#Seryna

[brother-genitivi]

oh god I'm back in the building again ANYWAYS here's Seryna

[justafairytailofinnocence]

Potc headcanon🏴‍☠️ How they would cheer you up🏴‍☠️🫂

Jack sparrow🍺

If you were feeling down, Jack would walk drunkenly up to you.

He would ask "everything alright love".

You would shake your head, even if you didn't speak. Jack sat up on the Barrell and placed his arm around you.

"C'mon, you can tell ol'jackie what's the matter hm," he smiled, showing his golden teeth.

You spoke about your worries toward Jack, something that's been bothering you for quite sometime.

Jack places his hand around your shoulder while saying, "People can be awful mate, the world ain't full o' nice people, but if it was, you would be the gem they would need".

"The world needs more kindness like you savvy," Jack softly spoke.

Even if Jack may be drunk and chaotic, he was entirely wise with words.

When Jack's down, you would hug him and offer him rum.

You would boast in his ego of adventures and talk to him about sweet nothing's.

Hector Barbossa🍏

You were sitting by yourself when the captain noticed you weren't at your station.

At first, he ordered you to get back to your station however when he saw your tear stains he held his tounge.

Barbossa softly asked, "You right' missy/lad/y/n, what's yer reason fer hangin' tha' jib (pirate term to frown)."

You looked up to Barbossa as if he were your figure of guidance.

You explain your worries and woes to the captain.

"Hm, ye ain't meaningless, ye be sometin' more then most, ye be valuable as treasure" barbossa grinned and winked.

"I know men n' sailors tha' give up too easily, but ye, nay, ye ain't ave' naught any sign o' bein' lily-livered (pirate term for coward) ye be strong, strong enough ta' live through tha' toughest o' moments" barbossa smiled as he showed off his crooked teeth.

With a final comment barbossa joked "least ye ain't three sheets ta' the wind (pirate term for very drunk) like sparrah".

You hug Barbossa, at first he was confused but then he slowly placed his crooked bony hand on your head.

Will turner🌊

Will noticed how you weren't as enthusiastic, since you weren't with elizabeth.

You were staying back on board while Will looks for you. He finds you below the sleeping quarters of the sailors on the pearl.

Will asks gently "you alright y/n, you seem upset".

You spoke to him about your situation, your anxious thoughts and feelings.

Will immediately hug's you and kiss's your forehead. "You mean everything to me, y/n, you're special, and I couldn't ask for anyone better."

"I'm always here for you. you're the reason I'm fighting for you" Will spoke with a passion, your the certain of his universe.

You grip onto Will as if he were a savour toward your needs.

You loved how Will is devoted to you. He wouldn't leave your side until you wished him too.

Henry turner🗺

Henry was looking out over the horizon trying to look up at the stars as carina guided him.

He noticed you were sitting down on the main deck. He trailed down the stairs until he saw your tears.

Henry asked "Hey, you alright, d-do you need anything".

You explained to henry your whole dire feelings and anxious thoughts.

Henry placed an arm on your shoulder "you're a great person. You know what's right and you follow your heart".

"Once we find my father, I'll take you across the seas and set sail like he did" henry smiled, he leaned into a hug; whether it was instinct It didn't matter.

You hugged him back; Henry was the sweetest boy you've ever met.

James Norrington⚔

James was busy scouting the area to capture Jack Sparrow when he noticed you were dreary.

He excused himself from his men and went up to you in a polite manner.

You had tear stains which you tried to wipe away with a hanker chief.

James tried to understand your emotions. "Lady/sir/y/n, may I ask, what is the matter?" he sat down with you.

You explained your grief and feelings toward the situation.

James grew sympathetic. He grabbed your hand in a devoted manner.

"Listen to me y/n, your everything I could've asked for, not many ladies/gents/people capture me like you, I promise to be a devoted man once we settle" he whispered.

"You're a fine woman/gent/person." james smiled, those words reflecting toward what he told someone once.

You hug James. At first, he is hesitant, but later, he leans into you.

He wraps his arms around you like you mean the world to him.

