her have no interest in simple country boys like me.
• Interspecies Friendship: With Zevran (an elf) Oghren (a dwarf) and Sten (a Qunari).
• Like Father, Like Son: Aedan has been said to have taken after his father in many regards.
• Likes Older Women: With Leliana, who is five years older than him.
• Universally Beloved Leader: Aedan is well liked by his companions and followers as a leader.
• Love Epiphany: 'Til Death mainly focuses on Aedan pondering his love for Leliana. By the end, he is fully convinced that the bond they share is worth whatever the risk.
• Morality Pet: To Zevran. His friendship helps Zevran move past his life as an Assassin and become his own person.
• Odd Friendship: With nearly everyone in his original party. His closest friends included the bastard son of King Merrick, a femme Fatale spy who had a Heel–Faith Turn, a member of the Antivan Crows, a Qunari Warrior, the daughter of Flemeth, an alcoholic dwarf, and an elderly mage kept alive by a Fade Spirit.
• Papa Wolf: Threatening to hurt his family is never a smart idea.
• Second Love: Played straight with both him and Leliana. Before the Blight, Aedan was involved with his childhood sweetheart Delilah Howe. The two of them would have been married had her father not turned traitor and slaughtered Aedan’s family. Leliana’s former lover, Marjolaine, betrayed her and abandoned her to rot in imprisonment.
• Survivor's Guilt: If he’s not suffering this from the Battle of Ostagar, he is most definitely suffering this after his family was murdered.
• Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Delilah Howe.

Leliana

Leliana

Aedan’s Love Interest and the Deuteragonist. A former Orlesian bard and a lay sister at the Chantry in Lothering. After receiving a prophetic dream about the Blight, she decides to join Aedan on his quest.

She and Aedan become an Official Couple in More Than Friends, before officially marrying in The Hero of Ferelden. The two soon have a son named Riordan and adopt two other children, Luke and Grace.

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• Achilles' Heel: If there’s one thing that can truly break Leliana, it’s the sight of Aedan and her children in jeopardy.
• Action Girl: Pretty straight forward.
• Action Mom: By the end of The Hero of Ferelden.
• Almighty Mom: Aedan notes that while he loves Leliana with all his heart, one of his greatest fears is her wrath.
• Babies Ever After: With Aedan. Although she’s revealed to be pregnant during the first third of The Hero of Ferelden.
• Becoming the Mask: She originally adopted the guise of a simple, pious, religious convert in order to escape Marjolaine, her former employer/lover and now mortal enemy. It was only until meeting Aedan that she found herself content in that life, that she actually started to become that person for real.
• Betty and Veronica: The sweet, reliable Betty, to Morrigan’s exotic and icy Veronica, with Aedan acting as the Archie.
• Beware the Nice Ones: She’s a sweet, pious woman who loves to sing and tell stories. She’ll also gut you like a fish when the situation demands it.
• Birds of a Feather: With Aedan. Both of them were betrayed by someone they once trusted, and are left heavily scarred by the experience.
• Break His Heart to Save Him: Subverted. Realizing Aedan's conviction of choosing between her and his duty, Leliana attempts to end their relationship to give Aedan less to worry about. Afterwards, Aedan returns to her and confesses his true feelings towards her, which brings them back together.
• Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: The gentle girl to Aedan's brooding boy. Leliana is his main pillar of support and is always there to comfort him during times of strife.
• The Conscience: Leliana is one of the most virtuous of Aedan's friends, always trying to bring them along the right path.
• Covered in Scars: A result of her imprisonment and torture after being betrayed by Marjolaine.
• Clingy Jealous Girl: She shows shades of this in Girl Talk when she hears about Aedan’s tryst with Isabela and her competition with Morrigan.
  • Subverted when she learns about Aedan conceiving a child with Morrigan. While she initially devastated by the news, she later reveals to hold no grudges against Aedan or Morrigan and says that Aedan needs his own forgiveness, not hers.
• Dark and Troubled Past: After losing her mother when she was very young, Leliana then grew up to become a bard before she was betrayed by her mentor and lover and left to rot in prison where she was subjected to all different kinds of torture (possibly including rape).
• Girly Bruiser: Leliana has a love of shoes, clothing, and other girlish things, but is also quite deadly in a fight.
• Good Bad Girl: At her center, Leliana is a pious woman with a heart of gold who also enjoys romantic rendezvous with Aedan that are so passionate, they’re hard to ignore.
• The Good Chancellor: Alistair eventually decides to make her his Chancellor when Aedan could not accept the position.
• Happily Married: With Aedan in The Hero Of Ferelden.
• I Hate Past Me: Leliana is tormented by her previous life as a bard and does her best to distance herself from it.
• Love Revelation Epiphany: She has this for Aedan after hearing about his feelings for her in Girl Talk.
• Mama Bear: Leliana is fiercely protective over her children.
• Nice Girl: Leliana is compassionate, morally upright, and nothing short of kind to her friends and allies.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Zevran and Alistair.
• Rape as Backstory: It's strongly implied.
• Relationship Upgrade: With Aedan in More Than Friends, ‘Til Death and The Hero of Ferelden.
• Second Love: Played straight with both her and Aedan. Leliana’s former lover, Marjolaine, betrayed her and left her to rot in imprisonment. Before the Blight, Aedan was heavily involved with his childhood sweetheart, Delilah Howe.
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She falls in love with Aedan who is one of the kindest people around.
• Supreme Chef: Aside from Zevran, Leliana is the best cook in Aedan’s original party.
• Token Religious Teammate: The most overtly Andrastian member of the party, though becomes a bit less throughout the series.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Girly Girl to Morrigan’s Tomboy.

