Tagged by the lovely @esmeralda-juniper to make an OC using this meiker (which is one of my new favorites) and then complete this uquiz as the OC.
Evahala Lavellan - Lily of the Valley
This is the poison of giving too much. You feel yourself emptying out, dizzying, discoloring-- until you fear you will fade entirely and wither away. You have always had to give. You never had a choice before. They pluck your flowers for their beauty, they trample your leaves carelessly, they pull out your roots by the fistful and berate you for daring to grow. And now that you have a grove to spread out in, your rhizomes tangle and curl in on themselves. When cruelty is all you've ever known, thriving seems impossible. But the answer is not to make yourself small and offer every lovely thing you are to the world in the hopes it will have mercy on you. The answer is to let yourself dare to thrive for thriving's sake, to grow in the wild ways you wish to-- and to do that for yourself for once.
This was such a wonderful and innovative OC tag game for me, thank you! Had an absolute blast doing it. I'm tagging @vakarians-babe @ashabellanars @razz-berry @pinacoladamatata @emmavakarian-theirin or really anyone else who wants to do it so long as you tag me to let me see your OC and quiz results 👀
Complete collection of all the girlies using this new meiker because I'm only slightly obsessed. Now also with their results from the uquiz as well because the combination made me vibrate:
Diana Cousland - Doll's Eyes
This is the poison of unchecked vices. You slip into hallucinations. You are wracked with convulsions. The delirium threatens to overwhelm you. What are you running from? You look in every direction, wild-eyed at every turn, seeking some reprieve from what torments you. Each vice brings new consequences, and the price of escape seems too great, and yet you cannot seem to face things head on. If you aren't running from yourself, I hope you find a true way to freedom soon. And if you are running from yourself, perhaps you would do well to realize your pain is not something you can simply escape by avoidance. You deserve healing just as much as the ones you love. Someday, soon I hope, you will know this and feel it and reach inward to grant yourself all the kindnesses you offer others. That is the only true way to peace for ones like us. Oh, and if the pain of it seems too great? I hope that you realize you don't have to do it alone.
Lysandra Hawke - Belladonna
This is the poison of falling in love. You taste it and your heart beats fast. Your eyes dilate, you fall into deep delirium. You may be a bit dramatic and impulsive, and it gets you into trouble sometimes, but you just can't help yourself. It's in your blood. You love because it is the truest beauty you've found in this harsh world. Even when it's hurt you before, when it's poisoned you, you still find a way. They may call you naive for still believing in it, or vain for making yourself and your surroundings so meticulously lovely. But to love like this is brave and noble, and I hope you find the beauty you seek. Chances are, it's within and all around you already, if you know where to look.
Evahala Lavellan - Lily of the Valley
This is the poison of giving too much. You feel yourself emptying out, dizzying, discoloring-- until you fear you will fade entirely and wither away. You have always had to give. You never had a choice before. They pluck your flowers for their beauty, they trample your leaves carelessly, they pull out your roots by the fistful and berate you for daring to grow. And now that you have a grove to spread out in, your rhizomes tangle and curl in on themselves. When cruelty is all you've ever known, thriving seems impossible. But the answer is not to make yourself small and offer every lovely thing you are to the world in the hopes it will have mercy on you. The answer is to let yourself dare to thrive for thriving's sake, to grow in the wild ways you wish to-- and to do that for yourself for once.
The ever lovely @vakarians-babe tagged me to make my ocs in this picrew and how can I ignore such a thing 💖
It's the terrible trio of my Dragon Age ocs starting from the top left: Diana Cousland, Lysandra Hawke, and ending with Evahala Lavellan. Bit more scatterbrained today, so they didn't turn out exactly as I wanted, but I also didn't want to forget about doing it.
As always don't feel pressured to do it but I'll tag @emmavakarian-theirin @pinacoladamatata @alchemyarchetype @ashabellanars @razz-berry @rozhevisny to continue the train. They definitely don't need to be DA ocs either, I've just had the same ones for years and haven't moved on with my life.
