Vaughan has been imprisoned by Arl Howe, who officially came to Denerim in the wake of the Battle of Ostagar, which claimed the life of Vaughan's father, Arl Urien, to reinforce the garrison. If Vaughan is alive, he will be met (for a second time if playing as a City Elf who took his deal) in the Arl of Denerim's Estate - Dungeon. If the player accepts the deal, Vaughan will send soldiers to the Alienage to arrest both the Warden and Soris regardless since Vaughan told the city guards that not only did the City Elf kill his guards, but also said they stole from him as well.

If the player rejects this deal, they must fight and kill Vaughan and his lackeys, Braden and Jonaley. Vaughan tries to talk himself out of a fight by offering a 40 bribe to the player if they leave, with the women being returned to the Alienage the next morning. When the City Elf Warden comes to rescue the women, Vaughan and his lackeys will be found standing over Shianni, who was recently violated. Vaughan later returns with armed guards during the wedding ceremony and kidnaps the brides (including the player character, if female) and the bridesmaids, including Shianni. While he is speaking to the Warden, Shianni knocks him out with a bottle. īefore the City Elf Warden's wedding, Vaughan comes to the Alienage with his lackeys to prey on the elven women. Vaughan faced no repercussions for his crime. Īround 9:29 Dragon, Vaughan raped and killed the Alienage's blacksmith's daughter, who worked in the Arl of Denerim's Estate as a chambermaid.

Other members of the Kendells household attempted to protect the arl's elven servants, but sometimes to little avail. Though he played sadistic tricks on human serving girls, he preyed upon elves specifically, seeing them as 'rats' and vermin, and delighting in the long-ago destruction of their empire. While he could be charming and pleasant in order to get something he wanted, he was very cruel to those he felt were less: servants, and especially elven servants. Urien was distant, and as a result gave the young noble whatever he wanted to keep him occupied.Īs a result of this indulgence, as well as a circle of sycophantic friends-such as young lords Jonaley and Braden-Vaughan grew to manhood with no check on his desires, whims or cruel impulses.

As a child, Vaughan was the pampered but little regarded son of the arl.

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