#Character: Arik Tabris

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JB's Intricate List of Dragon Age OCs

Under this, you will find a slightly more detailed than normal post about my extensive Dragon Age OCs and how they all exist in one universe and how that all ties together.

First we'll start with DAO and the one who started it all - Eliana Mahariel

This is my Warden. She was 18 years old, a baby, when everything went down. And she's got a natural skill at getting shit done (fake it til you make it mentality), and despite being very stressed, managed somehow. Also romanced Alistair but he became king and they both survived the Blight so...Angst. She goes on to be Warden Commander for Ferelden but will eventually step away to try to find a cure, which leads us to the next guy.

Arik Tabris - I pushed the city elf origin up a few months so he's a warden with Alistair and Duncan at Ostagar, but junior enough to be left behind. Why doesn't he take command?? Because he has too many issues to sort through with his attitude and gruff, impulsive fight everything act so he needs to cool his heels a bit before he's leader material. Which he eventually becomes. What's he doing by Inquisition? Well, he tried to talk sense with the Orlesians, but he got locked up at the fort but can be rescued and recruited for Inquisition. Also his romance plan was Morrigan, and they've basically gone their separate ways by Inquisition. Still feelings but knowing it is what it is.

Next we have one of 3 Amell siblings I made - Zoria Amell. The second youngest of five, she and her younger sister were both at the Fereldan Circle. There is a huge ass plot with her siblings, which involves her older 3 brothers coming to the circle to plot an escape and them having Northern family but...I feel like that deserves it's own post. What you need to know about Zoria is she very much is a fuck you let's go, I want to do what I want type. And she romances Zevran. Runs off with Zevran after the game, and is not a warden. So she becomes an apostate.

Dimetrea Brosca - Sadly I didn't get to develop as much as I wanted for the Leliana romance due to computer issues. But the plan was for her to escape, go to the surface and work as a mercenary and is recruited to the party when you help her protect a caravan from darkspawn. She'd probably continue various mercenary work afterwards, but always be on call to help Leliana.

Finally, Lir Cousland, because I made him to try the Cousland origin and got attached. He has no romance, he's just a noble to use to tip the scales at the end in my character's favor. He is the middle child, with older brother Fergus and a younger sister. He was at Ostagar but his sister arrived, terribly wounded, and told him what occurred at home before dying. Fergus had already left to scout and Lir, blinded by rage, left Ostagar to find Howe and get revenge. You meet him in the village after Ostagar and can recruit him if you agree to help him get justice for his family.

Moving on to Dragon Age II, we have the champion, a warrior named Atena Hawke.

Atena Hawke is a trained soldier, who lost her girlfriend at Ostagar, barely escaping with her and her brother's life. She's highly protective of those close to her, and can be a mix bag on personality (I broke the game with overlapping dialogue with aggressive and humor once). She's not afraid of a fight and she 100% was going to punch Cullen when he came to take Bethany to the circle. She romanced Anders, sided with the mages, and obviously, fled with Anders after sparing his life. She has attachment issues.

Next we have Atena's cousin, Dazbo Amell. The only Amell son to escape the events at the Fereldan Circle in that thing I need to make a separate post about. Definitely relies on his wit, humor, and charm to get out of things as well as mask his severe survivor's guilt and other issues, he's just trying to figure out what he's going to do with his life now that he can't be tracked by the circle, they probably think he's dead, and so decides to hang around his cousin and others. He also romances Fenris because...it fits to me.

Speaking of mages, let's talk about my templar OC. Katarina Anhalt. A Free Marcher and twin sister of a mage, Katarina is a nobleman's daughter who became a templar with noble intent, but a grave misunderstanding of what the templars actually do. She really wants to change the system from within and willingly turns a blind eye to apostate mages if they're not causing problems. But she will have to come to terms with reality sooner or later. Also romances Sebastian.

And since we mentioned criminals, let's discuss Sasha Fritz, a half elf human who was raised by his elven mother, who had been abused by his human nobleman father in Kirkwall. This boy is a Robin Hood; steals from the rich, gives to the poor. This, obviously, puts him in a place where he could join up with Hawke. Definitely gets a crush on Merrill and they romance each other.

more seedy undergroundness, is the apostate Selena Porter. Born under a different name, at ten years old, Selena realized her true self and that she had magic. She ran off, joined a smuggler ring and learned the tricks of the trade. She specializes in smuggling arcane items right under templars' noses. She romances Isabela.

