With Mild Enthusiasm

she/her/hers, perpetually tired

[void-enthusiasts]

why must it always be 'peppering'. why can't i salt my lover with kisses. paprika my lover with kisses. 3 tablespoons chili powder 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 teaspoons oregano my lover with kisses

[todayiwrotenothing]

Yeah why can't I cumin my lover

[cryptotheism]

The term "book of the dead" doesnt really give you perspective to how big a lot of Egyptian funerary texts are.

Imhoteps book of the Dead is 64 feet long.

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Okay, but a lot of books would be that long if you laid the pages out

[nsomniacsdream]

the average printed page is 6 inches wide. so if a book is 128 pages, its 64 ft long. I dont think I own a book with fewer than 128 pages.

[cryptotheism]

It's honestly not that impressive at all. Fuck Imhotep and his pathetic short book.

[camillekaze]

I made Manfred meme stickers that you can get right here if you feel so inclined uwu

[elcor-thespian]

Restarted Date Everything. My plan is to speed run the areas where I got bugged and hopefully that will let me move past those parts of the game (Looking at you Rebel, Bev, and Washford/Drysdale).

[elcor-thespian]

Having a new hyperfixation is always crazy

Tell me why at 3 AM I snapped awake with a feeling of moral certainty that Bodhi and Dunk should kiss.

Just two golden retriever boys.

[elcor-thespian]

Is there a place where all the possible realization epilogues are listed online? My game is too glitches to keep going right now, and I have a couple more where I want to know what happens!

[ruggedrookie]

diversity win! your entire house full of sentient objects are all in a polycule

[elcor-thespian]

I haven’t been here in like 6 months…but I’m back in the fucking building again.

Finished my 3rd playthrough (finally) and started a new one. Still have all of my cannon rookery characters to get through, but I really wanted to play around in the character creator so I was like…what if we made my character’s kids?

Meet Jonah Rupert Zamir Vollkarin, one of Nasreen Aldwir’s twins

Because there’s only so many save slots I made his sister as the Inquisitor. This is Imogen Tzofiyah Ellanora Vollkarin. Both are mages.

Also, I didn’t want to waste a whole save slot but I did also make Konstantin and Neve’s daughter before deleting it and starting over. Whoever is responsible for the 3 save slot thing will never know peace, because LOOK AT HER!

Magdalena “Maggie” Ingellvar, my beloved.

This is not all the babes, and none of these are even the kids of my canon Rook. But I love them.

[i-creatied-au]

I'M SO SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG T_T

here's beautiful Mercar's Shadow Dragons! thank you all for waiting, I hope you like how it turned out

Irya - @fret-not

Kalais - @drowsybowser

Naphele - @elcor-thespian

Maggs - @dymme

plus, few sketches

I feel what Esha, Kalais and Irya would steal snacks in the middle of the night as kids

and short scolding from "sisters"

[flowersforthemachines]

So, Tarquin's writer (Sheryl Chee) just confirmed that the extreme homosexual energy between him and Ashur was completely intentional. A big win for all!

[elcor-thespian]

Huge victory for the homosexual agenda.

[elcor-thespian]

Literally never blocked someone on TikTok before, but I kept getting this super obnoxious streamer who kept misgendering Taash.

Bye!

[uchidachi]

After Veilguard, Manfred continues to learn and grow just as he did before, as a being in the living world and also as a mage.

And he starts to gain more independence, and to learn from teachers apart from Emmrich.

And, eventually, he becomes a full member of the Mourn Watch, and then a senior member.

And he takes on his own proteges, spirit and living, and teaches them everything he’s learned.

And, one day, Emmrich dies.

And Manfred, as his son, tends to his body and his grave with the same reverence for the honored dead that Emmrich taught him.

And as long as Manfred remains in the world, he carries on Emmrich’s legacy in his own actions and those of his endless chain of students, each one given the love and care and support that were the foundational gifts his father gave him.

This, too, is immortality.

[elcor-thespian]

The Sabateour specialization is so unserious. What do you mean I killed a dragon with a machine gun?

Spectacular.

[elcor-thespian]

Update: I also killed Elgarnan with a machine gun.

[anderfels]

rook qotd: what two emojis best remind you of your rook(s)?

[elcor-thespian]

Nephele: 💕💅

Nasreen: 💀🍄

Aleksei: ☀️🙈

Brenna: 🗡️🌹

Konstantin: 🫠🖌️

Elspeth: 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏳️‍⚧️

Paloma: 🕊️ 💄

[hyperions-light]

Heeey Howdy! 🤠 Happy Friday!

How it works: I ask you a question about your Rook(s) and you answer it with as much brevity or verbosity as you desire. You can do this whenever you want, and I’ll reblog it + add some comments! There’s no time limit— if you want to do the older ones, they are collected here! (The post is updated on Fridays!)

1/24/25– I schedule the RIH posts out one per hour between 8:30 am - 10:30 pm MST. I already have posts scheduled out for most of the day today, so your rbs will be a bit delayed! Thank you for your patience !

