#chara cadash

[fanfoolishness]

The feminine urge to draw Harding in the center and my dwarf Rook holding her face, with my Cadashes, Brosca, Dagna, Sigrun, Valta and Bianca in the circle with her. SCREAM IT OUT

Fucking hell

Solas is the one who severed the Titans - the dwarves - from their dreams

Solas DARED look Varric and Harding and Cadash in the eye all that time

Watch that memory with a dwarven Rook who says that Solas took their dreams away from them and their people. I’m crying my damn eyes out right now. I’ve always loved playing dwarves and this is GUTTING me.

[albaharu]

im so excited for da4 i drew all my charas with my faves for each game <3

[doodlingfoolishness]

Chara Cadash, trying to get along in her new lot in life.

[the-eldritch-it-gay]

just saying my takes are sexier

in order the chara’s shown here are

Teja “Cadash” - She/Her He/Him

Serafine Tabris - They/Them

Vyrian Xhojsia - She/They

[deimcs]

And now, presenting: Lord Inquisitor Lorint Cadash; vanquisher of the rebel mages of Ferelden, crusher of the vile apostates of the Mage Underground! Champion of the Blessed Andraste herself! Accompanying the Inquisitor, Ryke and Bandi Cadash, esteemed cousins and sworn protectors, last living heirs of the Cadash legacy. (x)

[daocs]

mobile chara list

► LILIAN  

Anders ‘Trevelyan’ 

CúChulainn Surana

Garrett Hawke

Lyrianne Cadash

Setanta Lavellan

► KAZ2  

Enoch Andras & Lorca

DA: Surana & Hawke & 'Lavellan’ & Felassan

SWTOR: Cheza

MEA: Alinea Ryder 

D&D: Murphy & Belphegor

PoE: ’Auri’ Fisk

► JU 

Tinuviel Tabris

Aeron Trevelyan

Edith Hawke

Manon

Maedoc

Taar

► ELORVIN 

Sheela Lavellan

► PICATTA

Kallian Mahariel

► LULA  

Alenne Hawke

[egbert-in-space-blog]

RULES: answer all questions, add one question of your own and tag as many people as there are questions. (hell no here’s almost an 8th of them)

tagged by @hawesome

tagging uh. @meowmeownyander @daxchrome @strider-strudel idk i dont talk to ppl

1.      coke or pepsi: dr.pepper

2.      disney or dreamworks: i dont care dude its a movie

3.      coffee or tea: theyre both kinda nasty

4.      books or movies: i havent (willingly) read a book in years so Movies

5.      windows or mac: windows

6.      dc or marvel: uh??? idk??

7.      xbox or playstation: im poor

8.      dragon age or mass effect: what

9.      night owl or early riser: night owl i never sleep

10.  cards or chess: cards wtf i cant play chess im stupid

11.  chocolate or vanilla: chocolate !

12.  vans or converse: converse!!!!! i love them best shoes

13.  lavellan, trevelyan, cadash, or adaar: what

14.  fluff or angst: why not both

15.  beach or forest: beach even tho i’d sunburn

16.  dogs or cats:  B U N N I E S

17.  clear skies or rain: clear skies rain makes me die

18.  cooking or eating out: eating out im a lazy fuck

19.  spicy food or mild food: mild. spicy makes me die

20.  halloween/samhain or solstice/yule/christmas: halloween

21.  would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: hot

22.  if you could have a superpower, what would it be: FLYING. NYOOM.

23.  animation or live action: animation

24.  paragon or renegade: what

25.  baths or showers: showers

26.  team cap or team ironman: wha. i dont care?

27.  fantasy or sci-fi: sci fi

28. do you have three or four  favourite quotes? if so what are they: its trash can not trash cant

29.  youtube or netflix: im broke i only have youtube we dont have netflix

30.  harry potter or percy jackson: i read one percy jackson book but none of harry potter so

31.  when you feel accomplished: never lol

32.  star wars or star trek: star wars

33.  paperback books or hardback books: hardback. better weapon

34.  horror or rom-com: romcom i hate horror so much

35.  to live in a world without literature or music: no

36.  pastel colours or dark colours: why not both

37.  tv shows or movies: movies i dont watch tv enough

38.  city or countryside: city ! country makes me uncomfy so many christians that want me dead

39.  if any other zodiac sign could describe you, what would it be: homestuck

40.  if you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life what would it be: i dunno probably somethin from fall out boy

41.  cinema or theatre: cinema

42.  if you could be any fictional character’s best friend, who’d you be: armin arlert??? comfort chara right there

43.  smiling or smirking: i’m chronically depressed

44.  are you an ‘all or nothing’ type or are you more consistent: what

45.  playlists or your whole library on shuffle: playlist on shuffle

46.  travelling or staying at home: stay home im tired

47.  books or fanfiction: fan fic

48.  If you could live in a fantasy world, what world would it be: I WANT LOWAS BACK

49. your favorite cartoon: uh. idk pokemon??? idk. i dont watch tv.

