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valiantvillain · 3 months ago

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Decided to make my Dragon Age OCs with a picrew (which I sadly clicked out of and now the link is lost to the murky sea of my memory).

Katla Cousland: the She-Wolf of Highever, a woman with a surprising amount of steel in her spine despite her slight frame and stature. Fergus was partially convinced she became a warrior just to show the noble boys playing for her hand that she wasn't to be trifled with. Capable and charming but always with somewhat of an edge beneath the sweet smile when it comes to negotiation, always with the undercurrent that if words fail then she will always be more than willing to duel you or straight-up deck you. Scorned the very notion of love until Alistair made her laugh for the first time since her family's death and kept her laughing afterward, aka reminded a person to dig its way out of the all-consuming vengeance. Politically shrewd and proud of her status as a Grey Warden, she wears almost exclusively blue and silver since marrying King Alistair and becoming Queen so as to remind nobility not just in Fereldan but also the rest of Thedas just to whom they are speaking. Honestly, my favorite stone cold badass OC I've ever had.

Valery Hawke: A purple Hawke and spirit healer whose sense of humor is essentially a shield against the crushing weight of expectations, abject good deeds punished, and years of parentification. Should have been in the club but was expected to play secondary primary parent to Carver and Bethany following the death of their father and their mom essentially shouldering a good chunk more of the responsibility onto a thirteen year-old Valery. This girl is tired and sincerely hoped that once her siblings were out of the house she could finally move out and start living her own life...then of course the Blight happened and suddenly head of the family responsibilities ramped up to 100. Initially learned healing magic to treat her brother's injuries and turned out to be good at it so she kept with it. Was attracted to Sebastian the moment she saw him and felt like she could just be Valery around him instead of Hawke once they got to know each other. Basically her chaos was deeply drawn to his calm and she found solace in his unabashed kindness and desire to help people. Left Kirkwall with him and is now married to the Prince of Starkhaven.

Rhiannon Lavellan: my baby-faced Dalish inquisitor and the daughter of a craftsman and a city elf who ran off and joined the Dalish. Grew up under a stern father who expected Rhiannon to follow in his footsteps and while she wasn't half-bad at the family business so to speak, she was far better suited to using bows than making them. Though she does still carve occasionally when left to her own devices. Was only meant to observe the peace talks was in the perfectly wrong place at the wrong time due to stomping off angry due to a disagreement with the head of the group. Is in a constant state of imposter syndrome until the second act and she realized it didn't matter whether or not she was the Herald of Andraste because she was the job needed doing and it needed an Inquisitor. A task which was made bearable by the surprising friends she made in it, the people who got to see her as a person beneath the titles. Became really good friends with Dorian, Vivienne, and ended up developing a sort of big sister/little sister relationship with Sera. Was more surprised than anyone to realize she fell in love with a human, and a former templar at that. While she may now see her gods in an entirely new light, she still wears her vallaslin with pride, as a reclamation and a defiance rather than a brand. Once Solas and the Evanuris have been dealt with, she will be glad to return to Cullen and their children and their retirement. They more than deserve it, don't they?

And finally my first and likely canon Rook, Asala Mercar. A former Saarebas who survived the explosion of a qunari dreadnaught at the age of seventeen alongside two younger children. Her collar destroyed in the sea that almost claimed her, she defied the soldier who attempted to bring them back to the qun, a defiance he did not survive. And so three saarebas children became Tal-Vashoth. An innately kind and nurturing soul, she took care of the younger ones until, hungry and worse for wear, they stumbled upon a Tevinter military camp. She earned them sanctuary with the promise of qunari secrets. Impressed by her cleverness and her magical talent, she was adopted by the Mercars. She accepted only on the condition that the others became her siblings as well. A defector of the Qun and an alien adoptee of Tevinter, the newly named Asala navigates an uncommon space in the world, one where she is never entirely welcome but at least begrudgingly respected for her skill, wit, diplomacy, and leadership. Traits most would not have assumed of a qunari, but Asala has always possessed a curious mind and an aching desire to understand people, as well as a talent for the study of languages. Despite the years since her escape, she still cannot catch the scent of the sea without a surge of nausea and the very thought of seafood turns her stomach. Suffers from seasickness and thalassophobia.

