#Saarnos Adaar

[ofheroesandheralds]

"Did anyone order a hot mess?”

In other words, I got inspired at work today, and another drawing of Saarnos happened! He looks sort of evil in this one, but I promise he’s nothing but a blazing beacon of sin. Good thing he isn’t the Inquisitor, but only an occasional ally whenever he decides to reside near or at Skyhold for a while.

[thepundemonium]

Another drawing of my horned son, and this one turned out way better than the previous one. The horns could still use some improvement, but I'm already way happier than with the other attempts, he looks way more qunari-like now.

[ofheroesandheralds]

OC Interview Meme - Saarnos

Tagged by: No one. Saw it by coincidence on @seboostianillustrations‘ blog, and wanted to do it.

Tagging: @taerellavellan and/or @oceans-bleed-black, and perhaps @thereluctantinquisitor and @angrykittybarbarian if any of you are in the mood to do it! I’d also love to tag @chaitea09 but tumblr won’t let me. Also, anyone who’s not tagged but in the mood to do it shall feel free to do so, and tag me too so I can take a look at all your cool OCs!

1. What is your name?

“Saarnos Adaar. That translates to ‘raging flame’.”

2. What is your real name?

“That is my real name. Or are you asking for the name my parents gave me? That would be Junior. Well... Ramin, officially, but they’d never use that.”

3. Do you know why you were called that?

”Yes, because my parents wanted me to choose my own name once I was... uh... mature enough. My father was Tal-Vashoth, and he valued freedom very highly. Especially the freedom to choose your own identity, which you couldn’t ever do under the Qun, so they called me by a neutral nickname so I wouldn’t grow too attached to the official one."

4. Are you single or taken?

He laughs.

”I wouldn’t call myself taken, but I’d lie if I said I was single, too. There is that one man I have... an affair with, whenever we both happen to be in the same place, but neither of us calls it a relationship, and we both see other people too when we’re in the mood.”

5. Have any abilities or powers?

”Plenty of them! First of all I’m a mage. A fire mage, specifically, which was the main reason for the name I chose. I’m also a damn fine dancer, an acrobat, and I could kick an apple from the top of your head while balancing on one hand and having the other one tied to my back!”

6. Stop being a Mary Sue.

He gives a huge grin.

“How am I supposed to stop being perfect at everything when I’m just... perfect at everything?”

7. What’s your eye color?

“Some would say yellow, but I prefer to call it golden.”

8. How about your hair color?

“Black. Simple as that. No touch of blue or anything, not ‘just a very dark brown’ - just black. Silky and shiny, though!”

9. Have you any family members?

“Not anymore. At least none that I know of. My parents both already passed away, and I don’t have any siblings. There were also no more relatives on my mother’s side, but since my father used to live under the Qun, we never got to know if he had any other relatives.”

10. Oh? What about pets?

“Nah. I like animals, but I’m not really the type to keep any. Taking care of another creature would interfere with my lifestyle, so I’m sparing myself of that... as well as the animals.”

11. That’s cool I guess, now tell me about something you don’t like.

He groans.

“Cold weather. I hate it. I mean, I don’t have a big problem staying warm or anything, I’ll just make my own fire, but... I can’t quite explain it, there’s just something to it that I really, really don’t like. I try to stay away from cold or rainy places. Might just be my Antivan heart!”

12. Do you have any hobbies/activities you like doing?

”I live for my artistry! I’ve made it into my profession, actually, it’s how I make my money most of the time. My favorite discipline is a... a mixture of dancing and fighting, I don’t know if there is a name for that specific style. But it looks quite spectacular, if I’m allowed the vanity! Especially when paired with fire.”

13. Ever hurt anyone before?

“Sure. When you live a life out travelling most of the time, at some point someone will try to rob you, and you gotta make sure they fail, right?”

14. Ever… killed anyone before?

“Not before I ran into the Inquisition. And I’m also not sure if those darkspawns count as ‘someone’.“

15. What kind of animal are you?

Again, a wide grin spreads across his face.

“If I was an animal, I’d be a tiger! Look at my vitaar, I’m on the best way there!”

