#halevune mahariel

[neonteeth]

[ID: Digital drawing of an elven man with pale skin and short, straight white hair from the shoulders up on a dark red-brown background. His left ear is torn, on his face is Falon'Din's vallaslin in a pale reddish purple, and he is wearing a blue top with silver filigree that goes up the collar and down the shoulders. He is looking toward the viewer with half lidded eyes and a small smirk. End ID.]

Halevune for @dreadfutures 🖤

#thank you! #Commissions #Halevune Mahariel #Dragon Age #My Art

[dreadfutures]

The Devil.

The vallaslin were chains, once, after all.

Halevune Mahariel | Hero of Ferelden

Details and process gif (x). Full version (x). Symbolism below.

The Devil. (x)

When the Devil card appears in a reading it usually shows that you are not in control of your life, sometimes as a result of your own actions, but more often as a byproduct of inaction. This loss of control often leads to loss of hope, and a lack of faith in your own abilities.

Your own mindset is a critical factor when the Devil card appears. If you think darkness has won, it has. If you are willing to let others exploit and restrain you, then they can and they will. But no one has power over you unless you give it away. If you are willing to release yourself from the chains of ignorance, you can do so, and you can step into the light. See how much you can accomplish when you believe you can.

UPRIGHT: shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction, sexuality

REVERSED: releasing limiting beliefs, exploring dark thoughts, detachmen

Halevune Mahariel is not dead, but sometimes he thinks the world wants him to be.

From granting self-governance to the Denerim alienage to giving the Dalish their own land in Fereldan to becoming Teyrn of Gwaren himself, you'd think Halevune Mahariel's legacy would be unforgettable--the changes he's made, irrevocable.

And yet they are being forgotten, and undone, even a mere year after the Blight. His friend, now-King Alistair, made promises about protecting the fledgling alienage, about making reparations for Loghain selling them into slavery...and yet they seem to be empty promises.

As the world grinds its heel into elves across Ferelden, and then mages everywhere, Despair eats at Halevune just as the Taint in his blood eats at him. All Hal can see are his failures, the evils of the world. All he can feel is the weight of his losses: his clan, his youth, his legacy...and soon, his family. He can hear the Calling coming for him in his dreams, and all he wants to do is spend time with his young son and his bond mate, Morrigan.

Halevune can no longer see the light. He is being held back by the chains of his past, by the fear of death, and by a Despair of his own making.

For Hal must remember... The world will never change if he stops trying.

The Vallaslin - Falon'Din is the God of Death in Hal's culture, and Hal is now keenly aware of his mortality as a Warden who underwent the Joining after already being infected for a while. His time is limited on this plane, and he is haunted by the marks that he wears on his face for that reason. But one day he will also learn the truth of Falon'Din and the Evanuris, and Despair for another reason.

The Raven Feather - Represents Morrigan and Kieran, the only lights in his life. They are the torch, temptation, for him to abandon his duties and responsibilities. All he wants is to go to them, and spend his limited time with them.

But...

The Cobwebs - Hal is already dead, dying, decaying, forgotten. Ferelden would relegate him to a historical figure if they could. The common folk are tired of his empty promises and his failures to secure change for them or protect them, now that the Blight is over. And the nobles are tired of him trying.

The Hands - Hal's clan is dead, and many others are dead, since he became a Warden. He has no one to rely on, no one to go back to. Only ghosts. Hal feels like he is alone in the world besides Morrigan and Kieran, though he does have friends. He just can't see them through his anger and despair.

#dragon age tarot #oc tarot #mahariel #warden #dao #dragon age origins #halevune mahariel #my art #holy fuck i did this in like. 10 hours. #after a bad day in lab. #the hyperfixation was real #the LEVEL UP was real #fuck it's 2am #fuckkkk #but i'm so proud of this one sec let me set up the detail post lol #i'll upload the full size to deviantart #after sleeping

[inquisimer]

Duty pulls Halevune from his fragile family and the home they've carved in the Crossroads.

