Sounds fun, i tag @vorchagirl @ashenlavellan @damndirtyheathen @theelderdemon @himluv @eridanidreams @atonalginger and anyone whod like to do this.
Im going to do ALL my main OCs because this combines two of my loves - video games and gardening!
Dragon Age Veilguard Rook OCs -
For Teleri De Riva is the Oleander flower. Delicate at first glance but deadly under it all. A charming fragrance that makes people love having it around. But they know not to mistake it's beauty for what it hides underneath. In Floriography the flower means beware!
Chione Ingellvar is one of the many night blooming flowers known as moon blossoms. Particularly a Lavender moonvine or Ipomoea_muricata. Delicate in appearance by steadfast and stronger than it appears. It blooms at night giving off a lovely scent. In Floriography it can mean affection but also I place myself here. Apt!
Mass Effect Andromeda Ryder OC-
Aeryn Ryder is the Nicotiana alata - a beautifully fragrant flower that blooms during sunset, where it's stunning heady and smokey scent comes out. Vibrant and slightly intoxicating. In floriology it means tenacity and passion. Very apt!
Starfield Spacefarer Starborn OC-
Seren Jones is the Indigo old rose. Symbolic of old Earth, an ancient rose variety with a heady scent and robust ability to survive and head turner for it stunning and striking appearance. In floriology it means enchantment. Well she is starborn!
Thief/Dishonored OC
Kiara Black is the Iris chrysographes 'Black Form. A deeply moody but delicate flower that gleems a vibrant purple shade in the right light but normally appears almost a midnight black. In floriology they mean carrying a message and wisdom.
Deus Ex/Assassin's Creed OC
Zofie Orel is the Black Baccara (Hybrid Tea rose). An elegant but slightly edgy rose like Zofie, it's blood red to almost black shade is almost velvety - a luxurious rose with sharp thorns. In Floriography the colour of the rose means both true love and mourning. Symbolic for the Creeds catchphrase 'requiescat in pace'
Chapters: 8/?
Fandom: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Adam Jensen/Original Female Character(s), Adam Jensen/Original Character(s)
Characters: Adam Jensen, Zofie Orel (OC), Alejandra 'Alex' Vega
Additional Tags: Post Mankind Divided, Crossover, what if, game typical violence, Canon-Typical Violence, repressed ptsd, Mentions of traumatic injury, Assassin in the DX universe
Chapter 8: The Curtain Parts
Summary:Zofie shares her knowledge of her organisation with Adam in the hopes of gaining his trust and allyship.
Questions originally by this user (though the post seems to have vanished now). I felt like answering them all to help get more of a feel for my O.C. Zofie Orel and this will become part of a master post for this OC.and I'll make other posts for my other OCs as these questions really help develop them and have their own master posts too.
Not tagging this post as already done so, so this is for anyone with OCs they want to really flesh out more.
I've put them behind a cut because there are 50 questions and answers! So click read more if you fancy knowing more about her family life, her childhood and just generally more about them.
1. How does your character think of their father? What do they hate and love about him? What influence - literal or imagined - did the father have?
Zofie loves her father Alexandr dearly. She has always loved his tenacity and strength to protect others. He was firm with her but never over controlling, believing she should choose her own path even if it meant having nothing to do with either his or his wife's path. She doesn't hate anything about her father, though his very dry sense of humour could sometimes leave her second guessing whether he actually was joking or not.
Even though her father left active service in the Coterie of Assassins (formerly) Brotherhood, he kept their family safe. He taught her all about the Assassin order and their enemy the Templars and how both have adapted to current times. When she decided to join the Assassins he rejoined the order so he could be her mentor and teach her.
2. Their mother? How do they think of her? What do they hate? Love? What influence - literal or imagined - did the mother have?
Zofie has always been very close to her mother. She encouraged her hobbies and passions. Only thing Zofie didn't like was when her mother would get so focused on a project she wouldn't sleep and then develop terrible headaches that would last for days. She still knows she has this habit. Her mother gave her, her stubborn streak though she failed miserably in trying to teach her the finer points of hacking.
3. Brothers, sisters? Who do they like? Why? What do they despise about their siblings?
No she is an only child. Her parents knew it was a risk to have one child with their work they did.
4. What type of discipline was your character subjected to at home? Strict? Lenient?
Her parents were firm with her, for her own safety whilst she was young but allowed her the freedom to develop as she wanted as she grew, knowing she had a good understanding of the world. They held nothing back in answering any questions she ever had.
