peopleofthedas | Entries tagged with dao character: varel

So after a really long dry spell (the last time I did a sketch was a couple years ago), I got fired up again, mostly by a) being pissed at this guy who made a mod for Dragon Age to make the already-too-thin female models even thinner, b) Peter Morwood’s discussions about proper armor for women, and c) my hatred for the open-from-neck-to-chest leather armor in the game.

( Big images ahoy! )

varelishawt

Title: Only Honor Gives Duty Meaning
Pairing(s): None
Characters: Seneschal Varel, Ser Cauthrien, Fiona, Mistress Woolsey, Captain Garevel, original and minor characters, Dworkin, Mhairi, Rowland, Ambassador Cera, Nathaniel Howe, Oghren, Herren, Wade
Rating: M (mentions of prostitution and slavery)
Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence
Summary: Rescued after six months spent as a prisoner in the silverite mine by the very man who had put him there, Varel is given an unenviable duty: keeping the arling of Amaranthine together after the death of Arl Howe.

Unsavory elements have crept in to fill the void left by the absence of a liege lord, and there are dark rumors and reports of darkspawn sightings in the remote areas of Amaranthine. With all of the burden and little of the authority he needs to govern the arling, he must do what he can if there is to be anything left for the Grey Wardens.

tl:dr: My take on what went on in Amaranthine before the new Warden-Commander arrived, and my headcanon as to why Varel knew about the Joining, among other Grey Warden secrets. Intended as a framing fic for my DA Kink Meme fills.

At AO3, at ffnet

My DA muse returned after a few years, plopped down her bags, and moved back in like she owns the place. I suppose there's plenty of space.

lea_hazel

Hello, all. I have something I need to get off my chest.

It's hard being an esoteric fan. It's hard, and no one understands. Why can't I fangirl Cullen and Teagan like everyone else? Why do I have to fixate on characters like Jarvia, and Branka, and Erlina, and Sgt. freaking Kylon? Why do I play Awakening only to weep gently over Seneschal Varel and utterly ignore Anders?

Why, Maker? Why?

Anyway, this was my fangirl lament. Who else has love for fandom-obscure NPCs?

Current Mood: weeping gentle fangirl tears

onemorealtmer

(Yes, the author does plan to be quicker than one chapter every couple of months from now on. She thanks you for your indulgence.)

Title: The Language of Flowers (Ménage 14)

Words: 2469

Rating: PG-13 for dwarven sexual harassment

Characters: Alistair/f!Surana (Philoméne) (/Zevran?) featuring Sigrun, Oghren, Anders, Nathaniel, and the Keep peeps

Summary: Seriously, Nathaniel, what’s with all this crap in your basement?

<-Previous: The Best Laid Plans of Men and Rats

( The Language of Flowers )

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varelishawt

A few items from the sketchbook, just things I've worked on to try to get over writer's block.

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miri1984

Title: I'm no help to anyone
Words: 2000
Characters: Alim, Anders, Varel, Pounce
Rating: T+ for language
Title Art by: cave_fatuam
Summary: Alim is tempted by demons and cats and does NOT get a good night's sleep.

HELLO WELCOME BACK. I am sorry for the interruption in transmission! Seriously. This story is like.. I don't know. It wants to be written, but is too meek to shove other people out of the way for a good showing. Which sucks. Sorry. :D. IN ANY CASE! ON WITH THE SHOW!

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Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: YAY AWAKE
Current Music: STUFF

varelishawt

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onemorealtmer

(Philomene: not just a bewildering Formspring character!)

Title: I Knew at a Glance (Menage 9)

Words: 2312

Rating: PG-13 at present

Characters: Alistair/f!Surana (Philoméne).../Zevran? Featuring Anders, Nathaniel, Oghren, and Varel

Summary: Unspoken things are spoken, all the kids meet at the Keep, and wine is left undrunk.

<- Previous: I Want You to Show Me

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onemorealtmer

Title: As Girls Go (Menage 7)

Words: 2837

Rating: T for suggestive content

Characters: Alistair/f!Surana (Philoméne) and Zevran, featuring Varel and a bucket of minor Amaranthine nobles

Summary: Two words: Arlessa Zevran.

