#hawke was purple and her bff was merrill

[tamalesnsuch]

Thanks for the tag! Here are mine and who they romanced bc I am a nerd.

Magdalena Brosca (Zevran), Mae Hawke (Fenris), Dhea Lavellan (Solas) and Calliope Shepard (Garrus).

I am tagging anyone that wants to share their characters from their playthroughs.

picrew funsies! starting tsurin tabris, ludte hawke, belluel trevelyan, sorrow shepard/cousland, and with bonus bethany hawke. tagged by @heniareth, and tagging @tamalesnsuch, @autobot-scout-riella, and @autistic-council-spectre

[queenaeducan]

4 (if you have multiple worldstates, your "canon" one or the one you plan to use first!)

What does your worldstate look like going into DAV?

I think everyone who sent me an ask sent me this question, so I'm going to tag @dreadfutures, @daisymeade, and @selfproclaimedunicorn. I may answer the others with my secondary world states, but this is my main one.

It sort of has a fic version and an in-game one.

Either way, it begins with Aeducan.

For fic-writing purposes I use @theshirallen's more developed Tamar Aeducan, but in-game I have Val (Valkyrie) Aeducan. Either way, they are somewhat similar. The mostly Lawful, mostly Good middle children of Endrin Aeducan. They mostly take what I would go so far as to say are the "good" options in DA:O. Exceptions being that Tamar spares Loghain and Val allows Alistair to duel him, sealing his fate. Both support Anora for queen and Alistair either remains a Warden or goes into exile. In-game, both romance Alistair, although in our fic universe Tamar reunites with and marries Gorim Saelac.

Come Awakening, the city is prioritised over Vigil's Keep, and Val kills the Architect. She didn't like the idea of what the entire population of Darkspawn gaining sentience would mean for dwarves: would they cede land to them, or would the war continue, only now with more cunning enemies? Etc etc. Also I think only Anders and Justice died in the battle, which... I mean, they got better I guess.

In DA2 I have Sylvia Hawke, who is a purple-blue Hawke who takes a turn for purple-red after Leandra's death. She's pro-mage, generally helpful, but starts to get a meaner streak. Her brother becomes a Warden, typically she romances Merrill, but I'm starting to feel like Isabela would overall be a better match for her? While she sides with Orsino, she kills Anders. The betrayal she feels about him tricking her into this honestly dwarfs her anger about what he's done. She survives Adamant, but Maker knows what she's doing now.

In DA:I I have Thora Cadash. She's a two-handed warrior and the light of my life. u-u She actually has no specialisation in-game bc none suit her, but fic-wise she's a Beserker pre-DA:I and then gets formal training as Inquisitor. Despite being a pretty level-headed person, Beserker works for her bc a) she hates blood, so if you get so angry you can't see you don't have to deal with all that and b) she has a lot to be angry about that she can't let out through healthier means (yet!).

She allies with the mages, crowns Celene and saves Briala's life through exile (she is not happy with Halamshiral's turnout), and keeps the Wardens among their number. Warden Alistair dies in her in-game playthrough, although in fic Tamar Aeducan is the contact and dies during Here Lies the Abyss, instead. Leliana is made Divine. Thora is actually Andrastian herself, although she also honours the ancestors/Stone, believing there's no conflict in those two systems.

She romances Blackwall, although I'm also considering her endgame as Josephine or even Varric (obvs non-canon), but both would be post-game. Solas is her BFF and she vows to save him from himself. She's spent a large part of the last 10 years organising research into Solas's plans in hopes of finding another way. Ultimately she disbands the Inquisition, believing it wiser to rely on a smaller network of contacts, many of which are dwarves, which are something of a blind spot for Solas.

I will probably cry when I see Thora in-game.

[fthechantry]

Felt like this required it’s own post. This is based solely on my mage purple!Hawke from my last playthrough.

Garrett’s reactions to Inquisitor’s Companions:

Dorian- Good guy to get a drink with, very attractive, loves his confidence. He has stories for days and he thinks Dorian needed to meet Fenris and Anders and watch the debates that follow.

The Iron Bull- Not well received considering he is who killed the Arishok. He is very weary of the Iron Bull and the Ben Hassrath because of his interaction with Tallis. He slowly begins to notice that Bull is different from the other Qunari he has encountered and by the end of his time there, he is on okay terms with him.

Vivienne- Hates her. He thinks she is a bitch and that she is just using the Inquisitor to further her own political goals. He doesn’t trust her and doesn’t like her love for the Circles, especially since it is my HC that he actually did help with the Chantry Boom and Varric lied to cover it up on Anders’ behalf.

Solas- He has a feeling that Solas has ulterior motives, he just isn’t sure what they are. The way he speaks is off from the other apostates/Dalish he has encountered and he writes to Merrill with a description of the man with both of them feeling nervous about him.

