#* ellana lavellan — inquisition verse.

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@ellana-lavellan-rp sent: "Your failure is that you assume I desire approval. Power does not require that I be liked." ((for the beginning when he and ellana don't like each other heh heh))

~ " Is that all you desire from this position? Power? " Solas asked, lips curling downward in displeasure. " As low as my expectations may be, I would hope better than that from you. " Or perhaps he had put too much faith in the Dalish quickling already... ~

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TAG DUMP — ELLANA.

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"For every person I saved, two more were cut down. I failed them."

NAME: Ellana Lavellan AFFILIATION: Clan Lavellan / Inquisition SPECIES: elf CLASS: mage

GENERAL TAG | HEADCANONS

DECISIONS

A quick summary of Ellana's choices.

Ellana chose to ally with the mages and give them equal standing within the Inquisition.

She chose to save Empress Celene.

Strout gets left in the Fade because never in this lifetime will I ever willingly abandon Hawke. Don't talk to me.

Generally when given the choice, even if the people in question have done bad things or made mistakes with grave consequences, Ellana is someone who values life and second chances. She does not pass a death sentence easily and she is not easily interested in revenge either. She does not want her friends and allies to act out of sorrow or anger either, so when asked, she advises them not to spill more unnecessary blood - even if she very much empathizes with their frustration and sadness.

She lets Cole stay with the Inquisition and does not try to make him more human.

She saves the Chargers and does not hand over Blackwall.

She stops Cullen from taking lyrium.

TBC.

Verses / AUs

Here will be a list of relevant canon divergent verses or AUs.

Dynamics & Ships Overview

Once developed here will be a list of dynamics that are important to my portrayal of Ellana, including familial, platonic and romantic relationships but also potential enemies or rivals.

Solas (iniziare) - romantic [ship exclusive]

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Ellana Lavellan - elf mage inquisitor

iconless but her fc is Sarah Michelle Gellar (I had the strongest Buffy vibe when in Haven, believing she was about to die, she still took the time to sass Denam) Wanted interactions: Dragon Age Only. Doesn't have a follower verse.

Canon divergences:

-she's 25 at the time of the Inquisition -canon divergence: she's the clan Keeper's NIECE, not her First. Her aunt gave her the mission to go to the conclave to spy for their clan as a last chance, because she loves Ellana. -why a 'last chance'? Because before DAI Ellana was a MESS. Banished twice, her aunt spoke in her defense and had her brought back, but her general disastrous behavior had her sent away again. Rebellious, aggressive, mocking everyone and everything, started softening up after 3 years among humans/alone, which taught her that she should have been more appreciative of her clan's rules and harmony. -Humans branded her face, and unable to fully remove it she turned it into a flowery tattoo ; she was often arrested; fighting in taverns, stealing, mostly vandalizing or breaking things, but then, that was nothing new to her.

-after the conclave happens, Ellana suddenly finds herself with the power to save the world or doom it, and suddenly she has Responsibilities. She has people waiting for her to lead. And so Ellana out of nowhere is acting reasonably, responsibly; she's friendly and nice, she's calm, she has no idea of what she's doing but she's doing it, she knows she's not been sent by Andraste but she'll say what she needs to say to make people feel better. She's organized, merciful and a bit hopeful. This is the Inquisitor they all get to know, the good old dependable Ellana. (but I'm here for them learning the truth as time goes by) -After the war is over and she goes after Solas, her dear friend, who saves her life by cutting her arm off but also intends to bring the end of the world as they know it, she dismantles the Inquisition and intends to stop him no matter what. She'd rather talk him out of it, but if she can't, he dies. And suddenly she doesn't have to keep it together as much.

some choices (that of course can be changed if they involve someone you write) so that you can also jump straight into interacting with her without having to write an introduction: -sides with mages -her clan is wiped out -forgives Blackwall almost immediately (she gets it) -gets along with Iron Bull, often has drinks with him, same for Varric though she doesn't know how to face him after she leaves Hawke in the Fade -Dorian is her best friend (and apparently she hadn't heard of 'gay' before given her confused response when he told her he was attracted to men, but didn't need any more time than that to accept it as a concept and move past it. They still flirt with each other occasionally, given that she gave him the okay to keep it up) (she goes to him when she's pining over Cullen so he can keep her distracted. Doesn't say it but he knows. Everybody knows.) -she's immediately into Cullen, but really didn't mean to fall in love (she does because he's adorable when she flirts, but also because they grow very close after Haven). He learns more about her after they start sleeping together. She encourages him to keep going without Lyrium. They marry later on. -Loves to go tease Cassandra about everything because she's so serious -Josephine and Solas are also close friends and she asks them all sorts of questions -Leliana is Divine, Cole is human. -Doesn't get as close with Vivienne nor Sera (she does prank people with the latter, but as much as she's a rebel against her clan, Ellana doesn't appreciate elf on elf hate) -if Cullen isn't romanced, she's straight and open to humans and elves. In this case she will always have that first moment of 'you have my Interest' towards Cullen at the beginning but nothing will come out of it.

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Ship Bias - for each of your 3 main DA ladies please

send 'ship bias' and i will tell you up to 5 of my preferred ships for a muse !!

ellana lavellan / inquisitor - solas. i can't help it. solavellan hell takes me even when i try to stop it. - cullen. i LIVE for the mage/templar dynamic especially bc she's such a little firecracker of an elf. - the iron bull. i mean. is there really anything more to say about that? i really love the iron bull romance tbqh it's softer than i expected. - leliana! its not a canon romance but i love softening leliana instead of hardening her, she has been through so much shit and she deserves to be loved. - josie. i mean, cute little gays being cute and gay? what more is there to say about it???

anora mac tir-theirin - female heroes of ferelden. especially mage ones. idk why. - alistair. i think they are super cute when they come to love each other over time. - cailan. i mean, he's dead, but since when does that stop me? - other heroes of ferelden. - empress celene. :) queens being gay.

bethany hawke - isabela, i mean, please. isabela. - fenris, taking time to learn one another is soft as hell - alistair - a crack ship turned real, i freaking love the dynamic of them both when they're both grey wardens - cullen. the idea of that forbidden romance between a templar and a circle mage is just. *chefs kiss*. - inquisitors. i love having her escape to the inquisition in a post-2 verse. :333

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How does your OC dance?

