#deshanna

[pellelavellan-a]

okay the crackheads who raised him now in color. I am never gonna wanna draw them old I know it cause I am lazy and this is all flat colors and yet it still took hours lolll

also three cheers for culturally accurate Deshanna (in Pelle's clan at least)

[randomnonsensedragonage]

DWC! "Keeping dead flowers" :) Cheers!

Thank you for the prompt for @dadrunkwriting!

Here’s a fic about Aylwen & Keeper Deshanna (aka, basically her adoptive mom)–in the past! I’ve never written much about my Deshanna headcanons on this blog, but I imagine her as a very young Keeper, only about 25 when she assumed the role, and maybe only a year or two older than that when she took Aylwen on as her First.

“Keeper!”

Deshanna, who’d been kneelingon the forest floor to gather elfroot, jumped at the voice. She turned.

“Da’len, how many timesmust I tell you not to shout so?”

Aylwen, her four-year-oldapprentice, ground to a halt, looking cowed. Internally, Deshanna winced. Shehadn’t meant to sound so harsh.

“Sorry,” Aylwen said. Herfoot scuffed in the dirt.

Deshanna sighed and gotto her feet. “Just remember next time.”

She brushed off herskirts and walked over. Aylwen’s eyes were on the ground, and that guilt Deshannaso frequently felt around her new apprentice burned inside her. By the DreadWolf, she didn’t know how you were supposed to act around a child. She hadn’t evenexpected to be training a First so soon, much less one so young.

Once closer, she tried tocatch her apprentice’s eye. “Well, Da’len.” She offered an uneasy smile. “Whathave you come bursting out of the forest to show me?”

Aylwen brightened, and Deshannanoticed for the first time that her hand was behind her back. She held herchubby fist out to the Keeper. Clutched in it was a white flower.

“Here!”

Deshanna narrowed hereyes. “And what is that, Da’len?”

“A present. For you!”

Deshanna faltered. She’dbeen hoping Aylwen would come back with Elfroot, like she’d told her to. Butnow she was too touched to correct her. She reached out and accepted the flowerfrom the child. Aylwen smiled and Deshanna felt a fluttering in her heart, asort of tearful feeling.

“Thank you,” Deshannasaid. She smiled, a more genuine one this time. “Did you know, Da’len, that thisis an herb too? Would you like me to tell you about it?”

Aylwen nodded, her blondecurls bobbing.

Deshanna stumbled acrossit while she was cleaning, a day after Aylwen left for the Divine Conclave. Shewas rearranging her meager collection of books and on a whim she opened one.Pressed between two pages was a dried white flower.

She took it and held itup to the light, mouth falling open with wonder. She didn’t even rememberkeeping it, and yet here it was. Immediately her mind went back to that moment,so long ago. The forest, little Aylwen holding the flower up to her, as clearas if it were yesterday.

Deshanna pressed a handto her mouth, overcome.

[scurvgirl]

So I just had this thought. Clan Lavellan sending a spy to the Conclave is really interesting, particularly since for all we know, they are the only clan who is being this directly interested in mostly human affairs. And I just wondered....what if Keeper Deshanna isn’t old? What if she’s 35, a new Keeper who has just taken over the position and wants to try something new. 

She’s seen what isolating the Dalish from the humans has looked like and it isn’t doing the People any good. So she sends either her First (in this case, maybe the former Second?) or a Hunter to spy on the humans, figure out how the Dalish can learn to live besides the humans without such conflict.

Idk, just a thought really. 

[ollifree]

List of (some) important members of Clan Lavellan

Deshanna Istimaethoriel Lavellan trans - she/her. shapeshifter Joined Lavellan during an Arlathvhen in her late twenties and became Keeper at thirty-two. Dreadlocks down to her knees and wears furs. Buff and proud. Retired sometime in her sixties and passed the title of Keeper to Fanari. Honorary fourth parent of Fanari and Elnara. Favorite form: harris hawk. Hobby: crafting animal remains. Vallaslin: June’s dotted design, golden ink.

Ilani + Lamel + Ser’an she/her, he/his, he/his. warrior, archer, archer Triad parents of Fanari, Elnara, and Ma’non. Proud of their children (overprotective in Ilani’s case). Biological matchups: Fanari and Elnara, Lamel+Ilani. Ma’non, Ser’an+Ilani. Hobbies: nature walks (Ilani), sewing and beadwork (Lamel and Ser’an). Vallaslin: Elgar’nan’s shaded design, white ink (Ilani), Mythal’s under eye design, green ink (Lamel). Mytha’s forehead and under eye design, black ink (Ser’an).