5. Were they overprotected as a child? Sheltered?
Because of their lives, they did protect Zofie as a young child, always watching out for danger. Once she became a teen and knew about her parents hidden lives and the dangers because of it, understanding and supporting it, she wasn't as watched over.
6. Did they feel rejection or affection as a child?
Lots of affection, though not always physically or verbally displayed. She just always knew.
7. What was the economic status of their family?
Well off thanks to their 'official jobs' but also thanks to her mother's talent for redirecting Templar and their supporter's funds. Outwardly they do not display their wealth, living in modest homes, but Zofie and anyone she wants to help, need for nothing.
8. How does your character feel about religion?
Atheist. She has seen how organised religion has controlled the masses ever since the ISU decided they were gods. She has no issue with anyone believing anything, so long as they don't push it at her.
9. What about political beliefs?
She's seen too often how power corrupts. She believes that no one should go hungry, be unable to be well or live without shelter. So you could consider her a socialist.
10. Is your character street-smart, book-smart, intelligent, intellectual, slow-witted?
She is well read having spent much of her childhood in the Coterie libraries studying history and anything factual. She's quite artistic minded but not the best at the more mathematical side of things. Thanks to her training as an Assassin she can mix among the high born or street gangs just as easily.
11. How do they see themselves: as smart, as intelligent, uneducated?
She isn't afraid to share what she knows and considers herself intelligent, but she tries not to be cocky about it. Though her stubborn nature sometimes gets misinterpreted as that.
12. How does their education and intelligence – or lack thereof - reflect in their speech pattern, vocabulary, and pronunciations?
She usually speaks with what some would say is a 'cultured' soft British accent, Not 'posh', but she can flip her dialect if needed depending on who she is talking to. Her vocab range is vast but she dials it back depending on who she is talking to. In private she is more relaxed and swears... a lot.
13. Did they like school? Teachers? Schoolmates?
Whilst she was still in Cardiff, she was mostly home schooled to protect her, though thanks to her parents, she was well educated, more so than normal children. When the family moved to London she was schooled in the Coterie. She got on with some of her teachers, especially her History, Geography, Science and Art teachers, as she often chatted with them about what ever subject matter they were teaching. Her schoolmates were fellow children of Assassins. Like any child she was friends with some and not with others. Thankfully bullying was not accepted by the school and any hint of it was dealt with fast so she never suffered from that.
14. Were they involved at school? Sports? Clubs? Debate? Were they unconnected?
As she was trained in the Coterie, After school clubs consisted of physical training, self defence and combat skills.
15. Did they graduate? High-School? College? Do they have a PHD? A GED?
She finished high school with top marks - 3 A levels in Art, History and Science. She took an Open University degree and got her BA Hons in Egyptology whilst training as an Assassin as she couldn't exactly leave to study.
16. What does your character do for a living? How do they see their profession? What do they like about it? Dislike?
In the public eye she helps her mother's property developer company as designer and developer, but anyone looking deeper would find a false cover as an MI5 Secret service agent ( this cover works well with the police in Prague who know from experience not to mess with secret service of any country. Her parents helped create that identity thanks to friends in high places in England). Her real role is an Assassin.
17. Did they travel? Where? Why? When?
She has travelled on mission before, going to Paris, Detroit, USA and now living in Prague, Czech Republic. All for missions, whether short term or long term as part of the Coterie. Paris was during her a mission where she shadowed another Assassin. The USA was with her mother when they visited David Sarif a year after she was augmented. Prague is her current mission.
18. What did they find abroad, and what did they remember?
Paris was where she really understood how the Templars as the order once knew them had been superseded by the Illuminati and the former were now very much the financial backbone of the latter.
Detroit, she thanked Sarif for saving her life and will be shocked to remember that she actually met Adam Jensen before he got augmented as she as introduced to him during a meeting with David.
19. What were your character’s deepest disillusions? In life? What are they now?
That there are truly evil people in the world. Not just out for themselves, but self centered enough to think they know best for the rest of the world. That they think they have the right to control everyone else. That has never changed.
20. What were the most deeply impressive political or social, national or international, events that they experienced?
Well she survived the Incident. Thankfully the Coterie had become unsure at the synchronised signals augmented people were getting and the correlation with TYM's sudden manufacture of new chips that many chapters of the Coterie refused the upgraded chip until they could learn more. The London chapter was one of them. She's witnessed the segregation of augmented people following that event and the creation of ghetto like cities across the world where many augmented are put.
21. What are your character’s manners like? What is their type of hero? Whom do they hate?
Depending on situation, her manners can be impeccable. But in private she is much more relaxed and relaxed about things. Her heroes are her parents, her grand master Katherine Frye and the assassin Amunet. She despises currently Lucius Debeers, Elizabeth Duclare and Madame Photographie.
