#ch: valeriya de clairmont

[msommers]

some romance charts that i found abandoned in my files and decided to finish up (hardest part was choosing a single song my playlists are too long send help)

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#so like. these were supposed to just be the base template and then i got possessed #thedas girlies have dao inspired sheets & the other 3 i just went wild with lol #any XXXX on the sliders is meant to block that amount off/say they're cool w anywhere on the unblocked bar #i've been staring @ these for too many hours so they're getting posted even if more typos can be found. ignore them #literally nobody zoom in on ellana's vallaslin she pissed me off #i didn't want to add it but she's not complete without it so i legally had to #i imagine she has full body writing but i'm NOT doing that. your arm is bare for today queen #graphic #ch: maeve sommers #ch: aphrodite #ch: katerina morozova #ch: valeriya de clairmont #ch: meredith cousland #ch: ellana lavellan #graphic: maeve #graphic: aphrodite #graphic: katerina #graphic: valeriya #graphic: meredith #graphic: ellana

[msommers]

tfw you're forced to travel by foot for a week thru the deep roads w a bunch of flops :///

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#campaign: the vigilant #ch: valeriya de clairmont #graphic #graphic: valeriya #ok so technically this has been finished in my pictures folder for like. over 2 weeks. but we're ignoring that!!! #alana i chose cian's song and i feel in my heart it's a correct choice #he'd want to have something soft and reassuring to listen to amongst Everything Going Down #the clairmonts all texting in lowercase wasn't an intended thread but it's really funny. priscilla's dying inside #anyway this is clearly a riya pov going on i thought it'd be cute #and also it makes sense she'd be the one out of them all to be going wild on a fantasy phone down there

[msommers]

trips and 4 riyas fall out of my purse

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#yes there's some editing bc i'm annoying but don't @ me #anyway she's my baby and these were real cute #i embraced the lil cute details this time bc she deserves them #honestly the last one. she should canonically have that outfit it's cute as hell #ch: valeriya de clairmont #misc: dollmaker

[msommers]

here's the thing: vigilant but riya's wearing this shit

#nancy and i having real good ideas during our eras watch #it wouldn't fix the blight but it'd sure make it easier to get thru #one of them is even warden blue it checks out #ch: valeriya de clairmont #i'm keeping this one on the blog idc

[msommers]

fucked around and found a hairstyle for riya that i'm deeply madly truly in love with

#i think she deserves to have 3 whole braids to work with #imagine a warden w legs out. cleavage on display. braids swinging all over. #girls just wanna have fun playing in the bg #anyway bg riya gets to wear red bc none of the purples felt right to me #ch: valeriya de clairmont

[msommers]

can't sleep. plagued with the thought of riya being capable of summoning a storm cloud to zap darkspawn for a full hour each day and how sickening that is for the 10 day long battle at val foret

#technically i can't sleep in general and these are the thoughts i'm keeping myself entertained with #if she uses every 3rd/4th level spell slot + her arcane recovery it's an hour of frying darkspawn #and i think that's kinda sexy as hell and v fun of her #i fucking love mages it's just so cool to picture i'm going more insane about it w each passing moment #sure she does other stuff but i imagine at least a few days of this would have been put to use bc it's so effective #can only imagine the absolute drain of energy that would be on a mage. oof #someone make sure she doesn't fall off the battlement once the final cast is over lmfao #this is also?? a good spot for the training of not relying on a staff for casting to start kicking in #anyway.....riya hot. magic sexy. darkspawn die. profit #campaign: the vigilant #ch: valeriya de clairmont

[msommers]

4, 12, 27, 31 for riya, maeve and jorina!

WHOOPS pretend this was posted earlier and not forgotten in the drafts thanks xoxoxoxxx // romance & relationship headcanons

4. does your muse find any specific features particularly attractive?

