#c: kellan

[edgarwayne]

@kellanxmurphy

Whiskey gummies

[reesekensington]

@atomiicas​

she was more than certain that this wasn’t what her sister had in mind exactly when she had concocted her dare but it had worked out somewhat well for her. at least she wasn’t stuck with someone that she truly loathed to the core or couldn’t be around without falling asleep. it was true that the majority of the time reese BARELY listened to what other people said, already swept up in her own version of events or her own thoughts but she had promised to make some kind of an effort -- she just hadn’t promised that it would last too long afterwards, that was something nobody could guarantee.

reese to isla: heading out on my date. better go shake down daniel ;) 

she had made an effort... she always did really. life was but a show and when she slid on her little black dress and heels and paired it with the right jacket she was sure that she was quite ready for the newest segment of her life and whatever went with it. she was true to her word, though. she wondered if kellan believed she was even going to turn up, never mind on time. it had been a long time since their last and first date and reese was sure that he probably had no DESIRE to go on another one. it was funny what morbid curiousity could do to a person.

“well,” she stopped when she reached him, standing a few steps away, brushing her long hair over her shoulders and peering at him through made up eyelashes, “i dressed up for you. do you LIKE it?”

[goldenaphrodite]

time: September 29th place: Asphodel status: closed: @bentbrokenbullets​

There wasn’t anything going on yet. He was having his dancers practice, set up for the night. In the mean time, between handling some issue between his escorts and ensuring the place would be ready when it needed to be, Marquis strolled around the place carefully. He knew it like the back of his hand; every nook and cranny didn’t escape his gaze. He had to, after all. It was his place of work, and what sort of employee would he be if he wasn’t familiar with the space? Tugging lightly on his shirt as he adjusted some of the dancers’ positioning, his eyes fell upon a particularly engrossed man, the way his eyes flitted between the medium in his lap and the dancers onstage.

Strolling over calmly, Marquis slid into the chair next to him, his piercing eyes trailing down to peer at the other’s work. “And what are you doing here? I don’t remember agreeing to someone drawing my dancers, and I certainly don’t see any drawings of me on there. A shame, really.” He hummed idly, leaning in to let his finger gently run along the other’s jawline.

“Name, please. I won’t ask twice. What’s your business here anyways? I don’t think we’re quite open just yet for the public, if that’s what you were interested in. But I’m sure with that adorable face of yours, the bodyguards just couldn’t help but let you in.” Marquis sighed, moving from his chair onto the armrest of the other man’s. He leaned in carefully, his eyes holding an amused glint in them. “So, tell me, what’s your reason then? I’ll promise not to be hurt that you’ve overlooked me if you tell me the truth.”

[edgarwayne]

He stirred his spoon continuously in his coffee cup, his gaze far away as Edgar was lost in thought.  He hadn’t even noticed the other vampire walk up until Kellan took the seat in front of him.  The younger vampire blinked in surprise, finally registering the face, when he gave a small smile.  “Kellan, hi.  Thanks for agreeing to meet me for coffee.”

@kellanxmurphy​

[edgarwayne]

Staring wide eyed at the various bouquets that sat in display outside, Edgar was starting to feel overwhelmed with so many options.  Would it be weird to just get them all?  Seeing someone walking down the sidewalk, he flagged down the older vampire.  “Hi, sorry, I just....do you think the multicolored roses are better or the sweet william and peonies?”  

 @kellanxmurphy​

[orodrethsgeek]

I’ve been listening to DA:I companion dialogue lately, and it got me thinking about cryptic comments Cole might make about Kellan, along with some party banter they might exchange. This was my NaNo project for the day and by Word’s count it comes up to 450 words. Some of them are exclusive to either Venturi Kellan or Hawke Kellan; those are noted in parentheses at the end; all others are generic enough to apply to both. (I love talking about my bab, so if anyone is interested in the details behind the comments or dialogue, please feel free to ask! :3)

Cryptic Comments

“Love makes a brand burning into the skin. She wanted submission but he shamed her instead.” (specific to Kellan Venturi)

“Wine words winding, wending, wanting through the years. Taste this, taste this, taste this, until he dreamed he could taste the enchanter’s tongue in the tannin.”

