The desk of Neve Gallus

Roleplay blog dedicated to Neve Gallus from DATV. Writer is mid 20s. 18+.

[frigiddetective]

Neve Gallus

＊•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:＊•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚ An indie 18+ ❧ Non-selective ❧ Non-mutual exclusive ❧ Neve Gallus from Dragon Age: The Veilguard ❧ runs along side canon but works in personality via my exploration and understanding of Neve's character as well as personal headcanons about her.❧ Follows back from @menzoberranzanprincess Lovingly penned by Spidy 25+ they/them ＊•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:＊•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚

Caard // Should be mobile friendly. If not the important info is below

Mains, people I adore and cherish: 𖤓 Dorian 𖤓 @altusofhousepavus #The snake and the cat {Interactions Dorian/K} ❁ Daisy ❁ @venombloom ❁ #a flower in the snow {Interactions Daisy} ♡ Urzara "Uri"♡ @bloodofoldtevinter ♡ #old blood new tricks {Interactions Uri}

Buddies! I love you all!! Rooks//OCs (if you are labeled wrong tell me!)

Rein ● Rook ● @reining-disaster ● #Brain and Brawn {Interactions Rein} // Valrys/Saramus ● OC ● @theredconqueror ● #A curious face close to home {Interactions Valrys/Saramus} // Vallas'Elgara "Val" ●OC/Rook● @elgarnanowned ● #of gods and better people {Interactions Val}

Canon characters not exclusives!

Emmrich ● @fadewalking ● #Wispful adventures {Interactions Emmrich/Law} // Taash ● @theydragon ● #Big sister little sibling {Interactions Taash/T}

Links: prompts ❆ open starters ❆ headcanons ❆ memes ❆ answered asks ❆ threads ❆ thread/canon tracker

Ask box is: Open for any prompts i've posted, questions, prompts, or starters <3 You can also send me HC requests if that is more your thing.

TLDR rules below as well as tags (WIP as I try to tidy everything and make it pretty)

Rules of the detective: 18+, I reserve the right to deny anything for any reason. Asks welcome. Read at your own risk. OC and Canon friendly <3 I also welcome none RP blog asks though I may answer them less. Indie. Non rp or ooc blogs welcome <3 I am not mutual exclusive and welcome anyone to slide into my DMs even if its just a silly ask or how Neve would react to something ^_^

Additional info: Headcanons are on a queue however I may also post them randomly if I come up with one suddenly. RP responses after the first, if I'm not feeling well and don't want to be overwhelmed, will be queued 1-3 days after i answer them.

If I do not answer your ask, response to my starter, etc. there are no hard feelings on my end. I may not have been inspired, may have been in a writing funk, or otherwise chose not to answer with no malice in my heart. If I am not to your taste please just block me, there are no hard feelings and you should curate the experience you wish to have.

If you wish to senselessly drag me into drama good luck because I simply don't care, drag my name, make a spectacle, its tumblr.

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"If you would be a dear and if its not too much trouble, I could do with a little pampering." She teased, eyeing Daisy's collection of goods. Maker this was all entirely new to her. The cremes she normally used were just bought from an herbalist back home and were not nearly as fancy as floral scented lotion. In her youth she hadn't ever taken to the stuff, raised to be the closest form of 'modest' you'd get in Tevinter. As an adult she didn't really have the time. Perfume was the only real thing she regularly wore and that was mostly to mask any foul odors from her pulling too many all nighters and forgetting to bathe.

"Do you normally use any of this? The fancier lotions and stuff I mean. Back home stuff like that is usually either too expensive or just not worth it, at least in my opinion. I usually get the medicinal stuff and call it a day." A expression of thought crossed her face as she relaxed in her chair, she looked a little bit like she might sneeze but words came out instead. "Actually now that I think about aren't there different lotions for different things? Would the floral lotion even do much more than smell nice?"

[venombloom]

"Of course. Only the best for you, your ladyship." Daisy gives a little theatrical bow, chuckling softly before setting to work. With the utmost gentle care, she takes Neve's leg and carefully dabs the astringent along the affected area. "That one I mentioned is probably just for smelling nice. Like perfume. I got it for a job when I had to blend in with a bit of nobility." She says with a nod. "I've seen some that are more practical and others for beauty retention. Staying youthful, warding away signs of aging. That sort of thing. I get why but at the same time, can't relate. Possibly because I figure I'd be lucky enough to reach an age where such signs would be the norm." Because Crows were lucky to make it mid thirties, and a miracle to live beyond forty. It's not a feat earned by many to say the least. Live on the edge and die young. "I do have one specifically for hands though. I use it when I remember. Most of it seems like a waste of coin."

