#hissera

[headachecat]

Someone asked me recently why my Rook’s name is Hissera, although she’s an elf. Let’s talk about it!

The simple answer to that would be that initially I intended for her to be a Qunari, but found the character creator not satisfactory. I also wanted to pay homage to Sera from Inquisition, as Hissera is a constant ball lot laughter and energy and a ray of sunshine character very much taking inspiration from Sera.

The canon answer for her lore would be that she wasn’t named initially, but as she grew to run around the city, the wisps would react to her with a hiss as she passed them, curious of the child.

She became known as the „Little Hiss” around the Necropolis, as the sound always heralded her arrival before she came into view.

With time the few Qunari Watchers came to call her Hissera, both for the sound and for the Qunlat word for „hope”. She’s just a sight for sore eyes, a very enthusiastic and optimistic character. As for her nicknames, it would be remain Hiss, rather than Sera, until she took on Rook.

Please ask me more about her!

[aaesaesthetic]

Finally got my laptop upgraded to an actual PC, so I'm diving into the adventure of Dragon Age Veilguard! I've been waiting for so long, finallyyyyy

Did a quick sketch of my Rook, Hissera to pass time before the upgrade

LOOK AT MY BABYGIIIIIIRL

[dasstanzydraws]

An average Antivan garden party after Lady Montiliyet's wife moves in

[direct-from-orzammar]

A sketch I did for @songofamazon's Quiz-Quisition

1: Who is your Inquisitor? Give us a basic bio of who they were before they became Inquisitor and any key choices they made during the Inquisition.

(answer under the cut, and I guess DAI fic spoilers...even though that won't be for a while)

Hissera was only eighteen years old when she rose to fame (Well, about nineteen when she became The Inquisitor, but details, details).

She had a life before that, though. She came from quite humble beginnings, in fact. She's from a little village in the general vicinity of Starkhaven. You can tell as soon as you hear her accent. It's a little village where a group of Tal-Vashoth settled together to watch eachother's backs. She and her stepbrother are some of the first generation of children to actually be born there.

Speaking of family, the sketch features her family. From left to right:

Tamassran "Tama": Her biological mother. She left Par Vollen while she was still pregnant with Hissera. She kept her name from when she lived under the Qun and...honestly sometimes isn't 100% certain of her decision.

Irene: Hissera's stepmother. She was born in Kont-aar to Viddethari elves. She's a mage, so got the standard Saarebas treatment...until she stabbed her Arvaarad and ran off for Darismuid. By the time she had met Tama, she had a toddler, who became Hissera's stepbrother.

Revesan "Taashi": Hissera's stepbrother. He's a year or two older than her. Both he and Hissera are the town troublemakers. Their given names, Hissera and Revesan, mean "Hope" and "Freedom." But they earned the names "Adaar" and "Taashi" ... The fireball and the dragon. He's a farmhand, but does end up working with Dennett once his sister becomes the Inquisitor. Keeping an eye on her to either be a support system...or be in the front row when things blow up tae fuck.

She started doing mercenary work at like sixteen. It was small time stuff. Half the time, it was just guarding trade wagons from bandits who would get scared off just by nature of a couple qunari being on the lookout. She wasn't doing really dangerous stuff until around the start of Inquisition. She really thought she was just going to work security at the Conclave...though she did also hope that things would work out in favor of the mages.

As far as her choices during Inquisition...Hissera tends to relate more closely with the "common folk". She and Sera hit it off right away (and I'll be real, they speak really similarly. They just understand eachother) She sympathizes with mages, and while she never experienced the circle, it's not like Qunari mages are...much better off. She was pretty in over her head most of the time, so she trusted her gut and her friends a lot. Major story decisions...see the template

(Mages recruited as allies, Hawke left in the fade, Wardens recruited, Briala rules through Gaspard, Inquisitor drank from the well)

Additionally, Hissera never claimed to be the Herald of Andraste.

[elfmagesurana]

Found another pretty picture maker, so here's my canon PCs as they r in the veilguard. except alma she fucking died ig

[dasstanzy]

Filled out this worldstate meme from omgkalyppso for the worldstate I'll be going into Veilguard with when it comes out! It's my "canon" run and the one I'm basing my fanfic around.

Also I cheated a little and put two besties per character. Text Transcript under the cut:

The Warden Name: Helsi Brosca Age: 19 (Origins) 41 (Veilguard) Origin: Casteless Dwarf Status: Alive, searching for a cure Allegiance: Grey Wardens Romance: Alistair BFF: Morrigan/Zevran Mages or Templars: Mages Werewolves: Broke the Curse Connor, Isolde, etc: Isolde sacrificed herself Anvil: Sided with Caridin Orzamaar: Supported Bhelen (reluctantly) Sacred Ashes: Didn't defile the ashes Dark Ritual: Completed the Ritual Fun Fact: She's trans! Also, she likes to learn about geology in her spare time.

