Heros of Thedas

Sideblog for my Wardens, Champions and Inquisitors. I'm Fox, Canadian Bit new to the whole gaming thing, but I'm getting there. Blog for my lame Dragon Age OC fanfic

[bluerose5]

Shoutout to all of the Wardens who are in a monogamous relationship with Zevran, shoutout to all of the Wardens who are in a polyamorous relationship with Zevran, shoutout to all of the Wardens who are in an open relationship with Zevran, shoutout to all of the Wardens who are in a platonic relationship with Zevran...

Just any Warden who loves that Crow in any capacity, I appreciate you.

[zevraholics]

ZevWarden Week, anyone??

👀Details coming soon…. (Follow for updates!)

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OC Codex Prompts

I’ll be honest, I’m mostly writing this because I’m trying to come up with codex entries for my ocs and this gives me a good way to think about what kinds there are.  but hey, reblog, ask for a number and an OC?  or add your own.  whatever floats your boat.  written with Dragon Age OCs in mind.

an overheard conversation about your OC

a letter written by your OC’s family member

a report written by your OC’s teacher or mentor

a letter from your OC to their love interest

letters between two of your OC’s companions about them

someone describing a time your OC helped them

someone describing a time your OC hurt them

your OC’s doctor/healer talking about their injuries

a future historian’s account of your OC’s actions

a description of your OC by someone who hates them

your OC’s description of their game’s events

your OC overheard while drunk

transcript of an interview with your OC

your OC talking about your favorite quest

a letter to your OC from a companion they haven’t seen in a while

a conversation between your OC and their best friend

a description of your OC’s family by a future historian

[questionsforyourocs]

which oc has the longest hair, and where does it go down to?

[raymurata]

Can’t you see that it’s just rainin’ Ain’t no need to go outside

[rederiswrites]

Zevran dropped from the window sill silently, moved to the bed silently. But he didn’t want to kill the man in his sleep. No, he wanted him to know, first.

The Crow master woke with a drop of his blood already forming on the tip of Zevran’s dagger. He opened his mouth, presumably to shout for his guards, but Zevran twisted the blade a little. 

“Ah ah ah–do not bother, please. They are sleeping very deeply. Though I suppose you may test if you wish.”

The master squinted, peering into the depths of his hood, so Zevran used his free hand to push it back.

“You! The snot-nosed little braggart. I thought you got yourself killed in Ferelden.”

Zevran smiled. “Sadly for you, it was not yet my time. I paid for Rinna’s death in life. It falls to you to pay in death.”

Clearly, the man still didn’t believe his end was here.

“Rinna? Who…the little elven pretender?! She was nothing.”

“Ah yes, she was nothing, and I was nothing, and you, you are nothing. It is as you said. My turn will come someday. But as it transpires, yours will come first. For Rinna. And for me.”

And because he was no longer half so interested in bragging as in doing, Zevran ran the blade up through the man’s chin and into his skull. He took a moment to watch shock fade to blankness before he turned to leave.

[dmonfoxfire]

I got a commission from @ketsie of my Grey Warden Era'falon Mahariel!!!! I love this so much my asshole son looks so gorgeous!!

[inquisitorblackfox]

@becausedragonage

[dalishious]

Canonical Herbalism in Thedas

All information is taken from in-game item descriptions, codex entries, war table missions, and extended lore material (such as the RPG book.)

Three unnamed “rare bulbs”: Used for distilling potions and salves. Found in the Frostback Mountains.  

Amrita Vein: The roots are one of the only sources of water in the deserts in which it grows. It is a component of many elemental resistance potions.

Arbor Blessing: Can only be found in the wild, as it is difficult to cultivate. It has a wide range of uses when combined with other ingredients, (from confusion, to healing,) but not on its own.

Deathroot: For centuries the Chasind have used distillation of deathroot bulbs to induce vivid hallucinations in which they seek mystic knowledge, as an alternative to the Fade. It can also be used as a sleep aid. On the opposite end, concentrated, deathroot extract is severely poisonous and a favourite tool of the Antivan Crows. There are two kinds of Deathroot: Arcanist Deathroot, the common kind, and Lunatic’s Deathroot, which has the severe effect of hallucination-driven fits of rage.

Deep Mushroom: Chewing on deep mushrooms can help regain vitality/stamina. Deep mushrooms are found underground, near lyrium veins. The Dwarves of Orzammar farm them and regularly include them in their food. This is far safer than their other way of acquiring it, which is to send the Casteless into the Deep Roads to search for them amidst the Darkspawn. Like elfroot, there are actually a number of different kinds of Deep Mushrooms: Blightcap, Ghoul’s Mushroom, and Brimstone Mushroom being poisonous.

