#the ways of the past we'll get over || alras lavellan headcanon

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//I realized I should probably write down the big choices for both Elysia and Alras in their games:

Elysia

Origins: Saved Redcliffe, rescued Connor from the fade with the help of the other mages, saved Arl Eamon with the ashes, did not defile said ashes, spared the mages in the tower, brokered peace between werewolves and the Dalish, destroyed the anvil, made Bhelen king, sent Dagna to the circle to study, allowed Avernus to live provided he did ethical research, made Anora queen, had Alistair complete the ritual with Morrigan, slayed the dragon and survived

Awakening: fortified the Keep and protected Amaranthine, killed the Architect, Nathaniel alive and well, reunited Oghren and Felsi

Inquisition: Allied with the mages, had Celene make peace with Gaspard and Briala, rebuilt the Grey Wardens, sacrificed Stroud in the fade, worked with Cullen to destroy Samsons armor, respected Temple traditions and worked with the guardians, had Morrigan drink from the well, had Leliana become divine, discovered Ameridan and shared the truth, stopped the earthquakes in the Descent dlc, vowed to redeem Solas, disbanded the inquisition

My one note is her inquisitor au, Alistair and Anora became king and queen, and she broke up with him. Otherwise in her advisor verse Alistair is a grey warden, unless decided upon otherwise

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Alras

Inquisition: Allied with the mages, had Celene make peace with Gaspard and Briala, rebuilt the Grey Wardens, sacrificed Stroud in the fade, worked with Cullen to destroy Samsons armor, respected Temple traditions and worked with the guardians, drank from the well of Sorrows, had Leliana become divine, discovered Ameridan and shared the truth, stopped the earthquakes in the Descent dlc, vowed to redeem Solas, allowed the inquisition to continue

In my headcanon he passes leadership of the Inquisition onto one of my other Lavellans, Rylla, and moves to Tevinter with Dorian, Rylla vows to stops Solas any way possible, but they're easily swayed by their favorite idiots (Alras and Alea (and Alwyn who isn't on here but is the twins little sister))

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//levels of pda muses are comfortable with

Gale: awkward about pda in front of Tara and his mother, otherwise all for pda. very much a hand holder in public

Shadowheart: once she gets used to it she's okay with a little bit of pda. But she's very awkward at first.

Vax'ildan: despite his teasing he tends to be a more private person where this sort of thing is concerned. Again a little bit of pda is alright, and if it's going to piss off someone terrible he's all for it lol

Ayla: absolutely down with pda at all times. being raised among wood elves pda is basically just her normal.

Cietan: gets awkward about pda. he'd prefer to keep things more private tbh, although he does like holding hands. but still kind of weird about it in public

Lucia: very awkward about pda, not much for it at all, she's not used to letting people see her emotions at all, so that's too vulnerable for her

Rosemary: all for pda, the more obnoxious and annoying the better. will obnoxiously make out with her partner to the chagrin of everyone else

Klio: easy flustered by pda. She likes it, she's just not used to it yet lmao

Elysia: she likes some pda but she's not overly affectionate in public, small things are usually fine.

Alea: she prefers to keep things more private, but if it's going to annoy someone she's down with it lmao

Alras: pda is his bread and butter, he will make out with his partner in public if he thinks he can get away with it

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//Thinking about bg3 verse Alras and Alea and how they're different like

Alras is absolutely appalled by the urges. He's constantly fighting them, to him it's almost like there's a different person inside of him telling him to maim, gut, and kill. He doesn't want to do that, he doesn't want to murder in cold blood. He wants to help people, as much as he can. He's constantly struggling with having the urges inside him, wondering why he's like this, if that's the real him or if the person he presents to the world is.

Alea, her struggle is more that she wants to give into the urges. She enjoys the feeling of bloodlust, of taking a life. Why should she care about other people who aren't her kin? What have they ever done for her? But she knows if she has to work with other people, she needs to keep them under control, and the more distance she puts between herself and the urges, the more she starts to separate from them, and realize that's not her. Maybe it never was.

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//Alras has perpetual foot in mouth syndrome, because he just speaks without thinking constantly. Fortunately, he has enough charisma that he can usually talk his way back out of whatever he got himself in. Not always though.

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Alras Lavellan

General

Name: Alras

Race: half wood elf

Class: Wizard

Background: Haunted One

Patron God: Bhaal (at the beginning)

Alignment: Chaotic good

Age: 40 (20s in dragon age verse)

Height: 5'6"

Gender: trans man

Pronouns: he/him

Orientation: homoromantic homosexual

Personality

Friendly and cheerful. Snarky at the best and worst of times, occasionally sticks his foot in his mouth because of it.

Background

Unknown, as in he literally can't remember who he was or where he was before the tadpole. All he remembers is his name and the name of his twin sister.

Dragon Age Background

Born to Clan Lavellan, Alras spent his youth wandering the Free Marshes, spending most of his time with his twin sister, Alea. The clan mostly kept their distance from humans, trying not to pick any fights.

As they got older, Alras came into his magic and started training to be the keepers first. When he came of age, he chose the vallaslin of Mythal, albeit a slightly simplified version compared to his sisters. For a time, things were peaceful, at least, as peaceful as they ever are for the Dalish.

When news of the conclave reached them, Alras was chosen to go and spy on the conclave, with a group of hunters. He was the only survivor, surviving by the skin of his teeth with a strange mark on his hand. Despite not wanting to be seen as the Herald of Andraste, he was eager to help set things right, to show that the Dalish were capable and to hopefully earn some respect for his people.

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//I can't remember if I made this list or not yet but if I did I'm gonna do it again lmao

Muses that are down with being in a polyamorous relationship:

Elysia Amell

Vax'ildan

Keyleth

Ayla Marigold

Rosemary

Alras Lavellan

Shadowheart (although I think it's she doesn't mind extra sexual partners but she'd want to keep the actual relationship closed outside that if that makes sense?)

I could maybe see Wyll and Alistair but it would have to be a specific set of circumstances that I haven't figured out yet lmao