Blackwall- He thinks he is a good man. He knows he isn’t a Warden though because he doesn’t answer any of his questions that he got the answers to from Anders already.

Cassandra- He basically hates Cassandra because she kidnapped his BFF and wanted to beat the shit out of her. He would lose that fight though because he is a mage, and she can basically light him on fire from the inside out.

Varric- He knows Varric lol

Sera- Thinks she is annoying and she doesn’t trust him and his mage “shite”. He stays away from her.

Cole- He sees Cole as a potential option for Justice. If he can find a way to separate his love from Justice, then Justice could be his own sentient being outside of Anders. Seeing Cole gives him hope for his future.

[fademirrored]

beta timeline world state

Note: I’ve listed how they got along with the companions purely to give an idea of what they’re like. I won’t force any relationships on you.

DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS

Hero:

Darrick Tabris

Alive and well

Rogue; ranger, duelist, shadow

Companions:

Recruited Dog (named him Clegane)

Persuaded Revered Mother to free Sten

All companions recruited

All companion quests finished

All companions alive and well

Acquired the Grimoire peacefully

Loghain executed by Warden

Warden made a baby with Morrigan

Alistair became king, married to Anora

(Note: I romanced Zevran and was totally BFFs with Alistair, but I won’t force that on you)

Broken Circle:

Mages supported

First Enchanter Irving survived

The Urn of Sacred Ashes:

Not poisoned

The Arl of Redcliffe:

Helped Redcliffe fight

Helped Redcliffe prepare

Freed Bevin, took sword

Helped Owen’s daughter escape

Connor alive, not possessed

Asked Circle for help, Isolde is alive

Nature of the Beast:

Brokered peace

Decided ‘I don’t have time for this’ with Cammen and Gheyna

Saved the halla

Told Athras about his wife

Brought back ironbark

Paragon of Her Kind:

Defeated Branka

Harrowmont rules Orzammar

Dagna left to study

Mercy killed Ruck, told Filda he was a hero

Helped Zerlinda reconcile with family

Helped Orta join Assembly

Denerim:

Told Bann Sighard about Oswyn, got his support

Gave Alfstanna Irminric’s ring, got her support

Brought scroll to Sister Justine

Cleared out the Pearl

Returned amulet to beggar

Helped Alistair find Goldanna

Killed Marjolaine

The Landsmeet:

Said that Loghain could be a Warden; poisoned the Joining Chalice while Riordan wasn’t looking

Alistair and Anora rule together

The Battle of Denerim:

Darrick killed the Archdemon

Awakening:

Allowed the Architect to live

Keep and Amaranthine protected; Keep fully fortified

Nathaniel alive and well (recruited the second time around)

Gave Nathaniel the Howe Bow

Looked for Anders’s phylactery

Oghren and Felsi reunited

Witch Hunt:

Didn’t go through the eluvian with Morrigan

Warden’s Keep:

Said ‘no’ to all suspicious concoctions

Slayed Sophia and allowed Avernus to conduct ethical research

Stone Prisoner:

Matthias and Amalia alive, unpossessed

DRAGON AGE II

Hero:

Rigel Hawke

65 % purple, 32 % blue/green, 3 % red (roughly)

Rogue; shadow

Companions:

Carver died fleeing Lothering

Bethany became a Grey Warden

Bethany survived final battle

Friends with Varric

Bartrand still alive

Helped Varric discover cause of haunting

Varric did not keep the red lyrium idol

Recruited Isabela

Isabela did not return

Didn’t give Isabela to Arishok

Fenris alive and well

Merrill stayed loyal

Merrill did not destroy eluvian

Clan was not killed

Merrill is alive and well

Didn’t APPROVE of Anders’s explosion, but didn’t kill him or make him leave

Aveline married Donnic

Aveline stayed loyal

Recruited Sebastian

(Note: Romanced Fenris and was BFFs with Varric, Aveline, and Anders, but I won’t force that on you)

Prologue:

Joined smugglers

Act 1:

Turned mages over to templars

Fenris killed Kelder

Brought Saemus back home

Ginnis died

Killed Danzig

Didn’t blackmail Thrask

Idunna killed

Solved mystery of missing miners

Sent Feynriel to the Dalish

Recommended Keran not be a templar

Defended Ketojan from the Qunari

Didn’t kill Karras

Act 2:

Javaris alive and well

Discovered looter of Hubert’s caravans

Killed Gascard

Feynriel freed and left for Tevinter

Didn’t side with Petrice

Didn’t side with Varnell against Qunari

Killed Arishok

Act 3:

Rescued Nathaniel

Killed dragon at Bone Pit (bastard had my armor)

