#valeria travelyan

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I saw @galpal95 extend the invitation, so to speak, to make some OCs in this picrew and I’ve made so many in it that it’s time for my main Dragon Age trio. I don’t even have anyone else to tag, but I’m sharing my appreciation for this picrew :>

If you wanna do this/see this, consider yourself tagged!

In order of appearance: Livia Cousland (she/her), Thomas Hawke (he/him), Valeria Trevelyan (she/her)

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Val is almost 40 too! But she’s still badass because if Varric is jumping around the way he does in his 40s, then so can she. Beauty non-negotiable, of course.

So is Dragon Age 4 set in 9:52 Dragon? 🔍👀

This places the current timeline eight years post-Trespasser.

[i-mybrunettelady]

As some of you may know, I play Dragon Age beside Guild Wars and the OCs I make there hold as much meaning to me as GW ones do

One of them holds a rather special place in my heart and that is my Inquisitor, Valeria Travelyan

And I've been thinking, I was worried I had copied Nyra when making her but in truth, Val is closer to El than she is to Nyra even if Nyra and El serve as contrast characters in a way

Val is angry at the system that imprisoned her for magic, whereas El is a fire child that has a lot of issues from a more inward source, but still!!! I wouldn't want them to meet!! One is enough!!

And it makes me wanna have a cameo of her in GW, a background character that is there for my soul only cause if I tried converting her to GW in her entirety, it wouldn't do the DA!Val justice cause of the ways two fictional worlds operate

I dunno, I just wanted to share this somewhere

Also have a pic of her!! I just love her a lot ;-; poor ice mage lady

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My girl Val screenshoted by the amazingly talented @iawv! She looks as magical as she truly is in these <3 Bonus some romantic moments with her man Bull :)

I am very soft for my mage daughter ngl

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Valeria (7/??)

Interrupting a reblog spree to post Val screens <3

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Aa thank you for the art of my girl 💕💕

Sketch of lovely Valeria Trevelyan for @mageofholyandraste! Thank you for your purchase!

Warmup sketches are $6 and available for purchase through Ko-Fi :)

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Kadan, two years apart

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Nero’s headcanons: Valeria & magic

Her magic manifested when on the cusp of her 12th birthday. She had the misfortune of being one of those mages who had very visible external signs of magical abilities, namely her eyes, which were getting lighter and lighter as time progressed, but she managed to lie to her parents for a few months before it violently reared its head at a party celebrating an engagement of her kinsman. Nobody was hurt, but it was quite a scandal throughout Ostwick that one of their members was cursed with magic. Many engagements were broken that year.

Only thing she was permitted to take to the Circle with her was her torn dress from the party, destroyed by her magic.

She prides herself on almost never leaning into temptation to be possessed, but that’s a lie she keeps under wraps. It was a few months after her Harrowing that she almost became possessed by a desire demon.

She speculates that her magical abilities come from her maternal line, who are mostly at the Circle of Hasmal, her mother’s birth city.

She trained to be a Knight-Enchanter before foregoing that and focusing on Rift magic instead during the war with Corypheus.

She held the title of Enchanter in her Circle and has distinguished herself as one of notable members of Ostwick’s mage community pre-Conclave.

She was a Libertarian.

She is one of the most vocal supporters of College of Enchanters, as led by Fiona.

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Thank you for this cute art of my girl ❤️❤️❤️

Little commission for @i-mybrunettelady / @mageofholyandraste !

Thanks again to have trusted me !

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Miscellaneous Valerias because I love her very much

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val x bull + 5, 11, 23, 39, 91 for the otp questions? 🥰

Thanks for the ask! Beebs incoming B)

5. What do they like the most about each other? 

- Physically, she likes his eye-patch. She thinks it’s very dapper. On a more personal level, she likes the bonds he’s able to make with others and not push them away so she likes skulking around the tavern sometimes and watching him just... vibe. Bull always notices and invites her along (side note, the developing trust between them as they fall in love is... 10/10. that’s some dope shit right there.) Bull likes Val’s work ethic and though he doesn’t understand everything, gladly follows when she talks Rifts and magic in general.

11. Who is the most physically affectionate? 

- Bull. Val is more an acts of service type of person, but when your tall boyfriend wants to hug you and you get to sink into his pillowy man bussoms, you don’t really have a reason to complain, do you?

23. What do they do when they’re bored and together? 

- They play Wicked Grace and talk about life. Given that she’s an Andrastian and he’s of the Qun, they have wildly different outlooks on life, so they get to hear differing opinions without judgement and mockery. Such topics always come up somehow, whether they intend it to be or not. Most likely it’s her just remembering something he’d said and being like, “yo tell me more.”

