#aldmerii

[henantier]

i Meant to send this last night but Can I Please get a valiane aes.

you MAY

Playlist:

The Ocean - Dar Williams

Imaginary Man - Paula Cole

Go Now - Antje Duvekot

Moodboard:

Outfit:

dress outerwear shoes accessory

Quotes:

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Written Aesthetic:

running your fingers through your hair absentmindedly, shattered stone, when you’re not sure if what you’re feeling is deja vu or an actual memory, questioning one’s value, a starless night, seeing birds outside the window in the early morning.

[galerion]

@aldmerii this deserves its own textpost

[fingersinhisass]

bc carly @aldmerii humored me and answered all 60 questions of the oc question thing for shaelle, i’m gonna do it for al as well even tho literally no one asked so. here goes!

1. WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S BIGGEST FEAR?

having his friends, people he’s grown to trust and care for, discover all the bad shit he did in the past and basically breaking all ties with him. he’s terrified they’ll think he’s a monster bc well. he thinks he’s a monster sometimes too

2. WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S FAVORITE MEMORY?

it’s not one specific memory exactly, more like. a mix of lots of memories. in the summer he used to play outside all day with the other kids who lived in his neighborhood (very poor, pretty decrepit houses, mostly dust and dying grass) and like. those were some of the best times for him? because he was still too young to care that their family didn’t have enough money to send him to school, or that all of his clothes were hand-me-downs with at least one tear that had been fixed, or that his mother’s face was worn with wrinkles that would better suit someone much older than she was. so he’d play pretend with these kids in his neighborhood, and go on “adventures” and kick around pebbles and wrestle in the dirt, and then he’d come back home to his mother calling him, and she’d wash his face and feet and hands gently and tuck him into bed and he’d fall asleep under the heat to the sound of her soft voice and the insects buzzing in the grass.

3. WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S LEAST FAVORITE MEMORY?

he’s got plenty to pick from, so i don’t think there’s one specific worst. but the gazes of people he willfully hurt, potentially even killed, really haunt him. he tries not to think about the stuff he did when he was younger.

4. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CRUSH ON YOUR CHARACTER? IS YOUR CHARACTER AWARE OF THIS?

my beautiful girl shaelle do,,,, and also this one demon dude they helped once. can’t remember his name bc he’s a pretty irrelevant npc. he was aware of that crush, but he has no fucking clue shaelle likes him

5: DESCRIBE YOUR CHARACTER’S DREAM DATE.

oh man. anything romantic that would make his date happy. it’s cliche, but he’s fond of long walks and candlelit dinners. he’s an exceptionally hopeless romantic.

6: WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S SEXUAL ORIENTATION?

lol what’s that????? al likes a lot of people he’s not picky. he’s actually kinda lowkey a ho. 

7: HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER FEEL ABOUT THEIR NAME?

my boi gots lotsa names. his birth name makes him nostalgic, but he doesn’t really attach it to himself anymore -- the only person who can call him that is his mother. the name he used when he was a thief he absolutely despises. he still twitches if he hears it spoken, regardless of if it’s pointed towards him or not. he picked the name he has now himself, so he likes it quite a bit thank you very much. it makes him feel like a distinguished human gentleman. he’s a fucking doof.

8: DOES YOUR CHARACTER HATE ANYONE? WHY?

al is not someone who hates easily. he trusts easily (too stupid to learn from his past mistakes, he’d remark bitterly, but really it’s because he’s an idealist by nature and wants to believe people are inherently good). he doesn’t respond well to betrayal. at all. he accidentally punched a dude to death once for betraying the group. to be fair, the dude was really fucking old, and he only had one hit point left and failed all his death saves so like. not really al’s fault. you woulda done it too if you were in the same situation

9: HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER FEEL ABOUT RELIGION?

neither of his parents are very religious, and he wasn’t raised religious either, so it doesn’t really matter to him all that much

10. WOULD YOUR CHARACTER EVER KILL SOMEONE?

yes, but only if he felt it was justified and there were no better options. he is strongly against killing people who he feels don’t deserve it, but there are some people he would kill without hesitation solely because he believes their death will benefit many others. he’s got. complicated morals.

11: HOW DID YOUR CHARACTER MEET THEIR BEST FRIEND?

he met borem when they were assigned to be partners. they’re both detectives. although not sure how long that friendship is gonna last now...............

