Thoughts on family relationships in the Dragon Age Universe
Let's begin with Alistair. I actually think his mother is Fiona (from Dragon Age: The Calling). Some reasons why: 1) She slept with Maric, and he was Alistair's father 2) She had a child who had human ears and was a boy 3) Duncan cared very much for Alistair. He was Fiona's friend after all... 4) Alistair looks like Calian, it was mentioned in the Calling 5) Alistair is younger than Calian 6)"I can have him raised away from the court," Maric said, considering. "But people are bound to wonder who his mother is. Loghain will want to know. The child will almost certainly want to know... What will we tell him?" "Tell him nothing. Let him think his mother human, and dead." (From Dragon Age: The Calling by David Gaider) 7) Duncan also offered t…