Today’s Question(s): Does your Rook have parents? If not, surrogate parental figures/mentors? Do they like them? Do they resent them? Are Rook’s parental figures proud of them? Do they talk to them regularly? Have or will they meet your Rook’s LI or the other members of the Veilguard?

Answer as much or as little as you like! Have fun?

[elcor-thespian]

I just got back in to town after the longest (but ultimately some of the best) days of travel of my life! Let's answer some Rook questions!

Hiding under the cut because there's some fucked up shit in here. TW murder, violence, abuse, neglect

Nephele "Rook" Mercar: Starting off strong with the most fucked up one. Nephele grew up primarily with a single mom (Lorinda), who was a barely functional drug and alcohol addict. At some point in her childhood she gained a "stepdad" who moved in to the house (I haven't picked a name for this asshole yet). While her mom was mainly neglectful (but also did slap her around a bit), her stepdad was actively physically and emotionally abusive, and as she got older moved on to being other kinds of abusive. This ultimately culminated in Nephele stabbing him in the stomach with a kitchen knife (which she still has on hand at all times) and running away from home when she was 15. She doesn't know whether they are alive (Mom is not, step dad is). When she eventually learns this, Lucanis has him killed (I actually haven't decided whether or not I want her to do it. But one way or another this mother fucker dies badly.

Nasreen "Raven" Aldwir: Nasreen grew up Dalish and had two extremely loving and supportive parents (Tzofiyah and Zamir). Nasreen's magic manifested when she was about 7, and it was naturally necromantic in nature. Her clan was wary of her and distanced themselves from her, but her parents made sure she felt as loved and accepted as possible. When she's about 10, the Mage Rebellion starts, and various anti-magic mainly human mobs spring up as a reaction. One of these mobs finds out about Nasreen and tries to kill her. Her parents hide her, but are killed in the process. She ends up running away from her clan and ends up in Rivain where she is taken in by Aleksei's family. When she gets her vallaslin, she gets the same design as her mom with the color of her dad. After VG, she erects shrines to them in Arlathan and Nevarra.

Aleksei "Magpie" Laidir: Every group of Dragon Age OCs can have ONE functional parent, as a treat. Aleksei's father (no name yet) got sick and died when he was 9, leaving him with his mom, Marina, and his three younger brothers. Marina is THE mom of all time. She's a walking, talking maternal instinct. To the point where 3 years later, she takes in Nasreen after Aleksei befriends her and finds out she's homeless. Nasreen and Marina have a good relationship, but she was always a little wary of allowing herself to get too close to someone who is not her real mom. After she left Rivain at 18, she still writes letters to Marina and Aleksei's brothers. Aleksei still finds time to visit since he's in the Rivain area. After VG, Marina and Nasreen reconnect, and Nasreen introduces her to Emmrich as her mom. Marina is so proud of her children, and Nasreen and Aleksei pool their resources to buy her a nicer house. Eventually everyone in the VG meets her and she has a lot more adopted adult children to deal with.

Brenna "Kestrel" Thorne: Brenna was born into Amaranthine nobility to Bann Soren and Lady Nestra Thorne (I spent a not 0 amount of time trying to figure out if there was a canonical reason why I couldn't make them be the Banns of Amaranthine and I came up with nothing. She is the oldest of 6. She is a little older than my other OCs (like 32/33), so she was actually 10 during the 5th Blight, which inspired her to want to be a Grey Warden (she even saw the Hero of Ferelden one time!). Her parents were very against the idea and would punish her for sneaking out or practicing sword play. She still joined when she was 18 though, after which her family cut off all communication with her.

Elspeth "Crow" de Riva, Konstantin "Wren" Ingellvar, and Paloma are all orphans, with no memory of their parents. Paloma was a Saarebas under the Qun, so she doesn't have anyone to fill that parent role. Elspeth has Viago, as much as he would never admit it. Konstantin would look to Vorgoth and Emmrich as his parental figures if he had to pick. I love how we all just decided that no matter what Ingellvar was raised by Vorgoth. They absolutely were.

[mudd-art]

"THE YOUNG INGELLVAR IS NO WHERE TO BE SEEN." -VORGOTH, best legal guardian.

[anderfels]

Small Rook & Companion Questions:

What type of plant would Harding gift your Rook?

Do they like Harding's cooking?

What animal/monster would Davrin carve for your Rook?

Does your Rook like the walks in Arlathan with Davrin?

What is something Neve could call on your Rook for if she needs certain expertise for a case?

Does your Rook share Neve's love of fried fish?

Does your Rook join Bellara in her technical talks about the Fade and various artifacts or are they more content to listen?

Do your Rook and Bellara read serials together?

What is your Rook's favorite dish that Lucanis cooks?

What would Lucanis buy for your Rook at the Grande Market?

What dragon would Taash think your Rook would like the best?

Do they bring your Rook 'round the Hall of Valor to drink often?

Would your Rook like Emmrich's mother's hazelnut torte?

What kind of tea would Emmrich make for your Rook?

Bonus: What is one thing a companion does to cheer up your Rook if they're feeling down?