Allowed Emile to go free

Offered to help Nuncio

Let Zevran go

Reunited Charade and Gamlen

Handed conspirators to Orsino

Gave Keran to the templars

Sided with mages

Legacy:

Sided with Larius

Found Malcolm’s will

DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION

Companions:

-Dorian didn’t reconcile with father -Friends with Dorian -Dorian stayed with Inquisition -Iron Bull recruited -Iron Bull saved Chargers -Iron Bull is Tal-Vashoth -Blackwall recruited -Blackwall left prison as Grey Warden -Friends with Blackwall -Cassandra discovered book of secrets -Cassandra rebuilt Seekers -Friends with Cassandra -Cole recruited and stayed -Cole more like a spirit -Friends with Cole -Sera recruited and stayed -Sera killed Harmond at Inquisitor’s urging -Friends with Sera -Solas freed his friend -Friends with Solas -Varric tracked the red lyrium source -Friends with Varric -Vivienne recruited -Gave Vivienne a Snowy Wyvern heart -Friends with Vivienne

Exploring Thedas:

Did not reach the inner sanctum

Helped refugees

Gained cultists’ allegiance

Investigated the dwarven ruins

Rescued troops from the Avvar

Fairbanks not revealed as noble

Fairbanks defeated the Freeman

Captured Caer Bronach

Closed the lake’s rift

Claimed Griffon Wing Keep

Imshael killed

Captured Suledin Keep

Operations:

Inquisition forces deployed regularly

Sutherland’s company was formed

Jecin and Celeste never met

Inquisitor contacted Charade

Advisors:

Calpernia was the Inquisitor’s nemesis

Told Cullen not to use lyrium

Did favors for Du Paraquettes

Leliana inspired

Investigated Calpernia’s past

Talked with Calpernia

The Wrath of Heaven:

Inquisitor does not accept being chosen by Andraste

Champions of the Just:

Went to Therinfal Redoubt, templars allied

Ser Barris is alive

In Your Heart Shall Burn:

Inquisition is declared for order

Here Lies the Abyss:

Grey Wardens rebuilt

Stroud and Loghain sacrificed rather than Hawke, but Hawke sacrificed rather than Alistair. Just to cover all the bases.

Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts:

Gaspard rules as Briala’s puppet

Grand Duchess Florianne killed (“I also judge the box! End table for orphans!”)

Empress Celene died

What Pride Had Wrought:

Disrespected temple traditions, accidentally made enemies of the guardians

Morrigan drank from the Well of Sorrows

Doom Upon All the World:

Supported Leliana as Divine

Judgments At Skyhold:

Equal parts merciful and recruiting judging

The Descent:

Saved mines, stopped earthquakes

Decided he’d be happy never going to the Deep Roads again

Trespasser:

Bull remained loyal

Disbanded the Inquisition

Attempt to redeem Solas

[blarrghe]

for the character meta thing: dorian, isabela, (and/)or anders? giving a choice based on whomever/whatever you're feeling lol

Ahhh I love all these people. Ok I will try not to be too wordy and just do one.

ISABELA How I feel about this character:

All the people I ship romantically with this character lots of good ships for Isabela. I like that she's a promiscuous character and I think it's cool and good, actually, that she'd sleep with a bunch of people for fun. I really like her with a purple or blue Hawke, I love her with Merrill or Fenris, especially if they go off pirating together after DA2. I like her in an OT3 (my canon is a Merrill/f!Hawke/Isabela ship) and I think that a past relationship, however brief, with Anders (which is kinda canon) would have been something very warm and sweet even if it was mainly sexual. I think of Isabela as being sort of hyperempathetic and a little bit in love with all her friends. So.

My non-romantic OTP for this character Zevran. BFFs for life. I would also kill to see her meet Sera.

My unpopular opinion about this character Probably not unpopular and I think there’s less of this than there used to be, but I know she’s been looked down on in general and often gets reduced to her sexiness. Her sexiness is important but she’s a character with so much depth.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. She should try to kill you if you try to give Fenris back to Danarius like Leliana/Wynne do over the ashes in DAO (so should everyone, but Isabela definitely.)

[the-halo-of-my-memory]

Hello your da secret Santa again! So what is Valentines go to outfit? Like may I get a description of it? Also is there anything Anders did in da2 that made Valentine shocked or angry that he would do that (I’m not just referring to the chantry either) but I’d like to know what ideals of his she might disagree with also would it be ok if my own oc Hawke was in your story? She would ofc not be the main focus and just a side character but Valentine seemed like the kind of woman who would get along pretty well with my Hawke also she doesn’t mind being called Val does she? Oh and how does she feel about rain? Or other various kinds of weather? And did she go into hiding with Anders after da2? I know this is a lot of questions but I’m actually pretty excited to write someone from our modern world in Da! anyways tyvm for your time!