And now we get to Inquisition.

We'll start with the Inquisitor himself, Rajmahel Lavellan

The First of his clan, Rajmahel was sent at 27 years old to the Conclave to see what he could find out as he had some connections which would enable him to get in. This, of course, changed the course of his life. He was torn from his daughter and his clan to become the leader of the Inquisition, trying to protect the world and make it better for his daughter. When they get to Skyhold, he sent for his sister to bring his daughter, Elera, there for safety. He romances Dorian.

Speaking of the Inquisitor's sister, we have Idrilla Lavellan. She joins the Inquisition at Skyhold after bringing her niece. And she does the work her younger brother might not want to dirty his hands with. But she also has a fascination with the tear in the sky- she had encountered an artifact in her youth enabling her to walk in the fade in her dreams, and she is concerned as it seems more restless than before. She romances Solas.

And as for the Inquisitor's connections, he is friends with members of the Trevelyan family. Specifically, Seigfried Trevelyan, the middle son. Maxwell, a templar and the youngest son, died at the Conclave where Seigfried was meant to be as well but was detained from arriving. Seigfried started to work as a scout for the Inquisition, having a strong huntsman skill and history as a city guard. He romances Cassandra.

Do you recall the Amell siblings? Here is the baby one, Aurora Amell. A talented spirit healer even from a young age, after contending with abuses and then studying as an apprentice to Wynn, she ended up joining the mage rebellion, eventually becoming engaged to an Orlesian mage. He was killed at the conclave while Aurora was helping a local woman with a difficult labor. She readily joined the Inquisition, only to meet someone from her past. She romances Cullen.

Hildegard Cadash is a respected and feared name within the Carta. After the murder of her husband and son, she had torn down her rivals, whether through assassinations or ruining them financially. When a member of her family (niece/nephew/nibling) was killed at the Conclave, she decided to do what she did best - seek retribution by aiding the Inquisition with her extensive underground connections. If you don't cross her, she's warm and friendly, glad to share a drink and story. If you cross her, though, that could be a problem. She romances Blackwall.

When their older sibling went to the Conclave and Inatar and Shamut Adaar stayed behind, they thought it would be a routine event. They didn't expect their sibling to die. Now, Inatar keeps an eye out ofr her mage brother, and they decided their best bet was to join the Inquisition. Protection under an organization headed by a mage as well as be able to avenge their brother. Inatar romances Sera and Shamut romances Bull. Didn't get to delve into these two much due to computer issues.

Next is a wholly companion OC, a Crow from Antiva. Sergio di Vasco. Sergio had learned of a hit set on the Inquisitor and, deciding he wanted more than being a crow after his alcoholic father sold him to them, he betrayed them and offered his services to the Inquisition. A bit aloof at times, he merely wants to sus out the people around him. If you earn his loyalty, though, he won't waiver in it. He ends up romancing Josie.

Another fully companion OC, Shalelan Amalasis is a Dalish elf from Antiva. A skilled warrior, he was sent by his clan to offer his services to the Inquisitor upon learning they were Dalish as well. They hope was to help them in their struggles in Antiva. Shalelan is a quiet, albeit easily flustered man. He knows how to fight, and focused on that for so long, some of his social skills are lacking.

This one is just a fun one. Antoinette de Ghislain, the cousin of Seigfried Trevelyan, is an Orlesian noblewoman very tired of her life and with little means of her own. And thus, she decided to write novels. But what kind of novels? Usually risque novels involving notable figures from across Thedas for her patrons. It gives her some independent income from her husband and a bit of freedom, even if at times, she can't help but roll her eyes over what some of the requests she receives are.

And now we'll get into DATV, with my Rook, Ogden Thorne

Working on his history, but he's around 37 years old. His last name wasn't originally Thorne, but he was called Thorn in the circle due to his habit of standing up to the knight commander and other templars more than they liked. He was recruited to the Wardens in his early 20s by the Hero of Ferelden herself, because she liked his fire and attitude. Of course, this eventually gave him issues with the other wardens as the order dwindled and here we are. No idea who he romances; we'll find out. He is the staple sad blond human man for this Dragon Age game since that's not a romance option.

