#fiona & surana

[maleficore]

local Warden devastated that his boyfriend is not actually elf-blooded

(he doesn't know!!!! 🫢)

[smitten-miqitten]

My Surana, Hawke, and Lavellan with their rough personalities and love interests.

Surana and Lavellan get slightly custom outfits, but Hawke is already perfect in all ways so she's just base purple Hawke.

[crunchbuttsteak]

In a world state where a Surana Warden romanced Alistair, do you think Loghain saw them together and was just like “This is Maric all over again isn’t it?”

[inquisimer]

mer's arlathan eXchange works

Creators for the 2024 @arlathanxchange have been revealed and I'm excited to share the pieces I wrote! I was absolutely inspired by the wealth of amazing prompts and had a lot of fun creating all of these.

Check out the entire collection here for more amazing works! Thank you to everyone who created lovely gifts for me💜

a sky full of stars - gift for @about2dance | Rated G, Alistair/Female Surana, 2512 words

what has been forgotten - treat for @kiastirling-fanfic | Rated G, Avexis & Cassandra Pentaghast, 2523 words

show me your thorns - treat for @amarmeme & @kiastirling-fanfic | Rated T, Alistair/Avexis, 2059 words

what time does with us - treat for @kiastirling-fanfic | Rated T, Fiona & Female Surana, 1672 words

gatekeeper of an endless war - treat for the collection | Rated T, Garahel (Solo), 1145 words

I still use velvet gloves - treat for the collection | Rated T, Alistair & Female Surana, 3324 words

summaries and more below the cut!⬇️

a sky full of stars - gift for @about2dance

Rated G | Alistair/Female Surana | 2512 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: On their way to Haven, Alistair and An'da share a moment under the stars. An'da is about2dance's OC and she has SO many layers!! It was an absolute joy to dig into her lore and craft this bit of fluff for her and Alistair. Dorks in Love, my beloved😌

what has been forgotten - treat for @kiastirling-fanfic

Rated G | Avexis & Cassandra Pentaghast | 2523 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: Cassandra seeks an alternative means for the Inquisition to fight the red lyrium dragon. Kia rolled in with SO MANY good Avexis prompts and this one snatched me up right away, I just had to write the Dawn of the Seeker reunion that we never got.

show me your thorns - treat for @amarmeme & @kiastirling-fanfic

Rated T | Alistair/Avexis | 2059 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: Over a cup of tea, Avexis confronts Alistair about his intentions—and finds common ground she wasn't expecting. The Alistair/Avexis ship was another genius idea of Kia's and it was so fun to play in that sandbox! And to see other people there as well :3 I loved the idea of Avexis getting to have some of the first crush/love emotions she lost to Tranquility, and in the process found a link between post-Tranquility Avexis and formerly-Drunk Alistair that just clicked.

what time does with us - treat for @kiastirling-fanfic

Rated T | Fiona & Female Surana | 1672 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: At Leliana's behest, Surana makes a detour through Skyhold before heading West in her search to cure the Calling. Two elven Circle mages-turned-Wardens, one who was somehow Cured of the Blight and the other in search of a Cure? Yeah, this was just another pairing too juicy to pass up. They're so similar!! And Fiona is right there, and Leliana definitely can contact Surana, and you can see how I ended up here. I haven't thought much about Surana as a Warden, since my Surana is not, so this was a fun one to dive into!

gatekeeper of an endless war - treat for the collection

Rated T | Garahel (Solo) | 1145 words | Major Character Death Summary: The Wardens sent him and Isseya to the Anderfels. Garahel would not forget. Even though this didn't quite fit anyone's specific requests, I've been all up in my Last Flight feels since reading the novel a couple months ago and couldn't resist. Garahel, the city elf Warden hero, his legacy of lifting up and protecting the lowest in society lost to a history that didn't want to remember his ears. I broke my own heart a bit exploring how his knowledge of that legacy might have worn him down by the end ;-; (also check out the quote that I used to title this fic because DAMN if it isn't Grey Wardens to a T, especially elven and/or mage wardens)

I still use velvet gloves - treat for the collection

Rated T | Alistair & Female Surana | 3324 words | No Archive Warnings Summary: The Landsmeet wounded Alistair and Catrin Surana in ways only time can heal. This piece was inspired by some of the prompts in this year's exchange, and even though it ended up not quite fitting anyone's requests specifically, I'm still quite please with it! An exploration of the broken friendship between King Alistair & Warden Commander Surana after she spares Loghain, and how they come back together over the years. Not gonna lie, I did not have a Warden Surana OC before I dove into this fic but. uh. now I do 😂 it was a lot of fun to look at this friendship dynamic from a more turbulent angle!

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[lgvalenzuela]

Random Dragon Age Doodles part 2

(Part 1 got lost into the Oblivion, I don't know what Im doing anymore)

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[spainkitty]

WIP WEDNESDAY

Part 1 Chapter 6: Compelled to forge on

Cullurana reunion!!! It's, as I put it in the chapter notes, a trainwreck 💖 I love them.

I did not realize how short this chapter is vs how long the next two chapters are.... oooof. my bad. Also! The chapter total went up! While working on Part 2, I ended up splitting chapter 1 (Ch11) into three chapters... so um. I decided the first chapter actually belonged at the end of Part 1, rather than the beginning of Part 2. oops 😬

BUT the two scenes that were absolutely DESTROYING me for weeks are finally done. I'm finally adding new stuff to Part 2! Progress! Or something...! There was crying involved. (the major character deaths are in part 2 and 3 and it was Not. Fucking. Fun. writing the first one, I mean, as a writer, fun. as a reader I Am Not Okay)

[blind-alchemists]

Remille was First Enchanter of Kinloch Hold until 9:10 Dragon???

