The Tiniest OC's

1. “Can you hear me? Do you know what day it is? Your name?”

2. “I- I can’t see! I can’t see anything!”

3. “No! Don’t leave me here alone!”

4. “I don’t know how much longer I can take this…”

5. “Don’t worry, this will only hurt a little bit. Maybe.”

6. “No no no no no! I can’t be here! I need to go!”

7. “You promised me- you promised!”

8. “I can’t live without you…”

9. “You can’t sleep yet, kid, I need you to stay awake.”

10. “If we don’t go now, we are all going to die.”

11. “We can’t just leave them here, they’ll never get out on their own!”

12. “Throwing up is one of the symptoms.”

13. “You’re all that I have left!”

14. “I trusted you to keep them safe, and you couldn’t even do that?!”

15. “You know, it took me a long time to decide on food poisoning.”

16. “She’s going into shock-”

17. “He’s hemorrhaging!” 

18. “Maybe the ghosts will take you away.”

19. “You can’t tell me you didn’t care! Not after everything!”

20. “Maybe this will keep that big mouth of yours shut.”

21. “You were severely dehydrated and malnourished.” 

22. “Apply pressure, i’ll be back soon.”

23. “I promise.”

24. “And if something were to happen to you… I don’t think I could take it.”

25. “You were missing for days!”

26. “You shouldn’t go alone, remember last time?”

27. “He’s seizing!” 

28. “You’ve been out for a few months…”

29. “Because I couldn’t live with myself if you got hurt!”

30. “Just because I did it doesn’t mean you should too.”

31. “I told you I had a weak heart…”

32. “I have something I need to tell you, but, uh- maybe we should find a place a little more… Quiet.”

33. “Who are you again?”

34. “I thought you were smarter than that!”

35. “You really think that that is still an option?!”

36. “All we can do now is wait.”

37. “I wanted you to be better than me.”

38. “Couldn’t you do something?! We can’t just- just give up!”

39. “This is a matter of life and death, make the wrong move, the wrong choice, and they’re dead. You hear me?”

40. “It’s been 6 years!”

41. “Granted, this has never worked before, so really we’re just hanging onto hope with this one.”

42. “Go grab the first aid kit, and be quick!”

43. “Were did you get all these bruises from?”

44. “You’re just like your father!” 

45. “If I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take.” 

46. “I don’t think she has much longer, you should say your goodbyes while she’s still with us.”

47. “Before you go, I have a little something I would like to share with you!”

48. “Fight like you mean it!”

49. “You’re just some drunken bastard that can’t do anything right!”

“I wish I never met you!”

“I’m sorry.”

“Get out.”

“This is all your fault.”

“Please. I need you.”

“Don’t bother. I’m not worth it.”

“I don’t ever want to see your face again!”

“I don’t need you anymore.”

“I don’t love you anymore.”

“That’s it? It’s over?”

“It’s better this way.”

“I cheated on you.”

“I can’t promise anything.”

“Are you okay?”

“I’m not crying. I don’t cry.”

“Forget it.”

“Stop!”

“Answer me!”

“Prove it.”

“Do you regret it?”

“I can’t breathe.”

“How much of that did you hear?”

“How long have you been standing there?”

“Why?”

“Have you been crying?”

“Was I not good enough?”

“I wish you could understand.”

“I miss you.”

“I loved you. I really did.”

“I almost lost you!”

“We need to talk.”

“I wouldn’t miss you! Nobody would!”

“ don’t touch him! ”

“ please, don’t hurt _____! ”

“ i had nothing to do with that. ”

“ is this my fault? ”

“ you lied to me. ”

“ [name]? —oh, i’m hallucinating. ”

“ she’ll never hurt you again. ”

“ did you kill him? ”

“ you have to stop this. ”

“ it’s been weeks. is it not getting easier? ”

“ i just need to know that something’s real. ”

“ you can resist it. you have to. ”

“ i’m sorry, i thought i saw—… ”

“ every day you’re becoming more like her. ”

“ if i go, he’ll leave you alone. ”

“ you can’t tell ____ that i’m doing this. ”

“ we’re gonna see each other again, right? right? ”

“ she’s not you. ”

“ i can’t hurt him. ”

“ i don’t feel like the same person i was before it happened. ”

“ she’ll go through you to get to me. ”

“ it’s nothing personal. ”

“ you can’t expect me to believe nothing happened, not when you flinch everytime something touches you. ”

“ i thought you knew. ”

“ please, don’t trust me. ”

“ he was just a kid. ”

“ i need you more than you need me. ”

“ if you really wanted to help, you would leave. ”

“ i needed to make it stop. ”

“ do anything she says, don’t give her a reason to hurt you. ”

“ you really don’t remember. _____, you tried to kill me. ”

“ have you ever seen the life leave someone’s eyes? ”

“ i know you can’t talk about it, but i’m going to stay with you regardless. ”

“ hey, everything okay? [name]? [name]! ”

“ you died. ”

“ i deserved worse. ”

“ you never came. ”

“ you would’ve let me die. ”

“ beg. ”

“ the problem is you keep thinking i’m a good person. ”

“ it’s not about me, anymore. ”

“ please tell me he’s lying to me. ”

“ you’re not actually considering this. ”

“ look me in the eyes and say that again. ”

“ you have no right. ”

“ i don’t believe you. ”

Ser Arainai,

My name is Nathaniel Howe. I have been entrusted with the position of Warden Commander Mahariel’s second in command. I write to inform you that there have recently been attacks on the city of ~Amaranthine led by aware and speaking darkspawn. The Commander had traced these darkspawn to the two leading them; The Architect and The Mother. We have dealt with them, and Commander Mahariel had slain the Mother himself - however, as we were returning to Vigil’s Keep, we were attacked by a stray ogre. 

