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#♜✧❝like the ashes of ash i saw rise in the heat❞ ➵ out of character✧♜

we are all moved in. still unpacking, but i am also now off until after new years. so it's time to lurk and chill! haha

#♜✧❝like the ashes of ash i saw rise in the heat❞ ➵ out of character✧♜

hihihi. so holidays have me tired and this weekend we're finishing up our move into the new place. but i am lurking. hmu if you wanna plot!

#♜✧❝like the ashes of ash i saw rise in the heat❞ ➵ out of character✧♜

avernusreject

Genuinely obsessed with the fact that Viago wrote crow Rook a letter after the Antaam incident and literally just addressed them as idiot. I love their dynamic so much

#(oh no might write a fic about sylva attempting to read this letter)#(the way 'neighboring' would fuck her up so bad)#(like viago is totally doing this on purpose ;^;)#(AND he called her idiot)#(omg and varric learning she can't read and helping her fuck me how cute)#♖✦❝all you have is your fire❞ ➵ family✦♖#☾⋆viago de riva⋆☽

Made a profile for Sylva (although I have her as a Shadow Dragon because I already have a crow and wanna try new things lol, but I want screenshots). The only thing that really sucks is I can't have the sclera's different for each eye. The black really does make her silver eye stand out, but I feel like it's less unnerving that way, lol. Love her scars. Will post screenshots of her scars from the creator then.

#♖✦❝with her sweetened breath and her tongue so mean❞ ➵ face✦♖

stabbyresources

Send Smash or Pass + a name and my muse will say if they would smash or pass on that person.

#♜✧❝don't you ever tame your demons❞ ➵ ask memes✧♜

whencicatrized

@xthestormcrow continued:

Waiting a beat, two - with her hands on her hips and a smile on her lips, she knows that with enough patience she'll get exactly the reaction she wants. As if cued, Sylva breaks. "You say that as if you won't get caught. How many people have the skills to take his things, eh? You'll be the first suspect." The odds of Lucanis encouraging this - purely to cause a little chaos - were incredibly high. Still... "And I'll be the second, so I might as well get in on the fun, too." Besides, she still owed Viago for stealing her kill during their last job together. "Alright, Sylvita, I'll keep him busy with shop talk and you get the dagger, deal?"

xthestormcrow

♖ Sylva paused slightly when Teia voiced accurate reasons against the stealing of Viago's dagger. It was true, there were very few people who had the skills — or even the audacity — to steal his things. Regardless of whether it was her or not, Viago would surely blame her anyway. It would be her, but that was beside the point.

❝It's true, either of us or both of us will get blamed, but I definitely have a plan!❞ Sylva explained. She had thought this through, even in her sort of impulsive fashion. ❝First of all, is to not get caught holding the dagger at any moment. I was thinking of letting the blame fall on Lucanis, since he was clearly so interested in seeing it. Plus, if he's holding the dagger when caught, even better. I can just be an innocent bystander—❞ Sylva had never been innocent a day in her life, but that was also beside the point.

Sylva grinned at Teia's agreement — and the nickname. The other Crow woman was one of the few people who could get away with a nickname like that, and it sort of warmed the younger one's heart. Having a nickname like that? It made her feel truly like family. ❝You won't regret this, Teia, I promise!❞ She grinned, nearly jumping with excitement. She began to head for the window, knowing to take the long way in terms of cautiousness. She paused, though, at the window sill, her hand hovering over it. She took in a breath before turning back to Teia.

❝Actually, before the chaos begins,❞ she chewed on her lip for a second, ❝I overheard Lucanis mentioning gifting daggers in terms of flirting... and he seemed to imply that he might have done so for a certain de Riva man...❞ Sylva watched Teia's expressions carefully as she spoke, ❝Did Lucanis and Viago have a... thing at some point?❞

#(sylva likes tea... scalding and full of flavor)#♖✦❝nothing fucks with my baby❞ ➵ threads✦♖#☾⋆andarateia cantori⋆☽#whencicatrized #☾⋆❝screaming the name of a foreigner's god❞➵ veilguard⋆☽

Over the next couple of days, depending on spoons and work, I’m planning on working on a companion non-rook verse for Sylva. For now, I need to go to bed 🫠

#♜✧❝like the ashes of ash i saw rise in the heat❞ ➵ out of character✧♜

dailyhotdgifs

I have nothing more to tell you. It must be the dragon who speaks.

