#cadash inquisitor is so good dont @ me

[queenaeducan]

tbh bioware was cooking when they made cad'halash thaig harbour ancient elven refugees and be destroyed by their own people for it. and then 1000s of years later have a scattered remnant of that thaig pick up an anchor forged by elven hands and made of a titan heart, and then befriend the person who tranquilised the titans, and then have them change his heart and realise they were people and they deserved better, and then have them advocate for his redemption even as the world seems set on destroying him. solas and cadash your friendship is connected by strings of fate like no other.

[eurekq]

>be me >today i will make a height chart for my da protags and their love interests >okay maybe ill make it an outfit and color reference too >well i dont want it to be too boring to look at >draw this

so here we are with all my sweet little ladies and their lis :]!!! from left to right: cassie cousland, marian hawke and anders, aoife lavellan and cullen, rhiannon tabris and alistair, cecelia hawke and fenris, melly cadash and sera

LOTS of extra stuff under the cut!!!

lovely da protag templates are from marian churchland!

dear sweet cassie, partaker in the forbidden non-romantic alistair marriage that the game never knows how to acknowledge. very much the definition of gaslight gatekeep girlboss. and by that i mean a genuinely bad person in the sense that she tends to toy with peoples feelings. had an extremely public affair with anders during the events of awakening. It takes a good 5 years for her and alistairs marriage to be anything even approaching functional. extremely savvy, ambitious, and charismatic; a great politician and an extremely effective ruler. morrigan is her closest friend in the world (yes i know i never had her in my party. thats because im bad at video games and needed a healer.) and they’re like sisters.

my default hawke. 6′2, buff as shit, slept her way through half of her friends before finally settling with anders. she’s a blood mage and her first use of blood magic was during a particularly nasty fight where she got speared through the stomach. she carves herself up for mana; anders puts her back together. does things in anger and impulse and then regrets them (see: giving isabela to the arishok, never reconciling with carver after leandras death). mean if you dont know her, intensely protective if you do, but takes betrayal extremely poorly. constantly taking action, even if it doesn’t turn out very well; she is physically incapable of being a bystander. her and anders are my fave da couple ever... ask me about my post da2 hcs <3 theyre happy and have a daughter named bethany :] she punched cullen in the mouth at the end of da2 so hard that it left that scar.

literally is there anything like your first dai playthrough being an elf. aoife is... remarkably well realized in my brain for a character who’s life began as my friend chanting “goth elf! goth elf! goth elf!” over my shoulder while i was in character creator. very affable and friendly, but extremely politically adept with a capability for subterfuge that even she isn’t fully comfortable with. huge history buff. solas was like a big brother to her and her faith was extremely important to her so trespasser was crushing. very curious, especially about magic; definitely learned some blood magic from hawke after hearing dorian and solas talk about it. dorian is her closest platonic friend, but cullen is her rock. as in he is literally so normal compared to everything else that happens to her and she loves him for it. also her and hawke are friends and a scenario that lives rent free in my mind is them hanging out while anders and cullen attempt to kill each other in increasingly looney toons-esque ways in the background. she turned out remarkably pretty for an inquisitor... look at her

....and that’s it for my canon timeline. onto the secondary timeline!

DEAR SWEET RHIANNON. 4′8 powerhouse with a sword longer than she is tall. i first played rhiannon with a friend who was very new to rpgs and she picked all of the mean dialogue options because she thought they were funny, which led to me discovering that alistair reacts oddly and kind of hilariously well to being made fun of by a female warden pre-duncan dying. rhiannon is fun in that she literally gives no shits about conflict avoidance; if you start something with her, she’ll see it through. disliked alistair on principle and poked fun at him when they first met, but after the events at ostagar bonded to him extremely strongly. very close to him pretty much at the exclusion of all her other companions. extremely strong willed, laughs loud and smiles wide, no real concept of subterfuge except for when she’s hiding her own pain, generally goes in the path of least resistance if it gets to her goal faster. #1 arl eamon hater. she looks pretty different when i draw her compared to how she looked ingame but this screenshot of her doing the like. dead deer tinder profile pic pose is extremely powerful

