#tanara hawke

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TMI Tuesday

Alright, I’ll hop on the train Ask any question for any of my OCs, there are a lot more of them now!

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What are the characters like?

Silvertail> Foxtrot Alpha Crew - Basic Information

File #1Name: Vincent “Silvertail” SekimotoSpecies: Silver FoxFormer Occupation: U.S. Paramilitary Squad Leader (LAPD SWAT)Height: 6'6"Weight: 220 lbsDefining Features: Red Mechanical Eyes

Strengths: Urban Combat, Police ConnectionsFavorite Guns: Bullpup Rifles, High Caliber HandgunsRole: Team Leader, Tactician

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File #2Name: Renshou Xin KuSpecies: Bengal TigerFormer Occupation: Street Criminal, Contraband Smuggling and DistributionHeight: 8'2"Weight: 550 lbsDefining Features: Cat-like eyes, three-fingered handpaws

Strengths: Musculature, Hand to Hand CombatFavorite Guns: Light/Heavy Machine Guns, RevolversRole: Muscle, Underground Connections

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File #3Name: Tanara “Mousey” KuranovSpecies: House MouseFormer Occupation: Game ProgrammerHeight: 5'6"Weight: 120 lbsDefining Features: Very mouse-like eyes and head structure, non-human footpaws

Strengths: Speed, Vehicle KnowledgeFavorite Guns: Small Caliber Handguns, Riot ShieldRole: Pilot, Lightning Bruiser

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File #4Name: Sylvia “Steeltalon” AlcottSpecies: Red-Tailed Hawk (x2, Tri-Fusion)Former Occupation: Professional GolferHeight: 8'6"Weight: 400 lbsDefining Features: Set of talons on arms and legs, talons metallic in appearance, two sets of wings

Strengths: Explosives Knowledge, Heavy WeaponsFavorite Guns: Grenade Launchers, Anti-Material RiflesRole: Anti-Vehicle, Bomb Defusal

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File #5Name: Janice “Whip” Calhoun (formerly James Calhoun pre-Fusion)Species: Blue AnoleFormer Occupation: CIA Agent, (Cyber Warfare and Forensic Electronics Investigation)Height: 5'10"Weight: 135 lbsDefining Features: Mental instability, extremely lizard-like in appearance, eyepiece(s) almost always on

Strengths: Computer Knowledge, ElectronicsFavorite Guns: Handguns, akimboRole: Hacking, Intelligence Gathering and Organization

Tanara> You just copied your basic files on us, didn’t you? You left the title in and everything.

Tanara> …

Tanara> You’ll have to forgive him, he’s not a big talker.

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Details! Faces! Cleaned up lines! Its coming along.... from left to right: Clarrisse, Vashta, Damaia, Damian, Mesara, Leon, Kaili, and Tanara!

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Posting an update on this art, since I need to pause on it for a bit. More clothing details, and a bit of work on Kaili’s armor. 

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Guess who! Adding in color and working on perspective and height differences!

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I am slightly cheating with this one, because I chose Damian. But this Damian is definitely of the irredeemable kind. 

He had won.

These were his prizes.  

He looked over them, gaze flashing with mirth. The most powerful women in Thedas. And now they were all on their knees before him.  

Each with a dainty collar around their neck.  

Damian smiled widely.  

The first had been a challenge. So difficult to track down, especially given their already secretive nature. She wasn’t as dainty as he had expected elves to be, but instead toned, ready to attack at the nearest sign of danger. It had taken months to track her down, and longer still to find a moment when she was off guard so as to capture her. Damian was always impressed when he recalled how many had fallen to her tricks, using bombs and traps and poisoned blades. Grey Wardens were indeed as impressive as the Arishok had said they would be.  

The second had been easier, far too easy for his liking. Despite the initial bluster, he could tell that this one’s spirit had been broken long ago. The Champion of Kirkwall, who had taken the life of the previous Arishok, a renowned Bas Saarebas. Basalit-an. It had taken almost nothing to separate her from her Elven lover, only a rumor of slavers in an area too far for both to travel, before arriving at the Inquisition. The Basalit-an fought like they were ready for death. Damian was not ready to grant it.  

The third was by far his most respected prize. She had fought hard, and had been captured only due to a stray bolt of his lightning. Injuring and dazing her enough that his men had been able to bind and collar her during the battle. The petite human was hardly anything worth looking twice at, despite what the Viddathari in his company stated. But Damian knew the power that this petite human wielded, beyond that of her magic.  Had gone out of his way to ensure the capture of Inquisitor Trevelyan, and to ensure that she was healed to the best of their ability, no permanent scarring.  

