約瑟芬(Josephine )

　　審判庭的權(quán)利也不是無限的：它必須使用有爭議的軍事手段取得它的地位。修女蕾莉安娜深諳此道，她拜訪了一位她的老朋友，約瑟芬?蒙提列女士，來擔(dān)當(dāng)審判庭大廳有影響力的特使。這個安提凡貴族家庭最大的女兒，約瑟芬是外交官中一顆冉冉升起的明星，擅長依靠機(jī)智、優(yōu)雅來鍛造聯(lián)盟，小心地培養(yǎng)好感。她是一個有完善計劃的人，她懂得重建審判庭需要有權(quán)勢的人的支持和善意。幸運(yùn)的是，特使她喜歡挑戰(zhàn)，她真誠地認(rèn)為審判庭是制止塞達(dá)混亂斯肆虐的最好的選擇。(來自Angelion馨兒)

　　The Inquisition's power is not absolute: it must earn its place among the forces in conflict. Sister Leliana understands this well, and has called on an old friend, Lady Josephine Montilyet, to be the Inquisition's ambassador in the halls of the influential. The eldest daughter of a noble Antivan family, Josephine is a rising star among diplomats, skilled at forging alliances with tact, grace, and carefully cultivated favors. She is a consummate planner who understands that resurrecting the Inquisition will require support and goodwill from Thedas's movers and shakers. Fortunately, the ambassador enjoys a challenge, and she sincerely believes that the Inquisition is the best way to halt the chaos sweeping Thedas.

　　DA:約瑟芬是龍騰世紀(jì)系列的一個新角色，關(guān)于她你能說些什么?

　　Sylvia Feketekuty :約瑟芬是一個喜歡和人交往的人。她樂觀積極，她喜歡尋找解決問題的方法，同時可以不眠不息地做好自己的工作。她很想念在安緹梵自己臥室里所能欣賞到的海景(盡管她只和自己的朋友提起這件事)

　　DA :你創(chuàng)作她這個角色的過程是什么樣的?

　　SF :當(dāng)我從ME3的隊伍轉(zhuǎn)到DA啲團(tuán)隊中時，對約瑟芬這個角色的構(gòu)想僅僅只是白板上的一個詞語(外交官)。當(dāng)我們的首席作家，DG大爺，把這個角色交給我，并讓我來繼續(xù)，這個詞語(外交官)就已經(jīng)足夠讓我開始了。我試著思考什么樣的外交官才能在審判庭里很好地完成自己的工作。為什么她是這個角色的最佳人選，她到底為什么來到了審判庭，她會怎樣和其他角色交流討論，諸如此類。

　　DA :最終結(jié)果怎么樣?

　　SF :早先我從我們的寫作團(tuán)隊里面獲得了不少有用的反饋，這些反饋幫了我不少忙。最終我愛上了約瑟芬一特別是我第一次聽到她的配音演員開始配音的時候。就好像她終于成了一個真正的人。

　　DA :作為一個貴族妹子，看上去她給了審判庭一種新的技能。她最擅長的領(lǐng)域是什么?

　　SF :外交。約瑟芬作為一名大使在賽達(dá)斯的各類宮廷中已經(jīng)工作了很多年了。她對于奧萊依的政治非常熟悉，這會很有幫助。她是個杰出的斡旋者代言人。特別重要的是，她明白改變?nèi)说南敕ㄓ卸嗝蠢щy，也明白一個人的自我會被"想變得，正確‘〃而深深束縛。約瑟芬更喜歡在有可能的情況下，溫和地引導(dǎo)人們達(dá)成一致，但是在必要的時候她也會表明立場。那天鵝絨手套下總藏著一雙鋼拳。

　　DA :你會怎樣描述約瑟芬的角色?

