Kirkwall Crossing

Free Marches Market Stalls

Are you posting patterns for New Horizons??

Yes! Or, that’s the plan, anyway! Even though you can scan in the ACNL QR codes through the Nintendo app and wear them yourself, taking them any further doesn’t quite seem possible. I can’t edit them (and I don’t think there’s a way to flag them as my own), and recreating them isn’t possible because... the long-sleeved clothing options don’t exist??

If I’m missing something here, please let me know! For my New Leaf patterns I mainly used the long-sleeve t-shirt and the long-sleeved dress, neither of which seem to exist in New Horizons. The closest I get is a collared shirt (where the color will remain in the texture whatever I do) and a long-sleeved dress that looks suitable for Princess Peach, with its puffy sleeves and huge skirt. Hmm.

I’m still trying to decide what to do here. For now I’ve made a few attempts at flags and furniture patterns that I’ll be posting, but the clothing has me stumped. None of these options quite work for the armors I had been designing, and that’s deflated my enthusiasm a little.

Here we are, the fourth and final house tour! Our first villager, Mayor Meggin, wears Hawke’s finery and lives in none other than the Hawke Estate!

A sturdy exterior and a Golden fence give a little Hightown glamour. The Sweets mailbox is jus because I love it, and it’s my house!

Inside the main room in the main room of the Hawke Estate. Just with a couch because you gotta sit somewhere! To the left of the room is Sandal & Bodhain’s wares and enchanting materials. In the back is a desk full of mail!

He’s not a Mabari, but a cute dog was a must!

The left-side room is the library area. 

Leandra hangs out in here with some knitting and... oh god, a bouquet of white flowers??

The room at the far right is the kitchen, which we never see in DA2 but I assume there has to be one. Plus, I love the food items in Animal Crossing!

Bethany in her Circle robes hangs out in here. It’s always a good time for a snack.

In the rear of the house is a courtyard, sort of loosely based on Hightown. More colorful though!

I suppose I could have displayed Carver here, but...I didn’t. So instead it’s a Grey Warden, because the armor they introduce for their uniform is pretty cute! I’m a fan, anyway.

Upstairs is Hawke’s room! Our dog friend makes a reappearance. 

So much paperwork, and also a portrait of a woman? I always imagined it was a younger Leandra.

Downstairs, past the cellar and through a secret passage, we have Anders’ Clinic!

It has seen better days, but the beds look clean!

And a shelf of potentially useful supplies!

Dream Address for Kirkwall: 4C00-0022-58C0

Patterns used in this house

Hawke’s Finery

Leandra’s Finery

Bethany’s Circle Robes

Robes of the Silent One / Grey Warden Armor

Renegade Coat (Anders)

Portrait 1

Portrait 2

Other House Tours

Dennis (Lowtown, etc)

Brennan (Hightown)

Dennis, dressed in Charade’s outfit, lives in a house that is a lot of non-Hightown places. 

We’ve got a more weathered exterior than Brennan’s Hightown house. Pretty rustic!

The main room is The Hanged Man! I placed the map icon sign for The Hanged Man outside of Brewster’s Cafe, but if you’re looking for a real tavern, here it is!

Isabela hangs out here at the counter, with her perfectly good money being ignored. (I also gave her her dream hat, haha) 

I’m really happy with the mugs! They’re textured to look like the beer mugs in Dragon Age Inquisition.

Directly behind the main room is Varric’s room!

You can find Varric back here, probably working on one of his many businesses. Those side-hustles!

And a bed tucked away in the corner.

The room to the left side is an approximation of the Docks. 

There’s a nice sea view and lots of ships! 

Some dock supplies stacked up in the corner.

To the right of the main room is the Gallows courtyard. 

The vendor we meet early on is set up here! Well, his booth is, anyway.

More shops to the back, selling mysterious bottles of something and some helpful armor pieces.

Upstairs is the combined offices of Knight Commander Meredith and First Enchanter Orsino.

Orsino is hanging out in the back with some books.

Meredith is very close to a sword. Oh dear...

Escape to the basement, which is also Darktown! It is definitely very dark.

Some crumbly walls and suspicious shops are in the back here.

What’s even in that bag, I wonder?

Lots of little fires to give it that, ah, homey touch.

Dream Address for Kirkwall: 4C00-0022-58C0

Patterns used in this house

Charade’s Dress

Lowtown Map Marker

Threads of the Eastern Sea (Isabela)

Varric’s Tailored Leather Duster

Orsino’s Robes

Villager #3 is Brennan! She’s part of the city guard and lives in a house that’s full of Hightown locations.

Outside is a training field full of dummies. Nevermind that they look like scarecrows - they’re full of straw and that’s what matters!

The main room in the main hall of Viscount’s Keep. Lots of places to sit and wait until the Viscount is less busy. You may be waiting a while...

More City Guard members milling about!

The back room is that big spooky, uh, throne room? I still don’t super understand why it exists, but it’s here too! Lots of flags and armor and fancy benches covered in suspicious magic tomes for your perusal.