RIYA — lips are the #1 and she can’t be held accountable for staring at them, so jot that down for when you catch her. i also think hair could be a big one for her tbh, a thing that can catch her eye or turn her off from somebody immediately because she’s a lowkey judgy bitch lmao

MAEVE — we know hands are her Thing™ and we’ve all bullied her about it but she’s valid, fixate on those fingers all you want babygirl, nobody’s gonna stop you (some might even indulge you). i think eyes would be second on the list! windows to the soul and all that. also they can be very pretty :’) 

JORINA — mmmmm maybe arms and eyes?? that sounds about right for her, even if she’d hate it being true. eyes she can accept, she spends a lot of time looking at them to suss out people’s vibes and it’s the best way to connect, but acknowledging that she’s not immune to zoning out thinking about how some folk’s arms would feel? either under her hand or around her?? mortifying.

12. does your muse get flustered easily? how would they typically react to compliments from someone they are interested in/dating?

RIYA — i think it would take a lot to fluster riya, or maybe just a certain dynamic. she’s incredibly open about anything and everything sexual/romantic, so there’s almost no chance of catching her up on that front, and she’s been spoiled with compliments her entire life. simply expects compliments from those that she's into/dating, and they just add a little +5 to her ego and make her feel full 🥰 for a minute.

MAEVE — through all of her teenage years and up until a little period of time after the carden era, she’s kind of desensitized to compliments. they’ve been used on her so frequently for manipulation for years at that point and she’s learned to accept them with a smile to distract from the rapid assessing she’s running in her mind to figure out what somebody’s trying to get from her with it. grey was probably?? the first romantic interest to start giving her genuine compliments and affection (we know that stage was entirely skipped with dietrich) and it was crazy. wild. world turned upside down. the biggest smiles she’d worn for as long as she could remember, it made her feel so good. she learns to accept them more gracefully over time and returns them in kind, and i think she often has a silly little thought of wanting to tuck ‘em away somewhere like a flower pressed inside a book’s pages. 

JORINA — she should just adopt Flustered as a surname because it’s so simple to get her to that state, let people get the message right off the bat. she’s going pink, she’s stammering before shutting her mouth, she’s trying to miraculously disappear on the spot to avoid the direct attention given to her by someone complimenting her it’s so much. the only reason you need to look her way is to get your orders for the day’s work go AWAY leave her ALONE (she gets better the longer she’s with somebody but that blush is never gonna go away).

27. is your muse more confident or shy when it comes to approaching someone they like?

RIYA — definitely confident. she propositioned a superior warden and a high-ranking templar to a threesome for maker’s sake, there’s not a shy bone in that body when it comes to attraction and interest. riya has a hard time focusing on a Bigger Picture, it’s all about the Then and Now for her and that super comes into play for approaching people that she likes. she thinks it’s a waste of time to pine and dole out subtle hints over a period of time, you could have already been using that time getting close under the sheets if you’d just spoken plainly, y’know. in other words: shoot your shot lmao

MAEVE — i think the only time maeve had a bit of shyness in her was the first time she approached dietrich for a hook-up, because it was so new! not being objectified and being the one to approach somebody she was attracted to for once!! what a novel idea. but i imagine she did a fantastic job at presenting the appearance of pure confidence and got what she wanted, and the hesitation [mostly] did away after that success. if she could approach That brick wall of a guy and get away with it, there’s no shot of being intimidated by the idea of approaching others she’s interested in from then on. she already beat the hardest difficulty of the flirt game, it’s over for the rest of y'all.

JORINA — i feel like i don't even have to answer this one, it's so clear. my girl can hardly stand to make eye contact with somebody that she's interested in because of the irrational fear they'll instantly know every mushy or slightly horny thought she's had about them just by locking gazes. it took her such a hot minute to return to what could be considered a Normal stance around aleksi it's almost funny

31. does your muse develop crushes easily? would they be open about it to a friend or keep it to themselves?

RIYA — not really?? she forms attachments and sexual attraction very easily, but i'm not entirely sure riya's had a crush in any recent times. she would have had plenty as a growing girl but that was kind of thrown out the window after she discovered how being forward could help her skip the Wanting stage. riya's open nature would of course extend to this, no doubt she'd talk to a friend about it. especially if she developed a crush in the present time or future because it's been so long since having one, she'd need to discuss that with somebody.