Thank you so much @rozhevisny for tagging me in this super cute picrew! Y'all know I'm a sucker for them even if I struggle... and terribly predictable. Anyway here's Wonderwall aka the Dragon Age ocs.
Diana Cousland, Lysandra Hawke, Evahala Lavellan:
Literally anyone is welcome to do this. Seriously, please, so long as you tag me so I can see your ocs 🙏 My enclosure is in need of enrichment. I will tag in the meantime though with the standard stipulation of no pressure and only if you want to @alchemyarchetype @esmeralda-juniper @hawkepockets @pinacoladamatata @vakarians-babe @emmavakarian-theirin @thecadmiuminkwell @ashabellanars
Too long ago @rozhevisny tagged me to make a drink for my OC with this picrew. Sorry for taking so long with it...... also that I only did one.... Tried making others but they all felt off.
Anyway here's Eva's. She loves berries in everything because gathering them with her clan made summertime enjoyable. Prefers light, floral and berry flavored foods and sweets, but not citrus. Perfect balance of sweet and tart is her favorite. Although with fall and winter she does like indulging in richer foods associated with those harvest times.
I'll tag @vakarians-girl @alchemyarchetype @emmavakarian-theirin and @bluhawke ! It's a very Aesthetic✨ picrew.
Race, Class, & Specialization: Dalish elf, Storm and Rift mage
Varric’s Nickname for them: Page because of her penchant for reading and studying and also, as Varric puts it, she’s as quiet as a page turning in a library. Or Sly if convinced to drink during Wicked Grace where she reveals the “translation” of her name in common tongue is close to “moon fox.”
Default Tarot Card:
Knight of Cups - enthusiasm, imagination, moodiness, creativity, excess, sentimentality, foolishness, impulsiveness (The Linestrider’s Tarot by Siolo Thompson)
How they are recruited: Found in the wyrm den in Crestwood where she is studying the elven murals and statues. Upon entering the cave, the party discovers the wyrms scattered about, appearing to sleep while an elf woman is sitting cross-legged in the grass, scribbling furiously in a notepad. You can walk up behind her and either cough to get her attention or walk closer. If you walk one more step, you can ask her what she’s writing. Or take one step even closer and touch her shoulder. If you cough or ask what she’s writing, she’ll jump at the sound, not noticing the party arrive. If you ask what’s she’s writing or touch her shoulder, she’ll immediately reach for her nearby stave, frustrated at being startled. She’s more open and warm to a elf inquisitor, inquisitive towards a dwarf of qunari inquisitor, and closed off and skeptical to a human inquisitor, which flavors the initial interaction. When asked what she’s doing in the cave, she’ll reply researching elven history and magic at the behest of her clan, pointing to some ravens in cages near her tent. She was traveling to find ruins or libraries before the Conclave, and after the explosion decided to stay longer in search of any way to seal the rifts before more Dalish clans are overrun by demons. When she notices your Inquisition insignia, she asks to come with you given she’s heard of a supposed Herald of Andraste with special magical abilities. At this point you can choose to recruit her or not. If not, she huffs a moment and sits back down in the grass with her notebook, back to you, claiming she has no reason to talk with your like any longer. If you recruit Eva, she smiles and claims she’ll quickly pack, at which point the wyrms appear to stir. She’ll grab your arm and implore you to leave the “beasties” alone, and she’ll just pack the necessities and return for the rest of her camp at another time. She explains she seeped some meat in a sleep draught and fed them to the wyrms before settling down in the cave for the night. There’s no need to waste life given she trespassed on their home first. If you decide to kill the wyrms anyway, and you rudely startled her in the beginning or were rude to her asking questions about her studies, she’ll start a relationship with the inquisitor on a bad foot.
