#muse: ellana

[savingthrcw]

@solstice-muse-collective liked this for Ellana x Lysander

She had given a speech. A well received speech. She, Ellana Lavellan, former nightmare of her clan, had managed to come up with encouraging spontaneous words to say to the people of Skyhold - after recovering from the worst part of her near death from hypothermia, which she had caused by attempting to sacrifice herself. Frankly, Ellana couldn't recognize herself in any of it, but it was working and so she had to keep going that way.

But now she was exhausted, emotionally and physically, and had to sit down on her way up the stairs to catch her breath, hoping none of her advisors would walk by then and worry. Or worse, scold her for not resting enough.

[starzfield]

Three new muses !

(Some are still a bit of a WIP)

ANGEL

ELF

WITCH

[starwrittenfates]

@knaveofnyth said: ❝ people linked by destiny always find each other. ❞ For Ellana <3

Perhaps it is destiny, or maybe it isn't? Ellana isn't so sure about those matters. All she knows is that she was dragged into this, ending up with a mark on her hand as everyone declares her some herald, and now the Inquisitor of the Inquisition.

But maybe the Elven gods are leading her towards something, even if she doesn't realize it yet.

"Hmm. Are you trying to tell me the gods have fated this meeting between us? But I don't even know who you are. I'm Ellana from Clan Lavellan. And you are?"

[fadedreamed]

TAG DUMP — ELLANA.

[ellana-lavellan-rp]

“ do you remember anything at all? ”  - from Lyria

"... No, I'm afraid not." Ellana blinked, peering at the maiden from Skyhold's infirmary. "Did I hit my head?" She lifted a hand to the bandage atop her temple, sighing, "I suppose that answers that. Are my other companions alright, Healer...?"

[acanthawrites]

How to jilt a rake Chapter 10

AstarionxTav

Featuring: Gale, Lae'zel, Karlach, Wyll and Shadowheart

Rating: Mature

Genre: Angst, eventual smut, teasing, comedy, romantic comdey, shameless smut, emotional conflict, fluff

Excerpt:

“Did you see the Owlbear cub?” She exclaimed excitedly, Scratch was now sitting on one of her feet, his heavy body weight slumped against her knees as he gazed up at her lovingly.

“You mean that large fluffy snack you keep trying to lure back here? Briefly.”

“He’s not a snack.” Ellana said scratching the dog’s ears absent-mindedly, “He’s an orphan, thanks to those goblins.”

Astarion rolled his eyes, not knowing whether to be annoyed with her or greatly amused. “You heard the thing; its mother ate its sibling because she didn’t like it. Besides it’ll get bigger and that means its stomach will get bigger too.”

“I’ve always wanted to turn into an Owlbear.” Ellana said, more to herself and Scratch than to Astarion, it was clear she wasn’t paying him the slightest bit of notice. 

“Hmm, not sure I’d enjoy lying with an Owlbear.” The high Elf mused, watching as Ellana all but ignored him to plant a loving kiss on Scratch’s head.

Astarion was seized by the desire to put his arms around her and make her look at him until she too kissed him, but he was interrupted by Wyll and Karlach cheerfully joining them and asking questions about breakfast.

[shift-shaping]

What are your top ten video games?

Tagged by: @ellana-lavellan-rp (thank you :D)

Tagging: @veshialles @keturagh (pick which ones are least bad ig) @mallk-z @dreadfutures @redinkofshame @inner-muse @skiitter @storm-of-feathers @dreadwxlf @drakonovisny @little-lightning-lavellan @kirstinetheartist @first-flower-of-my-house @sugarspunquill @disasterdrvid and anyone else that wants to!

I am going to enforce a rule on myself of only one game per series. In no particular order, and based on how I am right now currently feeling:

1. Pokemon Insurgence - Cringy, edgy, and over-the-top in the best way while also delivering a challenging and genuinely very fun experience. I love the canon Pokemon games, but a good fangame can really bring out the best of the series while catering to longtime fans and Insurgence does just that. My Insurgence team is still the one I remember best out of all of my Pokemon teams. Cannot recommend enough if you can handle a little "i'm twelve and this is deep" writing. It's ridiculously fun.

2. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Everything about this game is beautiful and haunting and it fundamentally changed me as a person. The world it creates is one of profound isolation while the characters and themes emphasize the importance of connection and hope. Everything I have ever written carries some of its DNA. It is also a kind of boring hack n' slash dungeon crawler with a lackluster remake and a really annoying difficulty curve in the endgame. i never successfully played it in multiplayer as intended because i did not have any friends. It also made me bisexual.

