#grace lavellan

[bishicat]

I think he actually really wanted to go :(

[fenharel-babe]

It really messes me up inside when I think about how no one has forgave Solas like Lavellan/Whoever-Romanced-Solas did.

He says he’s a monster, he lied and betrayed them, yet the first thing they say is that they FORGIVE HIM.

I wonder if he ever felt such grace like that. Even when Mythal sets him free (I will NOT say she apologized), I don’t think it feels the same as when his Vhenan does.

They love him, the way a lover would and not an abuser who’s using him. They love him….and it hits him deep whenever they get into the Fade together.

They’re finally together and it’s so overwhelming. He still can’t believe they offered him grace. I can see him falling to his knees from pain physically but also pain emotionally and mentally. Man has gone through whiplash and is so…tired but so in love. He hugs his Vhenan around the waist, laying his head against their stomach, and cries.

[soyavii]

my DA characters as Grace’s traits cus the colours suit them and i love both games

+ sketch of Grace as a DA-Bard

[lelianasbong]

do you ever think about the fact that sera's adoptive human mother convinced her AS A CHILD that a total stranger hated her because of her race - to protect the woman's own pride, mind you!! it wasn't even true!! racist AND self-absorbed!!!! (which tbqh the venn diagram is a circle) - and the ramifications of sera cutting herself off as soon as she starts to say, "i hated her, and i hated- (myself)" and how ungenerously the fandom interprets her pain and makes it all about their picture perfect elf oc. because i do.

[kmackatie]

I wrote this as a little continuation of the second chat Rook has with the Inquisitor, a moment where they expand on their lives. It probably won't end up in a fic anywhere, so I'm sharing here.

I was musing over what Kari's life might have been in the ten years since the end of Trespasser, what she might have gone through, and this fell out pretty much as a formed idea and I had to write it down.

Featuring my Inquisitor Kari Lavellan.

“I have a child. A daughter. She’s three years old and takes after her father.” Kari smiles, fond and sad at the same time. She feels torn in so many directions, and responsible for so much. “Her laughter is the most precious sound I have ever heard. I didn’t truly understand what it was like, until we had her. I will do anything to protect her future and give her the life she deserves. That all children deserve.” "Oh." Kari sees Rook sit back and reassess. She wonders how much he knows, how many of the details of her life after the Inquisition made it up to Tevinter and Arlathan. The broad strokes, maybe, but the news of Inquisitor Lavellan and Commander Cullen welcoming a half-elf child? That might have slipped by. The arrival of Grace had been a surprise to Cullen and her both, terrifying and joyous and a catalyst for change. Grace Lavellan-Rutherford. Already trailing after Cullen and attempting to copy his sword work. She's going to be trouble. She misses them both fiercely, but it is necessary. She will see Cullen soon, at least, and Grace is as safe in Skyhold with Mia, Cassandra, and Tarelen. As safe as she can be, considering the state of southern Thedas and the trials they will all face far too soon. "I didn't know. I—we'll stop them." "Not exactly hot gossip outside of Ferelden and Orlais," Kari quips lightly, smiling more genuinely this time. "And we will. Varric has always been a good judge of character and I doubt he was wrong on you."

The few pieces of info I have worked out here is that Grace was not expected—neither Kari nor Cullen really though they would be blessed with one, but when they found out, they were 100% in and committed. Garce is so, so loved. She has Cullen wrapped around her little finger and nothing brings Kari more joy than seeing the two of them together. She will eventually be a mage, a little terror with too much power, but she will know how to swing a sword too. The best of both her parents.

[lizzybeeee]

Solavellan more like 'Sola-hell-an'

[hellomehlo]

Varric’s surefire breakup cure coming in clutch 🙏

[topaz-carbuncle]

I don't tend to showcase my mods on here often, but I'm in love with the one I made for Rook:

Tarot Lavellan Vallaslin and Body Tattoos

[marshsano]

my dragon age party at the winter palace!

on one hand i love the nutcracker fits because they look so cute. and they’re a little iconic. like i look at them and go “yeah that’s the inquisition.”

and then on the other hand i would give my left hand for ANYTHING. ELSE.

[meandragonagechats]

[shivunin]

What do each of your ocs find most attractive in potential partners? (Asking for totally not self invested reasons no not at all) What about potential friends?

