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Rather than writing a letter and linking it, can I just put the into in the Prompt/DNW box in the AO3 signup? And can we put our preferred rating there, too? Thank you!!

Yes, you are more than welcome to just describe your request(s) and/or OCs in the Prompt box on ao3 - writing/linking a letter is completely optional!

With regard to preferred rating, you are welcome to include that as well, however keep in mind that your gifter is only required to create for one of your requested ships and avoid any DNWs you list, so a requested rating is not guaranteed.

If there's a rating you want avoided (i.e., you don't want any explicit sexual content), it is better to list that as a DNW than to list other ratings as your preference.

Let us know if you have any other questions!

-Mod Mer

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One week left for sign ups!

Get yours in now to join in on the hype and celebration of all things Elvhen in Dragon Age💚

Sign Ups Open & Nominations Closed!

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Sign Ups Close: Sunday, April 13, 2025 12:00p ET Visit our website to see the schedule in your local time.

Requests ⤷ how to filter autoao3app Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app Note: Some nominations were re-ordered when they were approved. Non-canonical tags are ordered alphabetically by character last name - if you don't see your nomination, try reversing the name order!

If you have questions before signing up, you can:

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Sign Ups Open & Nominations Closed!

✨ CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP! ✨

Sign Ups Close: Sunday, April 13, 2025 12:00p ET Visit our website to see the schedule in your local time.

Requests ⤷ how to filter autoao3app Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app Note: Some nominations were re-ordered when they were approved. Non-canonical tags are ordered alphabetically by character last name - if you don't see your nomination, try reversing the name order!

If you have questions before signing up, you can:

check out our sign-up tutorial

learn about exchange letters

persue our FAQs

CONTACT

ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com

Tumblr’s asks are famously unreliable. If you don’t see a response within 72 hours please feel free to resend the ask or send an email.

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Nominations Close in 24 Hours!

✨ CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE YOUR TAGS! ✨

There are currently 505 nominated tags! Get your favorite elves into the tagset before nominations close.

Nominations Close: Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 12pm ET Visit our website to see the schedule in your local time. View Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app

Sign ups open Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 12pm ET!

☆ MORE INFORMATION

rules & info | faq | how to nominate

☆ CONTACT

ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com

Tumblr’s asks are famously unreliable. If you don’t see a response within 72 hours please feel free to resend the ask or send an email.

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Nominations Update!

✨ There are currently 460 approved tags ✨

☆ View Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app ☆ Nominations Close: Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 12pm ET Visit our website to see the schedule in your local time.

☆ MORE INFORMATION

rules & info | faq | how to nominate

☆ CONTACT

ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com

Tumblr’s asks are famously unreliable. If you don’t see a response within 72 hours please feel free to resend the ask or send an email.

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Nominations Update!

✨ There are currently 407 approved tags ✨

☆ View Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app

☆ Nominations Close: Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 12pm ET Visit our website to see the schedule in your local time.

Outstanding tag errors that need correction:

Elgar'nan/Rook

Felassan/Rook

Felassan/Rook/Solas

Rook/Solas

We require a gender, lineage, and last name for Rook, i.e. Female Elf de Riva or Nonbinary Dwarf Laidir. Please add these details to your nomination!

Female Elf Ingellvar/Emmrich Volkarin

Female Lavellan & Bellara Lutare

Fiona & Vivienne

Nonbinary Elf Aldwir/Bellara Lutare

Valta & Solas

These ships were already nominated (some with the names in reverse order). If these were your nominations, you can choose another tag!

To Make Corrections:

▸ Go to the 2025 Tag Set. ▸ Click the My Nominations button on the top right of the page under the menu bar. ▸ Click the Edit button on the top right of the page under the menu bar. ▸ Click the X to the right of the tag, and reenter the corrected tag in the text box that appears. ▸ Click the Submit button at the bottom of the page.

☆ MORE INFORMATION

rules & info | faq | how to nominate

☆ CONTACT

ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com

Tumblr’s asks are famously unreliable. If you don’t see a response within 72 hours please feel free to resend the ask or send an email.

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Nominations Are Open!

