Dragon Age: Who Was Alistair's Mother?
Dragon Age isbeloved for (among other things) its deep lore and intriguing characters. The story expands beyond the series of video games into books, comics, miniseries, and more. The most dedicated fans can spend hours reading what is essentially a lore textbook and falling down every rabbit hole they come across.
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The only downside? Not everyone explores the lore beyond the games, so some mysteries get left unsolved. That's why we're here to help you understand one crucial question you may have had about a fan-favourite character: who was Alistair's mother?
In Dragon Age: Origins, Alistair is your goofy, puppy-dog companion (not to be confused with your literal pet dog companion), who accompanies you through almost the entire game as a fellow Grey Warden.
From playing the game, we know that Alistair was born in 9:10 Dragon and grew up as the ward of Arl Eamon Guerrin in Redcliffe. He was always told that his mother was a servant who died when he was born. Alistair's home life wasn't great, as Arl Eamon's wife, Arlessa Isolde, didn't believe the story that Eamon had told; she thought Alistair was secretly Eamon's bastard, and she resented Alistair for what he represented.
As a result, the Arl and Arlessa sent Alistair off to the Chantry at the age of ten, where he was trained as a templar.While he was a skilled warrior, he wasn't particularly religious. When he participated in a tournament to honor Duncan, the Commander of the Grey, Alistair jumped at the chance to become a Warden.
Depending on the order in which you complete the game and your relationship with Alistair, you'll eventually learn in Dragon Age: Origins that he is
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