12: HOW WOULD/DOES YOUR CHARACTER FEEL ABOUT ROLLER COASTERS?

terrified. hates heights. don’t make him do this.

13: WHAT WOULD YOUR CHARACTER DIE FOR?

people he loves. easy.

14: WHAT IS THE CUTEST THING YOUR CHARACTER HAS EVER DONE?

when is my boy not cute, honestly???? idk, i can’t pin down a specific instance. but he’s like. super blushy and awkward around people he’s romantically attracted to, and that’s incredibly adorable. he took shaelle to the prison where her brother was being held so they could see each other again after ten years, and that was also very sweet

15: WHAT MUSIC GENRE WOULD YOUR CHARACTER LISTEN TO?

fuck, idk. he strikes me as the kind of person to just listen to whatever’s on. he doesn’t have a very developed taste in music

16: WHAT OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS REMIND YOU OF YOUR CHARACTER?

jeez. probably gumshoe from ace attorney? mostly because they’re both good good detective boys just trying to do their best and i love both of them desperately.

17: DOES YOUR CHARACTER HAVE ANY IRRATIONAL FEARS?

heights!!! he hates heights!!!!! which is funny bc his acrobatics score is insane.

18: HOW WOULD YOUR CHARACTER FEEL ABOUT HAVING THEIR LIFE RECORDED?

it would make him supremely uncomfortable. he may be very social, but when it comes to his home life he’s intensely private.

19: WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S DEEPEST, DARKEST SECRET?

he gots lotsa those. he’s stolen very important things that resulted in the detriment of others, he’s tortured and killed people, he’s aided in drug trafficking and human trafficking -- with children. which is when he quit, because he couldn’t stand that. he hates watching children suffer.

20: WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING THING ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?

he’s actually a really good detective. not because he’s smart, though -- he’s desperately determined to better society, and he’s also just very, very lucky.

21: IS YOUR CHARACTER FLEXIBLE?

oh my god, yeah. listen, my baby got 18 dex, +7 to acrobatics. he is EXTREMELY flexible. wink wink

22: WHAT IS THE WORST THING YOUR CHARACTER HAS EVER DONE?

oops i kinda answered this one already. i’m not gonna go into detail bc i kinda just don’t want to?? listen he’s done bad things he regrets

23: IS YOUR CHARACTER MORALLY GRAY OR BLACK OR WHITE?

hmm. he generally does things with good in mind, and usually he does it in a way that’s not so bad. but sometimes he twists the rules a little bit in a way that’s. ehh?? he’s not entirely against using violence to better things.

24: WHAT PREJUDICES DOES YOUR CHARACTER HAVE?

he’s generally not a fan of rich people or the ruling class. ofc he’s got a huge crush on shaelle, but like. she’s the exception

25: WOULD YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WITH YOUR CHARACTER?

no bc he’s devastatingly handsome and i’d be terrified.

26: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HEADCANON FOR YOUR CHARACTER?

him whistle real good. he likes to whistle and sing like. all the time. when he’s just idly doing things at home he does it without even realizing it and he’s a little off-key sometimes but he can carry a tune

27: WHAT WOULD BE THE WORST WAY FOR YOUR CHARACTER TO DIE?

at the hands of a friend, probably

28: WHAT PET WOULD YOUR CHARACTER LIKE TO HAVE?

for a while he had some sort of ferret weasel thing? idk if nj is gonna let me say he’s still got it tho lmao

29: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHARACTER’S FAVORITE FOOD?

his mom’s recipe for fresh-baked bread. real white bread was a fucking luxurious treat when he was growing up and so whenever his mom would make a small loaf of it, maybe like once or twice a year, it was always so special to him

30: WOULD YOUR CHARACTER HAVE ANY HOBBIES?

he likes to read, especially adventure or romance novels lmao

31: WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA WOULD YOUR CHARACTER USE?

i can see him on twitter??? he’d have no idea how to use it though

32: WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER LOOK LIKE?

him real hansom. angular features, high cheekbones, tan skin, very fair hair and silver eyes bc he’s a sun elf. long, long eyelashes that are darker than his hair, thick eyebrows. thin build, 5′10, long nose. i’m lov my boy.