I adore that you’re asking questions. It gives me time to flesh out Val more and that you’re actually paying attention lol you’re such a cutie, I can’t wait to find out who you are 

-In the modern world, Valentine would dress v business to business casual. Think of all the detective shows you’ve seen. I always think of Olivia Benson from SVU and Jane Watson from Elementary (Lucy Liu, ily). Always in button-ups, tight pants, jackets, and boots. Her taste in fashion, in general, leans towards androgynous with the occasional femininity, such as makeup, jewelry, heels, skirts, and dresses (depending on her mood or occasion). Outside the professional setting, she always finds herself in more comfy cozy stuff like oversized sweaters and yoga pants. 

In the DA world, her fashion hasn’t changed much. It’s more practical but not too different. A simple blouse, trousers, and boots and almost always have a jacket on her. I’ve recently commissioned a piece from @momocosi and she did the most beautiful portrait which you can find here (give her some love!!). I adore her outfit so much and I love the idea of a more militaristic type of armor, similar to the Grey Wardens or even Sebastian’s armor. In retrospect, I definitely see her taking pride when she wears her “uniform,” and presenting herself as an authoritarian figure. Her badge may no longer mean anything in Thedas, but looking cute and cool in armor hits different.

- I can think of a few things that both Val and Anders have done that have upset the other. Anders is a single-minded man who only really cares about the mage oppression, which is not something that upsets Val, if anything she joins him and helps out anyway she can. What upsets her is that he doesn’t care for others who are suffering as well. She abhors the harsh comments he makes towards Fenris and Merrill. I’m actually planning a plotline involving crimes against elves just so these two can have this argument. Another thing she hates about him is his lack of patience and judgment. He’s always quick to start something and she needs evidence before anything can start. 

- Something that Val has done to piss Anders off is helping out Aveline with the guards as a throwback to her old job. Though she has no intention of hunting mages (this bitch knows nothing about magic, how the fuck could find any mage for that matter??), he doesn’t like it. At all. Just a few steps away from a templar. 

- Absolutely bring your Hawke if you want! I would love to see her and know lots about her if you feel like talking about her too. I see Val and Hawke as BFFs, especially if it's a purple sassy goober Hawke. Go ahead and call her Val. Even make up some really dumb nicknames if you like. 

- Okay, the weather. She adores the rain, it’s cathartic to her and makes her sleepy. She loves the sun and warm weather, tolerates snow, but hates the cold. She’s a big babby who must always be wrapped up in several blankets and sweaters to keep warm. 

- After the events of DA2, she does run away with him, despite her better judgment. She cannot just leave the man she loves like that, no matter the atrocity he just committed. You’ll find them in a familiar small town in southern Ferelden. 

[whereismywarden]

OC Masterlist

@kiraia​ pointed out (rightfully so) that I made quite a few vague posts about my OCs, but that I’ve never properly introduced them. It’s true, mostly because I tend to wait until they are well developed to properly do anything with them, which doesn’t happen all that often. So consider this a formal introduction to my current OCs :)

(Under a cut because there are quite a bunch of them. I hope it works on mobile, because otherwise yikes! I’m very sorry.)

Sad Mages Worldstate

It’s probably the one I talk about the most. It’s the most developed worldstate, with the most developed OCs and I’ve written a lot of fics about them.

The Warden: Ana Surana [Tag | Complete bio | Fanfictions]

pairings: Ana x Daylen Amell (friends with benefits), Ana x Alistair (DAO romance), Ana x Carver (current pairing, now married) + I occasionally throw Isabela into the mix because reasons.

Born in the Gallows and taken to an orphanage in Highever until her magic manifested.

Grew up close to Anders, Jowan, Amell and (to a lesser extent) Finn.

Had a baby that she was forced to give to the Chantry.

Main DAO choices include: romancing Alistair, getting her heart broken after making him king, stupidly refusing to do Morrigan’s ritual and watching him sacrifice his life for her.

Later she starts dating Carver (whom she actually met at Ostagar where they had a brief fling before the Battle).

Takes part in the Mage Underground and helps Anders build his bomb.

Starts hearing the Calling shortly before DAI.

Is Hawke’s contact during HLtA.

The Champion: Alwyn Hawke [Tag | Complete bio | Fanfictions]

pairings: Alwyn x Anders (DA2 romance, on and off), Alwyn x Cullen (one time), Alwyn x Rylen (post DAI, considering making them endgame, not sure yet).

Purple Hawke.

Carver becomes a warden.

Supports the mages.

Develops a close friendship with Ana.

Breaks up with Anders after the Chantry explosion, wishing he’d trusted him enough to share his plan with him. They do get back together later on.