*there is an illegible sentence here, crossed out many times to obscure the words*

I do not wish to get into the gory details, but the Commander, still mildly injured from our previous fight, was picked up and thrown into a nearby cave wall. Our healer was not with us then; I am afraid Commander Mahariel is gravely injured, and it is unknown if he will recover, even with our healers best efforts. I ask only that you visit; or perhaps, if you are unable, write a letter. Just in case. I am sure he’d wish to see you.

Hdgdjddvdjdjd you’re this blog’s first ask, thank you Doro

02. Best friend: Morrigan

03. Sexuality: Gay

04. Favorite color: Deep Purple

05. Relationship status: Taken by an assassin 👀

06. Ideal mate: what is this??? Mate??? MATE?????

07. Turn-ons: uhhh good looking people attempting to kill him I guess hdjfkdjhdjdk

08. Favorite food: freshly made Dalish bread with cheese

09. Crushes: Zevran 👀 also Tamlen (tho of he wasn't taken, Nathaniel Howe would totally be his type)

10. Favorite music: dwarven folk metal hdjdksjkdksjdks

11. Biggest fear: people he cares about catching the blight which is a Very Real Possibility

12. Biggest fantasy: honeymooning in Nevarra

13. Bad habits: toying with his knives a little too carelessly

14. Biggest regret: not being able to save Tamlen

15. Best kept secrets: his golden earring

16. Last thought: idk lmao, I'm bad at this hdhdjd

17. Worst romantic experience: I don't think he had any bad ones? Ig you could count Tamlen but they weren't romantically involved, Neirin just had a crush

18. Biggest insecurity: you wouldn't think so, but being a warden is a huge insecurity for him

19. Weapon of choice: bow and arrow/daggers coated in deathroot

20. Role Model: the emerald knights

It isn't letting me copy for some reason so this better work this time

Nickname: Arthfy 

Year of birth: 9:18 Dragon 

Age: 23-26 

Class: Mage 

Height: 5"9 

Romance: Dorian 

Hair colour: Brown 

Eye colour: Hazel 

Gender: Male 

Sexuality: Bi 

Best friends: Cassandra and Sera 

Family figure: Solas 

Something no one knows: his fear of being abandoned as soon as he stops being useful 

School of magic: Elemental (ice) 

Happiest moment: Dancing with Dorian at the Winter Palace 

Worst memory: Leaving Alistair in the Fade

‘Cause sometimes the stories of how OCs come to be are just as interesting as the OCs, themselves. Tell me how your virtual kids came into the world.

What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)? 

Did you design them with any other characters/OCs from their universe in mind? 

How did you choose their name? 

In developing their backstory, what elements of the world they live in played the most influential parts? 

Is there any significance behind their hair color? 

Is there any significance behind their eye color? 

Is there any significance behind their height? 

What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story? 

Are they based off of you, in some way? 

If they have an LI, how much of their character is tailored to be compatible to that person? 

Did you know what the OC’s sexuality would be at the time of their creation? 

What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)? 

How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all? 

If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be? 

What is something about your OC can make you laugh? 

What is something about your OC can make you cry? 

Is there some element you regret adding to your OC or their story? 

What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC? 

I’m… gonna go with Arthfael, i developed him the most :’)

8. What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story? 

Oh, various bits and pieces both in his character, and his quirks. Can’t create an OC without sprinkling some of yourself in there, now can you?

12. What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)?

The complexity of his character. It’s hard to do in writing, and near impossible in drawings. I can never get his expression quite right in drawings.

13. How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all? 

I try not to expand it too far past the game so that it won’t get completely destroyed by da4, but I’ve got bits and pieces up to around a year after trespasser, but again, I have no idea what the next game will bring so it’s all up in the air.

However, I have his story 11 years before the game begins. So that’s something, right?

19. What is your favorite fact about your OC?

I.. don’t know. I think it’s how he changed throughout the three years, his character development. I’m really proud of myself as to how I handled that, and I love it so much about him. How he changed from a scared, insecure elf, to this leader, this, this… Force of the Fade itself, and I’m not even talking about the Anchor.

Thank you!! God, I love getting asks for Arthfael

10. What deadly sin demon would best represent your OC?

Definitley a Despair Demon. Even given all his rage in Trespasser, he’s full of insecurities and feelings of betrayal, so he’d get pretty close to giving in to despair.

27.  What kind of childhood did your character have?

Despite the original intention of giving him a tragic backstory back when I made him, a lot has changed and been added to, so he actually had a fairly good childhood. He got along with the other kids, always having a fairly nice and likeable personality, and despite his parents being both dead, he was raised by his grandmother, Maheira, who taught him about Dalish history, told him all the different legends (his favourite were the ones with Mythal - it was why he ended up getting Mythal’s vallaslin), and gave him a toy halla that he has to this day. 

Maheira died when he was 13, so he spent most of his teenage years with his two best friends. 

30. Do they want to get married? Why or why not? Would they ever want kids? Do they have kids? Why?

Oh, he definitely wants to get married, though he didn’t get a chance to propose to Dorian during the Exalted Council like he planned to. And he wants to have at least one kid; someone he can teach Dalish history and culture to.