Kyra’s eyes snap back to Jerran’s and she smiles that same smile that he once found so winsome and charming. No, not quite the same; the teeth now black and sharp, rotting from Blight.
From Fire and Ice: Double Dragons
For Day 6 of @rookappreciationweek !
When I saw the base in the cut below, I knew that Kyra and Jerran would be perfect.
In Rook!Jerran's story, Kyra is his fiancée who is ambushed and left to die to Darkspawn due to her squadron leader's incompetence before the events of Veilguard. Her death ignites Jerran's decision to disregard orders and drop a building on Darkspawn to save a village. He believes that she was turned into a Broodmother and the thought haunts him in the Prison of Regret.
In other AU's, Kyra turns into an Intelligent Darkspawn by Ghilan'nain much like the Architect in DAO: Awakening. Lured by Elgar'nan's promise to get revenge for all of the injustices that the Elves have suffered and that they will usher in a new world, she happily joins the fight. If only her former lover felt the same way.....
Thanks for tagging me, @redaresss and anyone else. (I'm so behind on tags)
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Jerran - Jerran is usually very mild-mannered, but if he gets pushed too far, he will absolutely wreck you or get badly injured trying. He'll give you plenty of chances to walk away beforehand.
Tarian - Tarian usually relies on his rudeness and sarcasm to scare people away. He would rather isolate himself.
Kyra - I'm trying to develop her more for backstory purposes. She is both verbally scathing and will wreck you -- afterwards, she'll just toss you a bandage since you're not worth her mana.
Rules for your Copy and Paste: Free form a blurb or drawing based on the weekly lyrics prompt. It doesn't have to include the prompt just whatever you're inspired to write, write it! Then tag some friends so they can play as well. It doesn't have to be finished on Thursday just post it whenever you can (you have a whole week between Thursdays).
Thank you for tagging me, @woundedsoul12 ! Lightly tagging @glittering-darmallon, @fellamorte, @lunammoon, and @therivercrow.
This one was pretty rough. Trying to push through the Writer's Block.
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"A hundred days have made me older since the last time that I saw your pretty face." - Three Doors Down
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Weisshaupt
Approximately 1 year before Veilguard
“Hey, Thorny.” Renny's voice rumbled in Jerran’s chest as the warrior stuck his head in the bunkroom where Jerran was repairing a belt. “Your girl's back. Saw her with her squadron in the mess hall.”
She survived.
Jerran sighed in relief as a weight as heavy as one of Weisshaupt’s griffon gargoyles lifted off of his shoulders. Setting down the braided leather, he stretched his aching back. “Thanks, Renny. I'll head down there shortly.”
“How long has it been? Thirty days in the Deep Roads?”
“Forty-two days and twelve hours.” Jerran stashed the leather scraps and belt in the trunk at the foot of his bed.
Renny chuckled. “But who's counting?” He waited for Jerran to catch up before turning toward the opposite direction of the dining area. “Say hi to her, will you? I'll see you all tomorrow at the drills.”
Jerran nodded and pushed past other fellow Grey Wardens as he hurried through Weisshaupt's maze-like hallways. The other Wardens chuckled knowingly. “Hey. Thorny,” one woman said as Jerran squeezed over a bench to get around a group clogging the path, “Try not to argue this time, yeah? We can hear you two all the way down in the courtyard.”
He jokingly flipped a middle finger at the Warden, leaving behind the sounds of laughter behind him.
As he approached the dining hall, he could hear Kyra's voice echo before he even entered the room. He smirked to himself; even after an exhausting patrol, she was still spitting fire.
“If you wanted me to heal you, don't stand in the goddamn fire,” she snapped tartly. “I'm not that kind of healing mage.”
Jerran rounded the corner to see Kyra and Moss’ backs turned toward him as they faced an angry dwarf. The dwarf, Jerran was amused to see, indeed had healing burns on his arms and legs.
The dwarf opened his mouth to retort, but swallowed his words when he saw Jerran looming behind them.
“Hey, I'll sell you bandages and gauze,” Moss offered. “I'll knock down the price too. Or you can wait a bit for our mana to replenish.”
“Fuck off, Moss.” The dwarf shot them a death glare before retreating towards the direction of the infirmary.
“Damn rookie,” Kyra muttered. “Thinks that he can just charge right into a burning building because mages are in the group. We used up all our mana just to save him.”
Jerran leaned against the wall with a crooked grin. “A long day of marching, and you’re still causing trouble?”
She turned, her shoulders visibly relaxing. “Jerran.”
No matter how many times he saw her, her delicate features and vivaciousness always drew his eyes. When she smiled one of her rare smiles, it brightened her dark blue eyes and took his breath away.
Throwing her staff to a startled Moss, she threw herself at Jerran without any warning.
Jerran staggered as he caught her. “One day, you’re going to get dropped.”
“Nice seeing you too, Thorny,” Moss said dryly. “I've got to go make a report, so I'll leave you two alone now.” He tossed Kyra’s staff toward Jerran, who made a futile attempt with a foot to ease it down to the ground. It clattered onto the rough wooden floor. “For Maker's sake, try to find a room before you start making out.”
Jerran barely registered Moss sweeping away grandly as Kyra wrapped her arms around him, pulling his head down to kiss him. She’s okay. She’s back. “Welcome home,” he whispered in her ear. “Welcome home.”
