Templartations Exchange 2026

Annual Dragon Age fics and art exchange focused on Templar characters.

[templartationsexchange]

⭐ The collection has been revealed! ⭐

87

Yes you read that right.

87 wonderful works already in this year's Templartarions collection... And something is telling us this is not the end!

294,520 words so far

20 beautiful art pieces

We're so proud of such an engaged, prolific community!

Please enjoy reading all the submitted pieces of fiction and pondering all the amazing artworks HERE

Aaaaand... Keep them coming! 👀

[raflesia65]

The Templartations exchange has been revealed, so I can finally show my work.

Stolen Moments for @theelderdemon

Kiss me slowly! For @woundedsoul12

[dogot]

OOOHHHHH DUDE! I completely forgot that I can post on here about my Templartations piece!! Reveals have been revealed!

Well.

I wrote this for @/NastyMage on AO3, who requested tragic, dark, forbidden love for one of their OCs and either TemplarAU! Alistair or Cullen.

So! May I present:

The Harrowing of Lowen Amell

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 38,500

Tag Smorgasbord: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Pre-Dragon Age: Origins Quest - Broken Circle; Mage-Templar Dynamics; Mage Abuse and Oppression; Kinloch Hold; Whump; Hurt No Comfort; Dubious Consent; Rape/Non-con Elements; Gay Panic; Awkward Cullen Rutherford; Sweet Cullen Rutherford; Religious Guilt; Loss of Virginity; The Harrowing; Canon-Typical Violence; Sexual Violence; Self-Hatred; Physical Abuse; Shame; Smut, Angst, and Tragedy; Sexual Coercion; Abuse of Authority; Manipulative Relationship; Crisis of Faith; Bottom Cullen Rutherford; Possibly Unrequited Love; Sad Ending; You Have Been Warned

Read it in full on AO3! First chapter under the cut 😌

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

"I'm sorry, Lady Amell. It's the law."

The Templar Captain pushed his way past the front door out into the courtyard, his gauntleted hand resting on the shoulder of a young child. The girl sniffled once but otherwise cried silently as she was herded away from her family, too terrified of the gargantuan metal man directing her forward with weighty hands to put up a fuss.

"But she's just a little girl, messere! She didn't know what she was doing! No one was even hurt!"

"You know just as well as I that it matters little; she burned down the entire west transept of the Chantry! Mages cannot be left to their own devices once discovered, no matter how blue their blood. She's for the Circle now."

"No, no, no! You can't take my little girl!"

"Revka, don't! It's over." A man, her husband, her André, held firm to her arms as though he expected her to take a swing at the man stealing their child away.

"Please!"

"Madame, you would do well to focus your devotion on the Maker and your remaining children. This… mageling, is not your daughter any longer."

"No!"

It was a scream to curdle the blood, to make it run cold. The woman wrenched herself from her husband's grasp and crashed to the floor in the process, reaching uselessly for the hem of the young girl's dress as the babe in her arms wailed in distress.

"Revka, please! They have to take her," he crouched by her side, trying to offer assistance. Comfort.

"No! Don't you take their side in this, André! Don't you dare!"

Their eyes met; her steely Amell blue versus his mossy green. But both were filled with terror. She could see the plea written plain on his face. Please, don't make this worse. These monsters don't have to be kindly about what they're doing. She pushed him away.

"We're leaving." The Templar Captain turned and steered the girl away from them.

"Mama!"

"Sylvie, my heart!" Revka made a mad dash for the girl, stumbling over her dress, rending the fabric while just barely keeping hold of the babe in her arms, who screamed helplessly. She was crushing him to her chest.

The Templar Captain stopped them all, drawing his sword from its scabbard in a long, slow motion.

"Mama!"

"Madame, step away from the girl. I will not warn you again." The blade tip pointed downward, but she knew a simple wrist flick was all that stood between her and the other side of the Veil.

"She's my blood, messere! Nine months I carried her! Nearly died bringing her into this world!" Now she was openly weeping.

