#oc: damari ingellvar

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Okay I cannot get this idea for my Rook out of my head. Imagine she learns Antivan without telling Lucanis. Just one day walks into her study and the first thing she tell him is “Mi amor, me pasas la tinta por favor? La dejé en la mesa.” He doesn’t even think twice about it at first until it hits him. She just spoke perfect Antivan so naturally. How long has she been able to do that? Has she always known? Did she learn in secret? She notices that he froze on the spot, so she starts asking him if she said something wrong. Apparently she took the time to learn some Antivan and quickly came to find out that one of her past lives was fluent in a very similar language (mourn watcher necromancer who was found in a crypt as baby? Of course she has past lives she sometimes resonates with) so it became 2nd nature.

Someone is definitely getting serenaded in his native language on the next gondola date

*For translation she said, “My love, can you pass me the ink please? I left it on the table”

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OTP Headcanons

Rook x Lucanis

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I’m back with more headcanons <3 Again I tried to keep these in order but I tend to jot them down as they come to mind. Hope you guys enjoy them ^-^

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- Damari is hardly a better flirt than Lucanis. What was she supposed to practice on? The undead? Her fellow Mourn Watchers that are like family to her? Needless to say she’s very inexperienced in this.

- She absolutely cannot keep a secret from Lucanis. That’s how he knows about Assan helping the halla or about her and Davrin trying gingerwort truffle tea. She definitely told him all about it.

- Of course it also depends on the type of secret. Everyone’s trying to plan a surprise birthday party for him and need her to keep him distracted while they set everything up? She will try her hardest not to give anything away.

- If someone is planning to prank him though, they definitely better keep her out of it cause she will talk the moment he asks.

- Lucanis had mixed feelings about Marrow at first. On the one hand she’s an undead cat. How do you pet that? Can you feed it? It’s just strange overall. And she talks? A cat shouldn’t talk but then she’s undead so why not right? On the other hand she’s been Rook’s lifelong companion. Rook adores her and will fight anything that might bring her harm.

- Lucanis and Marrow truly bonded when Rook was trapped in the prison of regret. (I have plans for this so this is all I’m gonna say about it for now :D)

- Spite wasn’t too fond of Marrow hanging out with Lucanis so much, but Lucanis warned him of what Rook might do if she comes back to find something happened to Marrow. He begrudgingly put up with her presence after that.

- Lucanis gets Marrow little cat accessories as gifts sometimes. Toys, catnip, maybe a new brush or a bow. The bow will definitely have symbols of the Mourn Watch or Crows.

- He usually lets Rook change her bow but he’s very gentle when he does it himself.

- Rook loves singing to Lucanis. Her favorite pastime is humming a gentle tune as he rests his head on her lap and she passes her fingers through his hair.

- She also loves experimenting with new tunes to see how Spite reacts to them. He gets his own dedicated section in her research.

- Because Lucanis worries for Rook’s safety, even though she’s perfectly capable of defending herself, she set up her own series of necromancer traps in the Dellamorte Estates.

- Vorgoth and Myrna definitely helped with setting up the traps.

- The traps are set to go off depending on a person’s malicious intent.

- Illario has accidentally set off the minor traps a few times much to both Rook and Lucanis’ amusement.

- Damari did not fully trust Illario for a long time and even went as far as to warn him that if he ever gave her a reason to think he’ll harm Lucanis again he’ll have her to deal with. (Think Katara threatening Zuko)

- Lucanis loves preparing meals for Rook. Sure they have their own staff who can do it but he still prefers to do it himself more often than not.

- Marrow likes to hang out with him while he’s in the kitchen much to Spite’s annoyance.

- Rook in turn is always ready to help Lucanis in any way she can. Whether that’s lending her necromancer expertise in spirits and demons, autopsies, cleaning up a corpse quickly if need be, potions to fake temporary illnesses, or even helping with managing the estates.

- It took her a while to get used to living in a large fancy place like the estates but being with Lucanis helped make the place feel like home.

- Lucanis isn’t too fond of the Grand Necropolis but he does admit that the place seems to have a calming effect on Spite. Plus it was where Damari grew up so he’s always happy to join her on her visits to the gardens.

- Damari learned to speak Antivan and is a natural at it. Now both her and Lucanis are calling each other “mi amor”

- Rook is definitely the goofy one of the pair but we all know Lucanis is plenty goofy himself.

- Taash was right. Rook would definitely love to go flying some time if possible. She eventually lets Lucanis know about this.

- Spite and Marrow are protective of Rook and Lucanis’ kids. One of the very few things they’d team up for.

- Lucanis and Rook don’t push their kids to join either the Mourn Watch or the Crows. They’re free to choose what they want for themselves.

- They’ll still teach them the basics though like acrobatics and how to use and maintain certain weapons and tools.

