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Aefah Naros

Miraluka Sith Sorcerer Neutral/Light Side

#oc: aefah naros #swtor #miraluka #sith inquisitor #i started replaying the class stories #with all new ocs #i had to start with my favorite class of course #and i love my new baby already

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KO-FI thanks || Audra Trevelyan for @ranalaure

#oc: audra trevelyan #AHHHHH SHE LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL #i finally get to see one of my kids in fleshwerks's style #also i'm happy to have helped out such a cool person

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The twins, Aleris and Adrannis, were born in Edhelion. They were still very young - only twenty-two years of age - when their city was attacked by the Dourhands. Their parents were killed in the attack, but the girls managed to escape with the help of a kind stranger. Hadvien took responsibility for the twins, caring for them as if they were her own. The twins remained with Hadvien for nearly a century before setting out on their own, but they have remained close to their adopted mother, in proximity as well as in spirit.

Aleris showed a talent for music at an early age. Before she was even three years old, she was already receiving compliments on her beautiful singing voice. She has long been interested in the effects that music can have on a person's psyche, and has made it a point to learn any song that can soothe or enliven someone's spirit, no matter where that song comes from. Aleris's interest in music that isn't elven - especially anything dwarven - has earned her a reputation of being eccentric. But that has never bothered her. As long as she can laugh, play her music, and help other people, she is content.

Adrannis was always the more physically agile of the two. She had begun to learn archery from her mother before Edhelion fell, and continued to practice in her mother's honor afterward. She spent nearly a century in the woods of Ered Luin, learning from skilled hunters, perfecting her tracking and shooting skills. She finds great satisfaction in the hunt. But Adrannis is also an avid student of history. She loves discovering lost artifacts or ancient fragments of parchment as much as she loves finding worthy prey. If she isn't on a hunt, she can usually be found reading something, the older the better. An odd combination, perhaps, but one that suits her fine.

#oc: aleris #oc: adrannis #lotro #lord of the rings online #mine: edits #aleris is still named alehra in game #but i though aleris looked more tolkienesque #and it also goes well with adrannis #so that's her official name now #also i literally just came up with the connection to hadvien #that was not a thing before today #but i kind of love it

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Hadvien was born in Eregion during the Second Age. A skilled craftsman, she worked alongside some of the finest elf-smiths of the age. In her youth, Hadvien fell in love with Narmeleth, her oldest friend, but never said a word, believing her feelings to be unnatural. She was heartbroken when Narmeleth was seduced away by Annatar and never returned. Hadvien has spent the last few thousand years traveling between Rivendell and Ered Luin, studying the arts of jewelcrafting and rune-lore. Most of her kin have sailed to Valinor, but Hadvien's heart remains in Middle-earth, for now.

#oc: hadvien #lotro #lord of the rings online #mine: edits #so this is my broody gay elf daughter #at nearly 5000 she's also pretty old #but she's still damn amazing #and yes the tragic unrequited love backstory is cheesy but i love it so much #it certainly adds another interesting dimension to that whole storyline

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A citizen of Carn Dûm by birth, Dreiden was a soldier in the Angmarim army, until her unit was massacred by wargs in the North Downs. Severely wounded, she was rescued by rangers and taken to Esteldíin, where she recovered under the watchful eyes of the town's healers. She eventually forswore her allegiance to the Shadow, and went on to lead a company of adventurers that would help change the fate of Middle-earth.

#oc: dreiden #lotro #lord of the rings online #mine: edits #look at my main everybody #i love her so much

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Hissera Adaar, Herald's Guardian, and Lady Inquisitor

#oc: hissera adaar #adaar #dragon age #mine: edits #oh my god my baby turned out gorgeous #i love qunari ladies so effing much #i just wish i could make gifs so i could do her justice

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I tried out this template by @lavellanpls. I started with Audra, since she's the easiest, but I might do it for some of my other kids as well.

#oc: audra trevelyan #dragon age #trevelyan #lavellanpls #mine: edits #mine: aesthetics #she's probably more earth or water #but her only magic is fire so that's what i used

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For people who wanna make an aesthetic set/mood board but don’t know where to start. Fill in with either a. your character’s favorite or b. what describes your character best.

Full-size download

* Box dimensions are 185 x 175 px ** If you need em, you can find some good “signature” fonts here

#ref: psd #ooh this is cool

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dragon age worldstate, part 2: herald and inquisitor

#dragon age #trevelyan #adaar #oc: audra trevelyan #oc: hissera adaar #otp: the safest place i've ever known #mine: edits #mine: aesthetics #skipping da2 cast for now because i'm still figuring them out #also i have more inquisition kids but i'm not sure about them yet either #but i wanted to share my main inquisition kids right away

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dragon age worldstate, part 1: origins cast

#dragon age #tabris #cousland #mahariel #surana #brosca #aeducan #amell #oc: adelara tabris #oc: nerissa amell #oc: caitriona cousland #oc: jasnah aeducan #oc: tasha brosca #oc: ilriane mahariel #oc: estral surana #mine: edits #mine: aesthetics #long post

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I've been thinking about my Mahariel lately. So have ten facts about her, just for fun.

She's a trans woman. She came out when she was around nine or ten years old.