MAEVE — can and will form a crush on somebody for the smallest things. she's probably doing it right now, the menace. she's not secretive about them, though it'd depend on the level of closeness she has with somebody if she'd approach the topic of it herself without their prompting. crushes are silly, harmless things that bring a tiny bit of joy about, nothing to be ashamed of. 

JORINA — no and no. she had such an impressive streak for not having any crushes to take up space in her mind and then one reckless mage came along and ruined her score. i don't think she told a soul about it because of the embarrassment she felt over Having Those Kinds Of Feelings, but she didn't particularly have to share the secret because her crushing on aleksi became increasingly obvious as the months went by.

#ch: valeriya de clairmont #ch: maeve sommers #ch: scout jorina #the range on the crushes q lmao #why have a crushing stage just fuck about it / actively nurtures crushes bc they're cute / is about to die bc of having one it's torture

[msommers]

i'm doing a lot of finding out for very little fucking around, actually. would love to fuck around more and find out less, if possible.

VALERIYA DE CLAIRMONT II ↳ the vigilant campaign

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#campaign: the vigilant #ch: valeriya de clairmont #graphic #graphic: valeriya #almost went for a red theme bc her colors are purple and red but it's me. it's tabby. i caved #purple and gold it is #remember when she was gonna slowly have development but then she got smacked in the face w reality lol #first her lover and bestie die. then she's gotta give up her cool outfits for the warden uniform :/ what more could she endure :// #anyway i don't 100% like this but she's my baby and that's what counts #her aesthetic is lacking bc 1) i'm lazy 2) what else is she gonna have besides cool outfits and her sword #dummy doesn't do any actual mage studying she just vibes all day (or she Did lmao)

[msommers]

riya tryna keep it chill, keep it vibing after exhausting almost all her spell slots + having her magic suppressed two (2) times within half an hour period

#she's tired let her rest #ch: valeriya de clairmont #campaign: the vigilant

[msommers]

the true question about riya's new warden fit is could she somehow manage to get a dress w slits to show off her legs + thigh high boots if she's technically wearing battlemage armor equipment-wise

#these are the important questions i ask during a break from tma maeve thoughts #i simply think she deserves the look. and so does everyone she interacts w #who doesn't like seeing a lil leg. a lil cute stockings peeking out action #listen she can use magic to keep protected and also clean off it just maths out i promise #ch: valeriya de clairmont

[msommers]

i love the riya side effect of sometimes things will come out of my mouth and npcs will blush about it

#the oops i flirted is real #i'm just chatting absolute nonsense half the time i'm sorry besties #so much happened in the double session extravaganza but this was towards the end and made me laugh #campaign: the vigilant #ch: valeriya de clairmont

[msommers]

minah and riya have to be banned from any kind of hooking up bc minah would find herself rolling her eyes @ some ridiculous spoiled rich girl shit riya's spouting during a serious group conversation one day, and riya would hit her with the "oh, i see. so you only like my mouth while it's—" and then minah's dot on the minimap turns red before the sentence even finishes

#they have the funniest ''haha just kidding. ....unless 👀'' energy bc it'd end in disaster #campaign: the vigilant #ch: valeriya de clairmont

[msommers]

leave, education, kill, wish for riya, maeve and meredith!

muah i place kees on ur nose // oc asks: firsts

LEAVE: What was the first time your OC left home? Why? If they've never left home, do they want to? Where would they go?

RIYA — victor had been killed and she was ((sebastian voice) allegedly) framed for the crime and there were a few too many people eager to make an example of a mage/noble who wouldn't be let off easy this time, so her family broke her ass out of jail, handed her a bag of supplies and told her that she had to get the fuck out of the city until it was all resolved. she wouldn't have made it past city lines if she hadn't gone to beg bastian for help tbh.

MAEVE — when c- 🤢 when card- 🤢 when carden swept her off her feet, right into a carriage that would take her out of white orchard. she was excited about it at the time and later on in life would certainly prefer to never return to that place, but damn. if she doesn’t wish it had been under any other number of circumstances that helped her out of there.

MEREDITH — she has no memories of it because she was far too little, but almost certainly meredith’s first trip was to denerim when she was still a toddler because of some duty or other her father had to maintain. she was definitely one of those babies/kids that was great during travel and she got brought along to most everything because of it.