3. Hades - Extremely fun and challenging with fabulously tactile and energetic gameplay. If you have not played Hades, you really should. Also Megaera is there. 4. Stardew Valley - everything you could want in a farming sim, especially with its excellent mod support. My only issue is: where does everyone poop?? 5. Skyrim - Obviously. if you think skyrim is bad you are kidding yourself. skyrim is the most video game of all time.

6. Dragon Age Inquisition - even more obviously. The apex of the series, though it is far from perfect, especially in its pacing/story construction. Still, Origins has its pacing issues too, and Inquisition has much better/more fun gameplay. I will not argue on this. Block me if you disagree i guess. Bad hair though. 7. Subnautica - Stunningly beautiful and terrifying, even on the goddamn Switch where it barely runs. I put so many hours into it on creative mode that I broke my save and had to send it to the devs to fix. They never did get back to me... 8. Disco Elysium - hnnnnngggggghhhhnggggn it's so good you guys it's sooo good it's so fucking good guys it's soo gooooood

9. Fire Emblem Three Houses - i love these stupid anime kids so much. i love big titty byleth. this game is so bad. i think about it daily. do not play this game 10. Animal Crossing New Horizons - just a lovely little game. being able to customize your entire island is A++++, enough so that i'm willing to forgive how many features it is straight up missing and how bland the dialogue gets.

Honorable mention: Wingspan - BIRDS AAAAAAAAAAAA

[logarithmicpanda]

@smalltownfae tagged me, thanks :D

Rules: List ten books that have stayed with you in some way, don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard - they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you.

The Name of the Wind by Pat Rothfuss

Ellana by Pierre Bottero

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Jade City by Fonda Lee

The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

The Scapegracers by H. A. Clarke

Tagging @bookcub @howlsmovinglibrary @blueberreads @bibliophilicwitch @bibliophilecats @ninja-muse @drawnecromancy @psychofullmoonwerewolf @nerdishfeels if you feel like doing it!

[smiletimeisrunningout]

ROLEPLAY HISTORY!

The rules are simple! Post characters you’d like to roleplay as, have roleplayed as, and might bring back. Then tag ten people to do the same (if you can’t think of ten, just write down however many you can and tag that number of people). Please repost, don’t reblog!

CURRENT MUSE(S):

here on smiletimeisrunningout but also previous blogs:

Emma since before 2012. Though she kinda counts like more than one muse considering she has several main universes and then adaptations to other shows lol

on my multi savingthrcw but they are all either severely canon divergent or even alternate universe versions or ocs, with only a few exceptions:

Sarah Walker (Chuck) (closest to canon)

Jenny II (Doctor Who)

Stella (oc)

Terra from (ff6)

AU Jemma Simmons (Agents of SHIELD)

Kate Austen (Lost)

Ana Lucia Cortez (Lost)

the Book and Tvshow versions of Alina Starkov (Grishaverse) (may sorta be put on hiatus soon because I didn't write them as soon as I added them and I feel I'm forgetting how I meant to write them lol)

Ellie Bartowski (Chuck) (like Sarah she's close to canon but has canon divergent verses)

Alex McHugh (Chuck) (like Ellie)

Solona Amell (DAO) modded player's character

Neria Surana (DAO), player's character

Lily Tabris (DAO) same as Neria

Ellana Lavellan (DAI) player's character

Lex (BG3) player's character

Tauriel (The Hobbit)

Rose Tyler (Doctor Who) Bad Wolfed version

Emma Swan but nearly closed (OUAT)

Clarke Griffin (The 100)

WANT TO WRITE:

(But will not write for sure because I don't have a grasp of 'historical' English language and I could never write the correct dialogue for them, and I'm not going to butcher canon characters making them speak in an unjustified modern way)

Penelope Featherington (Bridgerton)

Young Queen Charlotte (from Bridgerton universe)

Mary Woodhull (Turn WS)

Yennefer (The Witcher)

(But I will not write because I don't think I can channel them properly)

Inej Ghafa (Shadow and Bone tvshow)

Parker (Leverage)

Claire Littleton (Lost)

Daisy Johnson (AoS)

(And I might write)

ocs I'm picturing in my head

HAVE WRITTEN:

Bucky Barnes (MCU) around 2012 when characterization didn't really matter and we were tremendously ooc but having fun

Ruby and Belle from OUAT, same as Bucky

Maria Hill/Robin Scherbatski as mentioned above

oc inspired by Lara Croft

other versions of canon Emma Swan (OUAT)

Snow White and her mother Eva (OUAT)

Elizabeth Swann (POTC)

canon Jemma Simmons and more canon divergent versions with their own (surprisingly long lived) blogs

Britta Perry (Community)

Lily Evans (HP)

more that I have forgotten

WOULD WRITE AGAIN:

my oc Ada

tagged by: @honorhearted and @pagetreader tagging: @retrograderesemblance @writtenxbeginnings @annastrxng @hqlfbloods @trcstme @serpcntes @gccdstories @forthewinn and anyone who wants to jump in!