　　SF :約瑟芬是審判庭的最高外交官。她為審判庭處理外交上的排擠，提升 玩家的聲望，在賽達(dá)斯散播審判庭的影響。

　　而從不那么有趣的方面看，約瑟芬有很多重要的工作，但也是很枯燥的工作。讓審判庭這樣一個巨型組織四處傳播需要協(xié)商，紙面工作和無盡的政治問題，但是約瑟芬就是為此而生的。她為自己能為審判庭出一份力而感到自豪(比如，和正確的人做出交易，或者消解其他貴族對審判庭的高壓政策)。這樣一來，判官就可以自由地做出能真正改變世界的決定。

　　DA :你在創(chuàng)作約瑟芬的時候還有別的什么考量么?

　　SF :從一開始我就知道她不會是一名戰(zhàn)士。她被杰出的，經(jīng)驗豐富的勇士(fighters ,找不到很好地詞)所環(huán)繞，而我希望我們的外交官可以變得不一樣。約瑟芬用筆勝過用劍，比起探索荒野，讓她與人協(xié)商顯得更有價值。

　　DA :你最喜歡創(chuàng)作約瑟芬的哪一點?

　　SF :為她找一個聲音，尋找她適應(yīng)這個世界的方法。創(chuàng)作那些她和PC(我真的不知道這個PC指什么，我猜測是Post Commander?駐地指揮官，大概可以按照玩家理解)成為朋友的場景。這些東西會很難辦，但是我喜歡這種把它們聚在一起，匯成一個角色的感覺。和約瑟芬的配音演員還有影視設(shè)計者(導(dǎo)演對話的人)一起工作感覺特別棒。

　　還有再次創(chuàng)作一個戀愛故事也很有意思。因為我知道你會問這個問題：不論種族或者性別，你都可以贏得約瑟芬的心。我想不論你是想和她戀愛還是僅僅想成為她的朋友，你都能獲得很多樂趣，不過在這之間有一個場景是我特別喜歡的。

　　DA :作為一個經(jīng)驗豐富的外交官，她肯定很難被人們反對。她和其他顧問的關(guān)系怎么樣?

　　SF :她和蕾莉安娜的關(guān)系很好。她們是老相識了，同時她們都很清楚對方對自己的工作非常擅長，也就是說，我想對她們來說，看到這樣的事情會很欣慰：〃哦，我們的工作最終相互補(bǔ)充了，啾。"當(dāng)然這并不意味她們總會認(rèn)同對方，但她們是一個很好地團(tuán)隊。同時，盡管約瑟芬和庫倫相互尊重對方，但約瑟芬總是喜歡選擇一個政治上的解決方法，而庫倫并不總是認(rèn)為這是個務(wù)實的選擇。約瑟芬對于這種態(tài)度和他們?nèi)^上的沖突而變得不耐煩。

　　DA :—天快結(jié)束了，我們必須知道：在時尚的比拼中，薇薇安和約瑟芬那個獲勝了?(問什么問?肯定是我們萌萌的顧問)

　　SF :哇哦，我覺得我是這世界上最后一個有資格回答這個問題的人了。我只能這么說：薇薇安傾向于穿上最新的時裝，不管它們有多么令人難以接受，并讓它們變得好看(我想起了鳥屎的故事)。約瑟芬更喜歡做工精致的衣服，而當(dāng)?shù)搅苏綀龊系臅r候，她顯得比較傳統(tǒng)。(當(dāng)然，安緹梵有時候緊跟奧萊依的時尚潮流，但是約瑟芬不會認(rèn)同這一點。家鄉(xiāng)的才是最好的(hometown pride and all )。

　　[DRAGON AGE]: Josephine is a new character to Dragon Age series. What can you tell us about her?

　　[SYLVIA FEKETEKUTY]: Josephine is a people person. She's optimistic, she likes finding solutions, and needs barely any sleep to work at full capacity. She misses the view of the sea from her bedroom in Antiva City (though she only brings that up with friends).

　　[DA]: What was your process when developing her character?

　　[SF]: When I came up to DA: Inquisition from the Mass Effect 3 team, the idea for Josephine's character was basically one word on a whiteboard (“Diplomat???”). When our lead writer, David Gaider, handed me the character and told me to go, that word was enough to get me started. I tried to think of what kind of diplomat would work well with the Inquisition. Why she was the best fit for the role, how the heck she ended up there, how she would bounce off other characters, etc...

