#ward laidir

[amochi]

I’m obsessed with my rook, this is Ward

Screenshots under cut

[synelven]

i finally can add rook to my canon lineup !!

[ddeadbot]

I made a pretty dwarf in dragon age veilguard

[antiparticular]

my rook, ward laidir. I am obsessed with them.

[cirwedh]

Veilguard Playthrough Log

Major Spoilers!!!

1. Satina Laidir

Faction: Lords of Fortune

Class: Rogue (Veil Ranger)

Lineage: Qunari

Personality: Mixed! Slight skew humorous + emotional

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Who did you bring to the ritual? Neve

What did you do with Mayor Julius? Saved him

Which city did you help with the dragon attack? Minrathous (Archon Maevaris)

Who led the distraction team? Davrin + Assan

Who dismantled the wards? Bellara

How did you deal with Solas? Peaceful + Reunited with Inquisitor

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Harding - The Stone’s Vengeance

Neve - Cold Justice

Bellara - Archivist

Lucanis - Demon of Defiance

Davrin - Wildwood Benefactor

Taash - Rivain’s Legacy

Emmrich - Life’s Embrace 💜

[bagarete]

The brainrot is still in me so: Here's my story of my Rook and Lucanis.

As a Lord of Fortune, my Rook Andovan Laidir was not used to be tied down for long, always looking for new adventure. And when the gods broke out of the prison, he was facing his biggest adventure yet. And as the chalenges rammed up, he found kinship in his comrade, an troubled Antivan Crow whose own life got turned upside down recently. Both individual from vastly different background found comfort and trust in each other and finally, love.

Rook was wary of Spite in the beginning of course, but after he seeked him out to help Lucanis and he saw how the 3 of them can co-exist he even opened to the posibility of them being a polycule to Lucanis' suprise.

After the final event at villa Dellamorte, Lucanis accepted the role of First Talon and don the legendary armor. When Rook let Isabella know of this in their weekly drinks she said, "You know what, we got the same armor but in your color too. Got it from age-old plunder, gotta match with your betrothed isn't it." Isabella teased as Andovan realized his face reddened at the thought.

After that they wore the same armor to every battle and were totally inseparable. "We're bird of a feather now, aren't we Mr. Crow?" - the sailor jokingly said to Lucanis ear as he warded off a finishing blow of a Tevinter mage. "You're impossible." - Lucanis said as he tried his best to suppress Spite's grin and made quick work of the opponent. Turned to face Rook with a tired but relieved expression, Lucanis pulled Andovan in for a hug and lifted up his chin to reach the mage for a deep kiss. "We are." ["aLL tHREE oF uSSS"] "...not now Spite."

"Ugh that's it I'm going back to the Lighthouse." - Harding said with a disgruntled face probably.

[longer-than-i-should-admit]

I know I'm going with Fenalan first and Khalida second, but I'm curious to see what y'all think of the rest lol. Extensive details and rambling about my new babies are all under the cut if you want to know more—my askbox is also open if you want to discuss anything!

Fenalan ("friend of wolves") Aldwir

Race: [Dalish] Elf (f.) | Elgar'nan (gold/rust vallaslin)

Background: Veil Jumper

Class: Mage | Spellblade

Romance: Emmrich (in my canon fanfic au it may turn out to be Solas...but this is still undecided. we'll see once I play the game)

Aesthetic: sun-coded

Inquisitor: Enaste Lavellan [spirit magic | rift mage] (Solas)

Notes:

She is a Dalish elf adopted by Strife's clan as a bairn because Tevinter slavers slaughtered and enslaved her own. She was hidden by her mother's warded/enchanted ring that her father made (they were both highly skilled craftsmen and thus ended up as slaves; Fenalan does not know this and thinks they are dead). She came into her magic while hiding in the ruins of her camp and formed a bond with a pack of wolves who sensed the charm and kept other predators away. After she was found, the wolves howled while looking for her and she responded back perfectly; the keeper thus named her Fenalan and gave her the name Aldwir as a sort of honor to her circumstances (since I translate it loosely as "very lonely and little one"), since they were uncertain which clan at the time suffered the massacre. She chose Elgar'nan's vallaslin as a vow of vengeance to protect those vulnerable, then joined the Veil Jumpers once the anomalies began to crop up in order to help the other elves of Ar'lath'an Forest. Once she ran into trouble and was sent away, she lost her bearings; she's always had a duty to keep her busy and felt somewhat lost. When she met Varric, they became fast friends—she is highly protective of him since he gave her a sense of purpose again, and thus she highly distrusts Solas. She would be lying, however, if she said that she wasn't secretly fascinated by him and the knowledge he might have. She is derisive towards him due to the circumstances, but over time they grow close and she learns to respect him. "Harellan", which starts as a derogatory name of mockery in response to his vehemence, shifts into one of fondness. She is a striking, astute, and curious woman of strong opinions and critical thinking. She is also somewhat temperamental and headstrong, but if she is presented with a new point of view on something she will take the time to consider it. She is straightforward and blunt with a cutting sense of humor; slow to trust, but fiercely loyal once won. (Sound familiar to anyone? No? Okay.)