Elizabeth Swann 🏴‍☠️

Elizabeth was manning the helm (pirate term for wheel) while also muttering curses under her breath about Jack.

You were in the corner sniffling, Elizabeth observed the main deck until she recently discovered your crying.

Elizabeth asked jack to take over which he happily obliged.

"Y/n, your crying, are you alright" she asked.

You muttered your feelings and thoughts.

Elizabeth pulled you in, her soft voice soothed you "your perfect. you're the reason I'm strong and I couldn't ask for anyone else."

"You taught me so much, I wouldnt be free if it wasn't for you".

You hug in Elizabeth's grasp. You felt her comfort warm you. She kissed your forehead.

Davy jones🐙

Davy was busy playing the organ until he heard your distressing crying.

He scowls at who dares to disturb him and long behold it was you.

He didn't react. His tentacles curled and twisted as he asked curiously, "An' what bah' yar reasan' far' distur'ban' mah' peace" he snorted.

You explained your troubles and anxious thoughts.

Davy softened hobbling over toward your side. "Aye, I ain't bah' known ta' mankind's kindness, tha' world bah' a cruel place, bah' I would save ya' from tha' terror o' it".

"Yah' a kind soul lass/lad/y/n, me heart belongs ta you-ah" he softly muttered, it's as if for the first time he was showing his soft side.

You hug the tentacle bear of a sailor, he reacted to a stiffness at first but then he raised his hand toward your head.

You allow him to caress your head with his tentacle beard.

Davy snorted out a hefty laugh. "Ah bah, lookin' fer a new farst' mate, an openin' as appened" before he grabs his sword, planning to kill his current first mate for you.

Tia Dalmer🌊

Tia was busy trying out some new brewing of herbs when she heard a commotion.

You were sobbing when she crept up behind you.

"Calm yourself my y/n, what harmful thoughts plague your mind," she said in a soft tone.

You explained your worries, unhappy thoughts and anxious feelings.

"My y/n, you have no reason to fill your mind with thoughts of terror" she kneeled down.

"You are my life, a person of importance to fate, don't doubt your existence because you have a purpose, a purpose to be here."

Tia smiled with warmth. She placed her arms around you. It was like you had found your soul mate.

You hugged her as she elegantly placed her fingers around your cheek.

Cutler Beckett☕

Beckett was busy writing documents toward his business when he heard you crying. He rolled his eyes attending to your needs.

He politely, calmly smiled asking about your problems "might I ask the reason for your sorrows".

You explained the reason, your doubts and insecurity.

"Indeed, feelings are quite distracting, I never dwell on them, the reasons are quite...various" he coldly spoke.

He raised an eyebrow. "Though I suppose yours is valid, I suppose we sometimes loose touch with our side that shows how human we are."

"I beg the question why I keep you around, your a distraction that keeps digging into my pesky mind." He turns to you softly.

"But then I came to the conclusion, you keep me...content, calm when I need it." he turned and placed a hand on your shoulder, "so don't doubt yourself, your of value to me, " he smiled softly.

You hug Beckett in a full manner. He stepped back, though he placed his hands on your back. He was quite unfamiliar to hugs, but at least you brought back the softer side he once had.

Angelica tech👢

Angelica was busy speaking with her father when she heard you.

She whispered calmly, "Care to tell me why you're sobbing on my father's ship".

You explained your feelings and personal thoughts.

Angelica softened, she whispered so her father couldn't hear her "y/n, your the reason I fell in love, sparrow never showed me what it was like".

"I won't let my father touch you. You'll live as my first hand, as my lover" angelica kissed your lips softly.

You kissed her back passionately.

Phillip swift🧾

Phillip was forced to walk with you while everyone else was trying to find a mermaid.

You ponded and sniffled while the crew walked.

Phillip noticed your sadness and draped his coat over you.

"Y/n, you're a wonderful being, a gift from God given onto this planet. Please don't deny anything of doubt as you're perfect," he whispered to you.

He watched to make sure the crew wouldn't listen in toward your worries.

He placed a hand on yours. "I promise, I promise when we leave, I'll give you everything you want," he kisses your forehead.

