#oc: Faolan

[silverstarstrike]

They aren't...really wrong if you think about it.

Eramis lived through the crash so...

[zazikels]

Shadowheart: I’ve never been able to write my own future. I wouldn’t even know where to begin. Faolàn: It doesn’t have to be a daunting prospect. Just dream about what you’d like.

[silverstarstrike]

The sibliiiiiiings aaaaaaa this is still so adorable!!!

Latest c0mm for @silverstarstrike of their warlock, Faolan, and Crow. Our new Hunter Vanguard just got a gift basket! How sweet!

[cyborrrg]

Just some Rooks in need of each others hugs💜🫂

Faolan is the sweetest bean and she belongs to the wonderful @hermesxanubis💜 Thank you for helping me name my rook! Vhen is such a perfect name for him!!

[boatslut]

oo big fishe

[zaahvi]

first concept of my rook!! his name is faolan and he's a dalish crow :))

backstory and lore tidbits under the cut bc it's alot 👇

fal was part of a dalish clan roaming northeastern thedas, and had been first to the keeper since his magic manifested (around 8 yrs old). he was quite troublesome, impatient, and had a temper. one day when he was 15, he stormed off in a fit of anger mid-lesson with the keeper, disappearing into the forest on his own for several hours until he'd calmed down. when he came back, his clan were all dead, and whoever was responsible was long gone.

after pulling himself together, he packed his things and left in search of another clan. there was one nearby, he knew, but when he reached them, they refused to take him in; they already had too many mages, they said. faolan knew this wasn't true, and instead suspected that his well-known poor character was the reason he was turned away, but for once he said nothing and just turned away. it was time for a different path, it seemed.

his journey took him to the nearby city of treviso, where upon learning of the antivan crows he practically begged to be let in. after all that happened, all he wanted was to kill, and to find whoever murdered his clan, and kill them too. after some time and trials, he was accepted in, and his training began.

after officially killing his first mark at 18, he paid another visit to the nearby dalish clan, for nothing else but to ask for his vallaslin. he wasn't a first anymore, but he had become a hunter, in a way, and thought he'd earned his markings. the clan's keeper begrudgingly agreed, and faolan got his vallaslin: the twisted branches which symbolised elgar'nan, the god of vengeance, for that is the path he'd taken when they'd turned him away.

over the next few years, the antivan crows began to receive more and more contracts on members of the venatori. during this time, faolan discovered that they were behind the murder of his clan: they had been searching for information on elven lore, and had chosen the violent path with his clan. fal was lucky enough to swipe a few contracts on the specific members that were involved and kill them personally; but when it was all over, he felt nothing. it seemed that getting vengeance wasn't as gratifying as he thought it'd be. in the end, his clan were still dead, they weren't coming back, nothing was going to be like it used to be... he had a new life now, one filled with plots and murder, and he really hadn't been in the headspace to process how permanent that'd be.

so that's faolan and where he is now. he's about 25 now and he feels kinda stuck in life, his past is still weighing on him and he's constantly just trying to distract himself with work. i think the solas job & then the forming of the veilguard is the first time that things start to feel a little different for him? like he's actually doing something important for once... and he finally gets friends yay :)

some tidbits:

as a kid he got into fights all the time. ALL the time. this continued on until he got into the crows and started losing

^^ he never used magic while fighting btw. that's cheating.

personality wise nowadays he's more guarded and doesn't really like to socialise, it's not that he's "socially awkward" it's just that he'd rather keep to himself. i think the veilguard is the first time he kinda comes out of his shell so to speak

that being said he will still absolutely kick your ass if provoked.

he's the kind of guy you see at the bar sitting at a solo table in the corner staring at everybody who comes in

his eyes both used to be that goldenish colour; his left eye turned silver when his magic manifested

doesn't know any healing magic. he hasn't bothered to use it since his clan died, and has forgotten how to do it

the tips of his ears get hot when someone casts magic nearby

takes shots at veilguard team meetings

hates any and all weather, honestly how he managed to survive 15 years in a dalish clan is beyond me

can be very charming and really good at flirting when he wants to be, but is an absolute disaster when it comes to showing genuine affection

has whatever the deity equivalent of daddy issues is with elgar'nan

okay i'm all done but on a related note for that last point here's a lazy meme as a gift for scrolling this far:

