#sadmagecentral

my friends and colleagues, this is the battle we prepare our apprentices, sons, and daughters to face. they need the resources to discover new magic, new techniques, that can lend us an advantage in this endless war. they cannot do this while roofs crumble over their heads. repair the circles; let the imperium’s future be more than slow decline to the marching steps of legions. — an address by magister alexius to the magisterium, taken from the official minutes in 9:39 dragon.

A year after they come to Kirkwall, Hawke scrapes together a handful of coins, and buys two candles. One for father, one for Bethany.

He places them on the windowsill in Gamlen’s house and lights them with a lick of magic from his fingertips. For the hour that they last, one corner of Lowtown is beautiful - a mournful beauty, but beauty nonetheless.

A year later, he buys three candles. Carver is alive, but he is not here, and the silence where his voice should be is a void that must be filled. Even if a fleeting candle flame could never substitute for Carver’s stubborn, burning presence… it helps.

Three years later, he buys four candles, and it’s Anders who lights them with a flicker of spirit-tinged magic, because Hawke’s hands aren’t steady enough to do it. And because there’s a raw clump of hollowness inside him, too cold and deep for him to pull magic from (his mother is dead she is dead and he is empty.)

More adventures with the Mage Maker! 

I couldn’t resist playing dress-up with the Vint himself XD

So here we have evil!Magister Alexius meddling in time magic and rehabilitated Alexius, working on an experiment in the library.  😊

Spotlight Saturday

Make a post recommending a someone else’s fic that you love. Whether it was posted this week or whether it’s been in progress for a while and is currently updating, tell everyone you know that they should check it out.

Reblog artwork and gifsets from other fan creators. Recommend someone you think others should follow - and why. Share the love for your fellow fans, creators and consumers alike. Be the Will Smith meme for your fandom.

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