50.  name the weirdest five songs on your itunes, current or past: i dont have itunes apple is shitty

51. mountains or plains: mountians i guess

52. favorite anime (or tv show if you don’t watch anime): *dabs* i like a tiny 13 episode one called Karneval i love it sm nai is my child

[thenerdcommander]

All My BioWare Charas I Can Remember...because I feel like it

Dragon Age: Origins

Illys Tabris, Myren/Alim Surana, Merida/Raes Cousland, (some Aeducan guy I can’t remember the name of because it’s been forever, and a Mahariel girl), Rikka Brosca (I swear I didn’t know about Rica at the time wtf)

Dragon Age 2

Marcellyne Hawke (even though I’ve played this game the most out of all I can’t remember any more *le shrug*)

Dragon Age Inquisition

Shirika/Jamar Cadash, Harold Trevelyan (yes, I know.  I’m super creative), Ellana Lavellan

Mass Effect Trilogy

Daniel Shepard, Darren Shepard, Anya Shepard, Ness Shepard

Mass Effect Andromeda

Valor Ryder (THIS BOI.  YESSSSS THIS BOI.  HE IS FAVORITE), Alecca Ryder, Cassandra Ryder

[fanfoolishness]

help I wanna yell at people about Dragon Age AGAIN (yes I know it's been years, yes shut up) but no one is around. Send me a DA character and an in-game location and I'll make up a silly headcanon/drabble about them for it. Anyone?

[fanfoolishness]

Introducing Chara Cadash!  A smith in her thirties, she makes some of her living selling weapons to the Carta, but she also runs an above-board fine jewelry business in Starkhaven.  She’s used to mostly being left alone to do her own thing, getting most of her shop’s orders for weaponry by message-raven, and hasn’t really gotten her hands dirty before.  She trained in archery as a youth and still occasionally hunts in the woods on the outskirts of town.  Archery is mostly a hobby for her, not a way of life.

She takes pride in matters of geology despite lacking stone sense.  She’s skilled at noting geographic conditions on her journeys that are likely to produce good mineral veins.  In the meantime she’s also become a decent tracker, using the same skills to assess wildlife and terrain.

She’d never seen a spirit or a ghoul or a wisp or whatever the dust those things on the way to the Temple of the Sacred Ashes were, and she’s not looking forward to seeing more of them.  She was sent by the Carta to the conclave to spy as a merchant selling mainly weaponry and the occasional Chantry trinket.  As her duties in the Inquisition grow, she’s forced to hand over ownership of her business to her younger siblings, a fact the Carta grudgingly accepts.

I’m thinking she may find herself smitten by the poised and intelligent ambassador from Antiva....

[fanfoolishness]

A Legacy (Cadash + Solas, DAI)

(I wanted to write Josie x Cadash. Or Varricfic.  Instead, this musing with my new Cadash and Solas came out.  Oh well! 1200 words, gen, set when first visiting Crestwood.)

***

Chara Cadash hissed, clapping a palm over the wound in her bicep.  She let out a long breath between clenched teeth.  The sound of waterfalls drowned out her exhalation, and she hoped, for a moment, that she was safe.

Until Solas approached, his face set in that curious mix of concern and disinterest she had come to define him by.

She sighed, settling back on her haunches besides the campfire.  “I’m taking first watch tonight, remember, Solas?  You’re allowed to take some rest for yourself.  Varric and Blackwall are already asleep.”

He knelt beside her, keeping a respectful distance.  “I am aware, Inquisitor.”

“So what brings you from your rest?”  She glanced up at the stone-worked harts flanking the waterfalls, the granite glistening from the recent rain.  It was good work.  Solid.  “I would have thought you’d like to see the Fade from here.  These monuments must mean something.”

Solas gave her a small smile, one that failed to reach his eyes.  “They mean many things.  But I cannot sleep when I find my mind uneasy.  You’re wounded, Inquisitor.”

“Is that so,” she attempted.  Solas merely arched one thin brow at her, and she acquiesced.  “All right, then.  It’s nothing serious.”  The eyebrow arched ever higher.  “It’s… just a wyvern bite.”

Solas nodded.  “I suspected as much.  You do know that wyvern venom can cause permanent damage, I suppose?”

Chara rolled up her sleeve swiftly, her stomach clenching.  The wound in her arm already looked nasty, festering with a greenish cast to the surrounding skin.  Her stomach swooped.  “Well, that’s a fucking lovely surprise, isn’t it?  I -- I’d thought it could wait ‘til tomorrow --”

“It should not,” he said.  “May I?”  He extended a pale hand toward her, palm up.

“We’re out of potions,” said Chara swiftly. “I didn’t want to cause a fuss.”