[isleofdarkness]

Fun fact about the fire Beast tried to kill Harriet in; If the twins had been home, they would have died in it. There was no way she would have been able to get to them and get them out, and she would have died trying. Whether or not he knew she'd sent the twins away is anyone's guess, but that fire started right next to the nursery. He knew what he was doing. He tried to use her worry for her babies to kill her, probably knowing her babies would be casualties in his murder attempt. Maybe even hoping they would be.

[dromaeo-sauridae]

normal horse :)

[silverstarstrike]

In which Crow summarizes his journey in the Pale Heart of the Traveler once Faolan was yeeted through it.

God I love them so FUCKIN' MUCH

Audio's from Brother Bear

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🦉🐻

[likeaflameinthenight]

what do you guys think of your family : D ? like . . uh um siblings, parents, kids, and id say nephews and nieces if you both didn’t have well . only about . 2 . i think . . ( you don’t have to include all of them by the way, rock ! i think that’s about actually 13 characters for both dian and nyx, so you can just do one of them too if you’d like ! make sure to take care of yourself, love you < 3 )

(Hi hi hi Apri!! Sorry this'll be a bit long haha but I hope it's alright!! I love you, too <3 <3)

Nyx's Thoughts on his Family:

Haneul: Baba. He burned strong but bright like a white dwarf star. Even more stubborn than Dad and somehow more protective, too. He never quite managed to hate us, the damn bleeding heart. Faolán: Dad. Quiet and stern, the moon shining down in the night, silvery protection no matter the cost, as long as you were part of the pack. Loyal and determined, looked a lot more serious than he actually was. Castor: I never asked you to die for me. I never wanted you to die for me. Maybe, you were able to find Kyo again. I hope you don't regret throwing it all away for me, of all people. Aurien: Darling sister, I love you so much. I know I am not the best at showing it but I pray that I have done enough to demonstrate the lengths to which my affection extend. Mori: I never have quite managed to understand my littlest sister. This is my failing rather than anything she ever did. I don't know how she manages but she's so hot, that somehow she's cold. Asahi: Born as the sun crested over the horizon, you brought with you a new stage in my life and I love you so dearly. I'll never know what I did to make you hate me so but I do know that I deserve it, you are not one for emotional decisions. I'll always miss you, my beloved daughter. Yami: Just like him, you are a burning flare in the darkness. You don't hate me and somehow, that's worse, because you don't care for me at all. You want to leave me and your father behind. I wish I could do something to make you reconisder but I cannot stop you, I wouldn't dare. Natsuki: My little moon, you are so much stronger than you know. You don't remember how fiercely you fought to survive when you were born, but look at you now; You stand, facing the future without flinching. I hope that I am not a hindrance to you.

Dian's Thoughts on his Family:

Cam: Why did you have to lie to me? Why did you hide from us, in the end? I could have helped you. I would have helped you, if only you let me. Flor: My precious little fool. You were never meant to die and so, it is only fitting that you haunt my every step, my every movement. I cannot help but regret the way I failed you. Oli: The jester's other half, mirror image escaped from the warped glass. Always overlooked, yet you shine so bright when you are given the space. I am happy that you are able to blaze your own trail, now, that you stand on your own. It it better that you do not remember me, I wish you all the best. Faisal: If only I could say that I don't know why you hate me but I can't, not without lying through my teeth- I understand all too well the depths of your loathing. Someday, you will be able to escape from my shadow. All I pray is that it comes sooner rather than later. Yami: Every time I reach out to you, you jump away, as if you are burned by my touch. Every time I see you, I see a reflection of myself, a reflection of him. Do you know how painful it is, to see him in your face? Do you realize how much it hurts to see you face me, with such disgust in your eyes? All I want is to know what I did, all I want is to fix it. Qiu: You are a bitter kind of miracle. Sometimes, it seems as though you really should not have been born, with the suffering that weighs heavy on your bones, and the pain that you never meant to cause. Nonetheless, I am glad you survived. Minh: The spitting image of your parents, I wonder how you manage it, so quiet and fierce like Zhuli, so caustic and witty like Faisal. I won't get too close but I hope it is alright, if I watch you from afar.

