#damine*

even in the darkness there's hope and beauty. have faith.

"may you forget me, vhenan. live well, while time remains."

among the Evanuris, Elgar'nan was counted as the most mighty—it is said he had the power to call down the fury of sky, to move the celestial bodies through the firmament, to enthrall and possess the minds of his enemies and followers alike; his enforcers ensured his word was enacted as law, and none were so loyal or ardent as the Warrior-Priestess of Arlathan...

"the poor girl isn't particularly charismatic (or courageous, or generally assertive), but she is wickedly intelligent, difficult to kill, and she fights like a cornered animal. there's no telling what possessed Varric to decide she was the appropriate individual to lead this mad chase across Thedas—but his instincts haven't steered us wrong thus far. pray to the Maker and all your gods that he chose correctly." —a letter from Spymaster Charter, addressed to the Lady Inquisitor.

"we met at the trading post, as agreed, and i retrieved the relic. there's something wrong with her, Charter. she barely blinks, she barely breathes—and she is cold, like ice, like death. she kept looking past me the entire time—but we were alone in an empty room, because i rented the floor out, as the Inquisitor requested. alone! put me on inventory detail, send me to the Mire, turn me into a courier, have me scour latrines—but please, don't make me deal with the Amell witch again. i may not survive it." —Scout Arrik in a letter to Spymaster Charter.

"my love, you lie sleeping beside me as i write this, surrounded by such peace and plenty as you have never known; Mila, i swear to you, the depredations of your childhood will never touch you again, not so long as i breathe. with the Maker and His bride as witnesses, i pledge to you my devotion, my protection, to be at your side in sickness and in health, and to share in your every joy and sorrow. it is my hope that when you awake, and i ask you if this is what you want, too, you will say yes. yours, ever and always, leli." —from the unexpurgated diaries of Victoria I.

"did i dream those green days? the time by the water? the nights beneath the trees? it does feel that way. i fear that too much of me lives in the past—that my heart is absent, that i left it in the Brecilian, somewhere along a wooded path. i am sorry, vhenan. you will never know how much." —an entry in a tattered journal, written sometime during 9:30 Dragon.

"Madame Delphine expects punctuality, cleanliness, and above all, silence. you are only to speak when you are spoken to, answer questions when it is explicitly indicated you must, and to only ever offer your opinion if it is solicited. do not, under any circumstances, presume that you know better. Madame Delphine breaks her fast every morning at precisely eight-thirty, and she will expect you to have prepared her silk robe and the ecru slippers beforehand. do not forget to bow." —a note left by the Royal Housekeeper for the newest chambermaid.