*
As I’ve discussed on previous editorials, I’m not able to rise to the post-a-day challenge for Dragon Age. I have been inspired by some of their topics however, so I’ve been writing about them, too. Today I’m going to tackle my least favorite love interest in the Dragon Age world. Sadly, the decision took took no thought at all. Even Fenris with his preposterous “I leave you for three years and expect you to wait for me until I get my head sorted out” was better than Sebastian.
While our dear archer has an accent I could listen to all day, a fascinating set of armor, big blue eyes, and that windswept-mussed hair thing going for him, his romance is feeble at best. I 
respect the fact that he’s gone back to sit beneath the wings of the Chantry and has taken vows (if they were self imposed or not I’m not sure) of chastity. If that’s the case, however, why bother having him as a romance option at all? Generally speaking, I have this peculiar idea that people, even very religious people who remain virgins until they are wed, have sex after they’re married. Many of them proceed to have children and raise a family, but usually sex is involved somewhere. In fact, it’s often the whole seal-the-deal on the wedding night to consummate a marriage.
Not with Sebastian.
On a Friendship he invites you to join him in the Chantry where you will never sleep together. Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t two people, even if they’re very fond of one another, who are that chaste called “friends?” If you’re on the Rival path with him, he finally gets motivated to go do something about his Princedom back home, and says he’ll come back for you.
Hey, this is Hawke. Shouldn’t you take her along with? She stopped a Qunari invasion, took out crazy Meredith and Orsino who showed us how he wasn’t a Blood Mage by using blood magic. What’s up with leaving her behind, particularly if you plan on marrying her? She could kick butt twice as well as he ever could in any game I played.
Instead, he runs off to reclaim Starkhaven with an IOU on the wedding.
If mad, passionate, volcanic lip locks are out of the question (along with sex) then honestly, I wouldn’t have minded. Except for the fact the game was lazy and rushed, he could have hugged his love interest. There’s already animations set for that, and you see it happen in Awakening where Nathaniel hugs his sister. Modders have taken advantage of it, as well.
He might have kissed her hand, or done something as simple as take a walk with her. Chaste romance could have been possible had they sunk the time into it, but instead the whole thing was a farce.
Sorry Sebastian, although you might get some wild nights in fan fiction from authors after your conquering of Starkhaven, you’re a boring and pointless romance option in my book.
Even with your good looks, accent and great hair.
========================================================
The painting at the top is Romeo and Juliet. The source is WIKI and used under free license. It’s by Ford Madox Brown.
* Dragon Age Origins, Dragon Age 2, the Toolset and all its characters belong to Bioware and their respective owners. This blog is dedicated to their work with fiction, tutorials, and things to share with other fans.
The actual content of this blog, however, is created by me. Please do not copy it in whole or part without a link back. You don’t need my permission to paraphrase, share links, or borrow any of my content. After all, it’s dedicated to Dragon Age. You can borrow it word per word or right off the page if you give me credit by linking back to my blog. It only takes a second, it’s appreciated, and that’s all I ask.