Is the first one to learn about Ana hearing the Calling.

Stays behind in the Fade during HLtA, but eventually finds a way out.

He was found by Inquisition scouts in the Western Approach, suffering from amnesia.

Later falls in love with Rylen.

(Note that I still need to update that last part into his bio.)

The Inquisitor: Violette Surana [Tag | Complete bio | Fanfictions]

pairings: Violette x Orsino (once twice), Violette x Samson (current partner).

Ana’s mum.

Orlesian who grew up in Ferelden during the occupation.

Was taken to the Gallows at age 13.

Was a close friend of Malcolm Hawke.

Had her baby (Ana) taken by the Chantry. Later escaped.

Hates the Chantry.

Attends the Conclave in the hopes that Ana might be there.

Starts sleeping with Samson after his capture because he basically said fuck the Chantry to her face and it turned her on.

Hardened Leliana becomes Divine.

Other OC: Neriah Amell-Hawke

Is Ana’s daughter. She got her out of the orphanage after the Blight (thanks, Leliana).

Her father is Daylen Amell. Carver adopted her when he married her mama.

Is 18 as of Trespasser.

Second Chances Worldstate

This one started off as an AU for a fic starring Ana and Alistair which is why these two worldstates are so similar. The point of divergence is that Jowan went to Amell for help instead of Ana for some reason.

The Warden: Daylen Amell [Tag | Fanfictions]

pairings: Day x Ana (friends with benefits), Day x Morrigan (DAO romance and while I did consider for a while not having him follow her through the eluvian, I changed my mind. There’s too much growth potential.)

His father was Maurevar Carver, because I say so.

Main DAO choices include: Sparing Loghain, Alistair becoming a drunk, not doing Morrigan’s ritual because he can just throw Loghain at the Archdemon (which he did).

Helps Ana get their daughter out of the Kirkwall orphanage. Bails on them right afterwards.

Does follow Morrigan through the eluvian and actually ends up being a decent dad to Kieran.

Does not become Ferelden’s Warden-Commander.

The Champion: Alwyn Hawke (yes, again)

Like I said, this was originally an AU, so it made sense to keep the same Hawke. There are quite a few differences, however.

pairings: none.

Does not bring Anders to the Deep Roads. Carver dies.

Suffers from severe depression afterwards.

Goes from purple to full blue after Leandra’s death.

Stays behind in the Fade. Probably won’t make it out in this worldstate.

The Inquisitor: Asaara Adaar [Tag | Fanfictions]

pairings: Asaara x Cullen (starts before DAI, now married).

Meets Cullen shortly before the Chantry explosion. They fall in love.

Not going into too much details because it will be part of Second Chances’ main story.

Other OCs: Ana Surana and Neriah [Main fic | Other fics]

Again, can’t go into too much detail because spoilers.

pairings: Ana x Carver (before the Deep Roads expedition anyway), Ana x Alistair.

Day brings Ana to Kirkwall shortly after the Blight to meet their daughter. She ends up staying after they get Neriah out of the orphanage.

Single mom. Works as a waitress.

They find drunk Alistair in their garbage. Ana wants to help him get better.

Other OC: Issala Adaar [Tag]

pairings: Issala x Varric (post-DAI).

Is Asaara’s overexcited little sister.

Likes to tinker with explosives.

Built a handheld cannon. It’s clunky, not very accurate and is prone to misfire. In other words, it still needs a lot of work.

Varric thinks she’s adorable so he made her his personal bodyguard.

Angry Dalish Worldstate

The Warden: Shaelyn Mahariel [Tag | Fanfictions]

pairings: Lyn x Tamlen (Origin), Lyn x Bethany, (considering Lyn x Alistair between DA2 and DAI but even that might be too cruel.)

Doesn’t want to be a warden.

DAO choices include: Alistair remaining with the wardens because he doesn’t want to be king.

No in-game romance, she was too heartbroken after losing Tamlen.

Eventually starts dating Bethany.

Travels to the Free Marches after the death of her clan to kill the man responsible.

Almost dies in the resulting fight against Hawke (thank the Creators Anders was there).

Goes home and confesses to Bethany that she almost killed her brother and that she would have done it had he not been so badass. They break up.

The two of them reconcile post-DAI, after Hawke and Merrill’s wedding.

The Champion: Kris Hawke [Tag]

pairings: Kris x Merrill (now married).

Blue Hawke.

Sadly couldn’t save Merrill’s clan.

Didn’t want to hurt Lyn that badly during their fight, he was just defending himself. Deeply regrets it afterwards.

The Inquisitor: no one specific yet, but likely a Lavellan romancing Solas.

Alistair stays behind in the Fade.

