#guin tabris

[lycanthropebard]

Oh, OP, this was one of my favourite things to daydream about lol. I shall be the opposite of brief and I thank you for the opportunity to gush. 💖

Wardens:

Aelzalia Tabris - eventually, into her relationship with Zevran, she adopts several blight orphans in Ferelden but I don't imagine they have any biological children. But as Zevran will tell you, they love trying. I've played around with the idea of how cute their babies would be but I feel like this is more loyal to their story. (Also, Sigrun is there. Sort of a polycule I guess?) I imagine any kids they adopt would grow up to be very active citizens, charitable people, etc.

Tahlihal Surana - As far as I had decided for him, he's Kierran's dad! They're a pretty nice, blood-magic friendly family, though Tahl's views are (at least when I conceptualized him) "elf extremism" so I don't know how that would fare with Veilguard's canon, but eh, let's pretend we're going by Origins-only canon and leaving that open-ended.

Gwendolen Amell - Yes, yes, yes! She's my beloved baby girl and she gets a fantastic happy ending after a lot of painful, terrible bullshit. I fleshed out her canon before DAI even came out, so the way her story goes is that she has three children - two sons named Niall (named after the mage who helped her in the fade) and Konall, and a daughter Amellen (named after her maiden name/family she lost). Her LI in my canon was supposed to be Cullen (this is DA2 canon, before a lot of the retcons and... other developments surrounding that character) and it was supposed to be a really satisfying culmination to years of mutual pining and misunderstanding and individual growth. But I could totally see that happening with a different character; either way - that's her happy ending, three kids, loving partner, and a cuddly dog. Definitely a dog. She had a big family when she was a child but she actually lost every single one of them over time, and I love the idea of her being able to heal that by creating her own loving family in a safer environment, where they won't be persecuted for being mages.

Avalon Cousland - She romances Leliana but honestly, Ava's very pragmatic and would absolutely have a child for influential reasons but not for romantic ones. At the time I made her, I was picturing her going after Bann Teagan (if unromanced) to secure more influence for herself since she's honestly not interested in the Wardens. Though this could easily happen with any noble with good enough connections, and I love the idea of the tension she would have with Nathaniel Howe, but no proper relationship/family from that, unfortunately. I'm not even sure if the relationship with Leliana would last by the time of the Conclave, I'd have to replay the game to decide how power-hungry Avalon would really be.

Zhivka Brosca - Nope, too traumatized by her mother's abuse, too much trouble letting someone in. Unfortunately, things end on a bitter note with Alistair that just sours things even more. She tries to be there for her sister and nephew though, as much as she can between Warden business and all that. Motherhood, as a concept, is very dark territory for her.

Hawkes:

Guinevere Hawke - I have several versions of canon with her since she's my favourite Hawke lol, but she definitely wants to have kids. My main canon with her is with Anders, and that results in a lot of tears for everyone. (I shan't go into details because you seem to want the cute stuff.) I also have an AU where they do have kids, despite the odds, and it's wonderful. They're both extremely happy. They definitely have at least one daughter, maybe one more son and daughter after that. I imagine they would be named after Guin's family - names like Leander (for Leandra), Mallory (for Malcolm), and Bethan (for Bethany), all derivitives instead of letter for letter namesakes.

However, in one of my other version of canon she gets with Sebastian and they do have kids, though she's still not as happy as she would have been just... elsewhere. Normal. Away from nobles and expectations and appearances. Probably would have adored a life with the man all the more if it was in the countryside, not Starkhaven. (So, if it was exactly what she always wanted with Anders instead of a life on the run as a criminal.) Definitely seeing that version of events with a minimum of three kids, though I haven't thought of names. It's likelier they would have Vael-related names though, or a mixture of both.

Ruze Hawke - she's very neutral on it, though she's a sensual, embodied person, so she would find the experience fascinating and deeply meaningful in her own way. I never really thought of her having kids before but in the version of events with Fenris I feel like it wouldn't happen, biologically. I'm not sure why, I just don't see it. But in the version where she's with Merrill, I imagine Merrill would be absolutely down for it. (Biological or adopted, whichever.)

