Romain de Coucy

NAME: Romain de Coucy AGE: 75 NATIONALITY: Orlesian RACE: human OCCUPATION: n/a TITLE/RANK: Duke	HEIGHT: 6'3" BUILD: average HAIR: white EYES: blue SKIN: pale BEARING: standoffish but observant
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: In many if not most contexts, he'll be wearing a full or partial mask.

Incidentally helping Riftwatch on the road to helping his granddaughter.


Romain was briefly involved with the Inquisition back at Skyhold; feel free to have heard of him from that period if it makes sense, even if we didn't interact (though hit me up ooc before assuming anything that will make a huge difference to future CR). He is currently installed in Hightown.

I'm fine with anyone who has reasonable contact with Orlais or Val Royeaux having heard his name. For those with closer ties, it is fine to know he and his wife were discreet but talented participants in the Game, but he's been withdrawn since her death about three years ago. You may also know he has one living son (his heir), and three grandchildren. Some people may know one of those three is Gwenaëlle Vauquelin Baudin. Orlesian mages, especially older ones, may have occasion to know that his daughter was part of the Circle at Montsimmard and failed her harrowing, but it happened many decades earlier.

(If your character is Orlesian and you'd like to possibly have more second-hand knowledge of him, comment here or DM me.)

• Orlesian nobility? Do you want to Kevin Bacon a connection to Romain or the Coucy family? Hit me!


• Spent significant time in Orlais? You may have encountered him or someone he knows less directly. Let's talk.


• Were you involved in an Fereldan/Orlesian campaign back in the day? Romain was! (Uh, sorry, potential Fereldan CR, that's going to be an uphill battle.)


• Are you working on getting shards out of non-rifters without hurting them? He would like a word.


• Does Gwenaëlle like you? Does Gwenaëlle dislike you? He may like a word either way.