And a bonus:

Others not listed here

AU where Atena had a twin brother named Alric (I wanted to play in CC)

Son of Idrilla and Solas named Fenvir

Ancient elf seer named Mathras Myriani

Ancient elf servant of Ghilan'nain named Dalineva who is...a piece of work.

A Tevinter blood mage magister designed as a villain named Vincentius Titus

Emrys Moysten, who could have been my Rook, that I made for a tabletop game. A Fereldan mage who just wants to be left alone but gets dragged into various situations.

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SENTENCE STARTERS. Flirty/Suggestive/NSFW Edition. | ACCEPTING

@mahariele sent:  “You enjoying the view over there?”

Arik raised a brow at the question. He had glanced towards her, having forgone their armor for the evening as they set up camp. He turned to her fully, not breaking eye contact with her. A slight twitch on the corners of his mouth gave a hint of a smirk on his typically stoic face.

“Only if you don’t mind.” As if to push the topic, he removed his tunic and moved to place it on his pack. “If you do, I can always  turn the other way....”

[lcgacyofages-a]

Offers Arik a small bunch of flowers she picked. they're all different colours and shapes and sizes. "Here you go. Aren't they pretty? I've not seen most of these before..." :3

Arik examined the flowers, taking in the colors and shapes and mind considering the meaning of each of them and if they were of some danger or not. He felt a bit of concern at Naerys, an educated mage, not having seen them. He gently took them and gave a bit of a shrug.

“I’ve seen a few of them in the gardens of the nobles in Denerim,” he said. “They always liked to import flowers to seem better off than they were.”

[theharellan]

RP POSITIVITY MEME

DAY 05: favorite multimuses

i’ve been trying to bring multimuses in on past days b/c i want to acknowledge certain characters on said blogs, but here i’ll just highlight the blogs as a whole!

@aniente​ - muses: ameridan, merrill, evangeline, gatt, adrian, dalish, missne (oc), sabriel (oc)

a dragon age multimuse who i featured a couple times b/c i just. really admire their choice of muses as well as the writing! there’s not a muse on here i don’t love, even those like adrian that i’m not overly familiar with given i’ve yet to finish asunder. i can feel ciri’s passion when they write about each of their muses, and it invests me in each one. i’d honestly love a thread w/ each of their muses one day. gotta catch ‘em all. 

@burnsbriiight​ - muses: mai (a:tla), kitty pryde (x-men), marie-elise (da oc), annuneth (da oc), patricia anne (da oc), adahleni (da oc)

first, it was apparently rachel’s birthday the other day, so happy birthday! second, mai is one of my a:tla faves (i actually rped her back in the day) and although i just followed this multimuse i’m excited to see her rps w/ mai. she’s an underrated character.

@centuriesuntold - muses: all the doctors. every one.

i’ve been following this blog since my mass effect days, back when they were bowtied, and they provided a lot of rly inspirational posts to anons and such on their dash! seeing them again, only now with more doctors, was a very exciting experience!!! it’s not something i’d seen before in the dw fandom, and i’ve adored what i’ve seen from them, even as someone who is only familiar with new doctor who.

@dryhtenhold - muses: gareth cousland (oc), ves aeducan (oc), eleanor cousland, agravaine ker (oc), tamar (oc), loghain mac tir

i’ve only listed erran’s primary dragon age characters, but she rps tolkien as well as having a list of secondary muses! her ocs have interesting and complex backstories that really dig deep into dragon age lore, specifically fereldan lore and the civil war. they are such natural parts of the lore that i had to mark them (oc) otherwise you might confuse them with canons like eleanor and loghain.

@kaleiidoscopehearts​ - isabela, miryin brosca, peebee (mass effect), bolin (lok), sally malik (being human), azalea gothel (descendents oc), artemis crook (young justice), amellia smollet (treasure planet)

multifandom, and some are fandoms i’m unfamliar with, which just goes to show how talented they are b/c i’m v selective with non-da multimuses! i’ve talked about peebee and miryin, but i also have been v pleased with seeing bolin on my dash! he was one of my faves from lok. and every time an isabela hits on solas another five minutes are added to my life.