<- Previous: Eye for an Eye

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onemorealtmer

Title: An Eye for an Eye (Menage 6)

Words: 2363

Rating: PG-13 default (M is coming! Patience!)

Characters: Alistair/f!Surana (Philoméne) and Zevran, featuring Nathaniel, Varel, Anders, and Oghren. And Groundskeeper Samuel, but nobody cares.

Summary: Some of my best friends have wanted me dead!

( An Eye for an Eye )

onemorealtmer

Title: The Poison in Your Poison (Menage 4)

Words: 2992

Rating: PG-13 default

Characters: Alistair/f!Surana (Philoméne) and Zevran, featuring Varel, Anders, Anora, Rylock, Oghren, and Mhairi

Summary: Phi and Anders catch up on old times, the news about Leliana arrives, and no reader is surprised about the Joining.

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varelishawt

Was working on this while waiting for DA2 to drop in price, but didn't finish cleaning it up before I got the game. Now it's done!

Big version under the cut.

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onemorealtmer

(BTW, PhilomeneSurana and TanivaTabris are now both playing merrily along on formspring. I blame you people.) (Also, Menage will be properly posted and indexed at my dw account along with its predecessor, Children of Promise, in the soontime.)

Title: I’m the Fool Paying the Dues (Menage 2)

Words: 2543

Rating: PG-13 default

Characters: Alistair/f!Surana (Philoméne) and Zevran, featuring Mhairi, Anders, and Varel

Summary: The bad news is, the darkspawn can talk. The good news is, they’re not Orlesians.

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varelishawt

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valiasedai

Better late than never, I hope? A dozen thanks to all who have followed or reviewed at ff.net! It's been lovely to have the feedback and a joy to write.

Chapter: 18 - Release
Words: 1640ish
Characters: Erise Caron, Varel
Summary: The end finally comes.

Final chapter at ff.net

varelishawt

Ah, the joys of shaky fingers, unsteady hands and drawing on the wrong layer... Still, I bring you the Varel section of my WIP fic-pimping banner!

Big version under the cut.

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varelishawt

Title: An Unexpected Proposal
Rating: AO
Word Count: a whopping 17,728!
Summary: A fill for this prompt: Arl Teagan visits Elethea for business purposes. They also happen to be close friends and Varel gets jealous at how close they are. Elethea invites Varel to her rooms and gets hurt when he refuses and wants to get to the bottom of what is bothering Varel. Hot sex with a bit of fluff at the end.

Read it over on my journal.

valiasedai

Ye gods, I feel like I haven't updated in forever! First my voltage converter's fuse blew, and due to the aussie pc, I couldn't get what I needed by using another power source. Then I was in Texas for research, and oh man was that amazing. Forgive me my absence.

Chapter: 17 - Duty
Words: 1500ish
Characters: Varel, Erise Caron
Summary: A letter from Weisshaupt turns the world upside down.

Over at ff.net this week!

varelishawt

People are probably too busy playing the DA2 demo (or trying to get it to work), but I've been sitting on these for a few days, waiting for the lifting of anonymity on the Sugar & Spice contest.

This one's for you,

aithne, because your fic was so awesome (I read it again, and each time I find new details!), and I feel you definitely got the short end of the stick! :)

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People of Thedas

Fanfic, fan art, game-play, fun!

New sketches

Fic: Only Honor Gives Duty Meaning

Fangirl Woes

Menage 14: The Language of Flowers

An odd handful of sketches

Blood Wound Chapter 20

Eye of the Beholder, a Varel/F!Cousland story

I haven't posted here in a while, have some art /and/ fic.

I Knew at a Glance (Menage 9)

As Girls Go (Menage 7)

Menage 6: An Eye for an Eye

Menage 4: The Poison in Your Poison

(no subject)

Menage 2: I'm the Fool Paying the Dues

Trip the Color Fantastic

Where We Stand - Chapter 18

Technicolor Magic!

An Unexpected Proposal, a Varel/F!Cousland story

Where We Stand - Chapter 17

For aithne, because she is full of win!

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