Because Dragon Age

Becausedawn on AO3 She/her. / Ko-Fi/ AO3/ Please feel free to engage with me and tag me for reblogs of your OC stuff! I'm here to enjoy the fandom and share our work. Also, if you've got an issue with something I post, feel free to engage me in that. I don't bite. I promise! Baseball sideblog: Bluejayjam

[becausedragonage]

Welcome!

I'm Dawn (she/her). I write fanfic, sometimes do fan art, and have a couple of fandom things I do. Important things to know are that I'm middle-aged, and am in remission from stage IV colon cancer (yay!). You'll see references to both thing in my tags and posts.

PLEASE feel absolutely free to tag me if you want me to reblog your writing, art, fandom event, etc. I am happy to help people share their work!

My AO3 works are here.

Kofi is here.

[gayasscommie-deactivated2017090]

[largishcat]

you may have noticed that my blog is disorganized and thematically incoherent and my tag game is weaker by the day. this is commentary on the chaos of modern existence

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2025 Art Commission are open :^)

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My commissions are open again, both Hipolink and Lava.top are available for payment via card, PayPal or Stripe :) Lava.Top has slightly more options and you can pay via EU or USD, if you want.

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2026 commissions low key open!! I need to make a new post though since i have some platform updates.

A little update, the apartment bill for january was a little bit crazy because of the increased heating and electricity bills ( it's around -23 C here atm) so i gotta ask for some extra boosting of this post!!! Thank you for keeping moi and teh two kitty children warm this winter!

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MAY 2026 commissions open!!!!!!

I will probably make a waiting list this time around since i will be grabbing all commission i can get this time around!!

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Regular commissions open , all option available save for all types of single headshots! :)

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All types of commissions are open for some extra cash to pay for extra bills!!! Paypal is available as an option on one of the platforms, please feel free to dm me with questions!

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ALSO huge update,i am now offering mild nsfw and artistic nudity pieces!!!!! Couples are also welcome!

[ratbagjasper]

wanted to post her separately cos i loooove herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[becausedragonage]

That feeling when some homophobe drags out Romans 1: 24-27 to justify their views, and you get to say, "wait a minute," because you taught this shit years ago. It's like, "you didn't read Romans 2, did you?"

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[orsanedraws]

Flemeth I did for a draw this in your style contest some time ago

[kingsdarga]

starts da2 and predictably falls for broody white haired anime elf

from arlymone’s emoji challenge

[manuzillust]

I never posted him here!

I went into origins completely blind on the romance options, but I was quickly swept off my feet by his antivan rizz, eventho I miss out on 80% of loot....

I will admit I haven't finished Origins yet because I'm stupid, and I just dont get the combat😭

Story wise, it was amazing, so I definitely will finish it. I currently have arrived at the deep roads!

Warframe threw a wrench in all my rpg plans🙈 I've been so obsessed with it I stopped playing all my other games, but I'm getting back to the games I started and never finished!

[pinka-pink]

Dragon age romances pt. 1

[stormemes11]

Colorful OC Asks

a big collection of questions based on color language! all questions under the cut 💕

❤️ RED ❤️

1. What is the easiest way to make your OC angry? 2. What aspects of a person—appearance, personality or otherwise—are attractive to your OC? 3. Does your OC enjoy sex? 4. How important is the concept of strength to your OC? 5. Is your OC vengeful? 6. Are people afraid of your OC? If so, is that fear warranted? 7. What would others consider the most attractive part of your OC?

🧡 ORANGE 🧡

1. How would your OC describe themselves as a child? 2. Does your OC embrace or suppress their emotions?  3. What first impression do strangers get from your OC? 4. Is your OC a risk-taker? Do they take well-calculated risks or are they impulsive? 5. Is it easy for your OC to step out of their comfort zone? 6. Does your OC hold others to the same standards they hold themselves to? 7. What is your OC’s favorite season?

💛 YELLOW 💛

1. Is your OC an optimist or a pessimist? 2. How energetic is your OC? 3. Does your OC lie easily? What scenario(s) would justify lying in your OC’s opinion? 4. Does your OC have many secrets? Would they ever tell a person these secrets? 5. Does your OC have a strict morning routine? If so, what is it? 6. How cautious is your OC? 7. Is your OC humorous?

💚 GREEN 💚

1. Does your OC get jealousy easily? 2. Does your OC believe in the concept of luck? 3. How much does your OC enjoy nature? Do they enjoy being outdoors? 4. What is your OC like when they’re sick? Do they try to push through it or are they completely bed-ridden? 5. Is world peace something your OC believes is possible? 6. Is your OC generous? If so, is their generosity conditional? 7. How adaptable is your OC? Are they open to change?

🩵 CYAN 🩵

1. Does your OC get stressed easily? Are they cool under pressure or are they easily made anxious? 2. What brings comfort to your OC (person, place, object, etc.)? 3. How easily distracted is your OC? 4. Is your OC more humble or arrogant? 5. Does your OC like to swim? 6. Are your OC’s decisions influenced more by their head or by their heart? 7. How observant is your OC and how much does it affect them? Are they clueless or nearly paranoid?

