#Mahanon Lavellan

[miraculan-draws]

“The fact that I’m a mage doesn’t concern them more?”

“It depends on which way the wind is blowing.”

My prettiest boy Mahanon Lavellan in his Halamshiral get up to test approximately 38 brushes I impulsively downloaded

[artnijna]

At the excitement of DragonAge news I wanted to draw my inky Mahanon since it’s been a while :3

[thessaralka]

my canon inquisitor is a himbo mahanon lavellan and if solas told him his vallaslin were slave markings mahanon would just flex his muscles and be like "but we're not slaves anymore my brother! isn't that great? let's have a drink at the Herald's Rest. we'll sing of fair elven maidens and memories of arlathan. we'll get you laid and you'll forget about all this sad nonsense." and he'd saunter off to get dorian's help.

[wyyvernn]

went back and drew screenshots i took of him again bc i made him too pretty in the game ToT

[thyredwarden]

[v-arbellanaris]

as an anonymous and mysterious spokesman of the people i would like to hear a refresher on ur lavellans <3 such as their classes and specialisations and who they romance and ummm whatever u consider to be their single most character-defining decision in the game

ohohoho mysterious person, you're asking for lavellan propaganda?? WELL!!!

the first lavellan i came up with was mahanon lavellan, first of clan lavellan. he is very tall, tanned, broad - green-eyed and white-haired; he and his twin sister ellana are "fade-touched", born while clan lavellan made a journey through the emerald graves, being a nomadic clan. han is a somniari and ellana is incredibly fade sensitive herself. seeing as he was caught by templars when he was about 14, it was something he struggled to keep under control and a secret - the templars had enough reason to want him tranquil, without knowing he could kill them in their sleep. whilst in the ostwick circle, han befriended - or rather, was bullied into befriending, another mage by the name of isra trevelyan. she held fast to shem nonsense, even as the self-loathing of it ate her alive, but luckily han was much more knowledgeable about these things, and shared what he knew of the truth of magic and the fade with her. in return for this knowledge, she used what influence she had in the circle to keep him safe. it took an absurd amount of time for han to realise she barely had any influence in the circle, and exactly what these actions cost her - and by then he did, to his own frustration, admire her and care for her quite deeply. in the circle, they were close and affectionate - as affectionate & romantic as circle mages dared to be, anyway - but when the ostwick circle fell, isra chose to stay behind to destroy the phylacteries and han promised to help their friends get out of ostwick alive. when isra didn't rejoin them, han left to find his own clan, at wycome, which is where he stayed until the news of the kirkwall uprising reached them, and the subsequent mage rebellion and conclave. as inquisitor, han is deeply committed to justice, empathy and honesty - principles he sticks to, aggressively, even when confronted by orlais' game. he simply refuses to play, content to leave such things to those who know how to do so, like leliana, or isra, -- or briala, as seen when he gives her everything she needs to rule orlais from the shadows. han lavellan is elven, he is dalish, and he refuses to let anyone forget it or ignore it - he pursues elven knowledge and history, with the intent of reclaiming it for elves. it's probably unsurprising he specialises as a knight-enchanter, reclaiming elven techniques and blending them with his own keeper magic. he doesn't romance anyone, and is most looking forward to returning to his clan after everything is over.

my second lavellan is marya, a hunter of clan lavellan - cousin to han, but there's nothing special about her, really. she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. clan politics and relationships with outsiders were for deshanna and han to manage - marya's job was making sure outsiders didn't come close to camp, and that they had enough supplies, and help find any mischievous halla who made for the hills to coaxe them to come back. even her weapon, a bow, is designed to help her keep her distance. her specialisation, assassin, lets her melt into shadows, unseen. one day, she is only marya, and the next, she is the herald of andraste, and then the inquisitor. in the beginning, she's utterly convinced she's being kept hostage with a very long leash, and isn't particularly aware that she has any options - she listens to the council, and noticed they're leaning towards talking to the templars, and so that's where she goes. she conscripts them, uneasy because she's run into templars before and they're never good news for the clan - did you hear that templars in kirkwall wiped out a whole clan at sundermount? - but she doesn't realise until later that she would have been allowed to express that she'd prefer to work with the mages. the politics of thedas often escapes her, and she's disconnected from the world wround her, isolated by her identity - the situation in orlais is presented as a lovers' spat, and she so reconciles them, as you would any pair of lovers, not realising exactly who was responsible for the purge of the halamshiral alienage. the one comfort she held to, the one familiarity, was solas; the way he talked felt familiar and comforting, his knowledge and wisdom, and how he broke it down for her was deeply reassuring, and she became so steadily enamoured by his wonder at the world. where everything was uncertain, being around him felt like he pulled her forward, and made her real. the anchor changed everything about her, bleaching her hair from dark to light, her eyes from brown to an eerie purple, and when he told her to truth of her vallaslin, she declined having it removed when it was all that was left of her, but asked him to come with her to the arlathven, to talk to the clans together. and that's what it's felt like ever since, really - a huge painful truth she begs him to shoulder with her, to allow her to carry with him.

