Player
Name: Ashfae
Preferred Pronoun: She/Her
Contact: PM or plurk.com/ashfae
Character
Name: Hawke
Canon: Dragon Age series
Pull-point: Taken from DA: Inquisition, after staying in the Fade at the end of Here Lies the Abyss.
Permissions post link: N/A
Opt-out post link: N/A
Age: 35ish
Gender/Sex: Female
Appearance: Like this. 5'7 or so, very short black hair, very piercing blue eyes. She has a scar across her nose. And others in other places, but you're less likely to see those.
History: Hawke is the daughter and sister of mage apostates, which meant her family had to lie low and occasionally get out of town in a hurry or else her father and sister would be taken away and imprisoned by the Chantry. After her father's death, Hawke became determined to protect her remaining family at all costs. When evil corrupting hordes showed up, Hawke and her brother Carver joined the army to fight them. Said army was overrun, and they returned to get their family out of the country. Carver was killed during the escape. Hawke, her mother Leandra, and her sister Bethany made it to Leandra's old home of Kirkwall to start a new life as refugees.
Hawke proved to have a knack for unusual friendships and risky ventures. She struck it rich during an expedition, which let her buy her mother's old family estate and re-establish them as nobles. At the same time, Bethany was caught and imprisoned in the Gallows, the mage prison. After a few more years, Hawke's mother was murdered by a crazed blood mage. Around this time Kirkwall was invaded by the Qunari, who only left when Hawke fought and won a duel against their leader. This made her more influential than ever, and she was declared the city's Champion. Where she'd once protected her family and friends, now she tried to protect all of Kirkwall.
Hawke wasn't quite alone; she'd fallen in love with an apostate herself, a mage named Anders. He was possessed by a spirit of Justice/Vengeance and obsessed with freeing all mages from Chantry persecution; Hawke supported the goal but not all the methods. Anders loved Hawke deeply, but was conflicted about the relationship due to his own instability. This proved to be justified years later when, after the Chantry grew more and more harsh in its treatment of mages, Anders used Hawke (without her knowledge) to help him create and plant a bomb that destroyed the local branch of the Chantry and killed countless people. His intention was to start a war. He succeeded. Hawke refused to kill Anders and told him to run while she stayed to help the mages fight off the remaining Chantry forces. She then left the city herself, eventually parting from all her friends. Her closest friend, Varric, published a story about her adventures entitled Tales of the Champion.
After several years in hiding, Hawke was contacted by Varric, who needed her help to stop a Big Bad Evil, Corypheus, from taking over the world. Since Corypheus had gotten loose largely because of her doing, she answered. While trying to diminish Corypheus' forces, Hawke and a number of allies became trapped in the Fade, a dream-world of spirits and demons. Hawke stayed behind to battle a Nightmare demon so that her comrades could escape, which left her trapped and presumably dead.
For other DA players: Purple rogue Hawke. Her name is Marian, but only her family and Anders are likely to know this; she never uses the name and only tolerates its use in highly private/intimate situations. She did all the good things for everybody (friendships, rescues, taking responsibility for Merrill, etc). I'll try to be vague about the Warden (my default is Solona Amell because cousins), though AM's splintered worlds premise means multiple versions are just dandy. ;) Opting to go with![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hallaherald as 'her' Inquisitor, so their decisions apply. If you want specific info, please do ask, I'm happy to negotiate details!
Personality: Hawke is the sort of hero who didn't plan on becoming a hero, and has fallen into the role largely by virtue of doing things that need doing. She's a person of integrity, but few would call her law-abiding; she obeys laws when convenient and when she agrees with them, and has no qualms about breaking them when they aren't or she doesn't. She places personal loyalty above the greater good, though she'll work for the greater good when she can tell what it is, which she would say is the real trick; she's very aware that perceptions are relative.
Hawke jokes a lot, usually with sarcasm involved. Whether a situation is serious or not, she'll be quipping about it. This does not mean she isn't taking it seriously, which is shown in her actions if not her words. She keeps her actual emotions held very close these days. She's pretty much fearless and hard to surprise; she's seen too much weird shit for that, and has nothing to lose. Will exaggerate a lot/lie for a good purpose but is fundamentally honest. She's very observant and can give thoughtful advice, once she works past her own compulsive need to snark about everything. Anyone who earns her loyalty and friendship will have it forever. Getting her to give a straight answer when she doesn't want to is like herding cats.
