Silyara is at it again with the character thaaaaaaang.
Marin Voclain is a 63 year old chevalier here from Orlais who has spent over 35 years in the Empire's service and is, as such, a trusted member to come here. He's a (thin) mountain at 6'6" and even treats commoners better than most chevaliers. Though honestly, he is a drama alpaca and can be an ass to about anyone when it comes down to it. He's here in service to the Empire and hoping to avoid a lot of dramatic shit. You can guess how well that hope will go. Not.
What is not publicly known!!!
He was born Aymeric Jacquard far off in the west of Orlais with stories the only parenting he received. He managed to run off and become a bard successfully for over ten years before, to save themselves, his employer outed his identity with the rumors... which earned a price on his head from, among others, the House of Repose. He in turn gave juicy gossip that led to the murders/deaths of almost everyone related to his employer, who happened to be Marin Voclain's father. He tracked down and murdered the boy and took over his name. Right around that time he slept with a woman and fathered everyone's favorite templar (and if you have another favorite, Marin says you are
wrong) Sylvaine. Which he's not particularly aware of what happened to mother or child. As ye do when the game is going on. Anywho, he became a chevalier to save himself from everyone who wanted to kill actual Marin Voclain and has been keeping up the ruse ever since.
He experiences a lot of emotional dissonance, has a worse opinion of himself as a person than any of you actually could, and is a better person than he thinks he is (chevalier honor and stuff having actually rubbed off).
PLOTS: Other Orlesians (he'll know ALL OF YOU, yes each of you... what kind of relationship/how close or not etc up for grabs), people who love telling stories (bards DO exist outside of Orlais after all), Grey Wardens he wants the glamorized version of your lives and whatnot. And his shit will spiral out, so anyone who wants to get involved in that kind of stuff. His past is coming back to roost. Oh and eventually he may hire the Crows to kill him. Mmhmm, he will go out wondrously or not at all.
He's so much older than most peeps that honestly anyone 40+ he could use to make friends with.
Full glory here.