ANYWAY ENJOY UR PROPAGANDA

[selfpossesedghost]

The Deep Roads - Vivienne and Varric

Transcript:

Vivienne: Lowered into a hole. What an auspicious start.

Inquisitor: We've been in worse places.

Vivienne: Perhaps you have, my dear.

...

Varric: This reminds me of a story.

Inquisitor: Shocking.

Varric: It's about an impossibly handsome dwarf and his friend who got crowned King of the Nugs.

Inquisitor: A nug king. Really?

Varric: It's not as good as it sounds. Nugs mostly just shit on the floor and roll in it. Welcome to the Deep Roads!

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Dragon Age Inquisition - The Descent DLC

[carvaraad]

scrimping and scraping for a way to describe my queerplatonic feelings and to incorporate a queerplatonic relationship into what I'm writing, especially when both written parties are extremely traumatized and have trouble forming connections.

Anyways it's Fenris and Mahanon Lavellan and I'm dying guys what are some tips on how to write queerplatonic relationships

[hungrydovahkiin]

Neck-Kiss!

“You look so cute when you laugh vhenan”

“And you look so cute when you are trying to made me laugh, Amatus”

[kleinegans]

I've been so busy playing, I forgot to post some screenshots! First off, the past 10 years have been rough for poor Mahanon Lavellen, former Inquisitor.

[luddlestons]

Heli Surana & Mahanon Lavellan, relaxing and taking a break from all the chaos for a little while <3

(Mahanon belongs to @miraculan-draws)

[iplaydragonagenow]

[artnijna]

Me every time EA announces something else besides DreadWolf. I’m not holding my breath at this point but it’s been 84 years

[esquitor]

mahanon lavellan & evelyn trevelyan

his usual thinky face + her unusually dour disapproval.

~3hrs & 1.5hrs respectively i haven't drawn anything properly in like. at least 2 years. playing around with hairstyles... maybe eve needs a trim.

[thyredwarden]

hi. i'm grim, he/him. adult. english isn't my first language. i like da2 the best but love everything dragon age and tend to get passionate about all the characters. varric and fenris are two of my favorites. i have more problems with inquisition but i still like it. nexus. ao3. cozygames. web. characters.

spoilers: #veilguard spoilers dav playthrough: #grimdav

my favorite characters are: varric, fenris and *davrin*. others are: zevran, solas, anders, blackwall, loghain, anora, jowan and cullen (+ lucanis, emmrich, drayden and neve).

i love reading meta posts and would love recommendations.

don't worry about spam liking and such.

i reblog character critical posts sometimes, most commonly Aveline, Cullen and Sera though I love them too.

i'm friendly! but shy. + there's some stray mass effect posts bc bioware.

Warden-Commander, Riwen Surana Champion of Kirkwall, Astra Hawke Inquisitor, Mahanon Lavellan Rook, Mercy de Riva

Commander Shepard Ryder

My lovely gallery that I like to visit back sometimes:

[v-arbellanaris]

in light of this post i wanna talk abt my ocs names!!!! obv some of u were already here for the changes but!!!! the logic behind my da oc names hehehehe

WARDENS

Evadne (/iːˈvædniː/; Ancient Greek: Εὐάδνη): From Greek Εὐάδνη (Euadne), from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" possibly combined with Cretan Greek ἀδνός (adnos) meaning "holy".

