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
Yes, I do take commissions for both art and writing. If you don't see a type of commission listed below that you're interested in, you can always send me a message to ask.
OCs or canon characters (or both)
No NSFW
I find mechs difficult but I'm willing to give it a fair go
Digital delivery
Payment will be handled through Ko-fi (if you don't see an option on Ko-fi, message me), or you can send me a DM to discuss alternate payment methods.
What you Get:
High-res digital copy of your commission
Limited personal-use print rights (no re-selling, but you can get it printed on media/merchandise of your choice for your own use)
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Getting in early on this one. The current (non-cosplay, which is still happening too, but I don't have photos) project is prepping for FenHawke Week (@fenhawke-week), because I want to make some stuff for it too. I've got ideas. And since there are eight prompts, and I couldn't decide whether I wanted to do art or writing, I figured I'd do both by doing four of each.
I used to use Google docs, but the white mode only was really annoying me (tires my eyes), so I swapped to Ellipsus (which I genuinely love and recommend), but it was bothering me a bit that I need wifi in order to use it, so now I switched to LibreOffice Writer, which I do like.
It very much has a Microsoft Word feel, but is open source and you need no accounts to use it. It's local on your device, so no AI can scan it, and no wifi is needed.
I still wish it had the Google Docs cards, because, bitch, that thing is so good for easy organizing.
The suicide mission was a success, but not without tapping into a suppressed fear. The mission reminded Garrus how closely death is hovering over them, and how much he stands to lose if it catches up. It quietly and quickly eats at him until it spills out, something that hasn’t happened in years. It’s terrifying, knowing you could lose someone you love at any moment, and stress relief can only help so much. He just needs her to live.
Posted to the Shakarian Mini-Bang 2026 collection on the AO3.
In conversation with multiple posts going around discussing technical literacy and typing skills…
I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is less than 35 Words Per Minute
I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is less than 35 WPM
I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 36-45 WPM
I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 36-45 WPM
I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 46-55 WPM
I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 46-55 WPM
I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 56-69 WPM
I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 56-69 WPM
I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is faster than 70 WPM
I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is faster than 70 WPM
I'm on mobile/ vanilla extract option
Remaining time: 5 days 9 hours
➡️ Take a typing test here (and you need an actual, physical keyboard for this):
The industry-standard benchmark used by employers and typing certifications worldwide.
➡️ 'Typing classes' refers to computer skills classes you might have had in school; you can also count games or other related typing training your parents might have had you do.
➡️ Across 3 different typing test websites*, the (english language) world average typing speed is 40 WPM.
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It's been a month since I started "favorite music friday", and I have to say while I have enjoyed everyone's submissions so far, I've noticed there haven't been all that many different genres. So, I'm curious:
What's Your Favorite Genre of Music?
Pop
Rock/Metal
Country/Folk
Hip-hop/Rap
Electronic
Classical/Instrumental
R&B/Soul/Jazz
Indie/Alternative/Experimental
Multiple/I Can't Choose!
I Don't Listen to Music
Remaining time: 2 days 15 hours
For more specific genres; some examples would be K-Pop/J-pop = Pop. Trance or Dubstep = Electronic. Punk, Grunge, or New Wave = Rock. Bosa Nova, Big-Band or Swing = Jazz. Opera = Classical. Game or movie OST's = Indie/Alternative, etc. etc.
She'd likely list a lot more friends, but I was drawing blanks and only had so much room due to my handwriting on here. Feel free to add her to yours if you want, she doesn't bite! 😉
In the universe where she becomes a Laidir rather than a Mercar, she fully embraces the name "Rook" once Varric gives it to her, and keeps her true name a close secret.
I may not have much else to share for @lof-weekend Lord's Lost Weekend, but this was more than doable. 😁
Reblogging with an update because I added some friends now that I've gotten some sleep and asked a few people (or made assumptions about others 😅).
Also dumping the photoshoot I did of her to get a good picture to use, along with her original "Rook by Any Other Name" screenshot pair.