[ar-lath-ma-cully]

HmmmMMMMMM solavellan PAIRHAPS for [ hand kiss ]  –  for the sender’s muse to kiss the back of the receiver’s hand.

And welcome Cully! Happy Friday!

I think we were all probably expecting something cute. Aaaaand that's now what we got lmfao Thank you for the prompt @rosella-writes <3 <3 <3 <3 For those who don't know--Ellana and Amaryllis gave each other tattoos on the inside of their left biceps... hehe For @dadrunkwriting Rating: T WC: 346 - Things had changed, Ellana knew. She had felt it in the way he had looked at her after she had chosen to drink from the well. How he had looked at her when he had admitted she had given him hope. How he had looked at her inside the Wyvern cave. 

She had become restless. There had been desperation in the nervous rolling of her stomach. She had found herself speechless in the wake of his admission, in what he was offering her. In how his lips had twisted, wistful. Ellana had searched his gaze for an answer, wanting–hoping–that this decision would not be hers. That Solas would tell her what she should do. She hadn’t wanted to believe that this–that any part of her life–could have been a lie. That the image of her father’s face would now forever be marred by the knowledge that he had died bearing the markings of a slave. It couldn’t be true. It couldn’t.

She remembered crying. She remembered steeling herself, giving him her answer. Closing her eyes. The feel of his lips against the back of her marked hand, petal-soft; the brush of warmth as he exhaled against her skin. “You are free.”

She remembered opening her tearful eyes. Meeting his tender gaze. The way they had both leaned in–things had changed. There had been desperation in the rolling of her stomach. Her fingers had trembled where they were twisted in the front of his shirt. She wouldn’t let go. Not yet. 

Most of all, she remembered the way he had pulled back, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed, his gaze distant; the way he had gently pried her hands from his tunic while she scrambled for purchase, already pleading–

“It will never happen again.”

Ellana looked into the mirror above her wash basin and touched the skin below her eyes. 

Her naked face felt no different.

She pulled her tunic over her head. Stared at her heaving chest briefly, lifted her left arm, and prayed, for just a moment, that this hadn’t changed. 

But it was gone.

[savingthrcw]

starter call for Ellana Lavellan! Check wanted interactions first (specify your muse if you are a multi)

[dreadwxlf]

@ellana-lavellan-rp sent: ☆ ° • [ 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ] my muse slow dances with your muse with no music playing

~ Solas tilts his head with a small smile as Ellana takes his hands to coax him from his armchair. The rotunda is completely empty at this time of night -- save for the two of them. ~

~ " Should I ask why you are awake at such an hour? " he inquires as Ellana begins to wrap his arms about her. He assumes she means to hug him, until she begins to gently sway with him. A small, breathy laugh leaves him as he gazes at her, affection shining in his eyes. ~

~ " What is this? " he asks softly. ~

[starwrittenfates]

STARTER CALL FOR ALL MY DRAGON AGE MUSES!

Please be sure to specify which muse you want!

Ellana Lavellan (Dalish Elf Inquisitor OC & Reborn Evanuris)

Faith Trevelyan (Human Inquisitor OC)

[ravusnightblossom]

@ellana-lavellan-rp sent:  ⑁

Send ⑁ to sit on my muse’s lap

There was a very specific handful of things that could shake Ravus out of his usual comfort zone of introverted silent stoicness. His ability to be shocked had been refined and hardened over the years and little could pull such undignified reactions from him. What was on that small list was the sudden invasion on his personal space. Especially when it involved someone settling right on his lap!

The templar tensed and froze, mismatched eyes widening. "What..." His jaw dropped, taken aback as he stared at the woman now seated on him. What was he supposed to do? Was she intoxicated? Or perhaps she was merely trying to pull a reaction from him?

"Can I help you?" He asked, brow furrowing with obvious confusion on his face as he cleared his throat. "I suspect you... um... may be lost."

[bruiisedpetals-a]

      TRIAL MUSES ; IRONBORN COUSINS.

PLEASE LEAVE A LIKE / REPLY IF YOU’D LIKE TO POTENTIALLY INTERACT WITH EITHER OR BOTH OF THESE MUSES.

𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦 , sometimes called ‘ narra ’ also known as ‘ lady bone-hand ’ & ‘ the salt death ’ — she is the secondborn of house drumm , the lords of the isle of old wyk.      she is named after high king regnar drumm , who was known as ‘ raven-feeder ’ & was the fourth high king of the iron islands. considered touched by the drowned god after regnarra threw herself to the waves in a contest of faith , drowned , and then was revived with the kiss of life , thrice.

𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐲𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 , a lord of house goodbrother of shatterstone upon old wyk , and captain of the longship the bloody wanderer in the iron fleet.  known as ‘ the sea wolf ’ due to his famed ferocity in raiding and reaving ; a staunch believer in the old way & iron price , devoted to the drowned god.   wulffryd is renowned amongst the ironborn for (first raiding) and then sinking a lyseni fleet of six ships against his one , deep in the sunset sea.

further basic details of both muses below the cut & though they are not set specifically in a show verse or era as yet , they are crafted in asoiaf lore.     these are trial muse / ideas and i may bring them in for an ic trial run based on interest !

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐌 ; 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇                         𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐄-𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃

title : lady of house drumm — also known as ;  lady bone-hand (reference to her houses’ sigil) & the salt death (reference to her role as ritual executioner)

name : regnarra drumm ; reg-narr-ah   /  narra ; narr-ah

fc : thea sofie loch næss

age : 23

faith : the drowned god

role : elected ritual executioner for house drumm , serving in honour of the drowned god.

overview : fiercely devoted to the drowned gods , with house drumm considered the most holiest of the ironborn , regnarra often saw herself into fights with aspiring acolytes of the drowned men who mocked her for being a woman and thus unable to join the religion as a priest.   both her parents were incredibly proud of their fierce child , who may have been small from birth but every bit as wild as the seas.    when she was six , twelve and then sixteen , regnarra voluntarily entered into contests of faith upon the black cliffs of old wyk and gave herself over to the seas by falling from the heights — each time she had drowned but been revived by a priest with the kiss of life.  she would never join the religion as a leader , but they now respected her beyond questioning and no longer sought to mock her unyielding faith.  she was trained to sail and fight , which she is proficient in , but since her sixteenth nameday and her third brushing of the drowned god regnarra has been the elected ritual & sacrificial executioner of house drumm ; elected by her father as his representative in command as well as by the priests upon old wyk.

regnarra considers herself an oracle of the drowned god , whether that is agreed upon is another issue , but it is a known phenomenon that when lady bone-hand proclaimed the drowned god would battle the storm god ... a monstrous turn of the seas would come. when she burned dried salt and seaweed into the air like an incense and then proceeded to bathe naked in the salt waters as acolytes did , regnarra would often leave the ocean with the echo of prophecy in her mouth as she tasted of the fortunes of others at the hands of the drowned god ; for good or bad.

parents : lord dunstan iv drumm and lady yorra drumm (goodbrother)

siblings : denys drumm , ( herself ) , donnel drumm

half-siblings , by her fathers salt wives : keryn pyke , ellana snow , ulfurd pyke

other connection — cousin : lord wulffryd goodbrother , captain of the bloody wanderer.  his is the son of regnarra’s mother’s elder brother ; thus her maternal first cousin.             protective , rivalry , allies , ironborn support.

𝐖𝐔𝐋𝐅𝐅𝐑𝐘𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 ; 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅

title : lord of house goodbrother of shatterstone  — also known as ; the sea wolf (reference to his name and his ferocity in reaving, etc.)

name : wulffryd; wolf-frid 

fc : zach mccgowan

age : 37

faith : the drowned god

role : captain of the bloody wanderer in the iron fleet

overview : born with a taste for salt and blood he was always training , he would attend his lessons and devote himself to the drowned god , but was first and foremost an utter savage upon the seas. after getting into a brutal fight-turned-brawl that left his elder brother with a broken arm and two others dead , lord orys sent his out of control secondborn to work on a longship under the harshest taskmaster on the island. wulffryd flourished under the savage challenge , rod and salt and lash , never bowing under and returned still a beast , but a wiser and far more controlled beast with sharpened teeth and skills honed. some years later he would become captain of his own ship , the bloody wanderer , and carefully cultivate a specifically wild crew of devoted ironborn who possessed a similar savagery as him yet still honoured him as captain. wulffryd and his crew would carve a name in the name of the old way , the drowned god and the iron price — the laws stood firm : everything was earned with blood , salt and strain.

before setting off on a voyage of any sort , he will seek out his cousin regnarra and ask her council as he supports her claim of connection to the drowned god ; he’d been there each time she’d prevailed in her recklessly confident tests of faith and believed it without question. he will also have himself and his crew-members blessed by a priest , as well as the ship itself , and insists he and the crew of the bloody wanderer dedicate the last two days ashore to aiding the priests and drowned men in charitable service.

parents : lord noarne goodbrother and lady saralyn goodbrother † (botley)

siblings : orys ii goodbrother , ( himself ) , elfryn harlaw , noare goodbrother † , netha goodbrother

half-siblings , by his fathers salt wife : darrin pyke , oshara pyke

other connection — cousin : lady regnarra drumm , lady of old wyk and ritual executioner of house drumm.  she is the daughter of wulffryd’s father’s younger sister whom married into house drumm ; thus his paternal first cousin.                  protective , rivalry , allies , ironborn support.

