#asvhalla lavellan

[rozzwil]

I tried to show this off in my last ask but didn’t realize how compressed it would be so here’s the full lineup at the moment of @diirthara-ma and I’s OCs! I beg of you to open this in a larger window ToT

[diirthara-ma]

OC Questions:

Does your OC have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with?

How quick is your OC to trust someone else?

What do you consider the biggest themes in your OCs, if any?

Thanks anon!! :)

Does your OC have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with?

Adasha is an only child, although Tamlen was like a brother to her. 

Toni obviously has two siblings, and she was probably slightly closer to Bethany, but she wasn’t super close to either of the twins growing up as their age gap often meant that she was more of an unenthusiastic babysitter than a playmate.

Enaste has three younger siblings:

Ellas, 27, is a hunter for Clan Lavellan (class-wise he would be an archer), although his true passion is making music. He’s married to a former city elf, Effe, and they have two daughters with a third on the way when Enaste leaves for the Conclave. Ellas is a romantic and is less bookish and practical than his older sister. He has been best friends with @rozzwil’s Ishavun since they were 7 and 8 respectively.

Harea, 25, is a hunter just like her older brother. She is trained as a warrior (sword and shield) and so is also on the front line if the clan is ever attacked. She has the most serious demeanor of all Enaste’s siblings and because of this her and Ellas clashed often as kids.

Asvhalla, 21, is the baby of her siblings, and she definitely acts like it. She is the only other one of Enaste’s siblings who is a mage. She has spent the last five years training as a healer (a job she both enjoys and excels at) and also helps grow/gather/trade for the clan’s food (a job she enjoys far less and is not particularly good at).

How quick is your OC to trust someone else?

Adasha is quick to trust; she’s very young and optimistic and sees the best in everyone. She also believes that she’s strong enough to protect herself (physically and emotionally) if her trust is misplaced.

Toni just...doesn’t trust people. She probably doesn’t even truly, wholly trust Merrill, despite how much she loves her.

Enaste is quick to be kind, but slow to trust.

What do you consider the biggest themes in your OCs, if any?

I’m not sure if they have an overarching theme between them all, I purposely set out to make them all quite different people with different strengths and struggles.

[mylavellanclan]

Vhelani and her twin sister Asvhalla

[markedbysolas]

Vhelani Lavellan- A Tragedy

Remember how Varric said the Inquisitor had the worst luck? She really does. TW for a terribly tragic death filled angst ridden backstory that can only get worse once I start writing her into my fics. (skip to the end for the backstory)

BASICS

Full Name: Vhelani (meaning helper of the people/one who puts others before themselves), Misera (Her mother’s name meaning Blade of the Sky) Lavellan.

Origin: Dalish elf

Age: 35 at Conclave

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Titles: Healer/Midwife to the Clan, Inquisitor Lavellan, Herald of Andraste

Varric’s Nickname: Angel

COMBAT

Class: Mage

Specialization: Rift Mage

Weapons: Staff

Magic: Creation/Spirit Healing/Elemental/Blood/The Anchor

Skills: Healing, Herbalism

TYPE

Myers-Briggs: ISFJ

Enneagram: Type 2 The Helper

D&D Alignment: Lawful Good/Chaotic Good (her personal bias overrules her morals at times)

Archetypes: 53% Caregiver, 33% Spiritual, 13% Intellectual

Zodiac: Eluvia

Gift: Spirit magic/ secretly studies blood magic

Color: Green

Metal: Bloodstone

Flower: Arbour Blessing

BACKGROUND

Born: 11 Cloudreach 9:06 Dragon

Nationality: Ferelden

Place of Birth: Outskirts of the Brecilian Forest

Religion: Non-believer/questioning

Languages Spoken: Common, Elvhen

Languages Read: Common

BODY

Height: 5'7”

Hair: Ginger/ Copper

Eye Color: Yellow/light Amber

Vallaslin: Ghilan’nain

RELATIONSHIPS

Romance: Solas

Parents: Misera Boranehn and Athras Of Zathrian’s clan (both deceased)

Husband: Ithelanas (deceased)

Children: Ellas (deceased)

Siblings: Asvhalla, twin sister (alive at the time of conclave)

Friends: Sera, Dorian, The Iron Bull, Krem, The Chargers, Varric, Cole

FAMILY HISTORY & BACKSTORY

Vhelani’s mother Misera (a name she chose for herself when she joined the Dalish) escaped from the Edgehill Alienage as an orphan when she was 8 and began to show magical talent. Confused, and afraid to be sent to the circle, she was taken in by the Dalish and fostered until she was forced to leave for another clan because of her abilities. As a particularly skilled arcane warrior she joined what would be Zathrian’s clan as a warrior and met her husband, Athras. They had 4 children but only 2 survived- their twin girls.

Vhelani and her twin sister Asvhalla were both sent to the Lavellan clan at the age of 14, (They refused to be separated but as a mage Vhelani was the only one who had to go.) Vhelani was a potential First to the keeper and her sister  had a gift with the Halla.

Vhelani married Ithelanas at age 19 and became pregnant shortly afterwards. Ithelanas died protecting the clan from bandits shortly before their son, who Vhelani named Ellas, (meaning our hopes), was born. Ellas did not live past his second birthday due to an undetected heart defect. She buried him next to her husband and entwined the branches of their trees to grow into knots that would bond them in death. 

Vhelani began to study and learn every known form of healing magic and secretly practiced blood magic. In the early years after losing her family she was often tempted by demons but she was always careful to keep her feelings grounded through her connection to her sister. She was determined to heal as many as she could and believed it to be her true calling, her sister often chided her for exhausting herself and giving too much but asking nothing. 

She became the midwife to the clan and even went to the Alienage in Wycome to see to mothers and children that needed her skills. Occasionally she would be called on to discreetly assist with a human birth and was paid to keep quiet about it. It was the only thing that helped her grieving to pass and made her feel like fully living again.

Shortly after their 26th birthday Vhelani and Asvhalla got word that their parents had died, their father to a plague that took many of his clan and their mother in the battle of Denerim.

The Keeper allowed her to remain as the First, but Vhelani did not take her position as seriously as she should. She was not interested in the cultural history the way she once was and did not care to learn the traditions required to fill the role when the time came. Everyone in the clan was kind to her and knew of her losses, but they saw her as cursed. Vhelani was respected for her strength and skills but she had few friends apart from her sister and she had no desire to make any or to remarry.

Knowing she could no longer be the First and seeing others who were more suited and enthusiastic about the position, Vhelani volunteered to go to the conclave. Keeper Deshanna knew that Vhelani needed to leave her sadness behind with the clan and told her she hoped she would find something in the journey that could inspire her to live again as more than she had been. She told her she loved her as a daughter and wished her to live beyond what she had endured, “Life does not always mean pain, I hope you can be reminded of that.” They had spoken about Vhelani going to another clan before, hoping she would find a spark again, but this was the first time Vhelani had started to feel she could actually do it…