#noya has an odd relationship with both of these guys but i didnt give them as much attention as they deserve

[dungeons-and-dragon-age]

Love making OCs who are visual artists in some way cus it means i can give Noya the worst case of The Artist Stare TM lol

Var'renan is for sure also a people watcher, but they pay more attention to vibes and habits and the like and at least mange to be lowkey about it. Noya meanwhile watches people intently and intensely (without really noticing, but she isn't apologetic about it) and regularly gets people flustered.

She's perpetually tracing shapes and lines and mapping movement and falls a little bit in love with everyone she sees.

Also fun: she is kind of unimpressed by Zevran. Mr. So Used To Being Seen As Eye Candy That It Is An Integral Part Of His Survival Strategy. First of all Noya is used to seeing elves all the time which already makes Zev one of the least visually interesting people in camp. And on top of that he is Conventionally Pretty, which is just another way of saying his proportions are incredibly boring. Maybe almost impressive how median they are, but only almost. Sorry Zev move over she's gotta study Shale some more.

Another thing is that she might notice elven traits in Alistair? He is very human passing obviously (lore-wise it would not make sense for him not to be, as much as i love drawing him with pointy ears), but Noya is used to paying attention to details in bodies. And maybe the combination of subtle traits makes her go hm. And then maybe his childhood story suddenly becomes more credible and more grim.

Anyways. not sure where i was going with this but. Artist Character Fun <3