Tagged by: @shiroyuri, thanks hun!! ❤❤ This is gonna be a tad short since I don't have a lot of OCs.

Tagging: @karouyamisaki @sarridot @underthedreadwolfsgaze @dreadhobo @blarfkey @elfsplaining @mistressdreadwolf @nob1e-commander @krem-aclassis @fuckyeahmagesrights @dathemyscira

If you see this feel free to jump in, I love learning about people's OCs! ❤❤

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Ellana Lavellan

Ellana never lets loose in the beginning of the Inquisition; she's the type of person who's always serious and determined (especially to get back to her clan). At first, she hates all her companions, is cold and nasty to them, and resents the fact that she has to play the role of Herald. She slowly comes to accept it though and then later the mantle of Inquisitor, but she doesn't really enjoy it by any means.

She eventually warms/starts trusting everyone, and that's when her dancing comes into play. She's the type who loves to twirl around in fields and by the bonfire (but only with the people she cares about). Her dancing is not the measured steps that someone versed in courtly life would be familiar with, but more rhythmic.

Ellana follows her own beat.

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Marian Hawke

Marian Hawke doesn't dance. Ever. She's a purple!hawke and liable to verbally eviscerate you if you tried it with her (and enjoy doing it). Also, she's a blood mage, so she could always back her threats up. Painfully (she might have a bit of red in her).

The only one she might ever entertain dancing with is Varric, but he's got that thing with Bianca so she doesn't have to worry about it (even though that thought kills her). She'll take to watching everyone else dance instead, arms crossed in a corner.

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Solona Amell

Solona, by contrast to my other two lovebugs, can't get enough of dancing (even though she's not the most graceful, and is really rather clumsy)!! Her favorite thing to do while traveling is to grab Leliana and lead her into an impromptu waltz, to everyone else's laughter.

She does it to the others as well (Morrigan always puts up a token protest), but Leli is her favorite because she plays along so well. Solona really is the type of person who wants to make other people happy (she's also a Spirit Healer), so whenever she can, she acts as silly as possible to lift her companions spirits.

To her, that's really just as important as taking care of the body.

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mobile about pages/bios:

canon divergent/AU princess Emma and dark Emma

robot!Jemma Anne Simmons (the LMD who became alive)

canon divergent and more damaged Rose Tyler

headcanon based Darcy Lewis

chitauri!Jemma Simmons AU

Ames (Lara Croft and Kate Austen inspired) OC

Lorelei Baltz OC

bandit Swan AU

Dark!Jemma Simmons - canon divergent

canon divergent Emma Swan

Neria - dragon age oc (but open to any character who could exist in her world or can travel from one to the other)

Lily, same as above

Ellana Lavellan, from DA Inquisition, same as above.

Name in Tags: princess Emma / Emma Blanchard Nolan / Dark Emma

Open to: all fandoms listed in my rules, and a few anime if you can imagine her drawn, such as Inuyasha and Saiyuki.

My canon divergent princess Emma and dark!Emma for all verses in magical worlds / AU Emma Blanchard-Nolan in our world for marvel and dc show: she's an extremely chaotic, HERO-type in the funniest way possible, happy, (dumb) charming, hothead, and overconfident woman with serious issues when it comes to romance, either overshares or, when something hurts her, shares NOTHING until cornered, will aggressively trust. I like to balance good with bad, skills with flaws, outside of the super powers that canon gave her with some unbeatable 'true love magic', and I think she turned out... pretty human.

But I refuse to write her as weaker than other muses in a physical fight unless it's realistic for her to be, and keep in mind she's trained all her life and has been 'in the field' for years, with constant battles and adventures. With this I mean: beaten by a 'regular' knight? Nope. Beaten by someone who has more experience than her, both in swordfighting and dirty moves? Yes.

I'll link you the carrd so you can pick the about page depending on which character you play, skip the rules! The ONLY rules to add to the ones here are that she won't interact with Regina, Neal/Baelfire (due to personal preference), and also villains in general (because of her personality it's impossible, unless said villains they are reformed or the thread is about them changing for the better). I also very easily ship Captain Swan, but only when it's canonical Hook and not more villainous Hook.

her carrd

Name in tags: LMDAnne

Open to: I'd love to write her with other aos characters and the Doctor from Doctor Who, but she's also open to characters who could reasonably interact with her (as long as you can see interesting plots happening that will be about her too, basically. As much as I want to write her I can't think of many characters who would have an interest in her so you'll have to have something in mind and not just... pick her for your muse's development)

Robot-Jemma or LMD Jemma Anne Simmons

She was a perfect replica of a woman with zero social skills, all too innocent in her enthusiasm about scientific things like dissecting and 'ohhh this alien thing is dripping yay', all too murderous when threatened. Before she could even process she wasn't a real person but just a decoy she ended up coming into contact with alien technology, the Darkhold, read it and ended up gaining actual independent thoughts and feelings, much to her horror, while Jemma Simmons' horrible traumas felt more like an echo and a cautionary tale about what she doesn't want to become.

Depending on the verse she's either looking for a way to get herself a human body or already has it. Keep in mind that while stronger than a human, she also can feel physical pain, emotions, and that Jemma Simmons is a Genius (except when it comes to said emotions)

about

Name in tags: Rose Tyler

Open to: only the Doctor from Doctor Who including TenToo. For interactions with non-Tenth Doctors we can simply assume that the metacrisis Doctor didn't happen and it was just Donna who went Doctor-Donna (maybe Rose committed the 'genocide' against Daleks again?) and if you'd like for the Doctor to go on with canon adventures etc, she went away by herself with some portable time vortex at the first mention of it, not without a goodbye but giving the excuse of having a few loose ends to take care of, but they are eventually reunited. This because of course Rose Tyler sans Bad Wolf was 'not supposed' to act that way, but this AU Rose would. A canon divergent Rose Tyler who is 'darker' after being hurt physically and emotionally while trying to sorta be the Doctor for other universes, and whose good side is fighting to win but struggling.

