Ameridan

Ameridan was the last Inquisitor of the Inquisition before its dissolution and subsequent joining with the Chantry.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Ameridan was a renowned dragon hunter and a close friend of the first Orlesian Emperor Kordilius Drakon I, who also formalized the Chantry in Thedas. Sources describe Ameridan as both a man of passion and a man of faith. He is said to have disappeared shortly after the signing of the Andrastian Accord. With the Inquisition split into the Templar Order and the Seekers of Truth, some speculated that he deliberately vanished from public scrutiny to not overshadow the newly formed Templars. Despite an exhaustive search by Emperor Drakon, Ameridan was never seen again.

"What is known about the Inquisitor would barely fill a page. He was a friend of Emperor Drakon. He was Inquisitor when the Andrastian Accords were signed. Shortly after the signing, Ameridan left his position and departed, never to be seen again.
These facts alone are undisputed. Everything else is uncorroborated hearsay, broad speculation, or salacious rumor-mongering. Here's some that come up most commonly

• Ameridan did not willingly cede power. Drakon forced him to disband upon pain of death, then removed the Inquisitor rather than suffer rebellion in the new Chantry's ranks.
• Ameridan was forced to retire due to the still-young Chantry's restrictions requiring celibacy, as he was involved in a relationship with a mysterious "lady-mage" that the Chantry erased from history.
• Ameridan was a rowdy noble who cared more for raucous entertainment. He held his position only because Drakon wanted a loyal friend commanding the Inquisition, and when they became part of the Chantry, Ameridan was free to retire to a life of hunting dragons and wenching.

I, for one, do not believe most of these. Any of these stories may be true, and without more evidence, we have little hope of ever reaching a clear determination. Nevertheless, I would offer a few notes that are often overlooked as scholars delve so deeply into their own historical specialties as to lose key context:
Firstly, Emperor Drakon, rightly acknowledged as the man who molded the Chantry into the organization it is today, was a pious man, committed to spreading the Chant of Light and creating a world where magic and men were governed by Andrastian principles. All sources agree that Ameridan was a close friend of Drakon, and while it is certainly possible that Ameridan was more pragmatic than pious, it is highly unlikely that Drakon would have befriended a figure who was actively opposed to the Chantry, much less tolerated such a man holding a position of power in the growing Orlesian Empire.
Secondly, Inquisitor Ameridan was universally acclaimed as a powerful combatant, regardless of his supposed faith (or lack thereof). Rumormongers suggesting Ameridan was exiled ask us to believe that Emperor Drakon could see no use for a powerful warrior with years of command experience. Given that Orlais fell into war for many of the next fifteen years after the time of Ameridan's disappearance, it is frankly absurd to suggest Drakon would casually dispose of such a military asset.
Without further evidence, we may never know more about Ameridan's departure. Nevertheless, I hope that we may eschew the currently popular cynicism, at least when obvious evidence against it is presented, to see that his disappearance must have had some other cause."

— From Finding Ameridan, by Professor Bram Kenric of the Starkhaven University Press

Ethnicity

Humans

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Inquisitor

Aligned Organization

Inquisition