Dragonthorn: Adding dragonthorn leaves to a potion can help enhance and stabilize other ingredient properties.

Elfroot: The primary ingredient in most healing potions and salves. Rubbing the juice of the roots over a wound will numb the pain and speed up the healing. Chewing on it can help with a number of common ailments, such as headaches, indigestion, and hoarse throats. It is extremely common throughout Thedas. Also known as canavaris, there are actually a number of different kinds of elfroot: Bitter, Gossamer, and Royal Elfroot.

Embrium: Has a healing fragrance that helps with diseases of the lung. (Possibly asthma?) There are two kinds of Embrium: Salubrious and Dark, the later having magical properties.

Felandaris: Elvhen for “Demon weed.” Felandaris only grows where the veil is thin. It can be added to elemental resistance potions.

Felicidus Aria: An extremely rare flower with roots that are the key component to Ambrosia. It takes dozens of plants for just a small vial.

Foxite: When distilled, can be used as a concentrator to strengthen the effects of healing potions and salves. (As well as poison.) Common in Ferelden.

Heatherum: When distilled, can be used as a concentrator to strengthen the effects of healing potions, poultices and salves. (As well as poison.) Common in Ferelden.

Madcap Bulb: Consuming or inhaling in a mist form causes confusion.

Prophet’s Laurel: A long-time known healing herb used in poultices, tinctures, and incense.

Rashvine: Can be used in salves that harden the skin and gives elemental resistance. Causes itchy, red sores when coming in contact with skin on its own. If its poison gets into the blood, it causes calcification and turns the skin grey. It is commonly found in patches throughout marshes.

Rashvine Nettle: While the plan burns the skin, it has no effect on the tongue. It also has no taste. It is the main ingredient in dispelling grenades.

Redmoss: Grows in the Wandering Hills and possesses restorative properties when dried, but must be paired with silverite and elfroot extract to counter fatal toxicity.

Spindleweed: A palliative herb, commonly used in a folk remedy for helping the physically and mentally ill in relation to age. It is also used in a “new type of healing salve” to help treat wounds caused by demons.

Vandal Aria: A relative to Felicidus Aria. It is the only plant that can grow in blighted land, and as such may possess taint resistance? 

Witherstalk: The sap is widely used as a contraceptive, but only effective when fresh. It can also be used in elemental resistances, and to increase the effectiveness of confusion poisons. Witherstalk can only be found in desert areas.

[maelerie]

Send me two characters or more and a prompt and I’ll write you a short fic

1. “Are you drunk?”

2. “You’re too young to hate the world.”

3. “I don’t want your pity, I want your absence.”

4. “We’re designed to be disposable.”

5. “There’s blood on my/your hands.”

6. “Could you be any louder?”

7. “I’ve never killed anyone before.”

8. “Your smile is not as bright as it used to be.”

9. “Don’t call me that!”

10. “Please don’t make me socialize.”

11. “Same time tomorrow?”

12. “I’ve been buying the wrong underwear.”

13. “How can anyone not be afraid of love?”

14. “You’re supposed to talk me out of this.”

15. “That was a perfect example of how not to do things.”

16. “If you want, we could go together?”

17. “I have contemplated becoming a hermit.”

18. “I’m alive… I can tell because of the pain.”

19. “Maybe you’re not thinking hard enough.”

20. “It’s 8:30, I have a hangover and you’re annoying me.”

21. “No one has a heart of stone.”

22. “Can I open my eyes yet?”

23. “So much for not getting involved.”

24. “I will if you will.”

25. “My nightmares are usually about losing you.”

26. “I didn’t intend to kiss you.”

27. “Can we go someplace high so I can jump off it?”

28. “I didn’t lose it, I just misplaced it.”

29. “Prepare to be amazed.”

30. “I’m fine.”

31. “Where’s your God now?”

32. “I’d ask you to stay but I don’t like you.”

33. “Something about you makes me want to commit extreme violence.”

34. “It’s not like I missed you or anything.”

35. “You look like a monkey who’s been strategically shaved.”

36. “Everything was fine, until you showed up.”

37. “Can you just shut up for five minutes?”

38. “Never mind, the moment’s gone.”

39. “You’re an idiot. I’ve met smarter sandwiches.”

