#lindrel

I haven’t played in forever, so let me know if I say anything thatseems out of place/order or doesn’t make sense. >8V;;

I’m not sure where you are in your story, but (if my memory is behaving) Lindrel isn’tencountered until the Inquisitor makes it to Skyhold, so no one at Haven wouldknow about him other than his spirit friend Morial. Morial follows the Heraldaround and acts as a party member. During an early conversation at Skyhold,Morial says he has found his friend and would like the Inquisitor to helprescue him. Doing so gains Lindrel as a follower, refusing loses Morial andLindrel. I don’t know if you’ve read up on Morial (I didn’t make much contentabout him), but he’s a spirit of knowledge that’s very neutral in terms ofopinions other than ‘we need to find Lindrel.’

Lindrel usually uses Bull’sfull name of “The Iron Bull” and eventually starts using “Vhenan” after theystart hanging out more and becoming interested in each other. He starts sprinkling in “Kadan” after thenecklaces. 

Lindrel is initially veryquiet and doesn’t smile much when he is first recruited. He’s been through somecrud. Even so, he doesn’t take anything out on anyone and just dealswith it quietly in his own head. Bull kind of takes this ‘You can chill with myboys and I’ role until he starts thinking Lindrel is actually prettyinteresting. He starts seeing how creative and supportive Lindrel can be whenhe studies and helps people around Skyhold, so then he has some safe positiveshe can focus on and tries to bring Lindrel out of his shell.

Bull may be verbally flirty while he’s getting to know Lindrel(after a little time- he doesn’t immediately lay on the flirting), but he’salso very respectful of his space and doesn’t really try to touch/grab at him or pressure him into anything, especially before they’re figuring out their relationship. Like,he doesn’t want Lindrel to feel cornered. If Lindrel has been recruited but heis still new to the group, Bull would probably not refer to him as a loveinterest yet. When talking about him he would refer to things like hisintelligence, power as a mage, and how he’s also kind of scary. He talks aboutLindrel’s battle skills as an ‘I’m glad he’s on our side, ‘cause it wouldsuck to fight him’ situation.

Bull’s nickname for Lindrelis Ataashi. So if Lindrel has been acquired but he and Bull aren’t a thing,he’s probably just Ataashi to Bull.

Lindrel and Bull do not seriously discuss marriage until basicallythe end of the game. They never get officially married, but they do startwearing the necklaces. By the end of the game, Lindrel’s a punny dad joke sortof guy. Still pretty calm and quiet, but he smiles/smirks more. People think he’s more dorky than scary. 

He snorts when he laughs. This has always been a thing, but he doesn’t laugh much when he is first recruited.

1. If not for the Conclave, what would drive your character to join the Inquisition?

Lindrel gets sucked into a rift and is pooted out around a bunch of Venatori months later, so he’s captured. After reaching Skyhold, Lindrel’s spirit friend Morial (who has been an optional companion since the Conclave) tells the Inquisitor that he knows where Lindrel is and would like help rescuing him. The Inquisitor can refuse and thus lose both Morial and Lindrel, or go help and get Lindrel as a companion. O:!

2. How would they meet the Inquisitor?

^^^ They meet when the Inquisitor rescues Lindrel from Venatori and then Lindrel clears a path out by way of lots of fire and stone and everyone goes, “MORIAL, WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL US HE WAS A MAGE? D8<” and Morial’s just like, “What made you think he wasn’t? 8I”

4. What would their romance route look like? Would they be romancable?

He isn’t romanceable. If the Inquisitor doesn’t romance The Iron Bull and if Bull and Dorian are never in the party together to start their romance, Bull and Lindrel become a thing. If Bull’s romanced, Lindrel and Bull just become super good friends and he still joins the Chargers. Everything’s the same except for there’s no kissy stuff. 8U

5. If they romanced someone as Inquisitor, would they still fall for that person as a companion? How would that play out? How would they react to that person being romanced by the “new” Inquisitor?