cecelia is the truest tragic hawke that i’ve played (rip cecelia. you had the misfortune to exist in the warden alistair timeline). lost carver, lost bethany in the deep roads, lost her mother, believes that fenris has left her. act 2; a real rough ride for cecelia. aside from all the tragedy, she’s tough as nails, direct, and extremely blunt. very cautious in combat, even more so since she lost both carver and bethany. plans upon plans upon plans and prefers to strike unseen and unheard from the shadows. DEEPLY in love with fenris, best friends with isabela and merrill. aware of anders affection for her and keeps some distance for both their sakes; after the chantry explosion she helps him fake his own death on the condition that she never sees him again. when terrible things are not constantly happening she has a very dry wit, part of the reason her and fenris get along so well. too many bad things happen to her for someone with such nice thighs and such a stylish cape. her save file had some weird bugs with companion like.... staring???? in weird directions???

the absolute energy here. she also turned out very pretty in inquisition.

melly is easily my most powerful da oc. not in terms of in-universe power (although sword and board reaver is like. unkillable.) but in the sense that she is a catholic (read: andrastian) mid-40′s widowed mobster milf. she’s very close to cassandra and vivienne and consults them for advice before she goes to her actual advisors. even she was surprised by her relationship with sera; she finds sera’s unique sense of humor very charming and really likes pulling silly pranks with her as a reprieve from her everyday life. when she’s not with sera, she tends to be very pragmatic and logical when making decisions for the inquisition and has a very defined sense of purpose. she takes her role as both as the inquisitor and the herald of andraste very seriously. she’s very warm and soothing to be around during off hours and random inquisition members will often drift towards her for life advice. first draft of her and sera in this drawing had sera wearing this

[himesona]

anyway I’m doing an Adaar playthrough too

[nipuni]

A lot of those tag things!

So yesterday I checked my activity feed for the first time in months and found I was tagged in a bunch of things I missed and I’m awful i’m so sorry, so I collected them and here they are for anyone interested in reading a lot of random irrelevant information about me haha thank you so much for tagging me!! I may have missed some tags because my browser was lagging really badly when I tried to load three month old stuff but I tried 😖

tagged by kiirdonel, evora-eriu-mclaggen, ethadahlen, halla-hunts-the-wolf, wintrylamppost, biotic-ii and other people I failed to check, thank you so much for the tags!!

Name: Natalia                                                                                     Starsign: Pisces Height: 152cm / 5′ Last thing you googled: the weather forecast Last book you read: the broken kingdoms if college things don't count Favorite music artists: oh man I don't know, I collect songs I like not artists, I also listen to a lot of chill playlists and game/animation soundtracks Last TV show watched: Brooklyn 99 What are you wearing right now: a long sleeved shirt and underwear, I am freezing but my apartment is a no pants area When did you create this blog: February 2012  What kind of stuff do you post: Mostly my drawings and dragon age things Do you have instagram: I think I made an account long ago but never used it, I probably will at some point Do you have snapchat: same as above! tho I don't think I'll ever use this one Do you have any other blogs: my inspiration blog Hogwarts House: Slytherin Pokemon team: Mystic Do u get asks regularly: yes and I'm terrible at keeping up with them How did you choose your url: I've been using it everywhere for years now Gender: Female Favorite color: burgundy, dark blue, dark cyan, moss green, gold, so many Average hours of sleep: 7-8 Favorite characters: Solas!! -bangs hands on desk repeatedly- How many blankets do you sleep with: a blanket and a comforter in winter, one blanket in summer Dream job: maybe Illustration? concept art for games? visual developement? I'm not sure, I don't like working Following: as in how many people I'm following? 1450 my dash is wild Random: I guess this is for a random fact about myself? my dream is to travel the world

