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|title = First Enchanter of Montsimmard <small>(disputed)</small> <ref>''Game Informer'' September 2013 reports she was next in line to become one, in [[A Letter to an Ambassador]] she styles herself as one</ref><ref>
[
http://knight-enchanter.tumblr.com/post/90082893748/user-was-vivienne-meant-to-become-first
knight-enchanter
tumblr].
</ref> <br> Enchanter to the [[Orlais|Imperial Court of Orlais]] <br>[[Grand Enchanter]] <small>(conditional)</small> <br> [[Divine]] [[Victoria]] <small>(conditional)</small>
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|title = First Enchanter of Montsimmard <small>(disputed)</small> <ref>''Game Informer'' September 2013 reports she was next in line to become one, in [[A Letter to an Ambassador]] she styles herself as one</ref><ref>
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Vivienne
meant to become First Enchanter of the White Spire or Montsimmard?}}
</ref> <br> Enchanter to the [[Orlais|Imperial Court of Orlais]] <br>[[Grand Enchanter]] <small>(conditional)</small> <br> [[Divine]] [[Victoria]] <small>(conditional)</small>
|class = [[Mages|Mage]]
|class = [[Mages|Mage]]
|specialization = [[Knight Enchanter]]
|specialization = [[Knight Enchanter]]
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== Background ==
== Background ==
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Vivienne's parents were both merchants from Dairsmuid in [[Rivain]]<ref>Dialogue with Cassandra.</ref>, though she was actually born in Wycome in the [[Free Marches]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/BioMaryKirby/status/487301574452977664
Mary Kirby Twitter]
</ref> She was taken to the Ostwick [[Circle of Magi|Circle]] at a very young age, where she became one of the youngest full-fledged mages in Circle history. She was transferred to the Montsimmard Circle at the age of nineteen. She was already an exceptional scholar and showed early promise at the Game. In a shocking move, she elected not to join any [[Fraternities of Enchanters|Fraternity]] when she became a fully-fledged enchanter.<ref name="codex">[[Codex entry: Vivienne: Madame de Fer]]</ref>
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Vivienne's parents were both merchants from Dairsmuid in [[Rivain]]<ref>Dialogue with Cassandra.</ref>, though she was actually born in Wycome in the [[Free Marches]].<ref>
{{Twitter|author=
[
[Mary Kirby]]|url=
https://twitter.com/BioMaryKirby/status/487301574452977664
}}
</ref> She was taken to the Ostwick [[Circle of Magi|Circle]] at a very young age, where she became one of the youngest full-fledged mages in Circle history. She was transferred to the Montsimmard Circle at the age of nineteen. She was already an exceptional scholar and showed early promise at the Game. In a shocking move, she elected not to join any [[Fraternities of Enchanters|Fraternity]] when she became a fully-fledged enchanter.<ref name="codex">[[Codex entry: Vivienne: Madame de Fer]]</ref>
At the Imperial Wintersend Ball of 9:16 Dragon, mages from the [[White Spire]] and the Montsimmard Circle were invited to attend the festivities and entertain the court. Vivienne was among the envoys from Montsimmard. There, she caught the attention of Duke Bastien de Ghislain, who spent all evening dancing only with her, slighting a number of powerful nobles in the process. Bastien paid her a visit in Montsimmard just a few days later, accompanied by a small army of florists bearing armloads of peonies. In short order, he invited Vivienne to several parties held at his estate, and by the start of summer she had a suite of rooms in his house from which she conducted most of her Circle business.
At the Imperial Wintersend Ball of 9:16 Dragon, mages from the [[White Spire]] and the Montsimmard Circle were invited to attend the festivities and entertain the court. Vivienne was among the envoys from Montsimmard. There, she caught the attention of Duke Bastien de Ghislain, who spent all evening dancing only with her, slighting a number of powerful nobles in the process. Bastien paid her a visit in Montsimmard just a few days later, accompanied by a small army of florists bearing armloads of peonies. In short order, he invited Vivienne to several parties held at his estate, and by the start of summer she had a suite of rooms in his house from which she conducted most of her Circle business.
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[File:Vivienne alt tarot.png|thumb|150px|Vivienne Alternate tarot card (wrong wyvern heart)]]
[[File:Vivienne alt tarot.png|thumb|150px|Vivienne Alternate tarot card (wrong wyvern heart)]]
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* According to [[David Gaider]], Vivienne's "fashion touchstone" is Maleficent.<ref>[https://twitter.com/davidgaider/status/410485664556126208
David Gaider Twitter].