A beat of a pause as rose-gold eyes look up to meet Neve's deep brown. Then her gaze wanders across the mage's face as if memorizing each detail. Sculpted cheeks bones, golden bronze skin and overall elegant features. "Someone like you doesn't need all that. I can tell you're going to be one of the lucky ones that ages like a fine wine." Neve's smile is her favorite feature.

Cloth is set aside and once more Daisy examines where prosthetic would meet flesh. Red, a little swollen and uncomfortable looking. "Are you having a lot of pain with it?" She asks, slowly letting go of the limb from her grasp. "What I, the qualified doctor," a cheeky smirk coupled with a brow wiggle, "am going to prescribe for sure is a bit of coconut oil to moisturize. But I can add in some herbs to help with the discomfort. Make what my mother use to call a sort of tiger balm."

[frigiddetective]

Neve nodded a long attentively as Daisy talked. While she absorbed the knowledge presented to her it still felt like it was entirely going over her head. It was just fluttering by into the proper folders into the filing cabinet that was her mind. She'd be able to recall it later, especially if it related to something important, but it weighed on her mind about the same as when Emmrich rambled on about spirits. She did appreciate the information but Neve was not the type of person it'd be useful for. "Aren't you sweet," She laughed at the flattery. Neve didn't really care how she aged visually. Physically she wanted to be able to keep going for as long as possible but her line of work didn't make that easy. She had already lost a leg, she had gotten seriously injured more times than she could count, her body was on a timer that she had no privy to so she had to make as much use of it while she had it. Just the mention of aging reminded her of the ever looming threat of hitting the point of no return, the point where her body or mind gave and she couldn't come back from it. Of course the compliment still hit despite her own dismay at her bodies rate of decline and a tiny flush found her cheeks like the beginnings of a sunrise. Instinctively she deflected, words finding her before she knew it but still sounding playful. "I don't think any of us are going to age as well as Emmrich has, but I appreciate the compliment. He's so spry and still has callers or at least he says he does. Maybe we can bribe him for his secrets? A crow as good at flattery as yourself should have an easy time swaying the necromancer don't you think?"

Emmrich had aged like wine, Neve would be happy if she aged like a fish. Get bigger and shinier until eventually you just reach your peak and then float down the stream, vanishing into waves and sea foam. Like a little goldfish, not the cod that they served in the fish stalls. Daisy would probably age like a gem, or at least Neve thought she would. Polished by the passing of time and refined by the wisdom of age until she glimmered just as furiously as her eyes did. A true jewel of Treviso that may even put the Cantori Diamond to shame. Hopefully Neve would still be around to see it and if she wasn't then someone would be to appreciate the woman Daisy would evolve into in her place.

"Pain's something I'm used to but if I had to give it a number I'd say maybe a 4 or 6? I think everything's just knotted together so once one thing is fixedish the others should be fine." If it could stop itching then it'd probably become less annoying and it being less annoying was good enough. Pain would ease once she was able to forget about it, returning to the occasional string pluck not to dissimilar to an out of tune instrument. "If it doesn't put more strain on you or your resources and your offering I will trust your expert opinion and take what ever the good doctor prescribes. If it doesn't work maybe I can get one of the wisps to drag you over for a house call."

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Neve hummed as she watched Uri talk. It was nice. Sitting and taking time away from everything. She had almost forgotten the gap between them. When you were set towards a common goal who you were didn't really matter. Personal lives got paused. The little issues that could be put off were. It was so easy to forget just how far apart everyone's worlds were and how they wouldn't have met given any other circumstance. There was always the chance she had brushed paths with Uri's family, maybe cut a slave loose here or there or given her uncle two times removed a dirty look or something. But they were still a world away up until now. All their worlds came together and merged into a new one and Neve loved every minute spent in it.

"When this has all calmed down I can ask around, put a good word in for a friend." Neve said both serious but with a bit of a teasing tone. She couldn't predict how they would react but if it came through her they would at least talk to Uri. Uri was good people and wanted to do good work so even if the Shadows as a whole wouldn't answer someone would, maybe even Neve herself if she had the time.

"You know, daydreaming looks good on you. You should do it more often." Neve said playfully with an equally playful smile.