Fanari she/her. fire mage Elder twin. One of first two mages born to Lavellan in four generations. Chosen as First because her magic was slightly more potent. Twenty-four when she became Inquisitor, twenty-nine at the end of Trespasser. Becomes Keeper at thirty-four. Left arm amputated above the elbow. Allergic to strawberries. Doesn’t let that stop strawberries being her favorite food. Hobbies: collecting animal skulls. Vallaslin: June’s un-dotted design, black ink (removed).

Elnara she/her. spirit mage Younger twin. One of first two mages born to Lavellan in four generations. Took over duties of First while Fanari was Inquisitor. Becomes First at thirty-four. Punch Solas? Punch Solas. Hobbies: growing herbs. Vallaslin: Mythal’s full-face design, white ink.

Ma’non he/him. warrior Nine years younger than his sisters. Technically a half-sibling but no one in Lavellan considers it as such and neither should you. Received his vallaslin while Fanari was leading the Inquisition. Asks her to remove it some years after she becomes Keeper. Hobbies: flint knapping. Vallaslin: Sylaise’s symmetrical design, purple ink (removed).

Iona + Dougal Kelly she/her, he/his Originally from the city. Fled their alienage to join Lavellan when the clan passed near. Hobbies: story telling (Iona), fishing (Dougal). Vallaslin: Ghilan’nain’s design, red ink (Iona). Sylaise’s symmetrical design, brown ink (Dougal).

Fiona “Fi” Lavellan Kelly she/her. warrior Three years old when her parents left the alienage. Didn’t remember life before Lavellan but blamed minor mistakes on being from a city. Became inseparable from Fanari and Elnara as soon as her parents set foot in Lavellan. Died in the explosion at the Conclave. Hobbies: riddles, rock collecting. Vallaslin: Andruil’s complex design, blue link.

Venyra + Ra’ia + J’hann they/them, she/her, he/his. warrior Venrya died in the explosion at the Conclave, survived by their wife and newborn son.

Ellas he/him. archer Died in the explosion at the Conclave.

[ollifree]

trans boards for trans characters

Deshanna Istimaethoriel Lavellan ● she/her

[ollifree]

Deshanna headcanons? Deshanna headcanons.

black trans woman with dreadlocks down to her knees

her vallaslin is june’s dotted design in gold ink

in her 40s/50s during Inquisition

schools of magic are shapeshifting, nature, and some dabbling in blood magic (no demon pact, and doesn’t practice often enough to identify as a blood mage)

speaking of, expert at interacting with demons/spirits. fen’harel who????

also speaking of solas, she terrified him when they met during fanari’s canon

her favorite form to take is that of a harris hawk

collects bones and pelts (most often of smaller animals she hunts as a raptor) and got fanari into vulture culture

joined clan lavellan in her late twenties

has a twin brother who became keeper of the istimaethoriel clan

wears furs but has a “sun’s out guns out” mentality

she could take over the entire free marches with her abs alone

i tried creating her in the cc once evidence of the deed under the cut

[angellissna-blog]

Collaboration #ASO #DeShanna #Nina #Malloree #Cole #Janine #Moe #outreachcenterav #avc #LGBTQIA+ #LGBTQIAclubofAVC #nationalcomingoutday #2016 #october11th #college #club (at Antelope Valley College)

[artistic-cocoon]

More members of Clan Lavellan! This time it’s Deshanna and Brahlen.

Deshanna is the clan’s Keeper, older sister to Deyhnon, and Nesiaris’ aunt. She was originally from clan Istamathoriel (because I’m guessing Istamathoriel is the name of a clan? Like how the Warden is Mahariel Sabrae) but her parents took her to clan Lavellan when she was very young due to their severe lack of mages (Deshanna had come into her magic at a very young age). When she was younger she used to be very rambunctious, though would quickly tone down for her little brother, but since becoming Keeper she’s mellowed down.

Deyhnon is one of the clan’s senior hunters and is like an uncle to Nesiaris, though he isn’t blood-related to anyone in her family. He’s always been a very serious person and only got even more stern as he got older. People who don’t know him assume that he’s a very intimidating person, which he can be, but he’s very kind, he just has a funny and sometimes awkward way of showing it. Any hunter put in his charge is treated like his own, though it’s a subconscious reaction and he gets embarrassed if anyone points it out to him.