@lcgacyofages - ceridwen mahariel, atena hawke, myrrdin lavellan, zoria amell, dazbo amell, aurora amell, ronina lavellan, seigfried trevelyan, etienne de rousseau, xora orsiniel pharare, arik tabris, hildegard cadash

a blog full of lovely ocs based upon the pc backstories given to us in-game (for the most part!). don’t let the names fool you, though, as not all of them are the heroes. some are companion ocs, which are honestly some of my fave ocs in darp!

@mercysought - priestess (oc), maxima aurum (oc), himsulem (oc), manala (oc), anora theirin, emilie de clair (oc), abel de clair (oc), laone shatterspine (oc), moe (star wars oc)

there isn’t a muse here who isn’t fascinating and beautifully written. with the exception of moe, they’re all dragon age characters, and while i haven’t rped with all of them yet i hope to one day. skells is a wonderful writer and i’m glad a multimuse has enabled her to have more characters b/c that’s what we deserve.

@mindsmade - cremisius acclassi, liam kosta (mass effect), aiden shepard (me), gil brodie (me), celebrian (tolkien), and more!

also featuring more tolkien muses and characters from the good wife and mythological characters! i mentioned this the other day, but i adore their ship on liam with the aforementioned peebee! there’s not a muse listed here who isn’t worth reading about, even as someone unfamiliar with the expanded tolkien universe.

@teleidoscopic - khaliya lavellan, raleigh samson, morrigan, sera, zenyatta (ovw), jameson locke (halo), EDI (mass effect), ashley williams (mass effect), the black box (halo), john hancock (fallout 4), red (transistor)

i’ve been following pastry’s rp blogs for... idk... seven years now? a lot. a lot of years. i’ve seen a few of these muses in action on single-muse blogs, so i’m glad they can return in multimuse form. pastry’s samson and ashley in particular are old favourites, but looking at this list pastry has the magic ability to pull my faves out in general (i would die for zenyatta. and probably deserve it after how many times i’ve gotten him killed playing him...). 

@tothezeros - morrigan, minaeve, raleigh samson, melchior heeren (oc), cornelia solette (oc), clancy griffin (oc), corin thenn (oc), sylvus varnehn (oc)

again, i decided to only list the dragon age muses to save me from tabbing back and forth, but this blog has so many fun muses aside from that! like spyro, taking me back to the days i would ask my dad to take me and my brother to a clubhouse so we could play one of the games on the ps2. and christopher robin! as for their dragon age muses, i’ve thoroughly enjoyed them. i still have a few to get to know, but their samson and minaeve are great, and i’ve known clancy for a few years now! it’s comforting to see him on my dash after all this time. 

[lcgacyofages]

sergio, atena + arik for the crush talk :O

Atena, it depends on the gender of the person. If they're more masculine aligned, she gets really...stupid. Like....Not bottle blond stupid, but...A bit obliviously stupid and shiny eyed around them. If it's a more feminine aligned person, she's a lot bolder and confident in her attitude with flirtatious lines.

Arik is not shy, he's very forward with his interests. He doesn't do secret crushes and he will definitely tell someone straight off if he's interested. He tends to spend more time around the person and pays attention to what they like/what they need, though, and tries to get that stuff for them.

Sergio's a little tougher to figure out, because he tries to be closed off and distant. I don't see him being open or forward about it, but giving the person little attentions here and there, remembering something they like and going out of his way to get it for them. Knowing if something annoys them and making sure they're not near it, or something along those lines. Just super small things that would make someone go "does he...? doesn't he...?"

[lcgacyofages]

Nudity Roleplay Scenarios |  ACCEPTING

@mahariele sent:  ♨ reverse, for arik

He’d been patrolling, making sure everything was clear around the camp. He could sense darkspawn, that was sure, but there were other dangers lurking. He was sore, though, and tense. Even Alistair had noted it and suggested the hot springs nearby. Arik had thought about it, and decided that, perhaps, that would help loosen his muscles for the next battle.

Granted, apparently someone else had overheard Alistair’s remark. He stopped in his tracks as he saw the other figure in the springs and ducked out of sight to verify who it was. Seeing it was Feyna, he relaxed a bit and decided he ought to head back to camp and wait for her to return, allowing her the privacy of the springs. 

