#* ellana lavellan — inquisition verse.

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@onlyinthedas || Dragon Age Starter (for Karl!)

There was always new faces joining to help the Inquisition everyday it seemed. Ellana tried to keep track of it the best she could when she wasn't already entangled in something else, thinking it was important to personally meet and get to know everyone as much as she could. It was just the type of person she was. However, she couldn't be around all the time and meet everyone.

That was why when she came across a new face in Skyhold, the eleven Inquisitor was taken back. "Hello? Have we met before? Are you new here?" She was sure she'd never seen him before.

[dreadwxlf]

@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... ~

[fadedreamed]

TAG DUMP — ELLANA.

[starwrittenfates]

"I suppose we should do something to keep ourselves occupied, or at least pass the time while we wait for it to cool. What have you been up to? How are you doing?"

It had been awhile since she last saw Tahirah. Ellana was either busy in paperwork, out in the field, or doing other things that she looked forward to these rare downtimes when she could just be herself and focus on something else for a little bit.

However, she never forgot her true mission: to help keep Thedas safe from the clutches of Corypheus. But just as she was the Inquisitor, she had to remember to have moments where she was Ellana of Clan Lavellan too.

Tahirah's eyes lit up at the mention of the Inquisitor and her clan making pies. "Awww...." Adorable, she decided. That was utterly so cute! She tried to imagine a younger Inquisitor, what she might've been like as a child.

Tahirah smiled back at Ellana when she smiled, before glancing at the pie...And then grabbing a spare towel to try to fan it, in hopes that it would cool down faster.

"It will be better for the waiting, for sure....if only it could cool down faster!" If only she could will the pie to cool down. Alas, that was not how they worked.

[faderifted]

"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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[starwrittenfates]

@multi0muses || Dragon Age Starter -- (for Cullen!)

Among her many list of concerns was checking in on her friends, one of which was the commander of the Inqusition. Ellana knew he had been going through his own problems too with lyrium withdrawl and wanted to check in on him. Since the loss of her clan, everyone else in the Inquisition was starting to become like family to her.

Knocking lightly on the door to his office, she peeked inside. "It's just me. I wanted to come and check up on you. How are you doing?"

[dreadwxlf]

@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. ~

[starwrittenfates]

The Inquisitor was still not used to the flirtatious behavior from her companion. If anything, Ellana still felt out of her element altogether, but she was starting to get the hang of things. It still felt like the whole world was on her shoulders. She figured it would always be that way now thanks to the anchor on her hand, but also becoming a symbol of hope for others.

Ellana just shook off his comment politely. "Ah, I guess I should consider myself even more honored. What would I ever do without you?"

@starwrittenfates sent in ❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜ (from Ellana to Adam)

Adam shot his prize winning grin at her thanks. "But of course, I could never let someone so attractive take a hit if I can help it. Even more so for our valiant leader." He said with a wink, it seemed he was as shameless a flirt as ever.

[melodious-stars]

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.

carrd

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).

about page

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.

bio page

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.

[dreadwxlf]

~ Ellana simply laughed, believing that he was telling a joke. His frown deepened, but slowly, she seemed to realize that this was no jest. ~

~ “ No, ” he quietly answered her question. But instead of the shock he had been expecting, Ellana was curious ( still reassuring him that she loved him as she tenderly stroked his ears ). He let out a sigh, reaching up to cover her hands with his, thumbs tracing gentle circles. ~

~ “ I am...a few centuries over 8000, perhaps? ” he replied after a moment of thought. Elvhen did not track their ages as religiously as mortals. Despite the seriousness of the situation, he couldn’t help as a small smile pulled at his lips. “ That is considered old even amongst an immortal race; I hope such a thing is not off-putting for you. ” At her age, Ellana would have been considered barely a child. Fortunately, mortals matured much faster than the ancient Elvhen. ~

~ “ I am not sure how to begin, ” he admitted, smile faltering. “ I...there are some parts of history that you’re people have remembered correctly...but others that have been completely forgotten or fabricated. ” This was a touchy subject. How was he supposed to tell Ellana that the gods she worshipped were not gods at all, but tyrants that enslaved their people? “ Vhenan... ”. He dropped her hands from his face, but kept them intertwined with his in his lap. “ Our people’s history is full of horrible tragedy. We were not destroyed by the humans of Tevinter... ”. He looked away from her in shame. “ ...We destroyed ourselves. The beings that you call the Creators? We called them the Evanuris. They ruled over us, and we too considered them gods...but they were nothing but power-hungry elves. They enslaved their followers, and branded them with their symbols...your vallaslin. ” Slowly, he reached up to caress the branches of Mythal above her cheeks. The markings she wore with such pride were nothing but slave brandings; and it hurt him to see her marred with them. ~

~ “ Ir ableas, vhenan...I know this must pain you to hear...But it is the truth. And you deserve to know. ” ~

dreadwxlf​:

~ Her words were reassuring. ( I love you with everything that I am. You won’t lose me ). He closed his eyes, gently resting his forehead against hers for a moment. The moment of peace was ruined when Ellana’s brows furrowed in worry – she thought he had been unfaithful! ~

~ “ No! Nothing of the sort, ” he quickly insisted. He sighed, trying to think of a way to begin; to slowly ease her into the truth. “ I should have been more clear. What I meant was…I have not been truthful about who I am; about my past. ” He dropped his gaze from her; it was hard to look at her now. An idle thumb made gentle circles on her hipbone – her warmth helped to center him. ~

~ “ I have never lied to you, but…I have not been forthcoming. In short… ”. He found the courage to meet her gaze, searching her eyes for any sort of judgement. There was none – only the love and compassion she held for him. It was enough to force the truth from his lips. ~

~ “ I am not from this age…I am what you call ancient Elvhen. I slept in uthenera for many ages, and awoke only a years ago. This world is…foreign to me; in part, it is the reason for my distance and caution. ” It was best to stop here and allow her to react; he didn’t want to overwhelm her. ~

“Oh.. I shouldn’t have assumed -” it had sounded bad, but after his next words Ellana found her words trailing off, her brows raising high, mouth slightly open in shock.

I am what you call ancient Elvhen…

awoke only a year ago…

this world is foreign…

Ellana couldn’t help herself, stunned into disbelief, a smile forming on her face, “Vhenan, are you playing a prank on me?” She chuckled, chidingly, “You’ve been spending too much time with Sera, I think.”

She pulled him close to her chest, planting a kiss on his forehead before resting hers against his again, “You almost had me there, for a second… I was almost certain you were serious… but it..”

Ellana stopped suddenly, considering…

the way he knew things that few others did -

how easily he could explore the fade, like breathing -

how he had known about the anchor so early -

how he was just so big for an elf -

the way he had evaded nearly every question about himself -

She blinked. “I..” she let out a huff almost involuntarily, whispering weakly, “you’re not joking, are you?”

Ellana pulled back briefly, studying him and his reaction, “How old are you, exactly? Tell me everything.” Realizing how that came out (more of an order than a suggestion) however, she gave him a soft smile. “Please. And just so you know…” she reaches out and traces his ears, “it doesn’t change anything. I still love you.”

[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.