#kinsasks

[kintheartist]

My husband is playing through DA:I and I haven't stopped thinking about Swan since he started it. Will the boy be okay? I'm so invested in that poor child, I just want him to feel okay again 😭

Omg I'm so flattered you think of him! The short answer is no... Everything he cared about was taken out from under him (clan, religion, archery, the feeling of purpose). But, I do have some plans to make it a little better. I haven't gotten around to drawing them yet but will try soon. Here's a hint: they involve Merrill!

[fletcher-fr]

how does exalting work in your lore? that story you posted was amazing by the way

Thank you!! I’m really glad you liked it.

In my lore, there are two methods for exaltation. The one Jakam deals with... It’s often used as mercy-killing, to help dragons escape from pain or madness. I mean, it still has the same connotations of honor and worship, but in these cases it’s not a pretty thing. Jakam was “ordained” to it. When he exalts someone, essentially he has to look in their eyes and then use power given by the Windsinger to straight-up erase their physical body. Then they’re gone, for good. Their soul goes to the Windsinger.

The other method is when a dragon chooses to be exalted; that process goes like I imagine it does in other clans. They’re escorted to a temple and it’s assumed that the priests there do it while they are in comfort and peace. Jakam is basically there for dragons who don’t have access to the temple or won’t go of their own volition.

[kintheartist]

@jeikei-star​ It’s Complicated ™️

Swan is a very affectionate person! He loves kisses and tends to flit around just having fun and hasn’t ever really been in a long-term relationship. So I imagine he’s been doing that in the Inquisition too, with his advisors

and companions

and just random people too

buuut as we know, a certain Tevinter necromancer has been getting flustered over him! 

Swan has yet to notice though :>

[kintheartist]

I am going absolutely bananas over your art, are your commissions still open? Where can I get one??

Hello! Thank you for checking!! :3c

The info for them is here (or for FR I have a shop here)--they’re not currently open but probably will be in a week or two. 

[kintheartist]

@scharoux @noire-pandora and the two anons--thank you so so much😭 it’s been so incredible to come back to tumblr after so long and have this reception, I’m so grateful that the art I make could bring people joy. I fully intend to continue <3

[kintheartist]

Wow! Your art style is so unique and beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️

Oh goodness, thank you so much  💕 I’ve been gone a while so my art’s changed quite a bit since I last posted here and I’m glad people seem to like it!

[fletcher-fr]

Tell me...how is Akula SO beautiful

IDEK MAN 

She was my random progen. How did I get so lucky?

Purple/Mulberry/Midnight. Why I ever exalted her in the first place, I couldn’t say.

She’s my favorite beautiful old lady <3

[fletcher-fr]

what does being a winter/summer/ect sun involve?

Info is over here! More specifically, it entails advising the Queen and checking her decisions. Her laws and decrees must be passed with a 3:1 vote in the council of suns before they become official.

Most of the Suns have to do a lot of checking in with members of the clan to keep everything running and have material for their reports, and they each have their own stuff they have to do on top of the meetings, for example, Belenus is the general, so he also drills soldiers, organizes guard shifts, and of course leads battles and battle strategy. Centiel works closely with Horus--the treasury keeper--as well as merchants, takes taxes, and organizes budgets for the clan. They’re very busy people, ha ha.