#isseya ar’thallan

[mcousland]

not to be all 😳😳 but,,, Isseya Huh

#isseya ar’thallan #she can be created in 2 games as a Treat #she did in fact used to look different but she has Grown in my head and this only solidified it lmao #hot nerd rights i guess #i'm not even playing the game rn just made her and elide and quit klfnaskl

[thewildmother]

oc aesthetics▸isseya ar’thallan, lore master wizard. ↳ “I've always dreamt of heroics, but I think it's safer I stick to my books.“

#oc aesthetics #oc: isseya ar’thallan #my little nerd daughter!!!!!! #i hear what you're saying-- too many books #but that's incorrect isseya has at least 4 books on her person at all times #her bedroom is probably filled with too many bookshelves #which is not as useful because she spends all her time in the family library anyway #man was it hard not to put a daddy's girl pic in there somewhere lmao

[msommers]

literally why didn’t anyone stop me with any of these

adahlena who marries and becomes a duchess.

cordelia who was born into a noble family, don’t remember exact titles.

delilah who married the father/king figure in a group of deities so that’s kinda royalty if you squint.

elena who is part of the new noble granger family.

elide who was not only from the noble house westenra, but was given two (2) titles in the city of rhogain and became a countess. also an andar descendent.

emma who is the daughter of a duchess and duke.

greer who is part of the noble trevelyan family.

isseya from the noble ar’thallan family (daughter of adahlena up there).

juliet who was from a rich ass upper-class family before she left that life, as close to one could get to nobility in the western setting.

maeve who married into the sommers family and became a lady. 

manon who is part of the noble weaver family.

margaery part of the royal pendragon family AND andar descendent. 

meredith who was the lady of highever and then eventual queen of ferelden.

raina who married the king of gradmyre and became queen.

#over half of these aren't ocs i talk about anymore but still. this is hilarious #i didn't actually make those choices for elide tho so i'm free of that one. i'm clean. she was given noble stuff by the dm #lucinda's family is pretty close to being nobility in arcane falls too tbh #why am i like this #(it's the aesthetic.....)

[mcousland]

me: i should focus on some pc creation today for-- also me: isseya in inquisition 🥰🥰🥰

#misc #cc screen can still come @ me for having awful lighting that blush is Gone the minute i can go to the emporium #anyway i'm gonna play the Babey as inquisitor for some fun what about it #isseya ar’thallan

[mcousland]

honestly the true shame of deciding to play isseya in dai is that blood magic isn’t an option for specialization, bc she’s the magic user that i like to toy with the most in my head of “ooh but what if she Did dip into the darker types of magic because it’s Just Magic to her” 

#isseya ar’thallan #isseya Uses Blood Magic To Restore Crops For Her Clan lavellan can't be true sigh #she's like this in dnd~ canon~~ too bc she's dedicated her entire focus to the studies of magic and it's all Fascinating and Useful to her #what do you MEAN this form of magic is frowned upon?? it's so handy in a pinch ://

[mcousland]

remembering that time over a year ago when i made a silly youtube thumbnail edit for some of the gals in the andaria world as a goof

#can now be boiled down to andaria world bc technically jotna is part of it #i fully don't remember the exact Context for doing this but it made me laugh so #lansing campaign #margaery pendragon #(and then npcs: evander / alessandre / arya) #wait also babey #isseya ar’thallan #and then we got #jotna campaign #cordelia belmont #graphic #graphic: margaery #graphic: cordelia #graphic: isseya #elide woulda been in there somewhere if i'd had a solid fc for her then lmao #maybe i'll do another of these for the lulz soon bc i have more characters around with fcs

[mcousland]

📚 Meredith & Isseya?

Thank youu :3c // Send me a 📚 + an oc for something thats changed about them since their conception!

Meredith has always stayed consistent through and through. The only thing that changed about her and her story is that instead of killing Arl Howe with her bow, she took one shot with an arrow and decided he needed to feel more pain to match her suffering and instead took out her daggers to fight the man. She was always intended as a study in “oh this vengeance actually Helped” and has kept true to initial concepts.

