#OC: Jayna Cousland

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DRAGON AGE: CANON WORLDSTATE

JAYNA COUSLAND 🗡️ (assassin, duelist, shadow rogue ❤️: alistair theirin) IRIS HAWKE ✨ (force, elemental, primal mage ❤️: anders) DAGMAR TREVELYAN 🏹 (archery, artificer rogue ❤️: cullen rutherford)

I was tagged by @fenharel to create OCs with this picrew, and following their example, I too decided to create my DA canon worldstate, in anticipation of upcoming Veilguard. No Rook here, because I do not have one yet fleshed out.

I am tagging, without any obligations as always, @glowwormsmith @ocularums @luttare @cosmic-darikano @themaybug @dragonologist-phd and YOU, if you have not been tagged yet! :)

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eleanor strand / joseph seed (fc5) // daphne bosworth / ricardo ortega (fh) bryfiel / astarion ancunín (bg3) // jayna cousland / alistair theirin (da:o)

i was tagged by @fenharel @jacobseed @adelaidedrubman to use this picrew to create some of my ships - thank you all :) Not tagging anyone in particular because it has been a while since these tags, but feel free to use me as your tagger if you want to participate but have not been tagged!

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Spell your url ✧˖°.

Spell out your URL using song titles that can describe your muse/OC, then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL!

@cove-holdens tagged me for this game, thank you! This was really hard, I cannot remember with how many songs I was like "this is perfect for X or ship Y" - only to realize that they did not have the right starting letter :( But, here we are, I managed! :) I am tagging, without any obligations as always, @glowwormsmith @jacobseed @starsandskies @illithiad @alyssalenko @theviridianbunny @baldurians @fenharel @ginadotjpg @honeypunks and... YOU YOU YOU YOU and YOU!

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T - THE GOOD LIFE by THREE DAYS GRACE. "the good life is what I need, too many people stepping over me. the only thing that's been on my mind, is the one thing i need before i die" for Daphne Bosworth

H - HAD ENOUGH by BREAKING BENJAMIN. "when all is said and done, i will be the one, to leave you in your misery, and hate what you've become" for Eleanor Strand and Joseph Seed

E - EVIL by HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD. "evil, am i evil, through the empty eyes of you people? evil, i am evil, or are your eyes deceitful?" for Daphne

F - FIREDANCER by POETS OF THE FALL. "But fire doesn’t dance to their dictates. and now you’re dancing with the greats, let the fools have their fates, for time it never waits" for Iris Hawke

A - APOSTLE by DARKHAUS. "you gave words that were true, and you have made my life brand new. i was lonely and you were the only thing keeping me in line" for Eleanor and Joseph

T - TYRANT by DISTURBED. "but the love turned to hate we kept pushing away, and the words that came out turned it into a mess, and it's like pulling teeth 'cause you'll never confess." for Eleanor and Joseph

H - HAMMER OF DAWN by HAMMERFALL. "i can't pretend, never let it go, 'cause everything comes with a price. what you have done, what you put me through, the devils incarnate is coming for you" for Jayna Cousland

E - EMPIRES by RUELLE. "empires rise, empires fall. we live or die to take the throne. empires rise, empires fall. we live or die to take the throne. only one will stand at the end of it all" for Daphne

R - RISING SON by STURM UND DRANG. "can't you see me coming, coming for you baby? coming there to take you from the light. can't you hear me calling, calling for you baby? so you better take on to the night, i'm the rising son" for Jayna

S - SURVIVOR by 2WEI & EDDA HAYES. "i'm the survivor, i'm gonna make it, i will survive, keep on survivin'" for Caivyre

B - BEYOND THE HORIZON by POETS OF THE FALL. "beyond the horizon, i’ll follow where love has gone. twilight finds me here alone. beyond the horizon, i see your love shining, oh. my ghostlight, my afterglow" for Iris and Anders

R - RAISE YOUR GLASS by PINK. "so raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways, all my underdogs. we will never be, never be anything but loud and nitty-gritty, dirty, little freaks" for Caivyre

I - INTO THE HEART OF DANGER by BATTLE BEAST. "walk into the heart of danger, and don't let the darkness enchain you. walk into the heart of danger, face your fear" for Iris

D - DEFENCE OF MOSCOW by SABATON. "they don’t belong, we stand our ground, a million strong. we are ready for their strike, face the army of the reich. a million strong, this is our land, they don’t belong." for Dagmar Trevelyan