40. “I believe you dropped this.”

41. “What are you doing in my house?”

42. “I don’t know if I should kiss you or slap you.”

43. “Why are you/we whispering?”

44. “If you really loved me there wouldn’t be a choice.“

45. “I think I made a mistake.”

46. “Shut up, I am a delight!”

47. “I can think of a million places I’d rather be right now.”

48. “Now, just hold on a diddly darn minute.”

49. “It sounds like you’re trying to convince yourself.“

50. “Why does anyone have to be naked?”

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Hey, while I’m waiting for my new stylus to come in (bestbuy tells me saturday), I want to do some writing!!

[closetfullofghosts]

*rubs my elvish hands all over ur orlesian finery* does this upset you

[safetytank]

some info on DA griffons, for those of you writing griffon-related content

(all taken from the Last Flight tie-in novel) (non-plot spoilers, obvs)

majority are gray (hence the Wardens name) but can also come in pure or combinations of brown, white, black, and gold/fawn in spots, stripes, and brindled patterns

average 12 feet (about 3 and a half meters) long, weigh in the ballpark of 1,000 pounds (453 and a half kilos) with males often a lil larger than the females

are AGGRESSIVE AS FUCK like i cannot emphasize this enough these are APEX PREDATORS and they will MAUL THINGS when they are bothered/threatened

flirt with each other by presenting their prospective mate with food items

lay eggs rather than give live births, despite their back halves being traditionally lion-ish

only number given for a clutch is 13, so no idea if that’s average or an outlier but there you go

eggs are described as “pearly bluish white, whorled with irregular swirls of black and gently tapered on one end. Each was large enough to fill both [sic] hands together”

are carnivorous and require entire freshly-slaughtered goats and other livestock to keep them fed

require brushing and cleaning inspections by their handlers to ensure no important feathers have been damaged & to get all the layers of dander and any unpleasantness from the last battle out of their coats before it can cause infections

like to pee on things to scent-mark their territory. since they can also fly, you can probably guess where this is going

there’s a reason the Wardens have specifically-assigned people to mind the aviaries and clean out all the blood/bones/poops/urine on the regular

though griffons can told up to two heavily-armored passengers, preference in selecting riders is given to lightweight archers & mages due to the necessity of being able to cause damage from a distance

(this is not to say dwarves don’t get to ride them, they absolutely do, the Warden-Commander of Antiva during the Exalted Age rode one)

after training to get used to the presence of wings by using horses with wooden planks attached to their saddles, prospective riders get a little test-run in the form of a tandem ride with an experienced griffon-wrangler in order to ensure the recruit doesn’t have anything like motion sickness or vertigo that would make further training entirely pointless

partnerships are formed by taking some unpaired griffons and some recruits who passed their Puke Assessment and essentially setting them free to wander amongst each other in the hopes of something magical happening

griffons whose riders have perished will be reassigned to a new one. this is common enough that all but one of the leading cast’s griffons in LF have had previous partners

fuck up a darkspawn’s day by tearing them apart with their forelegs and talons, though special care has to be taken not to bite anything since they will get the Blight and die painfully from self-imposed injuries trying to rip the taint out of their own bodies

^ to this extent, Wardens will even sometimes put beak muzzles on them to keep them from ingesting any spawny bits

past generations of Wardens have attempted to put griffons through the Joining. for the aforementioned reasons, this did Not Go Well and had a 100% “horrible agonizing death” rate

outside of their flying mounts, the Wardens don’t really have any way of engaging the Archdemon while it’s flapping around being a nuisance

can be used for wartime tactics such as bombing runs, supply drops, airlifting civilians out of danger, & expedited message-carrying

good for morale because they just look really fucking cool you guys

just, so cool

so cool

[caydesixs]

Grey Warden Classes:

In Peace, Vigilance. In War, Victory. In Death, Sacrifice

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💭 Charan or Falon!

Charan Surana, a Circle mage and an elf. What must it have been like, locked up in a tower surrounded by elves and humans? Did he ever miss his family? 

My father was a shapeshifter, too. Maybe I can ask Charan what it’s like. I could ask him what it’s like to be

- From the private papers of Warden-Commander Theron Mahariel

[earthlynation-blog]

Arctic Wolf. Photo by Neil Robertson

[ivycrowned]

Zevran Inquisition Party Banter Part 2

potential DA:O and DA:I spoilers below. Read at your own risk. 