He tried to help you keep up so you weren't tortured by the crew "they won't touch you, not under gods gaze up in the heavens".

You hugged Phillip as you both walked. However, a man called you out from being too slow.

Phillip, in response, stepped out in front and protected you by pleading, "It was me, I was chatting to her".

Phillip picked you up and started to pick up the pace.

Seryna🧜‍♀️

Seryna had noticed you crying on the shores of white cap bay.

You were alone and hurt, she curiously approached showing her golden tail shining in the moonlight.

"Hurt, you're hurt" she muttered in english.

"Let me help. You helped me by freeing me, I can take you to a far better place, " she held out her hands.

You look back as Blackbeard's crew were scouting for mermaids. You nodded in, hope to find somewhere happier then here.

However, Phillip stabbed the sword into serynas tail.

You push Phillip away even if he didn't mean to hurt the girl on purpose.

"I will go but not yet, you're beautiful, you're the only one who cared, please leave before your hurt, before they find you" you quickly tell seryna.

Seryna leaned up and kissed you fully on the lips before she dove back into the sea whispering "your a kind human."

Carina Smyth🌠

Carina was busy navigating the seas. She was using the Ruby to reveal the map; guiding her through the seas.

You were sniffling on the other deck. She put the Ruby away and headed over toward you.

Carina asked "your upset, are you alright, did jack or Henry hurt you".

You explained your hurtful woes to her.

Carina placed a hand over yours, and she explained "your not alone. Even if you feel you are, look toward the stars."

"I didn't know who my father was, but I know he was an astronomer, so I like to think the stars are a way of him watching over me, so just think the stars are watching over you, if you feel alone" she gently smiled.

You gently hug carina as she gently hugged you back.

Henry and jack were watching over the distance while you spent time with carina.

"I'll show you everything about the stars and science. Trust me, it's not witchery" she joked.

Armando Salazar☠

Salazar was busy scowling over about sparrow, he had been in the dark for so long he forgot what kindness was.

You were weeping in the bay of the main deck, salazar spotted you and wandered over.

He asked. "Mi amore, what brings you great sorrows."

You explained your worries and doubtful thoughts.

"Nah, you see, I let you live for a reason, your meaningful in ways that no living human can see" he spoke in a husk.

"You're mi amore, my love, someone who I can't vanquish easily," he smiled, holding his cold, dead hand to your cheek.

You smiled and held him close, you kissed him even if he was rather dry and cracked.

In response, he was passionately held you close.

Joshamee Gibbs🍻

Gibbs was drinking rum on a Barrell while he was on break. He saw you looking sad, he approached you with a worried look.

"You alright lass/lad/y/n, hangin' tha jib are ya" Gibbs smiled.

You explained all your worries and doubtful thoughts.

"Aye, it ain't a bright feelin', let me tell ya, when I be down, rum be a great solution, though only to sad sailors, how bout' this, I'll speak ta' Jack and ave' ya man tha helm o' tha pearl" Gibbs confendiately spoke.

"Life ain't fair at times, but ye be a winnin' gold mine ta be with'" Gibbs took a swig of rum.

"Aye, it be a pleasure ta' sail wit' yer" Gibbs placed a hand on your shoulder.

You hugged Gibbs as he stumbled yet hugged you back.

Ragetti and pintel 👁💢

Ragetti and pintel were busy debating when suddenly they heard you crying.

They inspected when they saw you, they asked.

"Wha's wit all tha' snifflin'" pintel asked, ragetti joined "yeah's, who's ya frownin' love" he smiled.

You explained your situation to these two and your worriedly thoughts.

Pintel whined, "wha tha's it--" he was elbowed by Ragatti "listen love, we's are sorry for your past, we can't fix it but least we can do is support ya".

Pintel, in response, grunted and looked toward you. "Aye, guess we's lookin' after you's now poppet" he tried to sound comforting.

"We's ain't ad' tha best in life but life gets better, don't it, so don't feel down on yourself, cause its not your fault" ragetti smiled placing a hand on your shoulder.

Ragettis smile wasn't the most greatest thing to look at, but at least he was supportive. "Ye's ain't tha' worst we ad" pintel admitted.