The original Rook Laidir incarnation of Saadrah.
In this timeline, her family is captured by slavers when she's about eight, and her family is split up. She spends several years being shuffled around to different owners, put to different tasks, before she's finally freed when the Siren's Call (Isabela's ship) attacks the ship she's on and she escapes with some of her master's money in the commotion. She later joins the Lords in the hopes of finding the rest of her family again, but hasn't been successful yet.
She fully adopts the "Rook" name once Varric gives it to her, because it's better than years of being called "Qunari" or "Oxman," and a little less depressing than "Shadow," the name she was using after her escape. She does remember her birth name, but hasn't told anyone, not even those closest to her. Maybe someday.
She's more of a swashbuckler and saboteur with Tempest leanings than her Mercar timeline. Ignore the bow on her back; she doesn't do archery at all. She'd prefer to charge in with both sabers swinging while using grenades like they're going out of style. Sign her up for any flavor of arson, she's 100% on board.
Overall she's pretty cheerful, even more of a jokester than her Mercar counterpart, but it's a front to hide the pain of being separated from her family, of failing to find them yet. She tends to use ale to hold the pain at bay, and if she's ever fully sober, something's wrong.
This version of Saadrah didn't romance Lucanis, instead encouraging his relationship with Neve while staying unattached herself, but some part of her might regret that.
And what the heck, I'll tag my tag list for this update because look at the screenshots I managed to take! Saadrah's skintone does not like photoshoots on the Rivain Coast.
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I am making no promises about being consistent with this one, but Rook Week was a lot of fun and I'd like to continue this whole drawing Rooks thing, so we're gonna pin this under Tarot Tuesday. A convenient excuse if you will.
Legend says I was once tagged in this like 2 years ago. Anyway.
DA protags tarot: Seven of Wands
Upright Meaning: protectiveness, standing up for yourself, defending yourself, protecting territory
Saadrah Mercar of @kogarashi-art
Other cards under tag here + some yapping below
It seemed to me like a very Saadrah card and I hope it's not a miss on my part. She strikes me as someone who would not be afraid to stand up for who she is and defend others even against the odds.
The 7 wands are pointing down at her the symbol of the obstacles and troubles she needs to face and defend herself and others against.
Saadrah stands amongst the waves, a representation of both a constant struggle with the world's challenges and her own strength.
there is something so crazy and powerful about having art of your oc that was made by anyone other than yourself. like oh my god you actually exist outside of my own brain that's WILD
Something I noticed in Dragon Age: the Veilguard that I love and wanted to share. Don't know if someone else has pointed this out before.
Throughout Arlathan Forest, you can find pretty glowing greenish butterflies.
They also show up a few other places, most notably (as far as I've spotted) on the Rivain Coast over a few skeletons that are part of a sidequest, and in Harding's room in the Lighthouse once enough of the game has been completed.
I'm pretty sure I've also spotted them in the Crossroads, but I didn't take screenshots there.
I love how peaceful they look. They glow, and their wings are also see-through, like they're the outlines of wings rather than solid things.
But. There is a different type of Fade butterfly I've found in one or two other spots. I only took screenshots in one of those locations, but I do remember seeing them in at least one other (but can't recall, for the life of me, where).
In Arlathan Forest, in the early accessible areas, there's a burnt-out aravel that's part of another sidequest for a spirit of Compassion. On first glance, there appears to be ashes drifting around the wreckage.
Those aren't ashes, though. Well, not entirely.
These little guys give off puffs of smoke as they drift along, fluttering like wisps of paper ash floating off of a fire. If the other Fade butterflies feel peaceful, these feel sad.
If anyone spots other places where you can find these, let me know!
She'd likely list a lot more friends, but I was drawing blanks and only had so much room due to my handwriting on here. Feel free to add her to yours if you want, she doesn't bite! 😉
In the universe where she becomes a Laidir rather than a Mercar, she fully embraces the name "Rook" once Varric gives it to her, and keeps her true name a close secret.
