#Character: Atena Hawke

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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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I was tagged by @shanaraharlyah and @cleverblackcat to share some of my OCs made with this picrew Thanks for the tag 🥰❤️

Here's to you:

Atena Cousland

Nihal Surana

Vivian Hawke

Diana Trevelyan

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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...?"

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@justicebound  liked for a starter with Atena Hawke!

Atena stood at the threshold of the clinic. They had gotten the map for the quest Varric needed, but the encounter in the Chantry wasn’t something she had expected. Nor had it seemed to set well with the former warden. She took a breath and stepped further in, seeing him towards the back of the clinic.

“I wanted to check and see how you were doing,” she explained when he noticed her. “After everything with...Karl.” She just knew they had been friends, not much else, but friends could mean a few things in Ferelden. It was a private culture, after all. “If you needed to talk.”

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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. 

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Get to know my character through an ask! | ACCEPTING

@trevelyanmagic​ sent:  😂 - Your character is moved to tears. What’s a kindness that another showed to them? - for your 3 main protags, Eliana, Atena, and Rajmahel

Placing under readmore! Thank you for sending it!!

After everything, with Eliana having to leave her clan in such a traumatic manner, leaving everything she’d known and her friends, if someone were to surprise her with a reunion with her clan and her friends, I think that would definitely move her to tears. She cares a lot about Sabrae clan, as being an orphan especially, they all raised her. So leaving them was like leaving her family behind.

Atena isn’t the type of person to show tears. She’s a former soldier in the Fereldan military and rather hardened from her experiences. That being said, I’ve always felt like she feels like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders and did watch it all collapse in a sense during Act III. Maybe if someone found something of her former girlfriend’s who died at Ostagar to give to her, that would be a lot and she would start crying a bit.

The only thing I can think of is if Elera, his daughter, went missing and someone returned her to him. She’s his everything and he loves her with all his heart, so being apart from her and not knowing where she is? That would be horrible but he would be so happy he’d be brought to tears at her return!

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ROMANTIC SHIPPING CALL

Like this post if you would be interested in discussing a romantic ship with my Champion of Kirkwall, Atena Hawke. (Bio & Doc)

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Like this for a short starter from Atena Hawke! Mumus specify muse

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@justicebound liked for a starter!

Setting just after Act I and the return from the Deep Roads/Bethany being taken to the Circle

Did she have a habit of making excuses to go to Anders’s clinic? Perhaps Varric would say it, but Atena had perfectly reasonable reasons to do so. With Bethany having been taken the Circle, and Atena’s habit of getting into fights, there was a damn good reason to go to a healer. There was, also, the simple fact she enjoyed Anders’s company.

And so she found herself in the clinic with a superficial wound merely for the conversation. She had listened to his instructions and kept still as he tended to the gash on her arm. It had been a minor bar fight, just some idiots who thought they could one up her. But one got lucky.

“So, how have things been down here?” It could be taken she meant the clinic, but she was more concerned for Anders.

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@chantcftrials cont. from Atena being a troublemaker

“Need I remind you of who took my sister away?” There was venom lacing Atena’s words as she eyed the Knight-Captain. “I don’t think I’d mind standing on the opposite side as you. As long as I can punch that fucking holier-than-thou look off of your damn face.”

She’d gone through too much and dealt with too much to be pushed around.

“Take your men and get out of here. You’re not going to find any apostates among the Fereldan refugees. So stop harassing them. This isn’t your job to check them so stop overstepping your bounds as templars.”

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❤ them two hawkes

send me ❤ and I will bold all that applies to your muse

I would kill for you. • I would make love to you. • I would fuck you. • I would protect you. • I would hurt you for a selfish cause. • I wish we had more in common. • I want nothing to do with you. • I want to see you cry. • I want a future with you. • I want to destroy your future. • I do not care what you do. • I am indifferent towards you. • I want children with you. • I love you ( platonically ) • I love you ( romantically ) • I love you life family. • You are my family. • I could fall in love with you. • I would lie for you. • I would fight by your side. • I will never let you go. • I would hold you while you cried. • I would hug you. • I want to kiss you. • I would stay by your bedside if you were ill. • I want to fall asleep with you in my arms. • I want to forget you. • I will never forget you. • I only want to make you proud. • I wish I could make you happy. • You deserve nothing. • I will never forgive you. • You confuse me.

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24 for Aurora, Selena, Atena, and Siggy

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24. How does their afterglow look like?

***Afterglow, apparently, really depends on the sex and sexual partner, so we’ll just say for all of these it’s been great sex with a partner they hold very near and dear to them. Yes I researched it come at me.

AURORA

Aurora’s afterglow has a lot of humming, soft smiles, and easy movements to her typically quick pace. There’s a bit more of a bounce to her step and a little less restraint to herself that she typically as as the polite, reserved woman she tries to keep up in appearance. There may also be a bit more giggles than typically, as well.