Hawke Name: Oliver Amell Origin: Apostate Status: ??? (in the Fade) Allegiance: Mage Rebellion Romance: Fenris BFF: Varric/Merrill Mages or Templars: Mages Bethany and/or Carver: Carver (Templar) Tome of Koslun: Given to Isabela, returned later Arishok: Killed in duel Feynriel: Given to Dalish/Tevinter Charade: Reunited with Gamlen Anders: Killed Fun Fact: Favorite animal: Nug. Favorite plant: Crystal Grace

The Inquisitor Name: Hissera "Adaar" Origin: Vashoth Mercenary Status: Alive, Inquisition Disbanded Allegiance: College of Enchanters Romance: Josephine BFF: Cole/Dorian Mages or Templars: Mages (Allied) Grey Wardens: Recruited Left in Fade: Champion Divine: Leliana (Softened) Well of Sorrows: Hissera drank from the well Orlais: Briala rules through Gaspard Solas: Attempt to Redeem Fun Fact: Great singer! Studies Magic under Fiona after Inquisition.

[chroniclesinlacuna]

better version of my girl! ...before I remembered to change the jammies. I just can't win man

[cassiaorsellio]

LEGACIES AND LEGENDS

[taloswitch]

This is my inquisitor I've been playing so much dragon age with, Opal Cadash. I'm going to be posting quite a bit more about her, but I love roleplaying an emotionally stagnated, stubborn idiot. Dwarves in fantasy things are also just so underrated, I love them so much in dragon age, they feel like actually two dimensional characters and not just the same tired shtick we get from them usually.

She's romancing Blackwall atm, partially because my friend @a-gay-bloodmage suggested it (and got me into dragon age as a whole because of her and blackwall), and I will never forgive her for how brutal this is, but I love twisting the knife with her about it anyways, seeing how emotionally gut wrenching I can make it. Very good stuff.

I'll post more on her, art and maybe even some writing, as well as dumb screenshots because I love her and blackwall so much.

[wardennthorne]

he has transfixed me

[headachecat]

Thought I’d share this freaking stunning pic of my Rook today. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

[aaesaesthetic]

Thought I'd put all my canon lil Dragon Age guys together as they are during the time of Veilguard, with a little bit of info on them ✨

I swear it's not on purpose that Lena's, Garrett's and Titus' ages are stepping on each others' toes like that, I did the math of where they'd be and they all just happened to hit the same-ish age :'D It is funny tho, that the "baby" of the group, is 36 years old tho, LMAO

[dasstanzydraws]

Made some emotes with bases from takiimikiku

[direct-from-orzammar]

Quiz-Quisition question 4!

4. Tell us about your Inquisitor's family. What does family mean to them?

Family's pretty central to Hissera. She grew up with a strong family unit and a strong community, and she values the support system that they gave her. Once she gets to the Inquisition, the inner circle becomes a sort of found family to her.

I already introduced Tama, Irene, and Taashi in question 1 so I'll go a little deeper into her relationship with them.

Tama loves Hissera. More than anything. She went Tal-Vashoth for her daughter. But they butt heads a little sometimes. Tama is used to the order and predictability of the Qun, and Hissera is chaotic and unpredictable. Their relationship is ultimately good but they just have completely opposite personalities. Still, Tama never blamed Hissera for any doubts or difficulties that she faced after leaving the Qun.

Irene and Hissera have a unique bond since they're both mages. Irene picked up some Rivaini techniques after she escaped her arvaarad, and she passed those along to Hissera. She was technically not an apostate too, since Irene spent some time at the Darsmuid circle. That circle was just really generous in allowing mages to yknow...have freedom. Irene died during the rebellion because she happened to be visiting Darsmuid to visit colleagues when the circle was annulled.

Taashi is a couple years older than Hissera, but since he's so much shorter than her people outside of their community tend to assume he's the younger brother. Nope. He's just short. They bicker and roughhouse a LOT, even as adults. Before he learned the name of the Inquisitor, he figured out it was his sister who had gotten herself into this situation. He ended up joining the Inquisition, not in a combat role but as a stablehand for Dennet. He's a good guy, but has a little bit of a temper (thus the nickname). Blackwall has absolutely come back to the barn from the Herald's Rest to see Hissera pinning Taashi down for getting on her nerves.

All together, this family only exists because two people in impossible situations found eachother, fell in love, and decided to support eachother as they move towards the future.

[elfmagesurana]

forgor if I ever posted these

[dasstanzy]

sometimes you take a break from drawing a shitpost...to draw another shitpost. Base by CosmindArt. Here's hoping we can make a fool out of a certain bald elf in Dreadwolf.