#Brink Aeducan

[imagine-silk]

Okay hear me out... Trian and Alistair

Imagine Dwarf Noble HoF(Brink I call mine) saved Trian but he was still mortally wounded so she's still exiled and joins the gray wardens. Upon her arrival back to Orzammar she finds her Brother Trian is king and Bhelen is at his side on a tight rope "helping the king". Brink reunites with her brothers and catches up with them. She learns that Trian cleared her name and had it restored, and she quite easily gains Orzammar's alliance.

During her time there she introduces her party to them, Alistair included. Alistair has never had a family and considers the Warden as such, so he takes this chance to connect with hers. If not to make her happy, to get on their good graces. And her family is nothing he could have imagined. Bhelen is always posturing while twisting words to look favorable, so Alistair is caught off guard when he drops the act. But Trian is so brash with his statements it makes Alistair believe he has to be joking.

Trian reaches out to Alistair because he was the least offended by his personality. He awkwardly asks how his little sister is doing. Alistair regales him the tales of where they have been, how Zevran is a assassin that tried to kill them, and Morrigan is an actual witch. He talks about where their treaties have taken them, speaking of the epic part and not the ones that haunt him. He speak kindly and sweetly of the Warden and Trian can't help but feel the same of his accomplished sibling. Trian then goes out of his ways to take care of Brink and Alistair, the others as well but mainly them two.

Trian routinely gets Alistair alone to talk to him and Alistair thinks nothing of it and is very casual with him. Trian can't help but find this strange easy affection novel and desirable. So he treats him more favorable and even asks Brink of him. She sees whats happening and can help but throw fuel in the fire. She wants them to be happy, why not together? But she still has a blight to take care of so she barters information on Alistair. His favorite meal for weapon upgrades. His shoe size for runes. The information he would be willing to wear a dress if it was really pretty for the low price of better camping equipment.

Bhelen jumps in too. Bhelen routinely advocates for progressive things and what's a better step forward for dwarves than the king being and advocates for freedom of sexuality. Suddenly Bhelen also seeks out Alistair and tells him of things Trian likes. Alistair might not have a beard or long hair but dwarves favor those who take care of their hair. So he give him hair products. He also gives him history lessons and basic dwarven training. Alistair is confused by Bhelen's sudden shift but takes the information and uses it. Trian now finds himself wondering if he is flirting or if humans are just like this where he comes from. And Alistair thinks he's making a great impression on the Warden's family, so he's beaming with pride.

When Brink and her company have to leave Trian is sad. Not only is his little sibling leaving again but now his new found love interest friend is leaving as well. However Brink offers to send letters and hints Alistair will as well. Bhelen jumps in and offers that they will write back. So starts the letter correspondence.

The younger Aeducans tamper with the letters very slightly. Brink uses her signet ring to make sure the letter goes straight to Trian and Bhelen writes current event back to Brink, mostly gossip and strategy about how to get the two together. They also make sure the letters smell of them.

At Camp

"Why does Trian's letters always smell expensive." -Alistair confused

"That's just how he smells. He must've spent a while with your letter then." -Brink planting ideas

At Orzammar Palace

"King Trian, you have received a letter from the surface. It bares nothing resembling your usual correspondence." -Servant

"Then be rid of it." -Trian

"Good. It smells weird. Like wood and dog." -Servant relieved

"Give it here!" -Trian stressed

Alistair realizes that he misses Orzammar and takes a second to figure out why. Commence mutual pining!

(If you got this far thank you for listening to my rambles. And I hope this made you think or laugh. This came to my mind as a simple thought but spiraled into this.)

[fauxintellectual]

If I had my way, in Dragon Age Origins a Warden Aeducan or Brosca could take the throne if you are able to prove that both Harrowmont and Bhelen would be absolute shit kings and then with your newfound surface experiences and what you already know you can save Orzammar from the brink of destruction and by the time Inquisition happens, Orzammar is in its Renaissance Era while the topside is starting to crumble due to the whole tearing-open-the-Veil thing

[illusivesoul]

WIP Meme

Was tagged by @best-of-the-vein Thank you :)

I'll tag @breadedsinner @briarfox13 @wardenrainwall @cartadwarfwithaheartofgold @master-dellamorte and @ljandersen Only if you feel like doing this, of course.

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Aeducan watched as the engineers began to pull the chains, and the stone in the walls began to shatter.

He could almost hear it, the cries and screams of his dwarven brethren in the thaigs beyond the tunnels, now left to die at the hands of the darkspawn who had driven their people to the brink of extinction

And all Orzammar could do… was turn away and hide

As the tunnel collapsed, Aeducan couldn’t hold back the tears

They would call him a Paragon in the years to come, a hero, the savior of Orzammar and the dwarven people, who lead the dwarves at their darkest hour and saved the capital of the Empire.

But he would always see himself as the man who damned his brothers and sisters beyond the tunnels to annihilation

The man who saw the end of the empire.

The end of an era.

The end of a people.