A bit too ready to shoot at times while struggling against it, for one, but also physically and mentally scarred-was psychologically tortured by, among other things, being made believe that she got reunited with the Doctor so many times that now she also has to keep checking he's really there.

bit more about her

Name in tags: Darcy Lewis

Open to: only to main characters from the Marvel movie from now, including Thor's friends.

Darcy Lewis, about page to be added, but for now I can say she's just the chill, blurts-out-what-she-thinks, just going with it, Darcy Lewis we barely saw in the movies. In Wanda she was all too ready to stay behind and risk her life even when she didn't truly have to and had no field training, but I headcanon that she dismisses those things are 'gotta be done' and doesn't see them as heroic in the slightest, in fact she'd much rather leave the heroing to other and stay behind, yet every time there is danger she dives in first because people may need help. Dirty poor, picked a major that she then ditched, smarter than she lets on, she's giving a hand whenever super-people are involved because she became sort of an expert after 'befriending Thor'.

Her time with Jane and Erik for her turned them into family even if they are afar and may not feel the same, her real family sorta ditched her and her maternal grandmother raised her even if already very old and herself in need of help; she's kind even if one wouldn't tell at first glance and drawn to kind people because she has hardly found any kindness outside of her grandmother's.

Name in tags: Chitauri!Jemma

Open to: AoS Characters, the Doctor and companions.

Chitauri!Jemma, canon divergent Jemma Simmons who had Chitauri blood all along due to Roxxon's experiments on her family - who was a willing participant - decades before, and who upon being infected by a Chitauri virus had that part of herself awaken.

Carrd has rules which you can ignore and the about page you should check out, as long as you are okay with the fact that not only she's this au but will go very canon divergent, if you know the show, not be in love with Fitz (unless I'm roleplaying with a Fitz rper and we can rewrite their entire relationship), and after season 4 she actually leaves and goes vigilante/super-(anti)hero. Also no romantic relationship with Will Daniels.

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Name in tags: Ames

Open to: all fandoms I know from my rules.

Lady Andromeda Katherine Amelia (Ames)

Freely taking inspiration from Lara Croft, Kate Austen and other characters for pieces of her backstory (you don’t need to know them, she’s written as the oc she is, everything needed to know will be in her bio).

Lady Andromeda Katherine Amelia Graham - goes by many fake names and, when allowed and feeling free to use her name, by Ames or Kate. Multifandom oc: backstory will be super adaptable to all fandoms whether historical, modern or involving time-travel/fantasy.

bio

Name in tags: Lorelei

Open to: works in historical and/or fantasy fandoms. She can especially fit in potc/merlin/ouat/galavant/time traveling fandoms, but I’m happy to try other crossovers (her personality depends on the outdates morals of her time so she can’t be a modern woman).

OC human&siren Lorelei Baltz, part from legends part from me.

Originally inspired by potc (see Calypso’s cameo). Can fit in fiction up until the ‘70s-’80s, when being seen as a woman who slept around was still a big problem (even if she wouldn’t depend on a husband to survive by then)

bio and verses

Name in tags: Bandit Swan

Open to: For OUAT characters who could stand spending time with an either quiet or kinda rude, no social skills, always flirting, Swan bandit who is trying so hard to appear as a villain, and other characters from fantasy-lands.

bandit Swan! An au of an au, basically, where the entire ouat story was changed by a different curse and Emma ended up being an adult, broken (destroyed, really) bandit with no memory of her first ten years of life when she was being raised as a truly beloved and happy princess, who is basically a killing machine because working to find the Evil Queen, who "killed" her baby.

Or so she believes.

Also because she needs the Evil Queen to believe she's dead, she can never show her face where there may be reflections so she always wears a mask and has a fake name (Swan).

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Name in tags: dark Jemma

Open to: AoS main characters, the Doctor. Low activity

Dark Jemma! Canon divergent Jemma Simmons who starts growing darker, angrier, over everything that happens to her until she eventually cracks and the 'monster' comes out.

AU verse available if you check her blog out. Default main is: she starts cracking during season 2, becoming more closed off and hostile after she finds out why Daisy's powers were kept hidden from her. After season 3A she leaves SHIELD and can meet others as well. She has been training since the end of season 1 (2013), and is using all the tech possible to make herself more efficient. Only open to aos characters because they know her and that's even more fun to deal with, a Jemma who snapped, feels hated and is spiteful right back, and to the Doctor from Doctor Who who could save just about anyone from themselves. Note that while resentful in general, she sorta excludes May, Daisy and Lance Hunter from the 'sorta enemies' and 'enemies' groups.

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Name in tags: Emma Swan

Open to: Killian Jones, David Nolan and Mary Margaret. Technically canon Emma Swan even if the damage done by the system, by her terrible life before getting to Storybrooke and the traumas she lived there as well have changed her personality from the one in the show, to a less socially adapted, more emotion-driven one (as in she may snap at her parents too, at first, because overwhelmed, and she will call people out regardless of who they are).

Here to write canon divergent ways for her to fall in love with Hook or more about their domestic time, AND different ways for the lost girl to get closer to her parents while still so traumatized. She will never be friends with Regina but feel forced to be play nice to keep the town safe, and she will be far more defensive/angry about Neal and what he did to her, while they'll still co-parent. If we write that Gold followed canon in the background she also hates him to death from the moment he enslaved Killian regardless of the context (and tried to kill them both soon after).

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Name in tags: Neria

Open to: Dragon Age characters, characters who could be in a fantasy land.

Neria Surana, mage, elf, from Dragon Age Origins. First a few things about the game so you can interact even if you don't know it, then about her:

I added her videogame fc, but if you want to imagine her in the real world the closest thing is a younger Christina Hendricks (with less curves).

