#chasind Hawke au

[persephoneggsy]

Chasind Marian Hawke rescuing missionary Sebastian from the Korcari Wilds after he’s attacked by another less friendly tribe.

Chasind Marian insisting on taking him back to the nearest village, despite the stares and insults she gets from the “civilized” folk.

Chasind Marian and Sebastian taking a liking to each other, to the disapproval of both their peoples. Marian’s tribe thinks Sebastian is just using her in an attempt to convert them all the chantry. The chantry thinks Sebastian is slipping into his old womanizing ways and that chasind woman is going to seduce him into going back down a dark path.

Chasind Marian and Sebastian eventually running away eloping from both groups to make their own lives somewhere new.

[motherofmabari]

Ooh ooh this is something I have thought about SO MUCH with regards to Gemma. I headcanon Malcolm as Chasind, making Hawke Chasind as well. Since the Chasind are related to the Avvar, I think it's fair to assume that Chasind views on magic are similar to the Avvar's, including the bit about how Avvar mages learn to control their magic through bonding with a spirit and undergoing ritual possession.

All this to say, Gemma AND Bethany went through the ritual possession in my headcanon. Gemma was bonded with a spirit of hope, specifically one known as Promise, and Bethany was bonded to a spirit of compassion, known as Mercy.

Appropriately, the demon that is most dangerous to Gemma is Despair. She came closest to succumbing in the weeks after her mother was murdered and her duel with the Arishok.

The spirits/demons that are most drawn to them are so fascinating to me because of what it says about them as people. Gemma is a girl who's been living her whole life trying to fulfill a promise - a promise for a better future, a promise of freedom, a promise to defend, a promise to do better. She's a weather witch who craves freedom, to ride the storms and revel in her magic and its potential free from care, but she's tethered by the reality that she does care. She feels yanked in all directions, by the promise of the horizon and the promise that is duty, her duty as the eldest Hawke child and her duty as Champion. She carries all that is bright and new and hopeful in Promise, as well as the weight that Promise bears. Without that, there's nothing left but Despair, and as Gemma loses her hope for the future and her determination to keep fighting by the end of Act II, Despair gains a foothold and very nearly swallows her whole.

question time returns!

if a spirit/demon were to be drawn to your oc, or your oc to them, what "flavor" of spirit/demon would that be?

[dreadfutures]

3 and 4 for the dragon age ask?

Thanks for joining in the hype!

3. Do you usually play as a warrior, mage, or rogue? Which class are you planning to try first this time around? Which subclass?

I usually judge games based off of their melee handling before I go to play mages, since mages tend to be the most unbalanced in any franchise. I've played as mages and rogues and I frankly have hated the rogue gameplay in these games--it feels SO stiff, compared to AC. If I'm a rogue, I want to be fluid backstabby killshot dodge mechanics, or a really seamless bow hotswap. Maybe we'll finally get something closer to that in DA4, but it's not going to be my go-to.

So yeah, probably a Warrior chasing down a Slayer spec because big big weapon and stronk gorl makes my brain buzz. I just played Transistor for the first time and fell in love with Dishonored last year so I have "body guard assassin" on the mind, and I think an intimidating bodyguard with a giant sword is gonna be my first recourse.

4. What does your worldstate look like going into DAV?

Alright cracks knuckles here we go. There's some flexibility with DAI's timeline (we have a 10 year stretch, I'm expanding the Inquisition to take more than a year lol)

Background World State:

DAO: Warden-Commander Mahariel did the dark ritual, became Arl and Teyrn, went off to search for a Cure--and failed. He died right before Trespasser, in Morrigan and Kieran's arms.

DA2: Force/Blood Mage Hawke sided with the mages, spared Anders, and was left in the Fade; Warden Carver; Fenris romance. Fenris is off doing Wraiths of Tevinter stuff.

Inquisition: #shadows in the sun AU

Ixchel is not fully elven. She was adopted by Clan Lavellan. She becomes a 2-handed Warrior, Champion spec.

Driven by insecurity, she went to the Conclave to prove that she was useful to the Clan. At 16, she became the Inquisitor. She has no vallaslin.

I know that Solas has been running around for 10 years, but let's just say that Ixchel's Inquisition probably took more than 1-2 years lol. It was a hot mess. She is probably in her early 20s by the time Trespasser rolls around.

She allied with the Mages, Conscripted the Wardens, let Morrigan drink from the Well. Leliana was hardened. Cassandra is Divine. Celene was spared. She let Bull sacrifice the Chargers. She did recruit Sera, but they hate each other's guts (Sera is more empathetic in Trespasser, and they get along but are never friends). Spared Blackwall. She tried to be all-inclusive as Inquisitor and make every culture and faction feel at home, but mostly it was just isolating and made her feel out of place in particular, belonging to no one.

She only had high approval with Solas, Varric, Cole, Dorian, and Cassandra. She was so close with Solas that she put together he was an Ancient Elf, and the Dread Wolf, but not his plans--and he did not tell her. Mostly this just served to strengthen their close bond as mentor/mentee.

Clan Lavellan was massacred in Wycome. She never found survivors.

She does Jaws of Hakkon before Corypheus. She learns Ameridan is Dalish and goes to Keeper Hawen's clan on the Exalted Plains to tell him; Hawen offers her vallaslin. Solas warns her about what the vallaslin really are, but she takes them anyway. Then they go to face Corypheus.

After Solas vanishes and everyone moves on from the Inquisition, Ixchel travels with Morrigan and Kieran (who is only 5 years younger than her, ish). She learns some ancient elven from Morrigan and the Well, and Chasind and Avvar practices. When Mahariel returns she stays for a bit longer, but he gets sick quickly and she feels like she's intruding and doesn't belong so she leaves.

In Trespasser, she kills Bull. She frees the Dragon. She finds all he evidence of Fen'Harel's slave rebellion and the evil gods. She wants to join Solas but he refuses. She protests that she is tired of fighting, and if he lets her live, that's what he is asking her to do. He knows. He kisses her goodbye.

She enters a crippling depression, disbands the Inquisition, and formally retires. She lives in Skyhold but travels (mostly to visit either Cullen at his clinic, or Val Royeaux to visit Cassandra). While traveling, the Regret Demon manifests and destroys the rotunda. That prompts her to join the fight against Solas for real.

It doesn't last long. She burns out and tries to end her fight in her Skyhold bedroom.

Kieran appears and saves her from death, though she is permanently marked by it. He nurses her back to health and also motivates her to keep going and keep trying to save the world--not just from Solas, but from the evil gods who will one day get loose for certain.

At age 25-26, she joins up with Varric and Lace to find the fledgling Veilguard!

:)

[findyourrp]

🪵 on the prowl for a 21+ advanced to novella partner for a canon-divergent retelling of Dragon Age: Origins 🪵 Hello! You can call me Kels or Knave (she/her, 25, EST).

. Activity will be low, expect anywhere from a reply a night to two replies a week. . I average 500 words per reply, third person past tense. It will vary depending on how many characters I'm controlling, setting and exposition, etc. etc. I don't need you to match post-for-post, but while I love internal monologue I want replies that have something tangible for my character to react to as well. . My warden will be my primary character, but I'm very comfortable playing secondary characters and I expect my partner to do the same. We can hash out whether we want control to be exclusive or split when we're planning things out . Content warning - canon-typical cosmic/psychological/body horror, gore, references to sexual assault and abuse, slavery, cults. I'm certain there's more I'm forgetting. if you have any triggers or squicks, I'd like to talk about them beforehand. For the mature content, this is NSFW, but whether we write smut or not is up to you. . Not a fan of Cullen or Cassandra, and I'd prefer they not be in this one. Onto the juicy stuff >> It's implied that the other origins die, since Duncan isn't there to intervene. I want to write in a setting where he recruits all of the origins, and then all or some of them miraculously survive Ostagar without Flemeth's help. How do they deal with the events of Origins while unaware of Alistair and the HoF's survival? My main character will be a very determined, angery M!Tabris. He's gay and romanced Zev in his save file, but romance is not a requirement. I'm just as happy roleplaying a platonic friendship/rivalry. Some ideas include;

. One of the origins, either the HoF or another straggler from Ostagar. I would love a Brosca (my beloved), I have a plot bunny about a Surana who had a messy breakup with my Tabs before the templars came, and if I found someone who wanted to play Twin!Tabris I'd be ecstatic, but all of them are good <3 . Anyone in the main party, either stumbling across my Tabs by accident while travelling with HoF/Alistair or encountered separately. Zevran, Morrigan, and Shale are my favorites. . Canon characters/player characters from Awakening, DAII, and Inquisition, inserted into the plot early by the power of au. Anders, Sigrun, Velanna, Merrill, Isabela, Fenris, Hawke & Twins, Dorian, Scout Harding, a half-asleep Solas, an itty-bitty Sera <3 <3 (Sketch?? Does anyone remember my boy Sketch???) . My idea of Tabs' flight path out of the Kocari wilds includes cutting through the Brecilian, so a Dalish or Chasind OC would be very cool to encounter. But honestly, you could play anyone you want! I just want to explore the setting of DA:O in a less linear manner, and half of the fun is pairing unlikely characters up with each other to see what the chemistry's like.

