#Tarene

[spellsword-archer]

Tarene paused on the icy face of the mountain slope he was climbing down, and readjusted the strap of his back so that it sat more comfortably across his shoulders. He hadn’t been able to find much in the ruins, aside from a few gems, some gold pieces, and the item he’d been sent to retrieve - an enchanted circlet that his employer had left behind on his own attempt to clear the ruins.

Had he not feared the mage’s willingness to lob a fireball at his face at a moment’s notice, he would have laughed. 

He finally reached a point in the mountain face where the snow sloped out enough to allow him to walk rather than climb, and the sellsword slid the rest of the way to solid ground on the icy sheet that covered the snow. As he made his way onto the road that cut through the snow in the distance, Tarene pulled the hood of his cloak up over his head, and then blew on his fingertips for a little added warmth. He had a long walk back to Riften before he could get paid, and it was going to be a cold one.

As he walked, however, dark shapes began to materialize through the snowy haze. The Altmer slowed, and cautiously laid one hand on the hilt of his sword. Worst case, they were hostile creatures. Best case, they were just rocks and he was being paranoid. Nonetheless, the sellsword cautiously continued forward, ready to react to any attack.

[sebeth]

Thor Girl

[dakaakula]

Missy puzzles, do you have friends? Will you introduce them to us someday?

MY AU IS GROWING WITH NEW MEMBERS!!! I hope you like my designs 🍓

[apt502-if]

Why doesn’t cal and taren live together? I thought since their longtime partners, they’d wanna move in with each other.

That comes up in Cal’s route :>

[sky-scribbles]

Rook's notes for the team in the event of my (probably impending) death:

Lucanis:

My swords are yours. Like yours always were mine, when I needed them.

My spicy soup recipe is inside my Rivaini dictionary.

Spite:

You can have my poetry books.

Bellara:

I entrust you with all the elven artefacts that I’ve collected in my room. Keep anything that speaks to you, and make sure our people get the rest.

Please make sure my translation of that elvhen narrative epic is published. It was eight years of work.

Thank you for being my family.

Lace:

My bow is yours. I’m sorry it’s too big for you to use, but… it took care of me. I want it to go to someone who will take care of it.

Show Emmrich more of the world, since I cannot.

Taash:

My chocolate stash is in the bronze puzzle box. Good luck.

It has been such a privilege to watch you embrace who you are.

Davrin:

I know you’ve been coveting my halla horn charm. It’s yours, and if you find the craftsmaster of my clan, she’ll teach you how to carve them.

Pet every griffon for me. Pet them twice.

Neve:

Please take care of my cat.

Emmrich:

If you’re not too busy overthinking every little thing

We’ve been happy. I don’t understand why now

Do you think I don’t

Sorry. I understand being afraid to say what you feel. You know that I do.

I was afraid to love you too, in the beginning. I’m terrified of what it would do to me to lose you now.

I don’t regret a single thing.

As I have before, I entrust my body into your hands. Bury me in the Memorial Gardens. I love it there; it is a kind place. Raise no stone for me, but plant a tree over my body, and promise that my bones will stay below the earth. I will return to the soil. That is the Dalish way.

Anything I have not bequeathed to another is yours. As is my heart.

I hope that when your time comes, you will no longer be afraid to say that you loved me. I hope you will not be afraid at all. But if you are, know this: if any last spark of me remains beyond that final veil, it will be waiting for the last spark of you.

Manfred:

Yes, you can have that scarf you thought I didn’t see you trying on.

Take care of Emmrich for me.

[vampcaprisun]

i made the veilguard boys (plus illario) and their rooks with this picrew! everyone come look at my babies aren’t they so cute together

[burntoaster04]

@dakaakula !!!

Im done!! Please, tell me if this ship made you uncomfortable or kinda put you in a mood, tell me, so i won't do it again!

Here is Morgan and taren holding eavh others hand!

And ms puzzles having her morning coffee!

Just a bonus!

