Doern Velazquez

Doern Velazquez

Race

Human

Rank

Champion

Location

Chantry of Secrets
(Kryta)

Organization

Order of Whispers
Pact

“

Kryta? No, no...I mean, yes! Of course. The human nation, right? Kryta. Yes.

— Doern Velazquez

Doern Velazquez is one of the three Preceptors of the Order of Whispers, as well as their infiltration and assassination specialist. When the Pact is formed, he becomes the liaison between the Pact and the Order of Whispers, and is the leading officer for Order of Whispers agents.

Upon questioning, Velazquez claims to be from Kryta, but displays a lack of knowledge about the kingdom. He does not look Canthan or Elonian either and is evasive when subjected to further questioning about where he is from, stating that the information is classified. He also lets slip that his career as a field agent ended when his wife was killed in the line of duty.

Biography

Early years

Doern Velazquez's origins and how he joined the Order of Whispers are classified, presumably only reserved to the highest-ranking members of the Order such as the Master of Whispers and the Preceptors. He claims to be from Kryta, but displays a lack of knowledge about the kingdom, and does not look Canthan and Elonian either while being evasive about further inquiries on the subject. While working for the Order, he became a skilled infiltration and assassination specialist. Doern used to work as a field agent until his wife was killed in the line of duty, after which he became a trainer in the Chantry of Secrets. He rose through the ranks and eventually became one of the Preceptors, the highest-ranking members answering directly to the Master of Whispers and being one of the few people alive to know the Master's true identity.

Personal story

Lightbringer Tybalt Leftpaw and the latest Iniate to the Order of Whispers brought Demmi Beetlestone, who had fled from her father Caudecus Beetlestone's estate to deliver troubling news about her father's schemes against the crown of Kryta, to the safety of the Chantry of Whispers in 1325 AE. Doern, alongside Riel Darkwater and fellow Preceptors Halvora Snapdagger and Valenze, welcomed the trio to the headquarters after the trio had defeated the pursuers sent by Caudecus.

Living World Season 2

Once the Pact had received reinforcements and funding from the five nations to take on the Elder Dragon Mordremoth in 1327 AE, Doern traveled to the Pact's forward base in Camp Resolve to oversee the soldiers' combat training. While there, he expressed delight at being reunited with the Pact Commander and inquired if the Commander would travel with the Pact fleet to the Heart of Maguuma. The Commander declined the offer, however, and intended to fight the dragon from a different flank instead, which Doern acknowledged while wishing the Commander good luck.

Location

Kryta

• Bloodtide Coast
  • Chantry of Secrets

Story involvement

Personal story

• Chapter 4: Order Neophyte
  • An Apple a Day
• Chapter 6: The Battle of Claw Island
  • Suspicious Activity
  • Reconnaissance
  • Critical Blowback
  • Retribution
• Chapter 7: Forming the Pact
  • Forging the Pact
• Chapter 8: Victory or Death
  • Temple of the Forgotten God
  • Estate of Decay
  • Starving the Beast
  • Further into Orr
  • Ships of the Line
  • The Source of Orr

Living World Season 2

• Episode 5: Echoes of the Past
  • Reunion with the Pact (as Preceptor Doern Velazquez)

Combat abilities

Effects

Skills

•   Greatsword Swing - Chain. Slash your foe.
  •   Greatsword Slice - Chain. Slice your foe.
    •   Brutal Strike - Hit your foe with a final brutal strike.
•   Slash - Chain. Slash your foe.

Dialogue

To members of the Order

What's the status of your assignment, agent? Speak quickly.

What is it that you do here, Preceptor?

Halvorra[sic] handles combat missions, Valenze does research and analysis. My job, quite simply, is spycraft.

Interesting. Thank you.

It's underway, progressing well sir. I'll get back to it.

After completing Retribution

Hm. You know, <Character name>, your step could be lighter.

Noted. How are things here, Perceptor?

Troubled. New intelligence says the troubles at Claw Island have made Lion's Arch weak. We'll be assigning new agents to help defend the city. Quietly...of course.

Good to hear that, sir.

I'll take that into consideration, sir.

If your character is not a member of the Order of Whispers (requires a party member with a portal skill)

Busy now. Shoo.

All right then.

Trivia

• Doern Velazquez is voiced by Peter Giles.
• Velazquez is a Spanish patronymic name, meaning "son of Velasco." "Velasco" is a masculine first name derived from the Basque bela- meaning "raven" or "crow" and the diminutive suffix -sco, meaning "little raven/crow" and suggesting that Velazquez may mean "son of the little raven/crow."