✨ CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE YOUR TAGS! ✨

Nominations Close: Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 12pm ET ⤷ Visit our website to see the schedule in your local time

View Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app Tutorial: How to Nominate

NOMINATING FOR DA: TV

Canon characters should be nominated with their full names and canonical tags if they exist (i.e. Andarateia Cantori, not Teia Cantori)

To nominate a Rook with one of the six canon backgrounds, use this format: [Gender][Lineage][Last Name] (i.e. Male Dwarf Ingellvar, Female Elf de Riva)

To nominate a Rook from a non-canonical faction, use this format: [Gender][Lineage] Original Rook(s) (i.e. Female Qunari Original Rook(s))

NOTE: AO3 is not canonizing Rook tags with gender, lineage, or last name, so all Rook tags will need to be manually typed out when nominating.

Ships that were nominated for this exchange in both 2023 & 2024 have been pre-loaded into the tagset! This frees up your nomination spaces for other characters/ships.

MORE INFO & MOD CONTACT

rules & info | faq

ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com

Tumblr's asks are famously unreliable. If you don't see a response within 72 hours, please feel free to resend the ask or send an email.

[arlathanxchange]

Nominations Are Open!

✨ CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE YOUR TAGS! ✨

Nominations Close: Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 12pm ET ⤷ Visit our website to see the schedule in your local time

View Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app Tutorial: How to Nominate

NOMINATING FOR DA: TV

Canon characters should be nominated with their full names and canonical tags if they exist (i.e. Andarateia Cantori, not Teia Cantori)

To nominate a Rook with one of the six canon backgrounds, use this format: [Gender][Lineage][Last Name] (i.e. Male Dwarf Ingellvar, Female Elf de Riva)

To nominate a Rook from a non-canonical faction, use this format: [Gender][Lineage] Original Rook(s) (i.e. Female Qunari Original Rook(s))

NOTE: AO3 is not canonizing Rook tags with gender, lineage, or last name, so all Rook tags will need to be manually typed out when nominating.

Ships that were nominated for this exchange in both 2023 & 2024 have been pre-loaded into the tagset! This frees up your nomination spaces for other characters/ships.

MORE INFO & MOD CONTACT

rules & info | faq

ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com

Tumblr's asks are famously unreliable. If you don't see a response within 72 hours, please feel free to resend the ask or send an email.

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Arlathan eXchange is returning!

Do you love elves? If so, join us for the 2025 Arlathan Exchange - a celebration of elven characters, open to gen fic, ships, or solo/introspective pieces!

☆ IMPORTANT DATES

Nominations Open: Sunday, March 16, 2025 12:00p ET

Nominations Close: Sunday, March 30, 2025 12:00p ET

Sign-Ups Open: Sunday, March 30, 2025 12:00p ET

Sign-Ups Close: Sunday, April 13, 2025 12:00p ET

Assignments Recieved: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 8:00p ET

Works Due: Sunday, May 25, 2025 12:00p ET

Works Revealed: Sunday, June 1, 2025 12:00p ET

Creators Revealed: Sunday, June 8, 2025 12:00p ET

Click on the linked dates to see the schedule in your local time.

☆ NOMINATIONS OPEN IN TWO WEEKS

Changes and Updates

Veilguard content, ships, and characters are fair game for this year's exchange! More information about how to nominate tags with Rook and Veilguard OCs will be released when nominations open.

☆ MORE INFORMATION & MOD CONTACT

rules & info | faq | ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com

Tumblr’s asks are famously unreliable. If you don’t see a response within 72 hours please feel free to resend the ask or send an email. This event is affiliated with The Hanged Man, an unofficial collective of Dragon Age fans who try to make a positive difference in the fandom community by giving fans a place to chat, share and create content, and interact. You can read more on our website.

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treat anon from a minute ago, i just read that treats are accepted! i looked it over before. so i guess my follow-up would be do treats have to follow the exchange minimums? some exchanges don't, so i wanted to check.

We're glad to hear that you're excited! For this exchange, treats have relaxed rules regarding length and style:

Fanfic: Must be at least 100 words (yes, you can submit a drabble treat!)

Fanart: Clean sketches are allowed. You should be able to tell who the characters are, but finished/polished line art is not required.

Other Works: Must be completed, whatever that means for your media, and able to be hosted on AO3

Aside from these changes, treats must meet all other rules and requirements of the exchange. More information about treats can be found on our website:

What are Treats?

Treats & Treatless FAQ

Let us know if you have any other questions!

-Mod Mer

[arlathanxchange]

Arlathan eXchange is returning!

Do you love elves? If so, join us for the 2025 Arlathan Exchange - a celebration of elven characters, open to gen fic, ships, or solo/introspective pieces!

