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inquisition countdown meme ➸ 25 days

How would you describe their clothing style? Do they have a favorite outfit?

artaius likes anything that hides his face, especially his vallaslin, well. hoods, cloaks, and scarves are abundant in his meager wardrobe. he only has one pair of boots, which, despite their ragged state, have done their duty throughout years. artaius refuses to wear anything else. his tag over on my inspo blog has examples of a few things he’d wear.

zeta likes wearing long skirts and dresses, mostly because their hips are too wide to fit anything else. they also like flowing tunics and leather pants (if they fit well). they often have a multiple satchels strapped to their legs and waist, mainly for gathering herbs. their tag over on my inspo blog has examples of a few things they’d wear.

nisrin loves native rivaini garb, and her wardrobe shows it. she tends to treat her body as a canvas, decorating it with an array gold and silver jewelry to light fabric and low cut tops. she likes anything that exposes her midriff and is easily moveable. her tag over on my inspo blog has examples of a few things she’d wear.

rho’s wardrobe is comprised of simple clothing. she doesn’t like anything too elaborate (she absolutely abhors the dresses she has to wear to the orlesian balls), so her common outfit is a pair of earthy colored cotton leggings or pants with an off-white tunic over it. shoes are a thing rho wears only when needed, as she prefers to feel the ground she walks on. she accentuates everything she wears with flowers, no matter the season. her tag over on my inspo blog has examples of a few things she’d wear.

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For your Inquisitors: ♟

♟- a time they’ve felt powerless

nisrin felt powerless pretty much throughout the entirety of her adolescence. she wasn't allowed to make the majority of her decisions; she wasn't allowed to leave the house/brothel without explicit explanations of where she was going, who she was meeting, what was she doing etc. etc. nisrin's put all of that behind her and she's been so much happier without the constant eyes watching her every move.

zeta felt powerless the first time they displayed their magical ability. they couldn't hide it, with their entire family sans their two younger brothers witnessing the display. a gloom settled over the entire family after the initial shock wore off, because they knew, they knew zeta would have to be taken to the circle or taken someplace else. regardless, zeta would be taken away from them, and they away from zeta. and there was absolutely nothing any of them could do about it, no matter the amount of magical power that zeta possessed. 

artaius felt powerless when the alienage that he was staying in for a time was raided, and the people he'd made some sort of bond with, the only people in his life that he'd ever truly bonded with, were either jailed, tortured, or killed. there was absolutely nothing he could do about it, either, except hide and hope that he wasn't discovered. that event is also the one thing artaius deeply regrets, beyond anything else horrible in his life.

rho felt powerless the moment she was named the keeper's first. she made it very clear to the keeper and the rest of her clan that she wanted no such role, and that the clan as a whole would be better off finding a dalish mage from another clan (this was also one of the only times that rho voiced her opinion so forcefully). rho did not want to be defined solely by her arcane abilities, but unfortunately from that point on, she was.

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inquisition countdown meme ➸ 26 days

How does your character speak? What are their mannerisms like? What kind of first impression do they give people?

rho has a very calming quality to her voice. it's by no means in the deep soothing register, but rather a high alto, bordering soprano. her's is the perfect voice to read you to sleep. she doesn't talk much, many don't know what to expect from her, but people are normally pleasantly surprised.

nisrin's voice is loud, the majority of her speech in front the of her face, and always has some sort of sarcastic lilt to it. at times she speaks very quickly, in an almost staccato way. she often uses her hands when she speaks, a habit she's had since childhood.

zeta has a deep, strong, and assertive voice. thinks viola davis' voice with a slight antivan accent. zeta seems intimidating to many who first meet them, but once they start speaking, people realize that they're kind, but doesn't play around.

artaius' voice is attractive to some, with it being extremely low in the bass register and having a slight rasp. he likes to have something in his hands when he talks to people, as he hates wasting his time. his voice changes when people talk to him without an objective, too, and it's extremely recognizable. artaius isn't he most approachable person due to his demeanor, and his dismissive way of talking goes along with that.