[mecharina]

Some Wildstar OCs ⭐️✨💫

Taren > @rrbobani

[mumms-the-word]

What’s the point of a dragon age game if you can’t make your warden and pose them next to their DAO romance

[dearest-and-nearest]

I'm writing veilguard fix-it fic (basically make everyone an asshole bigot and every single good ending turns out to be shit, lol) and here's my worldstate for it. There's long post under cut + very unpopular choices and views on them, so you've been warned

Levia and Aretha are ghost chars existing only in memories of chars who loved them (Alistair and Anders), Taren still lives. In dai he was an ambitious arrogant idiot, who wants nothing, but to be worshipped. He doesn't care about his clan and elves (so Bellara, who I rewrote to be mix of Velanna and Merril, hates him), he doesn't care about people, he doesn't care about anything but how he looks and how many people obey him. Good thing - he still has connections in politics. Bad thing - Solas can control him, so he can't really do anything (and he hates Solas since he dared to deny him). While he was an inquisitor, Taren often acted reckless and without second thought, not comparing facts, so he was sure Gaspard is a good option as emperor and wardens should leave the Orlais (and he was very outraged when they dared to return after Trepasser). Taren grew up a bit in terms of personality, but he is still very arrogant, selfish and stupid man, who always thinks about himself first, even when it would be better to think about others.

In fact, it's not a good place to live. The only place where situation becomes better (and very slowly and still through blood) is Orzammar. Other places? Well, mages, which situation became even worse through this 10 years, despise Aretha for being templar's whore as they call her, because it was her, who did a lot to show that circles are necessary. Elves, no matter dalishes or ctiy, call Taren traitor, and don't think of him as an elf, he's outsider, someone who traded his race for illusion of power.

Levia's death is forgotten despite all Alistair's efforts. He became his version from concepts to dao: bitter and sarcastic veteran, who knows that even ultimate sacrifice can be forgotten by world it saved. Zevran still mourns her: he became head of house Arannai, but his actions had consequences and now Crows are even more crueler to recruits. They need to break their will, so no one will dare to repeat what Zevran did.

Aretha isn't mourned much too. News about her death crushed what remained from Anders' mind, so he is full abomination now, can't differ himself from Vengeance anymore and wanders in Tevinter, killing and searching for way to bring her back. From the moment he went crazy completely, Anders started to call fuse of him and Vengeance Sacrifice, and even adresses himself as "we". He is also a ghoul, but his mind is such a mess, that despite hearing song, his goal remained "find Hawke", but he is just a shadow of himself now, obsessed with this one idea. He is a ghoul, just so crazy, that even Calling didn't affect him in the way it should. Fenris haunts him, wanting to kill him and give him peace this way, but can't catch him yet.

Meanwhile Carver married Merrill and they moved far away from Kirkwall. He left the templars at the same time his sister had to ran away from Kirkwall because of rebellion (she was a tyrant, when she was a viscount, so in history she remained as Viper (and it's very... kind nickname. People willingly call her much, much worse) and even if she'd survived, she couldn't became viscount again), and that was their last meet. Merrill broke her mirror and wants to help other elves, so she created her own clan from city elves and they all live in forests, travelling and trying to survive. She and Carver have a child together and they're rare pair, who got their happy ending here.

Isabela was given to Arishok, so she ran away and prefers to stay away from large conflicts. She became even more cynical, remains of her golden heart were shattered in the moment Aretha gave her to Arishok, so she trades slaves sometimes and doesn't really care who buys her skills and ship. At least she has this ship, it's already an achievement. She is also very hostile towards qunari, any of them. Through, she is pretty satisfied with her life and has her own happy end too.

In short, it's really dark place, because I'm pervert, I prefer bad endings more. +a lot of good people died, so yeah. And you can understand why I didn't like veilguard or dai, lol

[leeleelikestoart]

Glissando - Page 115

Taren runs into an old friend!

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[spellsword-archer]

Each breath of air he managed to wrestle into his lungs was a war fought and won. It was all he could think to do. Breathe in, and breathe out; chase off the frightful burning of suffocation one bloody, painful gasp at a time.