ANyway, if you're interested, I've got some character refs and a rough starter prompt in my docs so we can jump right in to planning. 👍 Either like the post or add me on discord (kellas_cat) and I'll get back to you. Thanks!

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[rainwolfheart]

I came across this lovely art of a Hawke that reminds me of Beau again and suddenly wondered if there was anything to a Dragon Age Mighty Nein AU.

this is Dragon Age we only have three classes and four races sorry

I’m basing most of this off of the character options in the Dragon Age TTRPG, I’m a bit rusty with the lore otherwise (it’s been a whiiile)

Beau is from a well-to-do Fereldan family. They sent her off to study at the University of Orlais when she became a problem, and there she joined the DA equivalent of the Cobalt Soul. Orlesian Student background, human rogue (no specialization)

Fjord was orphaned in Antiva and eventually became a sailor. He made a deal, unknown to him, with a strange Fade serpent, which saved his life, then endangered it again. Caduceus helped him break free from its control. Waking Sea Raider background, human (half-elf) warrior (spirit warrior specialization)

Caleb was once a Fereldan circle mage and passed his Harrowing, but was trained to do terrible things by Ikithon in service of the Fereldan crown. When he broke, they made him Tranquil and placed him in another circle. The Tranquility was reversed years later by a spirit of curiosity, which possessed Frumpkin, and Caleb fled the circle, becoming an apostate. Apostate background, human mage (force mage specialization)

Yasha was from a Chasind tribe. When she betrayed her tribe’s customs by marrying for love, she fled, and in her vulnerability was possessed by a demon. A spirit of courage helped her break free and has been following her since. Chasind Wilder background, human warrior (berserker specialization)

Veth was a Fereldan city elf (though really from the countryside) whose family was captured by a powerful human apostate (Isharnai, possibly a Witch of the Wilds). Veth negotiated with the witch, essentially selling herself into slavery to free Yeza and Luc. The witch disfigured and experimented on her, until Veth finally managed to flee. City Elf background, elf rogue (marskman specialization)

Caduceus is a Dalish elf whose family has protected a hidden Dalish graveyard in Orlais for centuries. Their forest is overrun with Fade rifts, and one by one, the entire family has left, seeking other Dalish clans for help. Dalish Elf background (homebrewed to allow mage), elf mage (spirit healer)

Jester is a second-generation Tal-Vashoth from Antiva. As a child, her only friend was a spirit (some would say demon) of mischief she named the Traveler. Jester has always been an apostate, hidden both because her mother didn’t want it known that she had a child and because of her magic. Tal-Vashoth background, Qunari mage (no specialization)

Mollymauk is pretty sure he was once a Tal-Vashoth reaver, but he lost his memory, so he can’t be certain. He and Yasha were part of a Fereldan carnival when they met the rest of the Nein. Tal-Vashoth background, Qunari warrior (reaver)

bonus Vox Machina:

Grog - Avvar background, human warrior (berserker)

Keyleth - Dalish Elf background, elf mage (shapeshifter)

Percy - Fereldan Noble background, human rogue (marksman) - no guns in Ferelden but Percy could be a crossbow tinkerer

Pike - Circle Mage background, elf mage (spirit healer) - she’s given special leave, like Wynne

Scanlan - (Orlesian) City Elf background, elf rogue (bard)

Taryon - Nevarran Adventurer, human warrior (no specialization) - commands a golem

Tiberius - Tevinter Altus background, human mage (force mage)

Vax - Orlesian Exile background, human (half-elf) rogue (assassin)

Vex - Orlesian Exile background, human (half-elf) rogue (ranger) - with a bear companion, of course

flipping the narrative here, the twins are half-elves but because half-elves look human in DA, they got to live with their noble human father for a bit; they willingly exiled themselves due to how elves are treated in, well, any Thedas society

[jellydishes]

Would your warden or Hawke have actually accepted the role of inquisitor if Cassandra had located them as she’d planned to? Would they have been a good leader for the Inquisition? / If they’d been in each other’s places would they have made the same or different choices? And who would they have romanced, if anyone? / Do any of your protagonists marry and/or have children? 

Would your warden or Hawke have actually accepted the role of inquisitor if Cassandra had located them as she’d planned to? Would they have been a good leader for the Inquisition? hmmmmmm tsurin tabris would begrudgingly accept, i imagine, but make it absolutely crystal clear that she didn't want to be, and anybody who called her the herald in her presence would, at best, have that comment greeted with stiff grimaces masquerading as a smile, but a lot of punching and/or snapping out curses would happen. and tsurin would be impressively good at the military strategy angle and bringing together mages and elves and the grieving and similar, but uh, be less good at having the slightest amount patience for dealing with basically everybody else. josephine would have A Lot of scrambling to compensate for this to keep her busy

and ludte hawke would initially refuse in a way that would most likely involve insulting cassandra and everything she stands for to her face, but eventually agree if convinced that she was needed. and she would hate it even more than tsurin tbh. tsurin is at least an andrastrian. ludte, is not, and would would have immediate, very bad reactions at anybody attempting to associate her with that religion at all. she would also be EXTREMELY unhappy at leading a religious army that directly benefitted the chantry, and dissolve it as soon as humanly possible. she would also be very good at the military strategy, but would piss off basicsloy everybody she was supposed to be charming at, with the exception of the chasind you can meet. she'd get along with them fairly well, as her father malcolm had been chasind, and while she doesn't remember most of the language or customs, she does still desperately want a connection to her father's culture, so,

If they’d been in each other’s places would they have made the same or different choices? And who would they have romanced, if anyone?

oh man this is an involved question lol. okay so, tsurin tabris in hawke's narrative position would have HATED aveline starting after she became the guard captain, but in the whole would make the same major decisions, with the added slant of devoting a good deal of her attention to helping city elves along with refugees. she would PROBABLY romance varric and anders, and possibly isabela. in inquisition, i'm going to hazard a guess that in general the large earth shaking choices would be the same, but details would change. like, i'm gonna yell you right now that the first person who cracked a comment about elves at the winter palace would have A LOT to gossip about, just saying,

ludte hawke as a warden would be, well. she'd be SUCCESSFUL, but she would choose harromont as king, straightup kill zathrian's ass, punch a lot of templars during the broken circle quest, and save both connor and isolde. she would infuriate alistair because she would make a loghain a warden, then proceed to die in dramatic fashion. she would romance leliana and possibly sten. as inquisitor, she would infuriate everyone all of the time, and punch even more templars. i'm gonna go ahead and say right now that she would refuse to work with a former templar. at all. no. not gonna happen. she would also not exactly be happy with blackwall or solas, but on the whole make goody good decisions. she would romance scout harding and iron bull

belluel trevelyan as a warden would involve at least 50% more shenanigans and swapping pirate stories with isabela, as well as her being an unholy terror at anyone being awful at mages. just gonna say right now that her anger would have a body count. she would romance leliana and an enby zevran, and morrigan. in hawke's position, she would be constantly mystified and frustrated but in the whole make very similar choices, just be far more popular because she isn't an obvious emotionally constipated jackass. she would romance merrill and isabela

Do any of your protagonists marry and/or have children? okay i was GONNA say that tsurin does not ever have kids of her own but does end up adopting kids in various aus, but then i remember that in my personal canon she, as a trans lady, is keiran's other biological parent, so there you go. she potentially marries, but it's on a case by case basis. ludte hawke would probably have kids down the line yeah, but i don't know how many, but they would definitely be fenris and varric's. she wouldn't ever marry anyone, but would absolutely have strong, lifelong romo relationships. belluel trevelyan does not in my canon for her, but assuming it was an au that started prior to inquisition and she was dating a trans lady or dmab enby person it's possible, as inquisition starts when she's sixty, whoops. and she also never married, but spoils her loved ones at all times

[typhonserpent]

You Showed Me, Chapter 3

Fandom: Dragon Age 2 Rating: Explicit Genre: Romance/Omegaverse Pairing: Fenris/Anders Summary: Omegaverse AU. Fenris has a secret that nobody else knows. When he has to travel to Orlais to help Hawke and her new friend Tallis steal a priceless jewel, his secret becomes harder to hide. When Anders discovers what Fenris is hiding, what he does with the knowledge is not what Fenris expected.

