Harwen Raleigh

Harwen Raleigh is the commander of the Hard Line company, and a client of the Orlesian bard Marjolaine.

Background[]

A displaced noble who lost his lands to the Orlesians, Harwen Raleigh command his own garrison of freeholders known as The Hard Line, which served as a formidable asset to the Fereldan cause during the rebellion. Raleigh's lands were never returned after the rebellion, however, following his war crimes having come under censure by Ferelden's new king Maric Theirin. He later found employment with Urien, Arl of Denerim where he and his troops were assigned to guard the Arl of Denerim's Estate. They would continue escalating their crimes by imprisoning convicts in the dungeons beneath the estate; including City elves like Adaia, dissenters like Silas Corthwaite and other minor offenders before subjecting them to torture and auctioning them off to slavers.

Desiring a chance for glory, Releigh conspired with Marjolaine to obtain stolen Orlesian military intelligence; all for a ploy to attack Orlais and take back his lost land.

Involvement[]

This section contains spoilers for:
Leliana's Song.

He is first encountered at the Arl of Denerim's estate when Leliana's mentor Marjolaine is shown seducing and distracting him while Leliana's team is infiltrating the estate to plant some stolen documents. When the team were captured attempting to steal back the documents, Raleigh personally greets Leliana after Marjolaine had given her former protégé and her team up to the Hard Line.

After Marjolaine's betrayal, Leliana learns firsthand just how well-deserved his reputation is. She is at his mercy for a full week before Revered Mother Dorothea assists in her escaping the Estate dungeons, along with many of his other victims. He is then tracked down by Leliana and confronted at the Forlorn Cove in the Arling of Amaranthine and will either be killed by Leliana or Silas Corthwaite.