Elves in Luuuuv Worldstate

The Warden: Kallian Tabris [Tag | Fanfictions]

pairings: Tabs x Alistair (DAO romance)

Probably the most canon-compliant OC.

Main DAO choices include: making Alistair king with Anora as queen and becoming his mistress.

Madly in love.

Will have a happy ending.

No Hawke or Inquisitor yet.

Homecoming Worldstate

The Warden: Elaine Cousland [Tag]

pairings: Elle x Nathaniel (pre-DAO, now ex-husband), Elle x Leliana (DAO romance), Elle x Sebastian (current).

Was BFF with Anora during their childhood.

Actually met Sebastian before he was sent to the Chantry. The two of them had similar lifestyles back then, so when Elle visited Starkhaven with her father, the two of them developed a rivalry of sorts in their romantic pursuits (think Merteuil and Valmont, but a lot more light-hearted). They do spend one night together after learning that he is going to be sent to the Chantry.

Eventually fell in love and married Nate. They kept their relationship a secret, however. They divorced after the Blight.

Main DAO choices include: romancing Leliana, making Alistair king with Anora as queen, sparing Loghain and performing the ritual.

Her relationship with Leliana didn’t survive the distance.

Leaves the Wardens after the Chantry explosion and basically goes on the run from everyone because she feels responsible for what happened.

Helps Sebastian reclaim his throne. They fall in love. (I’m currently writing a fic about this, actually)

Still unsure about her DAI fate. Either she replaces Hawke in HLtA and stays behind in the Fade, or she becomes Inquisitor.

The Champion: Violetta Hawke [Tag | Fanfictions]

pairings: Letta x Isabela (DA2 romance).

Yes, she was totally named after Violette.

Is Kris’ sister.

Carver becomes a Templar.

Spared Anders.

Sails into the sunset with Isabela.

DAI fate will depend on what I decide to do with Elle.

The Inquisitor: no one yet.

Loghain survives HLtA.

I am considering having Neriah (yes, again) be the Herald with someone else as Inquisitor since she’s only a kid. In this worldstate, she grew up in Kirkwall’s orphanage before being taken to the Gallows. She escapes the massacre and Carver eventually takes her under his wing.

I'm planning to have two additional worldstates (I want one per warden origin). One called "Happy Dwarves" with a male Brosca romancing Zevran and one called "Dead Heroes" with a male Aeducan romancing Leliana (and probably Alwyn again, idk). I also have a couple of Cadashes that I want to put somewhere, a woman romancing Josie and a man romancing Divine Cassandra. Idk yet if they'll be Inquisitors or if I'll just add them to one of the existing worldstates. Odds are one will be Inquisitor while the other just tags along.

I probably missed a few things here and there, but that’s basically the gist of it. Thanks to anyone who actually stuck to the end, lmao.

[nathans-tales]

For the OC questions number 50 and 1 please, I wanna hear everything!

1) First ever OC: Well, I remember writing some silly stories as a kid and I made some original characters for those, but I don’t remember them now. The first OC’s I can remember more were my characters Skylar and Raiden from a short story I wrote in high school. Skyler (she/her) was spunky and sarcastic, while Raiden (he/him) was more easy going but determined and focused. They were best friends, and while Raiden had a crush on Skyler when they first became friends, Skyler was ssuuppeerr gay and so they were just platonic bff’s. I don’t remember much more about them than that, but if I could ever find that story again some day, I’d be super excited.

Technically Caden Lavellan isn’t my first OC ever, but he is the first OC I’ve ever put a LOT of focus on developing and writing with. He’s the OC that got me excited about writing again, so that’s cool.

50) OC talk about anything you want: hhmmmm lets see. I’ll say a little bit about all my current OC’s (all Dragon Age related lol).

Caden Lavellan (he/him): as I said, he’s the first OC that I became truly invested in, and I honestly focus most of my creative attention on him. He’s a gentle, kind hearted person who doesn’t want to harm others but will if it’s for the greater good or in defense of himself or others. He’s a bi/queer transgender man who has used blood magic as a form of top surgery, and he’s mostly secretive about that. He’s absolutely head-over-heels in love with Josephine Montilyet, and he’s had a couple partners prior to his relationship with her. He likes to sing and play the lute, as well as play pranks with Sera and entertain Kieran with games and silly stories. He’s very proud of being Dalish, and his patron god is Mythal. He struggles a lot with the events revolving around Mythal and the other elven gods at the end of Inquisition and Trespasser. He has moderate/severe anxiety and he struggles with his role as the Inquisitor, but he never stops trying his best.