Admittedly I only went with direct blood relations, including in the modern au, as otherwise Cas, Auri, and Qiu wouldn't be included. Nevertheless, for any characters that are in the main ALNST OC canon, that is the universe these thoughts are from (Nyx's thoughts on his children would not be so mournful, were it the modern au, also, Mori isn't his blood sibling in the modern au, and Han isn't his bio father, so).

Tagging @lookatmysillies (for Castor), @sotogalmo (for Flor!) and @pinkcocopuff-aqualoid (for Oli) but everyone else either belongs to me or to you, Apri! haha so I hope that's alright :) love you lots thank you for the ask <3 <3

[nymeiasrain]

faolán, my little pact of the tome warlock from a fey campaign \o7

[boatslut]

also. nobody there AKA a nothing there aberration AKA the echo

[zaahvi]

my rook, faolan :)

[isleofdarkness]

Can we learn a lil more about Sunshine?

Pwease 🥺

-birb

She was planned, Ginny was planning on getting pregnant and having a kid. Ginny was extremely diligent about prenatal care and making sure she was keeping herself healthy during the pregnancy. She was so, so excited for this.

Sunshine is Diego's, they can tell because her hair is black at the roots but silver at the ends, kind of like the iconic de Vil black-and-white hair, only her hair is silver instead of white because she has Ginny's magic. Of course, the plan was to raise her with both Anthony and Diego as her dads, and Harriet and Ginny as her mums, the same way Aeden and Faolan were being raised. Diego got so, so, so excited when they found out Sunshine was a girl. He wanted a daughter so much (he loves the boys just as much, of course, he was just thrilled because now they had two boys and a girl.)

Aeden and Faolan were already being pretty good brothers to her. They didn't quite understand the concept of what was going on because they are also babies but they accepted her pretty much instantly. They just know the boys are going to grow up to be such good older brothers.

So far, Sunshine has been a pretty easy baby. She sleeps well, eats well, and she's perfectly healthy, no concerns for any part of her health.

Unfortunately, the malnutrition Ginny has grown up with means she can't feed Sunshine, and there's no formula on the Isle. That's why she needs to send Sunshine away, because it's either that or let her starve. And Ginny is Sunshine's mom, she wants the best life possible for her baby girl. Even if Sunshine having that best life means she has to live a life away from her mother. Besides, the Isle is getting too dangerous to raise a baby on, anyway. Especially when Sunshine is the baby of such a high-profile person, founder and leader of the Silver Cross, former leader of the Forgotten Children Ginny Gothel. And Ginny's "grandmother" is getting kind of weird, Ginny was worried she'd find out about Sunny and react negatively. So Ginny needed to send Sunshine to live with Ginny's birth parents, Sunshine's grandma and grandpa. She'll be safe there, and they'll have the resources to get formula to feed her. It breaks her heart, but she'll do anything for her baby.

And by the way, when Ginny finally gets to visit Sunshine, her baby recognized her immediately. Ginny had been so scared she wouldn't, but the way Sunshine lit up, her joy glowing as brightly as the light she'd been named for, told her that her little girl recognized her mommy. And Ginny definitely didn't cry (she did but Anxelin didn't mention it.)

Seeing the nursery her parents and sister had set up for not only Ginny's baby but for the boys (Jasmine housed Aeden and Faolan with Rapunzel and Eugene because she knows that Harriet and Ginny are together, so Rapunzel and Eugene are basically their grandparents, too,) and she knew she'd made the right choice in sending her baby to live with her family. Sunshine and the boys would be happy there, healthy, safe, cherished as all children deserve to be until they could reunite and be a family again. It was the biggest relief of her life.