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The space beside the bed was already cold by the time Fenris opened his eyes. Anders was seated at the little round table off to the side of the room. It was draped in a red tablecloth. The silver platter atop it bore a half loaf of bread, butter, a pot of tea, and a silver bowl piled high with fruit. Anders was in his feathered coat, hair already tied back, picking at a pile of grapes beside him.

"The servants dropped this off, if you're hungry." He said.

Fenris reached for the pack beside the bed, silently grateful that he'd chosen the side farthest from the table. Grabbing the bottle of cologne was an innocent enough action, he decided, and he was not going to approach Anders with his early morning stink.

He was rubbing it onto his neck when Anders spoke up, "Massage oil? You know your neck probably wouldn't be so sore if you didn't sleep in your armor."

"I do not recall asking your advice, mage."

Fenris seated himself opposite Anders and plucked an apple from the fruit bowl. Eating it felt like swallowing mud. He only made three bites before he absently set it on the plate and set to work fidgeting. The silence was broken when there was a knock at the door, and Hawke's voice muffled from the other side, "Alright, boys, put your clothes on. Everyone's already downstairs."

Anders rose right away and made for the door. He stopped halfway, asking, "Aren't you coming?"

"I will in a moment."

The mage left without any further prodding. Fenris used the chance to retrieve a pinch of herbs from his bag, then headed downstairs.

There was already a crowd gathering beneath the lions, an antsy mix of Orlesian and Ferelden nobility, distinguishable only by whether or not one elected to wear a mask.

Even armor couldn't bar Duke Prosper from looking as regal as possible. He was easiest to pick from the crowd, his helmet freshly polished with a wide, fluffy feather perched atop. He was every bit the noble huntsman, and Fenris found his assumption true when a man in a cream mask and a black cap spoke up.

"Andraste's tears, Prosper, when is this going to get started?" He asked.

The duke turned with a flourish, the golden buckles on his jacket glimmering in the pale morning sunlight. "Presently!" He announced, then turned to address the crowd, "All right, everyone. You all know the tradition, yes?"

He was ridiculously styled. Red silk sashes over his shoulder and along his waist, a golden pendant of an intricate crest, leather gloves that squeaked with every movement of his fingers. He waved his hands as he spoke, which might have been annoying if Fenris weren't busy staring at the way he'd styled his beard. It was meticulously pulled into two stiff spikes jutting out from his chin. It moved up and down when he spoke.

"The first to find and slay a wyvern wins the honors at the celebration! And bragging rights, of course. Good luck to you all!" The Duke made a dismissive wave. The crowd moved at a snail's pace. Most of the fancier-dressed people were commanding small bands of sell swords. A few others simply crouched down with one another to go over plans.

Hawke strode up to the Duke, looking every bit as though she owned the place, and came in direct contact with a muscular wall. He had a face made out of angles, with Chasind tribal tattoos along his eyes and forehead that only served to make his whole face cast even more shadows. His hair was woven into corn rows and pulled back into a pony tail. A two handed battleaxe was strapped to his back. The huge, broad-shouldered body guard crossed his arms, jaw tightening.

She forced a grin, "Lovely day for a hunt, don't you agree? Very outdoorsy."

The Duke came up behind the man, and this formerly immobile mountain turned his head to listen as the Duke said, "Ah, the Champion of Kirkwall!” And then, turning to the bodyguard, stressed with a point of his finger, “These are honored guests."

The body guard uncrossed his arms and gave one final glare at Hawke before walking away, taking a natural place behind Duke Prosper.

Hawke walked up to the duke, who chuckled, "Please excuse Cahir. A polite body guard is a contradiction in terms, or so I am told."

"A Chasind?" Hawke asked, eyebrows perked, "Here?"

"Ah, yes. You are Ferelden, aren't you? You would know of his people."

"I know of darkspawn, too, but I generally don't let them breathe on me."

"Oh, he breathes on all the guests." The Duke waved his hand dismissively, "Think of it as a rite of passage!"

The way the Duke's eyes wandered to Tallis made Fenris' skin crawl. There was a spark behind his eyes that spoke a mix of emotions. Danarius used to get the same look in his eyes. He was an alpha assessing a threat, determining whether it was better to fuck it or kill it.

"And who is this lovely specimen?" He asked.

Regardless of her size, Tallis squared her shoulders and spoke like a blushing noble, "You flatter me, Your Grace."

The same gaze passed over Anders and Fenris, and the elf squared his shoulders and jaw in defense.

"And I see you brought assistance," The Duke continued, "Already armed and armored. Wonderful!"

Finally, his gaze turned back to Hawke, and the domineering aura faded from his eyes. Whether it was through a sense of kinship or ease, Fenris couldn't tell.

"I must say, your presence is a surprise." Prosper said to her, "When we spoke at the banquet you seemed ... uninterested when I mentioned our hunt."

She responded without missing a beat, "It's a favorite pastime of mine to find things and kill them, actually."

Prosper threw back his head with a hearty laugh, "So I hear! At any rate, I won't keep you from the hunt! Wouldn't want you to fall behind the others, yes?"

"The sooner we get to the celebration, the happier I'll be."

There couldn't have been more truth to Hawke's words.

"Oh I quite agree!" Prosper exclaimed, "The festivities cannot come soon enough. Good luck to you, my lady. Remember: fortune favors the bold."

Prosper turned on a heel and left them. There was a strip leading uphill where the foliage had been trampled into a suitable path for travel through the woods. Hawke was leading the party up that path when a Ferelden man stopped them with a motion of his hand. He wore chainmail-and-leather armor with a blue jerkin layered over it, silver vines and vines sewn into the fabric. Salt-and-pepper hair was pulled back, revealing a map of lines and crow's feet on his face, made even paler by his light blue eyes.

"You've come a long way to join our duke, serah." The man said, "You'll pardon me for saying that you do not seem like a hunter. A word of caution, since you are new to this: wyverns spit venom. Their victims suffer terrible pain before they die."

Hawke cocked an eyebrow at him, "Since people hunt these creatures successfully, I imagine there's a trick to learn."

"There are many tricks. It is best not to face the beast head-on. Flank them. Blind them, if you can."

Fenris stopped listening to the two Fereldens. Hawke seemed to have a knack for talking to her own countrymen. He was rolling the herbs around with his tongue, finding they'd already taken on the texture of sand. Hopefully they'd last him until the end of the hunt.

He knew Hawke was done when the man finally gave her a bow, which she returned. "May the Maker's luck grace your hunt. Be careful, serah." The man said.

Fenris was especially sensitive to the smells in the woods. Damp earth and moss, rotting foliage, he picked up the scent of rot as they passed a brush that no doubt held the remains of some predators dinner. The smell of blood didn't strike him as odd until they came upon a field soaked in it.

"Wow." Hawke whistled, "Would that be prey or from a wyvern itself?"

Tallis shrugged, "I've heard they fight for dominance. Can't be gentle."

"Maybe we can use some to draw out rivals."

Fenris sniffed, unable to shake the sense of deja vu that had overcome him the second he was in the clearing. He'd smelled this blood before, though he'd never encountered a wyvern. It reminded him of when Hawke had dragged them to the Bone Pit.

"I don't think that's wyvern blood." Fenris said, right before they heard a hellish lizard screech.

The largest dragonling was leading the flock, bellies low to the ground as they scurried down the worn pathway, eyes on the party. Fenris drew his sword and immediately lit his markings.

There was a buzz to combat that always overcame him. Time ceased to exist, his other senses turned off in favor of only the necessary ones. Sight was needed only to know the moment when he had to knock his blade into the dragonling's chest. Hearing alerted him to the soft stomps behind him so he could swivel around and strike at the one sneaking up on him. He wasn't sure at what point he wound up swallowing the herbs under his tongue, nor how much dragonling blood managed to splatter on him. He was not thinking of anything other than defense and attack when the juvenile wyvern shouldered its way into the fray.

Broad shoulders and thick muscles set this lizard apart from its distant cousins. Fenris and the dragonlings turned in unison, and Fenris charged for the wyvern before Hawke could shout, "Wait, Fenris!"