You hug the two, and they were caught off guard. They both awkwardly pat your shoulder.

"C'mon, cap'n wants us," Ragetti smiled while pintel scowled.

Anyways that's all I have for now:

Ta Ta ✨️

[soulcastermindset]

Memorable Gaming Moments: Thane's Loyalty Mission in Mass Effect 2 (aka: why Seryna is a personal favorite)

So, I've been playing through the Horizon series again recently and examining some of the side characters more closely, trying to really focus on picking apart their motivations and the ways they connect with Aloy and the larger story. Unfortunately for all you HZD and HFW fans, though, this post is not about those games (Though I'm sure I'll yell about them at some point).

While I could talk about Morlund and his theatrical counterparts for quite some time, I'd rather talk about a character from my favorite video game series who I've been meaning to collect my thoughts on for a while. Mass Effect 2's sheer volume of recruitment missions mean that Commander Shepard meets their fair share of alien personalities, but to this day, Thane's recruitment mission contains the one I am most intrigued by.

Seryna, the asari Shepard meets in the transportation sector, is only on-screen for about five minutes of the game. Despite that short length of time and the fact that she never shows up again in the next installment of the franchise, I remain fascinated by her. In five minutes and three (two and a half?) scenes, she plays the situation to her advantage extremely skillfully, in a way I'm not sure even most of the main characters could imitate, and she comes out clean and almost intentionally forgettable on the other side.

Seyna's first words to Shepard are "Who wants to know," immediately evasive and prodding for information, giving herself a chance to size up the threat in front of her under the guise of disinterest. As soon as she learns that Shepard is after Thane, she's immediately very matter of fact and unafraid to freely give information.

One of the biggest reasons this is notable to me is that in almost every other recruitment mission so far, a character has required something from Shepard before they are willing to provide their assistance. Mordin needed help stopping the plague on Omega. Okeer wanted help killing Jedore. The Warden on the prison ship wasn't willing to provide help at all, planning a double cross the entire time. The list goes on. Seryna just tells them what they want to know and gives them immediate access to do it. She clearly doesn't trust Shepard, but she navigates the conversation with them in a way that doesn't invite any kind of retaliation on their part, which seems very intentional.

Also during this conversation, Seryna reveals that she worked for Nassana's security and confronted Nassana when she learned her boss was having people killed. And yet, somehow, despite being willing to kill to keep her secrets under wraps, Nassana leaves Seryna alive, firing her rather than just killing her too. This always struck me as rather odd, considering that Nassana was willing to sacrifice an army of mercs just to keep herself safe from an assassin. Even if Shepard doesn't do the side quest to unknowingly help Nassana kill her sister, that's pretty damning evidence all on its own.

So, what was it about Seryna specifically that made Nassana choose mercy? We know she's not Eclipse, since Eclipse is an existing group outside of Nassana. Even if Nassana fired her, she'd likely still be doing Eclipse work instead of having to find a job at the transport station that she clearly isn't fond of.

Seryna certainly wasn't spared because Nassana wanted to keep her in her back pocket as a potential re-hire, either, since Nassana knows Seryna will call her actions into question, and she's clearly paranoid enough during the actual recruitment mission that she would never trust Seryna again at this point.

My personal assumption is that Seryna is an asari commando or former spec ops agent of some kind, someone Nassana didn't think she could kill without some kind of backlash or without potentially losing her own life in the process (Seryna does mention that she might have been good enough at her job that she could have stopped Thane from killing Nassana, though whether this is hubris or not is open to interpretation). If it's not for either of those reasons, Nassana letting someone that intrinsically tied to her personal security forces go free doesn't seem like a loose end she would tolerate. This point is further expanded upon after the mission, but I'll touch on that in a moment.

If we go back to the pre-mission conversation, Seryna freely admits that she did not hire Thane, but much like she's doing with Shepard now, she's not afraid to give out info on the best ways to get to her former boss. She clearly has no love for Nassana, and it's not until the car ride to the tower that she finally asks Shepard,

"So, this assassin. You here to stop him?"

