#valyhra lavellan

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Dragon Age IV | The Veilguard

"You don't have to destroy this world, I'll prove it to you!"

transcript:

Rook: You have a chance right now to save the world! Bind yourself to the Veil and stop it from falling!

Solas: ...I cannot. To stop now would dishonour those I have wronged to come this far!

Inquisitor: Even if those you've wronged asked you to stop?

Solas: Inquisitor...

Inquisitor: You were my friend. We saved the world together once. Can't we save it one more time?

[dirtybiowareconfessions]

KS: Seeing as how others are showing off their OCs (and also because Mod edi approves of the fic I’m working on about them), here’s Valyhra Lavellan and Ilmanith Adaar! In an unlikely AU where they both survive the conclave and neither of them end up with their LI, the Inquisition hires the Valo-Kas mercenaries, and they send Ilmanith to handle some of the logistics of the arrangement. Sounds a bit boring to start, but it gets steamier from there lol

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It doesn’t sound boring at all, please continue working on your fic! I would gladly read all about these two gorgeous ladies falling in love. Look at them! The blushing Valyhra and the femme fatale Ilmanith.

You better share that link once the fic is ready for reading!

-edi

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Well I finally actually got a face a really like for Valyhra. Only took three times YEAH!!!! Finally can go romance the dumb egg elf with slightly-grumpy-and-hates-everyone-but-secretly-loves-them-all-a-lot Inquisitor.

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1st WorldState OCs

aka "The GirlSquad", aka "Oops! [Mostly] All Elves!™"

Kieshara Eregwyn Tabris, Hero Of Ferelden City Elf, Rogue, Duelist/Ranger/Shadow Butchy-femme/non-binary, lesbian [she/they] Born 17th of Bloomingtide, 9:09 Dragon [Denerim, Kingdom of Ferelden]

Juliana Eloise Hawke, Champion Of Kirkwall Human Noble, Mage, Spirit Healer/Force Mage Trans woman, bisexual/polyam [she/her] Born 3rd of Guardian, 9:06 Dragon [Amaranthine, Kingdom Of Ferelden]

Valyhra Vhenashiral Lavellan, Hand Of The Inquisition Dalish Elf, Mage, Rift Mage Cis(?) woman, bisexual/grey-ace [she/her] Born 22nd of Justinian, 9:17 Dragon [The Green Dales, Free Marches]

Turnys "Rook" Thorne, Keeper Of The Lighthouse Tal-Vashoth Qunari, Rogue, Duelist/Veil Ranger Trans Woman, bisexual [she/they] Born 28th of Matrinalis, 9:21 Dragon [Qunandar, Par Vollen]

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Valyhra is in her 20s, Myrtle and Triv are both in their 30s, and Ilmanith is in her 50s

How old is your Inquisitor?

Reblog if they’re in their 20s

Inquisitors under 20

Inquisitors in their 30s 

Inquisitors in their 40s or over

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Warden | Champion | Inquisitor | Rook

made my prime timeline DA Protags in Hero Forge now that there's proper face sliders in there, including the Rook I'm gonna make once I get my grubby lil talons on Veilguard

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Turnys Thorne + Valyhra Lavellan 💖

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Have to say, DAtV having Morrigan and The Inquisitor showing up in so many scenes together really is doing so much legwork for my Greater Thedas Polycule headcanons, to me <3

Valyhra Lavellan, who grew up on stories of the Hero Of Ferelden, meets Kieshara's qpr/codependent bestie and the child those two had together, and then also save the world together, and then 10 years after that she and Morrigan are hanging out and travelling together??

AND THEN THEY KEEP LOOKING AT EACH OTHER LIKE THIS??

yeah they're dating now sorry

Oh yeah, and they also know Isabela now, who ALSO hooked up with Kieshara and her wife Leliana, and is partnered with Merrill and Juliana. fuck I really need to make a flow chart to keep track of it at this point.

Closest approximation at whatever the fuck is going on (circa year 9:52 Dragon) Pink= Full Romance Purple= QPR Orange Dash= Is Fucking/Used To Hookup Purple Dash= QPR and also Fucking Magenta= QPR & Fucking & also biological parents of a child together

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I will be going with my Prime Timeline first!

Warden-Commander Kieshara Tabris: crossbow rogue, hardened Leliana romance.

Choices: refused Vaughan's bribe, Connor killed by Isolde, Circle annulled even tho she tried to save it, Avernus allowed to research ethically, peace brokered/werewolves cured, recovered Sten's sword, Flemeth slain for the grimoire, Branka defeated and Harrowmont crowned, Urn Of Sacred Ashes not poisoned, Marjolaine killed, found Goldanna, gained near-unanimous support in The Landsmeet, Loghain executed by her hand, softened Alistair rules alone, Morrigan performed dark ritual with Kieshara but mods aren't "canon", struck the killing blow against the Archdemon, Architect alive, Amaranthine burned/Vigil's Keep protected, retrieved stolen tome, did not follow Morrigan through the eluvian)

Champion Juliana Hawke: force mage/spirit healer, diplomatic personality, Merrill romance.