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lottiesnotebook · 19 days ago

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send me a prompt! - Dragon Age Drunk Writing Circle Edition

Trying to get better at shorter fics/one-shots/standalones! Feel free to send me poems/songs/lyrics as prompts or pick something from the linked lists.

Ideally send me a prompt and a character or pairing, but I'll have a go at anything - any platonic or romantic pairing for any game (though I'm still midway through my first run at Veilguard)

Some of my favourite relationships (which I will happily write as OT3+s for the romances) include:

Origins

Dragon Age II

Dragon Age Inquisition

Dragon Age Veilguard

* Character borrowed from my wife, @adainesjacket

**Child OC - I love to write kidfic/found family fic

Potential Prompts (also feel free to send dialogue options, song lyrics, or poems!)

OC guide under the cut!

Origins

Luna Tabris

Rogue (Ranger/Bard), Hero of Ferelden and world's most reluctant Grey Warden. Friends with pretty much everyone, Alistair’s surrogate big sister in particular. Romanced Zevran and Morrigan. She would have been perfectly happy to get married and never leave the alienage until she got Double Kidnapped, at which point the Blight is the only thing stopping her dismantling Ferelden's political system like a kea dismantles a car. Chaotically bisexual cis woman

Reluctant heroine of The Kick Inside

Songs include: Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood, by St Vincent | Salad by Blondshell | The Calling, by The Amazing Devil

Melia Surana

Less reluctant Grey Warden, baby blood mage with the personality of a particularly sheltered Disney princess. Friends with Wynne and Leliana, romanced Alistair, Morrigan’s reluctant protegee. She is Trying Her Best at all times. Bisexual, possibly non-binary but doesn't have time to think about it

Songs include: Ribs, by the Crane Wives | When The Chips Are Down, from Hadestown | Cardigan, by Taylor Swift

DA2

Rhiannon Hawke

A blue/purple bi disaster rogue who should have been at the club or possibly a popstar, but is instead experiencing The Horrors. Romanced Anders, Justice, and Isabela, her closest friends are Bethany and Varric, Aveline is her long-suffering older sister figure. Bisexual cis woman.

Reluctant heroine of Merry Solstice (Please Don't Call)

Songs include: This Is Me Trying, by Taylor Swift | I Never Loved You, by Halsey | Television, by Natalia Kills

Inquisition

Rheyah Adaar

Tal-Vashoth Spirit Mage born into the Kirkwall Qunari enclave (it was rough). Trying Her Best because if she ever stops trying her best she is pretty sure someone is going to kill her. Truly the Herald nobody wanted, and usually not even the Inquisitor in my head. Potential romances in my head include Cassandra, Cole, and Vivienne (or Iron Bull if you like them toxic and weird). Friends with Dorian, Solas, Sera, and Varric despite the high chance he killed some of her parents. Best friends with @adainesjacket's Seong Trevelyan, who is the Inquisitor to her Herald. Non-binary but in a Qunari Genderweird way

Songs include: You’re On Your Own Kid, by Taylor Swift | My Silver Lining, by First Aid Kit | Before the Eyes of Storytelling Girls, by Anais Mitchell

Veilguard (incomplete)

Cara 'Rook' Hawke-Laidir

The Justhanders Oops Baby, a nepo-baby Lord of Fortune mage, and all around the Worst Possible Protagonist. Is only called Rook bc she begged Varric not to call her Princess at work. So far she is friends with everyone, flirting with Lucanis and Davrin, and had a childhood crush on Lace Harding when she was 12. She was born during DA2 so knows literally everyone, which only makes her worse. I do not expect anyone to care about her but I think she is fun.

Songs include: Primadonna, by MARINA | Daddy's Girl, by Natalia Kills | Never Love An Anchor, by the Crane Wives

#fic #dragon age #dragon age origins #dragon age 2 #dragon age inquisition #writing prompts #da drunk writing circle

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nerdee-blondee · 2 months ago

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all of my rooks i have made so far!

my canon purple/humorous rook, valeria laidir

she's a human lord of fortune mage (mage is a recurring theme here) and has the sharpest wit of all of thedas cause i decreed it LOL.

she and solas have a verbal jab off anytime they are in vicinity of each other. and she's gonna bully him back into the light (she reminds solas of fellassan)

my red/aggressive rook, varisa mercar

she's an elf shadow dragon mage and she is SO SICK of everyone's shit LOL she's nice.... until she's not... THEN u don't want to hear the words that will come out of her mouth LOL.

