The next round is getting closer! Trans Thedas Fest is an annual event to celebrate trans characters and creators in the Dragon Age fandom, culminating on Trans Day of Visibility. (You can check out the works created for last year’s fest here!)
Schedule:
Prompt submission: Feb 1-14
Prompt claiming: Feb 15-28
Posting period: March 23-30
Works revealed: March 31
Works are revealed!! Check 'em out!
You have the option of joining the Trans Thedas Fest Discord for updates.
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More info under ‘keep reading.’
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What is a fest?
A fest is an event where people submit prompts related to a certain theme and/or claim which prompt they’d like to write about or draw. At the end, all the writing and art is revealed on AO3.
What’s the theme?
Trans characters in Dragon Age — anything about them.
Do nonbinary/genderqueer characters count as trans?
Of course! That’s who the white stripe on the trans flag is for, y’know. This event is for all non-cis characters and creators.
I’m cis. Can I participate?
Sure, as long as you’re respectful and have done your research.
How do I participate?
Provide your email address in one of the forms and/or join the Discord if you’d rather be pinged there. (You’re not required to do both, but you do have to pick one of those options.)
Make sure you have an AO3 account, because that is where works will be posted.
Submit prompts via this form.
Claim 3 prompts via this form. You will receive an email or Discord DM confirming which prompts you have claimed.
You create something based on your prompt.
Post your work to AO3, and make sure that you post it to the Trans Thedas Fest 26 collection.
What do I need to write for a prompt?
You can be as vague as “something about [character name],” or as elaborate as you like. But try to be detailed enough to give writers/artists something to work with.
What characters can I write/draw/write prompts about?
Any of them, as long as the focus of the work is on a trans character—one of the canonically trans characters (such as Taash, Maevaris, Krem, etc.), a trans OC, or a canon character that you headcanon as trans.
(However, please consider creating something for one of the canonically trans characters first, especially Taash. There were no works about them last year, which is really a shame, because Veilguard having the first nonbinary companion is a big part of what inspired the mod to create this fest!)
Prompts requesting works centered on/from the POV of cis characters will not be accepted, as Trans Thedas Fest is focused on trans characters and their perspectives, not their cis partners/family/etc.
Can I submit prompts if I'm not going to claim one? / Can I claim a prompt if I haven't submitted any?
Yes. Doing both is preferable, but any type of participation is welcome!
What are the requirements for what I create?
Fic: at least 500 words (no maximum word count)
Art: completed line art
Use of generative AI is not allowed.
Fanfic should be standalone, not part of a series.
Make sure it’s rated and tagged appropriately.
Please wait to post your pieces on social media until after they have been revealed on AO3.
Do I need to fill all 3 prompts I've claimed?
No, filling more than one is totally optional!
Where is the 2026 AO3 collection?
Here!
Where is last year’s AO3 collection?
Here!
When does the AO3 collection open?
March 23.
Who are you?
I’m JJ (they/them). My main blog is @lordlaidir and my AO3 is undeadpirate.
I have other questions! How do I get in touch?
You can send an email to [email protected], DM the mod here on tumblr, or send an ask. If you join the Discord server, you can also ask in the #questions channel.
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This week I'm highlight fics from the Trans Thedas Collection 2026
I'm late on getting my reading done here (and I'm not done) but here's some highlights from what I have been able to read.
Rules: Choose 1 or More fics you read this week and give a recommendation on why others should read them! All fandoms welcome!
Want to be tagged in this game? Comment here
Similar Enough by @wishbone
Iron Bull & Krem Friendship Fic <3
Fantastic idea and amazing execution on how Iron Bull knew so much about aqun-athlok. I love the Qunari concept of gender as a function of your role in society and this is such a good way of playing with it
Home to Meet Ma by @hsavinien
Taash/Lace Fic
Taash gets to meet Lace's mom. It has the best midwestern vibes in the cutest most positive way.