IF YOU DON’T KNOW DRAGON AGE:

[About the Dragon Age World: it's a medieval/magical Lord of the Rings sort of place, and the Darkspawn, a specie of sort of demon-orcs, is trying to invade it again after a long time of peace (brought by the Grey Wardens), they even got an Arch-demon in charge now. Being infected by Darkspawn means madness and becoming one of them. Also, in this world elves are treated like animals, forced to live in squallor in alienages (filthy city wards), except for the Dalish who don't go anywhere near humans. Mages are forced to live in a tower (the Circle) as soon as they learn they have magic, and the templars are there ready to kill them in case of demon possession, which basically means being imprisoned regardless of whether you are evil or not, and if they don't pass a test to prove they can resist a demon's possession (or if they are a problem) they can be made Tranquil for a number of reasons: their emotions are stripped away. They can be tracked down via magic, there is a vial of each mage's essence there for this purpose. Also Grey Wardens go through the Joining ritual and that means that in a few decades depending on their strength they will start having nightmares and know their end is near - so they also go to the Deep Roads below ground to take down as many Darkspawn as possible and die in battle. My muses are looking for a way to stop this process.]

About Neria in particular: trusting and mischievous, Neria at first wants to break out of the Circle and see the world, she's unhappy there, lonely, even if she doesn't bring it up unless asked. She trusts a friend, Jowan, who wants to escape with his forbidden love and explains he’s being unjustly suspected of using forbidden dark magic, aka blood magic, and helps him break their blood vials so they can't be tracked down. Turns out he is lying, he *is* a blood mage, and he escapes leaving a horrified and betrayed Neria to be punished for helping him. A Grey Warden, Duncan, steps in to save her and takes her in, and she starts her adventure. Later on she spares Jowan after meeting him again simply because his help may be needed to save a possessed child, and she puts saving people before the revenge that she really would like to get.

She sees Duncan and the Grey Wardens as a family right away, a potential family that she loses almost immediately. Note that she was also very very close to the first enchanter Irving, whom she wanted to make proud, sorta like a father figure. She jokes with the Grey Warden Alistair as soon as she meets him, she is a playful person, but also truly wants to save people and help and the Grey Wardens feels like destiny. She welcomes all new friends and tries to give a hand to literally everyone, super attached to her Mabari (a war dog named "Dog"), tries to be nice to Morrigan but takes distance from people who want her to hurt innocents, and will help her but not like the comments she makes. She’s also not a believer. 

Really doesn't like the chantry but tries to be respectful around Leliana who is a believer, but prefers the company of Zevran if a thief is needed. Gets a crush on Alistair almost immediately in my game (note that anything about Alistair won't be forced on Alistair rpers, including a ship, it didn’t happen/won’t happen unless decided later on), even if she flirts around, and she will never make him a less affectionate or trusting person, if anything encouraging him to keeping his heart open even when his sister turns out to be less than pleasant. She’s not the type to want people to harden. She will keep Zevran close and find a grandmother in Wynne. She also finds Shale hilarious. 

Few more things: she never EVER forgives Loghain for his betrayal and he's executed; she will be furious about Elves' treatment, and wants mages to be free of the tower too, is against blood magic, learns as many skills as possible from teammates like healing and turning into animals, she wears an armor and uses a sword most of the time, is sarcastic/amused by Oghren, hates people in power who abuse it, is ready to die killing the Archdemon even if she'd rather not, will only try to push Alistair to do the ritual at the end with Morrigan because the player, me, found out that it's that or death for Alistair, otherwise nope. To belong somewhere or with some people, and to have adventures was all she wanted, and keeps in touch with everyone.

Name in tags: Lily

Open to: Dragon Age characters, characters who could be in a fantasy land.

Lily (Kallian Tabris originally), warrior elf from Dragon Age Origins. First I'll write a few things about her world relevant to her if you don't know the game in case you want to try to interact with her, then more about her as a person. Trigger warning here because even if it's not something that it focuses on, the game starts with a human lord intentioned of raping her and her friends, whom she murders, and she actually blurts out that that's the reason why she had to leave home, so depending on your rules I'll simply not mention that bit so up to you if you can play with her or not.

If you want to picture her as a real person, Elena Satine can do (younger, initially very skinny then back to healthy version).

IF YOU DON’T KNOW DRAGON AGE:

[About the Dragon Age World: it's a medieval/magical Lord of the Rings sort of place, and the Darkspawn, a specie of sort of demon-orcs, is trying to invade it again after a long time of peace (brought by the Grey Wardens), they even got an Arch-demon in charge now. Being infected by Darkspawn means madness and becoming one of them. Also, in this world elves are treated like animals, forced to live in squallor in alienages (filthy city wards), except for the Dalish who don't go anywhere near humans. Also Grey Wardens go through the Joining ritual and that means that in a few decades depending on their strength they will start having nightmares and know their end is near - so they also go to the Deep Roads below ground to take down as many Darkspawn as possible and die in battle. My muses are looking for a way to stop this process]

About Lily: she lived in an alienage, poor and mistreated by humans, and at the beginning of the game hates the idea that she has to marry another elf and to hide her love for battling and swords to her arranged-fiance (not very feminine). Apparently she takes her 'weird' attitude and strength from her equally strong late mother, she is a hothead, impetuous, a bit aggressive, very confident, but with a big heart. When the human lord Vaughan, son of an Arle, shows up at her wedding (which is the same day as her cousin's) and wants to use his 'right' to have her wedding night, so he wants to take her and other female elves including her cousin's fiancée; she attacks and eventually gets knocked out; wakes up in the castle, invites the others to try to rebel too, and goes on a rampage as soon as she's joined by her cousin, who brought her a sword after breaking in; her fiancé is murdered trying to come to her aid, just like one of the elves ladies is killed for trying to rebel like she had suggested. She massacres everyone and chooses to kill the lord instead of taking his bribe. Later on when the guards come for her and her cousin she takes the full blame, but Duncan, a Grey Warden, claims her in the name of Gray Warden and has her pardoned. She has to say goodbye to her father and leave, not too happy to be around humans.