　　[DA]: Was it challenging to start from scratch, or did you enjoy the experience?

　　[SF]: I enjoyed it, but it was daunting. One of the characters I wrote in Mass Effect 3 was Liara. Fans had gotten to know Liara from ME1 onwards, so I was able to do some fun stuff by pulling from the history players had with her. Josephine, however, I made up from scratch. The freedom was great, but in the back of my mind I was anxiously asking myself “Does her characterization work? Will people enjoy talking with her? Do I know what rm doing?!” [DA]: What was the end result?

　　[SF]: I received some great feedback from the rest of the writing team early on that helped me a great deal. I fell in love with Josephine by the end—especially once I heard her voice actor reading lines for the first time. It was like she'dfinally become a real person.

　　[DA]: As a noblewoman, she seems to bring a different set of skills to the Inquisition. What is her primary area of expertise?

　　[SF]: Diplomacy. Josephine has worked for years as an ambassador in the royal courts in Thedas. She' s very familiar with Orlesian politics, which comes in handy. She'san excellent mediator and speaker. Crucially, she knows just how hard it can be to change people'sminds, and how much someone'sego is tangled up in being “right”.Josephine prefers to gently steer people into agreement whenever possible, but she'lltake a stand when needed. There'soccasionally an iron fist beneath that velvet glove.

　　[DA]: How would you describe Josephine's role?

　　[SF]: Josephine is the head ambassador of the Inquisition. She handles diplomatic disputes on the Inquisitor's behalf, raising the player'sreputation and spreading the Inquisition's influence throughout Thedas.

　　Or in less fancy terms: Josephine does a lot of work that'svery important, and also very boring. Keeping a huge organization like the Inquisition afloat takes negotiations and paperwork and endless politics, but Josephine lives for that kind of stuff. She prides herself on having the Inquisitor's back (for example, making deals with the right people, or heading off power plays by other nobles) so the Inquisitor is free to make the decisions that actually shape the world.

　　[DA]: Any other considerations when creating Josephine's character?

　　From the start, I knew she shouldn'tbe a warrior. She's surrounded by people who are excellent, highly-skilled fighters, and I wanted our diplomat to be different. Josephine'shandier with a pen than a sword, and much more useful negotiating than wandering the wilderness.

　　[DA]: What did you enjoy most about writing Josephine?

　　[SF]: Finding a voice for her, finding the ways she fit into the world. Writing the scenes where she becomes friends with the PC. Those can be tricky, but I love it when they come together. Working with Josephine'svoice actor and cinematic designer (the person who “directs” the conversations) was particularly great.It was also fun to write a romance again. And because I know people will ask: You can try to win Josephine'sheart as any race or gender. I think we ended up with some fun moments whether you'retrying to romance her or just be her friend, but there'sone particular scene that I love.

　　[DA]: As a skilled diplomat, she must be difficult to win an argument against. Does she get along well with the other advisors?

　　[SF]: She has a good relationship with Leliana. They,reold acquaintances, and they both know the other is very good at what they do. That said, I think it is a relief for them to see: “Oh, our work styles mesh after all. Phew!” Thatsnot to say they always agree with each other, but they'rea good team.Meanwhile, while Josephine and Cullen respect each other, Josephine would always rather work towards a diplomatic solution while Cullen doesn't always think it s the practical choice. Josephine can get impatient with that attitude and the clash in their philosophies.

　　[DA]: At the end of the day, we'vegot to know: in a battle of fashion, who wins between Josephine and Vivienne?

　　[SF]: Wow, I feel like the last person on earth qualified to judge that! I'lljust say: Vivienne will wear the latest haute couture, no matter how outrageous, and make it look good. Josephine appreciates finely-made clothing, but when it comes to formal wear, she'sa traditionalist. (Of course, Antiva follows lots of Orlesian fashion trends, but Josephine'snot going to admit that. Hometown pride and all.)