☆ IMPORTANT DATES

Nominations Open: Sunday, March 16, 2025 12:00p ET

Nominations Close: Sunday, March 30, 2025 12:00p ET

Sign-Ups Open: Sunday, March 30, 2025 12:00p ET

Sign-Ups Close: Sunday, April 13, 2025 12:00p ET

Assignments Recieved: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 8:00p ET

Works Due: Sunday, May 25, 2025 12:00p ET

Works Revealed: Sunday, June 1, 2025 12:00p ET

Creators Revealed: Sunday, June 8, 2025 12:00p ET

Click on the linked dates to see the schedule in your local time.

☆ NOMINATIONS OPEN IN TWO WEEKS

Changes and Updates

Veilguard content, ships, and characters are fair game for this year's exchange! More information about how to nominate tags with Rook and Veilguard OCs will be released when nominations open.

☆ MORE INFORMATION & MOD CONTACT

rules & info | faq | ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com

Tumblr’s asks are famously unreliable. If you don’t see a response within 72 hours please feel free to resend the ask or send an email. This event is affiliated with The Hanged Man, an unofficial collective of Dragon Age fans who try to make a positive difference in the fandom community by giving fans a place to chat, share and create content, and interact. You can read more on our website.

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Do you love Merrill?

I recieved two amazing Merrill focused gifts from the @arlathanxchange this year that you need to read! 💕

The first is a solo Merrill piece from the very talented @shivunin that is tailor made for those of us who love spooky magic and sexy rituals!

The second was a bonus treat from the incomparable @broodwolf221 and features my most recent rarepair crush: Merrill/Cassandra reminiscing on how they got together and it is so tender and lovely!!

HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU BOTH! I'm very honored to be the recipient of your incredible writing 💖 And everyone else go read them and leave nice comments!

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Word Count: 1,142 Fandom: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Morrigan/Female Surana (Dragon Age) Characters: Morrigan (Dragon Age), Female Surana (Dragon Age) Additional Tags: Shapeshifting, Gift Exchange, Arlathan Exchange (Dragon Age) Summary: Surana is fascinated and enthralled by Morrigan and the life of freedom she has lead. Morrigan teaches her how to shapeshift, giving Surana a gift of freedom for her own.

My gift fic for 2024′s Arlathan Exchange! @arlathanxchange

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now that creators have been revealed for the arlathan exchange, i can officially link to what i wrote for it :') @'ing ppl, hope no one minds, but it feels right since in one case it's her oc and in the other cases it was their request 💖

A Gift of a Kiss for Isilloth ( @isilloth-draws ), with her Altariel Lavellan Solas/Lavellan

A Dalish hunter leads the Inquisition, and Solas finds himself infatuated. He knows it is wrong to pursue, but he still wants to let her know how much he admires her.

Seeker's Succor, a treat for KiaStirling ( @kiastirling-fanfic ), sweaterghost ( @fadedsweater ), RosellaWrites (@rosella-writes ), & enigmalea ( @enigmalea ) Cassandra/Solas

While traveling, Cassandra reflects on how things have changed between her and Solas.

Crossed Paths, a treat for FoxInBoots ( @thefoxinboots ) Anders/Solas

Solas and his followers are traveling when they stumble across Anders. A delay provides an opportunity for them to get better acquainted.

Strange Tactics, a treat for pancakesprince ( @katzenprince ) Blackwall/Solas

Blackwall 'taught' Solas several card games, yet loses to him regularly.

The Daisy, Rooted in Stone, a treat for replicatortrash ( @replicatortrash ) Cassandra/Merrill

Merrill is the Inquisitor, and particularly important to Cassandra. In bed, they reflect on how they came together.

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mer's arlathan eXchange works

Creators for the 2024 @arlathanxchange have been revealed and I'm excited to share the pieces I wrote! I was absolutely inspired by the wealth of amazing prompts and had a lot of fun creating all of these.