“The general tore away the place the mother once connected to. Friends tried to help, but healing left strange shadows on the soul. Sometimes he sees cities soaring, shining when he sleeps.” (specific to Kellan Hawke)

Party Banter

Cole: Dust motes dancing in the morning sun, creaking crates beneath building a crick in the back. He moves in time with the choir’s chanting, holy, holy, holy. You wanted him to save you, push out all the bad and fill you up with good, but that isn’t how people work.

Kellan: I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Cole: You’re lying.

(specific to Kellan Venturi)

Cole: Orsino didn’t fix you; you got that wrong, too.

Kellan: I do so love to be told when I’m wrong.

Cole: No, you don’t.

Kellan: No. I don’t.

Cole: He didn’t fix you because there was never anything to fix.

Kellan: Oh, we’re back to this, are we?

Cole: The songs made love sound sublime, but it only ever made you sick. Broken hearts and disappointed lovers; “what do you mean you’re ending it? I love you! Wasn’t I enough?”

Kellan: This conversation has certainly gone far past enough.

Cole: You finally felt it with him, but not because he changed you. You were always you, never broken, only different.

Kellan: That’s a matter of opinion.

Cole: No, it’s the truth. Maybe that’s why you don’t see it.

Cole: You never tell her that climbing the rigging makes your head spin.

Kellan: What, I’m supposed to be scared of heights now?

Cole: Not the height, no.

Cole: Crofter’s son whispers the secret, hugging the trunk of the old sycamore tree. Bile curdling in the belly, he’ll tell the templars, they’ll take Father away. He reaches up, fingers grasping for the branch above, arms not long enough. I can’t let him tell anyone.

Kellan: Oh.

Cole: You watched him fall, but you changed it in your head so that you pushed him.

Kellan: I did push him.

Cole: It was an old tree, rotting from the inside. The branch broke beneath his feet, and his neck broke on the way down. It wasn’t because of you.

Cole: The mast isn’t a tree, but the wind tugs you like it did back then, and you hear him screaming as he falls.

Cole: You should tell her. She wouldn’t make you go up if she knew.

(specific to Kellan Hawke)

[orodrethsgeek]

So as you may have noticed, I’ve fallen a bit in love with my latest Hawke, Kellan, and the relationship he has with Orsino. As usual, @robotslenderman came up with a great idea to solve a problem I wasn’t even fully aware I had: namely, that in both my canon DA:2 playthrough and our Solas Stays! Sableverse AU, Kellan Hawke does not exist. (My DA:2 canon is Aidan Hawke; Sableverse DA:2 canon is robotslenderman’s Marian Hawke.)

Says Dusty: would it be possible for him to exist as another character?

And thus, DA:2 Companion!Kellan was born. Backstory, recruitment mission, companion quests, and fate following endgame below the cut.

Backstory:

Kellan was born in 9:06 Dragon, not long after his mother, Lady Ambrei Venturi, scandalized the nobility of Kirkwall by marrying a penniless artist from Markham named Anthony Whalen. The nobles received a second shock when Lady Ambrei’s father, Lord Venturi, upheld his daughter’s unconventional marriage and confirmed her and her future children as heirs to the Venturi name, title, and fortune (none more so than the other Venturis themselves, who expected Ambrei to be disinherited for the disgrace). A plethora of wild rumors soon filled Kirkwall, likely started by jealous relatives–Lady Ambrei and her commoner husband had never been legally married; Anthony Whalen was the bastard, half-human son of an elven prostitute; one or both of them were apostates hiding in plain sight. None of these rumors were ever substantiated, and for a while the young family was blissfully happy, even while lesser branches of the Venturis continued to scheme.