22. Who are their friends? Lovers? ‘Type’ or 'ideal’ partner?
She has a couple of friends in the Coterie. Sanchia Evans aka Curly- The Aug doctor/mechanic. Good friends with Zofie and knows her way around Sarif Augs. Zofie trusts her with her life. Dean Foster - The assassin she paired with when sent to Paris to help Katherine Frye on a mission. She adores Dean and his partner Nick.
Lovers - There was Sarah, a fellow Assassin who she had a relationship with. Sarah died saving Zofie's life.
Her ideal partner is someone she doesn't have to hide who she is with, who accepts her completely. Who has a similar sense of humour to her and is as passionate about the same things as she is.
23. What do they want from a partner? What do they think and feel of sex?
Acceptance, loyalty and love. Someone who is her equal in both physicality and mind. They very much enjoy sex, but also enjoy just being close to those they care deeply for.
24. What social groups and activities does your character attend? What role do they like to play? What role do they actually play, usually?
She doesn't really belong to any social groups. She likes to keep to herself or with those she fully trusts in her own time, which is short thanks to what she does. She plays what ever role her mission requires -Sometimes high society socialite daughter of the owner of property company, sometimes well bred secret service agent, sometimes specialist for hire.
25. What are their hobbies and interests?
She took up silversmithing and jewellery making as a hobby to help her relearn fine dexterity in her hands. She enjoys decorating and interior design often enjoying that part of her cover job. She has a great interest in ancient history, particularly Egyptian but also Celtic. Loves to read factual books, listen to music and sometimes cook.
26. What does your character’s home look like? Personal taste? Clothing? Hair? Appearance?
Zofie has a home in Prague. No86 Libuse apartments. Mostly dark red or grey painted walls with dark wood floor and furniture and white ceilings, with a large contemporary chandelier as focus in the living area. Soft furnishings are in shades of black and gold, including a plush sofa, and bed coverings. There is a white pologon eagle sculpture on one wall, and her secret room has her collection of antique weapons on display.
Her tastes could be considered leaning towards gothic, but with a modern minimalist taste. She loves to combine very modern with antique and has a thing for Art Deco furniture.
Her appearance is high end. Sticks to black, red and white clothing, something she developed through the Coterie, as those are the traditional colours of the old Brotherhood. She likes that nod to the past. Plus she loves the colour red. Her bob length hair is crimson red. She favours smokey eye makeup and either bare lips or stained for longevity. Some of her makeup is semi permanent to save her time and effort.
27. How do they relate to their appearance? How do they wear their clothing? Style? Quality?
She enjoys some fashion but follows her own style. She prefers small independent designers. She enjoys high quality clothing when she isnt in her custom armour (which she helped design). In her downtime she wears relaxed clothing, soft stretch jeans with slouchy relaxed tops and bralettes. When out incognito, she wears a white coat that allows her assassin hood that's attached to her tactical vest to sit on top.
28. Who is your character’s mate? How do they relate to him or her? How did they make their choice?
Mate as in partner? Currently no one but that will change. See 23 above for why she would go for him.
29. What is your character’s weaknesses? Hubris? Pride? Controlling?
Stubbornness and pride.
30. Are they holding on to something in the past? Can he or she forgive?
She can never forgive the Templars for their ideology and will fight them. Her special anger is towards Madam Photographie, or Vivienne, Rebecca, de Crussel, the one who orchestrated the attack that forced her to become augmented, killing her hawk and lover in the attack.
31. Does your character have children? How do they feel about their parental role? About the children? How do the children relate?
No, no children and she can't have any as her womb was damaged in the attack and removed.
32. How does your character react to stress situations? Defensively? Aggressively? Evasively?
Mostly calmly. She is highly trained to keep her head in stressful situations. She will be aggressive only to survive a situation. That changes if fire is involved. She has repressed her PTSD from the attack, but large amounts of fire bring it back, then she can panic.
33. Do they drink? Take drugs? What about their health?
Yes to drink. No need for recreational drugs, no interest. She has a Sentinel system so their health is top notch.
34. Does your character feel self-righteous? Revengeful? Contemptuous?
She has a sense of self righteousness yes, considering what she knows. She fully believes in the cause of the Coterie.
35. Do they always rationalize errors? How do they accept disasters and failures?
She is pretty accepting of errors as she knows things don't always go by the book. But she hates failure as she sees it as a personal failing not being able to adapt to a situation. If the failure isn't her fault, she can lash out.