Layne Trevelyan (he/they): I haven’t developed Layne a whole lot since I only created him recently, but he’s a former circle mage who despised the circle and templars and not only supports the mage rebellion, but helped break out of his circle with the other rebel mages. He’s an angry person; the abuse he faced at the hands of templars bred resentment for them and the world that helped create the system that put them in power. He doesn’t believe in diplomacy as a valuable option because it never worked for the mages in the circle; they’d just get beaten when they tried to reason with the templars. He doesn’t really want to be the Inquisitor, but he thinks that a mage leading this movement could be good for mages everywhere. When Corypheus comes into play, he knows he can’t back down now. He believes he’s chosen by Andraste after he survives the fall of Haven, and he falls into an unexpected romance with Cassandra.

Erathan Mahariel (she/her): Erathan never wanted to be a Grey Warden. She was happy with her life as it was, before Tamlen touched that fucking mirror. He was her best friend… she felt as though as was her fault that he turned into that monster, she should have tackled him rather than let him touch that mirror. She only went with Duncan because the Keeper told her to. She was ready to die of whatever sickness her body now carried, but the Keeper wouldn’t let her. She hates humans, hates them for what they’ve done to her people, but she finds unexpected friendship in Morrigan, as well as such kindness and thoughtfulness in Leliana that she can’t help but fall in love with her. She’s determined to end the Blight regardless of the cost; it took Tamlen from her but she won’t let it take anyone else she cares for.

Halen Tabris (she/they): Like Layne, Halen is angry. Like Erathan, Halen hates humans; she finds it almost humorously ironic that she falls in love with one. Morrigan doesn’t make it easy, but she makes it worth it. Halen often acts before she thinks, and that usually results in sticky situations she has to fight her way out of; charming her way out isn’t exactly her strong point. She’s transfeminine genderqueer, and coming to terms with her body has been a battle of it’s own, but Morrigan helps her feel content with how she is. She does the dark ritual with Morrigan, and she loves Kieran more than she thought possible.

Aspen Hawke (he/him): Aspen is a mix of purple and blue; starting more purple, but as the years go by and he loses those he cares about, and becomes tired and sad, unable to keep up the jokes like he used to. His sister is incredibly important to him; when they come to take Bethany to the circle, he sees red and his heart feels as though it’s shattering. He misses Carver despite never having gotten along with him well. He blames himself for the loss of Carver as well as Leandra. He’s confused by his feelings for Merrill at first, because he’s demi-romantic and never felt romantic feelings for anyone before. He loves Merrill, he would do anything for her. He doesn’t agree with Anders’ actions with the Chantry (as much as he despises the Chantry and the circles, he’s seen so much bloodshed and loss that he can’t stomach any more), but he stands by his friend regardless.

Aldous (he/him): He’s the blood mage who helped Caden, which I go into detail about in my fic “A Weight Off the Chest”. I’m not sure if I’ll ever develop him more or give him his own story, but he’s still an OC of mine that has some potential.

I know that was a lot, but I don’t get many chances to talk about my OC’s with people! There’s so much more I could say but I’ll leave it at that, haha. Thanks for the asks!

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Final Fantasy XIII and Dragon Age

i cant tell you how fucking delighted i am that someone sent me a ff13 ask. why doesn't everyone send me ff13 asks. someone come fucking talk to me about this fucking game it's full of beautiful and layered women who are probably gay and the protagonist has pin k hair

hey will someone send me ff13/cambionverse, lightning and claire are the same goddamn character

final fantasy xiii vs dragon age:

the characters i’d ship: listen ff13 is full of hot queer-coded girls so i could ship nearly any of them with isabela but that's a little too easy (fang and isabela tho good lord theyre both so gay). actually? snow and morrigan, because he's so annoyingly persistent about being your friend and she needs someone reliable who won't easily be pushed away. he'd do really well with leliana for that reason, too - plus when their optimistic natures began to wear away, they'd have each other to pick them back up. 

the characters who would be BFFs: purple hawke and sazh would get along like a house on fire like can you think of a more comedic duo? no. she'd get along really well with snow, too, i think, just because that upbeat perseverance is kinda his thing and he'd be happy to have someone boosting him along rather than trying to drag him down. also, varric would get a huge kick out of both fang and snow.

the characters who would be enemies: sera would absolutely hate lightning. too uptight, a position of authority? no way, dude. 

the characters who would be allies: lightning and cassandra. they stuck with the authority powers as long as they could, but they knew damn well when it was time to turn on their own organizations, and they're both badass, determined, and unafraid of dying. neither of them lack conviction, which i think each woman would find incredibly refreshing and reassuring; they'd have a lot of respect for each other. 

the characters who would be allies, but reluctantly: lightning would be pretty wary of anders (because she'd think he was unpredictable and dangerous and she doesn't know if she can appeal to his reason), who would be equally wary of her (because he thinks she's unpredictable and ruthless and he doesn't know if he can appeal to her heart), but they ultimately have similar goals, so they'd get over it for the sake of those goals. i also think cullen would sympathize greatly with cid, but in the end would ultimately turn on him when he crossed that last line. 