I may not have much else to share for @lof-weekend Lord's Lost Weekend, but this was more than doable. 😁
Title: Signed, Sealed, Delivered, and One Hell of a Bad Idea
Rating: T
Word Count: 10,355
Summary:
A distraction. A bet. A fake engagement. And nothing more?
Set just after Shepard kills her clone, the Normandy crew is still on shore leave and finding ways to entertain themselves. What starts out as a means of helping Kasumi with a simple little heist turns into a fake engagement story and a Normandy-wide bet. Determined to keep Garrus from catching on too quickly, Shepard takes them on a wild goose chase around the Citadel. But when her ruse is discovered, she finds out she’s not the only one playing games. There’s twists and turns and a double agent.
Posted to the Shakarian Mini-Bang 2026 collection on the AO3.
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#18: How does Hawke feel about Cullen? Do they like him?
Cullen is complicated.
On the one hand: templar. That's already dicey just by itself for the refugee apostate mage. He's clearly Meredith's right-hand man. He's got Opinions™ when it comes to mages. He probably wouldn't even bat an eye at having to haul her in to the Gallows, but he might feel bad about it.
On the other hand, he's a fellow transplant from Ferelden. He does seem to care about his charges, even if he's also extremely wary around them. He's just barely this side of reasonable enough to talk to. He actually kind of sort of listens to Hawke when she talks, even if he doesn't approve of her opinions on mages. He may be Meredith's right hand but definitely in the "doesn't know what the left hand's doing" kind of way (as in the woman is keeping him out of the loop on some things).
Also he's far too cute for his own good.
Aelinn spends the better part of her time in Kirkwall trying to befriend Cullen, and maybe sway his thinking. He probably thinks of her as something like a barnacle.
In another life, they might have been pretty good friends.
(In an alternate universe, they might have gotten together as a rebound from Hawke's relationship with Fenris.)
In the end, at least, she'll happily consider him an ally, and he won't begrudge her that.
For the questions for Hawke, #17, 24, and #26 please! Maybe I just got to this part in Act 2!!
Thanks for sending me asks for Hawke! 💙
#17: Does Hawke like the Arishok?
Hawke...respects the Arishok. She respects that he's a powerful person, that he's clearly skilled in combat, and that when she's in his camp she's functionally at his mercy. She also respects that he offers safe haven to downtrodden people who want to convert, but at the same time, she doesn't like his disdain for Kirkwall or the rest of its people. Since she's predominantly diplomatic, she still tries to keep the peace—and even ends up earning his respect in turn—but it doesn't stop her from challenging him when he attacks her city, and fighting him when he won't reason (and she refuses to give up Isabela; see below).
#24: Is Bartrand dead or alive? Did Hawke let Varric keep the red lyrium?
Bartrand is dead. Hawke let Varric put him out of his misery, and Varric admitted afterward that it doesn't make him feel any better. Hawke definitely didn't let Varric keep the red lyrium, since it seemed dangerous and she didn't want him to end up like his brother. They set it on fire with her using magic to make sure it was completely destroyed.
#26: How did Hawke feel about learning the truth of Isabela's artifact? Did they feel betrayed or did they understand her?
Hawke was definitely hurt. I have the timing of things in my fic plans such that Hawke hooks up with (and then breaks up with) Fenris, which is the first emotional blow, followed by the murder of her mother as an awful second. Her emotional state is fragile, and she is more than ready to write off Isabela when Isabela leaves with the Tome.
But then Isabela returns. Hurt as she is, Hawke is ready to latch onto any semblance of hope, and finds it within her to defend Isabela when the Arishok demands the pirate in addition to the tome. Betrayal is what others do, not Hawke.
Of course, she's still in pain and reckless because of it, so when Fenris suggest single combat to play on the Arishok's sense of honor, Hawke accepts, even if it's dangerous for her, and is just lucky she survives. But her defense of Isabela cements Isabela as more than loyal enough when it matters in the third act.