The wyvern flared, hissed, and sprayed a stream of bile onto its attackers. Fenris closed his eyes as it sprayed against his face and shoulder, already knowing where his sword was going to land. He thrust his sword into the wyvern's shoulder, muscle bulk and scaly coat sending the blade sliding off to the side with barely a scratch on it. A handful of dragonlings thrashed behind Fenris, while the rest swarmed the wyvern like ants to a corpse. Fenris didn't see where they went before he collapsed, his head swimming.

He felt the cooling sensation familiar with Anders casting a healing spell. It took care of the scratches and blisters from the battle, but did nothing for the knotting in his stomach nor the fatigue that seeped into his lungs. Just breathing suddenly took a lot of effort.

Anders knelt next to him. He knew him by scent - that stupid enticing scent he had to sleep next to the past two nights. Bony fingers pressed into his forehead. He felt the wash of another spell, a familiar scan Anders did to diagnose.

Hawke and Tallis came up behind them just as Anders concluded, "He's poisoned."

Anders had a sort of focused trance that overcame him when he started healing. With the diagnosis, he immediately removed the water skin from his belt and soaked a handkerchief in it.

"That hunter said something about a treatment." Hawke said.

"Andraste's mantle, drakevein, and winterberry." Tallis added, "I saw some drakevein and andraste's mantle growing along the west half of the hunting grounds. Winterberry shouldn't be too hard to find, either."

Anders was delicately rolling Fenris onto his back while he said, "I can brew it if you hurry, every second counts."

They didn't need any more coaching. In seconds, Fenris and Anders were alone in the clearing. "Fenris if you can hear me, I need to get as much of the venom off you as possible."

Fenris groaned an incoherent response.

Anders wiped at his eyes and mouth first, deep strokes of wet terrycloth that made Fenris scrunch his face. He cleaned his cheeks, chin, and as Anders started to clean his neck a primal instinct made Fenris reach up and swipe feebly at Anders' hand. The venom had drained so much of his strength that he couldn't fight it when Anders shrugged off his hand and chided, "Quit it, I'm almost done."

The mage leaned in closer, and Fenris flinched as the cloth passed over the tattoos on his neck. Anders cleaned there, and along the base at either side of Fenris' neck. In a single horrifying second, Anders steady breathing turned into inhaling from his nose, then a sniff, and a confused furrow of his brow. Another deep inhale.

Shit.

"Fenris ... are you in heat?" The mage breathed.

Anders looked up, eyes wide, and blurted, "You're an omega?"

Adrenaline and panic gave Fenris the strength to raise his arm and push Anders away, though the mage didn't budge an inch from where he was kneeling over Fenris. "Don't." Fenris whispered.

Emotion behind Anders' eyes snapped into place, and he blinked until he was focused again. "Knickerweasels." He muttered, setting a hand over Fenris' forehead, "You're burning up."

Anders removed his coat, and covered Fenris in it. Uncorking a potion, he held Fenris' head up with one hand while he poured the potion into his mouth. It went down bitter and did nothing for his nausea, but he felt some of the chills in his body lift when it took effect.

Anders remained blessedly silent until footsteps hailed Hawke and Tallis' return. Anders immediately stood, meeting them halfway across the clearing. "Don't come close." He said, "I ... can't be certain I cleaned up all the venom. Can't risk you two getting sick as well."

Hawke cocked an eyebrow at him while she handed over a bundle of herbs. "Is he going to be alright?"

"Should be, but I'm going to take him back to the room after this. The fever's taking a lot out of him. Will you two be alright on your own?"

Tallis scoffed, setting her hands on either hip, "It's just a wyvern and a bunch of dragonlings, what's the worst that could happen?"

"I think we'll be fine." Hawke added, "That hunter mentioned it wasn't uncommon for the hunt to last a few days. We might not even get to a wyvern by night fall."

They said their goodbyes, and he returned to Fenris. He tore apart the herbs and stuffed them into the empty potion bottle, then added the last of his water. A quick fire spell had the water inside steaming, and in a few seconds a potion began to brew. Propping Fenris' head up with one hand, he poured the potion into his mouth.

The relief was immediate. The potion hit his stomach and spread out like ripples. Warmth spread, to his fingertips, and with it the ache was gone, and he opened his eyes to see Anders bent over him. Blonde hair falling about his face, wrinkled on his furrowed forehead.

"Mage ..."

"It's okay. I sent them away."

Anders was already working a hand under his arm, hoisting Fenris up. The more Fenris breathed, the more his grip on the situation returned to him. He was sapped, but his eyes were focused and he could move without pain.

He got to his feet with Anders' help. "Grab your sword, we'll head back to the room."

[motherofmabari]

Out on a mission with Hawke, Varric, and Isabela, Fenris stumbles upon Hawke reveling in her magic and doesn't know how to respond.

Chasind Hawke/Malcolm was Chasind AU

[evillesbianvillainarchive]

Its super late but today me and cole added Hawks and Natsuo to the MTA au so

Natsuo was born in the magi tower but since he wasn’t a mage nor he had any special ability that could interess Endeavor and his goals and also he had no intentions om becoming a templar, he was cast out of the Tower when he was a young teen (around 13 years old). He lived mostly on the streets and at some point found himself in trouble. He was saved by the Grey Wardens and joined them, leaving Ferelden till the blight started and he finally managed to be together with his family again.

Hawks is Chasind and was kidnapped by the Templars when he was rather young - like around 8 years olds - and forced into the Circle. He already got some sort of affinity with animals by that time tho and spent the rest of his time in the Circle either trying to escape - succeeding twice but being brought back because he didnt destroy his phylactery - or using his abilities to learn how to change form into a hawk. By the time he mastered his shapeshifter abilities he already became quite the nemesi of Endeavor, being one of the few mages who dared to stand up to him and that even managed to ridicule him. They were thinking of making him tranquil when Hawks finally managed destroy his phylactery - controlling a templar through blood magic - and escaped in his hawk form. Endeavor chased him but couldn’t find him for months so he lied, saying he found him and killed him to keep his honor in the Chantry.

Hawks went back to the Kolcari Wilds and it was there that he met a little orphan Tokoyami, took him with him and taught him everything he knew about magic and shapeshifting.

Also Hawks and Natsuo are together, continuing the memorable tradition of Enji’s kin to just fucking become apostates and/or falling in love with apostates.

[lumateranlibrarian]

About my OC

I was tagged by @penthesilea1623, and I’ll talk about my canon Inquisitor, Japhra Cadash, a dwarven, dual-wielding rogue from Markham.

I tag @godihatethisfreakingcat, for any of her OCs from Sons of Jerusalem or There and Back Again... and that’s the only other fic writer I can think of at the moment - hi, Seas!

I’ll also tag @vaderslocker if they have any OCs they want to talk about :)

Feel free to retag me if you want to know about any of my other Dragon Age OCs - August Lavellan (son of Fenris), Elakshi Lavellan, Lainie Hawke, Nathaniel Trevelyan, or Wonder Adaar

GENERAL

Name: Japhra Cadash

Alias(es): Honeybee - courtesy of Varric

Gender: Female

Age: 24

Place of birth: Markham

Spoken languages: Common, Dwarven, and the Carta equivalent of Thieves’ Cant (a bastardized version of formal Dwarven, with bits of Antivan, Orlesian, and Common thrown in)

Sexual orientation: demisexual, but no specification as to her partner’s gender or sexuality

Occupation: In canon, she’s the Inquisitor, but I have modern AUs where she’s a guidance counselor, where she’s a member of the Bull’s Chargers, and where she’s a photographer.

Eye color: Chasind yellow

Hair color: Auburn

Height: 4′8″

Scars: She has a very deep gouge through her eyebrow, from an injury she received when she was thirteen. There is another scar running through her lip that she got on her first lyrium run through the Vimmarks. She has other assorted scars on her arms and legs from combat, but they are less notable.

Burns: Nothing significant.

Overweight: No.

Underweight: Not currently, though she was underweight for a while while she lived on the streets for a short period during her childhood.

FAVOURITE

Color: Red

Hair color: Blonde

Eye color: Gold (can you guess what - or rather, who - I’m getting at, here?)

Music genre: Fast-paced reels and things you can dance to. She’s not a huge fan of ballads.

Movie genre: Action

TV show: She would binge Hard in Hightown if it were out on Fantasy Netflix.

Food: She likes fried foods, particularly potatoes.

Drink: Spiced ciders and ales

Book: She doesn’t read much in public - reading and writing not being her strong suit - but she’s been known to swipe a history book or two from Dorian’s “finished” pile in Skyhold. He pretends not to notice.

HAVE THEY

Passed university: No university in canon, but I’ve written a story where she’s finishing up her degree.