She's very distrusting and generally furious when it comes to humans, very blunt, violent, and if the humans around her are actually nice people they will get through her, like Alistair who is too pure to hate and isn't a racist, otherwise it's best to keep away. Given her most recent trauma she takes a while to start talking to people, and wants to kill all the evil rulers of the land just as much as she wants to take down the Darkspawn. Elves get most of her understanding, though the ones who hate their own race and other elves also make her very angry. 

Little addition that she doesn’t have the greatest education, she chose to give up on studying because ‘what difference will it make?’ and chose to spend way more time on physical activities. Now she’s a bit defensive about the fact but also would bring up that she had very limited options thanks to humans’ treatment of city elves. Her rudeness is sometimes due to all her traumas that make her even more impulsive/aggressive, and she’s working on trying to find a balance between being as hard as she needs to be to survive and still as decent as she can be to people who deserve it.

Name in tags: Ellana

Open to: Dragon Age characters, characters who could be in a fantasy land.

Ellana Lavellan, Dragon Age Inquisition. A Dalish elf and mage inquisitor.

work in progress but I follow my playthrough so here some choices, game details and headcanons. Note that I didn’t have DLCs aside from Trespasser:

Smartass, usually in a good mood, needs to make quips and comments when against enemies or even if about to die (due to that and her appearance she reminded me of Buffy, so if you need a real person fc, she'd be young Sarah Michelle Gellar), not a believer if not in her Dalish culture, doesn't think she's a hero and wants to actually help people as soon as given the chance even if she will make all sorts of deadpan comments about it. Brave, she even nearly dies for people she's not *that* close to, because it's the right thing to do. Tries to get to know and help all her teammates without judging, with some exceptions you'll see below, would not mind going back to a normal life when it's all over but also feels like she may end up dead due to the Anchor on her hand -deep down she was expecting it until the very end. She convinced people to join the inquisition or to support it without even meaning to.

In my game she actually fell in love with Cullen but no such thing will be forced in threads, given that we'd be rewriting the story and she's basically an oc. She's open to shipping, so let's start from there.

Horrified to be called the Herald of Andraste, at the end she just goes with it because it will help keeping peace and encouraging people. They need faith and they need to have it in her, so she accepts but is always about to admit that it's not true and she wasn't chosen by anyone. Just happened to be at the wrong place, wrong time, and can't even remember it.

Befriends Dorian and there is actually some flirting and considering him as more at first, before finding out he's gay. Apparently it's not something she seemed to have been exposed to before, even if I find hard to believe that there were no gay elves, so she may been just too lost into her head to notice? Either way she took it very well, shrugged off the flirting and proceeded on considering him her best friend.

She only gets along with Solas because very curious and wants to learn everything, but feels he's too harsh on Elves and especially on Dalish and their culture, and too sure he knows more than her about it; given his dialogue and my headcanon that she's incredibly proud of her heritage, like all Dalish seem to be, I couldn't imagine her liking him much. Same for Sera who doesn't like elves, no real connection there.

Everybody else? She's super close to them, encouraged both Cassandra and Leliana to gain power because believes in both of them - but especially in Cassandra, despite a very rough beginning and not expecting to become her friend. She helps Cole become a full spirit because he seemed to truly want that option and to be accepted for who he is but she's not sure if it was the right choice. In my game she allowed Hawke to stay in the fade and fight, because Alistair was extra needed (as a Grey Warden and a hero). Lots of gossiping with Josephine is done, and she let Morrigan drink from the Well because she didn't want to risk what being 'bound' to the Goddess would mean. She would dismantle the inquisition if necessary. After the game, if not following canon and having her married and happy with Cullen, she’s missing  the hand with the mark and is working on saving the world from threats, still, but also on trying to enjoy life in between.

[lavellanshe]

hello there, i’m mimi and this is my roleplay blog for my oc ellana lavellan, dalish mage inquisitor from dragon age: inquisition. this blog is selective & private and strictly 18+ due to mature themes. please read my rules & bio prior to interacting.  

links - guidelines - dossier  - google doc ( mobile rules & bio ) - interest check - shipping call  - meme tag  basics - spirit healer / white mage / cleric - elven  - age verse dependent, mostly mid 20s to 30s - pansexual / panromantic / ambiamorous  - anti-chantry, comfortably apostate  - sided with mages 

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Sleepy Elves

A little vignette inspired by random conversations with @pelle-lavellan tonight. xD Featuring Ellana in her Scout-verse with Pelle as Inquisitor.

The wood creaked gently beneath Krem’s feet as he trudged up the stairs, exhausted after a long night of revelry with the Chargers and the Inquisition forces. His sweet little scout had gone up to relax around half an hour ago, and as tired as he felt, the mercenary was definitely looking forward to the sight of her reclined against his pillows, waiting for him with her hair spread behind her in an unbound, unruly mess of curls, the moonlight turning her bare, freckled skin to molten silver. The mere thought had his steps quickening, his heart pounding, and an anticipatory grin splitting his lips.

When he pushed the door to his tiny, corner room open, Krem was surprised to find Ellana not only asleep, but cuddled up to another man. As soon as he realized it was the Inquisitor, however, the momentary tension in his shoulders faded immediately. He may not have entirely understood the strange relationship between the two elves, but he knew that in spite of appearances, they were about as romantically inclined toward each other as they were to a pair of rocks. It wasn’t unusual to find them cuddled up and snoozing in a pile; only a little unusual to find them doing so in his bedroom.

Pelle must have wandered upstairs and joined Ellana while she waited for Krem, only for them to fall asleep. In spite of his disappointment, the pretty picture before him brought a smile back to the lieutenant’s face. The Inquisitor’s head pillowed on Ellana’s soft, red curls with his nose buried in the elegant curve of her neck, her cheek pressed to his own tangle of golden waves with her arms wrapped around his slim shoulders and his draped over the ample slope of her hips. Both were making the softest little vibrations somewhere in their throats, a kind of snore that was entirely unique to elves that Krem had come to associate with a purr. The tips of their pointed ears would twitch comfortably every once in awhile, and Ellana was murmuring gentle nonsense in her sleep as usual.