"I do not wish to harm you, but I will if you refuse to step away. Think of your other children, Lady Amell. They're already losing a sister today." The Templar Captain pushed the girl behind him, raising the sword in front of himself in a defensive posture; perpendicular to her body but still ready to slash.

"Revka?! What in the void is going on?" her brother, Damion, appeared in the doorway, fear and shock souring his normally ebullient expression.

"They're stealing my Sylvie away from me! They're stealing my child!" she roared.

The baby screamed his fear from his mother's arms as she blubbered and shouted at the men taking Sylvie away. Revka tripped, landing hard on her shoulder and jostling the babe from her grip. Damion steadied his sister and took the squalling boy from her arms.

"It's alright, Lowen. Shhhh, it's alright, little one," He tried to soothe the babe, but his mother's panic and terror had clearly been picked up by the child, who was now red-faced and bawling.

The babe's pained cries echoed across the courtyard, mirroring the silent tears of his big sister as the Templar Captain turned the little girl away from her family and tutted her forward onto the road. Revka followed behind, pleading for her daughter and shouting invective at her 'kidnappers' by turns as they walked towards the Gallows.

Damion bounced the terrified baby on his hip and exchanged a look with his brother-in-law. "This will not end well, André."

"I know," André sniffled. He wiped his face and took the babe from Damion's arms, "But what is there to be done? Maker, what can we do?!" He held Lowen close, dripping tears down his little neck as Damion put a hand on his shoulder in a hollow gesture of comfort.

Revka trailed behind the somber procession, wailing her grief through the streets for all to hear, and witness, and turn a blind eye toward. All the way to the Gallows, where the silently sobbing child disappeared into the old slaver fortress; never to be seen again by those who loved her.

[estuschan]

now that @templartationsexchange 2026 are revealed, let me bask in showing off my delightful prompt for @michichi69 , some boy-kisser Alistair! I had so much fun painting this 🤍

[inquisiorastoria]

I'm so happy that the @templartationsexchange gifts are revealed! I had the absolute delight of making something for @knuttydraws 🥹 with her non-inky Lavellan, Farie and Rylen!

[loreofthedasposts]

Exchange Fics

Now that the works for @templartationsexchange have been revealed, I can share my fics!

I made two gifts for @librivore42; one is called, A Lever Left in Darkness, which explores the tense/strained relationship (or lack there off) between three former templars who have been hurt by the order in different ways. The other is called, Growing Pains, which follows Anora's acceptance of her marriage to Alistair and her understanding of grief.

Additionally, I wrote a treat for @summergreen009 titled, My Dear "Old" Friend, which details a reunion between Alistair and Leliana during the events of Inquisition. The pair discuss love, loss, and longing.

I received two wonderful gifts! The main gift was from StarrShineGirl called, The Art of the Possible. The other was from @librivore42 titled, A long and lonely waiting.

You can read all of the other fics here!

[woundedsoul12]

Templarations is Live!

Hi. The @templartationsexchange just went live. So here's the tea

I wrote

Hail and Well Met - Letters between Rylen and Cullen as their friendship grows. From Rylen first arriving in Kirkwall to a visit from a certain Seeker

I received the best gifts ever please go read them

Proof by @teine-mallaichte - my beloved dead dove brother from another mother came through yet again with this banger. Cullen as Anders jailer? Reminding him this is all his fault. And that mages aren't really people....

Just mind the tags on that one

Gravity by @sidhelives - Barris/Trevelyan 😭😭😭😭 my loves. I was so thrilled to see these two. I love them. I squish them gently. Trevelyan you unreliable messy bitch. And your Dorian was also superb? Everything about it was perfect

Kiss me slowly! by @raflesia65 - I will never not be happy when someone gives me art. Especially when it is art of Cullen and Garrett 😭😭😭😭

Death becomes him by @carako

Where we went Wrong by @nirikeehan

I got two! Count them two Cullen in Val Chevin and the Inquisitor has to deal with him still taking lyrium and I LOVE both of these. Because they are different and yet still so twisted and fucked up

[templartationsexchange]

✨ Sign-ups are now OPEN! ✨ To sign up for Templartations 2026 please follow the link to our Templartations Discord server here, complete The Recruitment and look for the rules and instructions in the Exchange channel. The sign-ups period lasts three weeks and the assignments will be issued on March 15th.