Khalida ("immortal/everlasting") Ingellvar

Race: Human (f.)

Background: Mourn Watch

Class: Mage | Death Caller

Romance: Lucanis

Aesthetic: moon-coded

Inquisitor: Sibyl [sword-and-shield warrior | champion] (Cullen) {from my canon worldstate, but Fenalan is technically the canon rook for that; I just want to play with her first and see how Solavellan plays out as well}

Notes:

I don't have as much of a backstory for Khalida developed quite yet, but I know her personality pretty well. She feels more connected to the dead of the Necropolis and is more comfortable interacting with them and being in their company than the living. This makes most people disquieted by her, finding her very off-putting and strange, since she's not as familiar with 'conventional' socialization that 'normal' people have. Emmrich is her mentor and is one of the few that truly understands her; she is also very fond of Manfred as a result. She grew up as the black sheep of the Mortalitasi, and while she was perfectly content with her state of affairs during that time, once she broke up the Skeleton War and was sent away, she withdrew into herself severely and drifted aimlessly for a long while before she came across Varric. He has very strong paternal feelings for her since she reminds him a lot of Cole and takes her under his wing. He's used to her unique little oddities (behaviors and ways of speaking especially) and she feels as safe to be open with him as she does with Emmrich. She is curious to a fault, however, inherently trusting of most people because—in her experience—the dead of the Necropolis have little reason to disguise their true personalities. This gets her into quite a bit of trouble, so she has to develop her street smarts quickly while under Varric's tutelage. She is fascinated by Solas and wants to understand him; she would be the most vulnerable to any trickery he may employ, honestly, but she would endear herself to him with her somewhat innocent and incessant questions. He appreciates that she's willing to learn and understand all the pieces of the puzzle before she casts judgment; he finds it easiest to trust her compared to the rest since she has such little capacity for deception with her sincerity and earnesty. She is not naive, however, just significantly optimistic despite all the shit she's been through because she wants to treat others with the kindness she was rarely afforded. She is the most open-hearted, openly caring, and compassionate of all my rooks tbh. Her strong point is her mind; her weakness is her heart since she has so much trouble navigating interpersonal relationships with corporeal people compared to spirits and the like. She just wants to help those around her so bad; because of this she's definitely an acts of service person. My sweet girl, all in all, and why I picked her to be my Lucanis romance—he needs all the TLC he can get, I think, and her being as awkward as he is learning how to love will help.

Fenan ("heart of a wolf") Aldwir

Race: [Dalish] Elf (m.) | Ghilan'nain (ivory vallaslin)

Background: Veil Jumper

Class: Rogue | Veil Ranger

Romance: Bellara

Aesthetic: nova-coded

Inquisitor: Sora Lavellan [undecided, as she is also a support-based mage like Enaste; maybe archer?]

Notes:

Not as developed as the others. Hot-headed, brash, and quick to anger; he's definitely more of my Solas mirror. He's dedicated to his people and more devout to traditional Dalish beliefs (compared to Fenalan, who just wants to find out the truth regardless of personal feelings); he'd be the type that would have refused Solas when he first came out of uthenara and tried to tell the Dalish the truth. Fenan is intimately familiar with the school of hard knocks; he does not like Solas, does not trust him at all, and is especially angry after seeing him betray Varric (who sees a bit of Fenris in his personality and difficult upbringing in a more aggressive clan near the Tevinter border; he dislikes most humans as a result)—they butt heads almost constantly as a result, but they eventually come to a tentative understanding once Fenan gets a bigger picture of what's actually going on outside of what Solas tells him. Bellara smooths out his rougher edges.

Anaan ("victory") Mercar

Race: Qunari (f.)