Abilities: Kill things. Pick locks, even extremely good ones. Set and disable traps. Kill more things. Did I mention killing things? She's very fast and quite strong, at the peak of human physical ability, though still only human. In addition to daggers (two-handed style), she can use a bow. She's skilled at survival, including living off the land to an extent (more by hunting than gathering, though she can do some of the latter). She can swim well enough to probably not drown.
Inventory:
Anything else: Nope.
Animal companion info
Name: Teo
Appearance: This, but without the paint. He's a big dog, called a Mabari war hound. His head is about chest-high to Hawke. He usually looks like he's grinning, canine-style. He usually is.
Personality: Teo is loyal absolutely to Hawke, period. Mess with her and you mess with him, which means he'll tear your leg off, and he can do it. Due to his breed, he's extremely strong and much smarter than most dogs; he can communicate fairly well via barks and grunts etc, and does understand most of what anyone says. He also has a sense of humor. Watch out for it.
Abilities: Biting things. Savaging things. Killing things. Peeing on things. Licking Hawke's face. Fetching the guard to haul off a burglar he's trapped in the wardrobe. Playing cards. Not kidding about that last one.
Essential or non-essential: Non-essential up to a point. Teo is imprinted on Hawke; if she dies, he will just sit on her grave and wait for death. The extent to which he can be apart from her isn't detailed in canon, but it seems to be more a matter of the mabari's unalterable priorities rather than a physical imperative.
Tell Teo What Your Character Smells Like: It's helpful to me while playing him. Thanks. =)
Name: Ashfae
Preferred Pronoun: She/Her
Contact: PM or plurk.com/ashfae
Character
Name: Hawke
Canon: Dragon Age series
Pull-point: Taken from DA: Inquisition, after staying in the Fade at the end of Here Lies the Abyss.
Permissions post link: N/A
Opt-out post link: N/A
Age: 35ish
Gender/Sex: Female
Appearance: Like this. 5'7 or so, very short black hair, very piercing blue eyes. She has a scar across her nose. And others in other places, but you're less likely to see those.
History: Hawke is the daughter and sister of mage apostates, which meant her family had to lie low and occasionally get out of town in a hurry or else her father and sister would be taken away and imprisoned by the Chantry. After her father's death, Hawke became determined to protect her remaining family at all costs. When evil corrupting hordes showed up, Hawke and her brother Carver joined the army to fight them. Said army was overrun, and they returned to get their family out of the country. Carver was killed during the escape. Hawke, her mother Leandra, and her sister Bethany made it to Leandra's old home of Kirkwall to start a new life as refugees.
Hawke proved to have a knack for unusual friendships and risky ventures. She struck it rich during an expedition, which let her buy her mother's old family estate and re-establish them as nobles. At the same time, Bethany was caught and imprisoned in the Gallows, the mage prison. After a few more years, Hawke's mother was murdered by a crazed blood mage. Around this time Kirkwall was invaded by the Qunari, who only left when Hawke fought and won a duel against their leader. This made her more influential than ever, and she was declared the city's Champion. Where she'd once protected her family and friends, now she tried to protect all of Kirkwall.
Hawke wasn't quite alone; she'd fallen in love with an apostate herself, a mage named Anders. He was possessed by a spirit of Justice/Vengeance and obsessed with freeing all mages from Chantry persecution; Hawke supported the goal but not all the methods. Anders loved Hawke deeply, but was conflicted about the relationship due to his own instability. This proved to be justified years later when, after the Chantry grew more and more harsh in its treatment of mages, Anders used Hawke (without her knowledge) to help him create and plant a bomb that destroyed the local branch of the Chantry and killed countless people. His intention was to start a war. He succeeded. Hawke refused to kill Anders and told him to run while she stayed to help the mages fight off the remaining Chantry forces. She then left the city herself, eventually parting from all her friends. Her closest friend, Varric, published a story about her adventures entitled Tales of the Champion.