36. Do they like to suffer? Like to see other people suffering?
She'd say no, but deep down she knows she wouldn't lift a finger if Vivienne was in harms way, taking pleasure in watching that woman suffer for what she did.
37. How is your character’s imagination? Daydreaming a lot? Worried most of the time? Living in memories?
She doesn't need to imagine things, the Animus can often let her relive aspects of the past. But that just adds to her sense of wonder for the people of the past's lives. Her imagination goes into her creative outlets - jewellery making and interior design.
38. Are they basically negative when facing new things? Suspicious? Hostile? Scared? Enthusiastic?
She is trained to deal with changing situations. Able to adapt to new locations with ease. She is always suspicious though, until she knows she can trust a situation or person. But she meets any new challenge with enthusiasm.
39. What do they like to ridicule? What do they find stupid?
Incompetence mostly. She has little time for it, especially when those in power have it.
40. How is their sense of humor? Do they have one?
Sarcastic and very British.
41. Is your character aware of who they are? Strengths? Weaknesses? Idiosyncrasies? Capable of self-irony?
She knows her strengths and some of her weaknesses, though she ignores her PTSD, which can bite her sometimes. She knows she is in a unique position and how her very nature is an irony - She kills to protect life.
42. What does your character want most? What do they need really badly, compulsively? What are they willing to do, to sacrifice, to obtain?
She wants the Illuminati/Templars to be destroyed, though deep down she knows those in power will always try to control the masses. She is willing to die for the cause though.
43. Does your character have any secrets? If so, are they holding them back?
She has many secrets, only sharing some with those she trusts.
44. How badly do they want to obtain their life objectives? How do they pursue them?
See 42.
45. Is your character pragmatic? Think first? Responsible? All action? A visionary? Passionate? Quixotic?
She is mostly pragmatic when it comes to her mission, though she isn't without compassion and will do what ever she can to prevent innocents getting harmed as is one of the main tenets of the Creed.
46. Is your character tall? Short? What about size? Weight? Posture? How do they feel about their physical body?
She is 5'7" athletic even before augmentation due to vigorous training. She always carries herself well in public, though wont flaunt her augments. She was accepting of her augments as had agreed to them prior to her Injuries, though it had taken her a year to get used to them. She admires the work that's gone into them, finding them works of art. She also likes she grew 2 inches through them!
47. Do they want to project an image of a younger, older, more important person? Does they want to be visible or invisible?
She is willing to protect all innocents, though sometimes she wonders why when they are idiotic. She often appears visible, but when she is seen she is in fact hiding behind a persona. her real self is often hidden away.
48. How are your character’s gestures? Vigorous? Weak? Controlled? Compulsive? Energetic? Sluggish?
She is controlled in most ways. Elegant and fluid. When in a relaxed state she can sometimes become more energetic, but it is a rare occurrence.
49. What about voice? Pitch? Strength? Tempo and rhythm of speech? Pronunciation? Accent?
Her natural accent is soft English with a hint of Welsh, but she can change her accent as needed, being more cultured under the Sofia persona. It's quite melodic, not too high. (see Emily Blunt's voice for reference.)
50. What are the prevailing facial expressions? Sour? Cheerful? Dominating?
As if she knows something you don't. It is often either a mona lisa type smile, or 'resting bitch face', though the latter is often due to her actual syncing with her drone Zrak and seeing through it's eyes.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 7/?
Fandom: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Adam Jensen/Original Female Character(s), Adam Jensen/Original Character(s)
Characters: Adam Jensen, Zofie Orel (OC), Alejandra 'Alex' Vega
Additional Tags: Post Mankind Divided, Crossover, what if, game typical violence, Canon-Typical Violence, repressed ptsd, Mentions of traumatic injury, Assassin in the DX universe
Chapter 7 - History lesson
Summary: Adam goes to Zofie, in hopes of learning more of her mission
After seeing this fantastic post i decided to pick dresses each of my OCs would wear. (When? where? no idea..just go with the vibes)
Feel free to do this yourself too!
You can find larger versions of each gown here
Seren Jones - this dress reminds me somehow of the cosmos. It would also show off the star trail tattoo that wraps around her body.
Aeryn Ryder - The colours remind me of Kadara's skies. Can you imagine Reyes's face if he saw Aeryn wearing this!
Kiara Black - Her favourite colours, it's that simple! The fact that amount of skin would distract people allowing her to steal items she'd hide under the skirts..has nothing to do with it.
Zofie Orel - It's sleek and open so would allow her to move if she needed. The architectural style would compliment and show off the augmentations too