Her childhood name was Belavahn, meaning "one with many questions." The name she uses now, Ilriane, means "mind like a trap," and was first suggested to her by Hahren Paivel.

She started learning from Master Ilen years before she was old enough to officially become his apprentice. By age thirteen, she was working with ironbark. Master Ilen still tells anyone who will listen that he's never met anyone as naturally gifted at crafting as Ilriane. And he hates that he had to lose her.

She chose June's vallaslin, obviously. That was probably the easiest decision she ever made.

She's not angry at Tamlen for touching the mirror. But only because there was a part of her that wanted to touch it too, and she knows it could have easily been her that was killed.

Ilriane is the only reason Alistair's limbs are still intact. If she had a copper coin for every time she saved someone from a hidden trap, she'd be the wealthiest woman in Ferelden.

Her fighting skills aren't great. She's amazing at using a knife to make something, but put her on the battlefield and she's almost useless. She's better off setting the traps, and fixing the weapons instead of using them.

She's aro/ace, but doesn't necessarily know that that's a thing people can be. All she knows is she's never been interested in romance or sex, and she's perfectly happy that way.

Ilriane believes in the elven pantheon, fairly devoutly actually, but you wouldn't guess it because she doesn't talk about it. She never feels the need to share her personal beliefs with others.

She resents having been forced to join the Grey Wardens. She deserts as soon as the Archdemon is dead. Unless they give her a damn good reason, she never intends to help them again.

#oc: ilriane mahariel #dragon age #mahariel #text post #oc headcanon #i'm surprised at how attached i'm getting to her #considering i'm rarely interested in anything to do with the dalish #but ilriane has grown on me immensely #also i might have to do this kind of thing for a few of my other ocs #it's a good brainstorming exercise

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This is Dreiden, my highest level character on LotRO, before and after the recent avatar update.

I'm still not sure what to think of the update. It'll just take a little getting used to, I guess.

#oc: dreiden #lotro #lord of the rings online #mine: edits #i had to fix her face after the update of course #because the default was awful #also i got to give her a scar #so that's cool #is it just me or does she look younger?

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Just a reminder that I love my ex-Tranquil daughter’s precious face.

#oc: audra trevelyan #dragon age #trevelyan #mine: edits #actually i love pretty much everything about her #but i'm probably a little biased #also she looks really good without the tranquil brand #though i wish i could get her blue eyes to stand out more

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LOTRO 30 Day Challenge

Day 26: LOTRO-related post of your choice.

I took this several years ago, the first time I encountered the rainbows-at-night phenomenon. Alehra was in Angmar at the time. This is one of the oldest screenshots I have, and it's also one of my favorites. Even if the idea of rainbows at night violates the rules of science.

all days here

#lotro 30 day challenge #lotro #lord of the rings online #oc: alehra #mine: edits #if you haven't seen this phenomenon in game you're missing out

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LOTRO 30 Day Challenge

Day 25: Your proudest in-game accomplishment?

That would be this moment right here. The moment when I got a chicken to the top of Minas Tirith. Maybe that's silly, but I was really proud of myself for managing it. And it only took two tries. (Come to think of it, Ishral might be my only toon not wearing a title that says what server she came from. Because "Lady of the Wings" is much more impressive.) An honorable mention goes to Dreiden's solo defeat of Mordirith in the Carn Dum instance, and also to her solo conquering of most of the bosses in the Rift raid. Both feats were accomplished at level 100.

all days here

#lotro #lord of the rings online #lotro 30 day challenge #mine: edits #doing two days in one just because i can #and also because i'm about 8 months late #also i really love this chicken #and wanted to show it off

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Fragrance, mixtape, or interiors please!

I'll do fragrance for my Origins kids, since I know you know that game best ;)

fragrance: what do your OCs smell like?

Addy Tabris: blood, smoke, leather

Jasnah Aeducan: rose, steel, whiskey

Nerissa Amell: ink, parchment, snow

Caitriona Cousland: her mabari, sea salt, soft perfume

Estral Surana: apples, resin, the fade

Tasha Brosca: dirt, metal, sweat

Ilriane Mahariel: wood shavings, bow strings, wolf hair

#answered #oc: adelara tabris #oc: nerissa amell #oc: jasnah aeducan #oc: caitriona cousland #oc: estral surana #oc: tasha brosca #oc: ilriane mahariel #text post #dragon age #wandering-horizon

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oc headcanon

When Caitriona Cousland was ten, she badly injured her right ankle (doing something stupid like jumping off a high place). Her ankle healed, but it has been sensitive ever since. Walking long distances is especially painful. Which made her travels during the Blight not so much fun. Thank the Maker for Wynne, who helped relieve the pain every night.

Cait acquired several scars during Howe's attack - specifically, in the initial fight, before she was able to equip her gear. The most prominent is a several-inch gash across her left forearm. Forgetting she had no shield, she raised her left arm instinctively to block an attack. It wa difficult to hold her shield for days afterward. To this day, the scar reminds Cait of her parents, of their strength and their sacrifice, and of what it took for her to escape from that nightmare. The sight of it strengthens her resolve, and helps her keep fighting.

#oc: caitriona cousland #dragon age #cousland #text post #oc headcanon