His final prize was the one that he had most craved to own. The only one that truly mattered in his eyes. The only one that shared his blood. His sister, Damaia Adaar.  

They all were presented before him, after months of training. Of breaking them. Finally, completely and totally his.  

Damian stepped down from his dias, looking over each with hungry eyes.  

“Through each of you, we will break Thedas. The power that you wielded so clumsily will now be guided by my hand, by the steady command of the Qun. You will help to prepare them, for when their clumsy civilizations come crashing down. You will help them to embrace true freedom, as you have found. Freedom which can only be found when one submits.”

Damian walks over to his sister, cradling her chin in his clawed hand. Lifting her face until she could stare in his eyes. Until he could see the storm that raged behind her passive face.  

“We have so much work to do, Kadan.” His thumb sweeps over her lips, and Damian smiles.  

These were his prizes, and with them, so too came the world.  

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2, 13, 26 & 36 for Kaili or Tanara? :)

2: What is your character’s favorite memory?

Kaili- Her favorite memory is a tie between playing with her cousins as young kids, and when Zevran officially proposed. 

Tanara- Her favorite memories are when she, her dad, and her brother would all rough house, wrestling and wacking at each other with sticks. While she was a mage like her father, and she learned from him, she had always been more physically active than her sister. 

13: What would your character die for?

If you are a part of the group she considers family, Kaili will either kill for you or die trying. 

Tanara would be happy to sacrifice herself if it meant that she could stop the people she cares about from dying. 

26: What is your favorite headcanon for your character?

For Kaili, it would be that she and Zevran leave for Antiva once she clears things up at Amaranthine. There they get married, and take over the Crows. Kaili would happily give up her command to Alistair if it didn’t mean having to deal with Weisshaupt, so she technically is still Warden Commander, but has Alistair commanding in her stead. She returns if the Inquisitor tries to find her and reach out, but only because she refuses to let the Inquisitor deal with the same bullshit she had to deal with when she was suddenly thrown into a position she was definitely not ready for.

Tanara wanted to keep the order in Kirkwall, she agreed with the Arishok that it was a crappy place, and needed a lot more law and order than it had. She sided with the templars to try and keep innocent people from getting hurt by the fighting. But she refused to give up Isabelle when demanded, and there was no way in hell she would have killed Anders, even when he tried to turn against her. He was there, she could have made the final blow, so could Fenris. But she refused to let someone fall just because she hadn’t been able to help them enough. She let Isabelle escape when the Qunari attacked, and she helped Anders leave Kirkwall (she had Varric reach out to certain Crows to smuggle him out, Anders was happy to be reunited with his Warden Commander). 

36: Does anyone want to harm your character?

Kaili keeps a list of all the people she pissed off. It’s quite long. Some of them include people she considers dear friends. “Some of my best friends have wanted me dead.” 

Tanara is pretty sure that most of the Templar Order, Qunari people, a fair number of mages, and a supposed to be dead Blighted Magister want her dead. But no one she knows personally at this particular time. 

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⚡️ to all of them: How do you feel about your family?

Kaili: Family is among the most important thing to her, especially after what happened with Nelaros, Soris, and Shianni. Shianni and Soris write to her often, and number among the few who are kept aware of her location at all times. She lost her mother fairly early on, and since has shown a fierce protectiveness of her kin. This extends to the group she has built as family during the blight; especially Alistair, Sten, and Zevran. 

Tanara: Tanara has a very difficult time talking about her family. Having lost both her younger sister and her mother, she clings tightly to the letters that she receives from Carver while he is with the Wardens. She never quite saw eye to eye with her mother, and often argued with her or pushed her away; and Bethany was too soft and fragile in their early years, so she protected her rather than grew close. Carver, the brother that she was able to tumble with and cause trouble, was the sibling she was closest to. Now she is scared to death of starting a family, something that Fenris understands all too well. Varric will always be the next closest thing to replacing what she has lost; the rest of the group grew a part as Tanara struggled with her guilt and the events following Ander’s actions, but she will always be there for them, should they ask. She and Gamlen cut all ties. 

Mesara: She will always feel a duty to her family, she was raised knowing that her entire life was supposed to be of profit to them. However, knowing this, she also resents them fiercely. She has her favorite cousin, Teire, whom is the only member that she writes to willingly. Her mother and father visited her in the circle often, mostly to check up on how well she was progressing in her studies. She knows that she owes them her loyalty, but even that extends only so far now that she has had a taste of freedom within the Inquisition. Mesara was forcefully adopted by Damaia, and loves every second of it despite her grumbling. 

