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Oooh this looks fun! Thanks for the prompt, and sorry in advance for the infodump :)

My Inquisitor: Ellana Lavellan (she/her)

Age: 42 at the start of Veilguard, early 30s in Inquisition and Trespasser

Appearance in Inquisition:

Appearance in Veilguard: She grew her hair out even longer, and started to wear it in a braid; she's gained a few more scars over the years, and her hair has a few streaks of grey. She wears a pretty steampunk-looking prosthetic... despite being a knight-enchanter and theoretically being able to summon an arm like she could with her blade, she prefers to have something more solid.

Race/class: Dalish mage, knight-enchanter! She heard legends of the Emerald Knights and modeled a lot of her fighting style off of them.

Romance: Solas

Best friends among the Inquisition members:

Dorian: During the main game, they first bonded in scholarly discussions about magic and a shared sense of humor, and with time they became thick as thieves! They were always found together in Skyhold, debating literature or chatting about politics or philosophy. After Trespasser, they stayed in contact with each other, and Ellana visits Dorian in Tevinter when she can. He introduced her to Maevaris on one of these visits, so Ellana and Mae are good friends too. :D

Cassandra: Ellana and Cassandra may have had a bit of a rocky start, but the two of them grew extremely close during Inquisition. Despite their ideological differences, they understand each other. Cassandra is working on rebuilding the Seekers, so Ellana occasionally helped her with that after Trespasser. They write letters often and regularly fangirl over the "smutty literature" that they both read. >_<

Josephine: Josie has been close with Ellana since the very start of the Inquisition; when Ellana was feeling stranded and alone in her early days of being the Herald of Andraste, Josie was kind and willing to listen to her... later on, the two of them were able to open up to each other about their struggles, and their friendship formed based on a deep trust. After Trespasser, Ellana would go to visit Josephine in Antiva on a regular basis. :D

Honorable mentions: Cole and Varric

Who they got along with the least: Vivienne and Ellana most definitely started off on the wrong foot... upon meeting her, Vivienne thought that Ellana was naive and overly idealistic, while Ellana thought that Viv was too judgmental. However, after Bastien's death, Ellana was supportive of Viv and their relationship took a turn for the better. Vivienne is actually warm towards her now, but it basically took all of Inquisition to get there.

Save or sacrifice the Chargers: Saved the Chargers!

What to do about Blackwall: Ellana mandated that Blackwall become a Grey Warden. She was pretty close with Blackwall and his reveal shocked her, but she was convinced that he was an honorable and good man at heart, so she told him to become a Grey Warden to atone for his past instead of immediately paying for his past with his life.

Spirit vs. Human: Cole is more of a spirit. Though she saw the merits of both sides, Ellana didn't want to force Cole to change from his nature as a spirit.

Mages or Templars: Allied with the mages.

Winter Palace: Celene in power with Briala at her side. Ellana is a romantic and upon seeing the opportunity to reconcile them, she took it.

Who was left in the Fade: Stroud.

Clan Lavellan: Clan Lavellan survived! Ellana returns to her father and her surviving siblings after Trespasser is over (for a time).

Vallaslin: Ellana decided to remove her vallaslin. Though she knew all of the lore about the elven gods by heart, she was more interested in the stories from a scholarly perspective and had a complicated relationship with religion... she leaned on her belief in the gods to stave off/deny the title of "The Herald of Andraste", but she was always more agnostic than anything. The events of Inquisition put her in an odd place with faith in general. When Solas came to her, she was already conflicted enough about religion that she made a snap decision and had him remove them. Ellana trusted him quite a lot (probably a bit too much) and his conviction was just enough to push her over the edge. However, she came to regret it almost immediately after, and felt like she had cut herself off from her clan and heritage. Removing the vallaslin inadvertently made her realize just how much her culture (and their religious beliefs) meant to her. That decision haunted her for the two years between Inquisition and Trespasser; learning the truth about the elven gods helped calm her storm of regret, but even now she feels like she should have thought about it way more than she did in the moment. In an ideal situation, she would have asked Solas for time to make her decision.

Vir'Abelasan: Morrigan drank from the well. Ellana's gut reaction was to drink from it, but after Solas brushing off the whole situation and Cole saying that she "didn't want those voices in her head", she thought twice about it and offered the well to Morrigan instead. As the Inquisitor, she didn't think it made sense to put herself in possible danger when someone else was willing to take that risk... it ate her up that she didn't take that chance to learn more about the past, but after learning what the well could do to those who drank from it, she didn't regret it.

Who became the Divine: Softened Leliana.

Relationship status/save or kill Solas: Despite the two years that had passed between Inquisition and Trespasser, Ellana was still deeply in love with Solas. She swore that she would save him no matter what. Var lath vir suledin. In the decade afterwards, age and time made her realize that she might have to fight him as a last resort - she's reconciled herself to that fact. 10 years is a long time to pine after someone, and most of her passion has turned to pained thoughts of what could have been (not exactly helped by the fact that he haunts her dreams), but she's determined to turn Solas from his path. I imagine if they saw each other again in Veilguard, a lot of old emotions would come flowing back; assuming that they have to work together at any point, she'd be experiencing a lot of internal turmoil (as would Solas).

Keep or disband the Inquisition: Ellana disbanded the Inquisition, but its remnants live on in the shadows. She still works with many of the old contacts of the Inquisition, dedicating her resources to finding Solas.

InQUIZitor: A questionnaire to hype us up for Veilguard

So I read this article stating that in The Veilguard, we'll be able to make our Inquisitors in the CC and pick some of their crucial decisions. I immediately FREAKED OUT and made a lil questionnaire for my fwens to tell me about their Inquisitors and their crucial decisions, and I thought I would share!

FRIENDS, PALS, BUDDIES: Feel free to fill out this questionnaire, send it to anyone who wants to scream about their Inky, and reblog as you see fit!

Feel free to add any other information or decisions that felt crucial to you (e.g. if you were Dalish, did the Lavellan clan survive?), and expand on your answers as much as you want!

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Inquisitor name, age, race, class:

Romance (if applicable):

Best friends among the Inquisition members (pick 3):

Least favourite Inquisition member/who they got along with the least:

Did they save the Chargers or sacrifice them?

What did they do about Blackwall?

Did Cole become spirit vs. human?

Did they side with the mages or the Templars?

Who did they put in power at the Winter Palace?

Who did they leave in the Fade?

Did they drink from the Vir'Abelasan, or did Morrigan?

Who became the Divine?

Are they friendly with Solas? Did they want to "save" Solas or kill him at the end of Trespasser?