“Healing was never my greatest talent,” said Solas, fixing his gaze on her wound.  “But I do have some small skill in this area.  It would not do for you to lose an arm from something as mundane as an untreated wyvern bite.”

She hesitated, staring into his blank face.  She had met many people in her time, some honest, some pretending, some believing they were honest but telling lies all the same.  Something about Solas often left her feeling odd, unsettled.  His fury about the recruitment of the templars had not helped her perception.  And yet --

She extended her arm to him.  He took it by the wrist, his touch sure but gentle, respectful.  Magic slowly swelled around his grip, an aura that tingled through her hand, wrist, forearm, into the bite itself.  It was warm but muted, sending soft sparks through flesh and vein.

She looked away.  This was not for her: magic was a thing she had learned early on was for humans, elves, Qunari.  She knew it didn’t stick the way it did for the other races; knew the mages had to work harder, cleverer, sneakier for their spells to take on dwarves.  She didn’t like to make it more difficult for them by staring.

“Very well,” she said stiffly, gazing up at the twin harts.  She cast about for something to discuss, something besides the inherent awkwardness of accepting healing from a mage who despised her.  “It’s beautiful stonework, isn’t it?”

Solas lifted his gaze from her wound, eyes sliding over the harts amidst the waterfalls.  “Mhm.”

“What does it mean to your people?”

A flinch, faint, felt through the grip he maintained on her arm.  She gazed at him, perplexed.  “I’m sorry.  Did I say something wrong?”

He let out a soft chuckle.  “No.  It’s quite all right.  But I am not Dalish, Inquisitor, and these were certainly made by Dalish elves.”

“Forgive me,” said Chara.  “I’m afraid I never learned much of the elves in the Marches.  The city elves had their homes and their trees, but they never made…”  She gestured with her good arm.  “These meant a great deal, once.  You don’t build something to withstand the elements for centuries if it’s meaningless.”

“I expect not,” he said.  His magic rustled along her skin, her muscle, veins and nerves.  She swallowed, feeling it encase her arm, trying to find the way in.  Normally she enjoyed the way magic seemed to slide off of her in battle, but healing magic doing the same had been a great disappointment.

“Do you wonder what they will find of us, centuries on?” Chara asked.  Stars twinkled above the stone harts in the deepening twilight.  She chuckled.  “Look at me.  I’ve gone and said us.  Perhaps Inquisitor is starting to sound familiar.”  She let out a long sigh, her arm aching.  “I don’t care for it, if I’m to be honest.”

Solas raised his gaze from her wound.  “A curious thing for a leader to say.”

“Perhaps,” said Chara.  “Then again, it isn’t as if I intended any of this.”  She bowed her head.  “Thank you, Solas.”

“Your gratitude is appreciated, Inquisitor, but your healing is still in progress.”

“I know,” she said.  She flexed her palm and fingers into a clumsy fist.  The venom had worked its way deep into her arm, much deeper than she had hoped.  The clean sensation of Solas’ healing buzzed beneath the numbness, growing stronger by the moment, and she allowed herself relief.  “But I appreciate your healing someone you despise.”

The magic slowly strengthened along the length of her arm, her muscles nearly burning with it.  Solas’ grip on her wrist tightened slightly.

“Inq--”

“You disagreed with me about the templars,” said Chara.  “I understand.  I thought magic gone awry required a certain solution.  You felt differently.”  She pulled her arm back from him, only a mild ache still present in her bicep.  Her hand tightened into a fist, then relaxed, a faint tremor running through the fingers.  

“Your dexterity should return within the day,” said Solas, ignoring her last.  “You are welcome.”  He inclined his head towards hers in something like a shortened bow, then got to his feet.  

“Solas,” she said sharply.  He turned back to her, tension keen in the set of his shoulders.

“Yes?”

“The harts beneath the moonlight,” she said, pointing with her healed arm.  It shivered only slightly, a great improvement.  He looked to follow her outstretched fingers.

Beneath the parted clouds, the moonlight danced upon the harts, hidden moonstone shimmering deep in their fine-carved eyes. Splendid opalescent shimmers flashed in blue and white, a calculated choreography illuminating the silent grove.

Chara studied the patterns of their shining eyes, certainty thrumming within her.  “This was carved with a harvest moon in mind,” she said.  “The angle of the light -- it wouldn’t create a luminescence with a normal full moon, not with how deep-set the eyes have been carved.  It’s inspired work.  Meant to last for many, many seasons.”

Beside her, Solas stood tall and still, hands loosely clasped behind him, eyes bright in the moonlight.  “A legacy,” he murmured.

“Yes,” said Chara. “They were meant to be seen.  The question is, what were they meant to say?”

Solas’s lips curled up, a small, subtle motion, and this time, the lines at his eyes narrowed in a genuine smile. “They speak a promise, Inquisitor.”

