Gonna talk about my Cannon Rook and Dragon age a lot on here so I’m introducing Anna “Taron” de Riva!!! I love her so much and the questions are from @pinkhallaclub
inspired by @cassieuncaged's BG3 Character Development Questions but for Rook instead!
1: Where in the Thedas is your Rook from?
2: What i
1)Where in the Thedas is your Rook from?
Anna is born and raise in Tevinter, specifically from Minrathous until she was 13-15 years old
2)What is your character’s alignment?
Chaotic neutral or true neutral. Anna will do whatever she believes is right, even if it seems wrong to others and will be really reckless/won’t think before doing. At least at the beginning of the game
4)If your Rook was companion, where would they be found?
She would be found in Minrathous on a contract, kinda. The “contract” is actually one she failed a year or two ago, before the game story takes place of course, and her mentor was killed by the man/contract she was supposed to kill and has finally found him again after that failure
5)What emotion did they usually pick?
Mostly the sarcasm/sassy ones and the stoic/serious ones
6)What companion are you platonically close with?
I would say Anna is close to Davrin and Bellara the most. After spending time with Davrin, she sees him as a genuine chill guy and not as bad as she thought for a Warden. And sees Bellara as a younger sister, like having Bellara ramble to her about anything
7)Romantically close with?
8)Who are they suspicious of?
Neve only cause she doesn’t trust any mages from Minrathous
9)Does your Rook get along with their chosen Faction?
Yes but after the fucking up the Talons operation, its now a “meh”, but slowly getting along again
10)Are they proficient in playing any instruments?
Yes, Anna plays a elven bass, specifically her father’s bassve
Dagger and elemental orb, does use a staff from time to time tho. Uses thunder magic but knows a few neurotic spells
12)What is their orientation?
13)What are their thoughts on killing? Is it a necessary evil or do they enjoy it?
I mean to her it’s a necessary cause she is a Crow but if it’s not for her job, she still will depend on the situation
14)What hobbies does your Rook have?
Anna plays music and dances, training either her fighting skills or magic, reads but not as much, gambling in card games and making bets with her fellow Crows, cooking, making poisons and alchemy, and origami
15)What NPCs do they like? Which one's do they dislike?
Anna loves Antoine and Evka and is she is honestly surprised to get along well with the Wardens. Has a love/hate relationship with Viago, sees her as a brother but after sending her away, Anna is piss with him still but their relationship gets better later on in the story. Love Teia but who doesn’t love Teia. Kinda hates Illario but not really at the same time. Really hates the First Warden and Governor Ivenci but yet again she hates politicians/military
16)Do they have a favorite creature in the Thedas?
Likes snakes, halla, and birds
17)Do they enjoy life as an adventurer?
She does, especially when Anna is traveling with Varric to find Solas cause it’s not her typical contract
18)What would your Rook be doing if they weren't recruited by Varric?
Honestly, she would probably be either kick out by crows or might even be kill by them. Or she would still be finding that failed “contract”
19)How do you think they'll meet their end?
Either old age or on a contract
20)Would they side with Solas or fight him?
Anna would fight him for sure
21)What is your Rook's favorite ability?
22)What languages is your character fluent in?
Common tongue and Tevinter, some Antivan, and a bit of elvish. But she knows every curse word lol
23)What do they do after an absolute crisis?
She will keep acting her usual self, until Anna is by herself and she will just yell and scream and cry
24)Does your character believe in the afterlife?
25)What specialization best represents your Rook?
Spellblade cause it was specialise with the Crows but it also works for her story too
26)What animal best represents your Rook?
27)What was their life like before the events of Veilguard?
Lived in Minrathous for 13-15 years, jump on a boat and landed in Trevio, robbed people including Viago, was brought in to the crows by Viago, Viago and someone else(don’t know his name yet)train Anna, loses her other mentor due to her mistakes on a contract, meets Lucanis and gets along with him, Anna gets captured by the Venatori while finding the contract, and gets magic at the age of 32 because of the Venatori
28)Is your character the de facto leader of the party? Or do they consider someone else to be the leader?
Took charge as soon as when Varric ask her to, but Anna is starting to regret it/thinks she is a awful leader after the dragon attack and Weisshaupt
29)If you could choose a different faction for your Rook, which one would they have joined and why?
Anna would either join the Shadow Dragons or Lords of Fortune. For the Shadow Dragons: if she had stayed in Minrathous longer, Anna would have found out about them and joined. For Lords of Fortune: would have probably ended up there instead, Anna didn’t know where the boat would have taken her when she snuck on
30)What's your favorite thing about your Rook?
Anna’s sassness and her relationships with the characters(and looks cause god damn she is fine)