And this is interesting. Because realistically, while Seryna's more than happy to see Nassana's head on a platter, she's already given Thane the information for that to happen, AND there would be no ties to her even if he failed because she didn't hire him. By helping Shepard, who is clearly not a hired assassin, get involved, she is risking Nassana's wrath much more directly, and instead of telling Shepard to find someone else to help, she takes them to the tower even though she admits in this moment that there's technically a chance Shepard could be going to assist Nassana.

Asking this question after she's already decided to help begs the question: does she know who Shepard is and is therefore unwilling to cross them? Does she not want to look the heavily-armed gift horse in the mouth, help them out while she can, and just get out of dodge before there's any potential blowback?

I personally lean towards the latter. If Shepard is there to help, that can only help speed up Nassana's death, and if Shepard's not... hey, those are a lot of big guns they have, best not risk it.

Of course, Shepard affirms that they're there to help the assassin (though the way they put it, "I'm just here to make sure he survives," is certainly worth the slightly interested "hm" Seryna gives in response, seeing as Shepard could still be working in Nassana's benefit and just trying to keep Thane alive so Nassana can get information out of him, but I think it's mostly safe to say at this point that Seryna believes that she and Shepard are working towards a similar goal), and the mission commences, ending with Nassana's death.

After Seryna drops Shepard off at the Dantius Towers for the mission, Shepard never sees her again, but they are given a recorded message by her co-worker, Tana, and that she took an unspecified job off-world at an unknown location. We learn in this message that Seryna was "on her way to a new life" when she heard the news that Nassana was dead.

This implies that almost immediately after dropping Shepard off, she books it. She flees. Even if we as the audience assume that a couple of days pass in-universe (we know that Shepard hits the towers at night and that the sun is rising when they find Thane, and it's likely that the police find Nassana's body within twenty-four hours of that moment), she packs up her entire life in less than a day, makes all the necessary arrangements, and is GONE before the news even drops about her old boss's death. I'm largely of the mind that what she told her co-worker about finding a new job was a blatant lie (especially taking into consideration how much she seemed to dislike the transport job but chose it anyway), and she was just getting the hell out in case everything went south.

Seryna played the game, and played it well, and when the chips were falling in a way that could have been fatal to her, even if the odds were clearly in her favor, she jumped ship to avoid any potential for a wildcard ruining her plans, and she fascinates me.

TL;DR, Seryna, a one-off character whose only narrative goal is to get Commander Shepard to Thane Krios, is heavily implied to be a force of nature in her own right.

In just these few moments of game time, Seryna proves herself shrewd, competent, intelligent, possibly VERY gifted at combat, petty, and willing to uproot her entire life to stay safe and alive.

I'm more interested in Seryna than I am some of the main squad characters in this game! I'd read a short spin-off story about her, no lie, but since that will likely never happen, I'll just yell about her here on tumblr so we all give her another look on our next playthrough.

Morlund I'm sorry this post wasn't about you

[dirtybiowareconfessions]

Confession: I want to kiss Seryna‘s lips softly

[lelianaslefthand]

thats the best i got ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[drelldreams]

put in the tags which mass effect minor npc you‘re obsessed with

[snaill-dragon]

Some character references (edited so they lack spoilers) for the characters I’ve been doodling.

These are pretty much all the ones I’ve shown y’all so far, though Reese and Amani were never formally introduced lol.

Also the design and character notes are mostly just for my reference XD.

[tatatale]

Adoptable added to my Ko-fi shop in case anyone is interested! ♥

[b3anieperson]

This bitch is very angering. Do not be so condescending before both Tairn, Violet, Seryna, Mira, and maybe, possibly Xaden, beat the fuck out of you.

Violet is pretty, and I love her, and you should go and die for even costing her confidence.

And this message is to Violet, DARLING, FUCK WHAT TAIRN SAYS, KILL THIS BITCH WHILE WE CAN.

[scrittricedellapioggia]

After Robin came out to Seryna

Seryna: Who else know? So I can know with who I can judge your taste in women

Robin: ...

