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came-out-of-the-coffin-desisted · 10 months

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not to out of left field dragon age post, but i’m thinking of replaying origins and it made me think about how like. mahariel and tamlen are definitely old enough to be married/bonded by dalish standards, and they’ve been friends for at least a fews years if not their whole lives (and it’s probably their whole lives honestly) so they’ve had time to get bonded.

so the implication is that either a) they haven’t gotten their shit together enough to tell each other how they feel much before like. the week origins begins OR b) the elders wouldn’t allow them to bond, the way they wouldn’t let mahariel’s parents bond, and eventually they relented. and i know a lot of people like the first one and i agree that it is like. nicer to the characters. but the second one makes me go INSANE because it’s like. we think you’re too immature, or maybe just one of you is, you’re too impetuous, you don’t think before you act, and you egg each other on, or one of you is too devoted to hold the other one back. whichever it is, it’s a matter of worrying they won’t be good for each other— they don’t approve of the match.

until someone (probably ashalle or marethari herself) intervenes, and the FIRST thing, the very first thing that happens is they find that cave. no matter how it happened— if tamlen refused to go back to prove that he was worthy, if they egged each other on, if mahariel led tamlen forward— they WERE bad for each other, but not out of malice. out of love. and afterwards, when mahariel is a warden and tamlen is gone from them forever (even if they will, unbeknownst to them, see him again, just in the most horrifying way possible,) i can just imagine them sitting up nights, afraid to sleep because of the horrible dreams, alternatively blaming the elders for not letting them be together sooner and blaming themselves for not going back, for not making him go back.

in the gauntlet, the spirit or demon or whatever it is takes the form of tamlen, taunts them about their failure, about their waking fucking nightmare.

and months later, when there have been so many loses that they’re sort of numb to it all, when they’ve made a new family and maybe fallen in love again, when they’re living every day like it could be their last (because it could be,) they wake up one night in a cold sweat, or they’re in the middle of ~something~ with their new partner, and shrieks ambush their camp. they have to come out and fight, back to back with their new family, with their lover— they finish the fight covered in blood, every inch the warden, every inch the hero of ferelden. and in the aftermath, there he is. the ghost of the one person they never thought they’d lose, their best friend, the soulmate they were /supposed/ to have. and he’s a ghoul, he’s dying, and if they don’t kill him, the blight will force their hand.

and then there’s one fucking line with alistair about it. you can’t follow up on it. …but imagine if you could. imagine if the warden absolutely melts down afterward. imagine if they got to feel, for once, the ENORMITY of what they’ve lost, the enormity of what the blight took from them, which they’ll never get back, even if they have people they love. even if they live through it all, they save the world, now they’re the warden commander and they get to live free of fear—they’ll still never be one half of the happy elder couple who laughs and jokes and says ‘yes’ to every match because they believe in love over all. they’ll never get to see merrill become keeper and tease her about how pompous she was as a kid, they’ll never have children. they’ll never hunt again, never sit with the halla and smile about the beauty of the world.

in a lot of ways i think that the elven wardens lose the least, because they gain power they’d otherwise never have— but they still lose things. there is no easy way to become a warden. the only way that a warden loses nothing by joining is if they had nothing to lose at all.

#anyway.#warden mahariel #tamlen #dragon age: origins #dao #da:o #da: origins

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utane · 2 years

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fiannans · 2 years

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dalishious · 1 year

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Dragon Age Characters

DA'RENAN MAHARIEL (Canon)

Attributes

AGE: 22

GENDER: Male

SEXUALITY: Bisexual

ENNEAGRAM: Peacemaker

ALIGNMENT: Neutral Good

CLASS: Rogue; Shadow/Assassin

Relationships

ASHALLE: Adopted Mother

TAMLEN: Ex-Partner †

MERRILL: Ex-Partner

ZEVRAN ARAINAI: Partner

ALISTAIR THEIRIN: Best Friend

About

Da’Renan’s mother was so weighed down with grief over the death of her partner, she stuck around just long enough to name her child before leaving the clan, never to be seen again. Despite the loss of his birth parents, he never felt unloved or alone, as the entire Dalish clan felt like family. Da’Renan was especially close to his adopted mother, Ashalle, and Master Ilen, whom he apprenticed under with an intense interest in woodworking since his teens.

Da’Renan misses his clan every day, and often wonders what life would be like if he never found the corrupted eluvian and became a Warden. But it helps to remember one of the last things Keeper Marethari said to him: "No matter where you go, you are Dalish. Never forget that."