Background: Shadow Dragon

Class: Mage | Evoker

Romance: Davrin

Aesthetic: star-coded

Inquisitor: Herah Adaar [two-handed warrior | reaver] (Blackwall)

Notes:

At this point my Rook/Inquisitor dynamics start to get a little tropey. These are the warden romance pairings; however, I'm really excited for the shared Qunari/Vashoth interactions possible here. She was abducted during a raid or something in the midst of the Tevinter-Qun war and raised as a slave as more of a prize/exotic prisoner of war put into harsher house labor (think carrying around firewood for the kitchens, decorations/furniture/food prep/etc.) until she developed her magic. Then she was shunned for fear that she might fight back against her owners; she ended up fleeing and joining the Shadow Dragons as a teenager and has worked with them ever since. Quiet and submissive but in the guard dog way. Always watchful; the type to always sit in the corner watching the door of any given room. Sees Varric as a boss more than anything, but they're on very friendly terms. They grow closer throughout the events of Veilguard. She isn't outwardly angry with Solas, as she just considered it her job to stop him, and her lack of aggression helps them to cooperate better than others; they end up on neutral friendly terms one she realizes that he has similar motivations of stopping slavery and helping the oppressed as she does. Davrin has to pursue her, technically, since she tends to keep people at arm's length—she's not cold, per se, but cool and calm and collected. It takes a lot to get an emotional response out of her and she is afraid of being mistreated again. She does end up being besties with Herah, however, and ends up considering her an older sister since they share many similarities. She's very 'look like she could kill you but is actually a cinnamon roll' vibes. Big ol' teddy bear. Gives the best hugs. Will die for anyone who initiates casual physical affection because this girl wants to be loved so badly and just doesn't know how to seek it out. (Also why she would actually die for Assan; he becomes her emotional support griffon.)

Aedan ("little fire") Thorne

Race: Human (m.)

Background: Gray Warden

Class: Warrior | Champion

Romance: Neve

Aesthetic: nebula-coded

Inquisitor: Victor Trevelyan [ice magic | knight enchanter] (Cassandra)

Notes:

Not a lot to say here. Wanted to play a warrior warden like all the combat previews. Really curious to see how Solas will treat a warden!rook differently. Definitely my least developed. He's quiet and gentlemanly but in more of the standoffish way rather than awkward. He's never been attracted to anyone until Neve so she'll definitely have to take the lead once he starts (trying) to show interest in her. She finds it endearing and kind of funny how clueless he is tbh.

Misuin ("blade that brings quiet") De Riva

Race: [City] Elf (m.) | (no vallaslin; other tattoos though)

Background: Antivan Crow

Class: Rogue | Duelist

Romance: Lace

Aesthetic: comet-coded

Inquisitor: Maxwell Trevelyan [sword-and-shield warrior | champion] (Josephine)

Notes:

Nervous, romantic disaster who bonds with Lucanis like glue; gets so shy around Lace that it's painful. Again, not a lot of detail here. Misuin is disconnected from his elvhen heritage (and probably knows Zevran bc I say so) but wants to know more; he's fascinated by the ancient world but only because it's directly impacting Lace in particular—and himself to a lesser degree. Kind of butts heads with Davrin and Bellara as a result, but likens them to siblings nevertheless. Also, side note: Maxwell is the knight in shining armor, fencing, sweep-you-off-your-feet type. Classical noble archetype. Maximum fluff for Josephine.

Valos ("favor") Laidir

Race: [Surface] Dwarf (m.)

Background: Lord of Fortune

Class: Rogue | Saboteur

Romance: Taash

Aesthetic: meteor-coded

Inquisitor: Malika Cadash [dual rogue | artificer] (Iron Bull)

Notes:

This is, to be perfectly honest, kind of a crack playthrough. I remembered how hilarious it was seeing a Bull romance with a dwarf with the height difference, then thought of how funny it would be for a dwarf to romance Taash, too, and...well. This happened. Fiesty little disasters of rogue dwarves with nothing better to do than to cause trouble and climb their Qunari lovers like mountains. Antagonistic towards Solas, probably the whole time, for maximum mayhem. Will be a royal pain in the ass to Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain, though, too, so it's not exclusive to Fen'Harel. Just a jackass in general. Very red-Hawke coded. Short fuse and huge temper. Varric sees him as useful but volatile and definitely didn't want him to be the one to confront Solas. Valos is disgustingly saccharine with Taash in private though; lovey-dovey doe eyes, the works. If anyone ever found out he would actually jump off of a cliff head first. Idk, he's just my chaotic little guy. It will probably be a disaster tbh lol—especially once he meets Malika, who is very similar.

I think I’ve got my tentative plan for my rooks and worldstates now :) I’ll post a poll for fun soon

[synelven]

ward laidir, aka rook