Assuming Lindrel and Bull are both single, Bull flirts and pesters and Lindrel basically decides to give him a chance by letting Bull start a physical relationship. Lindrel immediately considers it an emotional relationship as well, but he’s not super forward with it and uses elvhen terms and then translates them for Bull as he sees fit. (Dalish doesn’t translate, because she thinks it’s adorable.) Bull asks the Inquisitor to help him find Lindrel’s clan, but Bull’s sources lead to the remains of the clan Lindrel led before the Blight hit Ferelden. Bull finds out that although that clan no longer exists, Lindrel does have a couple of kids he hasn’t brought to the Inquisition, so Bull initiates a War Table operation to help him contact the kids and bring them over, and the reunion solidifies Bull and Lindrel’s relationship. Plus, his adult kids hang around Skyhold and can be chatted with. Lindrel and his kids join the Chargers. When the Inquisitor goes to the Winter Palace in Trespasser, they can meet other kids Bull and Lindrel adopted.

Lindrel’s romance with Bull doesn’t start if the Inquisitor is in a relationship with Bull. Instead, Bull just befriends Lindrel and suggests he hang out with the Chargers more. After Inquisition, Lindrel and his kids join the Chargers.

7. What would be on their tombstone in the fade (what is their greatest fear)?

Loss.

9. Where in Skyhold would they be found? (e.g. Cole is in the tavern rafters, Leliana in the top of the tower, Varric in the throne room, etc.)

Lindrel moves around. His main locations are reading in the library, working at a forge in the Skyhold basement-ish area, training mages around where the soldiers train if you get the training area, sitting with the Chargers in the tavern, and hanging around in a little glade just outside Skyhold that is inaccessible to the player. The best way to find him would be to find Morial and ask him if he’s seen Lindrel.

10. If Inquisition operated like DA:O, what would their gift items be? What would their approval and disapproval Feast Day items be?

HMMMMMMMMM……. I’m not really sure. He’d like educational/helpful things, like books. He dabbles in blacksmithing (he’ll make his own armor and weapons for fun, but he won’t craft things like that for other people) so he’d accept smithing supplies. I also think he would find it amusing if the Inquisitor gave him interesting foods, as cooking isn’t one of his strengths and everything he makes is boring.

As for disapproval gifts, Lindrel really likes helping people and learning new things, so something that accentuates suffering or stupidity would annoy him. I remember the Feast Day items being funny, so something like ‘The Doll of Eternal Unhappiness’ or ‘The Mages’ Dunce Cap.’

What if instead of mosaics, we had to collect uncrushable pigeons?

14. What nickname does Varric give them?

...I don’t remember ever thinking one up. I went a year into my tag and I didn’t see anything. I think Varric would choose something more serious/respectful for Lindrel, or something super literal. Otherwise, Lindrel would be like Aveline and never really get much of an official nickname. If anything, maybe Keeper? But at the same time, Lindrel probably wouldn’t be too into that being used as a nickname, so he’d probably never have an official Varric term.

17. Where do they hang out in the Winter Palace? What’s their thoughts on the nobles/The Game?

Lindrel hangs out near the buffet table. It’s not right in the middle of all of the action, and he can look at the weird food and wonder why anyone would flavor something with despair, and how they would even manage it. If Bull is brought along, they will talk about the food and Bull will try to get Lindrel to try things. He tries to get Lindrel to try the spicy nut things and Lindrel disapproves.

He has no real opinion of the masks. Lindrel is very observant like Bull, so he can also read all the body language and thus just sees the masks as a bit of Orlesian fashion flair. He isn’t really into The Game, but he understands how it works and can make use of it when he wants to. In general, though, he thinks it’s very dishonest, greedy, and not something he wants to be a part of.

18. What’s their reaction to a dragon showing up?

A calm, practical reaction. Either something observant, like, “She has detected us.” or something cautionary, like, “Shields and wards up.”

Also, @sakurabunnie tagged me in this quiz and I didn’t upload it ‘cause I wanted to upload it with a drawing of Lindrel, but I was too tired to draw. >8U

OC Archetype Test

link to the test

Result: the realist

traits: practical, understanding, honest, brutal, logical, creator, intelligent, sensible, down-to-earth, reasonable

the realist is most commonly used to symbolize the highest possible outcome in a dire situation. they are the ones who have everything planned, and hand out reality checks as if they were pamphlets to those who need them--which, quite honestly, is everyone who isn't a realist. although they can be harsh (brutal truth over merciful), they are nurturers and care more than they let on. realists tend to do things that will lead to the best outcome, and use their knowledge of reading people to manipulate situations and problems in order to get out of a rock and a hard place.

fictional characters that are realists: hermione granger, dana scully, thorin oakenshield, lestrade (from sherlock), leia organa, willow rosenberg