33: IN WHAT WAYS IS YOUR CHARACTER LIKE YOU?

he’s loud, goofy, occasionally pretty snarky, expresses emotions like happiness, excitement, and anger very easily, but feels weak showing sadness and tries to suppress it. fails. head over heels for shaelle.

34: WHAT IS CLICHE ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?

so many of my characters are pretty boys. so many. also he’s a lovable idiot

35: WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?

i made him myself n he’s got a big ol’ heart.

36: DOES ANYONE WANT TO HARM YOUR CHARACTER?

there are a lot of people who would kill him immediately if they knew where he was and that he wasn’t dead. he has a lot of enemies.

37: DO PEOPLE HAVE JUSTIFIED GRUDGES AGAINST YOUR CHARACTER?

probably. he speaks his mind a lot and can kind of be an asshole sometimes 

38: WHAT ROLE DOES YOUR CHARACTER PLAY IN THEIR STORY?

he’s there to take everyone to fantasy jcpenny

39: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHARACTER’S NICHE ON TUMBLR?

historical fashion blogs and poetry all the way

40: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHARACTER’S FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECT?

creative writing or some sort of music class. he like both.

41: WOULD YOUR CHARACTER WANT TO HAVE ANY CHILDREN?

YES!!!!! he loves kids. LOVES them. his entire life he’s wanted to be a dad. eventually he’s gonna get married to shaelle and they’re gonna have lotsa babies, but currently he hasn’t had the time to meet anyone or settle down and he’s worried he never will.

42: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHARACTER’S DREAM CAREER?

he’s doin’ it. basically he just wants to help people however he can and make up for all the bad things he did for so long

43: WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER INSECURE ABOUT?

his social class. especially around shaelle. he definitely thinks he is absolutely not worth her time, and the subject of poverty or the social hierarchy in serin ilyan really touches a nerve for him. he also just really, really wants people to like him. 

44: WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER PROUD OF?

all the good work he’s done as a detective. he’s (surprisingly) solved a lot of cases, and he feels a sense of accomplishment and justice for doing it. like maybe he can start to sleep a little easier knowing he hasn’t just hurt people all his life.

45: WHAT WOULD YOUR CHARACTER CHANGE ABOUT THEMSELVES?

his past. he’d go back and do something different, try to actually work hard and make honest money instead of getting involved in what he did

46: WOULD YOU WANT TO TRADE PLACES WITH YOUR CHARACTER?

hell no. i love him to bits and i’d love to be a really handsome elf man, but like. my boy has way too much guilt that i wouldn’t want to live with.

47: WHAT FANDOMS WOULD YOUR CHARACTER BE IN?

al isn’t cool enough to like things like that. plus he’d be very confused by fandom culture i think

48: HOW WOULD YOUR CHARACTER TYPE?

hunt and peck, capitalized first letter but nothing else, punctuation when he sees fit

49: HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER STAND POLITICALLY?

he doesn’t know what, but he knows SOMETHING needs to be done about the poverty in his city. other than that he tends to look at the smaller scale of helping people

50: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?

he messes up a lot but he never stops trying?? he has a lot of determination and things he believes in and i love him for that. i love him for trying so hard to be good.

51: WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S FAVORITE ANIMAL?

he likes mice, mostly because they were easy to find when he was a kid and he always caught them and tried to train them, but then felt bad and let them go like an hour later

52: HOW WOULD YOUR CHARACTER ACT IN GYM CLASS?

he’s not super strong but he is crazy flexible. probably not a ton of stamina and although he looks like he’s got the body for it he’s not that great at running. he’s just really fucking good at climbing and doing flips and shit. he’s always one of the last people out during dodgeball just bc he’s so good at dodging. he can move FAST.

53: WHAT CLUBS WOULD YOUR CHARACTER JOIN?

he probably wouldn’t join any clubs bc high school is around the time he started down the path of Bad Shit so he definitely wasn’t spending any time hanging around the school if he didn’t have to

54: WHAT IS THE SADDEST THING ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER’S LIFE?

he doesn’t realize that people are complicated and that good people are capable of and do bad things sometimes. he’s not a monster for the mistakes he made in the past. he’s genuinely good, he’s doing his best, and people love him and care about him and he needs to know that.

55: WOULD YOUR CHARACTER DO THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE?

hm, this question sure dates the original post... yeah he absolutely would. he likes doing dumb things like that, especially if they’re for a good cause. he’s a goof.