In which Mahariel navigates his relationship with Morrigan, fatherhood, and the politics of the Wardens and being an elven Teryn.

I had the absolute honor and privilege to write this gift for my beloved and talented friend @dreadfutures (youworeblue on ao3) as part of the DAFF Discord’s Annual OC Swap! Halevune Mahariel is her Warden OC and it was a treat to explore this part of his story <3

tags/rating/word count etc. under the cut

Rating: Teen & Up Audiences

No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 5038 (complete)

Fandoms: Dragon Age Origins: Awakening, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age (Video Games)

Relationship: Male Mahariel/Morrigan

Characters: Male Mahariel, Halevune Mahariel, Morrigan, Kieran, Nathaniel Howe, Velanna

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Post-Canon, Fantasy Racism, Gwaren, Vigil’s Keep, Minor Canonical Character(s), Minor Original Character(s), Grey Wardens, Fereldan Politics, City Elves, Established Relationship, Implied/Referenced Dark Ritual, The Crossroads, Light Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending

DAFF tag list: @warpedlegacy  | @rakshadow  | @rosella-writes  | @effelants | @bluewren | @breninarthur | @ar-lath-ma-cully | @theluckywizard | @nirikeehan  | @oxygenforthewicked

#my writing #dragon age #dragon age origins #dragon age awakening #mahariel x morrigan #warden mahariel #morrigan #kieran #dragon age fanfic #the great annual oc swap #dao #daa #halevune mahariel

[wildercrow]

A little DAFF Secret Satinalia exchange treat for @dreadfutures, lined by Haunt and shaded by Mulch!

Halevune Mahariel shares a spooky Dalish tale with his son. Kieran has heard this one so many times that it's no longer scary.

#dragon age #kieran #warden #mahariel #halevune mahariel #da #haunt draws #mulch draws #spiceopod creations

[commandermorgan]

Commission of the Windy Marcher himself, Halevune Mahariel for @dreadfutures ! 💙

#dragon age #warden mahariel #mahariel #hale mahariel #halevune mahariel #da:o #dragon age origins #The Hero of Ferelden #hero of ferelden #grey warden #art commission #color commission #thank you so much again!! #wardens are a treat to draw and i am *so* happy

[crypt-rogue]

Commission for @dreadfutures’s boy Halevune Mahariel! I loved painting him, thank you so much! ♥ 

#dragon age #Dragon Age fanart #commission

[dreadfutures]

Warden Commander. Teyrn of Gwaren. Hero of Ferelden.

Halevune Mahariel.

Dead Man Walking.

Warden. Champion. Inquisitor.

#warden #dao #blood #mahariel #warden mahariel #halevune mahariel #dragon age fanart #my art

[dreadfutures]

"Except that I could have," Halevune snapped back. "I could have pressed Alistair—" "There's only so much one damn elf can do, Hal!" she said. "You did more in a year than any had even tried in eight-hundred!"

I realized I had no art of my Hero of Ferelden and my Inquisitor TOGETHER despite how important their relationship is to me <3 So I turned to @crunchyncrumbly again for this awesome commission!!!

As y'all can probably tell I love their work and working with them so much. Please check out their offerings!

#dragon age fanart #lavellan #mahariel #warden #dao #dai #inquisitor #inquisitor lavellan #hero of ferelden #ixchel lavellan #halevune mahariel #the brave guide #dragon age fanfic #art for blue

[dreadfutures]

The Brave Guide, Ch 69: Smoke-Softened Souls

It's chapter 69, which means we're breaking out the elfroot. Merrill's grand plan to get Halevune Mahariel to just fucking chill man is to get him stoned. And it works! A Dalish snuggle puddle ensues.

She looked around again at her companions to find that Merrill had practically pulled Hal into her lap for a sleepy and utterly content hug… And Hal had allowed it. Head on her shoulder, his white hair dusting her coat like snow, and one of his arms entwined with hers as if to say, alright, I’m not going anywhere. Ixchel could nearly feel it herself: the warmth, the security, the relief of finally letting someone who knows you and sees you tend to your needs. Old clan mates coming together after so long, sinking into old habits, and remembering that the world maybe had not changed as much as it seemed.

