#only having three save slots is being bs not gonna lie

[niceness-before-knives]

Doodles while I was watching movies last night~~ Some silly thoughts too.

About Veil (they/he): I think I said it before, but Veil looks uncannily like my Hawke (dark curly hair, freckles, amber eyes, tan skin). So much so I imagine when Varric and them first met, Varric called them Hawke. Veil is like ‘??? That’s a rook???’ Which is where their nickname came from. Veil loves corvids a lot and likes talking with them when they see one. (is also romancing a Crow too, go you Veil).

Veil is also probably the tallest out of everyone? It’s the one factor that keeps the ‘uncannily looking like the Champion’ from being too uncanny. They’re like six four, six five ish? o:

Grew up in the Frostback Mountains in an Avvar hold. Their mother was a trader and brought Veil with her when they were younger so they could see the rest of the world. She always believed like nothing made you appreciate home like coming home after a long trip. When Veil’s magic appeared, they got grounded from the time being until they got a better handle on it. Eventually, they left and joined up with the Wardens. I imagine the Fifth Blight left deep scars on the land and the minds, and Veil wanted to help protect his people if/when the Sixth Blight showed up.

(And given what’s said about the South in Veilguard… 🥲 Veil is Concerned.)

Knows a lot of spirits and gods. Generally, very mild-mannered. Let’s to joke around but isn’t heavily sarcastic (another point against being like Hawke, Varric sighed in relief). The only time he gets annoyed is when people call him Ferelden, and it’s still more pinched. ‘No. That’s wrong, thank you.’ Also doesn’t appreciate when people talk over them about spirits and possession?? Like he knows shit too. It can’t hurt to listen. :/!!

About Velveteen (she/they): Unlike the other three, Velveteen isn’t a revamp of an older OC I made prior to Veilguard so I have less headcanons about them yet. :(

I was debating making them a Lord of Fortune because I had a delightful thought about who their folks could be. But, idk, I do love them as a Crow and having a solid connection to Treviso and Antiva. That’s home to them~ I imagine they were abandoned as a baby, and that’s where the name Velveteen came from. They were wrapped up in some.

Also? Could use Royale from Royale Sea Silk?? Do like but idk. I’ll have to sit on it.

Had an incredibly edgy teenhood while dealing with lots of ugly emotions and intense gender woes, which is when they got their skeleton scars done. Eventually, they accepted themselves and started to dye their white hair pink instead of blood red, changed the gem in their horn to pink spinel and just finally felt at peace with themselves.

Still has the skeleton scars because that’s just a Damn Good Aesthetic, Antiva taught her well, though she added a some heart into it to fully complete it. <3

Very jokey and light-hearted. Also, Very Small for Qunari. :’)! Velveteen is only like six two, six three tops. In game, she’s like a good head shorter than the other Qunari and I love it.

I still have no idea who they’re gonna romance. Bellara is the only maybe I’ve felt so far? I’ll have to see. Velveteen is giving me slight aro vibes. Or maybe it’s poly. 🤔

About Auspex and Exuperia: I haven’t played them as Rooks (yet), but they’re old Tevinter OCs I made back when Trespasser first dropped. c: They’re half-siblings, both belonging to some old Tevinter Noble house. The heads of Risus had an arranged marriage, as you do in Tevinter, but did appreciate each other as friends. They came to agreements as long as they had an heir, they were both free to explore other relationships.

They ended up both falling for the same person tho, an artist they frequently commissioned. Artist was more than okay with that, and it ended in a polycule.

Exuperia is the Risus Heir, and the older of the siblings. She’s outwardly very polite and very aligned with Tevinter politics. Is a mage, probably has a seat of the Magisterium but takes more cares how and when she makes waves. Is a secret viper under her polite smiles.

Auspex is the Risus bastard, and a Soporati to boot. Was very much loved by his family, through Auspex isn’t sure if that would’ve been the case if Exuperia wasn’t around to be the face of Risus. But she is, and he loves her for that. <3 He’s more of a spitfire and a chaos gremlin~~ Very outspoken and snarky, and is more kind than he is nice.

Both siblings are very close, and Auspex acts more as Exuperia’s left hand. I always liked imagining he got sent south for a spell to train with the Templars because Dad and Mom thought it was be safer if Auspex could, you know, stop a mage flat??

Probably a good idea because Auspex gets into a lot of trouble with mages and the Venatori. I also always imagined them as trying to upend Tevinter, so they being apart of the Shadow Dragons would just fit perfectly for them. Exuperia is one of their insiders and Auspex is more an active member.

Also, Auspex would have the biggest heart eyes for Emmrich while Exuperia is making ‘why are you like this’ faces off to the side.

Kinda want to make a game to play Auspex now. :’l <33 He was the first idea I had for a Rook (before Rook was even a thing), and I wouldn’t have to change much to his original backstory.

Both Veil and Velveteen saved Treviso, so I do want to see the flipside to that. 🤔🤔🤔

Also??? Maybe earlier in life, a mission went very Sideways and Exuperia had to questionably revive Auspex? o: I like neither of them knowing quite what happened, and neither of them want to talk about it. Like what if Auspex got joined with a spirit like Wynne back in Origins? Because I think Disruption would be very fun to play with there. >:)!!