Check out the entire collection here for more amazing works! Thank you to everyone who created lovely gifts for me💜

a sky full of stars - gift for @about2dance | Rated G, Alistair/Female Surana, 2512 words

what has been forgotten - treat for @kiastirling-fanfic | Rated G, Avexis & Cassandra Pentaghast, 2523 words

show me your thorns - treat for @amarmeme & @kiastirling-fanfic | Rated T, Alistair/Avexis, 2059 words

what time does with us - treat for @kiastirling-fanfic | Rated T, Fiona & Female Surana, 1672 words

gatekeeper of an endless war - treat for the collection | Rated T, Garahel (Solo), 1145 words

I still use velvet gloves - treat for the collection | Rated T, Alistair & Female Surana, 3324 words

summaries and more below the cut!⬇️

a sky full of stars - gift for @about2dance

Rated G | Alistair/Female Surana | 2512 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: On their way to Haven, Alistair and An'da share a moment under the stars. An'da is about2dance's OC and she has SO many layers!! It was an absolute joy to dig into her lore and craft this bit of fluff for her and Alistair. Dorks in Love, my beloved😌

what has been forgotten - treat for @kiastirling-fanfic

Rated G | Avexis & Cassandra Pentaghast | 2523 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: Cassandra seeks an alternative means for the Inquisition to fight the red lyrium dragon. Kia rolled in with SO MANY good Avexis prompts and this one snatched me up right away, I just had to write the Dawn of the Seeker reunion that we never got.

show me your thorns - treat for @amarmeme & @kiastirling-fanfic

Rated T | Alistair/Avexis | 2059 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: Over a cup of tea, Avexis confronts Alistair about his intentions—and finds common ground she wasn't expecting. The Alistair/Avexis ship was another genius idea of Kia's and it was so fun to play in that sandbox! And to see other people there as well :3 I loved the idea of Avexis getting to have some of the first crush/love emotions she lost to Tranquility, and in the process found a link between post-Tranquility Avexis and formerly-Drunk Alistair that just clicked.

what time does with us - treat for @kiastirling-fanfic

Rated T | Fiona & Female Surana | 1672 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: At Leliana's behest, Surana makes a detour through Skyhold before heading West in her search to cure the Calling. Two elven Circle mages-turned-Wardens, one who was somehow Cured of the Blight and the other in search of a Cure? Yeah, this was just another pairing too juicy to pass up. They're so similar!! And Fiona is right there, and Leliana definitely can contact Surana, and you can see how I ended up here. I haven't thought much about Surana as a Warden, since my Surana is not, so this was a fun one to dive into!

gatekeeper of an endless war - treat for the collection

Rated T | Garahel (Solo) | 1145 words | Major Character Death Summary: The Wardens sent him and Isseya to the Anderfels. Garahel would not forget. Even though this didn't quite fit anyone's specific requests, I've been all up in my Last Flight feels since reading the novel a couple months ago and couldn't resist. Garahel, the city elf Warden hero, his legacy of lifting up and protecting the lowest in society lost to a history that didn't want to remember his ears. I broke my own heart a bit exploring how his knowledge of that legacy might have worn him down by the end ;-; (also check out the quote that I used to title this fic because DAMN if it isn't Grey Wardens to a T, especially elven and/or mage wardens)

I still use velvet gloves - treat for the collection

Rated T | Alistair & Female Surana | 3324 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: The Landsmeet wounded Alistair and Catrin Surana in ways only time can heal. This piece was inspired by some of the prompts in this year's exchange, and even though it ended up not quite fitting anyone's requests specifically, I'm still quite please with it! An exploration of the broken friendship between King Alistair & Warden Commander Surana after she spares Loghain, and how they come back together over the years. Not gonna lie, I did not have a Warden Surana OC before I dove into this fic but. uh. now I do 😂 it was a lot of fun to look at this friendship dynamic from a more turbulent angle!

DAFF Tag List: @warpedlegacy | @rakshadow | @rosella-writes | @effelants | @bluewren

@breninarthur | @ar-lath-ma-cully | @dreadfutures | @theluckywizard | @nirikeehan

@oxygenforthewicked | @exalted-dawn-drabbles | @melisusthewee | @blarrghe | @agentkatie

@delicatefade | @leggywillow | @plisuu

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and the rest of my @arlathanxchange works :3 Idk there were so many good prompts laksLKSJAFIO i actually had to physically restrain myself

Nessa Lavellan - @broodwolf221

ao3 links: honk chu honk awoo & shut up and sleep with me

(old song reference is a go)

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all the Krem centric works I did for @arlathanxchange!

ao3 links to enjoy my titles for these:

chrysanthemums are classy for @leonidskies / @transandersrights you've been held by a smooth kreminal for @rosella-writes pretty fly for aclassi guy for Actually_An_Insane_Fangirl