56: WHAT’S ONE OF YOUR CHARACTER’S QUIRKS?

he’s very fidgety. he doesn’t even notice it but he’s really not good at staying still

57: HOW WOULD YOUR CHARACTER FEEL ABOUT FEMINISM?

i think he wouldn’t understand the complexities of it, but in general he would absolutely be for it. inequality pisses him off.

58: IS YOUR CHARACTER DORKY OR MORE ATHLETIC?

he’s an absolute dork. 100%.

59: WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?

a lot of the time i worry he’s too contrived and tragic or that i play him out of character or that he’s just like. way too dramatic in general.

60: IF YOU COULD TITLE YOUR CHARACTER’S LIFE, WHAT WOULD YOU TITLE IT?

The Good Boy: Please, Folks, He’s Doing His Best

[lastinquisitorameridan]

I found this pic in my phone and sent it to Carly and she saved it in the chat so now when either of us open snapchat its just... There

[silverbear-art]

Shaelle Dasyra is a half-elf wizard in the campaign I DM. She’s played by @aldmerii

[rosykims]

aldmerii replied to your post “wow i just watched the post-landsmeet alistair breakup scene on...”

i did and i cried

ur so brave and valid honesty

[aldmerii-blog]

i’m moving!!

hello everyone! ya boi is moving blogs again (alas aldmerii, we hardly knew ye)

please find me @blckwall!!

i’m leaving this blog up as an archive but i won’t check it or answer asks/messages here.  i’ll set this to post a few times over the next few days!

see ya!

[dovalayn]

OC Archetype Quiz

Rules: Give your OC’s name, face (if you have a claim or picture), mbti type (if you know it), venture on yonder to https://www.archetypes.com for the quiz, tag some people, and let us know

Tagged by: @littlestlavellan

Tagging: @dyalavellan , @aldmerii , @katalyna-rose , @allthepens

P.S . - This is my main OC, the protagonist from my book, however I also use her as my Inquisitor, so bear with me.

Alayn Lavellan - INTJ

[njadastonearm]

I have some time until ESO installs and in the meantime I’m trying to nail down Ned’s backstory - I’ve kinda got a personality, but her background is mostly just “well somebody should have just been fucking normal and not an outcast among their people.” So essentially, her backstory feels just like Oslaine’s original backstory (back when I still cared about Oslaine as a character and tried writing stuff up about her. sorry, babe.), but on the other hand I never really posted anything about Oslaine’s backstory on here, because by the time I was actively posting about OCs I’d already given the title of “my main dragonborn trash bag” to Cyrelion and the rest, as they say, is history.

So that makes two Bosmers who leave their happy homes to just explore a little bit and get caught up in Some Bad Shit, only to actively save the damned world and also fall ~hopelessly in love~ with someone in the process. I mean, there are differences (particularly with regards to who their love interests are and their opinions on the Aldmerii Dominion), but a lot of the backstory looks pretty similar, and even if Oslaine’s backstory never came up anywhere but my own notes and charahub I still feel like I’m recycling.

So yeah. Who knows, I guess. I certainly the fuck don’t.

[fereldentrashbag]

@aldmerii yes!! please do!! I need so much help??

[fenharel-archived]

cireael replied to your post “seeing people getting excited again to kill solas brings back my...”

People who are gleeful about killing Solas kinda weird me out. It's one thing to dislike him but some people full on hate him! Gotta hope people tag those gifsets so we can blacklist D:

yeah i know what u mean. wanting to kill him has become something like a meme, its almost ridiculous how obsessive some people are about it. like the constant comments about it dont phase me that much anymore but thinking about that tumblr might make me look at it. and they might even like it. nope! no thanks

aldmerii replied to your post “seeing people getting excited again to kill solas brings back my...”

i feel like i'm gonna end up blocking like a Lot of people over this :/

tbh. i think thats called self care

[galerion]

@aldmerii honestly???? like just bc a few people don’t like them doesn’t mean they aren’t clearly beloved popular characters. idk why ppl so salty. i like seeing them grow through each game too

[fingersinhisass]

i just. saw @aldmerii ‘s post on my tumblr dash. reblogged. by my friends from the internet. and i’m losing my mind. bc i know carly in real life. i went to middle school with carly. what the fuc

[silverbear-art]

@aldmerii told me to draw Zevran so here he is

[rosykims]

tagged by @synthzander thanks so much <3 

Favorite game from the last 5 years? dragon age origins Most nostalgic game? the sims 1 (making magic expansion pack if we get real specific lmao)

Game that deserves a sequel? terraria !!! and they CANCELLED their sequel wtf??

