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I did these initially in January based off a joke my friend made (you can tell what the joke was...) but then it spiraled and I just never posted them here until now for whatever reason lol

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After Redcliffe/ In Hushed Whispers...

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The Rules of Dragon Age 2021 Holiday Exchange

(Hosted by Whuffie)

Give a gift, get a gift! Gifts must be Dragon Age related.

20+ people or more must sign up. There’s not enough people to match, otherwise.

Important note: I’m not going judge ships. However, I think everyone is aware something like Sera/Dorian would be very offensive to other fans. Be respectful! This is meant to be fun. Don’t hurt or offend anyone. Please keep the really controversial ships to yourself for this event. (Don’t yell at me. I don’t ship Sera/Dorian, either. It was the most extreme example I could think of.)

This year I’m running the event until the end of January to give everyone extra time. The Holiday season can be very busy and this gives everyone almost 2 months to create or find their perfect gift.

How will this work?

- Fill out this form.

- I’ll match people the best I can according to your favorites. Please keep in mind I can’t 100% guarantee you’ll be matched with someone who loves and hates everything you do. You may love Solas and hate Cullen. Your match could also love Solas but love Cullen as well. I’ll put everyone together with at least something you have in common. Keep in mind if you ship only rare pairs, this is more difficult.

- Give your gift to the recipient by posting it here or shipping it by land mail.

- When you receive a physical gift, post it to the Dragon Age Gift Exchange blog to share it with everyone!

- Remember to use the tag #lemons if it’s not for the eyes of young people or those who don’t want to see / read adult material.

There will be check ins. You’ll be warned here on Tumblr, Discord, and in email. Failure to check in will get you dropped from the program. Will check ins take long? Not at all. They’ll be simple 2 or 3 questions to make sure you’re still doing the event.

What if my recipient gets dropped? You don’t have to send a gift if you don’t want to.

Can I pinch hit? Yes please! I’ll be including a check box on the fill out form for those who are willing to help for creators who vanish. (Don’t feel pressured if you can’t or don’t have time.) What kind of physical gifts are okay? Paintings (the Bob Ross way with physical paint), markers, any other kind of physical art. Pottery, jewelry, knitting, candles, dolls, sculpture and anything else you can dream up!

Can I buy a gift and send it? Yes you can!

What information is shared? If you want a physical gift, you must share your address with the person creating your gift. I’ll also see it on the form, but I’ll forget it in 2 seconds. You don’t have to worry about me turning into a dragon and peeping in your windows.

I’ll also share your favorite characters/ships.

What about NOTPs and characters I hate? Creators are going to look at what you love. If there’s a pairing which really bothers you, feel free to share it in “Other” and I’ll pass it along to your Santa.

Santas/Creators – please don’t take ships for granted. Your recipient may love the characters but not necessarily ship them. This includes canon ships.

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The Rules of Dragon Age 2021 Holiday Exchange

(Hosted by Whuffie)

Give a gift, get a gift! Gifts must be Dragon Age related.

20+ people or more must sign up. There’s not enough people to match, otherwise.

Important note: I’m not going judge ships. However, I think everyone is aware something like Sera/Dorian would be very offensive to other fans. Be respectful! This is meant to be fun. Don’t hurt or offend anyone. Please keep the really controversial ships to yourself for this event. (Don’t yell at me. I don’t ship Sera/Dorian, either. It was the most extreme example I could think of.)

This year I’m running the event until the end of January to give everyone extra time. The Holiday season can be very busy and this gives everyone almost 2 months to create or find their perfect gift.

How will this work?

- Fill out this form.

- I’ll match people the best I can according to your favorites. Please keep in mind I can’t 100% guarantee you’ll be matched with someone who loves and hates everything you do. You may love Solas and hate Cullen. Your match could also love Solas but love Cullen as well. I’ll put everyone together with at least something you have in common. Keep in mind if you ship only rare pairs, this is more difficult.

- Give your gift to the recipient by posting it here or shipping it by land mail.

- When you receive a physical gift, post it to the Dragon Age Gift Exchange blog to share it with everyone!

- Remember to use the tag #lemons if it’s not for the eyes of young people or those who don’t want to see / read adult material.

There will be check ins. You’ll be warned here on Tumblr, Discord, and in email. Failure to check in will get you dropped from the program. Will check ins take long? Not at all. They’ll be simple 2 or 3 questions to make sure you’re still doing the event.

What if my recipient gets dropped? You don’t have to send a gift if you don’t want to.