Alistair

Alistair

The Tritagonist of the series. One of the Junior Grey Wardens and Aedan’s Best Friend. A former Knight Templar in training, he is one of the central characters in the stories and one of the few remaining Grey Wardens in Ferelden.

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• Bash Brothers: With Aedan.
• Belligerent Sexual Tension: Implied between him and Morrigan.
• Big Eater: It’s a Grey Warden thing apparently.
• Blue Blood: Or… half-blue blood, seeing how he’s King Merick’s bastard son.
• Bros Before Hoes: Averted. When Aedan is torn between him and Leliana, Alistair encourages him to stay with Leliana and not sacrifice his personal happiness for his sake.
• Butt-Monkey: Alistair serves as the main comedic relief for most of the stories and all of the original companions make some teasing remark at him. Even ‘‘Pins and Needles’’ is about Sisimka messing with Alistair.
• Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He can be foolish and silly, but is a gifted fighter capable of taking down a troll all by himself.
• Deadpan Snarker: Alistair is always guaranteed to have something sarcastic to say.
• Dork Knight: Heroic, noble and brave, but also a bit awkward and lacking in confidence.
• Fire-Forged Friends: With Zevran. Alistair is initially very suspicious of Aedan allowing the former assassin join their party, but soon befriends him and enlists him as his personal assassin after becoming king.
• Foil: To Aedan. Both of them are Grey Wardens and highly skilled fighters. However, Aedan came from a royal family and was raised for greatness. Alistair was born a royal bastard whose life was... not easy... to put things mildly.
• The Good King: Following The Hero of Ferelden, Alistair is named king of Ferelden and turns out to be a pretty good one.
• Hidden Depths: Despite his protests, Alistair is actually a very competent leader and much smarter than most people (even himself) give him credit.
• Heroic Bastard: A ROYAL bastard.
• Heroic Self-Deprecation: Alistair doesn't have a particularly high opinion of himself, which is one of the major factors to why he doesn't consider himself the rightful heir to the throne. Overtime, however, he becomes more confident in himself and becomes a better leader as a result.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: Played Straight and Justified with Aedan. The two of them are the last remaining Grey Wardens in Ferelden and have had each other’s backs since the battle of Ostagar. The two are steadfast and loyal to each other and are proud to call themselves friends.
• Honorary Uncle: To Aedan and Leliana's children.
• Kneel Before Frodo: After achieving victory in the battle of Denerim, Alistair has everyone acknowledge Aedan as the one who made victory possible.
• The Lancer: He serves as Aedan’s Foil and best friend.
• Lethal Chef: None of the original party is very fond of his cooking.
  Alistair: You know what that needs?
  Wynne: Maker help me, Alistair if you so much as touch that pot I will... petrify you.
• Love at First Sight: Alistair is left smitten after being introduced to his bride Brenna.
• Manchild: Downplayed. While Alistair can act a bit silly and childish at times, he can act serious and mature when the situation demands it.
• Nice Guy: Despite his Sad Clown tendencies, Alistair is over all very good-natured and easy going.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Whenever Alistair isn't making some glib remark, you know it's time to be serious.
• Perfectly Arranged Marriage: To Brenna.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Leliana.
• Plucky Comic Relief: Alistair is well known to be the source of comedy for many of the stories.
• Reluctant Ruler: He is very reluctant of becoming any sort of leader, which is why he gave the honor to Aedan. This is later Subverted, as Alistair is made King in The Hero of Ferelden and turns out to be pretty good at the job.
• Sad Clown: Alistair tries to cope with his hardships through humor, and nearly everyone can see it.
• Shipper on Deck: Alistair’s OTP seems to be Aedan/Leliana, hence his constant support and approval over their relationship and evident sorrow when things go south for them.
• Supporting Leader: Of a sort. Alistair is the rightful King of Ferelden, and goes on to become The Good King, but it's Aedan who is the main focal character.
• Stepford Snarker: Whenever Alistair is unhappy, his sarcastic side is all you see. Which is actually quite often.
• Title Drop: In his Kneel Before Frodo speech.
  Alistair: It is thanks to you, Ferelden, for allying in order to rid this country of the darkspawn. I owe you my gratitude. But the sacrifice of a single man guaranteed this victory and I would have it known from this day forward that Aedan Cousland, commander of my armies, my fellow Grey Warden... my friend, shall be known as the Hero of Ferelden!
• Undying Loyalty: To Aedan, the Grey Wardens, and his companions, oh so much.
• Unexpected Virgin: A result of growing up in the Chantry and his recruitment into the Grey Wardens. Subverted in Gifts, where he ends up having Sex for Solace with Brenna, his betrothed.
• Took a Level in Cheerfulness: Initially a Sad Clown and Stepford Snarker, Alistair is presented as more plucky and cheerful after becoming king.