Had sex: Yes

Had sex in public: No

Gotten pregnant: No (though I have an AU where she is pregnant at the start of the game, and delivers a month or two before Corypheus attacks Haven)

Kissed a boy: Yes

Kissed a girl: No

Gotten tattoos: No

Gotten piercings: Yes.

Had a broken heart: Yes. She lost her sister, who was addicted to Lyrium, when she (Japhra) was thirteen years old. They had a physical altercation when her sister was hallucinating while under the influence, and after Konna came to her senses, she left on a job, and Japhra never saw her again.

Been in love: not yet

Stayed up for more than 24 hours: yes

ARE THEY

A virgin: No

A cuddler: No - but she becomes one with time.

A kisser: No

Scared easily: Depends on the situation.

Jealous easily: No... but she doesn’t think she deserves very much of anyone’s attention, either.

Trustworthy: If somebody has her loyalty, she’s got their backs one hundred percent. But if she doesn’t trust them, she’s willing to manipulate or keep them out of her way as needed.

Dominant: When she’s angry or worried, this side of her comes out to the forefront.

Submissive: She rarely, if ever, allows herself to be this vulnerable.

In love: Not at the moment. But soon...

Single: At the start of Inquisition, yes. By the end of Inquisition, not so much.

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Have they harmed themselves: No

Thought of suicide: Yes, though I do not plan on going into this deeply in the story.

Attempted suicide: No

Wanted to kill someone: Yes. The Dasher, her boss in the Carta whom she worked for and eventually escaped from. 

Ride a horse: Only once she joins the Inquisition, and even then, she resolutely sticks with ponies.

Have/had a job: Carta enforcer, and later Inquisitor

Have any fears: Becoming the person she used to be before Inquisition, taking on some of the Dasher’s “leadership” tactics, and being betrayed by people she trusts.

FAMILY

Sibling(s): Konna (older by nine years, deceased)

Parents: Aaloka Ghosan (mother, who left soon after Japhra was born), Sandar Cadash (father, deceased)

Children: none

Pets: Astyth Cadash, a silver-haired mabari that is literally the size of a cart-horse. Astyth is named after a personal hero of Japhra’s, the paragon Astyth the Grey.

[lucienfairfucked]

oc masterpost

{ last edited: 23 September 2019 }

THEDOSIANS [DRAGON AGE]

Anansi Surana | Elven Chasind/Rivaini | Hero of Ferelden, First Enchanter of the Fereldan Circle, “Herald of Andraste” (1/2)

Annis ar Kattrin o Frosthold | Avvar | Retainer of the Inquisition

Ashala-aqun | Qunari (Elven Fereldan/Seheron) | Lady Inquisitor

Briar Heart | Vashoth | Grey Warden(?), Protector of the Amaranthine Enclave

Candide Caron | Orlesian | Grey Warden

Cassius | Tevinter Altus | Magister

Ciarán O’Shaughnessy | Fereldan | Templar, military advisor to the Inquisition

Daniel | Dalish Elf | scion of Shartan, retainer of the Hawk Estate, martyr

Dion Mahariel | Dalish Elf | viddathari

Elijah Hawk-child | Chasind/Marcher | Champion of Kirkwall, Lord Protector of Kirkwall

Hiberna Skaara | Frostback Elf | retainer of the Inquisition

Jethro | Elven Ander | former slave, Liberator of Tevinter

Kasaanda | Vashoth | “Herald of Andraste” (2/2)

Mahnon Lavellan | Elven Antivan | Lord Inquisitor

Sula Tabris | Elven Fereldan | wild woman of the forest

Talan | Vashoth | oracle; Arital of the Vashoth

Yngvar Cadash | Surface Dwarf | Merchants Guild member, Carta member

Zaarilek | Dragon? | ...Razikale

Zhané | Rivaini | mage lookin to raise hell

Zimir Trevelyan | Marcher | hot aristocrat that’s gonna cause the Inquisition some hassles. I’m workin on it

SHEPARDS / RYDERS [MASS EFFECT]

Adrian Shepard | Earthborn | Renegade Vanguard

Ana-Dimitri Shepard | Spacer | Spectre, Reaper Heir-Apparent

Jericho Ryder | Pathfinder

London Shepard | Colonist | Paragon Adept

TAMRIANS [ELDER SCROLLS]

Azha Sendu | Redguard | Second Era rogue who becomes something more

Celebor | Snow Elf | necromancer, lich lord

Draumir | Bosmer | stoned elf

Idrissa | Redguard | spy, Stormcloak, eventual High King of Skyrim

Llovyn Arendur | Dunmer | Archmage, Listener

Nadali Arendur | Dunmer | disgraced Telvanni, Nerevarine

Nadir | Redguard | Champion of Cyrodiil, Speaker of the DB, eventual Prince of Madness

Naianil | Maormer | sea boi

Red Drustan | Redguard | thief, assassin, Llovyn’s bestie

Thorin Bloodraven | Nord | hunter, widower, Daedric pawn, really unlucky bloke

Thrandir | Altmer | loremaster, Devoted Cleric of Hermaeus Mora

Valkyr Blood-Skald | Skaal | Shouter, barbarian, proud father of 7 werewolf pups

Verys Arendur | Dunmer | Azha’s companion, father of the Nerevarine and the Last Dragonborn, real strange dude

EORZEANS [FFXIV]

Dayir | Au Ra | mysterious companion to the WoL

Ishan | Elezen | a most un-heroic and hedonistic Warrior of Light

ERDANS [FABLE]

Adam Byrne | Alban | Hero of Bowerstone, first King of Albion

Alia | Samarkin | first Queen of Albion

Dusk | Alban | Hero of Oakvale

Ethan Byrne | Alban | Hero of Southcliff

Nuala Byrne | Alban/Samarkin | Hero of Brightwall

Severine Stark | Alban | self-made aristocrat, Patron to the Arts & Sciences in Albion, CFO of Stark & Faraday Industries

Shaun | Alban/Auroran | machinist, caretaker, inventor, eventual Lord Protector of New Albion 

Shuvan | Auroran | spirit warrior (and unwitting kingmaker)

Tristan Arrow-Singer | Alban...? | Gunslinger, lorekeeper, mysterious wanderer

EORANS [PILLARS OF ETERNITY]

Gandr | ??? | Invoker of Rymrgand, Watcher (not THE Watcher), Hound of Keahi

Keahi | Island Aumaua | THE Watcher, Hound of Eothas, Heir of Eothas

SAINTS [SAINTS ROW]

Alexander Mann | Saintsguard | bodyguard, brewmaster, don’t call him “Thor” (or, do)

Claudio V Invictus | Boss | Saint of Saints, head of Saintscorp, leader of the Sinners Cabal

Shango Snake-Eye | Saintsguard | Saint of Samedi, druglord, silent killer

WASTELANDERS [FALLOUT]

Gabriel | Lone Wanderer

Gideon | Courier Six, Wild Card

Noah Kingfisher | Sole Survivor, General of the Minutemen, Gunslinger

Zora Kingfisher | war veteran, Noah’s wife

AZEROTHANS [WORLD OF WARCRAFT]

Ananduil | Blood Elf | demon hunter, soul-twin of Venanduil

Venanduil | Night Elf | druid, favoured of Cenarius, soul-twin of Ananduil

OTHER

Ayin | Hunter (Bloodborne) | Great One in training

[darpbloglist]

Dragon Age RP Masterlist

Entries with a single asterisk (*) after them denote that the muse is part of a multimuse blog.

Entries with two asterisks (**) after them denote that the muse is a crossover character with a Dragon Age AU

To be added to the list, please refer to this post and follow the directions there.