#the brave guide #ixchel lavellan #halevune mahariel #dragon age fanfic #ao3 #update

[dreadfutures]

The Devil.

The vallaslin were chains, once, after all.

Halevune Mahariel | Hero of Ferelden

Full version (X). Alt Version & Symbolism (X).

Process gif and brushes used below:

BRUSHES USED:

@bunabi (Patreon) - Arrow Stamp Brush, Star Ribbon

@paperwick (Tarot Brush Set) - 3b pencil, Better Grunge, bristle, and rough ink brushes

Kienan Lafferty (Patreon) - KNKL Chalk Brush

#my art #process #dragon age tarot #halevune mahariel #oc tarot #i will post the full size to deviantart after sleeping lmao it's 3am #fkdjslfas

[dreadfutures]

You too can get some lil guys! @exalted-dawn's commissions are here, and they're listed under the "Icons" tier.

These are: IxchelApproves, Ter Fingerguns, HalGromp, and FelassanImp. And I love them!

I commissioned @exalted-dawn for some discord emojis of my Dragon Age children to go along with all the other OC Emojis she's done for the Dragon Age Fan Fiction server <3

#art for blue #ixchel lavellan #terinelan lavellan #halevune mahariel #felassan

[dreadfutures]

❤️ Mahariel and his tot having a quiet morning in a warm home.

I I was going to do more, but I'm calling it here. I was drawing inspiration from Scott Gustafson's "Night Before Christmas" art, which is super warm and textured and stands out in my memory. I didn't get very far on that front, but here is an example:

#dragon age fanart #warden #mahariel #halevune mahariel #kieran #my art

[dreadfutures]

Mahariel Ghoulification Beam v1.0

#my wip art #mahariel #i'm gonna do a series of him over the years and once they're all done i'll polish them all equally #warden #here you go #ear injury #ear trauma #body horror #sort of #halevune mahariel

[dreadfutures]

The Brave Guide, Ch 68 - The More the Merrier

In which Ixchel's experience collecting elfroot for the damn Requisition Officer finally pays off.

We're getting Mahariel baked, y'all.

(Also, I wrote a Dalish song.)

“Hal really did believe in people—in what people could be, especially when they worked together. Like Tamlen! Hal always saw the best in him, no matter how many times Marethari said he was unreliable and a troublemaker.” Merrill’s throat sounded tight, constricted with tears, but she plowed on. “He was kind, and encouraging, and he always knew exactly what everyone needed to do on a hunt or when we were traveling, and he made everyone better just by being around. When he left—we lost that. We lost so much after he left.”

“And he lost you.”

Ixchel rubbed at her eyes with the back of her dirt-streaked hands, and Merrill sniffled in agreement behind her.

“I found Hawke, at least,” Merrill said, “and Carver… I could trust them, like I wished I could trust my clan…”

“I just don’t know what anyone in the world can do to earn Hal’s trust again,” Ixchel said.

#dragon age fanfic #the brave guide #update #ao3 #ixchel lavellan #merrill #mahariel #halevune mahariel #long post

[dreadfutures]

Well, it totally ruins the romance but I was really proud of this skin painting practice I did. Seems like even tagging it with the appropriate community labels still won’t fly! :< If you want to see the full piece I guess you just have to know me, man.

#warden x morrigan #morrigan x warden #lemon #my art #morrigan #mahariel x morrigan #morrigan x mahariel #halevune mahariel #she's saying My Warden... #it's very romantic

[dreadfutures]

The Windy Marcher, Halevune Mahariel

Warden Commander, Teyrn of Gwaren, Arl of Amaranthine, and Hero of Ferelden.

The artist I commissioned for this piece, xujsi, has apparently deleted their account, but I really love this piece of older Hal looking just as haunted and gaunt as I always imagine him. No fucks to give, lots of knives to throw. Now, that’s a man people would nickname after a ghost ship.

#halevune mahariel #mahariel #warden #dao #art for blue