Oooh *rubs hands together* buckle up cus this ran long! And thanks for asking c:

Arianwen:

Movement and texture. I think it took her a very long time to identify when she is feeling attracted to someone in general, but Wen likes to watch the way people move. It's not about grace, per se, but skill. So---someone who is skilled at what they're doing physically, whether it's dueling with daggers, swinging a staff, or wringing out the laundry efficiently (yes, really), she is into that. Physically, she's (frankly) a little face-blind, so she doesn't really have particular features or body types that she's into. Also, she's a very tactile person, so anyone with exceptionally soft hair or skin, callused hands, hairy arms, and so on---she'd be into that, too.

As for friendships, I think she values people have a unique and specific view of the world. It's part of why Alistair and Morrigan wind up being her closest friends of all of their little group. Wen respects conviction, even if those convictions are contradictory. I think she's probably best balanced by someone with a plan, but tbh she abhors standing around and talking things through. Someone who can think on their feet and act quickly is ideal, and preferably someone who doesn't try to take care of her too overtly.

(Also, people who are nice to animals. The quickest way to her heart is to compliment Princess, her giant spider/pride and joy. She can't be friends with anyone who is mean about her animals)

Maria:

A sense of humor tops the list for both. If she can't laugh with someone, they won't fit as a friend or a lover; that isn't negotiable. Physically, she finds strong or distinctive features the most intriguing regardless of gender. She also has a thing for hands and forearms (people who have veins visible on either are like. that's her kryptonite. the meme of the girl side-eyeing a guy's pecs, but it's just someone's hand resting on their thigh and the tracery of veins is visible beneath their skin). Ah, and people who are taller than her, but that's...a low bar to clear.

I also think---and I know this doesn't necessarily reflect well on her---that Maria is drawn to people who need her, even if it's just a little. She has a deep-seated need to help people, she likes to feel like she is useful and necessary, and all of her closest friends need help in some way. It's not that she wants them to be indebted to her. She'd be horrified by the thought. Friendship, for her, is being able to act on someone's behalf and trust that if she is in the same situation that they'd do something about her pain in return (if that makes sense).

Elowen:

Elowen is attracted to competence over and above everything else. Anyone who knows what they are doing is her type. Beyond that, she is generally aesthetically attracted to masc people and fighters, but she's been with people who don't firmly fit into either category. Weak spot for pretty eyes.

For friendship, she needs someone who will actually listen to her. She struggles with not feeling heard/not feeling like what she says matters, so someone who will try to understand her is really important. Also---and this is going to sound basic---someone who is kind. I think she would have trouble being vulnerable with someone who isn't overtly kind (which is why she is friends with Josie and not Leliana, for example, even though she respects Leliana greatly). She also finds it easiest to relate to other Dalish elves, because she dedicated so much of her life to being the ideal Second, but that's not a necessity especially once she settles into the Inquisition.

Emmaera:

Emma doesn't really feel attracted to people until she knows them pretty well, but she is generally into people who can keep up with her mind. Someone who is really passionate about something and dedicated to studying/understanding it would catch her eye. Also people who are well-travelled (she has a huuuuge crush on Lace for this very reason). I wouldn't say she has a "type" beyond that because most people just don't register as romantic/sexual partners to her.

Honestly, in a friendship it's going to be mostly the same things. I can't think of anything that differs greatly here, except that she is the kind of person who doesn't like parties at all but does like sitting in a crowd of her friends, quietly and companionably sipping a cider.

Salshira:

Salshira doesn't have a type because she's in love with the world. She finds an extremely broad category of physical traits attractive, and that category shifts depending on where she is and what mood she's in. She finds it more difficult to see someone as a potential sexual partner once she knows them well, with very few exceptions, and she almost never dates or sleeps with other Dalish elves. Other than that, she is marginally more attracted to women than men and more attracted to tall/muscular women in general, and she has a bit of a thing for Qunari women (it's the horns) but...again, it's pretty situational for her. Sex is very recreational for her and romance is an entirely different (complicated, painful) story.

As far as friends go, she likes people who can tell a good story, people who will laugh with her, and people who won't push her too hard for personal information. She doesn't trust easily; she's the poster child of "deflect and joke and nobody will notice you haven't said a word about how you are." She's here for a good time, not a long time (or so she says, at least; the way she hangs onto the friends she does have proves that this is a lie). Salshira could get along with just about everyone, so long as they aren't trying to help her or pry into her feelings.

[ndostairlyrium]

Ankh: I'll bury you (affectionate)

[msommers]

T A B and Y for Maeve and any other OCs you like!!

thank youuuu!! xx i did some rolls and ended up with bestie ellana // valentine’s day alphabet

T : TRUE LOVE. does your muse believe in true love?

MAEVE — gestures to any of the numerous posts i’ve made about how maeve’s character is all about love, then add on her multiple soulmates plots. she believes in it with every bit of her heart, every bone in her body, every fiber of her being, insert every dramatic form of YES YES YES here.