Where they are in Skyhold: in the basement library, occasionally in the garden when she needs a breath of fresh air and some sunshine
Things they Generally Approve of: being compassionate towards those in distress, nonconfrontational solutions to problems, magical or historical research speech options, pro-Dalish decisions, cunning or crafty solutions
Things they Generally Disapprove of: direct confrontation, rudeness when conversing with her or others, pushing Andrastian beliefs on her, aggressiveness, dismissing of the needs of others or lack of empathy
Mages, Templars, Other?: Eva approves of siding with the mages, given you do not conscript them.
Friends in the Inquisition: Joesphine, Varric, Cole, and Iron Bull. Will befriend Solas, but only if taken in a party together, otherwise she rarely speaks with him.
Romanceable?: Only romanceable by a high approval Inquisitor of any gender that’s managed to get past her guard (ie not rude to her, talks with her often about her studies, sided with the mages, gifts her the elven book in her companion quest, etc.) Easiest to romance with another elf and hardest with a human, but not impossible if the correct dialogue options were made. If not romanced, she will occasionally swoon over Josephine, although never outright admits to liking her.
Small side mission: collecting small elven relics, which she then displays on a shelf near her cozy chair in the basement
Companion quest:
After Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts and Morrigan stays in Skyhold, Eva receives a note from her Keeper informing her of a previously unknown elven temple that contains possible information about the location of the library of Arlathan. Morrigan insists upon coming with you, much to Eva’s discomfort and annoyance. The note leads to the Lost Temple of Dirthamen. Throughout the quest, Eva comments on translations and solutions to the puzzles, being more vocal than normal. She even argues with Morrigan, something she never does openly. Usually she is reserved and allows herself to be talked over. After restoring and defeating the high priest, an ancient tome materializes on the pedestal. While not a roadmap or containing information about the library on first glance, Eva is thrilled to comb through the book and discover more about the magic inside. Morrigan walks over to read over Eva’s shoulder. She states that if she is gifted the book instead, she can provide the Inquisitor a powerful magical tool with the help of Dagna.
Option 1: Give the book to Eva. She clutches the book close to her chest, beaming with a rare, full smile. Morrigan sighs and hand waves the decision away. Eva snaps at her that she’s being rude and assuming the worst about her, again. She allows Morrigan to study the tome with her, but on her terms only. When talking with her in Skyhold, she’ll thank the Inquisitor for believing in her and her abilities to find meaning in the book. After her companion quest, she is more vocal during conversations with others, piping up with her opinion and even pressuring usage of her solution if she feels confident in it.
Option 2: Give the book to Morrigan. Face completely closed off, she shoves the closed book at Morrigan and walks off, changing to a run close to the exit. Eva will not appear in Skyhold until you leave to the world map and return three times. Once she comes back, her entire demeanor is cold and closed. She thanks the Inquisitor for reminding her that she in fact does not know as much as she thought, and more direct people get what they want. After this option, Eva becomes openly emotionally manipulative of the Inquisitor and companions, employing her innate high empathy and natural talent of reading others. She utilizes whatever argument she thinks will help her win and get her way. This choice, while gifting her the same self-confidence of the other option, leads her to believe only in self-reliance and independence as a means forward. Leaning on others only leads to disappointment. In the epilogue, Eva steals the tome from Morrigan and does not return after Corypheus’s defeat.
Tarot card change:
Option 1: Queen of Cups - The Queen of Cups rules the realm of emotions and indicates compassion, love, and concern for ourselves and our fellow man. She is a beautiful, introspective woman who cradles a cup in her hands. The cup is closed, and contains a fish, the symbol of spirit and creativity. The closed cup is an indication that the thoughts of the queen originates from her own inner depths rather than the external world. Her watery companions and crown of sea stars are symbols of the unconscious mind, creativity, emotion, spirit, and feeling.
- (from the Linestrider’s Tarot by Siolo Thompson)
Option 2: King of Cups (reversed) - overwhelmed, anxious, cold, repressed, withdrawn, manipulative, selfish. (image by The Linestrider’s Tarot by Siolo Thompson)