TATHAS TABRIS

Attributes

AGE: 21

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: Bisexual

ENNEAGRAM: Challenger

ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good

CLASS: Rogue; Bard/Duelist

Relationships

CYRION TABRIS: Father

ADAIA TABRIS: Mother †

SHIANNI TABRIS: Cousin

SORRIS TABRIS: Cousin

ZEVRAN ARAINAI: Partner

LELIANA: Best Friend

About

Tathas became all too aware of the injustices her people experienced at a young age, when her mother was murdered. This, and the need to provide for her household, led her to put her skills and uncanny luck towards retrieving stolen property and tracking down missing people. She developed the mindset that the shems existed to take from them, so she had no qualms about taking things back. If the law wouldn't protect her people, she would.

While Tathas was initially thrilled over her Grey Warden recruitment, the responsibility was more than she wanted. She took it upon herself to find a cure for the Taint, conveniently disappearing to do so. She still considers herself a proud Warden… just one with a new duty.

ADINA SURANA

Attributes

AGE: 19

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: Lesbian

ENNEAGRAM: Helper

ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good

CLASS: Mage; Spirit Healer/Battle Mage

Relationships

LELIANA: Partner

MORRIGAN: Best Friend

About

Adina was brought to Kinloch Hold when she was just three years old, and has no memory of any family or life outside the Circle before this. Receiving very little emotional care from the Chantry Sisters that looked after her, Adina grew up to be withdrawn in everything except her faith in the Maker.

It took a great deal of work on her friend Jowan’s part to coax her out of her shell even a little. This led her to be profoundly loyal to Jowan, and she agreed to help him escape the Circle even if it meant defying the Chantry.

Adina was ready to accept whatever punishment Greagoir decided on, but of course, Duncan had other plans. Being a Grey Warden opened up an entire new world to Adina, literally, and she flourished under freedoms she never even knew existed.

KAY BROSCA

Attributes

AGE: 23

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: Lesbian

ENNEAGRAM: Achiever

ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CLASS: Rogue; Assassin/Duelist

Relationships

KALAH BROSCA: Mother

RICA BROSCA: Sister

LELIANA: Wife

ALISTAIR THEIRIN: Best Friend

About

Rica did all she could to protect her younger sister Kay from the world. Despite this, as a casteless dwarf, Kay was subjected to cruelty for as long as she can remember. Try as Rica might, the world made it very clear that Kay was not supposed to be in it, as far as everyone else was concerned. Kay was afraid to dream of anything beyond a life as a carta puppet. On one hand she had a mother telling her she would never amount to anything, while on the other, her sister tried to nurture hope of a better life.

A better life came in the form of recruitment into the Grey Wardens. Eager to prove her worth to the world and to herself after all, Kay accepted life as a warden with glee.

DALIA HAWKE (Canon)

Attributes

AGE: 24 (9:31)

GENDER: Non-Binary

SEXUALITY: Bisexual

ENNEAGRAM: Enthusiast

ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good

CLASS: Mage; Force/Blood Magic

Relationships

MALCOLM HAWKE: Father †

LEANDRA AMELL: Mother †

CARVER HAWKE: Brother

BETHANY HAWKE: Sister †

ISABELA: Partner

MERRILL: Partner

ANDERS: Partner

FENRIS: Partner

About

Dalia almost died within the first few weeks of life, after she was born prematurely. Her father sought the help of spirits to see her recover, despite Chantry superstition that it would instill magic in the child. Whether the superstition from the sisters was true or not, five years later, Dalia proved to be overflowing with magic. From that point on, the Hawke family lived their lives in a constant state of running. This impermanence led Dalia decide that friendships were nothing but inevitable loss; only her family mattered.

One of the good things about moving to Kirkwall and becoming its Champion is that Dalia learned that friends can be family. And even though many of the group have gone their separate ways, Dalia still considers them such.

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EVA HAWKE

Attributes

AGE: 24 (9:31)

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: Lesbian

ENNEAGRAM: Helper

ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good

CLASS: Rogue; Assassin/Shadow

Relationships

MALCOLM HAWKE: Father †

LEANDRA AMELL: Mother †

CARVER HAWKE: Brother †

BETHANY HAWKE: Sister

MERRILL: Partner

SEBASTIAN VAEL: Best Friend

About

A quiet soul, Eva enjoyed the solitude from harboring apostates in her family, and wouldn’t have traded her father and sister for the world. She would have been content with working as a farm hand for the rest of her life, finding peace in the hard work and rural isolation. However, the Blight had other ideas…

Knowing what it’s like to lose everything motivated Eva to do more than just fend for herself upon arriving at Kirkwall; she wanted to protect the world from destruction, one small act of kindness at a time. She was considered a champion among the common people long before the nobles of Hightown named her such for defeating the Arishok. Then it just became official.

