#rorie lavellan

[ryuichifoxe]

That first trip to Tevinter together had to be wild.

[roguelioness]

Neria bursts into laughter, falling into him, holding him as tight as he holds her. They've found their way home. And everything is going to be just fine.

Thank you so much @sunshinemage for the gorgeous art of Solas and Neria! I can't think of a more beautiful end to their tale ♥

[musingmycelium]

we love oc kiss week in this house @sunshinemage MWUAH

Fire crackles warmly behind the gate, homely light cast in the dying evening. The Inquisitor’s quarters are inviting even when the Inquisitor himself is not there, charming, not quite home but not without its comforts either. Especially with the kettle sitting, still warm, beside the fire. The tea has long since steeped, pleasantly scenting the air and their conversation with hints of citrus. 

Not quite home, but Nin shares a smile over his cup as the evening light fades to orange; sunlight and specks of peel in the tea and isn’t there something about the way the light of the night blends into the comfort of a shared pot and a smile, and how could a poet think of anything else. Where is he to find another who will talk with him into the darkness the way Nin invites him to sit in his chamber well past dinner, well past evening. 

It isn’t nothing. There upon the bed is a blanket with embroidery Renenh knows, the weaver’s hands well familiar to his own; not home but not without its lingering memory. And memory is what they share, laughter too. Who else could know these stories so well? Who else can tell them with a smile as wide as their teeth allow? 

Two of them by armchairs unfamiliar so they sit upon the floor. No customs to find except their own. The fire built by a wave of Nin’s hands and Renenh brought the kettle and the leaves, easy in the way they talked around moving through the space around each other, empty gaps where their bodies fit. Skyhold is cold in the winter and the sun sets early.

But there are two mugs, one chipped and one painted yellow, with warm tea to wet their tongues when they tire of talking. 

Even if they never quite do. 

What to call a friend who is also home? Piecing together a strange new life out of the scattered remains of the old, singing songs in a language only they speak, sitting so their knees bump with each refill. 

His eyes are the same color as the setting sun. Through the glass window the dying sunlight envelopes the two of them, curling steam off their mugs, they are both friends of the dead. Dusk is only when the light matches their moods. Renenh has one hand propping himself up and the other drinks his tea slowly. It won’t go cold.

Not with Nin’s warm eyes and sunshine and the magic singing a fire into the grate. 

Not quite home, but not unfamiliar. 

If he were even a hair more his father’s child it would bring the tears already burning a threat behind his eyes falling down his cheeks. A joy so deep it simply cannot be contained. To weep for the setting sun and the smiles and the way Nin’s laughter brings harmony to Renenh’s. They’ve spent nearly the entire evening talking over nothing and everything in the same measure. 

He doesn’t want to leave. Never does, really, like a child with their favorite playmate always trying to squirrel more time out of the day. But the sun has well and truly set now, citrus and spice from the empty cups and the embers of Nin’s fire the only orange still left in the air. 

Renenh stands with a sigh and smile, setting his cup back by the kettle. Satisfaction turning his bones to lead. But his heart is light, and nothing is more buoyant. 

A goodnight kiss. Quick and familiar as every other. Renenh kisses Nin’s cheek in the same motion he uses to set down his cup before leaving. Orange scented sweetness. Home in a friend who keeps his tea warm and his fire burning through the night.

[blairstales]

Scottish Folklore Creature: Lavellan

The Lavellan is sometimes described as a Scottish folkloric creature, while other times is said just to be another name for a water shrew.

“What then is the Lavellan of Caithness? Should it be considered as the water Shrew ?”—(Wernerian Society’s Memoirs, vol. ii. p. 1.) Certainly we think so, and that the species has belonged to Caithness since Pennant’s time. Others, however, assign the name to a lizard.” 📖 “A Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness, and West Cromarty” by Harvie-Brown, J. A. and Buckley, T. E. (1887)

However, unlike a water shrew, the Lavellan is said to be a venomous giant water rat which is capable of making cattle sick, even from great distances away.

“The country people have a notion that it is noxious to cattle; they preserve the skin, and, as a cure for their sick beasts, give them the water in which it has been dipped.” 📖 “Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland” by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)

So the debate remains on if the Lavellan is a true folkloric creature, or simply an unfortunate animal that had folklore put upon it as a way to explain sickening cattle.

It is also mentioned by Rob Donn, the Sutherland bard, in his satirical song on “Mac Rorie’s Breeches”: “Let him not go away from the houses, to moss or wood, lest the Lavellan come and smite him.” 📖 “Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland” by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)

[thevikingwoman]

So I realized @sunshinemage has drawn all my major Main Character OCs (and some bald dude) and I thought it would be fun to put this them all together like this.

