#knell ingellvar

[rennybu]

ok..... the kindly necromancer got to me... Knell would be just as indulgent and whimsical about the necropolis gardens as Emmrich is. soothed by the ritual of maintenance. incredibly endeared by his compassion for the dead. anyway its cute when he's leaning on the desk!!!!

she/her for this Rook <3 and pls no spoilers in tags, i'm very slow at games.

and closeups of their faces.. hi

and a secret ramble about Knell's character... 100% there's some kind of crypt baby spirit tether to the Necropolis going on, but I mean. U have to give a child an earnest chance at a life outside of The Dead Place. So. EARLY childhood like baby to 6yrs old, raised by mourn watchers. Then raised by some adjacent Nevarran foster care system in the city proper. Unfortunately she's agoraphobic (spirit tether anxiety) and transgender (makes the agoraphobia worse) and does terribly in school and struggles to get along with kids in her peer group. puberty is a lightning strike of dread and revulsion and fear so she BEGS to start novice training after giving life outside her absolute best shot from 6-14yrs. Estrogen and warrior training saved her. Has a huge meltdown rock bottom moment after the war of the banners and being told to travel for a while, but then finds that the world is not as hostile a place as she remembered as a child. Knowing herself and her role in the necropolis keeps her anchored, and she's able to adapt her thinking and her skills to a broader philosophy. Still very off putting and awkward to some, but she's incredibly compassionate and always looks for the most direct route through. abhors pettiness. KEEN knowledge of anatomy, fantastic field medic in a pinch, can relocate joints without hesitating, notices when a loved one is concealing an injury. Mr volkarin "I believe there's nothing so attractive as someone who's found themselves" OKAYY OKAY FINE. she wants to gnaw on him. GO MY SCARAB

[thelesserdellamorte]

like the tolling of a bell (ch. 1-2. wc: ~4.5k)

aka I wrote the first chapter of a fic. (actually two chapters, but the first chapter is a very short prologue, so I imagine that they're a single chapter)

Summary:

Roughly two decades before the Elven gods threaten to destroy the world, the younger Dellamorte cousin and Mourn Watch Initiate Ingellvar get to know each other over the course of eight winters in Treviso. (Or: through a series of contrivances, Illario and the girl-who-might-one-day-be-Rook are somehow childhood friends.)

[new-austin]

@rennybu 's Knell Ingellvar my love my girl of all time hiiii knell hiiii I love her

[rennybu]

ROOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Knell Ingellvar the warrior they/she I LIKE HER A LOT!! GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY

[rennybu]

rough concepts for Inquisition-style character cards for Knell <3 i loooove thinking of her as a companion rather than Rook it is my guilty pleasure as I approach the end of the game... romantic memento mori... that could be your skull in her loving arms

[rennybu]

i think Knell would have an annoying sensory memory to go with the whole blood magic fade connection...... which lingers with her a while after leaving meditation. trying to sleep but the fade thinks her head is still bleeding

[rennybu]

1am screenshot dump of knell. oouh got a girl on my mind

siiiighgss sighs. i'm working on all the side quests and getting the companions to hero status before tackling the end of the game. i look forward to inventing off screen moments wholecloth from my mind. and. taking 4000 more screenshots. i am at peace with who Rook is as a character and i must now begin the work of. separating Knell from the role. thinking of her as a companion character a la DA2 helps. i will ponder her small collection of grave gold and her love of mummification

[rennybu]

I have very few coherent veilguard thoughts (i am not a fast gamer I have not recruited davrin emmrich or taash yet) but I am having fun and am slowly excavating personality details out of rook’s baseline cartoon identity. And the companion quests make me smile. Playing blind with no guide is such a new experience to me, I joined the DA bandwagon After trespasser was out already 😭😭

[rennybu]

ok emmrich volkarin i wasn’t aware of your game (warrior mourn watcher rook pairs so well with him!!!!!!!!)