As quietly as possible, Cremisius stripped off the few remaining bits of armor that had survived the revelry, peeled off his binder, and changed into the baggy tunic and comfy breeches he slept in. He didn’t have the heart to wake either elf to kick Pelle out into his own bed, so instead, he simply wriggled his way into the bed and joined their warm, snuggly pile. It was like slipping into heaven. Both of their long hair was so soft and fragrant, like being cushioned in a fluffy, perfumed cloud; Ellana’s familiar scent of sweet lavender and vanilla mixed with the slight alcoholic bite of her favorite rose wine and the smell of Pelle’s special blend of tea, the medicinal tang of elfroot, and the clean, crisp scent of pine. And they were both so warm!

As soon as he managed to squirm his way into their little pile, both elves stretched and mumbled in their sleep, then rearranged their limbs to accommodate the extra body. Ellana easily adjusted, her arms coming around his middle, pressing herself to his side and burying her face in his chest, breathing his own scent deeply into her lungs. Pelle flopped himself around for a few moments, then made himself comfortable sprawled half-way across Krem’s torso, with his head tucked beneath Ellana’s chin. A chuckle rumbled in Cremisius’ throat that gradually shifted into a contented sigh. It may not have been precisely what he had been expecting tonight, but it certainly wasn’t anything to complain about.  

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@ellana-lavellan-rp sent: ☆ ° • [ 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ] my muse slow dances with your muse with no music playing

~ Solas tilts his head with a small smile as Ellana takes his hands to coax him from his armchair. The rotunda is completely empty at this time of night -- save for the two of them. ~

~ " Should I ask why you are awake at such an hour? " he inquires as Ellana begins to wrap his arms about her. He assumes she means to hug him, until she begins to gently sway with him. A small, breathy laugh leaves him as he gazes at her, affection shining in his eyes. ~

~ " What is this? " he asks softly. ~

[talesoftheinquisition]

Finding You (After The Storm)

Okay, so that soul mate fic I was talking about. Well, here it is. It’s... a little angsty and a lot fluffy. Well, come on, it’s me writing and isn’t fluff what I do best? :D

Anyway, it’s Cullrian and the rest is behind the cut because it’s a little lengthy.

Okay, first... the rules I set up for the soul marks in this verse:

1. Soul marks can appear from about late teens but it’s not uncommon for a mark to not appear until the early to mid-twenties. It is believed to be because a person changes too much when they’re younger for a soul bond to be accurate at a younger age. The mark requires both parties to have a good sense of self to find a compatible soul mate.

2. It’s not unknown for a soul mark to fade and be replaced by another one if a person undergoes some sort of traumatic event or a huge change in who they are as a person. As long as the bond hasn’t been acknowledged and established, it’s a painless change for both parties. If the bond is active, it can be unpleasant but this is rare.

3. Some people don’t have soul marks. Often a mark will appear later as both sides of the bond settle into who they are as a person but there have been rare cases of people going through their entire life without a soul mark.

4. There is a thriving business of soul mark matching across Thedas. People can submit a sketch of their mark and it will be compared to marks across Thedas to try and find their match. Mark matchers regularly send copies of new marks to other matchers. It’s not an exact process since it’s entirely an ‘opt in’ service.

5. Soul marks usually start out quite simplistic but as the people involved become more complex people, the marks become equally complex. So an established soul mark won’t change but will develop complexity. But if a mark fades because of something a person went through, the new mark may well be more complex.

Cullen has had three soul marks over the years. It wasn’t something he had ever mentioned to anyone because doing so would require talking about why his soul marks had faded and changed and that was a subject he preferred to steer clear of. It was not unheard of for a soul mark to fade or change but for that to happen one or both bearers of the mark had to have changed so fundamentally as to render them incompatible for a soul bond together.

Given that the first time his mark had faded and was replaced by another was just after he’d been rescued by the Grey Warden who would become the Hero of Fereldan, Cullen wasn’t surprised that it happened. Whoever he had been before he’d been subjected to Uldred’s torture and torment, well, that man was gone forever and when he had been able to think clearly, he had just hoped his former soul mate found someone worthy of them. If he’d had any surprise at all about it, it was that he apparently had a new soul mate. He had never tried to find them himself or took advantage of any of the Mark Brokers in Kirkwall though. Given what he’d known of himself the time, he had never been sure he’d wanted to know his new soul mate.

The second time the soul mark faded and was replaced by a new one did take him by surprise. It had happened in the aftermath of the destruction of the Kirkwall Chantry and the battle against Meredith. He’d first noticed something was happening the day after Seeker Pentaghast arrived in Kirkwall and spoke to him. In the days that followed, the mark he’d worn since Kinloch fell slowly faded into nothing and the day after he accepted Cassandra’s offer to join the fledgling Inquisition and gained her assistance in getting off lyrium, a new mark appeared right where the others had been – on his chest, just over his heart.

He’d stared at it for a very long time, in the mirror of his cramped cabin on the ship taking them to Fereldan. It was an intricate design, far different from the more simplistic patterns of his previous marks. There was something of a bird about and… he’d snorted at this… something of a lion too. He’d have contemplated it further but the ship had rolled and his nausea and claustrophobia had raised their heads. He’d dressed quickly in his new armour and escaped up onto the deck and didn’t return to the cabin again until they finally docked.

He didn’t forget about the new mark in the days that followed but he didn’t dwell on it either. Not only did he have too much work to do to spend time thinking about who his new soul mate was and whether there was any chance he might ever meet them but the gut-wrenching effects of the lyrium withdrawal were an effective dampener on such thoughts.

Not that either stopped him from running his fingers over the mark at night when he was trying to sleep. He’d seen a few soul marks over the years – barracks living will do that – but he’d never seen such an intricate one before. From what he knew of the marks, the more complex they were, the more those bearing them had gone through and thus, the more compatible they were. He understood that from his point of view, taking Kinloch and Kirkwall into account, but the level of detail surely indicated his soul mate had gone through their own troubles… and significant ones at that. It made him wonder how they could be so compatible when he could barely handle his own problems but maybe that was the point?