Damaia: She adores her parents, loves them deeply for understanding her need to roam and learn. Visits whenever her mercenary band passes by their little plot of land, and writes as often as time allows. Having also been adopted, in their own way, by the mercs she runs with, her familial adoration extends to most of them. Especially her mentor, Vincento; who, after very many hours of listening to Damaia prattle on and on while begging him to teach her, started showing her the ways of a Necromancer. She has also adopted Mesara, and considers her the little sister she has never had. 

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15. Are the good at cooking? Do they enjoy it? What do others think of their cooking?

Kaili: You absolutely do not want me touching your food. I can mix and cook poisons…. and according to Alistair and Zev, I can give them my cooking instead on 9 out of 10 occasions. >.

Tanara: I love cooking, I take after my dad that way. The think that I enjoy making the most is an apple crisp! Perfect after a long day of flinging spells around. Or a really good stew with a fresh kill. Merrill loved my stew, but Anders said that he enjoyed nothing more than my pies. Fenris doesn’t count, he will literally eat anything so long as there is no poison in it. 

Damaia: I can make a good shepherds pie, and am proficient at skinning and gutting goats and sheep. But other than that, most of what I know how to make includes tack and gruel. Please don’t ask me to inflict that upon you.

Mesara: No. I had servants when I was younger, and every meal at the Circle was provided for us. Though… I would be happy to learn. If you wouldn’t mind, of course. 

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How old were your OCs when they first killed someone, do they regret it?

Ooo I like this one!

Mesara was 16, she had just started training with offensive magic, and lost control. Killed her instructor with a stray shard of ice to the neck. It sliced the artery, so the healer wasn’t able to save her. Mesara feels a great amount of guilt for this, but is able to bear it knowing that she learned precise control of her ability since then. 

Damaia was 7. She was raised within the Qun, with a group of Imekari. One of the older children had been teasing a younger one, Damaia stepped in. She pounced on the older one, and hit him over the head with a rock. The child did not survive. Damaia was separated from the group for a time, and has very little recollection of that time. She does know that she would never regret those actions.

Kaili took her first life when they struck down her fiance. She was 17. She slaughtered all of them. “Like Dogs, Shianni.” her only regret is not taking action sooner. 

Tanara avoided taking life until she signed up with the mercenaries in Kirkwall, at 24. She never really had a taste for it. It remains among her many regrets. 

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This is actually my first time writing Tanara as more than just a blip. And of course I have to use all her pain and self loathing to corrupt her T.T. Hope that you enjoy!

She held her brother’s corpse.  

Everything she had sacrificed, all of it came down to this moment.  

Tanara looked up at her friends, tears streaming down her face. Her knuckles white under the strain.  

She had handed her brother over to the wardens, in order to save him. She had had hope that it would keep him from dying in this hellish place.  

Malcom.

Devon.

Bethany.

Caroline.

Leandra.

Carver.

The list of names would only ever grow larger.  

She turned to Anders, her chest heaving with her anger.  

“You….”

“Hawke, no, I never meant.” Anders skitters back, towards the rubble that was once the Chantry building.

“This is your fault!” She roars, her body tensing.

“No!” Anders can feel Justice skimming just beneath the surface. He hadn’t meant for any of their rag tag family to get hurt. He had only meant to get his point through, to push for the final tipping point between the mages and the templars.  

“You wanted a war, Anders!” Tanara snarls, laying her brother down. Turning to face her one-time friend. Drawing the staff from its holster on her back. “You shall have one!”

Tanara takes the staff blade in her hand. And jerks the hand down, slicing a line down the center of her palm. The blood pools. Then begins to rise in the air.  

“Hawke, no,” Fenris moves forward to block her, lifting the hand that has her red cloth tied about his wrist. “This is not the way.”

“There is no other way, Fenris. Only death to those who would try to stop me.” Growling, she lets more blood pool in her hands. Even as Fenris moves to grab at his sword, the blood strikes out. Forming spears that cut through his very heart. Tearing it out.  

As she had watched him tear out so man hearts before.  

Justice has now completely taken over Anders. Roaring as he charges towards Tanara.  

Tanara stands still, ready to face his wrath.  

For now, she too understands the need for Vengeance.  

“Come to me Vengeance, feel my hatred. Feed from it. As you have for so long from my friend.” Lifting her palm, Tanara lets the blood mist around them. Knowing that her wrath, her pride, that every single foul intention she has ever had, is more than enough to corrupt her friend.  

Especially after he had spent so long corrupting himself.

“Yes… More!” Vengeance darkens, grabbing a hold of her arm, yanking her into his embrace. Letting his stolen tongue caress the wound.  

“We will kill them all. We must. Every last person who had ever dared to lay hands on my family. Everyone who dared to lay their own mistakes at my feet. To blame me for their own guilt. The mages, the templars. Every. Last. One.” Tanara croons to the endarkened spirit. Feeling his will join with her own.  