39. Would they ever get married? 

- Yes! Bull doesn’t particularly care about marriage but isn’t against it. Val, on the other hand, would like to be amongst the few married mages (publicly married mages, I should say) to show the traditionalists they can suck it and that nobody should be discouraged from marriage if they want to be married.  Also being in a Maker-blessed union with the man she loves is something appealing to her.

91. What is their song?

- They don’t have one yet. I find it very hard to find songs for my ships and characters, so as soon as one pops up, I’ll share it!

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Valeria Travelyan  (1/??)

“I’m glad you got out, Val. Circle isn’t a place for someone like you, all filled with rage and spite. And I’m glad you’re finally learning there are good people out there, people that aren’t all mages or templars, who don’t want you locked away, whose hand in friendship is genuine.

Trust in the Maker, cousin. You have more faith than I do, but surely, if Maker did exist, he wouldn’t have kept the good permanently away from Andraste’s Herald.“

 From a letter sent by Tristan Travelyan, formerly Junior Enchanter of the Circle of Markham, to his cousin, Inquisitor Valeria Travelyan, dated 9:42 Dragon

Mods: Hair, lashes, brows

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I was tagged by @cetra​ for this tag game and ngl, these are so much fun for me too Ash! I chose to go with Val again because i did a lot of ask memes for the other blog, it’s time these beebs get some love too <3

Check your/your ocs’ MBTI here!

Valeria Travelyan

(an incredibly in-character line for her actually)

Type: ENTP-A* (Extroverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Prospecting; Assertive)

* subject to change and wildly unstable but functional for now

Debater: They tend to be bold and creative, deconstructing and rebuilding ideas with great mental agility. They pursue their goals vigorously despite any resistance they might encounter.

Strengths: knowledgeable, quick thinker, original, excellent brainstormer, charismatic, energetic

Weaknesses: argumentative, insensitive, intolerant, can find it difficult to focus, dislikes practical matters

Tagging: @guild-wars-girl​

@emerald-amidst-gold​ @little-lightning-lavellan​ @cousinslavellan​ @taliisplaying​

and whoever else sees this post <3

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Valeria Travelyan (3/??)

“We never played Wicked Grace in the Circle. Instead, we plotted to make the Templars’ lives just that much harder, since we weren’t in danger of being made Tranquil for the smallest of offenses, but it’s not a worthy substitute, is it? Money can be returned, harsh words and strikes cannot. You know it best.

You disarm me with it, I am weaponless. I am not the Inquisitor from my high throne, I’m a woman who is lonely, a woman who needs friends, and it’s strange to have those friends be non-mages. I’m free in a world that I wasn’t ready to be free in, even if it was necessary.

Promise me we’ll play Wicked Grace when you come back to Skyhold. And this time, I’m doing it sober.”

- from a letter sent to Master Varric Tethras by Inquisitor Valeria Travelyan, dated 9:43 Dragon

Mods: hair, brows, lashes

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Hello, hello, this is Nero but for Dragon age!!

I was tagged by the lovely @cetra​ to do this and took this as a chance to flesh out some of my DA beebs some more <3

Anyone who comes across this can do it <3

Rules: bold what applies, italicize for sometimes, and strike for never

Valeria Travelyan

SUN — egotistical • melted wax wings and fingers • stretching sunburnt skin • the most generous soul • blood in the fruit • halos • anger on fire • high vitality • thunderous laughter • is pride really a sin? • halogenic aura

MERCURY — • expansion of the mind • silver-tongued • an everlasting wanderer • polyglot • high dexterity • handwritten letters • innately critical • en vogue • eyes in the trees • hidden libraries • there’s always room for improvement

VENUS — • in love with strangers • iridescent waters • love potions for your mirror • selfless devotion • shattering crystal • seafoam upon sand • the golden ratio • drowning in your own passion • material value & high principles • luring • plush lips

EARTH — • fresh springs • tree hugger • we can start again tomorrow • a blazing rainforest • respects survival of the fittest • nature’s adversity • lazy bones • constantly evolving • flowers sprouting from wounds • a granite altar • fossilized remains

MOON — illusory • silver shimmer off the ocean • secrets and gossip • cycles of reincarnation • a crybaby • physically ethereal • shared glances with a stranger • cat eyes • mistrusting their intuition • fear is a prison • ornate magic wands

MARS — • healthy competition • attraction and repulsion • magma and rubies • a blade being forged • wrath wrath wrath • malefic • intense eye contact • cannon fodder & fireworks • blood floods • copper taste on your tongue

JUPITER — • red robes and a suit of armor • beacon of stability • leader by birth • thunderbolts and lightning • guilty but can’t stop • secret rich kid • golden touch golden tears • innate optimist • failure isn’t an option • constantly reaching for more • unfinished symphonies

SATURN — • traditional • overbearing energy • a sculptor of reality • this existence is a karmic one • has a heart it’s just. way down deep • law, order & justice • avoid all necessary risk • the sound of shackles clanging • sisyphus’ struggle • grappling with the reality of time • self-governing