In 9:18 Dragon, Lady Ambrei gave birth to a second son, this one named Ethan. Two years later, tragedy struck. Lady Venturi disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Her body was later found, though her killer never was–but many looked to her uncle Alester, who began at once to petition the Viscount for the deed to the Venturi estate, along with various other holdings. He argued that his niece’s commoner paramour had neither a title nor any true claim to the Venturi name, and that her eldest child, a boy of fourteen, was too young to take up the role and privileges of Lord Venturi. He might well have won his suit, save for two apparent strokes of luck. The first was that Alester was himself found dead in his home late that year, assassinated by an Antivan Crow. (His children accused young Kellan Venturi of taking out the contract on his life, but few put any weight in the charge. Kellan was, as their father had himself argued, little more than a boy at the time.)

The second stroke of luck was that in 9:21 Dragon, Viscount Perrin Threnhold contended with the templar order for control of Kirkwall, and lost. The old Viscount was deposed and arrested, and the new Knight-Commander anointed a new ruler of the city: Marlowe Dumar, a previously minor nobleman who had himself married a commoner, and to whom Kellan could claim a distant relationship through his maternal grandmother. Though a naturally cautious and conciliatory man, Viscount Dumar put very little store by the inherent superiority of the nobility, or by rumors of the illegitimacy of Lady Ambrei’s marriage. Kellan petitioned for his rights to the estate, the family fortune, and the title of Lord Venturi to be upheld, and Viscount Dumar ruled in his favor. The one stipulation he made concerned the Venturi fortune. In deference of Kellan’s age, control of the family’s finances would be held in trust by his father, until Kellan reached his majority.

Despite this victory, things were not all well within the Venturi estate. Thrown into a deep depression by his wife’s death, Anthony showed no signs of recovering a year later. For the most part he kept himself locked in his bedroom, clinging to the last of Ambrei’s possessions and only occasionally remembering to take an interest in his sons or duties. Not long after Kellan won his case with the Viscount, he came home to find his father chatting animatedly to a portrait of his mother, apparently convinced it was truly her. Unsure of how to help his father but certain the slightest sign of weakness would set his relatives back on the warpath, the young Lord Venturi kept Anthony’s condition a closely guarded secret. Nor did he make any attempt to end the trusteeship of Venturi finances early, even when his father began making increasingly reckless monetary decisions. Instead, he turned to dabbling in various crimes to keep Venturi coffers full (smuggling, blackmail, and poison-making were just a few of Kellan’s favored exploits–always under various aliases, to avoid being traced back to him).

The one bright spot in the storm of tragedy and intrigue was Ethan. Kellan loved his brother fiercely, and was determined to raise him as normally as possible. He did his best to keep Ethan ignorant of his shadier enterprises and inclinations, though as Ethan grew older he did pick up on more than a few things Kellan would have preferred to keep him in the dark about. Ethan also proved to be a comfort to his father; something about the boy’s presence seemed to wake him from his fantasy world into something closer than reality.

In 9:24 Dragon, Kellan turned eighteen and finally assumed full control of the family fortune–which had, despite his best efforts, dwindled under his father’s dubious care. He told himself that was reason enough why he couldn’t give up his criminal pursuits, and it wasn’t entirely a lie. But it was also true that he enjoyed the thrill of a scheme well-done. So Lord Kellen Venturi kept his hand in the criminal game, and an eye out for any other advantage that came his way. He’d learned from a young age that it took power and guile and a certain amount of ruthlessness to survive, and he intended to do much more than that.

Recruitment:

In 9:31 Dragon, the Hawke siblings are hired to steal from a Venturi-owned warehouse and deliver the goods to someone named Cesario in a Lowtown safe-house. They’re promised a substantial reward if they prove successful, and the chance for future partnership opportunities. When they arrive at the warehouse itself, they find it not conventionally guarded at all–though there are a number of magical traps that either Hawke (if a mage) or Bethany must deactivate to proceed.

At the Lowtown safe-house, the Hawke siblings are eventually greeted by Kellan, who congratulates them on a job well-done and reveals that he’s the one who hired them to steal from one of his legitimate warehouses. He’s heard rumors about a Ferelden apostate with a solid reputation in Kirkwall’s criminal underworld, but he wanted to get the measure of them himself.

