Figured it was about time I create a masterpost to pin on my blog.
Name: Kogarashi, Amanda, "hey you"
Editor, (fandom) writer, freelance artist
Multifandom geek and generally crafty jack-of-all-trades (master of none)
~ I Draw ~ I Write ~ I Craft ~
Outside links here, but the most relevant is probably my Archive of our Own page.
You can buy me a cocoa (Ko-fi) if you want to throw a tip my way, and you can buy things with my art on Redbubble (slowly adding to inventory).
I also have a side blog for reblogging art I like, and now a side blog for reblogging other people's fiction.
I have a tag list for things like tag games. Want on (or off) the list? Just leave a comment on the linked post.
Fandoms, collected posts, commission info, etc. below the cut to keep this shorter on my page.
Quick links to my OCs:
Castelin Cousland | Aelinn Hawke | Tyria Lavellan | Saadrah Mercar
There are a lot of fandoms I'm in (or at least consider myself a part of, even if mostly on the sidelines). The biggest three would probably be:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Dragon Age
Mass Effect
But you'll find me posting things from other fandoms from time to time. If you followed me for one specific fandom but it seems like my hyperfixation has shifted, if you stick around long enough I'm sure it'll shift back.
I've got some sets of posts where I've put together a masterpost to link them all in one place, or have a collective tag for useful things. You can find them here:
Writing Tips (mine specifically; you can find more under the tag "writing advice")
Art Resources (I may not have every resource post properly tagged for this one, but I did my best)
My fandom headcanons
My tumblr dividers - free to use, credit is nice but not necessary, don't claim them as your own work or use them in commercial works
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OCs or canon characters (or both)
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I find mechs difficult but I'm willing to give it a fair go
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This was one of the later ideas I came up with for this, and mostly stemmed from trying to figure out which prompts worked for other companions who had significance to Tyria. So while "Refuge" might have been inspired by the Inquisition as a refuge for people, I thought along more narrow lines.
Dorian is Tyria's best friend in the Inquisition, a fact that surprises no one more than Dorian and Tyria themselves. Who'd have thought a Tevinter mageâa magister's heir, no lessâand a Dalish elf would have ended up thick as thieves over magical theory and experimentation.
So for "Refuge," we have Tyria hiding behind Dorian's chair in the Skyhold library for a nap, where she knows she's safe from prying, gossipy eyes for at least an hour or two.
Featuring Tyria's other most common hairstyle, a messy bun. Also very comfortable slouchy casual clothes.
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Woof. This past weekend has just been...a lot. Which, in addition to keeping me largely off of Tumblr outside of checking notifications, made me later than I would have liked on finishing my Inquisitor Week stuff. But it's done now, so I'll just post two tomorrow or something to catch up.
But here! Day 1! Like my sets with Hawke and Rook, I wanted to include companions and Tyria's love interest in some of these, and "Protector" just screamed Cullen to me. So:
No, he's not protecting her because she's helpless. He's protecting her so she has time to cast a Pull of the Abyss or a Veilstrike on the head of whichever soon-to-be-corpse tried to attack her.
Featuring Tyria's "Dalish scout armor" in Inquisition colors (or Cullen's colors, if you prefer), the white-red-gold color scheme I have her wear in official/combat capacities as the Inquisitor. Also her go-to braid, which you will see her in most of the time to keep her wild and tangly hair mostly tamed.
Tags for people who'd like to see more Dragon Age chibis!
And I would prefer to point fingers at people treating them like serious media criticism, rather than try to blame either of them for a decrease in media literacy.
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âohh this episode is about meeting a bunch of dinosaurs who developed space travel and left earth to go live on the other side of the galaxy isnât that crazy?! isnât that silly?!â sure yeah maybe a little but by focusing on that but youâre missing the narrative reason for it which is to provide a starting point to explore religious authoritarianism and the production of scientific knowledge
just a spoonful of [nonsense] helps the [critical thinking about uncomfortable social and structural problems that are such a fundamental part of the background radiation of our lives that we can't see them] go down
Shamelessly share the song or piece of music that is *your* current favorite. If you discovered it yesterday, been listening to it on repeat for weeks or months or years, find it really meaningful, find it fun or funny, find it super technically well made, you just like it because, any reason at all: please share!
Didn't do this yesterday because I was helping my oldest get ready to head back to college, and doing Inky sketches.
Home Free released a new cover, and it's a longtime favorite of mine in its original form. I think this was the first Alabama song where I went, "yep, that one," and also I recall hearing the a cappella club at my freshman orientation when I was a college student perform this as their pitch to get incoming freshmen to join their club.