Choices: joined Mercenaries, Seamus returned safely, Carver left at home/joined Templars, Bartrand killed/Varric kept red lyrium idol, Merrill's eluvian not destroyed/clan not killed, Gascard alive, Feynriel fled to Tevinter, Petrice died, earned Arishok's respect and defeated him, Isabela returned, sided with Larius and found Malcolm's will, supported Tallis, Gamlen and Charade reunited, supported Anders' actions, sided with mages.

Inquisitor Valyhra Lavellan: rift mage, Iron Bull romance

Choices: denied claims of holiness, allied with the rebel mages, declared herself an exemplar for elves, Grey Wardens recruited and rebuilt, Stroud sacrificed, Cullen quits lyrium, learned about Samson's armour and destroyed it, Celene and Florianne killed, Briala rules through Gaspard, respected temple traditions and drank from Well Of Sorrows, Du Paraquette favours completed for Josephine, Leliana inspired and supported as Divine, Blackwall became a real Grey Warden, Dorian reconciled with father, Bull's Chargers saved, Cassandra rebuilds Seekers, urged Sera to kill Hammond, Cole made more human, Varric uncovered truth about Red Lyrium, Solas' friend freed, discovered Ameridan and shared the truth, Inquisition reformed into a peacekeeping force, vowed to prove Solas wrong.

What's the world state you are going to play first when DAD comes out?

Mine will be:

Warden Solona Amell, Alistair romance, mistress

Champion Marian Hawke, Sebastian rivalmance, became Viscount for a short while

Inquisitor Charlotte Trevelyan, Cullen romance, disbanded the Inquisition

Please tell me about your OCs!

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sorry for having so many elf OCs as if it's my fault (it is my fault, I keep making them)

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Finally finished!

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the difference that a few years, a better graphics card, and a fuckton of mods can make is truly astounding

<- Old versions on the left, new versions on the right ->

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hmm. okay. I think, based purely on skills and armour sets: Juliana Hawke would win in the 1st World State because she's a force mage.

As a rift mage, technically, nothing is stopping Valyhra Lavellan from opening a Fade Rift to suck everyone in and calling it a day, but that requires focus. And how can she concentrate when Kieshara Tabris is a quick draw with a crossbow and keeps firing bolt after bolt at her from several yards away? Juliana's Champion set at least has some armoured plates, but Valyhra's only armour options consist of leather jackets and pyjamas. Kieshara meanwhile is well protected, wearing the full Warden-Commander plate. Against a Warrior or another Rogue that might mean something, but against Juliana and Valyhra it basically just makes it easier to crush her like a tin can or fry her with chain lightning, unfortunately. So yeah. Juliana wins that round.

Similar situation in the 2nd World State too, but I think it would be a much more interesting fight. I built Tamara to do the most damage possible as a blood mage/battle axe+dagger arcane warrior combo. Reuben Hawke has the Templar and Reaver specializations so he stands at least some chance against her, and he has a fuck-off-huge hammer that'd crush anything (or anyone) in his path. Ilmanith Adaar might win through cunning, if she leaps at just the right moments to avoid being hit by either of them, but if she's caught up in one of Tamara's spells or takes Reuben's hammer between the vitaar-protected regions, she's fucked. (wait, does blood magic even work on Qunari??). Reuben has the best armour and can cancel magical effects so he might stand the best chance at winning, IF he's quick enough to dispel Tamara's magical abilities before she can use them, and that's a big if!

beyond that? who's to say 🤷🏻‍♀️

DA OC question of the day that I'm sure has been asked before, but I'm curious:

Your Warden, Hawke and Inquisitior all get into a fight; who’s winning and how did they do it?

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the girlsquad back together again 🤘

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The fact the first three all lowkey look the same is so funny, you have a type

It’s like redbrown hair girlboss after redbrown hair girlboss and then suddenly a qunari

Too true, I'm afraid 😅

Like I did at least try to give them all distinct face-shapes, I promise, but I think it's a little more obvious when viewing their profiles rather than face-on angles (because DA cutscenes seem to love using weird FOV that flattens facial features in a lot of their close-ups)

Kieshara's face is meant to be more angular and her nose turned out rather "pointed", Juliana was designed to be a little softer but with some angles still, and I tried to get Valyhra's features to align somehwat closer to the DA2 elf designs and it gives her profile a sort of "flattened" look, and I wanted Turnys to have a slightly bolder profile somewhat reminiscent of the DA2 qunari

But alas, even so it does seem I have a type lmao (me when women have strong jawlines, big noses, and dark-to-red hair, fucking apparently lmao 😍🥰💞)

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thought I didn't have any Mad Scientist OCs but then I remembered Valyhra is literally right there.

when she's not out and about adventuring and Inquisitor-ing, she's definitely doing mythbusters type shit with Dagna in that dingy little cave or in the new and improved skyhold mage research tower. Mage robes? Wrong! That's her lab coat.