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9. why were you drawn to each one of your characters?

Blue Surana:

Blue is my first OC ever in any fandom so she’s very near and dear to me. She was from when I first played Origins and was micromanaging with guides (like 6 Wiki tabs open) every steps of the way. She was “perfect” and “overpowered” in the amount of people she was able to save and the things she was able to do and somehow figure out, but still socially inept (like me irl..) with her relationships (luckily I had DLC gifts to buy everyone’s affections). She was remarkable capable as an Arcane Warrior/Spirit Healer/Battle Mage but still awkward, quiet, detached from everything (in the end she ended up alone because Alistair broke off their very brief romance). When I left gaming for a while then came back, I started head-canoning stuff for her. A lot.

That’s when I realized she reminded me of someone important to me. A non blood-related cousin still in his teenage years. He’s high-functioning autistic and just..one of the coolest people I’ve ever met. He doesn’t talk much but does well in school and athletics. A lot of inspiration of Blue when I was getting her “Tumblr ready” came from him. She’s her own person now and someone I do actual research for sometimes to get her correct, and she still stumps me. Which is what I love about her. I feel like she’s my OC who most shows/tells me who they are rather than the other way around. I’m still figuring her out.

Isseya Mahariel:

I have a crush on her. Hands down. While Blue was capable and quiet, she cared what people thought about her. She wanted to do the right thing to please everyone, or as many people as she could, and she usually succeeded. Isseya doesn’t give a fuck. She’s self-reliant, efficient, and she gets the job she thinks should get done the way she thinks is best to do it. Lazer focus, fiery temper, but resolute, strong in her beliefs and her self confidence. She’s a hero people write stories about. She could step on me and I’d thank her. Isseya is definitely not perfect, she’s prideful, impatient, slow to form bonds and cut ties quickly, and honestly, yeah she’s a bitch. But she’s good at what she does, embracing Warden Commander and Arlessa life and adapting quickly to succeed in both (in kind of a ruthless way but still). A contrast to my Surana who walked away from both roles.

Alyss Amell:

My third and final play-through of Dragon Age Origins (for now) and I realized I wanted to shake things up. My Surana and Mahariel both are arguably great heroes. They can hold their own in battle and make tough decisions. I wanted to try something a little closer to home. Alyss was the OC I was sure no one would like but me. She’s not the hero type at all. Soft, cowardly, cries easily, a terrible offensive fighter. She has a good heart but makes bad choices based off of fear or other emotions. She made deals with demons to learn blood magic, she took sides (werewolves over elves) when she could have saved everyone if she had more confidence, and she could never speak up (even to ask Alistair to do the Dark Ritual). Her only Redemption was in death when she slayed the archdemon (Alistair did most of the work but she dealt the final blow). She wanted her life to mean something even if she was such a screw up.

When I started writing my Multi Warden AU the first thing I was happy to do was save her. After Origins, if given the chance to live, she grows so much. More than any other of my OC’s she has the most character growth between Origins and Inquisition in both skill and personality. I’m really proud of her.

Kieran Tabris:

Ah my angry son. He was the first of the 4 Warden Companions I made for my Multi-Warden AU and my first male OC. He originally was based off a mix of two guys I’ve known closely and his general description was “idiotic, self-important asshole. He’s really pretty and loves himself and fighting things”. He’s actually stayed fairly close to his original character, but as he kind of deepened into his own person (and people were really receptive to him. He’s probably my most popular OC) I grew such a soft spot for him and his struggle to learn Common Tongue, his love for his mother, his almost desperate effort to connect with people as friends and his inability (or so he thinks/so i thought) to be more than friends (a lot of my love for him comes from his relationship with @dickeybbqpit Darrian Tabris).

Ronan Aeducan:

Shortly into starting to plot out my Multi-Warden AU I noticed something… They were all a bunch of kids. Blue was 18, Isseya was 19, even Alyss was only 21 (now that I’m 24 I realize how young that still is). I needed someone to be like a “big brother”, a “Wise mentor”, a “voice of reason” to these disaster children. And then 27 year-old Ronan was just like “…nah”. He took up a personality of his own: detached, unmotivated, capable but uninterested in dealing with things. He will rise to the occasion when he absolutely has to but most of the time just hangs back and tells everyone they need to chill (which they do). I respect that. Also he understands Blue Surana better than anyone (probably better than me) and can speak for her and take care of her. I love him for that.

Nora Brosca:

I’m honestly really biased towards mages, then elves. So it’s not what she is but who she is that draws me in. Nora is just so full of jokes, and laughter, and will to live despite everything that’s happened to her. All of the Origins are pretty sad/tragic, and most of my Wardens carry it with them. But she doesn’t. She only looks forward and I like that.

Cassian Cousland:

I may have mentioned before that Cassian was built last to fill in where my other OC’s were lacking. But then he just became such a good guy on his own merits (and a good boyfriend to other OC’s) that I just became enchanted with him too. Some people have lamented to me that they wish he was bi because he’d be so sweet to their female OC’s or that their female OC has a crush on him anyways, and honestly, same. I started feeling towards him what me and my female Inquisitor felt towards Dorian Pavus when we first met him. A wistful *sigh* “if only…”Then that’s when I knew I wrote a good character if he’s so likeable even I sigh that I can’t have him. But like Dorian Pavus, he remains completely strictly gay and perfect just the way he is :)

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