💙 BLUE 💙

1. Is your OC confident in themselves? 2. Is your OC comfortable letting others see them cry? 3. How independent is your OC? 4. How trusting is your OC and does it have an effect on their relationships? 5. Does your OC have a comforting presence? 6. Can your OC stand up for themselves? 7. Is your OC structured or do they go with the flow?

💜 PURPLE 💜

1. What is one of your OC’s biggest dreams and do they believe that dream will come true? 2. How affluent is your OC? Does their level of wealth matter to them? 3. Does your OC daydream often? 4. Does your OC have any artistic hobbies? 5. Does your OC have a commanding presence? 6. Is your OC book-smart or street-smart? 7. Is your OC stylish? How much do they care about the clothes they wear?

🩷 PINK 🩷

1. Does your OC like traditional romance? 2. How playful is your OC? 3. What is your OC’s favorite love language? 4. How good is your OC with children? Would they ever want any of their own? 5. Does your OC believe in soulmates? Have they ever thought someone was their soulmate? 6. Does your OC have a favorite flower? If so, what is it? 7. How easy is it for your OC to empathize with other people?

🤎 BROWN 🤎

1. Is your OC reliable? 2. What animal do your associate with your OC? 3. How protective is your OC? 4. Is your OC polite? 5. How much does your OC enjoy traveling? 6. Does your OC abide by the rules? 7. Is your OC a homebody? Are they consistent with doing chores?

🩶 GRAY 🩶

1. How forgetful is your OC? 2. Is your OC open to compromise? 3. Has your OC ever thought about having children? Do they believe they’d be a good parent? 4. Is your OC emotionally open with the people around them? 5. How mature is your OC? 6. What is one of your OC’s happiest memories? 7. How helpful is your OC’s advice? Do others come to your OC for their advice?

🖤 BLACK 🖤

1. How far will your OC go to achieve their goals? 2. Does your OC have a strict bedtime routine? If so, what is it? 3. What is one of your OC’s greatest fears and how much does it affect them? 4. Has your OC ever broken a promise? 5. Is your OC comfortable at fancy gatherings? 6. What does your OC have nightmares about? 7. How well does your OC sleep?

🤍 WHITE 🤍

1. How much does your OC care about cleanliness? 2. Is your OC religious? How do they feel about religion? 3. Will your OC take care of someone while they’re sick? Are they good at it? 4. Is your OC a perfectionist? 5. Has your OC ever upended their life and restarted from square one? 6. Does your OC idolize their past? 7. Does your OC enjoy the simple pleasures? Are they satisfied with the bare minimum?

[sammichiart]

beef

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[forsakenwitchery]

- Now I'm getting a safety lecture from a walking fireball. - It's a reality check. ||| dispatch gifs

[notsobabblespace]

Book #2 of the Mercedes Lackey Library is Go!

The crowdfunding campaign for the Deluxe Heralds of Valdemar omnibus volume has launched on BackerKit!

Pledge price is $125 for the leatherbound trilogy omnibus in the same style as last year's Grandmaster. Scholarship applications will also be available again for those who are unable to cover the cost themselves.

Mercedes Lackey's Deluxe "Heralds of Valdemar"

The complete Arrows trilogy in one deluxe leatherbound omnibus, including silver and blue foil, six ribs, full-color interior art plates, pa

Included art plates include contributions from Nene Thomas, Rob Carlos, Care Halverson, Olivia Hintz, Dasha Park, and Alyssa Trudel. Stretch goals can unlock up to 6 additional paintings from Care Halverson, Emily Pritchett, Jabari Weathers, and Larry Dixon & Ben Dobyns.

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Music

Also included with the Deluxe Heralds of Valdemar volume (or by itself as a $25 pledge) is a digital album of new recordings by S. J. (Sooj) Tucker of new compositions created by Ben Dobyns for the lyrics of multiple songs written by Mercedes Lackey for/included in the Heralds trilogy from the first publishing. Some of the tracks that will be included in the new album are:

Threes

The Healer's Dilemma

Her Father's Eyes

Laws

Fundamentals

Holderkin Sheep Song

Musings

Arrow's Flight

The sheet music for selected songs is also being included alongside the lyrics in Deluxe Heralds of Valdemar.

Stretch Goals

At the time of this post, the campaign is just over $5.5k away from reaching $400,000 pledged, with 6 days left to go! As a reminder, payment is not due until after the campaign closes and there is a limit for how many are being printed.

Scholarships

For those fans of Valdemar who are not financially in a position to cover the pledge, there is a scholarship application! To submit an application, go to the campaign pledge levels and select the Learn More button under "Heralds of Valdemar" Fan Scholarship.

The page that loads after selecting the Learn More button will have a link to the scholarship application form labeled Apply Here. In the form, you will need to enter the same email address as you use for you BackerKit account so the scholarship access can be added once approved.

[triflingshadows]

does anyone on this site know about these damn books...

heterosexual life partners and their sentient magic dog and misandrist sword

[cannibalings]

have you reopened the wound? will you reopen the wound? when will you reopen the wound?

[becausedragonage]

When I need ink to write the whump.

[spin-the-wheel-polls]

It's a zombie apocalypse and you are stuck in this place!

How are you doing?

great!

okay, I can make this work

Not great, probably can't make this work

A zombie

Dead (non-zombie related)

Results/it depends

Remaining time: 3 days 17 hours

(zombies work by standard zombie rules, boarded doors and biting)