10. if inquisition operated like da:o, what would their gift items be? What would their approval and disapproval Feast Day items be?
i actually think about this so much….. because merilin isn’t very materialistic at all. she’s definitely one of those people who are AWFUL when it comes to buying them gifts bc she’s just so listless with her interests.
BUT, as far as general gifts go, i can see an inquisitor stacking up her favor by gifting her novelty items usually associated with either alienage or dalish culture because who else are you gonna give em to?? sera and solas dont want anything to do with either group lol. no matter what you think she feels about elves, she’s homesick as hell
a rivaini seer’s cowl could be her feast day approval item (it might boost her magic resistance too or something), and her disapproval item would probably be some book titled “infanticide and the second exalted march” ksjdfkjasdhlkjfshgkjsfhsjkh
12. do they believe the herald of andraste is really the herald of andraste?
merilin’s feelings about faith are so fucking complicated she just…… prefers not to think too hard about it. even when she’s called herald of andraste, the only reason she backs it up is because she’s thinking pragmatically that she’s going to need all the chantry support she can get to do anything efficiently
if you like. sat her down and MADE her try to come up with an answer, she’ll struggle for a while and then say,,,,,, they probably aren’t. but she really couldn’t care less, because to her, the herald IS the herald so long as people simply believe they are, not just because the maker chose them personally. the truth hardly matters when anyone can (and will) interpret facts however they like to suit their whims
14. what nickname does varric give them?
i’m no expert on his nicknaming practices, but i always thought it’d be somthing like “mom”, or just anything that pokes fun at the fact that she really does just…. mother and fret over others and doesn’t even realize it.
i actually remember discussing this with @chestoftheages once though, and they pointed out that varric tends to give elven girls nicknames related to flowers, and suggested “thistle” because they’ve got nice pretty flowers, but barbs that cling to folks and prick them too.
i’m pretty undecided on a nickname overall, and will probably leave it up to any varric mun i thread with in the future to decide lol