Can I pinch hit? Yes please! I’ll be including a check box on the fill out form for those who are willing to help for creators who vanish. (Don’t feel pressured if you can’t or don’t have time.) What kind of physical gifts are okay? Paintings (the Bob Ross way with physical paint), markers, any other kind of physical art. Pottery, jewelry, knitting, candles, dolls, sculpture and anything else you can dream up!

Can I buy a gift and send it? Yes you can!

What information is shared? If you want a physical gift, you must share your address with the person creating your gift. I’ll also see it on the form, but I’ll forget it in 2 seconds. You don’t have to worry about me turning into a dragon and peeping in your windows.

I’ll also share your favorite characters/ships.

What about NOTPs and characters I hate? Creators are going to look at what you love. If there’s a pairing which really bothers you, feel free to share it in “Other” and I’ll pass it along to your Santa.

Santas/Creators – please don’t take ships for granted. Your recipient may love the characters but not necessarily ship them. This includes canon ships.

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Blackwall - The resolve

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Blackwall is such a nuanced character, it’s really amazing.

I get why some people think he’s boring, because on the surface he comes across as a reserved noble warrior, and those are dime-a-dozen in fantasy fiction. Being a quiet middle-aged soldier isn’t something as immediately interesting as, say, Sera’s colourful boldness or Solas’s air of mystery. But when you look a little deeper, Blackwall has so many different sides to him. His personality isn’t based around any single trait that really defines him - he’s a collection of many things.

He’s the grizzled Warden he appears to be on the surface, the man who’s seen war and fought darkspawn and seen (and caused) death, the lone wanderer who’s had no friends or companions in his life for years, who knows how messed-up and harsh the world is but who’s still determined to make what little difference he can.

He’s the absolutely broken man consumed by self-loathing, chronically lying because he can’t find any other way forward, who doesn’t think he deserves happiness or love or trust, who devalues his own life again and again because he thinks death is the only way he could ever be redeemed.

He’s the thoughtful craftsman who can create intricate shapes from wood, who carves out a wooden rocking griffon because he thinks the children of Skyhold have a right to play even in the midst of war.

He’s the gentleman who bows to a romanced Inquisitor and calls her his lady, who knows more about the Game than he lets on, who’s been among the nobility of Thedas and knows how they work - he may not fit in among them like Vivienne, never could, but he has the measure of them - who’s more cultured, more courteous, than anyone would expect from a gruff wanderer who sleeps in a stable.

He’s the cocksure, carefree soldier he once was in his youth, the playful rogue whose sense of humour is as dirty and infantile as Sera’s, who’s willing to goof around with her - you’re looking for ‘titsicles’, I stole all the beards and all the power held within - who swears the way you’d expect a soldier to (and surely once this side of him was full of arrogance and contempt, but that’s gone now, drowned out by his determination not to be everything Rainier was.)

He’s the gentle, uncertain and yet passionate man you only see if you romance him, the man who backs away from the first kiss but pins the Inquisitor against the banisters on the second, who opens himself up to her in a way he does with no one else, I’m just a man with his heart laid bare, who’d be ripped apart if he ever lost her - Maker, let her keep breathing - who finally comes to understand that he is her choice, that she stands with him, that he doesn’t need to be afraid, the man who smiles the most damn beautiful smile when he’s with her.

He’s the man who, pardoned, forgiven, is able to make a new life. To either continue his wandering protector-Warden life but not feel like he’s lying to himself when he does it this time, or else to seek out the most hopeless people in Thedas and show them ways to move forward. Either way, he’s a bringer of hope.

He’s a soldier, a Warden (at heart, if not in title), a recluse, a friend, a warrior, a craftsman, an atoner, an idealist. He’s so many things. And that makes him an incredible character.

(And there’s one thing he’s emphatically not: a boring stick in the mud. Seriously, put him in a party with Sera. You won’t regret it.)

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Commission - Lylia and Blackwall Peaceful time together.

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Proving himself worthy

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Wip Wednesday!

I’m late!😅 thanks for the tag @midnightprelude @kunstpause @cartadwarfwithaheartofgold @kemvee

Tagging @scharoux @dalish-rogue @hobo-apostate @ashalle-art and anyone else

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it’s my birthday. post blackwall

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Commission - Blackwall and Lylia

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WIP Whenever

I was tagged by @cartadwarfwithaheartofgold @noire-pandora and @wardenari​

Thank you!

I’m nervous everytime I try to draw characters I don’t draw often. In this case, I’m trying to capture Blackwall for my friend’s commission. His beard is the hardest part, I think.

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May I have this dance, Lady Trevelyan?

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just chillin, doing dad stuff

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“You haven’t lost me.”

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Little hug doodle