Robin: You know

Robin: I also like you, a lot

Seryna, nodding: Yeah, that's why I'm judging your taste in women

[serynah]

THE  INFAMOUS  SWORD  ,  ENDBRINGER  ,  TAKES  IT  PLACE  HIGH  IN  THE  LIGHT  ,  upon  a  warm  day  with  spring  flowers  before  the  blades  come  down  with  such  a  force  that  delivers  a  fatal  blow.  each  man  in  the  duel  believed  himself  to  represent  love  and  virtue ,  moreover ,  with  a  disgustingly gallant  perspective ,  they  could  have  become  brothers.  the  knights  duelled  in  embroidered  splendour  upon  war  horses  that  flowed  over  hallowed  castle  grounds ,  duels  to  settle  egos  and  quarrels  and  claim  righteous  titles  and  honour.

seryna  harlaw ,  on  the  other  hand ,  wasn't  duelling  to  represent  anything  that  symbolized  harmony.  she  was  a  shipwrecked  girl.  turbulent ,  fervent ,  storm-twisted  swells  of  grit  and  salt.  if  one  were  to  mention  the  beauty  of  this  day  and  what  it  brings ,  all  seryna  would  see  are  blades  of  steel ,  not  the  green  grass  but  the  red  blood  spilled.  the  blood  she  spills and the wounds she creates.

❝ it's  fine. no harm done , ❞   seryna  tells the other  ,  still  slightly  exasperated  from  her  fight.  drops  of  blood  still  spot  bits  of  her  armour but doesn't pay attention while wiping off the crimson from endbringer and place the blade in its sheath. ❝ would you mind if i walk with you ? i was thinking of getting a drink of ale myself. i'm quite parched after playing in said chaos. ❞ a smirk played on her lips , palm on the hilt of the sword , posture relaxed despite the adrenaline that continues to pump through her veins. 

in  her  twenty  five  years  ,  lady  eleyna  has  been  sheltered  to  the  truth  of  king's  landing  .  to  see  blood  spilled  with  ease  ,  her  eyes  widen  in  their  surprise  at  such  violence  and  the  tourney  is  ,  suddenly  ,  not  quite  what  she  had  expected  .  not  entirely  naïve  ,  she  is  aware  of  the  world  which  surrounds  her  ,  of  the  terror  and  the  bloodshed  and  still  —  she  shudders  at  the  sight  of  another  joust  ending  in  death  .

  excusing  herself  ,  eleyna  eases  a  smile  upon  her  face  as  she  slips  from  the  audience  and  out  into  the  surrounding  grounds  ,  her  breathing  uneven  ,  her  stomach  roiling  .  clumsiness  is  a  virtue  ,  and  she  wanders  into  another  with  a  grunt  ,  eyes  reaching  theirs  with  apology  .  "  i'm  so  sorry  !  i  was  just  excusing  myself  for  some  air  away  from  the  chaos  .  "

[dragonflight203]

Mass Effect 2 replay, recruiting Thane:

-There is quite a bit of autodialogue throughout this mission.

-As others have said, Seryna raises questions. Why did Nassana let her former head of security leave?

She kills shift workers that leave – at least, allegedly – but the former head of security can just walk out?

As we see with Thane and Shepard, that’s a big security risk.

-Why does Seryna want Nassana dead so badly?

She helps Thane. She helps Shepard on the chance that helping Shepard find Thane will end with Nassana dead. Nothing asked for in return.

This is a lot to do because you don’t like your former boss. Even if your boss is having people killed to protect her secrets. It seems personal – did Nassana kill some Seryna cared about?

-Seryna says she and Shepard will leave after shift workers clear out Tower Two.

However, there’s a salarian in the area fussing that’s he’s lost his family’s data because Nassana forced them out ASAP. He’ll get it once he’s allowed back in.

So it seems the towers have already been cleared out. If the salarian had been kicked out from an earlier shift, I presume he could have gone in when the next shift was permitted in.

-Seryna doesn’t ask if Shepard’s plan is to stop Thane or not until you’re in the car with them.

Considering she wants Thane to kill Seryna, she must be very confident Thane can take Shepard out if Shepard’s plan is to stop him.