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inquisition countdown meme ➸ 27 days

Does your character have any prominent/meaningful scars or tattoos? How or why did they get them? How about piercings?

rho doesn't have any tattoos and only minor scars and calluses on her feet.

artaius’ vallaslin is dark brown and honors the dalish god falon’din. he also has multiple scars along his hands and arms that came from living in the forest by himself, along with calluses on his fingers from the constant use of his bow.

nisrin is a piercing addict. she has multiple gold piercings both in her ears (a gold capping at the tips of both and three studs in each), a stud in the right side of her nose, and two rings on her left eyebrow. as far as body piercings go, she only currently has a bellybutton piercing (she likes to decorate it with dangling accessories, especially when she wears tops that show her midriff) but nipple piercings are very likely in the near future. nisrin has a few scars as well, most from after she joined the mercenary group. there is one nasty scar from one time a customer decide to cut her along her hips whilst in the mist of his session. she banned knifeplay after that.

zeta only has scars and calluses, mostly from the physical labor they did before joining the inquisition. they have a thick scar perpendicular to their right eyebrow, a jagged scar under their left breast, and multiple smaller but distinct scars on their legs.

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Ava's scarf used to belong to her mother, but when her mother got gravely ill one winter a couple of years prior to DAI Ava took the scarf from her parents' aravel and wore it everywhere, even to bed, for weeks. When her mother got back on her feet Ava had a hard time giving the scarf back and her mother let her keep it. She now wears it for good luck and almost feels naked without it.

artaius has never met his parents, seeing as he was left in one of the lavellan aravels as an infant. deep down it bothers him, and he wonders what they were like, what they looked like. he realizes it's asinine to want to know, seeing as those people left a baby, not even a month old, with a clan of dalish elves. but it doesn't stop him from wondering.

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Sometimes Maeve will fall asleep in front of the fireplace. Documented papers are stacked in neat piles around her, as well as an inkwell and a feathered quill not to far from reach. Almost as if her last thought was to put it where she couldn't accidentally knock it.

artaius falls asleep in the oddest of places. he has no preference in the amount of space that he naps in, so he's been found on the roof of skyhold to the large cupboards in the kitchen.

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inquisition countdown meme ➸ 28 days

Describe your Inquisitor’s Physical Characteristics? Any traits of theirs they like? Any they dislike? (If you have any drawings of them show them off! Or show them off again!)

rho has brown skin, dark brown eyes, a large nose, and big ears. her head is topped by a large afro which is usually decorated with bits and pieces of nature (twigs, flowers, leaves, etc etc). she’s also relatively tall for an elf. there’s nothing in particular that she likes or dislikes about herself physically. pictures of her are located here.

nisrinis on the shorter side of qunari, a factor from the elven ancestry on her father’s side, but still taller than a human. she has vibrant purple eyes, bronze skin, large lips, and long white hair that she ties into a braid behind her horns, which are relatively short and are close to her skill. her body is mostly lean muscle, due to her closely watching her weight. nisrin is quick to say that she loves absolutely everything about herself. however, she dislikes that she gains weight so easily and quickly. pictures of her are located here.

zeta's most prominent physical feature are their long black dreadlocks which are normally tied up with ribbons or leather bands for easy mobility. they have forest green eyes, prominent cheekbones, a sharp jaw, wide hips, ample breasts. zeta likes their facial structure, but loathes their breast and hip size, seeing as they cause them so much pain. pictures of them are located here.

artaius is oddly built for an elf. his broad shoulders sits atop a v-shaped torso, with well-built muscles along it. he has large feet, a strong jaw, an obscenely straight nose, large eyebrows, and gold eyes. he has long black hair that is kept out of his way with a leather tie. artie dislikes his foot size. he thinks they’re too large for an elf, not that he’d ever admit it. pictures of him are located here.

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inquisition countdown meme ➸ 29 days

What race and class is your Inquisitor? What is your and their reason for that class? How do they feel about it?

rho is an elf mage, nisrin is a qunari (vashoth if we're being technical) rogue, artaius is an elf rogue, and zeta is a human mage. my mage inquisitors had no choice in their classes, seeing as they were born with their powers. rho is comfortable with her powers than zeta, who was driven out of their home due to the manifestation of their powers. artie was trained to be a dalish hunter, hence the archer abilities. he also spent most of his time in hiding in both cities and forests after he was exiled from his clan, so his rogue abilities served him well. nisrin likes things that are convenient, such as a dagger in her boot or keeping a vial of poison in her breastband, and being a rogue provides her with that trait.