Player Characters

Hawke

@ebonyhellebore - Davyna Hawke - Selective *

@hemorrhaging - Astor Hawke - Semi-Private

@hoodedhawke - Adam Hawke - Selective

@nxthero - Avveria Hawke - Semi-Selective

@pxperhearts - Kaitlyn Hawke - Private * 

@sardcniiic - Aella Hawke - Semi-Selective

@stars-and-satina - Elia Hawke - Semi-Selective *

@trivialsinsrps - Atreus Hawke - Semi-Selective * 

@toliiberate - Marian Hawke - Private

@unityhawkk - Marian “Wayu” Hawke - Semi-Selective/Private

Inquisitor

Adaar

@adaar-the-vashoth - Amalthea Adaar - Semi-Selective

@ebonyhellebore - Esmeray Adaar - Selective * 

@kaaras-adaar - Kaaras Adaar - Semi-Selective

Cadash

@toliiberate - Nohemi Cadash - Private *

Lavellan

@ebonyhellebore - Nesira Lavellan - Selective * 

@ellanasha-lavellan - Ellanasha Lavellan - Semi-Selective

@banalvhen - Rhiall Lavellan - Selective

@blindly-leading - Samriel Lavellan - Semi-Selective

@dalishflame - Atreion Lavellan - Selective

@dalathin -  Séaghdha Lavellan - Private

@fadedreamed - Nerine Lavellan - Selective * 

@fadetogrey - Jarien Lavellan - Selective/Private * 

@inquisition-bound - Forst Lavellan - Semi-Selective * 

@inquisition-bound - Roam Lavellan - Semi-Selective * 

@luto-lavellan - Luto Lavellan - Semi-Selective

@lxvellxn - Eleyana Lavellan - Semi-Selective

@maniacollision - Reece Lavellan - Selective * 

@maniacollision - Teren Lavellan - Selective * 

@ulavellan - Narya Lavellan - Selective *

Trevelyan

@boldxinxdeed - Aden Trevelyan - Selective

@closedrifts - Alara Trevelyan - Partially Selective/Private

@devilishlyclever - Owen Trevelyan - Semi-Selective

@fadedreamed - Rosalind Trevelyan - Selective * 

@hailtheascendant - Giselle-Sophia Trevelyan - Open

@hailtheascendant - Clarice Trevelyan - Open

@immcrtalised - Emrys Trevelyan - Semi-Selective

@inquisitionteam - Gigi Trevelyan - Semi-Selective *

@whitelioncss - Evelyn Trevelyan - Semi-Selective

OC Inquisitor 

@andrastes-herald - Quynn Bri’lai Varalasan - Semi-Selective

@ass--sass--sin - Talon - Semi-Selective

@bloodriven - Velari - Selective/Private

@maniacollision - Talia Motierre - Selective * 

@stars-and-satina - Samael Pewitt - Semi-Selective * 

Warden

Aeducan

Amell

@avrorean - Nanna Amell - Highly Selective

@fadetogrey - Declan Amell - Selective/Private * 

Brosca

@stars-and-satina - Tornta Brosca - Semi-Selective * 

Cousland

@daggersandpoison - Kayli Cousland - Selective/Private

@ebonyhellebore - Andraste Cousland - Selective * 

@fadedreamed - Lucretia Cousland - Selective * 

@herofate - Athelstan Cousland - Selective/Private

@inquisitionteam - Nellie Cousland - Semi-Selective *

@vvartorn - Audrina Cousland - Semi-Selective

Mahariel

@eluvian-touched - Eitan Mahariel - Semi-Selective 

Surana

@bloodlotusmagic - Nedra Surana - Semi-Selective

@shift-shaping - Eirwen Surana - Selective

Tabris

@ascxndant - Eirlana Tabris - Selective *

OC Wardens 

@valorcorrupt - Inara Panthin - Semi-Selective

Canon Characters

A

Abelas 

Anders

@potionsandkittens - Selective

@trivialsinsrps - Semi-Selective *

Aveline

@trivialsinsrps - Semi-Selective *

B

Bethany

@circlesunshine - Independant/Private

Bodhran

C

Carver

@eycsss - Selective/Private

Cole 

@nugkisses - Semi-Selective * 

Cremisius Aclassi

@aclassikrem - Semi-Selective

Cullen 

@ebonyhellebore -  Selective/Mutual * 

@iendured​ - Semi-Selective

D

Dorian 

@inquisitionteam - Semi-Selective * 

E

F

Felassan

@asomniari - Semi-Selective

Fenris

@lyriummarkcd - Semi-Selective

@maniacollision - Selective/Non-Exclusive *

@trivialsinsrps - Semi-Selective *

G

H

I

Iron Bull 

@implementofdestruction - Semi-Selective

Isabela

@ebonyhellebore - Private * 

@trivialsinsrps - Semi-Selective *

J

Josephine 

K

L

Leandra

Leliana 

@ebonyhellebore -  Selective/Mutual * 

M

Maric Theirin

@ebonyhellebore - Selective/Mutual * 

Mia Rutherford

@lionessofhonnleath - Semi-Selective

Merrill

@wilddeoren - Private/Selective

N

O

Orana

P

Q

R

Rasaan

@qunchosen - Selective

Roland Gilmore

@pxperhearts - Private *

S

Sandal

Sebastian

@fadedtogrey - Selective/Private *

@falconsarrow - Selective 

Solas

@arsuledin - Semi-Selective

@fadewalking​ - Highly Selective

@hailtheascendant - Open to Non-Mutuals

@rbelwlfgd​ - Selective, 21+

Solivitus

@trivialsinsrps - Semi-Selective *

T

U

V

Varric

W

X

Y

Z

Zevran

@nugkisses​ - Semi-Selective  * 

Original Characters

A

Ainsley Allban

@stars-and-satina - Messenger - Semi-Selective  * 

Alan Ar Zara O Bearhold 

 @inquisitionteam - Semi-Selective  * 

Alexander Primus

@orlesianvirtuoso - Tevinter Human Mage - NonSelective  * 

Antonio Addario 

@orlesianvirtuoso - Antivian Human Businessman - NonSelective  * 

Arlette Moreau 

@orlesianvirtuoso - Orlesian Noble Human - NonSelective  * 

Ash

@jadedknives - Semi-Selective

Ashalanna Alerion

    @inquisitionteam - Semi-Selective  * 

B

Bastet

@ebonyhellebore​ - Avaar Thane - Selective/Mutual */**

Bella of House Lupus 

@inquisitionteam - Semi-Selective  * 

Belstante Astier

@thousandscribed - Human Rogue - Selective

Bittie

@toliiberate​ - Dalish Companion - Private/Mutuals Only * 

C

Camille O’Connell  

@ebonyhellebore​ - Dalish Elf with Old elven god Soul - Selective/Mutual */** 

D

Diana Prince 

@ebonyhellebore​ - Queen of Rivain - Selective/Mutual */**

Dwyron Jarva

@stars-and-satina - Bard - Semi-Selective  * 

E

Edda Pureheart 

@ofgelmorra - Human Possessed Apostate - Private/Selective ** 

Elena Martalis 

@lysandi - Tevinter Blood Mage Companion - Selective/Private

Enour Cadash

@stars-and-satina - Agent - Semi-Selective  * 

F

Fayli Deakat 

@stars-and-satina - Adult Toymaker - Semi-Selective * 

Finn Ghilain

@finn-ghilain - Dalish Elf - Semi-Selective

G

Giovenco Grimani 

@orlesianvirtuoso - Circus Performer Human - NonSelective  * 

H

Hampus Luck

@oneluckyshot - Semi-Selective 

I

Icarus

@toliiberate - Kyr Companion - Private/Mutuals-Only */** 

Isaam Katari 

@katariisaam​ - Qunari - Semi-Selective

J

Jaques De Calco 

@nugkisses - Companion - Semi-Selective * 

Jean-Paul De Rosso 

@hartoforlais - Warden - Semi-Selective

Jodie Holmes  

   @maniacollision -  Mage - Selective/Nonexclusive */** 

Jord

@trivialsinsrps -  Warrior - Selective  * 

Junko Clérisseau

@praesiidio - OC: Chevalier Companion - Selective/Private

K

Kaeyonari 

@crowbound​ - Companion - Mutual Exclusive

Kias Jarvat 

@stars-and-satina -  Optometrist - Semi-Selective * 

Kona of Briarthorne

@iikranay - Chasind - selective/private - Note: Trigger Heavy

L

Lerith Eth'aravasha 

@thequiethealer - Semi-Selective

Lilliana Groves     

@maniacollision​ -  Selective/Nonexclusive */**

Lily Speare 

@stars-and-satina -  Healer - Semi-Selective  * 

Litriel Lavellan 

 @ulavellan - Companion - Selective  * 

Livia Primus 

@orlesianvirtuoso - Tevinter Human Venatori - NonSelective  * 

M

Maleficent Draconis IV 

@antiiihero -Teviter Mage - Selective/Private **

Marcus of House Lupus 

 @inquisitionteam - Semi-Selective  * 

Maretus Varovelo

@molioanimatra - Tevinter Soporati - Selective

Mercer Renault 

 @thricefools - Companion - Selective/Private  * 

Meris

@trivialsinsrps -  Rogue - Selective  *

Merlyn Lavellan 

 @ulavellan - Companion - Selective  * 

N

Narcissa Bla​ck

@fleurfoncee - Human Mage - Semi-Selective **

O

P

Paien Lassalle 

 @orlesianvirtuoso - Orlesian Mage Virtuoso Human - NonSelective * 

Pride 

@maniacollision - Demon - Selective/Nonexclusive */** 

Q

Quin LaTur

@vivalafromage - Selective

R

Remio Moretti 

 @thricefools - Companion - Selective/Private  * 

Reyna Le Bail 

 @inquisitionteam - Semi-Selective     * 

Rin

@maniacollision - Mage disguised as rogue - Selective/Nonexclusive */**

Rozalia Addario 

@orlesianvirtuoso - Antivian Human Alchemist - NonSelective  * 

Rufus Trevelyan 

 @inquisitionteam - Inquisition Companion - Semi-Selective  * 

S

Sara Lance 

@canariism​ Human Templar - Semi-Selective **

Saramus Aravendas 

@theredconqueror - NonSelective ** 

 Sherbourne Le Guyader 

@inquisitionteam - Semi-Selective  * 

Sigriss Mitheleneil 

@isene​ - Dalish - Selective 

T

Talan-ash

@talan-ash  - Tal-Vashoth  - Semi-Selective

Thomas 

@trivialsinsrps -  Warrior - Selective  * 

Tristan Wulff 

@stars-and-satina -  Noble/Scholar - Semi-Selective  * 

U

V

Valerie An Zara O Bearhold 