the characters who would drive each other bananas: sazh Could Not Take isabela flirting with him. he'd have a total meltdown. which means she would keep doing it until he got genuinely upset with her and then they'd just argue. also varric would pester lightning CONSTANTLY about what her real name is, and she would get EXTREMELY annoyed, oh my god. i think noel would also really dislike cole because cole would keep coming in and talking about how he's the last living human in his time and noel would be like CAN YOU STOP I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT and cole would make that sad puppy face he makes and i would be sad about it

the characters i think are the most alike: vanille and merrill are a lot alike! peppy and young and secretly a bit sad. isabela and fang strike me as similar, too; go-getters, flirty, etc. 

my favorite character from each fandom & how i think they would get along: fang & fenris. honestly, if she wasn't a lesbian, i'd ship them, but she is a lesbian (i don't care, i DON'T CARE, she is, she was originally written as a male and vanille's love interest, she's fucking gay), so i think they'd be besties instead. he wouldn't like her at first, she's a bit too forward, but like with isabela he'd get used to it and then come to like it about her - it'd be nice for him not be treated so delicately, yk? meanwhile on fang's end once they became good friends she's got someone who'll have her back thick & thin and probably feel equally as strongly about protecting vanille as she does

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Cat out of the Bag

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by TheTiniestGiant

Isabela rolled her eyes in the most dramatic fashion, but pulled out her phone. “Fine. My buddy Varric is looking for a new housemate, cheap too, since Fenris is moving out short notice.”

“I’m scared to ask, but why is Fenris moving out?”

Still texting, she didn’t look up. “Hawke keeps destroying his stuff and it’s not like Varric would ever give that idiot up.”

“Who’s Hawke?”

“Some stray Varric picked up a few years ago.”

“So his pet? A cat?”

Finally, Isabela glanced up at Anders, eyes narrowed. For a moment, she studied him. Then a sly smile spread across her face and sent chills down Anders' spine. "A bit feral, but you could call him his pet, yeah.”

Words: 2450, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age II, Dragon Age - All Media Types

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: M/M

Characters: Anders (Dragon Age), Hawke (Dragon Age), Isabela (Dragon Age), Varric Tethras, Merrill (Dragon Age), Aveline Vallen, Cullen Rutherford, Arishok (Dragon Age), Bethany Hawke, Leandra Hawke

Relationships: Anders/Male Hawke, Anders/Hawke (Dragon Age)

Additional Tags: Strangers to Lovers, slowish burn, BFF Varric, Misunderstandings, poor communication, Purple Hawke, morally grey Hawke, more like morally dark dark grey hawke, Pining, soooo much pining from hawke, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, no magic

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Dragon Age and Zelda

aww im so happy i got a DA one :')

dragon age vs loz:

the characters i’d ship: i think cullen would do well with botw when they were both a little older. (botw zelda is 17, and we know cullen from like ages 19-29 i think, so when he was 29 and she was 27, maybe.) here's someone who technically does use magic but not in a dangerous way, only for protection, and he's the protective & doting type, which she would probably enjoy if it wasn't like...forced protection from her dad. + she's demisexual so she could probably take or leave sex which would be good for him bc in my mind you don't walk away from what he did without A Few Issues there

the characters who would be BFFs: tetra & isabela on the high seas!! sera would probably get a kick out of groose. varric and telma would probably hit it off too. weirdly, i also think morrigan and ss impa would get along well - she could use a little guidance from someone who wasn't out to manipulate her.  

the characters who would be enemies: to fenris, ganondorf would be just another magister

the characters who would be allies: cullen and cassandra would probably fall in really easily w/ the hylian army against ganon, and again isabela would love the WW pirates

the characters who would be allies, but reluctantly: actually, to fenris, EVERYONE IN THE ZELDA CAST would be just another mage bc almost all of them can use magic lmao. so him & basically anyone

the characters who would drive each other bananas: oh buddy you can bet your last dollar that a purple hawke would drive fi, who does not understand jokes, absolutely bonkers. fi, because again SHE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND JOKES, would drive hawke equally insane. even people who don't lIKE hawke's humor at least understand it, but not fi. it would be truly incredible to witness

the characters i think are the most alike: varric and telma are the jaded barflies, and botw zelda and merrill are the anxious nerds.

my favorite character from each fandom & how i think they would get along: for dragon age, it's probably gonna have to be flemeth, and again, i have a hard time picking a favorite zelda character...we'll go with groose this time, and she would absolutely love him. he'd probably like her too, but not as much as he wound up liking impa.

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