Regardless of whether Hawke or their sibling is the mage, Kellan then reveals this quest was essentially their audition, and they’ve passed. He’s looking for an apostate to tutor his brother Ethan, whose magic has recently manifested. If mage!Hawke/Bethany agrees, Kellan will become a recurring companion. He’ll also have a follow-up cutscene where he mentions that he’s heard Hawke is trying to get in on Bartrand’s Deep Roads expedition and that he’d be willing to help fund Hawke’s contribution for a share of the profits. He expresses some hesitation about going himself, but he’ll agree if pressed.

Rough Outline of Companion Quests:

Between Act I and Act II:

Regardless of whether or not Kellan is brought on the Deep Roads expedition, when Hawke returns at the end of Act I, it will be to find that Ethan’s magic was discovered and he’s been taken to the Circle. Kellan handles this badly, and there’s a brief cutscene in which Hawke will have the chance to talk with him about it. Depending on the level of friendship/rivalry he and Hawke have developed, he may confide that this isn’t over and that he won’t leave his brother in the Gallows forever. (In general, friendly Hawkes will be given more of a window into Kellan’s state of mind/plans; a rival Hawke will be kept in the dark.)

Act II:

Though he’s been able to establish a written correspondence with his brother during the three year time skip, he hasn’t yet been able to see him face-to-face. He’s finally gotten the Grand Cleric’s word that if he performs a laundry list of tasks for her/the Chantry, she’ll arrange for Kellan and Ethan to be able to meet. He asks Hawke for help with completing the tasks. (One of them possibly involves retrieving a shipment of stolen lyrium from a Darktown gang.) If Hawke agrees and the tasks are successfully completed, Kellan gets to visit his brother. Depending on how close he and Hawke are, he might invite Hawke to come meet Ethan with him, as well.

Following the completion of his personal quest, Kellan will offer to give Hawke what help he can in navigating the politics of the ruling class in Kirkwall.

If Kellan is brought into the Fade during Feynriel’s Act II quest, he might betray Hawke for the desire demon, who promises to heal his father’s broken mind and return Ethan to him. Afterwards, high friendship Hawkes will learn about Anthony’s breakdown following his wife’s death. Kellan will admit he’s worried about his father, who has been getting worse since Ethan was taken away. Hawkes with a high enough friendship have the opportunity to learn about this in a later cutscene if Kellan is not brought to the Fade/doesn’t betray Hawke.

Through ambient dialogue throughout Act II, it’s revealed that Kellan has also struck up a correspondence with the First Enchanter, who took a particular interest in Ethan’s progress as an apprentice because of how often Kellan attempted to get in touch with him when he was first taken to the Circle. As Act II progresses Kellan makes references to sending Ethan care packages, and also to covertly figuring out the First Enchanter’s favorite wine/treats/etc to send him gifts as well.

Between Act II and Act III:

Following the deaths of the Dumars, Kirkwall entered a period of de facto martial law, with Meredith all but seizing control of the city and refusing to allow a new Viscount to be appointed. Kellan, who had been reasonably close to his distant cousins, considered the position his by rights–Viscount is a hereditary title, and Kellan can trace his genealogy back to a Dumar great-grandmother. He will eventually ask Hawke to support his bid for the position, inviting them to attend a small gathering of nobles and show that he has the new Champion of Kirkwall’s support to shore up less certain nobles.

Orsino is also attending this party; high friendship Hawkes will have a chance to comment on how it seems Kellan has feelings for him. Kellan will initially deny it, but later admit that they’re right. Privately, he’ll confess to feeling conflicted about the whole situation; it’s not a politically smart move to get entangled with such a high profile mage when he’s aiming to become Viscount. As the conversation progresses, though, Kellan will resolve to keep pressing forward regardless, and to use his political power to make things better for Kirkwall mages. He won’t agree to confess his feelings to Orsino, however, even if Hawke presses him on it; he’ll say he wouldn’t want Orsino to think his support of the mage cause is contingent on Orsino sleeping with him. He’s seen too many templars take advantages of a mage’s limited ability to say no in recent years and he won’t join their number.