“A promise for what?” she asked.  The moonlight sparkled on the surface of the pond, sparkled deep in the harts’ gray eyes.

“For another day.”

[doodlingfoolishness]

Do any of the Dragon Age crew still follow me? I was kinda thinking of making a new Cadash... a gentle smith, perhaps. Chara Cadash, mayhaps?

[fanfoolishness]

Chara Cadash... super cutie pie.  Recruited Sera, Vivienne (why are all my dwarf women so enamored of her? oh, wait. maybe that’s all my female Inquisitors. maybe I’m just gay for Vivienne), and Blackwall.  For some reason even though DAI Cinematic Tools is working, Fraps doesn’t seem to want to take caps when I’m using it... gonna have to figure out what that’s about because I thought I took several tonight and this is all I have in my folder now, LOL.

Anyway, am very much enjoying the Nexus mods to wear any basic armor I want regardless of class, and one mod that gives an awesome dwarf outfit to the Inquisitor.  Chara, you’re adorable.

[fanfoolishness]

Chara Cadash, dealing with her new lot in life.

[the-eldritch-it-gay]

Do I always struggle remaking OCs in picrews because I always make such specific art of them with things like intricate tattoos or scars or hairstyles? Yes, yes I do. But its fun to relax and do some picrews of some DA charas.

Top: Amal Surana (He/They), Elane’lunalen Mahariel (He/him) Mid: Azahar(a) Hawke (Xe/They), Joaquín Hawke (He/him) Bottom: Teja “Cadash” (She/Her), Badr al-Din Lavellan (They/He)

[the-eldritch-it-gay]

Ooooo are you still answering oc asks? Could you tell us more about Teja? I’m playing origins as a dwarf rn and idk anyone else with dwarvish charas :’( and Teja looks /amazing/

Teja’s one of the first dwarf’s I’ve played in Dragon Age lmao. Though I did play through the Dwarf Commoner origin not too long ago since I was curious. But Teja,, I love her. While I may have lost all my screenshots and saves, my gyazo folder of her game lives on

I also was thinking about her recently since I updated my DA OCs page to give some info on her finally, as when I had last updated the page all I had about Teja was a few doodles and no story.

Teja joined the Legion of the Dead to redeem her family's name, though she prefers not to talk about the details. To Teja, her history starts with her death and initiation to the Legion of the Dead. After many years within the Legion, she takes her position very seriously. This, however, did not stop her from falling in love with a dwarf from the Carta that she saved after they got lost in the deep roads. During their relationship, Teja because somewhat well known to the Carta, as she helped out her partner on occasion. One of such occasions was the Conclave. Because of the knowledge that the Carta was there, Teja's identity was mistaken as a member of the Carta, specifically, her partner, a Cadash. To protect her partner and cover the truth of her position, she went along with it, which eventually lead her to leading the Inquisition, albeit reluctantly.

I think it is obvious with most of my OCs that I really vibe with death imagery and the concept of death and life in death, which honestly is just because of my view of death growing up latine and celebrating Dia de Los Muertos. Actually, Teja’s design largely came from my messing around in DAI character creator and the Legion-esque tattoos reminded me of Catrina makeup and I was !!!!!! (Sorry I get very like, flappy hands excited about Teja)

I really think the Legion of the Dead is neat, and honestly, Dragon Age is lacking in dwarven characters and even more so in dwarven characters that actually love and are connected to their culture. So, Teja!

But for some more info about Teja as a character, she really takes her part in Legion of the Dead seriously: She is dead, and not only is someone saying otherwise upsetting to her beliefs and culture but also she really hates that it minimalizes the sacrifice she made for her family to return their honor and name. So boy does she Really Hate being seen as the Herald of Andraste who was Brought Back to Life or whatever. That actually is what makes her kinda admit to some people that she’s in the Legion of the Dead. She joined the Legion a little before she was 18, and hasn’t seen her family since. She was born in 9:02 which means during Inquisition she’s 39 meaning she’s been a part of the Legion for about 22 years.

In the Inquisition, I imagine Varric figures out preeeetty early on that Teja isn’t actually a Cadash or part of the Carta, but what’s he gonna do? Tell? Of course not. He thinks it’s kinda funny that Teja lied about being a member of the Carta.

In her playthrough, I romanced Blackwall, which I also think is kinda funny because they’re like. Opposite in a sense. Teja is a well-ranking member of a kinda secretive military order that lied and pretended to be a criminal. Blackwall is a criminal pretending to be a highly respected member of a secretive military order. (Teja also might have started to puzzle together that Blackwall isn’t actually a Warden, given that living in the Deep Roads for 22 years means Teja has seen her fair share of Wardens and talked with many of them).

I could probably ramble about Teja for a while lñdskdlalññdals, I just think she’s neat!!