#tash campana

[bigfan-fanfic]

#1 for Tal and/or #9 for Tash for the codex entries!

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An overheard conversation about Tal:

"Emmrich, I have a question. About the Mourn Watch."

"Ah, is that so? Please, ask away, my dear Bellara."

"The Watchers all seem to wear purple and green, it seems."

"Well, yes, those are our traditional colors. The Mortalitasi at large tends to incorporate more white and green."

"So about Tal... why does he wear black, then? And he has those golden markings and jewelry..."

"Ah, well, perhaps this ought to be his tale to tell..."

"What? Oh, please, I promise I won't bother him about it if you tell me!"

"Well... Taliesin was found amongst the Necropolis Halls as an infant. None knew how he got there, and there were no tracks in sight by the time Vorgoth discovered him."

"Wow..."

"The dead at the time - the more honored and enlightened dead, whose animating spirits develop some of the body's memories and will, it is theorized - claimed him as their own. As such, Taliesin is considered one of the honored dead."

"That's... that's wild! How did the Watchers feel about that?"

"Some were unhappy. Taliesin was appointed Speaker for the Dead, and had a natural affinity for gleaning the meaning and intent of spirits - the honored dead trusted him as their advocate in executing their wills and funeral rites. But most enjoyed his spirit and joy. The dead also became quite... agitated at the notion of his being taken from them, and only ceased rattling once some senior Watchers performed some abbreviated funeral rites for the lad."

"Wow... no wonder he seems so..."

"Anyone who had lived solely among the dead for so long would be excitable about the world, my dear."

-A conversation overheard by Davrin when he was seeking out Emmrich in relation to an ongoing dispute Assan had with Manfred's scapula.

A future historian's account of Tash's actions:

After the Inquisition was disbanded with a scathing testimony at the Exalted Council by Inquisitor Adaar, the Child of Andraste alighted from Ferelden and Orlais altogether, traveling with the Montilyet family to Antiva, where he was quickly adopted by Ambassador Josephine, the head of House Montilyet which Tash had helped restore to glory despite the efforts of the Orlesian House of Repose.

King Fulgeno II saw the use of bringing the politically adept former Inquisitor into the fold and allowed him to utilize the royal family's house colors and name, and Tash Campana spent much of his subsequent days in peace, establishing political and mercantile allies in Antiva, Rivain, the Free Marches, and even Nevarra. Lord Campana, still lauded as the Child of Andraste, was even said to have meddled in the Antivan Crows, working to influence and oust some of their darker and cruler Talons.

Although the Child-Inquisitor had left behind Skyhold, his Castle of Lights, and told the world not to call on him when the Dread Wolf returned, the man he grew into had softened, finally opening up communication with Ferelden and Orlais.

-from The Dragon with the Open Hand, a biography of Lord Tash Campana written in 9:88 Dragon by Eldridge Keller, a historian from the University of Markham.

And as a bonus:

Something written about Tash by the cook

The poor lad's appetite has gone down since he lost that arm of his. I feel sorry for him - he went to Orlais with a family and came back with only the Ambassador and Madame de Fer. Even Master Tethras didn't come back with him. I remember back when we were fighting that Elder One, when the boy would come in my kitchen and help bake. Calmed him down, it did. They're saying the Inquisition's over. That we're all leaving Skyhold soon. I think I'll invite him to the kitchen one more time before it happens. He liked to bake. No reason he can't keep at it when I'm gone from here.

-from the personal diary of the Inquisition's head cook.

Something written about one of Tal's greatest accomplishments

The King of Nevarra has been made aware of the extraordinary development that has taken place in our Grand Necropolis, Myrna. It is fortunate, I suppose, that it was a Watcher with such an extraordinary relationship to our honored dead. The War of the Banners could have been the most catastrophic upset to the Necropolis in a very long while. Unfortunately, the living nobility are... not as understanding, shall we say.

It has been proposed that the young Speaker for the Dead be stricken from the Mourn Watch. However... considering his unique legal status as one of the very living dead we are bound to safeguard, I have instead proposed he be... encouraged to take a sabbatical. To see the world and examine firsthand its funerary rites. To have negotiated so well with the dead, at such a young age... it is my opinion that young Taliesin's skill would be most useful in his role as Speaker... after the living have cooled their heated emotions.

Give it around six months. No more than a year. What could possibly happen in so short a time?

-A letter sent to Watcher Myrna from Lord Henrik Van Markham

[piolaporlavida]

tell me a playlist of yours, bc i also feel dead inside

Hm,

Mac DeMarco-Chamber of reflection

Motorama-Heavy wave

Iggy pop-i'm sick of you

Patopatín-Campanas

Aspasia-Weltschmerz

Tash Sultana-Cigarettes

Tash Sultana-Sinergy

[memxriis]

           ★ || @yiriqianqiu

“Bien, Odette, esto no es tan difícil, ¡tú puedes hacerlo!”, intenté darme ánimos con esas simples palabras repicando en mi cabeza como campanas, mientras estaba de pie frente a la puerta de su despacho. Inhalé profundamente, tragué mi saliva con dificultad y extendí mi puño derecho hacia la superficie de manera, tocando tres veces suavemente. 

— Ah, hmm... Disculpe, P-Profesor Tash. ¿Puedo... Puedo pasar? Hay algo que deseo preguntarle — Eran las seis de la tarde, las monjas nos obligarían a regresar a nuestras habitaciones a las siete u ocho, tenía poco tiempo para hacerlo, pero creo que sería suficiente. Claro, siempre y cuando él me lo permitiera.