RagingBagel

This looked like fun so I’m starting the game. Tagging forward to @pikapeppa​, @schoute​, @midnightprelude​, @thesaltyhealer​, @rowhannalavellan​, @raging-bagel​, @myrddinderwydd​, @inquisition-dragonborn​, @rivainisomniari​ and anyone else who wants to play!

Five behind the scenes facts about a current WIP. I’m choosing Sule Tael Tasalal.

1. One of the main antagonists was originally meant to be a love interest. 

2. Ara’lan was supposed to be a Sentinel warrior, not a healer.

3. The amount of Elvhen translations I have done/am continuing to do for this story is at least twice what my readers see. I’m a nerd but I want it to be easier to read. :)

4. Cole is trying to tell Ara’lan something important but her geas prevents him from clearly seeing how that ‘knot’ is tangled in her. It bothers him more than he says.

Five behind the scenes things about "Where the Hell Did the Healer Go?"

1. 90% of this fic was written at my former job at the inn. 3-11pm, solo coverage, tiny inn.... Yeah I got bored. Where the Hell Did the Healer Go? Is a product of boredom.

2. Fun fact: I've mentioned my Guildmaster several times in this fic. She's been a close friend for about 3-4 years, and I respect her immensely. She had no idea that I wrote, until I finally couldn't keep my fucking trap shut and told her. Yes, she's read it.

Yes, she loves it. 😂 she even gave me pointers!

3. Syraena is my name in like... Everything. If you Google Syraena7, chances are it's me. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that ONE OF Y'ALL RECOGNIZED ME IN ESO. I just happened to be running dolmens in the Alik'r and someone whispered me 😂

4. It may come as a shock to y'all, but I'm a mess. I based my character loosely off of me. She has my backstory, my memories... But she's a bit more composed.

Originally, this wasn't going to be the case. I was going to base her off my healer's RP, but currently, my ESO healer has run off with King Emeric's nephew, the brother of her betrothed, pregnant and disgraced. Her sister Avenna is the noble one now, in charge of the family affairs and heiress to their fortune. the only way I could conceivably yank my character out of Tamriel and into Thedas would be via the Planemeld.

Inspiration struck, and I decided to go with something closer to home for me. I know exactly how my oc would react to any situation, because I know I would either be flipping shit or deflecting serious situations with blase vague sarcasm. I'm a mess, and so is Syraena.

tagged by @pikapeppa​ yay!!!!! 

Rules: tag at least five of your friends along with a gif that you feel represents you as a person. It can be from a series, movie or music video (basically any gif at all) - but there is one catch: you can’t use a gif from ANY fandom mentioned in your header/bio.

I am so annoyed that I listed nearly all my favorite fandoms in my bio but here goes:

This was the easiest pick, hands down.

But also

Don't forget

Cute little Danne Lavellan (gonna draw her vallaslin later) meeting Solas for the first time. 

I don’t think it’s controversial to say that Mary Sue, as a term, is inherently misogynistic. I mean, come on, it’s already gendered and has only negative connotations.

Meanwhile, Harry Potter can be the literal Master of Death and no one bats an eyelash??? Excuse me. And don’t try to feed me some line about novels being different from fanfiction because my ears bled from how many people called Katniss an OP Mary Sue. 

Dude, fuck right off with that shit. 

 It’s misogynistic

Readers fucking LOVE overpowered characters. They like it when the good guy wins.

Overpowered is a matter of perspective in a lot of cases, anyway.

Just let?? People?? Have?? Fun???

Don’t like it, don’t read you fucks.

Everyone is the hero in their own story IRL, why should it be any different in a novel?

Maybe the POV character just doesn’t realize how powerful anyone else is because they’re always around the MC, hmm??

Don’t be a dick.

???

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from “No Means Force” at Dave Hingsburger’s blog.

This is important. It doesn’t just apply to little girls and other children, though it often begins there.

For the marginalized, our “no’s” are discounted as frivolous protests, rebelliousness, or anger issues, or we don’t know what we’re talking about, or we don’t understand what’s happening.

When “no means force” we become afraid to say no.

Dance at the Maker’s Feet

A small piece of work I made during pauses between E3 conferences, waiting for DA4 announce.

And still there was none. Bioware, this is unfair and the purest suffering.

“Extreme thirst has a lot of causes.  Let’s check your blood sugar, and let’s take a skin sample to see if you’re developing scales.”

“Joint pain is pretty common when someone’s pushing themself that way with training, and I’d definitely recommend some rest, but it sounds like it’s been coming on with the moon so we might want to do a blood test to check for lycanthropy.”

“I’m going to give you this journal.  Keep track of how often you’re near bodies of water and copses of trees – not single trees, there needs to be a cluster.”

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And the safety briefing included the question “So if you’re pregnant, do you want to know or not?”

Turns out there had been a bit of an awkward situation once where the keepers had casually mentioned a woman’s pregnancy in a group, and she herself didn’t even know yet. Turns out the wolves are excellent at telling if you’re pregnant and the keepers can tell based on their body language.  They get all odd and careful around pregnancy. (Even wolves knows that you have to take care of pregnant people.)

So they definitely knew she was pregnant.

And if I remember my BBC documentaries right, a wolf will leave the pack to give birth and introduce the cubs to the pack once she feels ready for it. And maternity leave is flexible but often around 6 months so they’re going “YOU WERE GONE FOREVER! WE WERE SO WORRIED! WHERE ARE THE CUBS?? WE HAVE TO GREET THE CUBS!!“