EDUCATION: What was your OC's first experience with school or education? Were they homeschooled? Apprenticed? Sent away to study? If they didn't have any kind of schooling, where did they learn about the world or pick up the skills they have now?

RIYA — answered xoxo

MAEVE — very basic lessons from her mother while she was still with her parents, learned the fundamentals of reading and writing because fanette couldn't stand the idea of her own child Not having those minimum levels but she also hated being the one to actually teach her. after her move to vizima, carden would have thrown all kinds of tutors her way so that she would be a Presentable and Proper Lady when he took her places. if there's one good thing that man ever did for her it was providing the resources to make her one of the most knowledgeable ladies around in his haste to up her intelligence score, i suppose. she also developed a very lovely handwriting style due to a particularly detail-oriented tutor. she absolutely could not stand the woman who taught her politics of the continent but no amount of complaining had her sent away smh

MEREDITH — she would have had multiple tutors and trainers i’m sure, being the daughter of the second most powerful family in the kingdom lmao. perhaps more lonely of an education than she would have liked as her brother was already in his studies and she wasn’t sent to learn with the other children in the castle, but she excelled nonetheless. i actually think she would have really liked the historian we saw in the cousland origin, old ass aldous who tutored the kids of the castle and surely taught meredith her histories aka one of her favorite subjects.

KILL: When was the first time your OC killed someone? How did they feel about it then, and do they still think about it now? If your OC has never killed before, would they? Under what circumstance?

RIYA — answered xoxo

MAEVE — we've stumbled across a rare maeve question i don't think has been considered, at least in default witcherverse. it would happen a few years into her time traveling with witchers, and likely while with one of them because that's when she's in the most danger (usually). she'd be fucked up about it no doubt. the panic to wash herself clean, the guilt over ending a life, the fear she could have torn apart a family somewhere, the stress of her own life being disrupted by a constant reliving of the entire event. you know, all that fun stuff she didn't sign up for. give it a few years and she'll probably still be sad about it, some amount of guilt will always linger because her heart is so gentle, but her own life experience and learning that of others will have helped her come to terms with it. (especially because it was likely in some sort of defense??? i don't see her just popping up on the kill feed for fun)

MEREDITH — when homegirl opened her bedroom door to find one of howe’s men standing there with a weapon drawn and she was forced into immediate combat. panic is all she felt then, and a rising anger the further she and her mother pushed into the castle during their search for bryce and an escape. she has never felt guilt for that first kill—or the dozen or so that came after it that night—because they displayed no guilt for the murders they took part in and showed no mercy in going after her next, but flash-forward some years and she feels a sorrow over it all having taken place. it wasn't fair to have such horrors forced upon a young girl who had done nothing wrong, merely had a father who perhaps needed to reevaluate his friendships more often 🤷‍♀️ sorry bryce that was uncalled for, you're already dead about it lmao

WISH: What's the first thing your OC ever wished for or wanted? Do they still want that, or have their desires changed? If so, what changed them? If not, how far would they go to fulfill their wish?

RIYA — i mean, for two decades i’m sure all her wishes were dumb as hell because she was a spoiled, sheltered girl. wishing her birthday celebration would be bigger than the last each year, wanting a new dress in the style of one she saw at a gala or smth, etc etc. her first genuine wish would have come during her time on the run, curled up next to bastian, wishing with a desperation that she'd never felt before that they could just go home.

MAEVE — any answer i think of is sad as hell. i imagine that the earliest thing she can remember wanting so terribly would be the approval of her parents because it always seemed Just out of reach. if she tried hard enough on the next task then she’d get the pride and affection she craved! surely that’s true!! it wasn’t tho, we know that. the only memory maeve has of her mother looking at her with pride was on that day carden took her away, which was a comfort for a few years while she still believed she’d finally done something good enough in their eyes. but then the “wait, she was just happy that i Sold To A Man for a fantastic price” reality hit and she’d do anything to forget that final day together.

