I love your art! It's so happy and jokes are always on point!Since you said character asks are welcomed - I'm very curious about their relationships with siblings! Especially Lizzie, since you fully created her family! Sorry if its already answered
Thank you Anon for your kind words ^^ I havenât really talked much about siblings topic so Iâm really happy to answer your question (also I apologize for mistakes in the text and crappy handwriting in advance).
Rein is seven years younger than Fergus â she always wanted to impress her big brother (or even better - beat him in every discipline possible). They had this ongoing sibling rivalry although it never turned into bitterness or resentment. They would go into the fire together if needed. After the Blight, their bonds remained strong but also slightly different. They were no longer happy children after all, but sole survivors of Cousland family, forever changed by that tragedy. Still, Fergus and Rein remain loyal and supportive to one another, both in private and political life. And when they meet, that old spark of banter and friendly rivalry appears from time to time too.
Garrettâs relationship with his siblings is pretty much the standard one we see in games.
Garrett really misses Bethany and is haunted by the thought that he could have done something to save her. With Carver, they work the best if they see each other only once a year. For a short time. They care for each other as brothers but their personalities just donât work together well.
As for Lizzie I think I need a more detailed chart :D
First of all, Lizzie is not Patrickâs biological daughter but it is a secret only he and Augusta know about. Their children (Lizzie included) have no idea.
Secondly, Lizzie was never close with her siblings. She is the youngest child and there was a big age gap between her and other children (especially Arthur and Beatrice). When Lizzie was born, Arthur and Beatrice have already spent very little time at home - they traveled, attended school and later moved out and got married young. Arthur married his second cousin for financial reasons. Beatrice married Orlesian nobleman.
Cecilia was still raised at home when Lizzie was born but later their paths also diverged as Lizzie was sent for Chantry education being only 7 years old. Later on, Cecilia was supposed to marry a nobleman from Tantervale but he died not long before the wedding. Not wanting to engage into another relationship, Cecilia decided to dedicate her life to the Maker and stayed in Tantervaleâs Chantry.
The fact that Lizzie was basically a scapegoat in the family also didnât help to build love between siblings. Arthur and Beatrice were rather uninterested in Lizzieâs life as long as it didnât affect them and Cecilia was convinced that her younger sister just doesnât try hard enough to be a âgood Trevelyan girlâ.
When Lizzie became the Herald of Andraste she was quickly disowned by Patrick as he was very loyal to the old Chantry and wanted to prove his loyalty by cutting off the ties with rebel daughter. He probably regretted it after she had become the famous and beloved Inquisitor but was too proud and stubborn to change his decision.
Beatrice was the first one to contact Lizzie, soon after Inquisition arrived to Skyhold. She was motivated mostly by curiosity and wanting to show the world that she had a famous sister, but still, she was kinder than other members of the Trevelyan family.
Cecilia was the second one to make a contact. She genuinely recognized Inquisition had a noble goal and made the Maker proud. She willingly joined the Inquisition and apologized for treating Lizzie poorly. Cecilia worked for the Inquisition for some time and they talked with Lizzie from time to time but they never became very close.
Arthur, being a well behaved familyâs heir, was obedient to his fatherâs wish and didnât try contact Lizzie. Only after Patrickâs death (around Trespasserâs events) he met with his youngest sister. The meeting was strictly professional though â Arthur only proposed inviting Lizzie into the family again because it would be beneficial politically. She refused.
Long story short â Lizzieâs biological family kinda sucks ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
P.S. no, even I donât know who is Lizzieâs biological father. They never meet. But I guess he had freckles.