E - EVERYTIME WE TOUCH by CASCADA. "your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky, they wipe away tears that I cry (that i cry). the good and the bad times, we've been through them all, you make me rise when i fall" for Dagmar and Cullen Rutherford

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what kind of love are you

I was tagged by @adelaidedrubman to take this uquiz and I have to say, I am quite pleased with the results! All got their own types of loves, which are suited for each OC so well :) I am tagging, without any pressure as always, @azems-familiar @dragonologist-phd @ocularums @fenharel @glowwormsmith @alistairsprayerwarrior and YOU!

love as religion

Devotion, that is the name of your love. Your love is an act of worship. Your love is like witnessing the birth of Venus, like seeing the sun come alive, or the stars fall. When you love, it is because you have found God in a lover. You have found the meaning of life itself in the heart of the one you adore. They are everything to you; they are your Maker, and you are their lamb, their flock, their first and holiest worshipper. When you fall in love, it is as a baptism. You are born anew, made a believer in the divinity of the one you love most. Being loved by you is an ascension; it is holy and golden. It is all-consuming, and all-faithful, loyal as the dog. You will never, ever bite back.

love as a threshold

Your love does not ask for much. Your love does not take. Your love is free, and unquestioned, and here for wherever needs it. When you fall in love, it is as gentle as a breath in the night. It is quiet, and it is effortless. It is tender. If your love was a house, it would readily welcome all who come through. If your love was a hearth, it would warm the hands of whoever stopped by, whether for a day, a month, a year, or forever. When you fall for someone, it is without strings, without conditions, without need. You love for the sake of loving, for the sake of caring for those who need it. You love with a giver’s heart and a giver’s hands and are made so much stronger for it. Being loved by you is to always feel at home. Your love may not always be well-received by those unprepared to linger, but it is unforgettable all the same.

love as a choice

You choose to love. Love does not come to you easily, but every day you wake up and choose it. It would be so easy, wouldn't it, to grow cold and callous and grim. But you rise to greet the world, making the conscious effort to find something, anything to love. When you fall for someone, you do not kid yourself of their flaws. Instead, you resolve to see them for who they are, mistakes and all and you love them all the same. Your love is work, and it does not come easy. Your love sweats and toils. It is calloused and sunburned; it bears scars and comes with stories. Your love is worn, but it is no less valuable for it. Being loved by you is like being loved by a gardener, a mother, a teacher. Your love may not always be the simplest, but it is worth the effort.

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✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ what is your core theme? ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ

@archonfurina tagged me to take this uquiz to find out the core theme of my OCs, thank you! :) I am tagging, without any obligations as always @unholy-waters @jacobseed @fenharel @glowwormsmith @honeypunks @alyssalenko @elluvians and YOU, if you have not been tagged yet! :)

the academic

"any fool can know; the point is to understand," says albert einstein. you are constantly seeking the secret of the world. your pen is on paper, your head is in a book, your life is on the line if your knowledge hasn't been sharpened to the finest point. your studies are on the level of being compulsive in nature. it feels wrong to pull a pen away from paper, as if the words on the page are incomplete, or the paragraphs are too short, so you must keep writing words to bring sense to it. one day, the pages will run out and you will be left alone, knowing everything and having nothing. the urge will come to start a new book. the urge will come to lose your mind to find knowledge. your painting is "studying" by maren jeskanen

the lover

your heart is full and bursting. there is nothing more in the world but your love. it is your only purpose. you ache to drench everyone you know with affection and praise and yet ache more to feel your own love. you have been surrounded by it so long that it means nothing to you anymore, it is perfunctory, it is too familiar to have any effect. you know you are deserving of it but cannot fathom it having an impact on you the way your love impacts others. you give to others what you have never felt yourself because it is so abundant in your heart. your purpose is to love and your desire is to be loved. your painting is "the cradle" by berthe morisot.