The right-side room is the guard barracks. What a mess! Lots of bunks and guard paraphernalia. 

Some Sloppy furniture items felt appropriate.

A plate of sausage!

The left-side rom is the Viscount’s office. Dumar doesn’t look particularly busy after all...

But there’s a lot of paperwork to do. Also, I really ran with how many plants he’s got going on in here. Not a lot of locations had nice plants!

He’s also an art guy.

Downstairs is The Blooming Rose, which I took a few liberties with. Quite a few Gorgeous pieces, since they’re so fancy, even though the real Rose rooms weren’t quite so decked out. It’s a vibe thing.

Please take off your shoes.

Lots of space for all manner of entertaining.

Last but not least, and maybe just where you need to visit next - upstairs in the Chantry! Time to get right with Andraste.

Both Sebastian and Grand Cleric Elthina hang out up here. They’re probably having a heated debate about something or other. Good luck with that!

Dream Address for Kirkwall: 4C00-0022-58C0

Patterns used in this house

Map marker, Hightown

Kirkwall City Guard Armor

Viscount Dumar’s Robes

Grand Cleric / Chantry Robes

Let’s start with the fourth villager in Kirkwall: Kallis! She’s wearing Zevran’s Armor and her home is nestled deep in the forests on Sundermount.

I opted for some natural exterior elements - log cabin walls, grass roof, etc. It may not be an aravell, but I think the elves would approve.

The main room is my approximation of the elven camp at Sundermount. I’ve used a daisy meadow and a summit wall, and the giant mountain in the corner kinda drives the theme home, huh?

In the corner we have Master Ilen’s shop, with some ore for crafting his wares. I know he’s more of an ironwood fan, but sometimes all you can find is iron.

The mannequin here is also wearing Zevran’s Armor, but they’re not meant to be Zevran. I’m realizing at exactly this moment that Merithari’s Robes would have been a better choice. Hmmm, guess I know which pattern is next!

To the right we have the Deep Roads! That small dungeon area accessed at the back end of the Sundermount map. The lava wall really gave it that glowy, ominous effect.

To the left is the Storm Coast. The mannequin here isn’t wearing anything custom, but the cow skull hat gives him a Qunari vibe. Add in lots of rocks and terrain to hide behind!

The back room, and the rest of the rooms, aren’t technically in Sundermount. This is Merrill’s house though, so it fits thematically! Her Lowtown home in the alienage is rundown but fairly full of stuff. Have you seen all her cheese??

So much cheese. And an impressive fireplace!

And of course a mirror...

Upstairs is Fenris’ estate. Or, well, the estate he took over. Shockingly ACNL doesn’t have a lot of broken bottles, corpses, and general debris to choose from, so I made some choices. I mix and matched Sloppy furniture and Gorgeous furniture for that “fancy in decay” vibe his place has.

Some art, and very shabby floor & wall.

A giant sword, because Fenris.

In the basement I made a spooky graveyard, party because I ran out of identifiable areas to create, and partly because it’s not a Dragomn Age game without a spooky graveyard. This one could be the one on top of Sundermount. Just...ignore that I put it underneath my Sundermount.

I love these bone piles.

Dream Address for Kirkwall: 4C00-0022-58C0

Patterns used in this house

Zevran’s Leather Armor

Merrill’s Vestments of the First

The dream and dream address have finally been updated, and I consider my town basically done. It only took me seven years!

Dream Address for Kirkwall: 4C00-0022-58C0

For the next four days I’ll be posting photo tours of the houses and all the Kirkwall locations they’re an attempt to imitate, but now you can visit whenever you’d like!

Dragon Age 2: Knight Commander Meredith’s Armor

It only took me *checks notes* SIX AND A HALF YEARS to follow up on that promise from the Orsino’s Robes post. Yikes, what even is time?

Meredith’s Armor is the last pattern I needed to fully realize the plans for my New Leaf town, so I figured I’d knock one more pattern out in the old digs before we all head to our deserted islands! Now you and your village nemesis can truly antagonize each other is style. Pair this one with a red hood and some armor shoes for the full effect.

*brushes the dust off this account, only to realize it’s ... sand?!*

Hey there! You mean from this post? http://kirkwallcrossing.tumblr.com/post/112840156748/i-cant-believe-i-left-this-so-late-but-ill-be

I made them, on top of some cheap flats. It’s a project I’d LOVE to revisit and refine, but I don’t know if I’ll have the opportunity anytime soon.

Dragon Age 2: Leandra’s Finery

This finery is the perfect outfit for the Mayor who has retaken their ancestral manor and wants everyone to know they’re back on top. Be wary of mysterious flower deliveries if this is the life choice you make, however, or you won’t need the outfit for long.

Dragon Age 2: Varric’s Tailored Leather Duster (shirt)

The perfect outfit when you need to transition from business during the day to, eh, also business at night. Listen, you don’t need to know what kind of business. Oh, Bianca? How about I tell you a different story...

(chest hair not included)