[bloodofoldtevinter-archive-deac]

“That’d be nice cuz I’m pretty sure if I walked up to a Shadow Dragon and identified myself…well it wouldn’t be pleasant for me.” She didn’t have much in the way of not proving them wrong in their initial thoughts and knowing how bad the Shadow Dragons wanted to changed the landscape of Tevinter her head would be mounted somewhere. If Neve could at least put her into contact with another it might keep her head and neck attached.

The comment got a laugh from her, shaking her head slightly. “I don’t think I’ve been able to just daydream. I think the last time I did…” The last time she could just sit and day dream here parents were still alive and she was nothing more than their daughter. Becoming head of the family took away all of her free time. Even now she had some letters from other branches who needed this or that from her. The way her family was set up nothing was done without the permission of the head of the family.

“It’s been a while let's say.”

[frigiddetective]

Neve hummed, eyes full of mischief. It wasn't every day you got to be one on one with a Magister, even more rarely did they have a good heart and Uri by far had one of the best. Neve would be lying if she said she didn't want there to be a place for her in that heart, as a friend of course as it would be fanciful to want otherwise.

"What if we go for a walk back home? Dress you up as someone else just in case and go to feed the cats maybe introduce you to some of my friends?" She asked. " Or we could see if Taash or Bellara know where some natural hot springs are. I think we could afford to get away from everything for a bit, couple hours at least, and just dream or act like their aren't two gods trying to end the world."

[bloodofoldtevinter-archive-deac]

BLOODOFOLDTEVINTER - Dragon Age OC. Selective MUTUALS ONLY 21+ Multiverse Blog established January 2025. Inspired by Silk (30+). DNI if you are a minor. UTD on all the games and their DLC, working through novels and tracking down comics.

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[frigiddetective]

When Neve was little she wanted to be a fashion designer or author. Life led her differently but she still finds her self scribbling out fits or little blurbs of stories. Sometimes she still loses herself window shopping, imagining what she could have spun up had things gone differently.

[frigiddetective]

The Venatori that resulted in the lost of her leg were not gentle or clean in the slightest. This has left her nub in a less than ideal state. For Neve this means sometimes having to deal with weird pain, bruising, swelling, and I'll fitting sockets due to the awkward shape. Perhaps the only upside is the scaring isn't too bad and she didn't suffer as much as she could have as well as once the leg was off she didn't bleed out.

[frigiddetective]

Neve is, for better or worse, very used to her leg missing. There are times where she looks down and nearly forgets what rests there is metal. Then there are others where shes laying there, absent mindedly reading something, and she feels that twinge. That feeling that something that should be there isn't. The discomfort and soreness. Its worse when its really cold or her skin gets too dry, becoming sensitive to any and everything. Like a little knife jabbing its way into her bones, splintering into the flesh around them. She's been told compression can help, stimulate the blood flow and all that, but she barely can remember to eat. How is she going to remember a compression sock until after its too late for one?

[menzoberranzanprincess]

Sorry for my absence the weather keeps making me horribly ill and if I focus to hard I get a migraine (yaaaaay sinus pressure). So I'm trying to take it easy and am going to try and post more hcs and stuff since I forget to do that :>

[frigiddetective]

Married Neve, years after Veilguard, not very used to the married life. Casually dropping "my spouse" and then remembering 'Oh! Im married' right after and getting notably happier. Taking a while to get used to going home to someone, her hardened detective exterior immediately melting once shes through the door and sees her spouse. She constantly flip flops between work mode and utterly in love dork. Her always wearing her ring despite it giving away her relationship status and giving people a button to press because she must take her love with her always. Showing off her spouse like the happiest cat to the other shadow dragons.

Get a few drinks into her and she wont shut up about hot much she loves her spouse and how pretty they are and how lucky she is. The moment she sees them in her drunken haze she starts crying and messily mumbling about how lucky she is and trying to drunkenly cover their face in kisses.

[frigiddetective]

Neve's journals

These are here to keep track of stuff. Canon rps will be sorted in chronological order if possible with arrows denoting what's next/the order. Non chronological canon rps will be stored UNDER the chronological ones. If you want an RP to be canon CONTACT ME.