The damp rattle in his throat had faded into the background, so long had he heard it, and he dared not move, for he had not the strength to. His adversary’s mace had broken his ribs and bruised his limbs to the point where all he could feel was a deep, dragging fatigue that made it nearly impossible to move. The only consolation was that his adversary - a tattooed Orc - lay dead at the close of the battle; slain by a close-range arrow to the eye when his blade had been twisted out of his hands. Tarene had barely the strength left to drag himself to the tree he now leaned up against, and where he fell he remained as his strength drained with each passing minute. His bow lay at his side, grasped loosely in a hand that had not the ability to close. His mind was too clouded by pain; he could not focus his meager magicka towards healing. It mattered little, though, for he would never be able to self-heal wounds of this magnitude. The bounty hunter closed his eyes, still fighting for breath. If he could just reach his bag, he might find something to help himself (bandages, herbs, a healing potion, etc.). But he felt so damn tired. He was just going to rest...just for a moment…

[druidsheartandmoon]

Snipit of my Roommates Aunim writing for Halsin and my Tav Taren who is a Druid of the Stars.

Enjoy and let me know what ya think so far! Will post a link soon

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One Room for Rent outside of Baldurs Gate

Use of all the house facilities avalible to tentant

MUST BE GOOD WITH ANIMALS

Rent starting at 600 gold a month but can be negotiated

Wifi and washer/dryer(older models) included in rent

Any more questions call number at the bottom of the page

Ask for Halsin Silverbrough

Taren read over the page a second time to make sure he read that right. He looked at the page to see when it had been posted and saw no date…Damn it…what if this was super old? He took out his phone and dialed the number, praying to the gods that it was still open.

The phone rang a few times and Taren was sure he was not going to get anyone, when a deep and smokey and perhaps a bit sleepy voice asnwered on the other line,

”Good Evening, May I ask who is calling at such a late hour?”

Taren felt his cheeks flush at the sound of it and he had to clear his throat before speaking,

“Sorry its so late but just saw an ad out side on the board of the Three Old Kegs for a room for rent, and wanted to know if that was still avaible?”

A slight pause came from the other line and Taren’s heart sank but the calming voice came back on, a bit more away this time,”

“Oh yes, it is! I was thinking no one wanted it since it has been weeks since I posted it, you my friend are the first to call…I know outside the city can be quite…inconvenant for most.”

Taren looked back down at the paper, reading over the words again,

“I dont mind that it is outside the city to be honest, it get a bit to noisy sometimes for my liking.”

The Deep voice cuckled, and Taren could hear the smirk in the other words,”

“I agree with you already my friend…while a refugee to most, I am very restless inside the city myself….Nature perserve me I feel as if I was locked in a cage if I spend more then a few nights there.”

Taren nodded to no one as he leaned agains the wall, looking up at a very clear sky, the stars and moon shining down on his purple skin…was the this break he was hoping for?

“When can I come see it?”

[blarrghe]

DA4 Taren is finished! Short hair because of the arm thing! Eyebags! A thousand yard stare! You love to see it.

[apt502-if]

wait, now you have to give us the (hypothetical) details! how would taren and rainn work together as a couple? lol :P

They wouldn't :p Rainn would get tired of Taren's distrust/clinginess/whininess very quickly :p Clingy MCs were the exception

Taren is one partner Rainn could not vibe with at all, they'd break up very quickly

[sky-scribbles]

This is cracking me up because I'd been headcanoning that Taren asked Emmrich if they could keep their relationship quiet for a bit. They're so, so very private, and they needed some time to process such a big change. They told Bellara though, because they both love her, and she promised to keep their secret.

So just. The image of these two thinking they're being so subtle, no one would ever suspect them. Bellara watches them quietly flirting in the library while thinking, 'Don't tell anyone, you've got this, you're gonna keep it so quiet and no one will know a THING.'

And meanwhile Lucanis is sipping coffee in the dining room and saying, 'Rook's been frantically studying Nevarran for the last month', and Davrin says, 'Oh, yeah, I heard Emmrich practicing how to say 'I love you' in elven the other day'. Harding is smirking as she tends to the Variegated Weeping Widows that Taren asked her to plant for absolutely no specific reason at all. Neve raises an eyebrow as Taren walks past wearing a gold bracelet with a skull on it.

'They're dating,' says Taash.

'What? No!' yelps Bellara, dropping the halla cake batter she's mixing. 'Who's dating? Nobody's dating. I don't think that's a thing.'

Taren runs by them, muttering about how they don't own any smart clothes and can't wear armour to a - a meeting. With... Mourn Watch leadership. Everyone watches them sprint toward the Eluvian.

'They're dating,' says Taash again. Bellara opens her mouth to deny it. From behind her, Manfred nods happily and holds two thumbs up.

'Traitor,' Bellara tells him.