STEPHEN HAWKE

Attributes

AGE: 24 (9:31)

GENDER: Male

SEXUALITY: Gay

ENNEAGRAM: Reformer

ALIGNMENT: Neutral Good

CLASS: Mage; Force/Spirit Healer

Relationships

MALCOLM HAWKE: Father †

LEANDRA AMELL: Mother †

CARVER HAWKE: Brother

BETHANY HAWKE: Sister †

ANDERS: Partner

MERRILL: Best Friend

About

Stephen always felt like it was his responsibility to be a third parent, more than a sibling, after Carver and Bethany were born. From a time when he was still young himself, he was put in charge of looking after the twins, and he took this job very seriously. It’s something that carried over even into adulthood, despite Carver’s frequent protests that he was old enough to care for himself.

Without his family to look after, Stephen felt lost. It took becoming Champion for him to find purpose again, deciding to use his newfound influence to spread acceptance of mages.

AMARIS LAVELLAN (Canon)

Attributes

AGE: 30

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: Asexual

ENNEAGRAM: Investigator

ALIGNMENT: Neutral Good

CLASS: Mage; Rift Magic

Relationships

MIRASSAL LAVELLAN: Father

ATISHA LAVELLAN: Mother

TALON LAVELLAN: Brother

TELMALA SABRAE: Ex-Girlfriend

SOLAS: Ex-Boyfriend

COLE: Best Friend

About

Amaris was born into a clan some believed cursed to never bare children with magic, always having to adopt mages from other clans. From the moment her magic manifested at age 12, she was treated as special. She considered herself lucky to get to spend her days apprenticing the Keeper, and her parents went from fretting over her spending too much time reading, to not enough.

While Amaris accomplished much as Inquisitor, she rarely found any enjoyment in the position. Plagued with fears of assimilation, doubts about herself, and soul-crushing revelations about her reality at every turn, it took a harsh toll on her. But disbanding the Inquisition to refocus on stopping Solas has refilled her with determination and purpose.

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ALEC TREVELYAN

Attributes

AGE: 25

GENDER: Male

SEXUALITY: Gay

ENNEAGRAM: Challenger

ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CLASS: Mage; Knight Enchanter

Relationships

ROYCE TREVELYAN: Father

THEA: Birth-Mother †

ESTELLA TREVELYAN: Adopted-Mother

EDWIN TREVELYAN: Brother †

VALERIA TREVELYAN: Sister

DORIAN PAVUS: Partner

SERA: Best Friend

About

Alec was ten years old when his magic manifested, much to the horror of his parents. For months they tried every superstitious “cure” they could find. Alec hated his family after the first time they almost drowned him, and was in a lot of ways relieved when they finally gave up and sent him to the Ostwick Circle.

Ostwick’s reputation as a “sedate” Circle was achieved through authoritarian control by the templars. While Alec enjoyed his studies at mastering his magic, he hated feeling like a prisoner incapable of breathing without suspicion. Not to mention, his weak blood (anemia) only worsened while locked away.

Alec enjoyed the freedom found as Inquisitor, able to decide his own fate now. He relished in going from unwanted, to everyone clamoring for his attention.

[TIMELINE]

TAAM ADAAR

Attributes

AGE: 22

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: Lesbian

ENNEAGRAM: Individualist

ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good

CLASS: Mage; Knight Enchanter

Relationships

KOST ADAAR: Father

MERAAD ADAAR: Mother

SERA: Wife

IRON BULL: Best Friend

About

Adaar’s Tal-Vashoth parents had no knowledge of how to raise a child. Though they were kind, they were distant, both traumatized by their escape from the Qun. They called her Imekari (“child”) and left her alone most of the time. It was not until her magic manifested and they arranged a Tal-Vashoth Saarebas to teach her how to control her magic that Adaar felt true connection to an adult figure. The Saarebas took her under his wing like she was his own. At age eighteen, Adaar adopted the name she would be come to known as: Taam (“battle”). She bid farewell to her parents and joined the Valo-Kas mercenary band, in hopes to see more of the world.

Taam likes the safety being Inquisitor provides, even if it comes at the price of half Thedas calling her the Herald of Andraste, and the other half calling her an ungodly oxman. Taam just wants to be known as Taam, and is thankful to have people around her to remind her who she is.

TERRY CADASH

Attributes

AGE: 35

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: Bisexual

ENNEAGRAM: Peacemaker

ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good

CLASS: Rogue; Tempest

Relationships

AURVAR CADASH: Father

KARLA CADASH: Mother

BLACKWALL: Partner

VIVIENNE: Best Friend

About

Terry held a lot of resentment towards her ancestors for their exile, and towards her family for raising her in a life of crime with the Carta. It would have made her very unpopular with the syndicate, if not for the fact that she was very good at what she did. Gifted with cunning and the art of subterfuge, if you needed something to get discreetly from one Free Marcher state to another, Terry was your gal.

