#daroguesweek

Josephine has bard training and is categorized by the wiki as a rogue, so she can sit with us

Calling all dashing rogues and alluring accomplices! Scouts and bards and Crows of Antiva! The first annual DA Rogues Week is upon us! The event is to take place during the week of April 1st (Mar. 29th - Apr. 4th) and is a chance to celebrate all the rogue characters of Dragon Age through fic, art, and whatever other forms of fan content may tickle your fancy.

We're here to celebrate all rogues, not just our companions. OCs, allies, enemies, and anything in between are all welcome here. If it's a list of rogues you're after, may I direct your attention to this wiki page. Alternatively, if you're having trouble picking one from the line up, I would like to offer you a humble spinner wheel of some of the better known options to lend you a hand (Veilguard-free version here).

Closer to the event, we will be sharing a link to a collection on AO3 open to any work published for this event. If we miss sending you your invitation, please feel free to invite yourself or send us a message letting us know.

Come March, we will also be posting a poll every Monday leading up to the event. We hope to see you there~

Rules can be found below the cut 🗡️

March 29th - April 4th These prompt descriptions are mere suggestions meant to inspire, but if you have a different idea than the one suggested by the description, going a little rogue is more than welcome.

Day 1, March 29th Contract: A contract is a versatile tool. It can be used to bring forth a death, a marriage, or any number of experiences in between. I just hope you entered yours willingly.

Day 2, March 30th Shadows: Many dangers hide in the shadows. Perhaps you are one of them. Perhaps you are more than the dangers. Perhaps you are the shadows themselves.

Day 3, March 31st Bridges: Plenty of things to do with a bridge. You can burn them, build them, and, if someone's gullible enough, sell them. But mostly importantly, they make for delightfully theatric meeting points.

Day 4, April 1st Captive: A captive is a most troubling thing to be, wouldn't you agree? Even something so benign as a captive audience is quite susceptible to a light touch. It is a much more favorable position to be the captor.

Day 5, April 2nd Corpse: How did you get one of these, and what are you going to do about it?

Day 6, April 3rd Deep Roads: Few journey into the Deep Roads willingly. Are you here for duty, for desperate refuge, or for something lost?

* Momentum refers to the means by which rogue PCs in Veilguard fill the bar which fuels their abilities. Not to be confused with the Dual Weapon talent from Origins by the same name.

To all of you dashing rogues, sinister schemers, charming charlatans, alluring accomplices, and silent shadows, we wish a most joyous

🎉🎉🎉 DA Rogues Week 2026 🎉🎉🎉

Just because it's "suboptimal" doesn't negate that Origins lets you use a shield or a greatsword nearly bigger than yourself as a rogue. You could do nothing but punch the whole game if you really wanted!

Thank you everyone for sharing your time and your creativity with us. It was truly a wonderful time scheming with you all.

Before we part ways, we do have one final surprise announcement. We have been keeping track of which characters star in how many chapters within our AO3 collection. At the time of closing, the rogue character most frequently represented in the presently included fics is… a tie between Lucanis and Mercar!

Due to appearing in a greater number of distinct pieces across all submissions, it has been decided to award this tie to Lucanis. As such, he has received the honor of representing this year's subcollection as its icon! Congratulations to him and our runner-up.

We hope to see you all again next year!