#it doesnt even have his vallaslin in it yet unfortunately

[snyrtch]

I got tagged by @moss-flesh to do a uquiz called 'what's at your core?' for my ocs!! if anyone I tag wants to do it too, that'd be neat! let me know you do it too bc its fun!! @siennadraws @fade-touched-shenanigans @blarrghe @highwayphantoms

Shielan Sabrae

flightless bird the thought of your found family is what motivates you in your own little world. you touch the clouds, and the soil gives way under your footprints… this is utopia. if you were to erase one thing, it would be your memory. experience is important, but ignorance is bliss. identity, in heaven, should give way to happiness. you'd give anything just to sit by the swings and eat ice cream, but this isn't that kind of world. you have to get up and wash the dirt off of your scraped knees. i think you have an escapism problem.

Taltic

warped metal it's not working out the way you want it to. no matter how hard you try to look scary, the very picture of karmic retribution, your efforts will inevitably fall short. you're out of place here, a broken doll and a used marionette. there's nothing to gain in pretending you can't be hurt like anyone else. there's nothing to gain in pretending you aren't human, that you're made of twisted steel and distorted memories. embrace your humanity. embrace your vulnerability. give in to trust.

Venarla Mahariel

acerbic wit you're a mentor — an old scarred wolf, an injured soldier, a disgraced paladin. your teachings read as shamelessly pretentious, speaking in rhymes and biting down hard into anyone stupid enough to make the wrong move. this isn't your first life, nor your second, nor your sixth — you'll make the most of your time shackled to this world, no matter how many loops it takes to get it right. with every defeat, you reincarnate; a little smarter, a little quicker, crueler and nastier. will you choose to be brutal, equalizing, that final strike in the face of your enemies? will you go soft, become tender and domesticated? the choice is yours. it's not like i can stop you.

Haleir Lavellan

silent admission in tarot, the fool is numbered 0 – the number of unlimited potential. as the protagonist, he is ever present and therefore needs no number as well as no introduction. the world revolves around you in ways that i can't begin to describe, though you'd shrug it off if i were to begin to explain. i need you to know that time is running out. if you want to get this done, you need to start now. sloth is your greatest enemy in this world, and you can only run so far from the opposition when you start with such a disadvantage. keep your head high, yeah? the kid you were is still in there somewhere. you need to show him that it was worth it.

[serbarris]

Faralen Sabrae, Ambassador

Nickname: Rae

Reason for name: Faralen means “hunting star” she has loads of tiny freckles so they’re like stars

Birthday: 8th Bloomingtide

Race: Dalish Elf

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Place of birth: near Gwaren

Places lived since: Brecilian forest, Sundermount, Amaranthine, Emerald Graves

Parents’ names, backgrounds, occupations: Faralen’s father, Eladd was the healer under Keeper Mahariel and Marethari, but unfortunately passed in 9:27 Dragon. Her mother, Varliss, is an apothecary for the Sabrae clan.

Number of siblings: Eilan is her adopted brother, they consider Tamlen an honourary member of their family

Relationship with family : Very good relationship with her father

Happiest memory: Faralen used to hurt herself a lot as a child and her dad was Second under keeper Mahariel, he used to always heal her using his magic, telling her to be more careful next time, to which she always replied “i dont have to be careful you’ll always be here to heal me” and he would make it snow a little bit in the room and she loved it so much

Childhood trauma: The death of her father when she was 15 was very traumatic, but also when she was around 18 Tamlen and Eilan went to the ancient ruins and found the tainted Eluvian, she knew of her friend’s excursion and she went to find them.

Children of her own?: Yes 4

If so, relationship with their father?:  Faralen and Vaimah started on a very tense relationship, they were both very solitary. They knew of each other through mutual friend Eilan Mahariel, though after he and Tamlen died in the ancient ruins, Vaimah and Faralen looked out for each other. They slowly but surely relied on each other more than they could realise, grew very close, and fell in love (even if Faralen didn’t realise at the time). They have a very good relationship now, and Vaimah is a constant reminder for Faralen to voice her feelings and they tend to balance each other out nicely.

Age she became a mother: 31 when Caeren was born, 34 when Amoran was born and 38 when the twins; Linneth and Oronth were born

PERSONALITY

Positive Personality Traits: She loves her Clan dearly, protective, loyal, honest, selfless

Negative Personality Traits:  Very reckless, short-sighted, ruthless, short-tempered

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

MBTI Type:  INFP

Interests: Berries, dalish history,

Mood Character is Most in: wistful

How does your character deal with being afraid?: not very well tbh, she mostly lashes out

Any reoccurring nightmares?: Mainly nightmares thinking about what happened to Tamlen and Eilan, later on, dreams about what happened to Vaimah while he was missing  

When are they most in their element?: in the middle of a fight

What do they have a soft spot for?: Literally Vaimah, also children

What events have had the most impact on her life?: Tamlen and Eilan dying and the Blight which prompted her obsession with becoming a good warrior/hunter, leading to her becoming Warleader of the clan.