     THEIR  CONNECTION

house goodbrother and drumm were close before lord denys iv drumm wed the young lady yorra goodbrother , they have always been close allies.  it wasn’t a huge surprise that the cousins mixed well together and shared similar dispositions and values , despite their varying ages.

wulffryd is fifteen years regnarra’s senior and they were not close in her initial youth for obvious age reasons. they would begin to bond over a shared devotion to the drowned god , and how even as a child she would brave the icy waters of the sea , as he would as a man grown , to bathe as ironborns ‘should’.   by the time she had initiated a contest of faith at six years old he had already considered becoming a drowned man himself and had shared with her many more of the stories of the drowned god and his adversary the storm god.

several years later when noare , wulffryd’s younger brother , died unexpectedly in the night and with his eldest sister married to house harlaw — coupled with regnarra’s wild outbursts whilst her elder brother dagon tenured as a sea captain — he took her under his wing , and his own correcting under a harsh had allowed him to curb her impertinent and fiery temper.  wulfrydd was often amazed at her fierce loyalty , understanding and recollection of the drowned god’s rites and rituals , particularly during her youth.

years gone by , when regnarra approached her father for the right to act as commanding executioner for ritual or sacrifice of house drumm in his stead , and then was granted that right — wulffryd was the first of her relatives she announced the news to. the two celebrated long into the night at the honour and privilege she had finally been granted after so many years of being dismissed of the religion due to her gender.

[thebookworm0001]

talk about your muse’s most prized possession(s)

Also the bedtime routine!

Thank you for the ask!! Developing Ahnen is a lot of fun so I’m gonna do this for him.

Link to OC Questions

talk about your muse’s most prized possession(s)

A small, palm-sized piece of stone with an elven word carved into it.

One of the times he accompanied Ellana to a place she suspected was an ancient elvhen ruin, she’d picked up this piece of stone. As she held it up and excitedly told him about it, he heard nothing she said. He was completely enamoured by her passion and just how beautiful she looked while sweaty and dirty from digging around for inconspicuous bits of history just like this. And that was the first time he told her he loved her.

He keeps the piece of rock in a safe place as a memento, and to pull out later when he asks her to be his bond-mate.

Inquisitor AU bonus item:

The ironbark dagger Ellana gives him as a bonding gift. After his close call with the bear, she frets about what to get him, but settles on a dagger he can keep with him wherever he is and has some imagery engraved into the handle to hopefully remind him to be more cautious. It’s something that he scoured the ruins of the Temple of Sacred Ashes for and was more than a bit distraught at the idea of it being lost.

Also the bedtime routine!

Ahnen’s bedtime routine is pretty simple.

If he’s got access to a body of water, he’ll wash himself. After that, though, he usually starts with braiding his hair. While the sides of his head are shaved, he keeps the top long. And while he has no issue keeping it down during a fight for the drama, he does actually want his hair to be well-taken-care-of so he makes sure he doesn’t sleep directly on it whenever he can. Usually it’s just a single braid, but he has been convinced to do a ponytail situation once or twice.

After that, he’ll get into his sleepwear. (If you are wondering if he braids his hair naked. Yes. Yes he does. He’ll make adjustments if he needs to for privacy/modesty/etc but he’s the kind of person that will lay naked on his bed for an hour or two after a hot bath if he has the ability to.) He prefers just a pair of smallclothes, but he’ll add layers as necessary. Sleeping in armor is the worst but he’ll do it if he knows it’s wise.

At that point, he’ll say his prayers. He’s a bit unsure about what he thinks about the gods, so he’s not on his knees and clasping his hands like others might, but he does find asking for their intercession important to him. Not so much for himself as for the people he loves. He trusts his own skill/feels cocky enough to not feel the need to ask for andruil to aid him, but he does ask for sylaise and mythal to look after his family quite a bit.

Then he closes his eyes and can immediately fall asleep. If Ellana’s around, though, he’ll stay awake until she’s out and watch her for a bit before going to sleep.