Isseya has also stayed true to her original concept, because it was pretty solid and hasn’t had reason to change since she hasn’t seen any play time, only a little bit of expansion on her family and small tidbits of her story. Closest thing is her FC changing once or twice, but that’s just because I’m indecisive and sometimes things change what about it

#calebs-apprentice #meredith cousland #isseya ar’thallan #isseya's been a fuckin' daddy's girl nerd from day one and hasn't changed since

[mcousland]

Magic comes with a price.

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#:;dungeons & dragons #graphic #graphic: isseya #isseya ar’thallan #naturally i'm proud of the colors here because Mmm Blue Pretty #but i'm hoping the words actually get across what i imagine in my head for any of this lmfao #just called acid arrow at the moment because it probably has some fancy elven person's name in the andaria world instead of melf's lmao

[mcousland]

like father, like daughter.

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#:;dungeons & dragons #isseya ar’thallan #graphic #graphic: isseya #had to adjust the stats because we haven't settled on a level for her yet but!! #i adored this template and had to take a whack at it right away #anyway i love this fuckin nerd ass elf who just wants to read and make her father proud #also. possibly. maybe. just casually. learn as much as she physically can about magic and its history #but don't look into that she's not greedy for every bit of knowledge she can get at all #update: lmfao wait she's an Intp not Entp changed that

[mcousland]

“I have just the spell for this! … Oh, dear. Where did I set my spellbook? A moment, please!”

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#:;dungeons & dragons #graphic #graphic: isseya #isseya ar’thallan #my DAUGHTER #who misplaces her things like 3 times a day and would be lost without someone to help her lmao #i can hear you saying ''but tabby!! isn't isseya's mom a ranger? how can she dislike walking in nature??'' #she loves nature! and has studied it so much she's got proficiency in it!! #but!! i thought it'd be hilarious if she just cannot handle herself inside it #nature?? she's ingenious in theory. but in practice she's a fuckin mess. falling over every fallen log and walking right into vines #i feel like something is off with this but i can't. pinpoint it so oh well

[mcousland]

Isseya walking through Cara'shaal while on break from the Lodge, arm-in-arm with her Whole Ass Human Boyfriend, looking every elf in the eye that she knows will have a Problem with it:

#misc #isseya ar’thallan #isseya & eskel #isseya said FUCK your ''pure elven'' rights i'm gonna make out with a human on the reg #also has smooched a fire genasi lady #wait is my secret objective for isseya's story just to have her show off multiple partners who are Specifically Not Elves #(cara'shaal = main elf city in the andaria world) #((also this post is 80% a joke because actually she's terrified of breaking the rules she grew up with oops))

[mcousland]

😉🍬🎆💕💑💘 For Maeve and Isseya?

😉 What are my muse’s fetishes/kinks?

Answered for Maeve here!

Isseya isn’t someone I’ve gone very deep into thought with this type of thing, hm.. Mayhap some hand restraints, blindfolds, throw in a little bit of a praise kink for this girl as well because she just works for that all day/every day anyway. 

🍬 Is my muse a sub, dom, or switch?

Maeve is a switch! She can swap it up depending on the mood or what her partner prefers, but often leans more toward that dom role because of her tendency to be the one who makes the first move.

Isseya has,,, the Biggest sub energy, and that’s that on that. 

🎆 Is my muse into monogamy?

A yes for both of them! 

💕 Would my muse ever be in a polyamorous relationship?

Not to repeat but it’s another yes for both of them. I can very easily see this as something Maeve would be into because she has a lot of love to give and is very big into the Communication between partners thing after Carden, and there has actually been some conversation with the world’s DM for Isseya to potentially be in a poly relationship! 

💑 What are my muse’s requirements for a potential partner?

(This won’t have every requirement because that’d take forever but there’ll be a few for each.)

Maeve—BIG D–ecisive. Okay, okay. Terrible misleading joke aside: honesty is the biggest must for Maeve. She was manipulated for nearly 7 years by her ex-husband and is a bit sensitive in the Deception department, admittedly she may sometimes make a bigger deal out of small things because she can’t take being lied to by those she thinks she trusts. Patient, affectionate, sincere, good humored, considerate/attentive, etc etc with all those traits. They also need to be understanding and supportive of her goals when it comes to her writing or else they simply,,, will Not vibe, because her works mean a lot to her and she can’t see herself being with someone who doesn’t have an interest in them or potentially looks down on them.