- They teach their kids combat for self defense but you know there’s no one in Thedas safer than those kids. Maker have mercy on the soul who tries to target them.

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Rook Headcanons

Damari “Rook” Ingellvar

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Here are some general headcanons of Damari that like to bounce around in my brain. I wanted to share them with you all so please bear with me. They’re kind of all over the place and this went on a bit longer than I intended but I hope you enjoy them~

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- Community raised by the Watchers but was usually Myrna or Vorgoth’s responsibility. So they’re the closet thing to parents she has.

- Generally a calm child overall but was often giving the Watchers a run for their money when she would disappear into the Necropolis again.

- “Has anyone seen Damari?? Don’t tell me she disappeared again! She was supposed to light the candles in the Memorial Gardens!”

- The Watchers usually found her by following the sound of her singing echoing through the Necropolis.

- The spirits like to listen to her singing/music so she’s usually being followed by a bunch of wisps.

- Sometimes the spirits will hide her from the Watchers looking for her just to hear her music a little longer.

- One little spirit of kindness has been attached to her for as long as she can remember so she helped build a body for it ultimately becoming Marrow. Her pet skeleton cat. The two were inseparable until the day the Watchers sent her away with Varric.

- Though she’d rather spend her time in the gardens or with spirits, Myrna made sure she was well trained in etiquette and dancing. Had to make sure she’d be able to hold her own at any of Nevarra’s fancy parties.

- While she wasn’t really a fan of all the posh and glamour, she did enjoy the dancing and desserts; and she could handle intrigue when it came her way. At the very least, she knew when to be discreet.

- Marrow was still waiting for her at the Necropolis when she came back to recruit Emmerich for the Veilguard. Of course she took her back to the Lighthouse after that.

- Spite tried to eat Marrow the first time they met. Rook instinctively slapped him in reprimand only to immediately apologize profusely to Lucanis as it was his face that got slapped.

- Marrow can talk but usually prefers not to. She’ll speak only to those she trusts and hopes won’t react poorly.

- So far that’s only Rook, Emmerich, Myrna, Vorgoth, and Lucanis/Spite. Rook totally teased Lucanis the first time Marrow spoke to him.

- Definitely uses necromancer humor to her advantage.

- “Back off! I’m armed! *whips out a skeleton arm to slap people with*”

- She absolutely adores Assan and dragons. She will hug Assan any chance she gets. Every time the team has to face another dragon, Rook will definitely be starry eyed for a second.

- “Mierda! Not another dragon!” “*excitedly* Another dragon!! 🤩”

- On that note she definitely stops to pet the stray cats in Treviso and Minrathous whenever she can.

- For some reason wisps change shape around her. Most commonly into butterflies. Especially when they stick around her for a while. (There actually is a reason but I’m not going into that just yet ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ)

- The Watchers thought it was strange at first but after a little research they realized the change wasn’t hurting the wisps so they paid it no mind.

- Rook doesn’t knowingly change their shape. It just happens. She thinks it’s really cute though. She likes dancing and playing with them regardless of whatever shape they take.

- She can’t see Spite yet but she can feel when he’s around. Especially when he’s hovering close to her.

- Although she was raised on a vegetarian diet, she is not vegetarian herself.

- She wasn’t a fan of Nevarra’s obsession with tea either. Sure she eventually figured out which tea she liked most but she always preferred coffee or cocoa.

- She has a major sweet tooth. The day Lucanis made that hazelnut torte paired with her favorite drink, she nearly burst into tears. It tasted like home.

- A bit embarrassing in the moment cause she hates crying in front of others but she let it slide since they were happy tears.

- Speaking of which she is extremely emotional. Usually she has a pretty good handle on her emotions and can laugh off the serious ones; but a lot of the time she gets teary eyed when her emotions become overwhelming.

- If she feels like she’s about to start crying, she will step away for a moment to recompose herself. Very few people get to see her at her most vulnerable.

[blackbutterflyrift]

I would like to introduce my Rook. Damari Ingellvar 👉👈

Growing up her closest friends were the spirits and wisps in the Necropolis. Like Taash mentions during her argument with Emmerich, Rook’s necromancy is more focused on spirits rather than raising corpses, but her research is actually very musically inclined. They say music is the language of the soul so of course she has to find out how and which spirits react to certain pitches and musical compositions. Naturally this has led her to learn how to play a few instruments. So she’s often found in the Lighthouse’s music room and that elven bass in her room isn’t just for show. It’s not uncommon to hear her humming a new tune to herself especially when she’s in a good mood and is completely focused on a task. Of course depending on what that task is, her humming might come off as endearing or creepy. Kind and optimistic she’s usually supporting her team and allies wholeheartedly and tries to lighten the mood with some sarcasm and jokes. That said she can be surprisingly daring sometimes. Probably why she was so interested in a certain demon possessed assassin. She always did like dancing with demons.