Game that deserves a remaster? dragon age origins or morrowind so i can actually finish it jfc

Favorite game series? elder scrolls (v closely tied with dragon age - i just really love those dragons yknow)

Favorite genre? fantasy and rpg stuff :)

Least favorite genre? multiplayer, battle royales, games where all u do is kill each other over and over with literally no motivation or storyline uh

Favorite song from a game? lost elf theme from the tresspasser dlc in dai! fucks me up EVERY time its seriously stunning.

Favorite character from a game? hmmmmm i love serana from tes v more than life itself, yennefer from the witcher, & also probably alistair from dao <3 i love so many characters tho so its hard to even think of one on the spot

Favorite ship from a game? geralt x yennefer and shepard x garrus!

Favorite voice actor from a game? i don’t really have a favourite tbh ! i dont follow them enough to have preferences. i REALLY like alix wilton regan though (british femme inquisition and sebille from divinity) 

Favorite cutscene? maybe aloys training/age up scene from horizon zero dawn? that part was lit lmao

Favorite Boss? handsome jack babyyyyyyyyy 

First Console? a wii lmao

Current Console or Consoles? i literally dont own a console :) press f to pay respects

Console you want? ANY CONSOLE LMAO - preferrably a ps4 but ik the ps5 will probably be announced next year so............

Place from a game that you’d like to visit? thedas i guess? there’s SO many places i would want to visit.

Place from a game that you’d like to live in? thedas again?????

Ridiculous crossover that would never happen but would be super fun? i mean theres been suggestions and references in each game so its in the realm of possibility but - skyrim and fallout would be so good and funny tbh

Book that would make a good game? - well as much as i hate the books, i think the mortal instruments would make a REALLY good rpg if they used the general universe/world as a foundation and you just played as a random shadowhunter/downworlder? also gemma doyle trilogy would be really cool as a sort of telltale/character driven kinda game. 

Show/Movie that would make a good game? - a lot of the big ones - game of thrones (ik telltale already did it but a full rpg would be lit), stranger things, etc.

Games you want to play? yikes so many. ac odyssey, rdr2, cyberpunk 2077, ELDER SCROLLS 6, DRAGON AGE 4, gdi im so sad. 

Have you gotten 100% completion in a game? lmao with terrarria, skyrim and the telltale batman game???

Have you cried over a game? i cry over every game. mass effect 3′s ending was the worst tho i believe

What power-up or ability would you want in real life? aside from the obvious stuff, i would like  to have solas’s from inquisitions somniari/dreamer abilities tbh. to learn secrets and stories in dreams is really cool plus visit ur friends in dreams and go on adventures! love it

tagging: @falkreathh @femmeshep @brigmorewitches​ @trvelyans​ @aldmerii​ @noonvraith​ @alothscorfisers​ @feeshies​ @drthamen​ @dreadhobo​ @denerims​ and anybody else who is up to it (only if u want to of course) <3

[henantier]

WIP folder meme!

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous.

Tagged by: @ashmerra

Tagging:  @aldmerii @falkreathh @nightingalesseyes @vixils @doubleexposureofacalmbadger

I don’t have a specific wip folder (I just lump it all together fghjhgf) so I’ll pick out my wips from both my art and writing projects.

Art WIPs:

nivon leather

altmer school uniform

andy flowers

cal cooking

chorrol

couple1

dfrgth

dradeo

FRGTHUJ6RHDFGSFHJGF

isa sketch

jessp

jez reading to fal

jezhjnmjhgf

jezi

meridia x nocturnal 2

nara bw

nara ponytail

nara pozey

nara sitting

nivon story kids 1

rei profile

sky study

sun temple landscape

wasted

Writing WIPs:

counselor collection

just-don’t

Enderal Oneshots (not a wip, just an ongoing document)

you little scheming idiot

haledar meeting

v and l

She discovers what it really means

Verdant (not a wip anymore but definitely not a final draft so it’s here)

Dominion’s Dissension

aps