@Velanna was a quiet child who struggled to understand social interaction, and spent her time obsessively studying Elven history. This was in sharp contrast to her sister Seranni, who was two years her junior. Seranni was a cheerful and popular child who often attempted to include Velanna when she played with her friends. Velanna always failed to understand both the point of playing games and how to interact with her peers, and faced constant rejection.
Seranni's friends eventually stopped allowing Velanna to play with them. Velanna was devastated at the rejection, and she began to delve deeper and deeper into her studies. Her magic manifested when she was nine years old. She had long dreamed of being a mage, as she thought it would tie her further to the ancient elves, and when she finally produced a single flame in her hand, she immediately brought it to Keeper Ilshae and proclaimed that she would be the Keeper's First. Ilshae was impressed by Velanna's boldness and agreed. Ilshae nurtured Velanna's love of Elven history and in-time became like a second mother to her.
When some humans attempted to burn Velanna's clan out of the woods to prevent them from reaching their farms, Velanna was outraged and demanded revenge for their murder attempt, but Ilshae forbade it. Velanna called the Keeper a coward and was exiled. She left to seek vengeance on the humans with a handful of other elves and her sister, Seranni. The elves were attacked and killed, save Velanna herself and Seranni, who was seemingly taken captive. Believing the human merchant caravans traveling between the capital of the Arling of Amaranthine and Denerim to be responsible for the deaths of her comrades, Velanna begins using her magic to assault the caravans and their guards.
First encounter Velanna in the Wending Wood when they set out to protect the arlings' trade routes as part of The Righteous Path. Velanna has been murdering humans who cross her path in an attempt to terrorize the nearby villages. In truth it was actually the darkspawn who took Seranni and killed the other elves. Velanna resides at her campsite next to the cairns of her comrades. The player may slay Velanna for her deeds or reveal the Darkspawn's role in abducting her sister.
Once fully appraised of the situation, Velanna asks the play to join them in hunting down the darkspawn responsible for her sister's abduction in hopes of rescuing her. Realizing that only @Grey Wardens training will grant her the abilities to track down the Architect and thus have any hope of rescuing her sister, Velanna offers to pledge herself to the order, in exchange for their unique powers.
Velanna favors items of elven heritage and objects that are of her favorite color—green. Special dialogue can be obtained through befriending her and giving her a blank journal.