The Inquisition offered Terry the escape from her life of crime she so desperately wanted, and she took to the opportunity without looking back. Terry views being the Inquisitor as a chance to redeem herself by bringing about peace and transparency to southern Thedas.

#dragon age characters

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noire-pandora · 1 year

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Happy Wednesday, everyone. I hope you're having an easy week. Here's a bit from my "coming back to writing" fic, set after Haven's destruction. Death is a subject Solas can't quite make peace with.

In the Fade, Solas had always tasted of the river of life. On the ever-changing paths of the dream realm, he found the long lost joy of being alive.

The sweet taste of times long past could not wash away the bitter aftertaste of Haven's destruction. As much as he loathed the present world and the doom his clumsy magic had brought upon those who lived there, what that abomination - a so-called god - had done to the Inquisition enraged him. And if he listened to his unruly heart, beating with a newfound rage, he also despised what Corypheus had done to the Herald.

His steps quickened as the memory of Lavellan's delirious mutterings slipped into his mind. Delirium brought on by winter's cold kiss staining her lips with the purple colour of death. Weak in his arms, with pale freckles and eyelashes as white as the snow crunching beneath her feet, Lavellan struggled with an enemy he could not defeat: death.

No matter how gifted he was as a healer, in the new, cursed world, death refused to bow to his hands, which wielded a magic long forgotten. No matter how much mana and life force he allowed to flow through his fingertips, as exhaustion throbbed against his throbbing temples, Lavellan still slept a dangerous sleep, one that threatened to snatch her from his clutching hands.

Frustration and rage pooled in his chest like lava threatening to erupt from the bowels of an awakened volcano. Solas stomped on the ever-changing paths of the Fade, blind and deaf to the wonders unfolding before him. Even there, the image of Lavellan, half dead and barely breathing, flooded every part of his mind.

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satellitesoundwave · 2 years

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Your Own Hands by SatelliteSoundwave

Chapter count: 1/1

Continuity: IDW

Characters: Tarantulas, Prowl, Minor Character(s)

Pairing: Prowl/Tarantulas

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No archive warnings apply, Implied/referenced temporary character death, description of canon severe injury

Tags: Post-Requiem of the Wreckers, canon compliant through the power of mad science, complicated relationships, non-chronological, reconciliation (sort of), Tarantulas POV, autonomy

Summary: A half-finished invention saves Tarantulas’ life. Unfortunately, it also starts unravelling the universe, and Prowl has to reluctantly team up with him to save the world. Having to work together repairs severed connections, but it also reopens old wounds.

Read it on ao3 here

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halotato · 2 years

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little-lightning-lavellan · 1 year

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What if I just dropped this part of the next chapter with zero context.

What then.

“Call me ‘hart’ again.” A demand, but not one born of anger or fear. No, Mellan was looking to her feet less and less, even as she criticized him, and the creature was treading on becoming just as smitten as she was arduous.

“I thought you liked ‘imp.’” Solas exhaled, the scope of the room narrowing less to a place full of people and more to a concept of a room featuring Mellan. “You have to admit, it suits you.”

“Humor me?”

“I see…” he acquiesced with little turbulence. “Ma heart.”

“Again.” The determination she held within her throat before vanished by a hair, her shoulder blade within his hand wilting just so. Like fragile paint chipping away in the rain, so was her resolve to stay away from waters she should not test.

She’d read a story once within the library of a maiden laying cursed in dreaming due to touching a forbidden spinning wheel. Mellan felt as if she understood the princess’ plight a bit more now. What would be the harm in just a little prick?

“This is an odd bit of a grounding exercise,” Solas spoke softly, not wanting to arouse suspicion in those around them should his comrade need to make a hasty retreat. “Mellan, are you sure you’re alright?”

“Please, I just,” She shook her head, no real explanation given. “I want to hear you say it.”

Now why did that feel like a declaration? Was it the way she looked up to him whilst she said it? He was meant to be the one grounding her, and he was going to end up doing a poor job of it if he kept staring dumbfoundedly down at her like he felt he was now. Yet, her eyelids looked heavy, resting on her flushed cheeks. Her shoulders were slowly wilting right along with his ability to stand up straight, and he muttered “Focus,” as if it were to her, to keep her mind on the dance, when he was clearly stumbling right along with her at the snap of her pretty little bruised fingers.

“Ma heart,” he vowed to the causation of his ruin, and bent himself to lean closer to her face than he should, should he remain a gentleman.

“Again--”

“Mellan,” He veered off course to keep her honour intact, and whispered into pointed ear. “The music has stopped playing, ma heart.”

Anyway Happy Solstice goodnight I’m not sorry, muah 💋

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