@inquisitionteam - Semi-Selective  * 

Valkoinen 

@orlesianvirtuoso - Tevinter Elf - NonSelective  * 

Varian Falaval 

 @orlesianvirtuoso - Ex-Dalish Mage - NonSelective *  

Vivianne 

@ebonyhellebore​ - Dalish Slave - Selective/Mutual * 

W

Wren Fowler 

 @thricefools - Companion - Selective/Private *

X

Y

Z

[elfyourmother]

DA:I because BISHO FIXES ARE BEST

WHOO BOY WHERE DO I START. I’m tripling this because 5 isn’t enough to fix this busted ass game

1) City Elf as a character option. No fucking excuse that they forced us to be Dalish. Make them from the Val Royeaux alienage and let us actually go there. City Elf Mage could just be an apostate that remained on the DL there. Give Dwarf Noble (any house) and Human Commoner (maybe Redcliffe farmer as we were supposed to get way back with Origins but was cut), or Human Barbarian (Chasind or Avvar) for balance. Easy excuses for all of these to be in or near the Conclave, certainly more so than fucking Lavellan.

2) Our fucking choices should have mattered, for once in this godforsaken franchise. Let entire storylines only be available if we made certain decisions. 

3) No heteros. All LIs are gay or bi.

4) C*llen should have been in Samson’s role as antagonist instead of military commander. Military commander should have been one of Loghain or Aveline if Loghain is dead. Take the second advisor romance away and give it to Vivienne as god intended. 

5) Merrill should have taken Morrigan’s role in the story, and Morrigan should have been confined to a cameo. And Merrill’s knowledge of the eluvians should have been directly impacted by the choices Hawke made with her in DA2. 

6) Get rid of the War Table entirely. It’s lazy, boring, and adds absolutely nothing to the gameplay. About half of those missions should have been actual playable content (most notably the sidequests w previous companions, because a lot of it was way more interesting than the aimless “open world” gameplay that comprised most of this game’s actual content. The other half of the war table missions were superfluous padding and unnecessary and should have been cut. Instead of confining advisors to that shit, they should have played a more active role in the story. Let us utilize their capabilities and teams in the actual field instead of those stupid and meaningless requisition quests–if Leliana has birds why the fuck do I have to go back to Skyhold to give orders, anyway?

7) Cut the Redcliffe garbage entirely. No bad end time travel AU fuckshit. The “side with the Mages” option should have been an entirely different story, and there should have been an option to send Felix to the Wardens. Kinloch Hold should have been the HQ for the Mage Rebellion, and Alexius should have been trying to infiltrate it.  In keeping with #2, if a Mage Warden asked for it to be freed it should have had consequences here.

8) We should have had an option to recruit both Mages and Templars, stemming from decisions made from Origins and DA2. In general, this game needed way more Take a Third Option.

9) We shouldn’t have closed the Breach so early, it removed a lot of the stakes and contributed a lot to the Inquisition being Boring Invincible Heroes. And it shouldn’t have happened in a fucking cutscene.

10) Total overhaul of Here Lies the Abyss. As a start, Hawke’s LI should have been present for this whole storyline, barring Sebastian and Anders. (The latter two should have made cameos, just for fairness sake.) The Vigil’s Keep Wardens should have been integrated into the storyline as well as a Sibling Hawke Warden. Instead of Hawke blathering on about blood magic (when they might very well have been a goddamn blood mage), their beef with the Wardens should have solely been about what they did to their parents.

Instead of a stupid, arbitrary binary Virmire-esque decision, there should have been about a zillion outcomes for the end, and fighting your way out should have been an option (see #8), albeit very, very difficult, and reliant on previous choices. 

11) Corypheus ceases being a threat after Haven. Give him more presence. He doesn’t have to physically show up but like, in keeping with #2, if Alistair was King he should have gotten a storyline where Cory tried to possess him–he’s still got the Taint after all. The actual game has a war table mission where Venatori are trying to infiltrate the palace, that would have been perfect to integrate in the actual game. Ferelden falling to Cory would have been a serious blow. That’s just one fucking example. While I’m at it, the Architect should have been a major player in this, whether he survived Awakening or not (shit, if Leliana miraculously survived Origins no matter what…) and have his role be ambiguous if the Warden didn’t cut that deal with him.

12) Wicked Eyes Wicked Hearts and the Orlesian Civil War in general should not have relied on a fucking tie-in novel for crucial context. If they were going to integrate it into the game, we should have gotten that information in the game, either playing through the events themselves or getting knowledge of them first hand from people. We should have been involved w the elven uprising via Val Royeaux’s alienage.

13) The pacing of the endgame is absolutely abysmal. The Temple of Mythal should have led directly into the endgame, with Cory’s forces laying siege to Skyhold. Give us a combo Suicide Mission + Battle of Denerim final level within Skyhold itself, assigning different people to different tasks to break the siege. Give me an epic set piece battle with literally every surviving playable character across the trilogy taking part. Let people die brutally if we make the wrong decisions, and certain options not be available to us depending on choices we made through the game–let it be harder or easier depending on what we did.

14) Overhaul Solas’ entire storyline but most especially his romance. But this is a symptom of a much larger problem with this game, which is the writing being aimed at the player rather than the characters. That Fen’Harel reveal should not have been in a fucking credits stinger, for us to react to and not the damn PC.

15) This really should have been higher up but I’m too lazy to re-number all this shit so I’ll just say here that the Herald of Andraste garbage should never even have been a thing to the extent it was. That entire plot point seems like an artifact of the time in development where the Inquisitor could only be a human, tbh. Because it’s awkward and ridiculous from an in-character standpoint for anyone but a human warrior/rogue, and it’s offputting to non-Christian players. Let us actually be able to push back against that shit and not be gaslit about it by the narrative, actually GIVE US THE CHOICE on how to shape the Inquisition instead of just meaningless fucking lipservice. Sure, make a fascist, imperialist, theocratic dictatorship an option. But also make a secular organization possible. Make it possible for us to be more egalitarian and communally driven. GIVE US MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR LEADERSHIP STYLES. Allow us to reject the messiah shit and not have it dismissed in universe. Allow us to not choose another Divine at all and just let the Chantry schism. Allow us to reject the idea that we’re ~building a new empire~, and say that we exist solely to deal with this one threat and then disband, or else remain as a United Nations type entity dedicated to maintaining peace in Thedas thru diplomacy (only without the irl garbage associated w the UN).

[nomorecaffeineforyou]

Dear Wintersend Letter

Dear Wintersend Creator,

Hello! I hope you’ve been having a good new year thus far. I’m Fille and I’m honored that you’ve been chosen to have me as your exchange partner. No doubt you’ve got a fantastic already existing body of work; I’m really looking forward to whatever you’ll create! I’ve laid out here a few guidelines for my prompts and the kind of things I like to see just in case you wanted a little more of a reference.

My AO3 is linked in my sidebar if you want to get a better idea of what I write and I’m generally very flexible. If you’re really stuck, you can always send me any questions you have at all on anon and I will dramatically cover my eyes and go OH NO WHO IS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS COULD BE ABOUT while I answer it.