So here's Home Free's version of "I'm In a Hurry (and Don't Know why)" (which also has a fun music video because these guys are goobers who clearly have fun together):
I have made Tyria in a character creator six times:
my playthrough of DAI
checking out the differences between the starting character creator and the one in the Mirror in DAI (I opted to rebuild Tyria, but only got about halfway through)
my initial playthrough with my canon Rook in Veilguard
a Hawke file for screenshot purposes
in the standalone CC to try to tweak her face to better fit how I saw her
editing the previous one in the standalone CC to tweak just a bit more and then write down her sliders for a replay with my canon Rook
While I played her with storm magic and the Force Mage specialization in DAI, I headcanon that she doesn't use the storm magic much after the trauma of when her magic first manifested, and that she instead uses a lot of nature-based magic like in the Keeper specialization from Awakening. Force Magic comes later, and only because of the Anchor; she loses it again when she loses the Anchor.
She's self-conscious about her large ears (which are definitely on the larger side for elves), and while Cullen loves them, he tries not to draw too much focus to them out of deference to Tyria.
Tyria is definitely a "barefoot everywhere" elf, except when going into the Deep Roads, when she will (begrudgingly) put on shoes.
Tyria is an extreme lightweight when it comes to drinking. The drinking scene with Bull? He gave her a single shot (not tankard) of the maraas-lok, and then only water afterward, but it still hit her very hard.
Tyria makes luck charms for all of her friends. This involves braiding colorful cords together into things like bracelets and the like, and sometimes carving simple wooden charms (like etching patterns into wooden disks) to add to them. Cullen gets the most intricate one.
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You know what? Leaving aside party gender balance issues, DA continuity might just have been better off if Fenris and Sera switched places.
Allow me to play devilâs advocate!
Fenris in DA2:
Has a background that is totally unrelated to anything else that is going on in Kirkwall, making him a poor foil for Andersâ rebellion against the Chantry system.
Fenris in DA:I:
Has a natural entry-point into the story as a hunter of slavers and magister assholes.
Also provides a very good foil to Dorian, insofar as Dorianâs pride in Tevinter culture is couched in his own unexamined privilege.Â
Could easily be given a personal quest that ties in to Calpurniaâs backstory, further bringing him into the main story. For extra heartache there could also be a red lyrium tattoo scare.
Fits in with the Inquisitionâs crew of experienced warriors who want to eradicate injustice. We see a lot of determination and sadness and loss in the Inquisition personal quests, but not so much anger. Maybe some anger would be good for them.
Sera in DA:I:
Is out of place amongst the older and more experienced party members.
Has a personal storyline that only ties in to the greater plot to the extent that it reminds the player that commoners exist.
An aged-up Sera in DA2:Â
Fears magic because she witnessed blood magic firsthand in the Denerim alienage, and provides some context for why regular people are so afraid of mages in the first place.
Vocally believes in the Chant of Light, putting a more human face on the doctrine that Anders speaks out against.
Has an epic rivalry with Merrill, because letâs be real, in what universe is Sera okay with some Dalish blood mage feeling free to drag a dangerous mirror into the center of the alienage because her elfy elf research is more important than the safety of those around her.
Fits right in with Hawkeâs ragged crew of outcasts, but is not afraid to challenge a pro-mage Hawke.
Fenris and Vivienne finding surprising common ground in their shared beliefs on the Circle and on magic. Fenris slowly coming to befriend a mage. Vivienne teaching Fenris to read.
Sera leaving tips that in turn leave cloth and food and herbs on Andersâ doorstep -Â heâs wrong about everything, about mages and the Maker and that demon in his head, but heâs always helping people and never asks for anything in return and that has to count for something.
Fenris and Krem going at each other in the courtyard with their ridiculously oversized weapons, chugging Aggregio Pavali straight out of the bottle (hopefully not sticking the bottle up their nose *cough*), talking in Tevene - Dorian is not invited.
Sera always talking with someone new every time you visit her, putting real faces on the people of Kirkwall, laborers and servants and refugees who canât afford to leave, who just want the chaos to end.
Red lyrium Fenris during In Hushed Whispers.
Sera and Isabela hooking up if neither of them are romanced.Â
Spent the day at UFâs large animal hospital and got to see this :)
This is a Thoroughbred named Sling going 37 miles an hour. Unfortunately, I caught this at the end as he was coming down from the speed.
I love my school!