Nsfw, shipping, and finished RPs will be marked with a to be decided symbol system

Dorian • K • Altusofhousepavus • #the snake and the cat {Interactions Dorian/K}

Canon Non-Canon Misc/TBD

Fishie Gossip

Daisy • Yunie • venombloom • #a flower in the snow {Interactions Daisy}

Canon Non-Canon Misc/TBD

Soothing old wounds

Uri • Silk • bloodofoldtenvinter • #old blood new tricks {Interactions Uri}

Canon Non-Canon Misc/TBD

Uncomfortable confrontation • Daydreaming breaks • Spa day

Rein • Veggie • Reining-disaster • #brain and brawn {interactions Rein}

Canon Non-Canon Misc/TBD

Muddy troubles • Keeping a light on

Saramus • Celeste • theredconqueror • #a curious face close to home {Interactions Valrys/Saramus}

Canon Non-Canon Misc/TBD

Wine and questions

Val • Xy • elgarnanowned • #of gods and better people {Interactions Val}

Canon Non-Canon Misc/TBD

Little flirts • Holiday flirts

Emmrich • Law • fadewalking • #wispful adventures {Interactions Emmrich/Law}

Canon Non-Canon Misc/TBD

Fresh wounds, hidden pain

[reining-disaster]

@frigiddetective asked: "When did you get this?"

The scar on his face.

He was always worried someone would ask about that one. His hand twitched, instincts telling him to grab her wrist and pull her away from tracing it, but he allowed her hand to stay. Rein trusted Neve. He knew she wouldn't hurt him.

"It's... A reminder. From my punishers. I'm not allowed back where I was born because of a crime I committed. One I'd take back if I could, but... Maybe not for the reasons I should..." He gulped, looking in her dark eyes. He was letting her in.

[reining-disaster]

Rein shook a little as she hugged him, burying his strong face into her shoulder, "Neve..." He said softly, "They... They killed her... To punish me... And it's all my fault..." He gripped the back of her top and inhaled sharply, "I never cared about the exile. I never cared about the scar on my face... They punished me in a way I could never recover..."

It explained why he was so fiercely protective. Why he loved so intensely and unwaveringly. Why he fought so hard, why he shielded so often. No one was going to hurt any of his team. These were his friends. His found family. Neve was one of his favorite people on the planet.

He took a breath and backed away, hands on her shoulders, "She... Didn't know what was happening. She was deaf..." He sighed, "I know what I did was... But they-... Why didn't they...?" His eyes searched Neve's, needing her to understand. Begging her to understand what he was trying to ask. Why wasn't it him? Why was it her?

Though, through all of this, her silence as she listened, her insisting that he'd fit into her group. It... Helped. It made him feel good. Like he mattered more than just a leader. He really felt like a friend when she spoke to him. Like she gave him all her attention. That was rare. It brought a softness to his grieving face, "I'm... Sorry..."

[frigiddetective]

Neve was perhaps too feeling. It was her greatest weakness. Even for the tiniest of sorrows her heart bled, guiding others grief into her bones where it rested for eternity. As such Reins sorrow, his grief, his loss, sunk deep into her past the tears on her shirt. She felt it as if it was her own but she knew it wasn't the same. Neve didn't feel sorry for him, she felt furious. But nothing could be done. Her fury would sit flickering as it always did, waiting to be snuffed for however long that took. But instead of waiting for the harsh smothering of the flame inside her, she could let it more calmly go out.

When she lost Brom she felt like the grief wasn't hers to have. Rana had lost so much more and bleed so much more heavily for a man who'd they'd never see again. Neve was angry but anger didn't help. It didn't calm the flame and it didn't make things easier on her beloved friend. But she had managed to find her peace. To grieve without letting the rage of loss consume her. That little powerful secret she'd discovered to sooth herself was remembrance. Though they may take the person from you they could never take that memory. No one could deny you that.

"Cruelty rarely cares for fairness or compassion, that's what makes it cruel." She spoke softly, stroking his back lightly. It was horrible but executions always were. She'd maybe seen one that, while still fucked, she would consider 'fair'. Someone had gotten caught freeing slaves and was sentenced to death. People demanded he be tortured, bled dry for the public to watch so a message could be sent. But his executioner had decided to send the man out with grace. They let him pray, allowed him the decency of a nicer pair of commoners clothes, and gave him his last meal. Of course they still cut his head off and threw his body in the harbor for the fish to eat but at least his end was as close to 'nice' as it could be. Rein tormentors had wanted to send a message to him. They wanted to wound him and leave him with his guilt and pain. Death was a mercy but living with both guilt and loss was suffering, a punishment fit for someone you wanted to truly punish. What doubled that was the death being unjust on someone undeserving. If cruelty was art than his tormentors had been the finest painters who had ever lived.