Mostly though, he didn’t think about it, especially after the explosion at the Conclave, the creation of the Breach and the discovery of the Herald of Andraste. Ellana Lavellan, First of Clan Lavellan, was not what he’d ever expected, especially after she shed the fearful, angry captive façade. The very reluctant wearer of the title of Herald of Andraste was wry, droll and very prone to rolling her eyes at the shenanigans of the shemlen. But she was also compassionate, intelligent and quick-witted and, as she’d put it, more than willing to extended her duties as her clan’s First to a somewhat bigger and much odder ‘clan’. Cullen would privately admit that he would not have been at all disappointed if Lavellan had turned out to be his soul mate, even though she was a mage and he still had his difficulties with that, but he knew she wasn’t. There was no pull towards her and she had something… complicated going on with Solas that he was not inclined to inquire too much about.

He was not, in any way, expecting that pull to come when the Tevinter mage Lavellan had met in Redcliffe strolled into the War Room so insouciantly. He covered his surprise with a glare then looked down at the map on the War Table, completely missing the quick startled look the mage gave him. When he looked up again, the Tevinter mage was talking about the defences in Redcliffe castle and Cullen lost himself in the discussion about how to gain access in such a way that the Herald wasn’t placed in excessive danger.

It wasn’t until much later, after the discussion was done, the decision made and the Herald had left with the Tevinter mage and her chosen companions that he finally had a chance to stop and think about what he’d felt. If he was right, the mage was his soul mate. He let out a soft laugh and rubbed the back of his neck. There was some irony there, he was sure, though he wasn’t really in the mood to appreciate it. A former Templar who had… issues with magic and a mage from a land where magic ruled. On the outside, it wasn’t exactly a match made by the Maker but surely the soul mark couldn’t be wrong?

But it wasn’t until after they were safely ensconced in Skyhold, that he found an answer to that question. He’d almost thought he was wrong about that pull he’d felt towards the Tevinter mage – Dorian – since their paths had hardly crossed at all in Haven. And the few times they had, Dorian had given him an indecipherable look and skittered away as fast as he could. Cullen had been halfway to convincing himself that he’d been wrong about that moment in the War Room in Haven when the door to his office banged open and Dorian barged in.

“This is really intolerable!” the mage snapped, his voice full of frustration and confusion as he started pacing back and forth across the office.

Cullen set aside the report he’d been reading and looked at Dorian. Once again he felt that pull and he knew he’d been right. Not that he knew what to do about it really. He’d never expected to be soul bonded to a mage, let alone one from Tevinter. While he was certainly more sensible and open-minded about mages these days, the old wounds from Kinloch still lingered and he was desperately afraid that he would accidentally hurt Dorian in some way.

“What is?” he asked as calmly as he could manage.

Dorian shot him a sulphurous look. “Don’t tell me you don’t know.” He yanked off the strange not-quite-a-sleeve that he wore on his left arm to reveal a mark exactly like Cullen’s on his bicep. “This!”

Cullen swallowed hard then in careful deliberate motions, he pulled off his gloves and greaves and the rest of the armour on his torso. He undid the laces on the shirt he wore underneath and pulled the collar aside just far enough to reveal the matching mark on his chest. He looked up to find Dorian watching him with another of those indecipherable expressions. The man hesitated for a moment then he came over as if drawn against his will and his fingers brushed against Cullen’s mark.

For a moment they froze like that then Dorian whirled around and started pacing again. Cullen let go of the collar of his shirt and watched Dorian with confusion. The man looked… upset.

“Dorian? What’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong?” Dorian half-yelled. “This is ridiculous! It can’t be.”

Cullen reached out and grabbed hold of Dorian’s hand the next time he passed by. He half-expected Dorian to wrench his hand free but instead the man came to a halt and bowed his head. With the physical contact now established, Cullen could feel the bond starting to settle in and as it did so, he got an inkling of the welter of emotions coming from Dorian. He blinked as he felt the tenor of them and drew in a breath.

“Dorian,” he said softly, his thumb rubbing softly on the back of the mage’s hand. “Please tell me what’s wrong.”

Dorian was silent for a moment. “Men can’t be soul mates,” he said, his voice little more than a whisper. “Not… not romantically.”

Cullen frowned. “Yes, they can. The King of Fereldan… King Alistair… his soul mate is the Hero of Fereldan, Aedan Cousland.”

Dorian stared at him. “Romantically? Openly?”

Cullen nodded and gave a huff of laughter as he remembered the letters he’d received after they’d settled in at Skyhold. Alistair’s letter had been tentative, as though he wasn’t sure Cullen would even remember him, let alone remember they’d once been friends. Then, after Cullen had written back positively, the letters had become rambling and ridiculous and full of things Cullen was fairly sure he probably shouldn’t know about. Still, it had been nice to know that he hadn’t burned all his bridges from those days.

“Very much so,” he said.

“Doesn’t he… have a Queen?” Dorian said dubiously.

Cullen snorted. “Yes and apparently Queen Anora thinks they’re ridiculous but likes them both.” He held up his spare hand. “I have no idea what relationship the three of them have beyond Aedan and Alistair’s soul bond and frankly I don’t want to know.”

Dorian frowned and stared down at their joined hands. “So…”

“Men can be soul mates,” Cullen said. “Women can be soul mates. Leliana and Josephine are soul mates.”

“Not in Tevinter,” Dorian said after a long silence.

“We’re not in Tevinter.”

“Yes, all the snow and freezing cold did give that away,” Dorian said with some of his normal acerbity.

“Maybe if you actually wore some proper clothing,” Cullen teased.

Dorian ignored the sally and his eyes narrowed. “You’re nervous about this as well.”

Cullen sighed. “My mark… has changed twice.”

Dorian gave him a piercing look that told Cullen without words even being needed that he knew what that meant. Then Dorian surprised him by not commenting on that but instead looking away. “I… never had a mark. I…” His voice broke. “I always assumed it was because of my… deviant nature. Then… this mark appeared. Not long ago. Just before the Breach appeared.”

“That must have been when mine changed,” Cullen replied. “And there is nothing deviant about you, Dorian.”

