it took maybe a year for her to emotionally and physically from the ordeals of trespasser. Most that time is spent in the company of her Clan in Wycome and taking care her ill mother too. Part of the time is spent in Kirkwall near Varric in her new house in Hightown. Thanks to old Inquisition connects, and Varric's, she is able to commission the Smith Caste of Orzamar and the Mages of the new Enchanter's College to make an enchanted armored prosthesis in little over a year. After a couple months of rehabilitation, she sets off on her own. Free of oppressive duty and pressures of others. These are the best days of her life.

What has she been doing? I'm glad you asked!

First off traveling EVERYWHERE in search of anything elven. Whether ancient or even recent. She looks for and documents histories, legends, oral stories, describes all the Dalish crafting to a painfully detailed degree, and sends physical first editions she finds in the wild back to Kirkwall or Wycome. Physical artefacts found are stored in her Kirkwall home. She may know of the truth of the ancient "gods" and elven people, but the Dalish of now are their own culture and deserve to be preserved. If the Veil truly is brought down and burning everything in it, all elven history whether right or wrong deserves to be preserved. The Elves have already lost so much, the people of the new world could have a chance again...

Singing! Many people, at most, knows the Inquisitor is a Dalsh woman, maybe even remembers her name being Lavellan. As she travels she uses part of her name to remain anonymous: Ana. When she's traveling she uses a disguise of being minstrel to travel freely under the radar especially since she's had her vallaslin removed and singing is how she gains traveling money. And plus she just loves writing music and singing.

Giving out orders. Though the Inquisition is officially disbanded, a very small cell of trust worthy people still take orders from her but are mostly self governed. Since she travels so much, she has her own personal Raven provided by Leliana (named Ser Red lol). her people often contact her for any information she found or she gets the final choice on how to proceed if there's division. If she can't be contacted, Varric, Dorian, or last resort Cassandra will be her mouth piece. But Dorian is a sure fire way to get in contact via Messaging Stone.

Finding Solas... anyway moving on.

Her childhood was both interesting and boring at the same time. Ashti'ana is the product of a union between her Mamae, Rhiannon the Hallakeeper's apprentice at the time, and Father, "Coop" the First and too be Keeper of a different clan. When Ashti was born, her Father knew of the news but would only meet each other 3 times in all of her life. Each time leaving a worst taste in her mouth. But Ashti loved and adored her Mamae and Rhiannon was the best mother for her daughter.

Ashti'ana loved hearing about the stories told by the hearth and history the Keeper would teach. She wanted that to be her role in the clan- Hearthmaster. She was so excited to start her apprenticeship under her hahren but the dream is quickly halted after manifestation of her magic. The clan had been desperate for a First for a long time and Ashti'ana's powers manifesting were seen as a great boon. In hindsight, the clan was probably watching and wait for her power to arrive given who her father was. Nonetheless, Ashti'ana was ushered into apprenticeship under Keeper Istimaethoriel. With her magic manifesting came with a near obsession with the fade and the being living there. Ashti tried for so long to have questions answered only to be met with half-answers and even being dissuaded from the topic entirely by the Keeper (believing even talking about the fade invited demons closer). So she learned to keep her curiosities secret.

Into her teens and young adulthood, Ashti excelled and overcame the trials of her magic gaining great respect from the clan. And showing promise as a good future keeper. But internally, she felt weighed down by the pressure and expectations of the clan. She thought it could have been lifted a little when a younger boy showed signs of magic, quickly become the Second, but not even that allevated the anxiety manifesting. Because of this Ashti kept to herself most days. While she still loved the clan, it was a lot most days. But still, the nighttime eating and storytelling around the hearth was her favorite time of day. So much that she chose Sylaise mark as her vallaslin, hoping to be like the welcoming warmth like the hearth to her clan.

Inquisition:

Welp this is her worst nightmare lol! Ashti'ana was always overwhelmed by the thought of leading the clan one day. And here she is at the head of an organization relying on her to lead against a would be god. But making smaller and bigger decisions in days at Haven quickly built her confidence in herself.

As the events come up, Ashti tackles them like she did with anything else in her life: with feverish study! Anything she was ignorant of she studied it too death. Anything that the Skyhold's library couldn't supply she immediately requested books or tutors. For example, Ashti was completely clueless to The Game and Orlais in general. The months ahead of the ball, Ashti spent most of her off time studying the history and even native language (French). She took manners and dancing lessons from Josie and Leliana, respectively.

Being around so many different people and perspectives really opened her eyes to how the world could be so different.

Relationships (most notable ones):

Cassandra: as they both grew together as mentor and friend (and closed a lot of cultural rifts made by prior gnorance on both sides)

Varric: He showed showed how vital it is to have a steady and calm presence. How it is to just have a FRIEND. He’s the first once to actually ask how Ashti is handling all this bizarre events.

Dorian: He is her platonic soulmate. Different in every conceivable way (Tevinter Magister - Dalish Elf, lived in obnoxious wealth - lived off the land in a lot of fear, etc) Yet They have much the same humor, love the theory of magic often having debates and discussion, helped and come to accept all deepest parts of the other with no objection.

Full name: Moira Iona Cousland

Class: Rouge

Romance: King Alistair

Team: Alistair, Morrigan, Leliana

Awakening team: Anders, Nathaniel, Ogren

Backstory: Growing up noble was very limiting for her as a child. Her Mother expected her to be the Lady she was born to be. Moira couldn't disagree more. She'd sneak off to hide from Mother in abandoned places of the castle or watch the guards train. Years go by and Moira eventually sits in her all her "lady classes" in exchange of letting her train as a rouge. And what a master she turned out to be in both.

After game: Once she becomes queen, she assists Alistair into understand all that goes on in the court. Along the way she personally dispatches would be assassins that look to harm her king and husband. But more often than not, she's away from court to direct wardens as Warden-Commander.