-Letting the first salarian worker die is just cold, especially if you say his coworkers are on their own. There’s no reason to not help him.

-All the shift workers are salarian. Illium’s an asari dominated world, so they’re a minority on it. There’s probably some parallel to the real world in that and Nassana’s treatment of them.

-Kasumi about Thane helping the first group of salarians you find: That’s sweet. An assassin with a heart of gold.

Considering Kasumi is a thief with a heart of gold…

-Nassana’s essentially enslaved the salarians: They have to work to the end of their contract on threat of death. They don’t get overtime, and she’s quite willing to kill them when she wants them to leave.

This is probably legal on Illium.

-Huh. No one commented on me letting the mercenary who was up against the window go. Garrus always comments on that.

-Speaking of, the glass in these towers breaks way too easily. Nassana’s cheaping out on materials.

-If you go neutral on the salarian worker that points a gun at you, Kasumi calls him a “jumpy little lizard”.

Charming. Kasumi, you’re supposed to be better than that.

-If you choose any other option, Telon ends up passed out on the floor. It’s funny watching him swoon if you go paragon/renegade after skipping the renegade interrupt.

-The salarian workers do a lot for this mission. Without them, it would just be one long corridor of shooting. They also characterize Thane as a man who protects innocents before ever meeting him.

-I died so. Many. Times. On the windy bridge. Those drones that shoot missiles are awful, and what do you mean I can’t get a lock???

-The sun in the background when you finally meet Thane and Nassana adds a lot of drama to the cutscene.

-Jacob’s bitchiness to Thane is very odd. He never indicates an issue with mercenaries or assassins before or after this scene.

-As others have noted, Jacob’s claim he’s loyal to more than a paycheck is hypocritical. He left the Alliance because it had too much red tape, and he insists that he’s skeptical of Cerberus and will leave if it gives him reason to.

So that’s not loyalty to either employer. The closest he can say is that he’s loyal to his beliefs, but if so then the same could be said for Thane.

-If you go renegade with Thane and tell him you only hired him because he’s a good gun, he can bite back and reply that’s he’s working for you by choice and can leave at any time.

Nice. It’s always good to see someone push back against Shepard.

-You can tell Jacob to keep an eye on Thane.

This entire scene is so odd. I’m wondering if the original plan for Thane was different and it would have had him more ethically ambiguous?

Maybe you would have had Thane switch loyalties while he was on a mission by paying him more than his current employer. That would explain both Jacob’s and Shepard’s skepticism of his trustworthiness.

Just, something to explain this scene.

-If you go paragon, Thane says that he’s just a weapon. Weapons don’t kill, their wielders do.

I disagree. Thane chooses to be a weapon, ergo he has culpability for who he’s directed to kill.

“Just following orders” is not a get out of jail card.

Normandy

-Mordin’s loyalty mission is very abrupt. You only get one investigate option, and no real dialogue options.

Considering how talkative Mordin normally is, I suppose this curtness is a sign of his distress. No explanation for why Shepard’s not asking questions though.

-Samara says the code is 5000 sutras and covers every possible situation.

How long ago was this written? Because societies change over time. There are ethical questions that exist today that couldn’t have been imagined 500 years ago. What happens when one of those crop up?

Maybe this is one reason why asari society is so static – justicars decide what’s “correct” and kill everyone who disagrees with them. Makes it a bit difficult society to progress.

-And what happens when justicars disagree?

And I’m not accepting a cop out that the code causes all justicars to always come to the same conclusion. Look at how much blood has been spilled over human religious texts.

Are there factions of justicar that kill each other on sight? Did someone work out a truce so justicars with different interpretations politely avoid each other?

-Ah, time for another ME2 humanity is special moment. Humans are more individualist than any other species Samara has known.

Is this all humanity? Because as I recall, western society is normally considered more individualistic and eastern society is more collectivist. Did Bioware think that far?

-Thane had his eyes treated so he can see hanar bioluminescence. As a result he can’t see the difference between dark red and black.

That seems a tad dangerous for an assassin. Isn’t being able to tell colors apart critical for being able to blend in?