she does not trust or like solas right off the jump. she respects his knowledge and his strategies but that's as far as it goes. (she reminds solas of people like vivienne)

my blue/diplomatic rook, elodia de riva

she's an elf antivan crow mage and don't let this pic fool you, she is the sweetest bean in all of thedas. all of her difficult crow training was not enough to wipe out the large spark of kindness in her.

ever since learning that solas was a spirit of wisdom, she always tries to appeal to his better nature and is always kind and understanding while talking to him to the point of naivety. (she reminds solas of his romanced lavellan)

i cant wait to create more rooks for the other factions! creating rooks is probably one of the best parts of the game LOL

#dragon age the veilguard #dragon age rook #veilguard spoilers

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thedasweekend · 5 days ago

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Tag List:

Media:

#dao #da2 #dai #dav #da dlc #da au #da lit - (books/comics)

AUs will include tags based on the character(s) involved and their canon. For example, since he appears in multiple games, a Cullen Rutherford/OC fill would be tagged with:

#dao fill, #da2 fill, #dai fill, #da au fill

Characters:

Tagging will be done alphabetically by first name. Individual characters will be tagged with their full name.

OCs and canon player characters will be tagged with their surname only, and will have no gender noted. This is to prevent the mods having to guess when the gender is not explicitly stated.

Romantic pairings will be denoted with an x.

Examples:

#Oghren, #Wynne #Anders x Fenris x Hawke, #Anders, #Fenris, #Hawke #Dorian x The Iron Bull, #Dorian Pavus, #The Iron Bull #Mahariel x Morrigan, #Mahariel, #Leliana, #Morrigan

Full Tag List:

Player Characters:

#Aeducan #Amell #Brosca #Cousland #Mahariel #Surana #Tabris

#Hawke

#Adaar #Cadash #Lavellan #Trevelyan

#Aldwir #de Riva #Ingellvar #Laidir #Mercar #Thorne

Companions:

#Alistair #Leliana #Loghain Mac Tir #Mabari #Morrigan #Oghren #Shale #Sten #Wynne #Zevran Arainai

#Anders #Aveline Vallen #Bethany Hawke #Carver Hawke #Fenris #Isabela #Merrill #Sebastian Vael #Varric Tethras

#Blackwall #Cassandra Pentaghast #Cole #Dorian Pavus #Iron Bull #Sera #Solas #Varric Tethras #Vivienne

#Bellara Lutare #Davrin #Emmrich Volkarin #Lace Harding #Lucanis Dellamorte #Neve Gallus #Taash

Advisors:

#Cullen Rutherford #Josephine Montilyet #Leliana

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zoneofsmites · 2 months ago

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Felix, 9. Mirevas, 15.

Codex prompts from here!

Thank u for the ask Sadbh 💜💜

9. A future historian’s account of your OC’s actions.

[Excerpt from 'The Way of Progress - a Look Into Tevinter's History.']

Felix Mercar's rise to the Magisterium was one steeped in heavy controversy at the time. Being the first non-human Magister in history, and a Qunari, was cause for great social contempt from the upper echelons of Tevinter. He was appointed to the position by Archon Dorian Pavus, who had previously sponsored the young man's education in the Minrathous Circle.

It was an act that many Altus considered to be a grave offence to their stature. The blow was only slightly lessened by Felix Mercar's status as a mage, and role in saving Tevinter alongside the Shadow Dragons.

Magister Mercar initial presence and service in the Magisterium and public figure liked helped soothe any further explosive outrage for following non-human Magisters taking seats in the next decade.

As a Magister, Mercar was known for his progressive stance and steadfast insistence on dismantling slavery alongside being actively anti-Venatori. He spoke passionately for the rights of the non-magical and non-human. While these changes did not all come in Magister Mercar's time serving the Magisterium, his politics and presence helped pave the path for future progress.

In his personal life his connection to the Antivan Crows trough his marriage with the First Talon at the time, Lucanis Dellamorte, was always a point of debate, and for some Magisters it was personal concern for their safety. Many tried to pin any 'suspicious' deaths on Magister Mercar and the Antivan Crows, though none were ever proven.

