Mainar is a member of the warrior caste and an officer in the dwarven army. He is encountered in the Dwarf Commoner Origin during the Proving Loyalties quest.
Background[]
Mainar is a veteran of four darkspawn campaigns and a survivor of the battle at Kar Elerin. In one of these campaigns he commanded a unit of fifty men to search out a darkspawn nest but less than twenty made it back alive.
Involvement[]
At the outbreak of the Fifth Blight, Duncan travels to Orzammar to look for able recruits to join the Grey Wardens. Subsequently, an unusually important Proving has been called in order for the best of the warrior caste to compete and have the honor of joining the prestigious order. However, several illegal bets were made on the matches. Lord Vollney of House Vollney has bet 100
that Mainar will be defeated by Everd, a young and unaccomplished warrior and works with Beraht, the leader of the Carta, to make that happen.
Beraht uses the Dwarf Commoner and Leske to use a drug on Mainar's water basin that would make him ineffective if drunk and give the advantage to Everd. However, when they reach Everd's room, they find him taking a nap after drinking too much. Fearing that Beraht will have them and Rica killed, the Dwarf Commoner decides to wear Everd's armor and fight on his behalf. Then the Dwarf Commoner can fight Mainar fairly and not use the drug or try to drug him. If the Dwarf Commoner decides to drug him, he will speak with Mainar and with sufficient Coercion (one point is enough), he can pretend to be a fan of Mainar, a worker who has been tasked with replacing his water and be tipped with 5
for their service or pretend being Everd and try to persuade him to leave his room and go to the Proving Master.