The mage smiled wanly, clearly attempting some of his usual flirtatious manner. “Oh, I wouldn’t say that, Commander.”

Cullen ignored that. “Cullen,” he said firmly.

“What?”

“Cullen. It’s my name. My… my soul mate should use my name.”

Dorian’s eyes widened and there was something soft and vulnerable lurking in them. “Cullen,” he said in a tone so gentle it almost brought tears to Cullen’s eyes.

Cullen swallowed past the lump in his throat and used their still joined hands to draw Dorian close. He cradled the mage’s face with his free hand, his thumb brushing along Dorian’s cheek. The look on Dorian’s face was heartbreaking and Cullen silently vowed to ensure that the mage never, ever doubted that he was wanted again.

He leaned in then and pressed his lips against Dorian’s in a gentle kiss. The mage made a soft sound and returned the kiss. That was when the soul bond truly sparked to life within both of them. They both gasped into the kiss as the connection between them formed and bound them together. Cullen pulled Dorian tighter against him as he was surrounded by bright intelligence and fiery passion. Dorian came willingly, melting against him and assuaging any negative thoughts Cullen might have had about how Dorian was perceiving him through the bond.

When they finally parted, the bond dimmed a little but stayed steady between them, the rumble of thoughts and emotions on both sides welcome but quiescent. Cullen rested his forehead against Dorian’s and closed his eyes. The bond felt like… an anchor in the storm, a solid rock he could brace himself against, a shelter against the slings and arrows that life threw at him. From what he could feel through the bond, Dorian was experiencing something similar. It made Cullen wonder whether he might have weathered the storm of Kinloch in better shape if he’d found his soul mate back then, before it happened.

The thought and its associated regrets faded in the reality of Dorian’s presence in the back of his mind. He’d learned long ago that ‘what ifs’ were pointless and what he had right now was far too precious to dwell on ‘what ifs’.

“I… never knew,” Dorian said, his voice full of wonder.

“Neither did I,” Cullen replied warmly.

“So few people find, let alone marry, their soul mates in Tevinter,” Dorian whispered. He hadn’t moved from their current position and didn’t seem inclined to any time soon. Cullen felt the same. “Not… not at my social level. It’s considered gauche and provincial. You marry for advantage and rank. Love is for children. Soul mates are for the lower classes who don’t know any better.”

“Sounds terrible,” Cullen said.

Dorian gave a soft laugh and wrapped his arms around Cullen. “It is. I loathed all of it. I just… never thought I’d have any other choice.”

“You have me,” Cullen said, shifting just far enough to look at Dorian’s properly. He let a smile quirk his lips. “We take soul mates pretty seriously in Fereldan, you know.”

Dorian’s smile was fragile and beautiful. “Do you now?”

“Mmhmm,” Cullen replied with a nod. “Guess you’re…” His voice broke a little then wobbled when he continued. “Guess you’re stuck with me.”

“Sounds terrible,” Dorian said with a smile that made Cullen laugh. “I might need years to get used to it.”

“Is that so?” Cullen said with a grin.

Dorian nodded. “Maybe the rest of our lives.”

Cullen didn’t let the hesitancy he could see on Dorian’s face grow. He leaned in and just before he kissed Dorian again, he said, “I can live with that.”

Dorian laughed as Cullen kissed him. He knew that there were a lot of very heavy discussions to come in their future since Dorian deserved the truth from him about his past but with the soul bond thrumming, strong and bright, between them, for once he faced that task without fear. 

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@ellana-lavellan-rp liked for a starter

~ He approaches a frustrated Ellana from across the ballroom, a glass of champagne clasped in his hand. ~

~ " Here -- this should settle your nerves. " He passes her the glass with a polite bow of his head -- appearing to be the "elven manservant" simply offering his mistress a drink. " The night has only just begun, and yet you look as if you are searching for an exit already ." Not that he blamed her; not only did she have to uncover an assassin, but also endure the scrutiny of hundreds of Orlesian nobles. Solas certainly did not envy her position. ~

[dreadwxlf]

@ellana-lavellan-rp sent:

“ i know if anyone hurt me, you’d never let them see another day. and i like that a little too much. ”

( getting back into the swing of things with ellana, she would so say this to him lol )

~ He lets out a soft laugh, his lips curling in a small smile. " That is not something I should be proud of, but...yes, I would not. " Violet eyes glint in the candlelight as he takes her gently by the waist. " And I know you would do the same for me. " ~

[dreadwxlf]

@ellana-lavellan-rp​ sent:  [ INTERCEPT ] - (( from the protective actions ask meme <3 ellana is very protective of him ))

  ~   They are so close to finishing the bandits off, that Solas doesn’t even notice the rogue sneaking behind him; he is only alerted to the attacker’s presence by the glint of a flying dagger and Ellana’s cry of pain. She has taken the hit for him. ~

  ~   “ Ellana!! ” She falls to the ground, blood pooling beneath her. The rogue reaches for another dagger at his belt. Rage fills him, and drawing upon the last of his mana, he calls on fire from the Fade to incinerate the man. He screams, a flailing ball of flame, before falling to the ground in a pile of ashes. Solas pays his remains no mind as he drops to his knees to examine Ellana. ~

  ~   “ Vhenan -- where are you injured? ” He places her head in his lap so she is more comfortable. The dagger sticks out of her thigh -- it has not hit anything vital, but he must find some way to stop the bleeding. He attempts to draw upon his healing magic, but he so drained that he can do nothing but numb her pain. The elf curses under his breath as he retrieves a potion of health at his side. “ Drink, ” he coaxes, gently placing the bottle at her lips. ~

[dreadwxlf]

@ellana-lavellan-rp sent: A lone piece of paper sits upon Solas's desk, a short poem scrawled in a familiar hand spanning a couple lines. It reads thusly:

'Roses are red,

True love is rare,

Vhenan, your booty is...

rockin' everywhere

Love,

Ellana

p.s. no I'm not drunk'

~ He reads the note with a sigh. " Not you as well, vhenan...". ~