This prompts an optional subquest, where Hawke can choose to let Orsino know about Kellan’s feelings, so that it’s at least up to Orsino whether to pursue any sort of relationship or not. Orsino will be surprised, but admit that he’s occasionally thought Kellan’s feelings went a bit deeper than mere professional partnership. He won’t divulge to Hawke whether he shares Kellan’s feelings, but he will choose to seek Kellan out at the end of the cutscene. Kellan will later accuse Hawke of meddling, but admit that things turned out for the best.

Act III:

Kellan asks Hawke to help him compile evidence of the Chantry’s many misdeeds in Kirkwall over the last several years. He plans to use the evidence to appeal to the Divine to relieve the Gallows mages and restore Kirkwall’s civil governance. He will also mention contingency plans for getting Ethan out of the Gallows, though he doesn’t get into specifics even with high friendship Hawkes. Ambient dialogue will reveal how stressed he is over Ethan and Orsino in particular being in danger, but also his concern for the other mages in the Gallows as well. It’s clear that he’s adopted Orsino’s people as his own.

Anthony’s mental health finally takes its final plunge in Act III, and he ends up taking his life. Kellan is absolutely beside himself, blaming everyone from his long-dead great-uncle (for killing his mother and causing his father’s initial depression), to the templars who took Ethan away, and, privately, himself, for not being able to do more, for not watching him more closely. He swears that someone will pay for this and asks for Hawke’s help; regardless of Hawke’s response, he plans to go through with something ill-thought-out and drastic. Whatever Hawke’s response, Sebastian will approach them for help restraining Kellan and appealing to his better nature. If Hawke agrees, Sebastian lets them in on his plan; if not, he carries it out himself. Again, regardless, Kellan’s plans of revenge stop short when either Hawke and Sebastian or just Sebastian bring Orsino or Ethan to talk him out of it. (A Hawke who has agreed to help Sebastian will get to choose whether they should bring Orsino or Ethan; Sebastian acting alone will choose Orsino because he doesn’t think Ethan should have to see his brother this close to losing it.) Whichever one is chosen, Kellan will finally let himself be talked out of his plan.

Endgame:

During The Last Straw/Chantry boom cutscene, Kellan will protest if Hawke chooses to kill Anders. If Hawke persists regardless, Anders will tell Kellan it’s alright and ask him to focus on helping the Circle mages from this point on. Kellan will stand down, but will tell Hawke they made a mistake.

If Hawke chooses to side with the mages, Kellan will either suggest that they use Isabela’s knowledge of ships to quickly evacuate the Circle mages from the Gallows (if Isabela returned during the Act II Qunari crisis), or that they utilize the secret passage into the Gallows from Darktown to beat the templars back, bar the tower from within, and evacuate as many mages as possible through the tunnels. He, Orsino, and Ethan will all survive in a pro-mage scenario.

Kellan cannot be convinced to side with the templars, regardless of his friendship/rivalry status to Hawke. He will always choose to make a last stand with Orsino and the mages, giving Ethan and the other apprentices a chance to escape. He and Orsino will perish together in a pro-templar scenario.

DA:I:

If Kellan and Orsino survive the events of Dragon Age:2, they will appear in Skyhold once the next Divine has been chosen, present her with evidence of the Chantry’s and templars’ myriad crimes in Kirkwall, and demand reparations. They later settle in Wycome with their 30+ adopted mage babies, including Ethan.

And that’s pretty much a wrap! Feel free to also ask questions about Companion!Kellan if you have any :) also if you’ve read this whole thing, congrats and thank you XD

[ocscribbles]

and here's the cast of twfy

Lucia

Soren

Kellan (don't have a closeup of his face fsr?)

Logan

Melanie

Grey

"Liam"

Aaron

Marian

Aiden

why didn't i get pictures of cameron... idk oops. will do at some point but he rly just looks like kellan