Heya!! I was looking at what you posted for the ask game and I wanted to ask some questions about my favourite dragon paladin Cosima! You can of course answer whichever ones you’d like to, but I was extremely curious about #8, #40, #28 and (extremely self indulgent question as a fellow player in the campaign she’s in) #22! Anyways, I will be drawing her a fair bit, so stay tuned!!
These are fascinating questions to ponder for Cosima!!
For anyone who has no idea who Lady Cosima is, she's my new dragonborn/tiefling sorcadin for a Curse of Strahd campaign! Here's some art of her (Her usual look, altho she doesn't currently have the wings + a bonus version of her that is more dragonborn-presenting!)
Anyways, question answers are below the cut!! <3
8. What were they told to start/stop doing most often as a child?
Cosima has been told what she ought to be doing for most of her life, honestly. She was caught between her two lives-- one as a revered member of her church and the other as a nobleman's daughter... Both of which held a lot of expectations for her and how she should act.
She was frequently told to pay attention and not get distracted by anything outside of where her head needed to be. Let's just say that she had an interesting upbringing... one that a lot of neurodivergent kids might be able to relate to, a la: feeling like a weird kid or just kind of out of place, but when you try to go off into your own world, you were told you couldn't really do that either. And you had to engage with what you were told to engage with. So you did. I have much more specific stuff I could say for this, but I'll hold off for now because it might come up later on!
40. How sensitive are they to their own flaws?
I would say she's in the process of learning more about herself, which means she's still learning some of her own flaws and shortcomings. I think she gets flustered whenever she figures out new flaws of hers, embarrassed even, but she's figuring out how to get better at adapting and responding to em! She's eager to grow and experience more, so she can take it.
28. Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth?
Cosima is the type of person who was pretty sheltered and became quite sensitive as a result... an unpleasant truth will sit bitter on her tongue, linger in her mouth, and be a challenge to swallow... but she's also the type of person who has only ever been told what people think she wants to hear or half-truths or
It means a lot to her whenever anyone tells her what's really on their mind, even if it's unpalatable. Even if it hurts. It's real, at least.
22. How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?
This will certainly be elaborated on more in-game, but... because of the dragonisms, I think she gets kinda possessive/clingy with people she is close to. She's not insanely overbearing with it, but certainly gives off the aura of wanting to keep her people with her.
^^ This is smth I'm definitely gonna have to feel out more in the campaign to know for certain how she'd react!! I'm not quite sure what behavior feels right for her or what moments would bring out some jealousy, but !!! I am intrigued thinking abt it nonetheless.
Hi!! For the ask meme 4, 13 and 22 for Cosima?? :D
Hello!!! Tysm for the ask!! :D I have so much fun with these ask game responses hehe
I always feel like I need to add some bonus doodles whenever I make responses to these kinds of asks, but unfortunately I don't have much for Lady Cosima atm!! so, in its stead, I offer her Pinterest board !!
Anyways, answers are under the cut like usual!! :D
4. How easy is it to earn their trust?
It's honestly not that hard at all, haha. She generally assumes most kindness and forthrightness as a sign of good faith. She will give you the benefit of the doubt before she will ever distrust you. If you relate to her in any way or allow yourself to be honest with her, she will connect with you more easily! And trust can quickly be earned just by making yourself a friend to her.
She knows enough to withhold important information or avoid placing her life into someone else's hands without more substantial reasoning tho! And when growing up, she met many people who seemed nice but were just doing it to try and get something from her... so she has an idea of what that looks like. She knows when people are pretending.
But yeah, Cosi is very trusting, just generally speaking. Which is FASCINATING in a Curse of Strahd campaign.
13. What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?
Cosima has a good eye for fashion! And coming from a noble background, she's had the opportunity to try on many different types of clothing in all sorts of colors. She usually goes for pastels (when in more casual settings, typically) or deep, rich colors to create contrast against her skin and make both her and her outfit pop against each other.
Deep maroons and deep purples, golds, cream, pinks, shades of blue, bronze/copper (her armor!), etc!! She is not so much a silver girlie, but she won't pass it up either.
22. How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?
I actually answered this one for Cosi already!! <3
^^^ Just as a bonus, I'll throw in some extra facts about her!
Her full name is Lady Cosima Araminta du Serluza but in her church, she was known as Saint Cosima.
She's 6'3" (not including her horns) but I... may potentially make her taller because I realized dragonborns are usually much Larger
Her stats: str 18, cha 17, con 14, 13 dex, 13 wis, 6 int <33