Cole

Zevran: I have noticed that you have been staring at me for quite some time my friend. Truly this is a face to be marveled at! But you did not strike me as the type. 

Cole: I don’t understand… you smile and laugh, but you aren’t happy. 

Zevran: … Ah, I see. It will be alright. 

Cole: I don’t know how to help. 

—-

Zevran: What is on your mind, my friend?

Cole: She looks at me with fire in her eyes and opens her dress. Soft skin, soft hair. Warm and present. Real and relief and riveting. This is real. This is real. Silver and blood. Blinding, bared, blasted. It’s what I’m good at… Why did you sleep with her if you were going to kill her?

Zevran: Ah. Perhaps I will tell you when you are older. 

if Varric is in the party

Varric: And here I thought we couldn’t get any more messed up. 

if Cassandra is in the party. 

Cassandra: (disgusted noise)

if Iron Bull is in the party

Iron Bull: I’m not having that conversation. 

—-

Cole: Zevran. What is ‘the bird and the bee’?

Zevran: Ah! Well, you see, when a man and a woman – or a man and a man, or a woman and a woman – or any two discerning parties really –

if Varric is in the party

Varric: Slow down, Tweety! You’re just gonna confuse the kid. 

if Solas is in the party

Solas: Do not.

otherwise;

Inquisitor: We are not having this conversation right now. 

Zevran: (sighs) Well my friend, I did try. 

Cole: I like bees. But they don’t like jars… 

—-

Iron Bull

Zevran: You are not like the Qunari I have known in the past. 

Iron Bull: It’s because I’m bigger, right? Look at these muscles. This rippling physique. 

Zevran: (laughs) Oh trust me, my friend, I am. 

—-

Iron Bull: You were one of the Crow’s?

Zevran: It has been some time, my friend, but yes. I would say they treated me well, alas, it’s come to my attention that lying is a sin thanks to our dear Cassandra. Why so interested?

Iron Bull:  The Ben-Hassrath could know more about the Crows. 

Zevran: Well I haven’t given then a reason to be angry in a while – if, that is, they ever stopped. Ask all you like!

—-

Iron Bull: Zevran. 

Zevran: You seem upset my horny friend. What troubles you?

Iron Bull: That last battle. When I had three of those ‘vints lined up. 

Zevran: Ah, yes! Thank you. That made it much easier to kill them. 

Iron Bull: (grunts) Stop stealing my kills. What is it with you rogues?

—-

Vivienne

Zevran: Viv, my dear –

Vivienne: It is Madame De Fer. Not ‘Viv’ or any other nickname you might find yourself tempted to bestow. 

Zevran: Ah, well, in that case please do call me ‘Zev’. At least one of us must ignore all propriety if you and I are to get to know one another better. 

Vivienne: I know you as well as I care to, darling. Don’t press your luck.

—-

Zevran: My dear Madame De Fer, you must tell me your secret. 

Vivienne: (sighs) Whatever do you mean?

Zevran: Why, how you drive men wild with just a glare. It’s truly fascinating. 

Vivienne: It’s a natural talent. 

Zevran: One you wield like an elegant blade. Truly, it is to be admired.

Vivienne: Keep trying, dear. 

—-

Vivienne: Am I to take it you… like your hair like that, darling?

Zevran: Who, me? I was starting to think I could use a change, actually. What would you recommend me, Dear Madame De Fer?

Vivienne: A trim at the very least. You’ve let yourself go. 

Zevran: (sighs) A sad day for many across Thedas, I’m sure. They shall have to take down the warnings they have of me at the borders! For shame, Zevran. 

Vivienne: (laughs)

[inquisitorblackfox]

family

Hinted Nathaniel Howe x Anders, definite MaharielxZevran, post DA2

Carver could with all honesty say he liked his life as a Warden, even if it had started on a bad note. Stroud had been nothing if not an unforgiving taskmaster, though not without reason. All of his hard work and tough never ending days under Strouds’ stern eye had landed him here after all.

Sitting across the fire wanting to gag at the sappiness of the Hero of Ferelden and his Antivan lover. But in the company of the Hero nonetheless.

The stories made him sound a lot more stern and commanding than the reality.

Mind you the stories also made him “sound ten feet tall and like he shoots lightning from his eyes” quote unquote their new commanding officer.

Still, Carver had expected more dignity than this. Though this was what made his life so happy now.

Keep reading

[inquisitorblackfox]

I FOUUUUND IT

[against-stars]

i am made of bullets; shrapnel. you are solar flares and soft lips —