16. Name your worst habits.

“Why does it have to be multiple? I can’t even think of a single bad habit I have. I guess that question is better answered by people who know me, and not myself."

17. Do you look up to anyone at all?

“I don’t think so, nah.”

18. Gay, straight, or bisexual?

“A little bit of everything? Nah, honestly, as long as you’re an adult, and qunari like me, I couldn’t give less of a shit about what’s going on in your pants.”

19. Do you go to school?

“My father used to teach me some things when I was younger, but I’ve never been to an actual school.”

20. Do you ever want to marry and have kids one day?

“Ahh, oh no, probably not. I mean, I cannot speak for what’ll be in the future, but at this point in my life, with children, it’s the same as with animals. I have nothing against them, they usually love me, but I couldn’t see myself having any. That sort of responsibility doesn’t fit into my life."

21. Do you have any fanboys/fangirls?

“Oh I bet I have, but so far there’s only one person of whom I know with certainty that he likes me.”

22. What are you most afraid of?

“Being made into a saarebas, probably. The entire idea of it is just horrible, I’d rather die than living like that.”

23. What do you usually wear?

He smirks.

“As little as possible. But when I travel, I wear some light plate, mostly around the arms and legs, as well as a shoulder piece. And a waist cloth, for some decency. Not that I gave a damn, but a lot of people seem to do.”

24. Do you love someone?

“Not romantically, if that’s what you’re asking.”

25. When was the last time you wet yourself?

“As a child. Why would you even ask that?”

26. Well, it’s not over yet!

“I am just fine, keep the questions coming!”

27. What class are you? (High class, middle class, low class)

“I don’t know if I fit into any class. Back at home with my parents, I’d have said middle class, but now? I’ve got everything I need, so I don’t really care.”

28. How many friends do you have?

“Huh. That depends on how you define that. I've been to a lot of places, and I’ve gotten to know a lot of people, most of whom I’ve gotten along with, but if you’re talking about that ‘willing-to-die-for-each-other’ kind of friends, I... don’t think I’ve got any.”

29. What are your thoughts on pie?

“I like it. I prefer savory over sweet, though. Filled with meat and some good spices! I like it spicy.”

30. Favourite drink?

“I don’t even think I have one. Anything that has some taste to it, I like my food and drinks with some intensity.”

31. What’s your favourite place?

“Probably Antiva. And it’s not even some ‘back to the roots’ thing, it’s just nice there. I like the people, the mentality. And also it’s nice and warm.”

32. Are you interested in someone?

“I am very easily interested in people, so most of the time, I could answer that question with ‘Yes’.”

33. What’s your bra cup size and/or how big is your willy?

A smirk plays around his lips, while he narrows his eyes a little.

“You want me to show you? No, really! All I need to do is lift that cloth a little...! ... What? No? Hah, I thought so.”

34. Would you rather swim in the lake or the ocean?

“I’m not that much of a swimmer. I can do it, but not all too well, so I guess I’d prefer a lake? At least those end somewhere.”

35. What’s your type?

“Other qunari. Apart from that, I don’t have a type. Attraction comes spontaneously, I can’t tell you what traits I find more attractive than others, it really is a matter of my mood.”

36. Any fetishes?

“I like to have sex on a big pile of gold? ... What did you expect, a serious answer? Well. I’m not sure if I’d call it a fetish, but I really am into gold, meaning I like jewelry on my partners. It makes looking at an attractive body even more interesting!”

37. Seme or uke? Top or Bottom? Dominant or Submissive?

“I can do whatever feels best in the current situation. I would, however, not call myself submissive, it’s more like... letting a dominant person be dominant if that’s the only way they feel comfortable. I prefer being on one level.”

38. Camping or indoors?

“I’m very used to both, so it’s really not one over the other.”

39. Are you wanting the interview to end?

“Nah, I’m fine, I do like to talk about myself.”

40. Now it’s over!

“Aww, that was mean! Alright, it was fun to talk to you. Have a nice day!”

[ofheroesandheralds]

And here’s the picture from the interview meme as a single photo post. I made it specifically for that meme, and I regret nothing. That way I could play around with an alternative outfit, and some vitaar, which I originally only wanted to do to give the picture some colour accent.

