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[devotedlystrangewizard]

whoever the fuck decided that i, someone who actively avoids playing healer because i have chronic anxiety, should enjoy playing white mage this much

[anavakarian]

Alyna’s character development

1.       Does your character have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with? She doesn’t have a family: her adoptive mum passed away two years ago.

2.       What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like? They were very close. Her mum always was very supportive. They loved each other but they were also independent. She never met her biological mother.

3.       What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like? She didn’t meet her dad.

4.       Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know? Yes, she had a main role in the situation. Just a Spirit knows. No one else (for now).

5.       On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets? No pockets but she always have a small bag with her. Probably dried elfroot, some spare coins (not many) and different small flasks and pots with unclassified ointments and potions. A full first aid kit.

6.       Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams? Yes, she dreams she walks in a lush garden. Feeling peace.

7.       Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares? Yes, although, as a somniari, can control what she wants to dream. She pictures herself in the situation mentioned in question 4.

8.       Has your character ever fired a gun? If so, what was their first target? She fired a staff and used her magic against darkspawn. Her very first time, probably with no more than 16.

9.       Is your character’s current socioeconomic status different than it was when they were growing up? Is better now than before.

10.   Does your character feel more comfortable with more clothing, or with less clothing? She feels equally confident in both situations. She is not shy about her body and has a good self-esteem, assuming she is not the most curvy and the sexiest elf. She likes herself.

11.   In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been? Question 4 again. And when she couldn’t find the Inquisitor and Solas during the battle for closing the breach. She was also terrified when her ex-lover in Val Foret threaten her to denounce her mage condition to the Templars from the White Spire. She fled after that.

12.   In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been? Probably looking the views over Val Royeaux during a dawn. Or the moon bathed landscape on her balcony at Skyhold. She likes those moments of quietness and peace.

13.   Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way? She is definitively not. As a healer, she cannot afford that.

14.   Does your character remember names or faces easier? I would say she is quite average in that aspect.

15.   Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not? No. She was accommodated when growing up, then lived in between dalish clans and after that she was nomadic. Her healing skills always granted her food, a bed  and some coins, more than enough to survive. Every time she stablished herself in a place, her popularity as a skilful healer skyrocketed, which gave her the chance to gather some gold. She is only keen on spending good money in thing she really need or interest her.

16.   Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success? Happiness, but I think her thirst of knowledge is her weak point.

17.   What was your character’s favourite toy as a child? A ragdoll called Stef.

18.   Is your character more likely to admire wisdom, or ambition in others? She is absolutely blinded about wisdom and knowledge.

19.   What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before? I’m not going to say she’s got commitment problems, but she’s been involved with different people, only two or three of them kind of “formal relationship” and she ended up broken up because she didn’t feel 100% into it. I would just say she hasn’t found someone she is willing to give up everything for.

20.   In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism? If she has to compare herself would be for self-criticism as she is quite perfectionist. Not really interested in comparing herself, though, as she is quite introspective, can avoid comparing.

21.   If something tragic or negative happens to your character, do they believe they may have caused or deserved it, or are they quick to blame others? She would think she totally deserved it. She doesn’t believe in destiny, so she is the only one to blame for (obviously, if it is her fault).

22.   What does your character like in other people? She likes people she can learn something new from. Even if it’s something as simple as a different point of view regarding common matters. She seeks interesting conversation and actions.

23.   What does your character dislike in other people?  Abuse of power.

24.   How quick is your character to trust someone else? It takes her a very long while. Being an apostate mage, that’s more survival than anything else. She’s quite friendly, though. But she’s got secrets she has to keep for herself.

25.   How quick is your character to suspect someone else? Does this change if they are close with that person? Depending on so many factors. She is not more intuitive than anyone else, especially if not close to the person. She can say when something is odd if she is close enough. Average, I guess, but experienced.

26.   How does your character behave around children? She loves children but they are something she hasn’t even thought about for herself.

27.   How does your character normally deal with confrontation? Facing it, words first but don’t afraid to fight if it gets worst. Quite the opposite than her writer xD

28.   How quick or slow is your character to resort to physical violence in a confrontation? She is quite self-controlled and would never take the first step into a physical fight.

29.   What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true? When she was a child she wanted to be a human in Redcliffe, have a human husband and a bunch of human children. Even if her adoptive mother didn’t keep her from the truth that she was an elf, the realization stroke her hard and her dream kind of crumbled (se was 7 or 8 and she didn’t understand at the beginning why being an elf was wrong). Then she began to prioritize her thirst of knowledge more than anything else and the dream of travelling. Obviously, the first one is impossible to fulfil, but she kind of met the others.  

30.   What does your character find repulsive or disgusting? Strong smells. Slavery. Abuse of power (again).

31.   Describe a scenario in which your character feels most comfortable. In the infirmary, a day with no serious injuries and illnesses, just looking after her patients, conversing with them while they are healing up.

32.   Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable.

33.   In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve? Always willing to improve.

34.   Is your character more likely to keep trying a solution/method that didn’t work the first time, or immediately move on to a different solution/method? Depends on the issue. She would try a different method most of the times.

35.   How does your character behave around people they like? Confident and friendly.

36.   How does your character behave around people they dislike? Dryly but always polite. She is not for falseness unless necessary.

37.   Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status? Status, I guess. Due to her circumstances, I don’t think she is really bothered for any of them.

38.   Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat? Remove herself from the problem if is a personal matter. Remove the thread if an aggression.

39.   Has your character ever been bitten by an animal? How were they affected (or unaffected)? I don’t think so, but who knows… Mosquitoes and itchiness? Lice? Ticks and mites? Who knows what was crawling in Thedas those days…

40.   How does your character treat people in service jobs? Yes. She is a healer.

41.   Does your character feel that they deserve to have what they want, whether it be material or abstract, or do they feel they must earn it first? She’s not expecting things to come to her without effort: she “fights” for them.

42.   Has your character ever had a parental figure who was not related to them? Her mum.

43.   Has your character ever had a dependent figure who was not related to them? No.

44.   How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it? She finds it difficult sometimes, specially after her last relationship. She could say it without meaning it when she was younger, but now she has understood the weight of those words.

45.   What does your character believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them? She thinks everything would shut down and that’s it. No afterlife, no Andraste and nothing else. She still thinks there’re plenty of things to experience, to live, to visit and to learn. She is scared of dying.