Inquisitors:

Lorelei Lavellan - YES, huge big yes. She and the Iron Bull have a son called Quartz. (Lorelei's twin brother is a geologist, and Quartz is one of his favourite minerals.) The boy is like a smaller, leaner version of Bull, and he's incredibly tall compared to Lorelei. Very Vassoth-esque, horns and all. Probably a huge science nerd.

Gawain Trevelyan - No, Gawain and Dorian prefer to be uncles to Gawain's many nieces and nephews instead. The process of having a biological child would be a bit too complicated, and Dorian has his own anxieties around parenthood and his own experiences with his family and the expectations of heritage, etc.

Tell me about your Dragon Age OC babies. Like does ur Warden/Hawke/Quizzy have kids with their partner? I need to know!!!

[shutupaboutandraste]

i'm just picking these at random from your tags so if there's a question you'd rather answer for a different oc you can do that too !!! 7 for cousland; 15 for aeducan; 25 for surana; 39 for one (or multiple) of your hawkes; 52 for cadash; 63 for adaar; 74 for one (or both) of your tabrises; 89 for one (or both) of your lavellans; 92 for amell <3

AAAAAH Nonnie thank you for all of these!! It makes me so happy.

7. Are they in a romantic relationship? With who? How did they meet?

Isadora is in a relationship with Alistair! They met as you would expect when Duncan told Isadora to go find him at Ostagar. The rest was history...

15. What was something their parents taught them?

Endrin taught Tyr how to swordfight when he was very young, starting him on wooden swords. Tyr was a very dedicated student mainly because he wanted to spend time with his father who would regale Tyr with stories of his mother when he was in a good mood.

25. What is their biggest flaw?

"Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room? Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room? Soon that attitude may be your doom." - Nonstop (Hamilton)

Yeah, Michai Surana legit overestimates himself. Most of the time it pans out because he is very smart, but there are a number of people who he would underestimate that could outsmart him because of that. His got a bit of a chip on his shoulder.

39. What does their happily ever after look like?

For this one, I'll do Aingheal because she's very goal-oriented. My other Hawkes are more or less happy to live day to day, that's their happily ever after. Aingheal would like to see Bethany freed from the Circle, Merrill (her wife) safe and out of the eye of anyone who might suspect she's a blood mage, and what remains of her family alive and well perhaps with a secluded house somewhere where she can rest on her laurels as she pleases. The safety, though, is really the key.

52. What is their body type? Are they muscular, chubby, skinny, etc?

For a rogue, Shiva Cadash is pretty short, stocky and muscular. She's a strong climber, can wrestle fairly well if she's disarmed of her knives, and can lift things that she really has no business being able to lift. Her muscles aren't well defined, though as she doesn't put effort into toning.

63. What is always guaranteed to make them smile?

Asaara has a brother named Arug-- a himbo warrior who is actually my friend's Inquisitor (we have different timelines where each one becomes Inquisitor). Arug is not always the brightest, but his protectiveness of his sarebaas little brother always makes Asaara happy. Usually that or Arug doing something silly will make him smile.

74. What weather is their favorite? Do they like storms?

Lady and Guin are actually sisters, so I'll do them both!

Lady loves fall weather, she likes a good cool breeze and the pretty colors. And, yes, she does love storms. Even if there's thunder and lighting, she finds them calming.

Guin loves hot weather. She likes to swim and enjoys the heat on her skin. She doesn't like storms when they're happening, but she likes the smell of the world after it rains. However, when she was little, she liked jumping in puddles when it rained.

89. What is their D&D alignment?

This one is easy so I'll do them both.

Icarus is definitely neutral good-- he doesn't always think the laws are right but isn't about to open the cages in a zoo. He's very dedicated to doing the right thing, though.

Berryl is chaotic neutral. She leans chaotic good, but she'll usually default to neutral if someone is pissing her off and/or she wants to fuck with them. She operates on her terms and her terms alone.

92. Describe them as a John Mulaney gif.

This is the best question i have ever received. And I know just the one for Jacobi.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE. I love getting to talk about my characters and you picked such wonderful questions!!