[clavicuss-vile]

just thinking about the Amaranthine wardens during inquisition

[roasteddelusion]

Anders, bestie, please pleaaase learn the thing called "intersectionality"

[leijonzzz]

I think my dai game is missing some of alistairs dialogue about my warden that romanced him which is kind of a bummer but the scraps I'm getting are sooooo <3333

[lgvalenzuela]

This made me realize how many goddam elven ocs I have so...thank you???

Rune Surana

Ciara Tabris

Aeryn (and Aeryn when she gets adopted by clan Lavellan)

And Ithiren Lavellan

And THEN there's the kids

Lyra (Wolfgang Caron/Velanna)

Finn Cousland (Ronan Cousland/Ciara Tabris)

Saoris Tabris (Ciara Tabris/Zevran Arainai)

Emilia Fiona Victoria Theirin (Rune Surana/Alistair Theirin)

And Kaira Pavus (Dorian Pavus/Vaelaan Adaar)

Thedas Elf Maker

Create an elf from the world of Thedas using this image maker!

I'm still willing to add features like more hairstyles and outfits per suggestion, but for now I'm considering this complete enough to release! I hope you have fun with it. 😊

[potatoesandsunshine]

just remembered the oculara situation brb going insane about it

[justcallmecappy]

Exploring the missed potential of Anders' character

Anders was an interesting character with a backstory and a set of characteristics that would have been amazing if explored further, but I believe his character's potential was tragically squandered by bad narrative choices and poor writing.

Here's a list of how I think his narrative potential hadn't been fully explored:

His name really isn't "Anders" -- it was a name given to him when he arrived at the circle at age 12 and was so traumatized he refused to speak, not even to say his name. BioWare has never revealed Anders' birth name. We also know that he has Anderfels heritage on his father's side, who migrated to Ferelden as a boy. It could have been revealed, through his birth name, that he has some connection to an Anderfels-related plotline: he could be related to the First Warden, or his family could have prominence or influence in the Grey Wardens of Weisshaupt.

Anders is a mage, a Grey Warden, and a host to a Spirit of Justice. This combination of spirit healing (already a rare branch of magic), Blight magic, and a connection to a Spirit of the Fade has never occurred before in known canon. Anders being connected to the mages, the Circle, the Grey Wardens, the darkspawn, and Fade Spirits means that there is a whole world of possibilities to explore with that combination, so many things you could do with his character.

Leveraging off Anders' connection with Justice, a potential key to finding the cure for the Calling could have involved possession by a Fade Spirit. (We already know Fade Spirits are essential to curing Tranquility -- perhaps there's more we could do with that.)

Anders could potentially be a companion to both the Hero of Ferelden and the Champion of Kirkwall, depending on your World State. If your HoF didn't die during the Archdemon battle and continued to Amaranthine, Anders (together with Justice) is the only NPC companion who has traveled with both the HoF and Hawke, and is also a potential love interest to Hawke. (Zevran and Isabela also are NPCs acquainted with both the HoF and Hawke, but only Anders has been a party companion for both.)

Anders could potentially be the only known Grey Warden to have met both the Architect and Corypheus.

Anders could have potentially have battled demons in the Fade three times: his Harrrowing, the Blackmarsh sequence in DA Awakening, and the "Night Terrors" Feynriel rescue mission in DA2. Considering these experiences, plus the fact he has his own in-built Spirit GPS in the form of Justice to help him navigate the Fade, Anders has the highest potential to be the one to rescue Hawke/Stroud/Loghain/Alistair from the Fade (if left there in DAI and has the potential to be rescued).

Anders may have political connections to the throne of Ferelden, if Alistair was made King, and was present at and endorsed Anders' conscription into the Wardens.

If your Warden was Mahariel, Anders would have a common connection with Merrill. If your Warden was Amell, Anders could have an extra connection to Hawke, having known their relative. A Warden Amell or Surana could also have an added layer of their relationship with Anders, having grown up in the same Circle together. (Anders just has a lot of connections to famous people and an extensive network that would have made everyone on LinkedIn jealous, is what I'm sayin 😆)

Anders being a prominent figure in the mage rebellion could also have been explored further -- especially in relations to Fiona, who was coincidentally another mage advocating for mage freedom and with a connection to the Grey Wardens and Alistair.

I just think it's tragic that Anders had so much potential -- arguably one of the characters with the most potential in the overall plot -- and yet BioWare squandered all that potential to push their brand of "grey morality".

The narrative and writing could have framed Anders as a heroic character -- it would have been so easy, the chances were right there -- which would have opened up the chance to explore the potential of his character further in subsequent works, but instead in DAI, BioWare doubled down on slandering his character to drive the point home that he was a villain, and closing off further exploration of his character post DA2.

[vigilskeep]

okay new funny bit: if fiona went back to the circle after having alistair, and circle mages’ mage children are taken away to other circles, it’s not that much of a stretch for a surana younger than 19 to ALSO be alistair’s secret half sibling

[maor-liath]

This only gets funnier in light of Inquisition, where HoF's partner specifically cites Fiona's condition as a potential lead for HoF's research into curing the Calling

I'm imagining my very thoroughgoing, straight-faced Surana conducting what amounts to a medical history interview with Fiona, coming to a point where the deniability becomes a lot less plausible and them just staring at each other for a solid two minutes.

Amusing headcanon related to last couple of days worth of speculation:

The Grand Enchanter of the Circle of Magi shows up to a big, important Fate-of-the-Free-World negotiation.

Down toward the other end of the table is a guy for whom the phrase “strapping young lad” was invented, with her eyes in Maric’s face, in head-to-toe Warden blue.

*sweatdrop*

And when he thinks no one’s looking? He’s making moogly-eyes at his direct report, Ferelden’s Warden-Commander. Who’s an elf. And a mage.

*silent screaming*