MEREDITH — probably something cheesy like wanting to one day be like her father. the desire changed a bit over time, though not by much, spurned on by her witnessing too many moments of people being treated horribly because of how they were born. she wished to one day hold enough power and influence to make changes for good in the world, to care for others and make their lives better. historians and scholars are gonna debate for who knows how long about what schemes she enacted to take that power but like. it was right there. sitting out in the open. was she Not supposed to take it? c'mon now 🙄

#ch: valeriya de clairmont #ch: maeve sommers #ch: meredith cousland #i'm dropping the fattest F in the chat for bastian tonight these made me feel for him all over again lmfao #ya ya poor riya she lost her two best friends w/e #this guy was literally just trying to do good by somebody he cared for (while mourning his brother) and he got dead about it like bryce

[msommers]

4, 18, 28 for riya, jorina and meredith!

kees kees thank you!! // lovey dovey prompts

♥ (04) Are there any romantic gestures that your OC hates?

RIYA — i can't think of any that she'd hate, but i think she'd get turned off from someone who declares their love too quickly into dating. she gets it because look at her, but chill out. also leave, immediately, it's not fun anymore lmao 

JORINA — big displays of affection/love in front of lots of people. absolutely get them the fuck away. public serenading, declarations of love, grand gestures, god forbid a proposal. mortifying. hate is strong for this next one but she isn't a huge fan of frequent spontaneous activities/dates, she's too attached to her schedules and routines.  MEREDITH — surprise dates for her as well. she'd prefer having input on the time/place/activity, then there's also the fact she's constantly busy and doesn't like to reschedule things (worries she'll come off noncommittal or having a negative opinion on the task/event blah blah).

♥ (18) Does your OC have a “type”?

RIYA — she's all over the place. i like to think if you looked at a list of everybody she's dated/hooked up with that you'd be convinced it belonged to at least two different people's romantic histories. but also!! to give an answer: did make the goof that we discovered in-game that riya's got a thing for guys who are losers and women who are girlbosses. 

JORINA — she was bullied like a week into character creation with the decision that it'd be hysterical if her type was wild cards. the kind of reckless and spontaneous that is so opposite of her whole way of life that she'd be fucking baffled to discover she actually Likes it in someone. 

MEREDITH — simplest way to describe hers would be through those tropes like the golden retriever, the archetypal hero, the cinnamon roll, things along those lines that you immediately know what they're about. also somewhere along the way discovered that she has a thing for guys with soft tummies, bonus points if they've got muscles but that's not a requirement she'll still be 👀 

♥ (28) What is something unconventional that your OC thinks is romantic?

RIYA — giving assistance with her beauty/self-care efforts!! brushing her hair for her, applying cosmetics, engaging with her debates on what outfit/accessory is best, giving her a massage, etc etc. it shows that her interest in these things aren't being dismissed, or labelled as frivolous or superficial.

JORINA — i think she'd enjoy learning things together?? like perfecting a recipe or becoming skilled at a certain dance or anything in between, it's the time spent together with collaboration and education that she finds some warmth in. MEREDITH — being brought food or drink while she's working. it's a gesture that shows how they're thinking of and care for her no matter the time of day, fills her with the warm and fuzzies.

#ch: valeriya de clairmont #ch: scout jorina #ch: meredith cousland #the last one killed me idk why it was so hard but overall v fun questions #picturing riya pulling someone in by the chin for a kiss but then they say the L word #and she just smoothly transitions into pushing them right off the shared seat to dismiss them lmfao

[msommers]

that trope where there's a scene full of escalating drama and character a goes "where is character b?!?" and then it cuts to character b under the sheets between the two people they just had a threesome with. yeah that but make it riya about to have her whole vibe ruined when somebody bursts into her tent and says she's needed for an oncoming darkspawn battle

#this post was half finished in my drafts from like 2am two nights ago and it's still funny to me #like sure riya's getting laid @ val foret we all know it. but can't let her be too happy someone harsh the energy #are they all in tents???? it feels right but idk. but also who cares it's just for a goof #campaign: the vigilant #ch: valeriya de clairmont

[msommers]

truly cannot believe riya managed to essay her way into getting laid + seeing her family + a 10 day break from warden duties

#i'm thinking about it again. this is so fucking funny #kinda iconic?? idk. good for her #campaign: the vigilant #ch: valeriya de clairmont