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oc red flags

saw @phillipsgraves take this quiz for their OCs to find out their red flags. I am tagging, without any obligations (or memory of who has already done this,) @ginadotjpg @fenharel @jacobseed @elluvians @glowwormsmith @hawkeshep @notebooks-and-laptops and YOU!

violent

when something makes you upset, it could even be the tiniest most petty reason ever, you yell, rage, and possibly throw stuff in anger. your actions think quicker than your mind, and it could probably not even be intentional but the next thing you'll realize is that you've hurt someone

manipulative

you're probably a passive aggressive person. you frequently lie, and gaslight to get your way. you never want to be held responsible for your actions so you avoid situations by either victimizing yourself, belittling others concerns, hiding the truth, and using threats to harm yourself or others

narcissistic

you have little to no respect for others. you believe that other people are invalid and you are superior to them in each and every way. you probably talk a lot about yourself, or think highly of yourself. you need to learn that the world does not revolve around you, there is 8 billion other people out there, and not everything has to go your way

lack of trust

this one isn't that difficult to understand. you're extremely secretive, and you're afraid that if you open up you'll get hurt (again?). you probably raise suspicion against others and accuse them of something they never did. you let your anxiety and worry influence the way you view people which is never good.

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warden-queen jayna cousland (da: origins) // champion iris hawke (da ii) // inquisitor dagmar trevelyan (da: inquisition)

was tagged by @fenharel to try out this picrew, thank you very much for the tag! I am tagging, without any obligations as always, @starsandskies @glowwormsmith @hawkeshep @jacobseed @elluvians @jillian-613 and YOU, if you havent been tagged yet! :)

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OCs as horror tropes

I was tagged by @fenharel - thank you! - to see what horror tropes my OCs would be according to this quiz! I am tagging, without any obligations as always, @ginadotjpg @glowwormsmith @maleficarum-and-mythal @red-nightskies @jacobseed and YOU, if you have not been tagged yet!

the werewolf

there's something inside a werewolf that's sharp, thorns and barbs coiling up in tight knots of vine even on their best days. halfway through a conversation, you'll forget your happiness and the pain comes back in a flash. you never meant to, but the sharpness has done harm on your behalf. it's defensive. it's leftover artillery from a battle you spent so long fighting that it still doesn't feel like it's truly over, does it? you want so badly to be soft. to take the hand that you are offered instead of baring your teeth. and it might be hard to believe, but you are soft. you're the softest one out there. it'll just take a while to untangle those vines enough to know that very little is often life-or-death, and not everything touches to hurt.

the harbinger

the harbingers have been through fire. you've got the scars to show for it. some people say harbingers are jaded- scary, even, to people who don't understand that the harbinger has seen the edge of the world and survived it. but being the harbinger means you're cursed to watch younger, brighter eyes fall for the same traps you did. trying to help isn't enough for you; you know what they're getting themselves into, and you want to protect them the way no one ever protected you, so why won't they just listen? it's frustrating. it's terrifying. no one should have to live through what you did, and i hope you know that you can't protect everyone but it's damn noble of you to try. it's not your job to save the world but i hope you know you've already made a difference to everyone who has taken your words to heart.

the harbinger

the harbingers have been through fire. you've got the scars to show for it. some people say harbingers are jaded- scary, even, to people who don't understand that the harbinger has seen the edge of the world and survived it. but being the harbinger means you're cursed to watch younger, brighter eyes fall for the same traps you did. trying to help isn't enough for you; you know what they're getting themselves into, and you want to protect them the way no one ever protected you, so why won't they just listen? it's frustrating. it's terrifying. no one should have to live through what you did, and i hope you know that you can't protect everyone but it's damn noble of you to try. it's not your job to save the world but i hope you know you've already made a difference to everyone who has taken your words to heart.

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queen jayna cousland (da: origins) // champion iris hawke (da ii) // inquisitor dagmar trevelyan (da: inquisition)

I was tagged by @baldurians and @fenharel to create some OCs with this picrew, and this time I chose to do my DA ladies trio! Because it has been a while, I am not tagging anyone except YOU, if you have not been tagged yet! :)

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OCs + characters

Tagged by @fenharel to do this thing! I am tagging, without any obligations as always, @glowwormsmith @jacobseed @ginadotjpg @enderevynne @baldurians and YOU, if you have not been tagged yet!

rules: take this quiz and share 5 (or more! or less! the world is your oyster!) results from the top 50 that you feel really fit your oc(s). if you don’t recognize very many from the top 50, feel free to expand into the top 100.