Also his horn rings have gotten a little detail now, they’re engraved with a triangle and a flame within.

[ofheroesandheralds]

@taerellavellan wanted me to do this, so here we go! Only did it for Saarnos so far, because he’s the only one I got a proper picture of, but at some point I might do the others as well.

The colours assigned to the archetypes don’t match his scheme at all, but the descriptions are pretty accurate.

Here’s the link to the quiz if anyone else would like to do it too!

[ofheroesandheralds]

OC Dancing Meme

Tagged by: No one directly, saw it on @thereluctantinquisitor‘s blog, and they said anyone who wanted should post one, so here we go!

Johanna: Slow, close, and romantic.

Saarnos: Hot and fast - literally!

Victor: 11/10 skill points

Tristan: THANKS I’LL PASS

And none for Zarael because Zarael can barely walk, not to mention dance.

Tagging: I don’t even have any followers here but how about @blackpalaclin if you’re in the mood? :V

[ofheroesandheralds]

It’s a rare thing for me to finish two drawings in one day, but then again I technically didn’t, because it’s already past midnight here.

Anyway, admire Saarnos! He’s (obviously) qunari, and he’s a mage. He himself is vashoth, meaning he never lived under the influence of the qun, but his father was tal-vashoth, and considered it useful to teach him qunlat, and educate him on the system under the qun, mainly so he’d be warned of it.

He picked his name himself when he discovered his magic. It’s part canon qunlat (”saar” = anything along the lines of “dangerous”), and part made up by me, and it roughly translates to “raging flame”. Fire is his overall theme anyway. He uses fire magic, and I shamelessly based his design off of Firelord Ozai from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Saarnos isn’t evil though, but there’s no denying that he’s a little shit, who always seems to have some sort of prank, pun, or other kind of mischief on his mind.

[thepundemonium]

After countless failed attempts, I finally succeeded to produce a decent drawing of an Inquisitor I want to make if I ever get to play the game.

More information under the Qun ... the cut. Under the cut.

His name is Saarnos Adaar, the first name being his own choice. He gave it to himself as he grew mature enough to decide for good who and what he wanted to be. It’s composed of one half canon Qunlat (saar = dangerous), and one half something I made up (because he’s based on another character of mine, whose name is Zarnos), and it translates to “Raging Flame”. He’s a fire mage, he likes greeting his friends by giving them gentle head bonks, and he switches from “crazy but chill” to “ready to kill” faster than you can say Saarebas.

In his non-ingame canon, he’s actually not the Inquisitor, but a companion, and his weapon is a staff with a blade on the bottom end, because in case he ever runs into someone who’s immune to his magic, he doesn’t want to be rendered powerless.

EDIT I: Actually drew a better version today, made a simple colouration, and swapped the images out. I like the eyes way better now, and the anatomy of the horns looks more authentic too.

EDIT II: Added a (very rough) sketch of his canon outfit, minus his weapon and some details I might add in the future. Whether or not he wears anything underneath that loincloth is confidential.

EDIT III: Added a sketch of his staff. At this point I should probably mention that, unlike what you might expect of me, all those red crystals all over his outfit and weapon are not red lyrium. They’re probably garnet or something.

[thepundemonium]

Really really in the mood to talk about Saarnos, anyone willing to ask me shit about him? Any question is fine!

[ofheroesandheralds]

“I’m wearing armour, what else do you want?”

Marvel upon the hottest vashoth in Thedas!

I finally managed to draw a full body picture of my little shit of an apostate fire mage. His name is Saarnos, which he himself translates as “raging flame”, and he is fully capable of doing that name justice. His weapon of choice is a staff with a blade on one end, so it’s also usable as a spear, just in case he ever comes across an opponent his magic won’t help him against. He’s also mastered a fighting style similar to capoeira, which, in combination with said magic, isn’t only useful in battles, but also for the way he chose to make money: as some sort of one man circus. During his shows, however, he pretends to make his fire without magic, because although he’s a rather carefree person in general, he is well aware that publicly outing yourself as a mage might get you in trouble sooner or later.

He also thinks he’s the greatest shit since the invention of the wheel, and he’s good at making people believe he’s actually right.