-When I choose investigate with Thane, there’s an option for other topics. However, this takes me back to the start menu. So what is is purpose? I can choose Return and other also go back to the Start menu.

-The drell situation with the hanar on Kahje is sad. It’s good they help each other, but it shouldn’t be a death sentence for the drell. Let them help hanar on other worlds that don’t make them sick.

-If you go neutral with Thane, he says he’s always considered himself dead to some degree.

Well, that’s fucked up. I’d like to have some words with the hanar that trained him.

-If you go paragon, he doubts your medical facilities and staff can do anything that the best hanar medical professionals have not been able to.

As others have pointed out: Buddy, the Normandy has Mordin fucking Solus on board. He cured a brand new multi species pathogen created by the Collectors working out of a back alley on Omega. Miracles are his specialty.

[belfryduck]

A doodle of Seryna, my Jedi Knight 👀

[desidesidesi]

Met up with my old friend @insomn14 from DeviantArt.com and decided to do an art trade like we used to!

Here's my character Bella meeting up with his character Ashley! Since they last met, they both got Familiars! Bella the tiny Fae Seryna and Ashley the cuddly Raccoon Niko! Seems like the meet up is going quite nicely! 😁

[1thr0nez]

closed starter. -- @serynah

there was one missing goat, one blasted missing goat that he and lorent had missed, it had run faster than his own legs could carry him and now timon found himself spying in the fields in hopes that he'd catch sight of it. he'd covered himself with a cloak to disguise himself from onlookers, he could only imagine the whisperers that'd travel over kings landing if someone saw a lannister like this - though he hoped some guard didn't catch sight of him and think he was out causing trouble. how was he supposed to explain this?

as one questionable idea after the other racked through his mind finally he caught sight of the small goat in question. the lannister stood to start making his approach, but the goat bolted again this time towards a familiar face, seryna. timon didn't avoid her intentionally, he just wasn't sure what to make of her - she was the opposite of him and no matter how beautiful she was he found her presence to be overwhelming. she was bold and perhaps it was him who was the problem, incapable of making such quick comebacks in her presence so he chose to avoid her all together.

cursing under his breath the lannister moved quickly, the hood of his cloak falling down on the way. before he could reach her the goat was already behind her taking a particular interest in her dress. " i don't wish to alarm you lady, but there's a goat behind you and he likes the look of your dress. " maybe he should be grateful the goat hadn't made it's way into the hall or gone wild on the streets, but he wasn't. " ...he looks like he might be about to eat it actually. "

[drelldreams]

asari names

feel free to use for your oc‘s!

canon names (npcs who have small roles because you probably don‘t want to name your npc liara, samara or benezia)

• aleena

• aeian

• alestia

• anaya

• careena

• daliah

• dara

• deleia

• elnora

• erinya

• hermia

• jona

• kalara

• kian

• liselle

• lusia

• mallene

• melenis

• neaira

• nelyna

• rana

• saphyria

• seryna

• tania

• tashya

• weshra

rare real world names that work for asari, or names i made up:

• adarya

• alira

• alura

• alusia

• amaya

• athalia

• celani

• cyana

• cylia

• cressidya

• daelira

• dalise

• danora

• delmira

• elayra

• eruda

• elora

• erila

• erusa

• elusya

• ephyra

• ephyphora

• eirelys

• helione

• heliora

• hephtyra

• idesta

• idora

• inara

• iresha

• inerys

• ilaria

• isturia

• ilayda

• jierin

• kalita

• kalyana

• kalida

• kalura

• kieran

• kairuna

• kerina

• kyana

• lesya

• lilura

• loyah

• luyu

• liyuan

• milenis

• milira

• miera

• nashara

• neresha

• nesalya

• nephelya

• nessara

• nessita

• nesila

• nithya

• nyura

• nuria

• odessa

• onorida

• orenda

• ruensa

• shena

• shalya

• syera

• shadya

• sariah

• sarona

• shiera

• samira

• taria

• teshra

• tasya

• telyana

• tiana

• thaleida

• telura

• uldaya

• xhari

• xylura

• zelthea

• zaltana

• zumiran

• zurina

• zalura

• zelise

• zianeya