SELENA

Very self confident and smooth. Every move is this graceful ballet look to it. She’ll wear a knowing smile and definitely, without shame, flirt with her partner rather boldly at times. And, also, might jokingly tease friends a bit more about their sex lives than normal.

ATENA

Really...Really...Daydreamy. And she definitely tries to hide it, which causes some awkward moments. But you will definitely catch her looking out a window with a wistful, small smile on her features and a gentler look in her blue eyes. Of course, if you ask her what she’s thinking about, she’ll get a hue to her cheeks and say it’s nothing at all.

SEIGFRIED

Confident and lackadaisical. Also more than likely to tell bad jokes. Maybe even attempt to sing a few bars of music badly. His devil-may-care attitude goes a bit up and he’s definitely going to be grinning a bit more than he typically does. Also will exchange a sly look with his partner if someone asks him why he’s acting how he is, whether his partner wants a look or not.

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💕 for Dazbo, Atena, and Lir

Send 💕 and I will tell you a fact about my muse either about a ship they have, a ship I want, or a cute fact about them in relationships in general | ACCEPTING

I’m going to go with cute facts

Dazbo - He loves attention, he adores it. But that doesn’t mean he wants the constant in your face type of attention. Just something as simple as sitting by him and holding his hand, running a hand through his hair, acknowledging him occasionally when you’re in the same room as him. Just give him attention.

Atena - Normally incredibly confident, very sure of herself...Until she meets someone she is actually completely attracted to. Then she is very doting and stutters at times as well. She absolutely detests it because she knows she’s confident, so gets a little frustrated at times.

Lir - Lir’s a very touchy lover. He very much loves to hold his lover’s hand, hold them in his arms, rest his head atop of theirs, just even the slightest of touch and he’s happy. Even just holding pinkies. He’s very gentle with his touches and lets his affections show through them.

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Character solidifying! | ACCEPTING

1. How does your character think of their father? What do they hate and love about him? What influence - literal or imagined - did the father have?

I’ll answer for a few muses under cut since there wasn’t any specified!

Myrrdin and his father actually have a very good relationship. His father is the Hahren for clan Lavellan after an injury caused him not to be able to be a hunter anymore. They both have similar bright dispositions, the only time they really clash is when Myrrdin gets a little too cocky for his father’s liking. His father’s optimism and attempts to find common ground with people he had disagreements definitely shaped Myrrdin’s attempts of doing the same.

While Atena and Malcolm did have a good relationship, she felt distant from him because she wasn’t a mage. She was even a bit jealous at times of the attention Malcolm gave Bethany when tutoring her. In an attempt to garner attention, she worked hard to be a warrior, winning small time tournaments in Lothering but was very careful to divert attention from her family. In time, she took on teaching Carver how to fight after he got into a scuffle and ended up with a broken nose. So I suppose Malcolm’s influence, unintentionally, was a key component for Atena to become a skilled warrior.

Seigfried and his father have always been on odds. Their family would say it’s because of their similar personalities, but both would venomous deny that. All Seigfried could see of his father was a pious and controlling man, while Richard Trevelyan saw Seigfried was a rebellious and shameless youth. Both ignored the stubbornness and sense of adventure both had. After Richard died at the Conclave, Seigfried felt immense regret at not trying to do more for their relationship.

Emris doesn’t know his father, not personally. But he hates him with every fiber of his being for what he did to his mother. He holds an uncanny resemblance to his father (an effect of being elf blooded) and he despises it. And no matter how much he says he hates his father, his father is a large reason why he steals from the nobles of Kirkwall for the people in the lower quarter. Sure, it’s noble, but it’s also biting his thumb at the class his father is in.

Katarina and her father have a distant yet respectful relationship. He wasn’t keen on his daughter joining the templars after his other daughter had been taken to the Circle, but Katarina pushed for it. If her father had had his way, she would have been married off to another noble in Wycome and be a socialite noble with some business to be able to sit around comfortably. He still attempts to talk her out of being a templar, but it doesn’t ever work.

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👄 Atena abt Anders (for a change 😂)

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“Anders is...A complicated man.” Atena wasn’t sure how to continue after that. It was the truth; he had multiple sides to his person, nothing could ever truly summarize him. “He’s passionate and he cares about people. That was...Definitely some of the allure, besides his looks, obviously. He’s been through a lot, which I think causes some of that passion to turn to rage at times. But he’s very careful about the people he cares about...No matter how small of a circle that seems to be.

He speaks his mind, he’s not afraid to stand up. He’s a talented healer and well aware of what he wants and what his goals are. I just...Worry sometimes he might get too desperate for them. I want to keep him safe but I don’t know if I can do that, sometimes.”