#(this is Sylva's birth mama)#(Delara “Dellie” Tabris)#(aka the Hero of Ferelden)#(just imagine her with lighter eyes. like a silvery-blue)#♖✦❝all you have is your fire❞ ➵ family✦♖#☾⋆delara tabris⋆☽

fairy-of-rhine

Daenerys Targaryen Queen of Dragons

#(Sylva on her way to go meditate and tear Solas a new one)#(She's gonna make Solas regret getting stuck in her head)#(gonna beat his egg head until she's got scrambled eggs for her team)#(like 'here eat up i made breakfast!')#(she's beauty she's grace she's gonna punch Solas in the face)#♖✦❝with her sweetened breath and her tongue so mean❞ ➵ face✦♖#♖✦❝she's the giggle at a funeral❞ ➵ sylva de riva✦♖

okthisway

#♖✦❝all you have is your fire❞ ➵ family✦♖#☾⋆viago de riva⋆☽

Sylva did not learn how to read until she was like ten. After being taken in by the Crows, they focused primarily on fighting and her magic. Reading and writing came second/third. Even now, twelve years later, she struggles to read. She fakes it spectacularly, but she struggles with big words (especially ones she has never heard spoken before or ones where the sound doesn't align well with how it looks — silent letters are the bane of her existence). She does not like being called out on not knowing how to read. She will get defensive as fuck before storming off. Honestly, she's embarrassed. I lowkey think she also might have dyslexia, which is why she struggles with it so much. Well, that and her learning much later in life. With this said, she can speak common/trade tongue, Elvhen (what is known, anyway), and Antivan. Just don't ask her to read anything. (or do because that will be fun pft).

#♖✦❝honey you're familiar like my mirror years ago❞ ➵ headcanons✦♖#(every so often a thought pops in my head about Sylva)#(and i'm just like 'yup that's true')

"What sort of trouble are you up to now, hm?" from Teia

♖ ❝What? Who says I'm in trouble? I'm not up to any trouble!❞ The young silver-haired elf exclaimed. Honestly, what made Teia think that she was up to any trouble? Sylva paused, staring at the only slightly older elf whom she looked up to. Alright, so maybe Teia had hit the mark. Not that that was unusual or anything.

❝Okay, so, here's the thing. It's only trouble if I get caught, right? I was mentioning this dagger to Lucanis that Viago had, and he seemed really interested in seeing it, so I thought it might be a fun idea to... y'know... borrow it. Just for a second.❞

She was up to a lot of trouble. Then again, though, when wasn't she? ❝Wanna help?❞

#(Hiii!)#(she's not just up to trouble... she's up to dangerous trouble)#♜✧❝with each love i cut loose i was never the same❞ ➵ asks✧♜#☾⋆andarateia cantori⋆☽#whencicatrized

Sylva had an accident in her youth with her magic that resulted in the loss of her right eye and a significant lightning scar on her face and body. Sylva cannot see out of her right eye, considering it... doesn't exist. She has compensated for this and, as an assassin, hasn't let it interfere with her job. However, when it comes to more open and chaotic combat (such as, I don't know, fighting a bunch of demons?), it can be very difficult. She relies heavily on the other members of her team to call out to her (much like they do in the game). Another thing to note, though, is that she is also hard of hearing in her right ear because of said accident. She can hear, it is just greatly diminished. When approaching Sylva from behind, it is best to do so from her left side... unless you want a dagger pressed against some sensitive part of your body. :)

#(oh look a fancy headcanons header...)#(well not fancy but there lol)#♖✦❝honey you're familiar like my mirror years ago❞ ➵ headcanons✦♖