Good Shit

Character studies exploring every available aspect. Found families. People overcoming their differences to come together and people recognizing their similarities through their differences as they come together. Letting things get weird and sticky but finding comfort in that and coming toa  resolution. Domesticity, nonsexual and sexual intimacy, supporting but being willing to call the other out on their bullshit or push them towards something greater. Mutual comfort while unpacking and dealing with trauma; also, coming together to weather a traumatic experience. Well done angst that might seem overwrought, but is worth the light at the end of the tunnel. Character driven fluff and smut. Enthusiastic consent play, light bondage, service tops/service bottoms, spanking, shibari, oral sex, praise kink, dirty talk, orgasm denial, switching, femdom, pegging, hair-pulling, rough sex that comes after sparring, hair-pulling. Meaningful but realistic sex where you’re allowed to laugh and no one takes it too seriously. My biggest kink is mutual respect and affection (no, really). I also have a weakness for epistolary and faux anthropological/sociological study styles, even if the formatting can be difficult.

BONUS! I am eternally weak for the Chargers as NPCs, so any appearance of them means I will adore your work until the end of time. There is no easier in to my heart.

Background pairings I would love to see if you want to squeeze them include but are not limited to: Dalish/Skinner, Dagna/Sera, Cassandra/Vivienne, Josephine/Leliana, Iron Bull/Dorian, Female Inquisitor Who Is Not Human/Any of the women at Skyhold (and I do mean any), Isabela/Merrill, Aveline/Isabela, Female Hawke/any of the Kirkwall gals (and I do mean any), Female Hawke/Merrill/Isabela, Male Inquisitor Who Is Not Human/Iron Bull, Male Inquisitor Who Is Not Human/Dorian Pavus, Male Inquisitor Who Is Not Human/Cullen Rutherford, Male Inquisitor Who Is Not Human/Krem, Male Inquisitor Who Is Not Human/Blackwall, Male Hawke/Fenris, Male Hawke/Varric, Leliana/Cassandra, Morrigan/Leliana, Josephine/Vivienne, Sera/Cassandra, Josephine/Sera, Any Male Charger But Bull/Any Male Charger But Bull,   Leliana/Sera, Cassandra/Krem, and Lace Harding/Dagna.

I haven’t actually played Origins yet, but if you wanted to include Leliana/FWarden Who Is Not Human, Morrigan/FWarden Who Is Not Human, or Zevran/Male Warden Who Is Not Human, that would be fine, too.

Non, Merci

Scat, watersports, bloodplay, vomit play, vore, rape roleplay, love triangles, character bashing, OTT angst, ageplay, infidelity, pregnancy, whump, kid fic, women being dominated by men, soulmate fic, AU fic, A/B/O dynamics and tropes, descriptions of gore that go beyond the typical canon. Referencing or hinting at abuse, rape, or assault is fine, but I’d rather not see it played out. I’m also not a huge fan of tons of angst or sadness without a happy ending; I like things bittersweet, not full on sour. Also, no human Wardens or Inquisitors, please. I have nothing against them; I just find the other origins more interesting. I have no preference regarding classes. If you’re drawing me porn and you’re an artist, I really don’t like the style where both people look super shiny; I tend to read it as oily or sweaty and it takes me out of the scene.

First person and second person POV also don’t generally work for me as styles and I would prefer you stick to canon. Pairings I would really not like to see at all are here but not limited to: Iron Bull/Any Of The Chargers (the power dynamics really squick me out), Cole/Anyone, Anders/Anyone, Blackwall/Any Female Characters, Solas/Any Female Characters, Cullen/Any Female Characters, any pairings that don’t acknowledge Sera and Dorian as gay or disrespect Krem’s gender identity, Dalish/Any Male Characters, Skinner/Any Male Characters, Male Hawke/Any Female Characters, Female Hawke/Any Male Characters, Fenris/Anders, Fenris/Isabela, Fenris/Dorian, Krem/Dorian, Female Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford, Female Inquisitor/Blackwall, and Female Inquisitor/Solas.

I know this is a lot to take in, but you’re doing great. Onto the prompts!

Dagna/Shaper Valta

Talk about rare pairs, am I right? You don’t have to dig much deeper than the Deep Roads for these two. Still, I think there’s something to these two. I found their similarities rather striking; they’re both intelligent, relentless in their pursuit of their work, they see Orzammar for what it is, both of their fathers disagreed with what they chose to do, they don’t have any regrets regarding their decisions, etc. Valta also talked about the Titan in a very similar way to how Dagna talked about the Fade if you let her study the samples from Adamant. I think they’d really hit it off. I would love to see them talking shop or reminiscing about their lives in Orzammar.

Colette/Lace Harding

And the rare pairs get even rarer. Colette is Professor Bram Kenric’s sword wielding city elf assistant you meet in the Jaws of Hakkon DLC who’s attending the University of Orlais. (Here are a couple clips of her; skip to 1:47 for this one.) She’s researching the early Tevinter temple ruins in the Frostback Basin and how they relate to Inquisitor Ameridan. If you chat with her, she’ll tell you about the discrimination she faces as an elf attending an Orlesian university and comments on how elven assistants are common, but get no credit for their research. Professor Kenric is the exception. She’s very driven and determined to succeed in her work and it shows; that’s something she and Lace have in common. Kenric also mentions that Lace has brought artifacts back to camp for them, so I’m sure that she and Colette have at least met before.

I don’t have anything specific in mind, but something that you could have a lot of fun with is a Road to El Dorado style piece with Lace helping Colette search for an artifact in a particular ruin and possibly fighting off some Hakkonites together heroically. Bonus points if they end up having to rescue Professor Kenric and the Chargers show up as the cavalry along with Lace being an adopted Charger.

Dalish/Skinner

Okay, so just hear me out because this prompt's a little convoluted, but it could be hilarious.

So, we know that merchant families in Antiva have their feuds like anyone else. Let's say that for reasons, one of them in particular decides to retaliate by the Montilyets' rise to power by planning to kidnap Yvette. Rather than allow her sister to stay in Val Royeaux or potentially draw the mercenaries to Skyhold, Josephine chooses to take out a contract and have The Bull's Chargers kidnap her instead and take her somewhere safe to watch over her while she investigates the plot and brings the would-be kidnappers to justice.

Contrary to expectations, Yvette is a delight. She takes to the Chargers' lifestyle surprisingly well and it's just the inspiration she needed as an artist to really flourish, except she develops a huge crush on Dalish. At first, it's completely harmless and just a lot of starry eyed wistful gazing and overwrought elvhen motifs in her sketches. Skinner's not happy, but is pacified by The Iron Bull's litany of "you could literally eat her alive, she's practically a baby, we just have to get through this one job and you'll never have to see her again". Then, despite efforts to discourage it, Yvette's crush on Dalish starts getting too big to ignore and on top of all that, her girlfriend shows up.

Who is Yvette's girlfriend? I don't know. Maybe she's a Tal Vashoth pirate who automatically sets Bull on edge, maybe she's a shady apostate with a penchant for blood magic and betrayal, maybe she's a noblewoman from a disgraced house who supposedly goes through young women like tissues. It's up to you! All I ask is all's well that ends well. I want a lighthearted romp, not heavy drama. I've tagged the pairings with Josephine that I prefer most for this piece, but if you'd like to pair her with Vivienne, Sera, or Lace Harding, I wouldn't be opposed. Pentilyet doesn't really do it for me.

Female Inquisitor/Cassandra Pentaghast

Something I feel that the Cassandra romance genuinely missed out on was the possibility of an interfaith relationship between her and the Inquisitor (besides the obvious lack of not being able to romance her with a female character). I would really like to see that explored in fic.

How does she handle a partner with a belief system radically different from hers (Dalish, the Qun, the Stone, Avaar, Chasind, whatever the Vashoth or Tal Vashoth might believe in) or a nonbeliever? How much does the degree of faith affect their relationships? How do the Chantry's views on them get in the way? If her partner's actually considered to be clergy (or was before the Inquisition, such as a Keeper, an augur, a tamassran, etc.), how does she come to terms with that? Does anyone in the Inquisition help her through this trial? Do any couples who deal with these cultural differences aid her?

I don’t want to see any unhappy endings with this one, but feel free to explore it as much as you possibly can and don’t be afraid to get bitter or dark. Smut is not necessary for this prompt, but if you feel the urge, I always appreciate it, especially if it’s pseudoreligious sex full of allegories. That’s my shit.

Shokrakar

My giant women, how I love them.

I just really want some Shokrakar smut, especially if you can expand on the Valo Kas and how they fit in. I'm always down for plot with my porn. I would prefer to see her paired with any of the female characters in Inquisition, but especially Josephine, Cassandra, or Vivienne.

And that’s everything! Thanks for reading! I can’t wait to see what you do. Good luck!

Best,

        Fille