“When I quarrel with my cousin, wine is spilled. Perhaps someone loses a tooth. When Celene feuds with hers, a country is torn apart.”
Fairbanks is the leader of a group of Orlesian refugees who have lost their homes to the War of the Lions.
Background
During the Orlesian Civil War, many refugees relocated to the Dales. However, they were not alone; the Freemen of the Dales, a group of military deserters turned separatists, took up residence in the same area. The Freemen began to prey on the refugees, and Fairbanks, who was sympathetic to their plight, decided to help them defend against the aggressors. Eventually, Fairbanks became the de facto leader of the refugees and they increasingly relied on his guidance to survive.
Involvement
The Inquisitor can aid Fairbanks and his people by dealing with the Freemen leaders as per the quest, The Freemen of the Dales, and its subsequent chain of side quests.
Should the Inquisitor speak to one of the refugees, Clara, she voices her suspicion that Fairbanks is of noble blood and believes that by proving his lineage, he could use his status to benefit the refugees. The Inquisitor pursues this endeavor, finding three pieces of evidence to prove this claim. Should the Inquisitor first speak to Fairbanks, he reveals his shameful past, stating that the life of a noble is itself a gilded cage. The Inquisitor can either give the evidence to Fairbanks, although it is not necessary, or give the evidence to Clara to restore his noble status. Upon completing the quest A Deluded Chevalier, Fairbanks will join as an Inquisition agent.
Quests
Noble Deeds, Noble Heart
The Freemen of the Dales
Victims of War
Watcher's Reach Refugees
