#elf blooded

Anyone remembers Feynriel from Dragon Age II?👀 What if after almost two decades, he became a strong Somniari in Tevinter? Here he is, as a Shadow Dragon, with my two OCs: Aisling the blind Somniari (who can only see in the Fade), & his shapeshifter wife (always keeping an eye on him to guide him), Lusacan🥹

"The Fade feels different now. I see the stitches, the seams holding it together. I feel I could wake at any moment. I see why the Chantry fears us. I've heard tales of magisters who stalked their enemies and used their own dreams to destroy them. You're right. I must master it, find someone to study under. The Dalish don't have what I need. Perhaps Tevinter. If these powers can be trained, it would be there." — Feynriel, Dragon Age II [Source]

More story details: • Aisling Vatia Cassius is 88 by Dragon Age The Veilguard. An old, calm, and experienced Somniari who uses his power as a Fortune Teller in The Eyes of Nocen (eastern Tevinter, across the Nocen Sea from Minrathous). Helping fellow altus and magisters who want to reform the Magisterium (formerly the Lucerni, now Shadow Dragons) by spreading those ideals outside of Minrathous. • His wife, called Lusacan by her former master, was an elven slave used for blood rituals since she was a kid (parts of why she is so short for an elf). [She kept the name as a token of pride, since it's the name of one of the Tevinter Gods. People call her Granny Lusa though.] She managed to escape one day by turning into a rat and going out of her cage. She was rapidly found on the "market" again, and the Cassius family took her in to look after Aisling, since he was blind and needed assistance, when he wasn't wandering in the Fade. They fell in love when they were still young, despite the disapproval of many magisters for this union. Aisling can "see" only in the Fade, while being completely blind outside of it. When many turned down Feynriel when he asked for help controlling his powers, he saw a strength and potential in the young man, and took his training personally. Feynriel is almost like a grandson to him, now.

More art of Aisling & Lusacan:

These are Laios's children Minerva and Lorelei. They're elf blooded qunari and are 6 during Veilgaurd.

Minerva is a shy quiet kid. She enjoys hobbies like painting and helping in the kitchen. She's often seen with either Lucanis or Bellara if not in Laios's room.

Haven't done refsheets in a while.. Before I return to my bg3 fancomic I need to put some energy in working on other things so I don't get burnt out on the bigger projects.

[ART BY: Lydway On ych.commishes.com]

CONFESSION:

May I present to youAmheotil’s childhood best friend (and gay awakening): Dahrio. Too bad for Til he’s straight.

Damn, homie, I gave you the hot sexy.

the way it works in thedas, the dominant cultural group always passes down the physical traits associated with it, which is stupid. genetics do not give a fuck about which of your parents is from the dominant culture, and whether or not the devs meant to, the implication of half-elves in thedas is that the “stronger culture” wins out genetically - that physical traits associated with certain racial minorities can be “bred out.” it’s weird, borderline-eugenicist thinking borne of a desire not to go to the trouble of making a separate half-elf model for the games.