(this one is a self-indulgent idea for a possible ending for Felix. It is also not mentioning him as 'Rook' at all because i love to subscribe to the idea that those identities end up becoming somewhat separate. Nobody knows Rook as Magister Mercar)

15. A letter to your OC from a companion they haven’t seen in a while

My darling Sulevin,

Firstly, I must thank you for the last letter and the accompanying tomes for the Circle's collection. The bottle of Vint-9 Rowan's Rose was also greatly appreciated.

As to your offer, while it is greatly appreciated the College of Enchanters is doing well for itself, it would be best to extend those resources to those who might need it more, my dear. And do extend my thanks for the offer to Divine Victoria as well.

Onto other matters, it has been ages since we have met in person, darling. You simply must come for a visit to the Montsimmard Circle soon. I have already made arrangements for a lovely diner at a prized Monstimmard restaurant, I shall keep the name a secret to not spoil the surprise.

Keep well, my dear.

[The letter is signed with the signature of Grand Enchanter Vivienne, the letter itself smells like lavender perfume.]

(what is the offer? idk probably something related to the tension between the Circle and the College. this is a worldstate with Leliana has divine and allied mages. the offer came from Divine Victoria, using the Inquisitor as the mouthpiece because they're old friends.)

#dragon age #datv spoilers #ask game #asks #datv #oc: felix mercar #oc: mirevas lavellan #hm. im gonna need to modify their tags i think #or do i just make one exclusively for Purpose/Sulevin...#sorry that doesnt make sense if you dont know my inquisitors lore. im just spitballing out loud.#zone of truth

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wyvernscales · 3 months ago

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Worldstate: Then Let it be Ruby

This worldstate is entirely about exploring the ways in which women in power come to be, and subverting tropes associated with women. Specifically the evil queen, the little old lady, the coming-of-age narrative, the girly girl, and the monstrous feminine specifically.

basic overview polycule? symbols

Origins:

Queen Lucia Mairyn Evandra Cousland, Hero of Ferelden

Class: Dual Wield Warrior | Champion/Berserker/Guardian Favorite Weapon: Cousland Family Sword and Shield Orientation: bisexual, cis woman entj: the commander Alignment: Lawful Evil Romance: Leliana Birth Year: 9:09 (Blight 21, Mage Rebellion 28, Inquisition 31)

Nationality

Hairstyles

Nickname

Awakening:

Warden-Commander Marguerites “Rita” Hèloïse Caron

Class: Warrior/Mage | Arcane Warrior/Spirit Warrior Favorite Weapon: Orientation: lesbian, cis woman intp: the logician Alignment: Neutral Good Romance: Clarel de Chanson Birth Year: 8:82 (Blight 48, Mage Rebellion 55, Inquisition 58)

Rita and Loghain

Her ship

Early life

Champion Adelaide Elspeth Hawke

Class: Mage | Force Mage/Spirit Healer Favorite Weapon: Malcom’s Honor Orientation: bisexual, cis woman esfp: the entertainer Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Romance: Isabela Personality: Aggressive/Humorous Birth Year:9:06 (Blight 24, Mage Rebellion 31, Inquisition 34)

Thoughts on her character

Inquisition:

Inquisitor Hissera “Tessa” Adaar

Class: Mage | Necromancer Favorite Weapon: Staff of Corruption Orientation: bi ace trans woman infj: the advocate Allignment: Neutral Good Romance: Joise <3 Birth Year: 9:11 (Blight 19, Mage Rebellion 26, Inquisition 29)

Short bio

On being the “Herald”

Thoughts on surface dwarves

Tessa and Vivienne

Mods

The nightmare’s taunt

Ser Adralla “Aria” Aurelia Trevelyan

S+S Warrior | specialization: Templar Favorite Weapon: templar sword and shield Orientation: straight esfj: the consul Allignment: Neutral Good Romance: n/a Birth Year: 9:18 (Blight 12, Mage Rebellion 19, Inquisition 22)

scar origin

family members

behind the name

The Veilguard:

Rook Marzia Mercar

Mage | specialization: Spellblade Background: Human Abomination + Shadow Dragon Favorite Weapon: Orientation: myers brigg: Allignment: Romance: Lucanis + Neve Birth Year:

Background and Initial Musings

Rook Iasmim Laidir

Mage | specializarion: Rivaini Seer Favorite Weapon: Orientation: myers brigg: Allignment: Romance: Bellara Birth Year:

Inital Musings

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