ELLANA — i'd say so, yeah. she's a romantic at heart and would fancy the concept. unwavering devotion and fondness, absolute trust, unconditional love and acceptance—all things she herself feels in the right relationship, no matter how, uh. problematic that may get depending on the person.

A : AFFECTION. how does your muse show affection?

MAEVE — love personified over here. she's displaying affection in any and every way, her favorites being through physical touches and gifting. the most touching (ha) part about her affection is that you can notice she tailors it to each individual, taking the time to determine what they're comfortable with and desire and giving them precisely that. i've talked about this topic for her So Much that i'm gonna cut myself off here.

ELLANA — touch touch touch. she can't get enough of it. linking their arms together or wrapping one of her arms around a partner's waist as they walk, taking their hand to give it a kiss or squeeze, playing with or caring for their hair, massaging tense areas, the list goes on and on. it's natural to her, expressing love and affection through touch, and something that's honestly incredibly important to her in a relationship. in simple love language terms, her two follow-ups would be acts of service and words of affirmation.

B : BOUQUET. does your muse like flowers? which ones are their favourite?

MAEVE — ..... yes, a little bit. i say, trying to keep the tone chill when she has gardens at both of her estates (the toussaint one is significantly bigger) and frequently purchases flowers from merchants she happens by. her favorites are tulips!!! for their various meanings dependent on colors, and because she thinks they're pretty :D also a fan of classic roses, lavender, primrose and sunflowers.

ELLANA — yeah 🥰 coming from a dalish clan, there are practical uses that can come from flowers/herbs which i'm sure she's aware of and has used, but!!! i also am a fan of the idea that the dalish have traditions involving and symbolism assigned to different types of flowers, and ellana being the softie she is would adore them. it was soooo long ago but i once read somebody's headcanons for a few of these, and i can only remember that her favorite would be the crystal grace, which when gifted to somebody you're romantically interested in would be seen as a symbol of wanting to pursue/enter courtship with them. it's just Adorable

Y : YOURS. does your muse get protective easily?

MAEVE — the thing is that, yes, she can get protective. but!! her partners are always ridiculously strong individuals who can handle themselves and protect her in a fight without breaking a sweat, so her instinct to protect them doesn't pop up very often (outside of the apocalypse au where she does in fact go crazy on some sickos a few times lol maeve w a brick rights <3). but say their character is being attacked?? she can do something about that! and she will! socializing is where she thrives, words are a bard's deadliest weapon, etc etc. she'd be quick to defend her partner(s) then. don't judge a book by its cover or maeve will engage in some verbal sparring that'll make you wanna leave the room out of shame lmao

ELLANA — yes yes yes yes. protecting and providing are things that at some point changed from duties within the clan to plain instinct for her. such a large part of ellana is her desire to keep people (especially loved ones) safe, no matter what she must do to accomplish it. this is actually one of her flaws that i get so excited about, because ellana will sometimes go ballistic if somebody she cares for is harmed and that's totally not chill. a big contradiction to the merciful inquisitor that she is 90% of the time. it happens just with people she meets and gets attached to, can't imagine what'd happen if it's a partner of hers that gets hurt yikes

[grapecaseschoices]

soriel. what do your elf eyes see?

[hawkepockets]

on a second DA:I playthrough i’m noticing so much more foreshadowing in companion/advisor dialogue of how cadash/adaar/lavellan/travelyan as a person HAS to be obliterated by the inquisition as a political, religious, and narrative force and the title of inquisitor.

mother giselle tells you from the beginning it doesn’t matter what you believe about being/not being the herald; you are an icon to the common people and the chantry.

josephine tells you after the truth about “andraste”/justinia is revealed in the fade—it doesn’t matter what you saw or felt, only what is remembered collectively.

dorian tells you if you ask to go with him to tevinter—you can never undo being the inquisitor, and would take away his agency just by being there.

varric tells you in haven that you’re a tragic hero, and asks at the wicked grace game if there is still a “you” separate from the inquisitor.

solas tells you in skyhold, if you tell him you intend to disband the inquisition, that the power you’ve amassed can’t be destroyed, and will only pass to less worthy hands if you relinquish it.

and all of that is just off the top of my head and comes up before ameridan’s name is ever mentioned.

and it’s all been said before but like! fuck! truth is the game was rigged from the start! you’ve been COOKED, inquisitor! YOU CAN NEVER GO HOME! it’s so fucking good

[lost-in-thedas]

Those bonding moments make me so happy !

Seeing Athrahel smiling like this warm my heart 🥺