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)

Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games)

Esme Cullen (Twilight)

Gabriella Montez (High School Musical)

Belle French (Once Upon a Time)

Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter)

Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Princess Leia (Star Wars)

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey)

Veronica Donovan (Prison Break)

Lady Sybil Crawley (Downtown Abbey)

Padme Amidala (Star Wars)

Jasmine (Aladdin)

Alice Cullen (Twilight)

Rapunzel (Tangled)

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daphne bosworth (fallen hero) // jayna cousland (da: origins) iris hawke (da ii) // dagmar trevelyan (da: inquisition)

@fenharel kindly tagged me to try out this picrew, thank you very much! Not tagging anyone in particular, but feel free to consider yourself tagged if you are looking for an "excuse" :)

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OCs AS LITERARY ARCHETYPES

@fenharel tagged me to take this quiz for my OCs, thank you very much! Not tagging anyone in particular this time, but if you are looking for a "tag" for yourself, feel free to consider this IT!

the ruler.

you probably grew up in an environment where everything was policed, you had almost no control over your own life. now, you need to be in constant control, lest those feelings of helplessness return. however, the ruler is the most easily corrupted of the archetypes, remember that. you might find yourself not only wanting control over your own life, but the lives of others. that in itself is not a bad thing, so long as you’re benevolent and kind, but it’s easy to be tipped a bit too far into your desires. in the same vein, don’t shoulder all of your responsibility alone. while it is ultimately their decision to make, a ruler also has a circle of advisors around them.

the innocent.

this doesn't necessarily mean you're childish or naive! i think you're more of a hopeful person, maybe even a bit of an idealist. you might be the one who always looks for a silver lining, or tries their best to comfort and cheer other people up when they feel like shit. dont get stuck in a happy personality though, you're allowed to feel other things besides constant cheerfulness.

the magician.

well, arent you detached from reality. i dont mean in a delusional sense, i mean you purposefully distance yourself from everything and everyone. you have people you're close to, of course, but they're always kept at arms length. you're incredibly driven though, achieving your goals is extremely important to you. you feel trapped in the life you have now, it's not enough for you. you need more, always more. you are so hungry, and if you’re not careful, you’ll only end up consuming yourself.

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someone doesn't like the former deputy ELEANOR STRAND after her defection to Eden's Gate (fc5) // queen JAYNA COUSLAND after getting ready for a royal ball (da: origins)

IRIS HAWKE enjoys a moment of peace and quiet while on the run with anders (da ii) // DAGMAR TREVELYAN after receiving a bouquet of roses from her husband, cullen (da: inquisition)

I've seen several people do this picrew for their OCs, and I wanted to jump on the bandwagon myself! :) I am tagging, without any obligations as always (and without remembering if you've already done this), @glowwormsmith @fenharel @jillian-613 @enderevynne @turbo-virgins @ginadotjpg @jacobseed @baldurians and YOU!

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dualities

Saw @kingsroad​ take this quiz for their OCs and decided to hop on the bandwagon! I am tagging, without any obligations as always, @fenharel @ginadotjpg @glowwormsmith @turbo-virgins and YOU, if you havent been tagged yet! :)

wizened mentor and intrepid teenager

you may have been called an old soul as a kid, and now you're doing everything you can to benjamin button that back. in your head of heads you can hear yourself giving advice, but the heart of hearts says no, i will not miss out on myself ever again. i can do this. and it really is about finding that balance before you end up buying too many goddamned hatsune miku figurines trying to endorse that inner child. but please do buy at least two. i know you deserve it.

carnal and holy sinning

you are the world's leading cross bearer of the most guilty conscience. you feel everything you touch turns to gold but in the way that it becomes molten and rich; and what i mean is that when you allow yourself impulse (which is not often) it leads to disaster. when you want someone it feels like sorrow, and you love the world like tacky honey, and you'll wish it could all feel less heavy. you look at yourself in the mirror and yearn to stake the heart and ascend with peace. someday, you'll rot into the earth, and the dirt will cave with you like a sigh of relief.

dentist tasked with a child piranha

you are very scared of many many things but you are also incredibly determined to do as much as you can. how is this about a doctor and a fish-child? well let me explain. you are fearful and so you bite and flop, but you are also someone who loves the world and the people in it and you want to achieve things and so sometimes. you have to strap that fish to a chair and floss and rinse and do things anyways. this is a battle every time and so i respect you thoroughly for keeping those pearly whites shining, even though the bit is chomped.

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FIRST and LAST

warden jayna cousland // champion iris hawke // inquisitor dagmar trevelyan

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I have my own path to follow, and I must uncover a cure for the Calling if I wish to see my king ever again. I beg you, keep his kingdom safe until I can return to his side.

Commissioned @redreart for an portrait of my Jayna and Alistair as (Warden-) King and Queen of Ferelden. Hearteyes x1000 is all I can say 😍