Bonding by @agentwashingcat
Krem & Inquisitor bonding fic
Lovely friendship fic exploring gender and culture and how they intertwine with an Elvish Inquisitior
Another piece done for @transthedasfest 2026! It was part of a mini series I started for the prompt ‘A View of Life Outside of the Shadow Dragons’
It sparked a fun server discussion of transitioning in Thedas and what HRT looks like. Ashur is learning the magical side of things so Merrill can go off adventuring. The boys were bickering, so she told Tarquin to shut up and ‘eat your banana’. 👀
I planned more for the background and details, alas, I’m burned out.
Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: Dragon Age, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi/Josephine Montilyet
Characters: Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi, Josephine Montilyet, Leliana (Dragon Age), The Iron Bull (Dragon Age), Bull’s Chargers (Dragon Age), Adorno Ciel Otranto, Cullen Rutherford
Additional Tags: Fluff, Romantic Fluff, Mutual Pining, Trans Thedas Fest (Dragon Age)
Summary:
When Krem and the Bull’s Chargers signed on with the Inquisition, he was expecting steady, lucrative work for the good of Thedas. What he didn’t expect was to fall head-over-heels for the Inquisition’s lady diplomat, Josephine Montilyet. This follows touch-points in Krem and Josephine’s relationship over the course of the Inquisition.
Fandom: Dragon Age
Rating: Teen and up
Words: 2,638
Pairing: Krem/Tarquin
“Hey,” said the man, meeting his eye. “Don’t bury him yet. This is what we do. I’m Tarquin, by the way.” He held out a hand.
Krem took it, shook it. “Krem.”
“Short for something?”
“Only when I stand next to my Chief,” he grinned, a running joke. Tarquin just sighed and rolled his eyes, and Krem decided he liked his face, even more when it was annoyed at him.
Krem returns to Tevinter to rescue his father from slavery. He teams up with Dorian and new friend Tarquin, and who knew they had stuff in common?
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My contribution to Trans Thedas Fest 2026 - read it here!
I had such a good time writing this. Criminal that this was the first Krem/Tarquin fic on AO3. I recommend checking out the rest of the collection too, there's some great stuff in there!
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi & Male Inquisitor, Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi & Inquisitor, Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi & Male Lavellan, Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi & Lavellan
Characters: Male Inquisitor (Dragon Age), Male Lavellan (Dragon Age), Inquisitor (Dragon Age), Lavellan (Dragon Age), Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi
Additional Tags: Fluff, gender talk, Trans Male Character, Canon Trans Character, Trans Thedas Fest (Dragon Age)
Summary:
This was actually for a combo of two prompts from Trans Thedas Fest: “Elf gender! Some Dalish clans having third genders, some having complicated gender constellations, trans acceptance, rigidity of gender roles, etc. I’d be thrilled to see trans Mahariels or Lavellans for this, and I’d love for there to be mentions on how this varies a lot by clan and isn’t universal” and “Krem & a trans Inquisitor bonding”! Enjoy!
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The Imperial Divine has always been male, just as the Southern Divine has always been female. He can't explain why that point needles at him, more than the others. He is the head of the Chantry, and until he is able to take the actions needed to pull the corruption up by the roots, that is all that matters. It is not as if he would let another, man or woman, unseat him before his work is complete. Something about it bothers him all the same, just out of grasp.
Prompt: Transfemme Ashur. Just a moment of trans joy, maybe along with some of the other Shadow Dragons :)
If anyone wants to see what I wrote for @transthedasfest 💙
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Here is my contribution to @transthedasfest! I picked out the prompt 'forced feminization', so I immediately thought of Viago and Nyx. Not that Nyx is really being forced, technically, but it's the thought that counts.
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dragon Age: Inquisition
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Male Lavellan/Dorian Pavus
Additional Tags: Trans Inquisitor (Dragon Age), Trans Male Inquisitor (Dragon Age), Named Inquisitor (Dragon Age), gender-affirming sex, Gay Sex, Porn With Plot, Porn with Feelings, Genitals Referred to with Feminine Anatomical Words
Summary:
Ferris Lavellen loves Dorian, but he’s been worried that when they’re having sex, that it isn’t like the sex most men have with other men because Ferris is trans. He talks to Dorian about it, and Dorian promises to fix that problem. It’s during a stressful time that Dorian decides to take Ferris up on that promise, and shows him a good time.
Written for Trans Thedas Fest 2026