Birthday: March 15th Relationship Status: taken Pets: A siberian cat named Anya Wake-up Time: 6am to 9am during the week, unholy hours during the weekends   Love or Lust: Love Favorite Food: I love sea food in general, spicy food, sushi, mexican food, i'm hungry Met a Celebrity?: just passed by some local ones Last Song I Listened to: the jeweler’s hand First Kiss: some stranger in a club Tall or Short: me? I'm super short

What colour and style is your hair? light auburn wavy and somehwere between my jaw and shoulders in lenght, my hair is naturally brown however What colour are your eyes? green Do you wear glasses? no, tho I do have reading glasses I use at times when my eyes are tired Do you wear braces? no, I probably should What is your fashion sense? to wear myself? because it varies when it comes to others hah, muted colors, usually baggy on top and tight/short bottom, a lot of sweaters over shirts and turtlenecks, high heels and boots for winter, round flats in summer, whatever I draw Nalia in haha Do you have any siblings? no What kinda student were/are you? a nightmare, I went through school and college not studying until maybe the day before the exam, no homework done, probably asleep in morning classes, I'm still lazy as hell What is/was your favourite subject? chemistry at school, all the humanities at college, right now it is painting class Favourite TV shows? I don't watch many shows honestly, just a bunch of documentaries while I'm having dinner Favourite books? all that sweet sweet fantasy/sci-fi romance Favourite pastime? art and games Any regrets? of course but i'm happy with my life right now Do you want to get married? sure, the only reason I'm not is economical hah Do you want kids? How many? yes, I would like one but not yet How many countries have you visited? three, lived in two, I'm planning to change that this year, I'm saving up! What’s the scariest dream you’ve ever had? that is awfully personal so i'll pass on this one, but I love my good dreams, they are surreal unpredictable adventures and have cool aesthetics!

Coke or Pepsi: coke? I dont like either really, I'm not into carbonated drinks at all Disney or Dreamworks: I like Disney reinassance movies and a few others, but my favourite movie is Prince of Egypt so asdkhawjh Coffee or tea: I drink a lot of both but I will say tea because I can have it whenever Books or movies: I don't watch a lot of movies so i'll go with books, but I like both Windows or Mac: windows DC or Marvel: I don't care much for either Xbox or PlayStation: playstation Dragon Age or Mass Effect: Dragon age!! I haven't played much ME so I'm super biased but yeah Night owl or early riser: Night owl, when I have nothing to do in the morning for 2 days in a row my schedule goes to hell immediately Cards or chess: chess, I don't know any card games but learned chess as a kid Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash or Adaar: Lavellan! Fluff or Angst: both together!! they need each other Inqusitor, Hawke or Warden? Inquisitor! Soup or pasta? pasta Manga or comics: manga Single player or MMO/Co-op?: OH crap, I like both for different reasons. I'll say single player, playing games with Ras and friends is great but I really hate a lot of the gaming communities so single player wins Cats or dogs: cats, tho I love both Sweet or salty?: both? I'm doing this meme wrong I know Paragon or Renegade: Paragon First person or third?: Third Time Travel or Invisibility? Time Travel Animation or Live action?: Animation Melee or Ranged Fighting Style?: Ranged Pineapple on Pizza or Fries dipped in ice cream?: oh man what, pineapple on pizza i guess, the second one sounds awful Tattoos or Piercings?: they are both nice Keyboard and mouse or gamepad?: Keyboard and mouse Pop or rock music?: both have good songs, it depends on the mood Beach or forest: both are good! this is hard, i’ll go with Beach  Clear Skies or Rain: Clear skies, i like rain but not when it is on me or my stuff, it also makes days feel slow and sad sometimes Cooking or eating out: eating out, Ras is a great cook tho! Spicy food or mild food: very spicy Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: a little too cold

phew that was a lot!! thanks for the tags again!! I’m so sorry for the long post if the read more doesn’t work��