#aricanon

Also asked by @continuousspec @thievesguilding @rock-paperback-scissors and @bloomingcnidarians

B A S I C S

full name: Ariadne Trevelyan

gender: female

sexuality: lesbian

pronouns: she/her

O T H E R S

family: no living blood relations; acquires a large and misfit family the moment she walks into Blackrock Tower; Josephine Montilyet (eventual spouse)

birthplace: Ostwick

job: senior inferno enchanter > Inquisitor > Divine

phobias: any Templar of average height and brown hair, pine (not the tree itself, the smell of it), Silence, being touched by people she doesn’t know or trust, fear demons (they have a tendency of showing her things she does not want to remember)

guilty pleasures: fancy illuminated scrolls, tiny little baked treats, lip balm, oranges

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: neutral good

sins - pride, wrath (though that one is very specific and also disappears once she kills the guy)

virtues - kindness, patience, diligence, justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: introvert

organized/disorganized: organized

close minded/open-minded: closed-minded about belief systems outside Andrastianism (accepts that they exist, does not accept them as possibly true), closed-minded about the Circle system (clean it up and put it back, everyone), open-minded about everything else

calm/anxious: anxious, though she gets calmer as she grows into her role as Inquisitor; the anxiety never completely goes away (though it does retreat back into being Very Specific instead of All The Time About Everything)

disagreeable/agreeable: agreeable, unless you’re Solas (in general), or you’re trying to convince her that she’s not the Herald of Andraste sent by the Maker (to be fair, she is actually prophet of Andraste)

cautious/reckless: cautious

patient/impatient: patient

outspoken/reserved: very reserved; starts to grow more confident when Cora begins to pull her more directly into plans (giving her an active role in things); her confidence really comes out once Vivienne has the “you have your own board now” conversation with her

leader/follower: follower for most of her life, unplanned leader (and, honestly, not a very good one; Thedas is somewhat of a scorching hot mess once she and Vivienne are done with it)

empathetic/unemphatic: empathetic

optimistic/pessimistic: middle ground, usually trending optimism

traditional/modern: traditional

hard-working/lazy: hard working

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: Ariadne/Josephine, Ariadne/Lily

ot3: no

brotp: Ariadne+Cullen, Ariadne+Vivienne, Ariadne+Dorian, Ariadne+Joanie, Ariadne+Iron Bull

@rock-paperback-scissors tagged me in the OC strengths/flaws meme. I’m gonna do this for my main girls - Olivia Shepard and Ariadne Trevelyan.

OLIVIA SHEPARD

⚔ FLAWS moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny
controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | lies | 
impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry | 
greedy | lazy | judgemental | forgetful | impulsive | 
vengeful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky | over analytical

♛ STRENGTHS honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave | 
patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky | 
intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous | 
merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming | 
cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm

ARIADNE TREVELYAN

⚔ FLAWS moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny | 
controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | lies | 
impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry* | 
greedy | lazy | judgemental | forgetful | impulsive | 
vengeful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky | over analytical

♛ STRENGTHS honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave | 
patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky | 
intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous | 
merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming | 
cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm

*it isn’t so much “power hungry” for herself as it is “I have a plan, and I’m in control of the board now.”

Olivia Shepard - fairly, though she’s got a pretty short temper when people aren’t listening to her about something important. She’s uncomfortable with small talk, but otherwise good at talking to and working with people (especially kids; she’s fantastic with kids).

Vanessa Shepard - not in the least. She’s very cold and standoffish unless she likes you, and she likes very few people. She prefers hacking or punching her way through things, always has.

Kylie Lavellan - fantastic. She spent several years grifting and conning her way through the Free Marches before Bull picked her up and brought her into the Chargers, at which point her education into people-reading and manipulation absolutely skyrocketed. She mostly hates people who aren’t her people, but she knows how to work them.

Ariadne Trevelyan - halfway decent. She’s not very good at it as a child (being a Chantry orphan suddenly yanked into the Circle will do that to you), but she opens up with friends. With some coaching from her First Enchanter (and later Vivienne), she starts learning the Game and how to fake it. Especially once she’s pulled into the Inquisition, she’s very much my Fake It Until You Make It OC.

the hands

you can almost physically hold your power. creation comes easily to you, but so does destruction. your strength is in your physical interaction with the world. everything is so tactile. you push and you pull and you strike and you caress and you pray and you hold, hold, hold.

overcast sky

you've built up some walls around you. you're careful with whom you give your heart and your trust. you feel like you're waiting for something, but you're not sure what it is. there's something telling you that there's more to life for you than what you have now. but until then, you're content to let the days pass. you're not in any rush, but some days you can't ignore the sense of restlessness that comes with waiting. you are a calm but intimidating presence

tagged by: no one this time​​

Quillback Leather :: What is something your character’s closest people find extremely annoying about them?

Ariadne Trevelyan: she idly plays with fire and sparks pretty much constantly, and everyone’s always mildly concerned she’s going to accidentally light something (or someone) on fire

Nora Vakarian: she likes to crack/pop her gum

Serault Infused Glass :: If somebody wants to court your character, what three gifts and/or deed must they obtain in order to woo them?

Ariadne: be a nice person (from the start, no Jerk With A Heart Of Gold nonsense), be Andrastian, and remember that she likes oranges

Blue Vitriol: If your character has to impress a complete stranger, how will they go about doing it?

Ariadne: she’d quietly let her title(s) speak for themselves. Herald of Andraste, Inquisitor, Divine.