Post your warden!

This comission must've been really expensive

Yep, probably the most expensive one I've commissioned. It's worth it to me, though. 

Casteless Rogues make the cutest wardens.
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Hareas Mahariel. Warrior Dual-Wielder/Archer hybrid.

-Bit of a snarky, contrary whiner, but capable enough in battle.

-Hates when people are too vague and hyperbolic when he wants or needs to know something. Tends to ask a lot of questions.

-Would have preferred to take his chances with the Taint over joining Duncan.

-Misses his clan, and hates being a Grey Warden.

-Is annoyed at being surrounded by shemlen who expect him to care that they're being slaughtered by darkspawn, even though he knows that he kind of probably should.

-Thought shemlen women were way too tall and broad-shouldered and clumsy, until he saw Morrigan in her witch robes in the Korcari Wilds for the first time. Is currently reconsidering the matter.

Yup, it's my favorite too. This, and the one that covers the right left half of the face, although that one sets some limitations to skin color and complexion to pull off with any kind of grace.

I prefer the dark goldish color variant that's just one click to the right of the true black at the leftmost side of the bar, and then only at around 60% opacity depending on skin hue. Dalish NPCs rarely have darker Vallaslin than that, and I want my character to fit in in that regard, even though he has darker skin from his father's original clan. And if you make it too bold and colorful then it just looks like permanent marker to me.

I feel like the tattoos are supposed to look like they could be shadows of branches and leaves from the sun shining through the forest roof. Clear enough that they catch the eye, but soft enough to frame and accentuate the natural contours of the face without totally overshadowing them.

After all, the difference between making an impression and making a caricature is being able to tone it down to the essentials.

...I think? 

Nice.

I love changing my character's looks mid-game to illustrate the passage of time and their changing mental state. My Hawke went from cropped hair and thick sideburns as a young refugee and mercenary to a full curtained do and chin strap beard to add to his dignity as a nobleman in Act 2, to cropped hair again and a full beard in Act 3 as he approaches 40 and stops messing around.

Also have like four different looks planned for my Trevelyan Inquisitor as he goes from Marcher noble out of his depth to brash Inquisition agent to hardened Inquisitor to Thedas' Nick Fury by the time of Trespasser. Thank God for the Black Emporium.

Unfortunately DAO doesn't allow anything like that on consoles.

That makes sense. Origins proper only spans about a year, after all, compared to the other games spanning several at least. And unlike Hawke or the Inquisitor the Warden pretty much spends the entire time on the road.

According to official timeline, Inquisition starts seemingly early in 9.41 and ends with Corypheus' defeat after the Jaws of Hakkon and The Descent in seemingly late 9.42, so to me that suggests almost two years. And even that feels like way too little considering that you move back and forth between two nations like crazy, lead a mass pilgrimage through the mountains, restore a huge fortress and build a continent-spanning network of allies and agents in that time. Like, if it were up to me, and if I were to decide to headcanon it, I would have said five years at the least and preferred seven or eight.

And yes, one does note a certain Disney Princess vibe from your Wardens.   I usually just aim to make my characters unique and characterful while still looking normal and natural between the NPC models.