Enraged When?: 90% of the time

Greatest Strength?: Pride

Greatest Weakness?:  Her pride

Biggest regret: she didnt outright stop Tamlen an Eilan from going to the Ruins, as well as not realising the depth of her feelings for Vaimah, and voicing them before the Conclave and his memory loss.

PHYSICAL

Height: 5′2

Weight: idk

Build: lean

Nationality: Ferelden

Disabilities: none

Complexion : olive, freckly af

Face shape: heart

Distinguishing facial features: freckles, and scars around her temple and on her nose and lips are very prominent

Hair colour: Auburn

Usual hair style:  cut short, side part,

Eye colour: Green

Glasses? Contacts?: nope

Style of dress/typical outfit(s): casual easy to move around in clothes, she doesnt like to be restricted in her movements, she wears tough leathers when in battle

Typical style of shoes: lightweight resilient boots

Health (is this person usually sick? or very resilient?):  healthy

Grooming (does she/he wear makeup? shower daily? wear only clean clothes? pluck her eyebrows?): Faralen does prefer to be clean, but when living in nature you can be lucky to find a very clean stream, she does wear eye makeup as it makes her eyes stand out more

Jewellery? Tattoos? Piercings?: .Andruil’s Vallaslin (variation)

Accent?: tiny welsh valley lady

Unique mannerisms/physical habits (bites nails, talks with hands, taps feet when restless): she definitely has resting bitch face, also talks with her hands a lot

Athletic?:  very

INTELLECT

Level of education: relatively poor, she is illiterate

Level of self esteem: Quite high after becoming the de facto leader of the clan, it definitely allowed her to get more confidence

Gifts/talents: skinning an animal in like 12 seconds

Shortcomings: She makes some very questionable moral decisions

Style of speech (loud, mumbler, articulate, etc.):  clear and blunt

“Left brain” or “right brain” thinker?:  right

Artistic?:  if stick figures count

Mathematical?:  Nope

Makes decisions based mostly on emotions, or on logic?: emotions but she thinks its logic

Religious stance: Believes in the Dalish Pantheon

Cautious or daring?: Daring

Most sensitive about/vulnerable to: Vulnerable to attacks on her culture, and no matter how pissed she was at Vaimah while he had amnesia she would often threaten any attacks on his abilities due to his health

Optimist or pessimist?: Pessimist

Extrovert or introvert?:  Introvert

RELATIONSHIPS

Current marital/relationship status:  Officially bonded with Vaimah in 9:43 Dragon

Sexual orientation: Bi

Past relationships: none before Vaimah

Primary reason for relationship ending: n/a

Level of sexual experience: n/a

Story of first kiss: Vaimah’s memories had slowly started to return after going into the Fade and being reunited with Faralen. After her very angry confession during an argument the air had cleared between them. They then started to get back into their old flow and they were in the Herald’s Rest one night and they get tipsy and say fuck it.

Story of loss of virginity: Her and Vaimah wait a while, they go at it before the final attack on Corypheus in case the worst was to happen, but Faralen was so nervous and Vaimah had to reassure her it was just him there was nothing to worry about

A social person? : can be when in the mood

Most comfortable around (person): Vaimah

Oldest friend:  Tamlen and Eilan, until they y’know died

VOCATION

Profession: Dalish Ambassador to the Inquisition, Leader of the Sabrae Clan

Past occupations: Leader of Sabrae clan forces, hunter

Passions:  cleaning and sharpening her weapons get the glow on

Attitude towards current job:  helping to save the world with the man you love who barely remembers you is a bit stressful

SECRETS

Phobias: moths

Life Goals: Don’t die

Dreams:  To just live a simple life, settle down, get out of the action.

Greatest fears: Putting the clan in danger, she really fears that they (still) don’t accept her as a slightly unconventional leader due to her not being a mage

Most ashamed of:  The fact she loves those tiny little Orlaisian finger food things that Vaimah hates

Compulsions:  double triple quadrupole checking everything and anything

Obsessions:  berries also vol-au-vents

Secret Hobbies: making daisy chains and little crafts from twigs and leaves etc

Secret skills:  being able to skin most animals in around 30 seconds

Crimes committed (and was he/she caught? charged?): not yet

DETAILS/QUIRKS

Light or heavy sleeper?: very heavy

Lefty or righty?: neither, she is illiterate and learned to use weapons with both hands so she has no preference

Favorite colour: Green

Cusser?: Yep

Smoker? Drinker? Drug user?: not for the most part, socially drinks

Faralen full biography | Vaimah’s Character Profile