Isseya—you must have an Intelligence score of 17 or more for Isseya to even Consider looking at you like that. (…mostly a joke.) She’s another who needs patience from a partner, but that’s because it takes her a good while to develop any sort of romantic/sexual attraction to people and they may need to wait some time if they have an interest in her. A potential partner must share at least 2-3 passions of Isseya’s, or else she will not be able to feel comfortable with the lack of shared interests. They must also be understanding of the dedication she has signed herself up for by deciding to follow in her father and grandfather’s footsteps of working to become High Arcanist of Cara’shaal, because it comes with a lot of responsibility. Those are the basics that I can think of. 

💘 What are the ways my muse says ‘I love you’ without actually saying it?

Answered for Maeve here!

For Isseya the big one is her putting aside work to pay attention to or spend time with someone, not something she would do for just anyone. Sharing her spell components is one, though that is a bit dependent on the person. She will often do little… chores/tasks for people she loves, to take some of the burden of effort off their shoulders. 

#calebs-apprentice #WHOOPS i buried this in my drafts like a dummy but here we are #thank you ^^ #maeve #isseya ar’thallan #heathen #gonna be honest that last question gives me a Rough time for some reason so lmao fuck it

[mcousland]

isseya encountering combat for the first time in her life outside of practice at the lodge, wordlessly shouting in shock as an arrow flies by her head and panic-casting witch bolt as she runs away. smacking that rune floating by her as she just takes off in the opposite direction, yelling for her traveling companions to help! handle the situation!! as a bolt of lightning just slams into her attacker across the way.

#isseya ar’thallan #give her a few fights before she stops panicking immediately lmao #she's a squishy ass wizard okay #turns out it's an accurate spell name because she's a witch and she's bolting the fuck outta here

[mcousland]

isseya became a lore master because her father was one, and when she arrived at the Lodge she fell in love with Every school of magic. she simply could not choose a single one to focus her studies on and so she ended up piling class upon class onto her schedule and worked to master them all.

cora became a lore master because when she was 11, she showed her first affinity for the arcane while exploring a magic shop with ulrich and her affection-starved heart jumped when she saw a spark of happiness in his eyes. she latched onto any and every bit of magical knowledge that she could, believing that if she kept learning that it would lead to him (and maybe others) loving her [more]. being sent to the Lodge was her dream come true and she never once hesitated under the workload she gave herself because of that belief and hope for approval.

#dnd rambles #isseya ar’thallan #victoria westenra #isseya like: yea i couldn't pick so i'm currently taking 4 different school classes and plan on more after #cora like: maybe if i learn evocation AND abjuration then people will finally think i'm worth something #also like Kid Brain cora assumed it was happiness and pride in ulrich's eyes but who knows #coulda been his evil manipulation brain pinging for his new target #ANYWAY i love her. love isseya. my magic nerds #coincidentally isseya is one of my ocs who i can see dipping her toes into the Dark side of things bc of her obsession with knowledge

[mcousland]

infinitely amusing knowing that there was an age where isseya went through the Kid Phase of trying to kidsplain magic topics to her grandfather (a whole ass archmage and archdruid) and her father (also a powerful mage, the high magister of the whole elven city) without any hesitance or thought that they have already had centuries on her to thoroughly study these subjects, before she learned it was smarter to just ask them about things and take notes.

#isseya ar’thallan #fucking little nerd trying to tell two older and bigger nerds about a spell they learned when they were 5 years older than she is right then #and ofc they encourage it so it's just the cycle of-- #isseya: did you know there was a spell that could do This!?!?? #them: oh wow :o no way :ooo tell us more!!

[mcousland]

12, 22, 26, & 37 for margaery & isseya!!

12) How skilled at lying is your oc? How frequently do they lie? For what reason? What situations would be the exception?

Margaery is Technically decent at lying with a +4 to CHA, but she just. doesn’t. That classic combination of Honesty and Honor?? Built into her core. The idea of lying was repulsive to her for a long while, but during her adventures she learned that a little white lie here or there had its merits. She only ever lied for innocent things or ways to help others. Purely acts of good, but she always felt like such a little Deceiver afterwards. 50/50 on if she was giddy about that or not.