After several years in hiding, Hawke was contacted by Varric, who needed her help to stop a Big Bad Evil, Corypheus, from taking over the world. Since Corypheus had gotten loose largely because of her doing, she answered. While trying to diminish Corypheus' forces, Hawke and a number of allies became trapped in the Fade, a dream-world of spirits and demons. Hawke stayed behind to battle a Nightmare demon so that her comrades could escape, which left her trapped and presumably dead.
For other DA players: Purple rogue Hawke. Her name is Marian, but only her family and Anders are likely to know this; she never uses the name and only tolerates its use in highly private/intimate situations. She did all the good things for everybody (friendships, rescues, taking responsibility for Merrill, etc). I'll try to be vague about the Warden (my default is Solona Amell because cousins), though AM's splintered worlds premise means multiple versions are just dandy. ;) Opting to go with
hallaherald as 'her' Inquisitor, so their decisions apply. If you want specific info, please do ask, I'm happy to negotiate details! Personality: Hawke is the sort of hero who didn't plan on becoming a hero, and has fallen into the role largely by virtue of doing things that need doing. She's a person of integrity, but few would call her law-abiding; she obeys laws when convenient and when she agrees with them, and has no qualms about breaking them when they aren't or she doesn't. She places personal loyalty above the greater good, though she'll work for the greater good when she can tell what it is, which she would say is the real trick; she's very aware that perceptions are relative.
Hawke jokes a lot, usually with sarcasm involved. Whether a situation is serious or not, she'll be quipping about it. This does not mean she isn't taking it seriously, which is shown in her actions if not her words. She keeps her actual emotions held very close these days. She's pretty much fearless and hard to surprise; she's seen too much weird shit for that, and has nothing to lose. Will exaggerate a lot/lie for a good purpose but is fundamentally honest. She's very observant and can give thoughtful advice, once she works past her own compulsive need to snark about everything. Anyone who earns her loyalty and friendship will have it forever. Getting her to give a straight answer when she doesn't want to is like herding cats.
Abilities: Kill things. Pick locks, even extremely good ones. Set and disable traps. Kill more things. Did I mention killing things? She's very fast and quite strong, at the peak of human physical ability, though still only human. In addition to daggers (two-handed style), she can use a bow. She's skilled at survival, including living off the land to an extent (more by hunting than gathering, though she can do some of the latter). She can swim well enough to probably not drown.
Inventory:
- Messenger set of armor, damaged and repaired but still functional. (short version: enchanted to make her stronger/faster)
- Two overlarge daggers (one of which is The Hawke's Key) and a number of much smaller ones hidden about her person. (short version: also enchanted to make her stronger/faster/do additional damage)
- A bow and quiver with arrows. (not enchanted, arrows made by Kili)
- A pendant made from the tooth of a High Dragon (also enchanted, better all-round stats plus fire resistance).
- A little money. (some gold, mostly silver and copper)
- Three elfroot potions (two minor healing, one major healing)
- One Fell Poison vial.
- A strange compass.
- A dog. See below about the dog.
Anything else: Nope.
Animal companion info
Name: Teo
Appearance: This, but without the paint. He's a big dog, called a Mabari war hound. His head is about chest-high to Hawke. He usually looks like he's grinning, canine-style. He usually is.
Personality: Teo is loyal absolutely to Hawke, period. Mess with her and you mess with him, which means he'll tear your leg off, and he can do it. Due to his breed, he's extremely strong and much smarter than most dogs; he can communicate fairly well via barks and grunts etc, and does understand most of what anyone says. He also has a sense of humor. Watch out for it.
Abilities: Biting things. Savaging things. Killing things. Peeing on things. Licking Hawke's face. Fetching the guard to haul off a burglar he's trapped in the wardrobe. Playing cards. Not kidding about that last one.
Essential or non-essential: Non-essential up to a point. Teo is imprinted on Hawke; if she dies, he will just sit on her grave and wait for death. The extent to which he can be apart from her isn't detailed in canon, but it seems to be more a matter of the mabari's unalterable priorities rather than a physical imperative.
Tell Teo What Your Character Smells Like: It's helpful to me while playing him. Thanks. =)