I'm forever thankful and stunned by Rory's work, and all the love and detail they put into every work; commission or gift or personal project. Thank you Rory 💚🥰

Meryta Khatin (FFXIV wol, commission 2023)

Bhrianna Osirion (Wayfarer, hue portrait commission 2022)

Vy Shard (Wayfarer, gift/personal project 2022)

Illia Strand (Wayfarer, commission 2021)

Iwyn Lavellan x Solas (Dragon Age, commission 2020)

[leadershiplooksgoodonyou]

Quick intro:

Hi! My name is [redacted] but you can call me Garden {my name everywhere else is a variation of hauntedgarden}(they/them)!

This blog is heavily frandom reblogs and rambles about my OCs/anything on my mind tbh.

Main brainrot is currently Dragon Age but I reblog anything that strikes my fancy so be aware of that.

Anyway if you stick around welcome! If you’re just passing by 👋

Below the cut is gonna be a bit of a comprehensive list of OCs I will talk about here so if you are curious there they are. I will talk about any of them with very little pushing.

OC List:

Dragon Age OCs:

Yaviel Amell (canon Warden)

Nera Surana

Raven Mahariel

Iran Mahariel

Aurora ‘Rory’ Cousland

Kailan (or Kaylan or Kahlan I cannot decide) Tabris

Winter Hawke (canon Hawke)

Rosalyn Hawke

Keira Lavellan (canon Inquisitor)

Mass Effect OCs:

Amaryllis Shepard

Lily Shepard

Original Original Characters:

Helios

Caspian Andrews

Isra Kandre

Isaia Donati

Elin

Misc:

Sage Novereau (fe3h)

Nym (BG3)

[lyriumlovesong]

[solsthiems]

did a little doodle of Rory and Killian. he will never be able to get back up off the floor.

[mik-arts]

a bunch of miscellaneous sketches from the last year or so, excavated from my laptop ✌

[scharoux]

Recently I had commissioned the lovely @buttsonthebeach for a fall themed Fic for Rhaella & Solas. What I got was the most wonderfully written Fic I'd read in a long time. I could easily picture the smells, the colors and the warmth she described so vividly that I had to have an art piece to accompany it.

There was only one artist that I knew could illustrate such a beautiful warm story. I am so beyond honored that I got to commission the talented @sunshinemage for this piece. It's absolute perfection pairs beautifully with the Fic and I cannot stop staring at it 💛 Thank you a million times Rory! I LOVE IT!

[ryuichifoxe]

Rorie by the time Veilguard rolls around because 1) I miss him and 2) the news that came out regarding the inquisitor and character creation.

[vhenadahls]

Lots of bad news of varying kinds today, so fun/happy OC thoughts:

Mihrisel plays the violin, and Merrill teaches her Dalish songs, which are her favorite to play.

Esther loves Fereldan soup, and no one in Kirkwall can make it quite right. It’s the only thing she cooks for herself, basically.

Nainsí doesn’t like dogs, but she loves cats. She plays around a lot with Ser Pounce-a-lot, both when he’s Anders’s cat and when he’s given to a kitchen girl in the Vigil.

Merrill and Mihrisel join another Dalish clan in...9:43 Dragon or something. Haven’t quite worked that out yet. Possibly Clan Briathos, one of my OC Dalish clans.

Nainsí’s favorite colors are navy blue, grey, and yellow.

Esther can do handstands, and sometimes will in the middle of a conversation if she’s bored or understimulated. Merrill, Varric, and Isabela are perfectly fine and used to this. It drives Carver and Aveline up the wall and they both rail on her about it.

Nataliya loves puzzle games, including June’s Knot, a Dalish wooden puzzle with no solution. She takes them with her on stakeouts and the like to keep her hands busy while her eyes are occupied.

Mihrisel can’t decide if she wants Andruil or Mythal vallaslin, if the clan she joins will let her get them.

Rory often forgets that not everyone loves math as much as she does, and she’ll sometimes yammer on about something math-related for ten minutes and come back to Ashley’s eyes glazed over.

Arynn always needs snacks but forgets to bring them with her, so Vetra always makes sure the Nomad is stocked with plenty of protein bars, but Arynn is the worst for accidentally grabbing the dextro ones and suddenly having someone knock her snack out of her hand.

Zufit loves stuffed animals, and she has a stuffed qorach (extinct Rannoch animal) that she takes to Illium with her.

[elle-enasalin]

My last entry of DA inktober with all my OCs: Warden Alison "Ali" Amell, Warden Callahan "Cal" Cousland, Victoria "Rory" Hawke, and Lana Lavellan. Thanks for sticking with me, y'all and especially to @ laudrawin and @ snowkonequeenie on twitter for the prompt!!

[dirthara-mama]

There's a whole lot of heart in me

I feel it under my skin

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@sunshinemage drew my Ayelet Lavellan and I can't describe how excited I am!

[sassylavellen]

A collage of some of my best art pieces and a selfie

[sunshinemage]

@smuttine

Nights alone, when the Inquisitor isn’t with him, are way too quiet. Bed isn’t warm enough, and he has a lot on his mind.

Usually he spends the night in his office, staying out of sight, but there are rare nights where he decides to practice his magic a bit.

He will stop to say hello if they’re still around (and probably apologise for his foul mood because that’s what he does haha), but not before he’s done training.