And finally, Sunshine's name comes from the fact that she's the biggest, brightest, most beautiful light in her mommy's life. That little girl is loved beyond belief.

[imperfectnothing]

Answering this one on here becaause um well organization purposes lmao. THANK YOU FOR THE ASK ANON!!! ANyways, I posted Han & Fao's profiles here as a preface to this ask, more or less, and I'll talk about both of them here.

Warning on his post, though: there will be mentions of poisoning, suicide, forced pregnancy, and forced feminization. If that is trigger for you or just makes you uncomfortable, I would suggest not reading this one. Haneul's story is . . . pretty fucked up, not gonna lie. It'll be in the "read more" so fully avoidable if you choose.

I'll do Faolán first because his story isn't really triggering (also I don't have everything figured out for him yet but c'est la vie). His name means "little wolf" in Irish (because he's Irish) and it's pronounced "fee-lan" at least, that's how he pronounces it. He often just goes by "Fao" though. Fao was an experimental child created by AREPH and sent to ANAKT for socialization purposes to make sure he wouldn't maul anyone in the field. That was their mistake though because he met people and made connections and ended up going rogue after a decade in service. Fao was created for the purpose of being a hunter, similar to Nausikaa, but the thing is that Fao is actually. well. Fao is a werewolf and he can shift between wolf/human forms at will.

Fao as a person is sensitive, thoughtful, and extremely taciturn. He speaks very rarely and when he does, it is in monosyllabic words or short sentences. He's not stupid by any means, he is very articulate in writing, he just doesn't like talking. He's kind of a brutal person, generally oblivious of social cues, which often led him to be rude or accidentally offensive in certain situations. He's very sincere though and you won't catch him lying to you because he very rarely does it and when he does, you'll never find out. Fao is loyal and immensely protective over his loved ones, you don't want to get on his bad side.

He and Haneul were best friends and dating up until Haneul's death, after which Fao went MIA and disappeared. He hasn't been seen since . . .

Oh fun fact Han & Fao knew Caskyo (@bluemoonscape) at the Garden :3c

Haneul as a person is cold towards strangers but very affectionate towards people he knows well. He's calm and generally quite level-headed, great at masking his emotions and playing a part as much as he absolutely despises pretending to be something he's not. He's proud and stubborn, something his son inherits, but Han doesn't get into fights or have any illusions that what he wants actually matters. He's very much a grim realist or even a pessimist. He plays the harp and the autoharp (handheld) and his voice skews soft and clear. I think his voice claim is going to be Sufjan Stevens ngl . . . hhhngh religious imagery . . .

Haneul won his season (37) and he was characterized during and afterwards as an "ice queen" type figure- immensely beautiful but untouchable. Not too dissimilar from Luka, to be honest. After winning his season, Haneul became very-desired breeding stock due to his fame. Nyx was his first child and Mori was his last. Nyx and Mori both have the same parents but the rest of Haneul's children have a different father than Nyx and Mori.

Haneul is a trans man, which might be obvious from his profile and his pronouns, but the thing is, his owner never approved of his identity and did not allow him to transition. Han transitioned socially at the Garden but while with his guardian, he was a woman and made to act as such. After winning his season, he was forced to let his hair grow out and he wasn't allowed to bind anymore. Not only that but he was forced to carry children, which was an incredibly dysphoric experience for him. It was barely even cold comfort that his first and last children were sired by his best friend and boyfriend, Fao. Thus, when Haneul learned that his eldest child Nyx was being forced to go through the same things as him (forced pregnancy), Haneul killed himself via thallium poisoning, the straw finally having broken the camel's back. This was purposeful as thallium causes organ failure and it kills fast enough at high doses that it would be easy to mistake for another issue. Haneul specifically wanted to make it impossible for his owner to resuscitate him.

Haneul may have succeeded in preventing his owner from being able to revive him but that didn't stop his owner from preserving him cryogenically (suspended in ice) and displaying him, in a wedding dress.