Ah, yes. Another one who doesn’t lie. Okay, Isseya does lie but it’s not often. And it’s not the Pure Of Heart, refusal to hurt people’s feelings reasons that Margaery has, it’s just that she was raised by a father who has trouble lying and a mother who is so brutally honest with everything that it doesn’t?? occur to her often that lying is something she can easily do to get out of things or spare someone’s feelings. Her friends at the Lodge (aka magic school for the arcane) have heard Isseya on numerous occasions make a comment that perhaps came off a bit too unkind, momentarily followed by her asking “That was rather cruel, wasn’t it?” She apologizes, but doesn’t say anything else to soften the blow. The most she lied was when she lived at home, staying up late to read arcane tomes or historical books, promising to her parents and grandfather that of course she had gone to bed when told to. (She fell asleep at the breakfast table once, effectively ruining any slim chance she had at being convincing that day.)

22) How long can your oc stay focused on one task before they get bored? Do they constantly have to switch things up or do they hyperfocus? What sort of things is it the opposite for?

Don’t go telling her that I told you this because she thinks it’s one of her biggest flaws, but Margaery is stubborn beyond belief when it comes to setting herself to a task. Whether it be acquiring something for her people, getting a specific space clean, tackling a job given to her by someone, etc etc. Whatever it is, she sets her focus on it and doesn’t waver until it’s completed. (Sorry to all the side quests she most likely never got to because she was so tunnel visioned on some other task.)

For the most part, Isseya is constantly switching things up. This started before her time at the Lodge when she would start one book, and end up having started three more by the end of the week without finishing the first. The most obvious example of this would be her time at the Lodge, where she quickly gave up on her goal of finishing school faster than her older sister had because she could not choose which school to focus in and ended up becoming a Lore Mastery wizard instead. There is! so much!! to learn, from so many different sources, and she’s an excitable young wizard who has the strong desire and drive to absorb it all. But there are a handful of occasions where she has gotten fixed on one (1) subject and let it run her life for a month or so without pause.

26) How polite is your oc? Do they do everything with the utmost courtesy, or do they completely refuse to say please and thank you?

I can actually give a similar answer for both of them here. They were both raised in noble houses and taught their manners, which included one or two lessons in being polite. The key differences being that Margaery 99% of the time follows these teachings and is the kindest, most gracious host–meanwhile Isseya sometimes slips into the habits of her “grew up in the forest with a wolf companion” mother and forgets to give her courtesy and bid her goodbyes before running from the room to go work on something.

37) How much has your oc traveled? Why is this? Would they like to travel more? Or are they perfectly fine with staying home?

Margaery has been far and wide! Between her quest to cure her home kingdom from a terrible plague, and becoming an active member of the newly established Andarian Confederacy council after its conception, she has traveled quite a lot on missions both world-saving and political. She has nothing against traveling and finds it pleasant enough, enjoys seeing different cultures and interacting with their people, but she is well and truly in her element with staying home. Everything Margaery has done has been for her people, and she is most at peace while around them.

Isseya on the other hand has really only been three places in her life: Cara’shaal (city of the [high] elves, her home city), the Lodge of Arcanum in the kingdom of Gradmyre, and the town of Camden that is close to the Lodge and visited by its students/teachers on their free days. It’s not that she lacks an interest in travel--quite the opposite, actually! she wants to gather information from as many places as she can--but that she has been very consumed by her studies for as long as she can remember and this has kept her from truly seeing the world. She has read about so very many places and is keen to visit them, but hasn’t gotten around to it just yet.

#stormslesbian #margaery pendragon #isseya ar’thallan #thank you!! oh i'm love them #i haven't done this much thinking about the two of them in a while it was fun #wait this might be confusing to people outside of the game and i don't think i've explained it #andaria = the world that these characters are set in #andarian confederacy = previously a kingdom that was hecked up by a plague and war but like they've Grown since then #bonus: the andar surname = an identifier that you're a direct descendant from the andars AKA the first people to settle the andarian kingdom #(at least i THINK that's it whoops dm don't snipe me even tho you've explained this to me like three times i'm sorry ilu)