As he turned to leave, though, he made the rookie move of stepping on a branch, snapping it. That caused him to wince, annoyed at his own misstepping.

[lcgacyofages]

@threads-of-destiny played One Line Roulette and got Arik Tabris

“Inquisitor, I wanted to thank you personally for not...For having sense to understand what the wardens went through.”

[lcgacyofages]

ROMANTIC SHIPPING CALL

Like this post if you would be interested in discussing a romantic ship with my Warden Companion, Arik Tabris. (Bio & Doc)

[lcgacyofages]

❤ : Where on their body is your muse most sensitive? (for arik!!!)

NSFW headcanon questions | ACCEPTING

Hm. I think his chest and his ribs might be the most sensitive. Dragging hands along his skin there seems to be something which definitely sends some jolts through his system. It’s an intimate area to touch for a warrior, if you think about it. It’s right near the heart and a warrior always defends that area, so it makes sense it would be sensitive for him.

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morning after starters | ACCEPTING

@mahariele sent:  8. for our muses to spoon!!! arik!!!

Arik rested his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. He buried his face in her hair, taking in her scent along with the fresh morning dew. He pressed up against her, welcoming their shared warmth in the early morning light.

Lazily, he pressed kisses to her shoulder and back, as a way to greet her in the morning. His fingers lightly trailed along her stomach, moving up closer to her breasts. Just enough to tantalize her into consciousness.

[lcgacyofages]

Send “💋” to kiss my muse out of nowhere. | ACCEPTING

@mahariele:  💋 for arik ofc

It was forward and out of character for Feyna, to say the least. She wasn’t the type to over go for it in this kind of scenario. Arik supposed it was the excitement they had both made it out of the hectic year in one piece that caused her to act out.

He wasn’t going to complain, of course.

Instead, he put a strong hand on the small of her back, pulling her tight against his frame as he returned the kiss with a heated passion. He tilted his head, hand moving to cup the back of her head as he brought her down to make it more searing, his tongue running along her lip.

[lcgacyofages]

♡ — it gotta be arik ofc

Send one for party banter from | ACCEPTING

Arik: Something on your mind?

Feyna: I—What? Why do you ask?

Arik: You’ve been staring at me.

Feyna: Oh! Uh, that, well—

Zevran: She’s probably enraptured by your striking good looks and intimidated by your dominating demeanor.

Arik: We all know what’s on your mind.

Zevran: True, but am I wrong?

Arik: I wouldn’t disagree with you.

[lcgacyofages]

I just have this nice image in my head of Arik, Rajmahel, Shalelan, and Idrilla hanging out in Inquisition (obviously after Into the Abyss). Arik playing the lute, having picked up a bit of some traditional Dalish music from working with Eliana, Shalelan playing a traditional drum, and Rajmahel having a flute of sorts. Idrilla dancing to the music with traditional Dalish steps, just a good old elf time. Just a little something to help them feel a bit more at home and connected.

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Kiss my muse in my inbox to see how they respond. | ACCEPTING

@mahariele sent:  Feyna is going to be Brave and give Arik's cheek a soft kiss. uwu

To say Arik was surprised as he strummed on his lute was an understatement. The other warden was typically shy and timid. The fact she had willingly gone up to him while he was practicing and pressed a kiss to his cheek was incredibly forward of her. He paused his strumming and looked at her curiously.

“What was that for?”

[lcgacyofages]

❥   𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍     [   𝐀   𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋   𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄   ]  . | ACCEPTING

@mahariele sent: 🧦  :    your  muse  walks  in  on  my  muse  changing  clothes . (for Arik)

Arik had just finished a patrol and felt stiff. He knew he needed to get cleaned. The darkspawn would smell him from ten miles off at this point, he figured. Or maybe he was too used to having to get cleaned up as a servant. Either way, he decided a dip in the river would be a good idea.

He didn’t realize someone else had the same idea. His fellow warden, Feyna, was there getting dressed. And she was not at the proper...Attire level to be seen. Arik averted his gaze, not wanting her to feel as if he were staring or awkward.

“I’ll just...Go until you’re done.” He said, turning back to head closer to camp.

[lcgacyofages-a]

Like this for a short starter from Arik Tabris! Mumus specify muse