URANUS — • psychedelic funk music • overflowing cups • a rebellion with skin • looking good in photo id • oblivious but caring • middle fingers in the air • double rainbows • icy diamond exterior • holographic • afraid of their own mediocrity • pearlescent smoke

NEPTUNE — • an elegy for the lost • dissolving boundaries • white horses • the burden of mystical conditions • deceptive • escapism is their reality • a polarizing entity • artists soul • paranoia • searching for the unseen • a siren’s swan song

PLUTO — • angel statues over graves • power • the cycle of necrosis • transformative • unfathomable depths • an ivory tower toppling over • screaming at the sky • violets and irises • eclipsed darkness • speaks with their shadow • sex, death, rebirth

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OC interview: Valeria Travelyan

Thank you @oxygenforthewicked for the tag & the chance to gush about my girl <3

INTRODUCTION

1. Can you introduce yourself? 

- Though it should be rather obvious by now, I’m Valeria Hamdell Travelyan, though my mother doesn’t deserve the honour of her last name being included in mine, Inquisitor of the Reformed Inquisition and Herald of our Lady Redeemer.

2. What is your gender identity, orientation and relationship status?

- I’m a woman attracted solely to men. Not that that was something viable in the Circle sometimes, but it’s what it is. And as for the relationship, how did that gossip page put it? (her brow furrows in amusement as she tries to remember.) Skyhold’s favourite Qunari mercenary isn’t romanci-bull by you.

3. Where and when were you born?

- Ostwick, 9:15 Dragon.

4. What is your weapon of choice and fighting style?

- I won’t even answer that.

5. Lastly, are you happy? 

- Yes. Maker be praised, at long last, yes.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

1. What’s your family like? What is your relationship with them?

- As far as I’m concerned, for most of them, especially mother dearest and my Templar brother, I spawned from the Fade just to torture their good family name.

2. Have you ever ran away from home?

- Home is an abstract term for me. I have run away from where people thought my home should be, though.

3. Would you consider marriage or having children?

- Seeing as I’m organising my own wedding, yes, I would consider marriage. Children, though... Imagine how loathed a half-Qunari potentially mage child would be. (she reaches for a goblet of wine with the lacking arm, only to pull back and frown slightly.) I don’t know.

4. Do you secretly hate one of your friends?

- A question back: why is this question here? Of course not.

5. Which friend knows everything about you?

- Leliana. I’m fairly certain she knows when I’ll take my next breath.

ASKED BY FANS

1. Are you literate? Have you been to school? 

- I’ve spent 17 years of my life in the Circle. I’ll shit on it till I’m dead, but it’s at least given me a very good education. A deadly one too, if required. My handwriting may be a little ugly since losing an arm, but I can read and write.

2. The eeriest prediction you made that later came true?

- That the Maker isn’t done with us yet. With me. And He wasn’t.

3. What is something you were embarrassingly late to realize?

- A lot of things I don’t quite care to disclose. Being caged in a Circle doesn’t quite lend itself to learning a lot about the outside world. (her voice sounds rough and lightly annoyed. at you, circle or herself, you don’t know.)

4. Do you have mental health or physical issues?

- Obviously. (it takes her a while to answer, but you can feel the unwilling honesty in it.)

5. What is your current main goal?

- Find Solas and redeem him. Persuade him. I don’t know. I don’t want just a few more years in peace.

CHOICES

1. Drink or food?

- Both? In combination?

2. Cats or dogs?  

- Neither. I don’t really like animals. Only from a distance.

3. Optimist or pessimist?

- More optimistic, I’d say.

4. Sassy or sarcastic?

- Depends on what I’m feeling like at the moment, but generally, I’m not passive-aggressive. I’m simply aggressive.

HAVE YOU EVER

1. Been caught sneaking out?  

- If I had, I’d have lash marks on my back or a Tranquil mark on my forehead. But I didn’t like the risk chances of sneaking out in the Circle after a certain incident.

2. Broken a bone?

- Unfortunately. Not everything I come in contact with is friendly.

3. Received flowers?

- I don’t think so? I don’t even know what someone would give me if they’re giving flowers. That’s an idea. Bull is good at figuring out those things. Ask him.

4. Ghosted someone?

- If there’s a will, there’s a way. Letters can take months to arrive sometimes, but that’s not exactly ghosting.

5. Pretended to laugh at a joke you didn’t get?

- If you’re not funny, you’re not funny. I don’t get the need most of the time. That being said, you sometimes have to pretend to laugh at apprentice jokes. Most of them are children who don’t really deserve to not be acknowledged like that, especially as world at large will do that.

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@ammocharis

@notebooks-and-laptops

@cetra

and anyone else interested :)