</ref>
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* According to [[David Gaider]], Vivienne's "fashion touchstone" is Maleficent.<ref>
{{Twitter|author=[
[
David Gaider]]|url=
https://twitter.com/davidgaider/status/410485664556126208
}}
</ref>
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* She is described as "The Ambition".<ref name="T">
[
https://twitter.com/dragonage/status/475713904166068225/photo/1
Twitter]
</ref>
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* She is described as "The Ambition".<ref name="T">
{{twitter|author=Official Dragon Age Twitter|url=
https://twitter.com/dragonage/status/475713904166068225/photo/1
}}
</ref>
* Vivienne was written by [[Mary Kirby]]<ref>{{BWF|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160802215709/https://forum.bioware.com/topic/479798-who-wrote-vivienne/?bioware=1|author=
* Vivienne was written by [[Mary Kirby]]<ref>{{BWF|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160802215709/https://forum.bioware.com/topic/479798-who-wrote-vivienne/?bioware=1|author=
Kirby, Mary|title=Who wrote Vivienne?|date=August 12, 2013|access=April 4, 2014}}</ref>, who remarked that she is "allergic to [[Ferelden|Fereldan]] fashions," arranges to receive only approved gifts on Wintersend and favors gold encrusted boots made from rare animals, "and possibly the skins of one or two of her political rivals."<ref>{{BWF|author=Kirby, Mary|date=February 26, 2014|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160802215951/https://forum.bioware.com/topic/495396-lets-talk-vivienne/page-7|access=April 4, 2014}}</ref>
Kirby, Mary|title=Who wrote Vivienne?|date=August 12, 2013|access=April 4, 2014}}</ref>, who remarked that she is "allergic to [[Ferelden|Fereldan]] fashions," arranges to receive only approved gifts on Wintersend and favors gold encrusted boots made from rare animals, "and possibly the skins of one or two of her political rivals."<ref>{{BWF|author=Kirby, Mary|date=February 26, 2014|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160802215951/https://forum.bioware.com/topic/495396-lets-talk-vivienne/page-7|access=April 4, 2014}}</ref>
* Vivienne's greatest fear is irrelevance.
* Vivienne's greatest fear is irrelevance.
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* When asked to compare Vivienne to food, Mary Kirby described her as "Ortolan Bunting," a notorious French dish. This kind of bird dish is a delicacy in France. The bird is caught alive and then blinded or put in a darkened cage. In the cage, the birds are force-fed until they get very fat and then drowned in a snifter of Armagnac. After which they are roasted for eight minutes.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BioMaryKirby/status/442792824203792384
Mary Kirby Twitter]
</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_Bunting Wikipedia article on Ortolan Bunting]</ref><ref>[http://www.ecis.com/~alizard/ortolan_recipe.html]</ref>
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* When asked to compare Vivienne to food, Mary Kirby described her as "Ortolan Bunting," a notorious French dish. This kind of bird dish is a delicacy in France. The bird is caught alive and then blinded or put in a darkened cage. In the cage, the birds are force-fed until they get very fat and then drowned in a snifter of Armagnac. After which they are roasted for eight minutes.<ref>
{{Twitter|author=
[
[Mary Kirby]]|url=
https://twitter.com/BioMaryKirby/status/442792824203792384
}}
</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_Bunting Wikipedia article on Ortolan Bunting]</ref><ref>[http://www.ecis.com/~alizard/ortolan_recipe.html]</ref>
* When Bioware announced Vivienne's voice actor, Indira Varma, they had her instigate a fake twitter war with Vivienne's writer, Mary Kirby.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G5qKxRzkGI</ref>
* When Bioware announced Vivienne's voice actor, Indira Varma, they had her instigate a fake twitter war with Vivienne's writer, Mary Kirby.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G5qKxRzkGI</ref>
* Despite her standing in the Orlesian court, she does not wear a mask at the [[Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts|Winter Palace]], as she does at the party she throws for the Inquisitor. This is not remarked upon, even when the Inquisitor asks her about Orlesian mask customs.
* Despite her standing in the Orlesian court, she does not wear a mask at the [[Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts|Winter Palace]], as she does at the party she throws for the Inquisitor. This is not remarked upon, even when the Inquisitor asks her about Orlesian mask customs.