Vengeance was coming.

There was no one left who could stop them.  

No one who deserved Mercy or Compassion.  

They were all Tainted.  

And now came the time for this war to end.  

And for debts to be repaid.  

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5 OC facts

Rules: Pick one character and give us five facts about them! The facts can be anything really – from trivial to super duper important. Then tag others for them to play too!

Tagged by @inquisitionartist :D

I think more of Tanara Hawke is in order!!

1. Tanara identifies as gender fluid or gender neutral. She tends to use female pronouns only because it is easier as they are feminine presenting, but often has days where they feel more masculine than feminine. 

2. Tanara has an obsession with armor. She doesn’t care if she is a mage, and mages aren’t supposed to wear armor... if it is metal and shiny and can cover her squishy bits, she wants to hoard it. Fenris often teases her because she has a definite THING for him in his armor as well. 

3. One of Tanara’s favorite ways to relax is with word puzzles. She and Varric bond over their love of words, and she often pesters him to find new ways to test her with puzzles of his own making.

4. She tried to replace her infamous “war paint” with Vitaar after meeting the Qunari in the compound.... this attempt did not turn out well. (She had a welt/burn for weeks, and every last one of her friends felt the need to comment on it.)

5. If Varric had ever shown any interest in them... yes they wouldn’ve tapped that (sorry Fenris)

Tagging anyone who wants to play :)

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Rules: Pick one character and give us five facts about them! The facts can be anything really - from trivial to super duper important. Then tag others for them to play too!

Tagged by my beloved @keeperscompanionsdai 

I feel like I should do this for Tanara, because I never seem to talk about her. So here is my fabulous Tanara Hawke

1. Tanara can play the flute, she is actually pretty good at it, but only Carver and Fenris know this about her. (She has managed to keep this a secret from Varric, else the whole world know)

2. This girl cannot dance, she barely manages a jerky hip movement with a few steps, but Maker help anyone who asks for more. 

3. She can almost out drink Varric, she will never let him live down that he only managed to beat her by one drink.

4. She has a birthmark on her left thigh that she swears is the shape of a Mabari. (no one else can see it, Merril is the only one who even slightly agrees... yes she shows it to everyone)

5. She was pregnant during the escape from Lothering, she didn’t know until she lost the baby during the ship ride to Kirkwall. Only Aveline and her mother knew. Tanara swore them both to secrecy. 

Tagging @hoehoehoelt @space-vashoth @i-nq @ironbullsmissingeye

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💭 - Das or Lennan (if you're still doing these)

Das!!!

Das-

Mesara enjoys Das’ company. He has good stories and she enjoys listening to them. She understands why he is turned off by the Game, but appreciates his ability to play it when he so chooses. What she doesn’t understand is why he can’t keep a tighter reign on his emotions, but does her best not to fault him about it. The two would probably keep a cool friendship, but nothing closer.

Damaia adopts Das, no question. You are now a part of her family, enjoy. She is also fairly certain that the two of them could run the entire gambit of their emotions within an hour, maybe two. Just continuously bouncing off of each other. She recognizes almost instantly that he has a good soul, and that she needs to keep pushing him to see past his insecurities. I foresee a lot of late nights hanging out with Dorian. 

Tanara- She appreciates his need to be useful, to show that he is more than just his circumstance. And is more than willing to sacrifice herself to his cause (should the need arise in his time as Inquisitor.) But beyond a healthy respect, she doesn’t see them growing close.

Kaili- Das looks familiar to her, she wonders if she had known him in a previous time. She understands the pressure he must feel, and how terrible it can be. Being raised up to a position that they didn’t necessarily want after such a humble beginning. She will offer him anything he needs to succeed. 

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can I date all? I'll take all

Absolutely you can! One scary poly conglomerate coming up!

Kaili: Andraste’s tits! Of course, I would be more than happy to woo such a beauty as yourself! And of course I am more than certain Zev would be happy to join in as well, matter of fact… Let me go get him! This is gonna be so much fun!Tanara:I swear this to you, should you choose to be mine, whether alone or with the others, you shall never want for affection. I will be yours, entirely. And I shall protect you with everything I have, I will not falter, I will not stray.Mesara: Well, this is a bit unorthodox, but if this is your desire my dear… I would be happy to lavish every attention upon you. My sword, my magic, and my heart, are yours. Damaia:Okay, are we gonna keep talking, or are we just gonna cuddle already, hope you have a big enough bed! Also, are we all taking turns here? Or is this gonna be a cuddle puddle type thing, cause trust me, I am more than good to go either way… Any way you like, matter of fact ;)

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