A list of different posts with background information, personality, and random trivia.
If you have any questions, feel free to DM!
2026 Outfit Re-Design
Face and Body References and Background
2026 Background and Lore
Terrible photos of him
Hero Forge Mini version
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Jerran's Characterization Sheet
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Rooks Roost AU #rrau
Archived Rook!Jerran's Background and Lore
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Personality, Dialogue
Characterization Cheat Sheet
Influences
6 Characters that Inspire Jerran's Personality
Rook.TV
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Writing Examples:
Jerran panicking at the Hand
Jerran telling a Story
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MASTERLIST OF Timeline WRITINGS (RRAU and Others)
Rookfest25
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RRAU: Jerran x Eleanor
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Kyra Masterpost (Jerran's dead fiancee)
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Music Playlist
On Youtube because I find songs like it's the early 2000's. No particular order--- much like Jerran, it’s best to hit the "mix" button and let the chaos wash over you.
I was tagged by @woundedsoul12 ! Thank you! Tagging anyone who wants to do it.
This short blurb takes place pre-Veilguard right after Jerran joins the Grey Wardens.
Weisshaupt Training Grounds
One and a half years before Veilguard
Jerran hissed as he rubbed his aching legs, noting that the pants only reached mid-calf under his tall boots. He'd have to spring for another uniform soon, the second time since he'd joined the Grey Wardens three months ago.
A warrior with a fancy Orlesian name -- R- something, Jerran recalled -- joined him at the sidelines. “Legs hurt, huh? Went through that myself after my Joining.” His booming voice was low enough to reach the Deep Roads.
Jerran grunted.
Seemingly undeterred, the warrior sat down heavily, shaking Jerran and the entire bench. “Elfroot and warm compresses help. Along with lots of protein and liquids. Your body's changing and you’ll need to eat good,” he continued. “Name's Renault, by the way. Most call me Renny. You probably don't remember me, but I was there at your Joining.”
Oh. Getting poisoned by Darkspawn and Archdemon blood put a damper on one's memory. Jerran nodded.
Across the way, the new group of Southern Thedas Grey Wardens entered the training grounds, their silver and blue armor flashing in the overcast lighting. Jerran straightened slightly at the sight of a familiar red-haired elf.
She pretended not to see him, but the twitch of her pointed ears told him everything that he needed to know. He grinned.
“What's with you and the Denerim girl? I can't tell if you're eye-fucking or going to kill each other.” If Renny spoke any louder, maybe even the Darkspawn could hear him.
Kyra turned toward them, wrinkling her nose. Jerran smirked and saluted her lazily with his pointer finger.
She huffed and turned away.
“Reminds me of when I met my partner, Thaeden.” Renny pointed to a dwarf warrior throwing axes at a straw dummy. “Look, I'm no fucking Chantry Confessor, but you and her need to figure things out. Can’t be fighting when out on patrol.”
“I'll figure it out,” Jerran said.
“You better. Can't blame you, though. I'm not into that, but I have to admit she's a firecracker.” Renny stood and offered a hand up. “Time to get back to work. Remember– elfroot and warm compresses tonight.”
Jerran accepted the warrior's strong grip. “Name's Jerran Thornhi– Thorne.”
“Thorne,” Renny repeated thoughtfully. “Good to meet you, Thorny. Be seeing you around.”
I felt that the song choices depended on how the love relationship evolved. I only have Jerran and Kyra's relationship on this playthrough, so I'll use that one as an example.
(Sorry not sorry that these will be cheesy pop songs. I am a sucker for the cute Disney-esque / cherry blossom love confession montages).
LMNT- “Hey Juliet”
When he first met her at Weisshupt, he had a total crush. His pick-up line was along the lines of: "Oh, uh, you got a magic staff, huh? Because you're a-mage-ing!" 👈😎 (thank you @larknnightingale for inspiring that gem).
She was not impressed, and their relationship was very much the typical classmates bugging each other. 😒
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Justin Timberlake and Anne Kendrick - “True Colors”
They went through a very difficult, long campaign in the Deep Roads. After a particularly vicious battle, they realized that they cared for each other and began dating.
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Delta Goodrem - “Last Night on Earth”
The last time that Jerran saw Kyra, he’d been hurrying to head out on a different mission, and he’d only exchanged a few brief words in passing. He wishes he could go back in time and pause that moment.
Messy sketch, because it seems that's all the energy that I have these days.
Kyra Tabris
Jerran's fiancée who is presumed dead in a Darkspawn attack.
She's distantly related to the Hero of Ferelden, and inherited the famous Tabris blue eyes and reddish hair, although she never met her famous second cousin.
After the events of Adamant Fortress, the Southern branch of the Grey Wardens were greatly diminished. During the last few years, they've been slowly rebuilding and sending recruits to Weisshupt for additional training.
In my HC, the Northern and Southern Grey Wardens have different uniforms -- as a Southern Grey Warden, Kyra is allowed to wear the silver and blue striped uniform.
Kyra trained in the rebuilt Circle of Magi tower until the call came for Grey Warden mages. She volunteered to follow in her relative's footsteps and eventually met a newly recruited Jerran on her first day of training.