Explanation: Felt like an unwell name for a trans Circle mage to choose for herself.

Kalyani (/kæljɑːni/; Sanskrit: कल्याणी): Means "beautiful, lovely, auspicious" in Sanskrit.

Explanation: Default Tabris is Kallian, which seems like a good Fereldan name, but I really wanted to draw on themes around belonging and identity with Kal, and so giving her a name that could be confused for Kallian was something I really wanted to do - to reflect the Anglicisation that often happens to our mothertongue names. Also, desi elves ftw.

Faris (/ˈfaː.ris/; Arabic; فارس): Means "horseman, knight" in Arabic.

Explanation: One of my favourite names.

Aedan (/ˈeɪ.dən/; Old Irish: Áedán): From the Old Irish name Áedán meaning "little fire", a diminutive of Áed.

Explanation: Literally just the default m!Cousland name because I could not be bothered.

CHAMPIONS

Lysander (/laɪˈsændə/): Latinized form of the Greek name Λύσαν��ρος (Lysandros), and it means "liberator".

Explanation: Pro-mage Hawke. Self explanatory (:

Miranda (/mɪ.ˈɹæn.də/): Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play The Tempest (1611), in which Miranda and her father Prospero are stranded on an island.

Explanation: I do just like the name but hmmm potentially some thoughts around mage!Hawke and Malcolm dynamics...?

Damon (/ˈdeɪ.mən/; Ancient Greek: Δάμων): Derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame". According to Greek legend, Damon and Pythias were friends who lived on Syracuse in the 4th century BC. When Pythias was sentenced to death, he was allowed to temporarily go free on the condition that Damon take his place in prison. Pythias returned just before Damon was to be executed in his place, and the king was so impressed with their loyalty to one another that he pardoned Pythias.

Explanation: Thinking about Handers so no one talk to me rn.

Amalia (/a.ˈmaː.li̯a/; Greek; Αμαλία): Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element amal. This element means "unceasing, vigorous, brave", or it can refer to the Gothic dynasty of the Amali (derived from the same root).

Explanation: Chose this one because I wanted a warrior!Hawke, who was only ever really a warrior because of necessity. Of all my Hawkes, Mal is actually the one who adapts to being a noble well (Leandra's daughter, through and through), and so I wanted to explore different kinds of strength.

Alexis (/ə.ˈlɛk.sɪs/; Ancient Greek; Ἄλεξις): From the Greek name Ἄλεξις (Alexis) meaning "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help".

Explanation: Felt like a super fitting name for a red warrior Hawke tbh!!!!

Joan (/ˈd͡ʒoʊn/): Medieval English form of Johanne, an Old French form of Iohanna (Joanna). A famous bearer was Joan of Arc, a patron saint of France (where she is known as Jeanne d'Arc). She was a 15th-century peasant girl who, after claiming she heard messages from God, was given leadership of the French army. She defeated the English in the battle of Orléans but was eventually captured and burned at the stake.

Explanation: Joan is my pro-Templar Sebmancing playthrough. Of course I named her after Joan of Arc.

Maimunah (/maj.ˈmuː.nah/; Arabic: ميمونة): Means "auspicious, blessed, favourable" in Arabic, in the Malay and Indonesian form.

Explanation: Thought about Malcolm naming his tiny mage daughter and wanted to cry. Also, I've always really loved this name - I knew an adult with this name as a kid, and she was really just... I admired her so much. So why not!!!

INQUISITOR

Isra (/ʔis.ˈraːʔ/; Arabic: إسراء): Means "nocturnal journey", derived from Arabic سرى (sara) meaning "to travel at night" - refers to the Prophet's journey from Makkah to Jerusalem (Isra' and Mi'raj)

Explanation: If you know the context behind this name, then the link to the Herald is quite obvious.

Iskandar (/ʔis.ˈkan.dar/; Arabic: إسكندر): Arabic, Malay and Indonesian form of the name Alexander, which is the Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός).

Explanation: I've talked a bit abt it before over here!

Mahanon

Explanation: Default m!Lavellan name.

Ellana

Explanation: Default f!Lavellan name.

Marya (/ˈma.rʲjə/)

Explanation: Actually, I wanted to do Arya but. Um. I accidentally. Anyway.