We look forward to welcome this year's participants!

[templartationsexchange]

Less than 48 hours reminder!

[templartationsexchange]

✨ Sign-ups are now OPEN! ✨ To sign up for Templartations 2026 please follow the link to our Templartations Discord server here, complete The Recruitment and look for the rules and instructions in the Exchange channel. The sign-ups period lasts three weeks and the assignments will be issued on March 15th.

We look forward to welcome this year's participants!

[templartationsexchange]

✨The Templartations Exchange 2026 is coming and the nominations are open! ✨

Welcome back everyone and hello new participants! Another year, another excuse to celebrate our favorite characters and see so many talented fandom members create absoltely amazing pieces of writing and art. Without further ado, here is Templartations 2026 time table:

Nominations: February 14th - February 21st

Sign-ups: 3 weeks: February 21st - March 14th

Assignments Issued: March 15th

Creation Period: 8 weeks: March 15th - May 9th

Collection Goes Live!: May 16th

Creators Revealed: May 23rd

The tag nominations are already open so you can go here to make sure your favourites are in there. Don't worry - the tag set is already rich so there is a huge chance your beloved characters and relationships are already included. If you want to join our exchange, follow the link to the Templartations discord server here. Questions? Our ask box here is open, and the members of our community will be happy to help you on Discord too!

[theluckywizard]

Exiled Alistair x F!Hawke

Sharing some illustrations I created for my recent @templartationsexchange gift fic Instead Came Your Arms

“I can’t decide if Ostagar is where everything started going wrong,” she says. “It was for me.” “Maybe that’s why we dream of it.”

Instead Came Your Arms Alistair x f!Hawke | E | WC: 43,500 (Complete) | DA2, Act 3 | Second Chances | Assassination Plot | Grief | Hurt/Comfort | Fast Burn | Fereldan Politics | Exiled Alistair | Angst with a Happy Ending | Flangst

[theluckywizard]

Man in the Mirror

My @templartationsexchange treat for @librivore42

I think about these two a lot! It's one of those duos that spawns the full spectrum of headcanons, so I tried to frame it in a way that maximized interpretation. I won't exhaust you with my own! Enjoy the angst!

[knuttydraws]

I can start posting my @templartationsexchange 2025 entries! So first things first, my main assignment for @librivore42! Some "days before chaos" for these three: Libri's OC Lux, Cullen, and Alistair. With no regard for canon or timelines 😆 I had so much fun working on this piece and imagining how they could interact with eachother!

[raflesia65]

My second entry for @templartationsexchange2025: Cullen and Solona for @kittynomsdeplume

[theluckywizard]

I had so much fun drawing this spicy, suggestive art as a present for @amarmeme for the @templartationsexchange! Here Inquisitor Charlotte Trevelyan gets some proper attention from her beloved. ✌️

View the more suggestive version that Tumblr would surely blur on AO3 (no nudity)

AO3 also has a link to a brighter version if your environment is too bright to see er. what's going on there.

[tired-truffle]

But All Will Be Well

Alistair x Female Tabris

Complete!

Summary: A series of glimpses into the married life of King Alistair Theirin and Queen Vyria Cousland for the Templartations exchange (Vyria belongs to the lovely @dragonagedorks)

NSFW in chapters 1, 3, and 5 - chapters can be read solo or out of order.

Word Count: 11.9k

Posted: May 24th, 2025

Chapters: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

(Links lead to AO3)

[raflesia65]

Time for revelations!!!

Here is my assignment for @templartationsexchange 2025

Cullen and Astoria for @phillypumpkin 🧡

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Templartations2025/works/65217916