"But I know that doesn't mean much besides in poetry and, to be fair, I don't think poetry is really comforting. They took from you, they snuffed out a light in your life and knew what they were doing. The best way I can think to make right is to not let that light die like they wanted. Remember her, make sure her name isn't lost and remember her for who she was not how she died. Live and experience everything you wished she could and all that they took from her." These word weren't entirely hers. Some of it was Dorian lamenting about losing his father, a little was Maevaris who had lost plenty in her life, a touch was Ashur who had tried to console her and other dragons when ever they lost people, some of it was even Rana as she talked about Brom. Neve knew what she wanted to do, but she didn't know if Rein would be agreeable to it.

"If you want we can take a trip down to Dock Town. I've got the money to spare so we can get a light for her for the Wall of Light and I'll always make sure its lit for her. I know its not much but its something at least." Neve would stay true to her word. She kept Broms light on and she would keep Rein's friend's too. It wasn't as fancy or grand as some gestures, but it was meaningful. It gave her light a spot to call home, a place to be seen, and Neve was hoping it might at least bring her friend a bit of comfort.

[bloodydifficult]

neve tops

[lmbibitor]

“can mutuals dm you?” my mutuals can fire me from a cannon through a brick wall, looney tunes style. as long as we’re all having fun

[frigiddetective]

Offering Neve a nairkiss! —@elgarnanowned

Warm brown eyes widened in momentary surprise before they turned to crescents as a tiny, absolutely dorky giggle took her over. It was such a cute gesture from anyone but it had to be from one of the bright elves who she just wanted to squish sometimes.

With a playful wink she blew a kiss back to Val before turning back around to try and avoid giggling like a school girl.

[elgarnanowned]

Val's tail flicked at the response, blush dusting their face and a smile. Neve looked so beautiful, sounded so perfect. Her voice had a beautiful rhythm. The laugh made their tail wag.

They didn't know what more to do, instead giving her a sweet kiss to the cheek and running off.

[frigiddetective]

Her cheeks hurt as they arched up due to the dopey smile that had taken its place on her face. It took everything in her power to not keel over due to the cuteness of the retreating tail attached to the just as adorable person. Neve perhaps stared at that fluffy tail a bit too long, suddenly becoming self conscious of the area she was staring at as well as her own un-satiable desire to bury her face in the no doubt plush fur. She was so taken by cute that she almost missed that she had been kissed. Mind racing she didn't chase after Val, instead needing some time to process and not implode into a million shards of ice.

[frigiddetective]

{{As if my luck could not get ANY worse, I sliced my finger open on a box and am now typing weird as fuck.

[frigiddetective]

The feel of the weapons

May of May not have spun her around in my main game save for this

The Scepters. Neve is impartial to weapons that are mobile as well as multi-functional. Her line of work isn't very agreeable with dragging around a staff and she also just never felt comfortable with one so scepters were the logical choice. As much a fashion statement as a tool they fit her perfectly and came in a wide variety of make and function. Even before she lost her leg she favored them however losing her leg made her even more dependent on them, favoring function over style and using the ones that offered the most in the smallest package.

This leads to the two of her scepters she favors the most: Serpents tail and Snake's Eye. While she does adore her other scepters these two hold special places for her. Both can be used easily and seemlessly as canes and are easy to hold as well as grab. Outside of magic they are also much more suited for Neve's particular style of self defense. Bonking someone with a staff isn't very subtle or personal. She also doesn't exactly have the strength to choke someone out with it and with her missing leg she can't keep her balance well enough to truly be a threat with it. But her scepters? Needle like points under a good point of leverage makes for a lethal weapon regardless of flare or force. If someone gets to close all she has to do is make a pointed swing or jab and then suddenly they aren't her problem. She doesn't need to fiddle with a dagger or reach for any defensive measure when she already has more than enough danger in both her hand and veins. Mages don't need a staff, or scepter, to be dangerous but a little bit of an edge is always helpful. They enable her to subtly take people down, with or without magic, without excess baggage of weight.

When your on the streets how obvious you are matters as well as how obvious your weapons are. Everyone expects a dagger but a scepter that could easily be tucked under a coat? One that looks like an overly gaudy cane for the girl missing her leg? That goes under the radar. No one cares or notices just how sharp the tip is until its too late.

Tagged by: @bloodofoldtevinter

Tagging: ANYONE WITH A CHARACTER WITH AN ODDLY SPECIFIC WEAPON and @reining-disaster

[frigiddetective]

I don't really do Munday, by have my rook Enoki

I may never rp her but I absolutely love her