(New thing I'm trying where I use these icons to indicate which players were present for the session. The faded out icons represent characters who were absent.)
After doing an ominous reading for a client, fortelling disaster from the coming traders of the Silken Squall, Cherchael joins her friends for lunch to talk to Question and Iwo Zalarre of the Cobalt Soul. They discuss some of the party's plan to travel north and find the temple of the Yuan-ti, and how they can make connections to organise a ride on a Skyship. However, the Cobalt Soul's main concern is with Ank'Harel, and how artefacts from the ruins keep leaving the hands of the Alleigance of Allsight and into the black market. Iwo proposes a job for the party, seeing as infiltration with be important for the Yuan-ti mission; he wants them to investigate a baker named Kruuk, find evidence he is selling illegal magic items, and bring back any magic items they find.
The party investigate the Bakery from the outside during the day, and Aerith finds markings possibly linked to Thieve's Cant. One trip to the Cobalt's library later and they confirm the Bakery is marked as a safehouse and a fence. While at the library, Cherchael researches the Silken Squall, Ramiel researches Ruidium, and Brucey researches a lost relic of his people. The Ruidium and the Penguikokra relic both point to Cael Morrow, the lost city beneath Ank'Harel.
At night, the party return to "Old Man Kruuk's", and Aerith uses her thieve's tools to break into a window, entering the bakery through a bedroom. A secret backroom was obscured by a painting, and they move in to find stolen jewellery, coins, manacles, and various tools of illegal trade. Ramiel finds a lockbox under a table, and while Aerith is trying to unlock it, Brucey notices it is rigged to release a trap when opened. Cherchael and Ramiel, set up as sentries, hear that Kruuk, in an ajoined room, is now meeting with a client. A note they find on a table indicates what is in the box is a weapon, and Kruuk probably intends to sell it to this stranger. Ramiel writes down the names of Kruuk, and his client "Ashann" of the Vermillion Dream, then Earl picks up the box, and they quickly leave before they are discovered.
Back at the Cobalt Soul, with Iwo's help, they open the box to find a shortsword veined with Ruidium. Iwo tells the party the danger of items infused with this foul mineral, and his organisation's wish is to rid the world of its presence.
janus had known Egodius’s son Rhezin since the day he was born. Egodius and his wife Idores ran a dragon sanctuary, and janus had been abandoned by his mother when he was around 16,000, which for his breed, was still far too young to be on his own. they took him into their care, and he became attached
janus watched Rhezin grow up, and loved him dearly. Rhezin left home, and janus went with him. he married a woman named Akora, and they had two daughters named Ashann and Zira. janus knew that one day he would lose Rhezin, he would outlive the family many times over, but he didn’t want to think about that
and then Egodius died in a house fire started by his sister Odoria
she told everyone that she saw a dragon kill him, a Smokebaron burnt his house to the ground, and this was just the beginning of the dragon uprising. everyone believed her, and thus ended the Era of Fools, and the Era of Heroes began
janus knew better, though. he had seen what really happened
hearing of his father’s death, seemingly at the hands of a dragon, Rhezin swore vengeance. he led the attack against the Smokebaron that killed his father, and many men were killed by the beast. Odoria had cast a spell on the dragon that caused it to become bloodthirsty to further sell her story, a spell she cast on many dragons later on
janus became distressed by this turn of events, and it didn’t help when Rhezin turned on him. he yelled at janus to get away from him, to stay away from his family. janus tried to appeal to him in whatever nonverbal way he could, but Rhezin attacked with his sword, and cut into janus’s right wing
janus’s wing healed, but he can no longer fly… or trust another human
(Trying to write a piece on Chaos Bikers. If anyone could maybe read through and send me some feedback it would be much appreciated. Apologies if it sucks.)
Lord Bariel was not a man used to running. He was terribly overweight, his immense bulk swaddled in layers of silks and laboring with every forced step. Ashen dust kicked up with the breeze, forcing it’s way through his rebreather in hacking coughs and rattling the Inquisitorial rosette hanging about his neck. Around him his retinue were faring somewhat better, the veteran mercenaries in greater physical shape than their employer. Breathing hard, his heart pounding in his chest, the Inquisitor struggled to keep pace with them. After all it was run or die. Not for the first time, Bariel cursed his peer whom had lead him to this trap. As an Inquisitor of the Ordo Hereticus, he enjoyed a great degree of privilege and power. Mostly he refrained from venturing outside the civilized worlds of the Imperium, preferring to allow his more adventurous peers that honor. But when a peer had approached him requesting aide in eliminating a heretical cult he was duty bound to give aide. So he had come to this ashen world and found only death. The party froze, all thoughts driven away by the sound of howling on the wind. It was a savage, feral sound, the declaration of a hungry beast. Their pursuers were closing in. Momentarily forgetting his weariness, Lord Bariel took off running as fast as his legs would carry him.
From a high dune of dusky ash, the man who wore the face of former Inquisitor Lannoc watched the party run. At another time he might have laughed at the fat Imperial attempting to sprint but not now. At this moment his attention was focused on the being next to him, fear and Awe mingling in his blood. The being was a demi-god, towering over the mortal. Clad in black and red armor, the ceramite twisted and spiked giving the appearance of a feral predator more than a knightly warrior. The armor was covered in heretical symbols, icons of forgotten heraldry and declarations of loyalty to unspeakable powers, similar to the runes carved into the mortal’s own flesh. The Chaos Astartes sat astride an equally immense bike, a monstrous creation of metal and material unknown to man. Even standing next to it the mortal would swear he could hear something alive within the rumble of its engines, could see something inhuman flickering between the bronzed skulls hanging from mounted chains. And this pair were not alone as several demigods sat astride bikes around them. The lead warrior absentmindedly strokes the bronze skulls as he spoke, his voice issuing in a deep, rumbling bass.
“Valcor, release the hounds. Let us harry them before the kill.” There was a hiss of vox traffic and brief moment before another Astartes approached from the rear of the party. This warrior wore a long tattered cloak of leather over his armor and carried a long crystalline staff in one hand. In the other held tight to three lengths of chain, each link inscribed with blasphemous runes and words of power that caused one’s head to throbbing pain at the sheer wrongness. But it was what lay on the end of each chain that truly horrified the mortal, even with as much as he had seen in the service of his dark masters. At one time they might have been human or Astartes but no longer. What prowled before them were beasts of nightmare, savage and hairy with mass of jagged teeth, long bloody claws, and feral yellow eyes. They were huge, even larger than the Astartes, bloated with corruption and infernal strength, what looked like armor fused into living flesh under gore caked fur. The beasts moved on all fours, snarling and snapping, pulling on their restraints and foaming at the mouth as they howled their impotent fury. Valdor murmured something, the air shimmering with sorcerous power, and released the chains. The beasts, the hounds shot off across the dusty landscape, howling as the hunt began and all was forgotten but the prey. Ashann smiled beneath his helm. Beneath him his bike, Ripper, growled and shivered with hunger. The warp spawned machine spirit could smell the souls nearby, eager to run down the prey and taste their fear. Ashann shares its desire, gunning the engine and lifting his chainsword to the heavens. “Come Brothers! We hunt!” With a roar of voices and engines the Black Hounds surged down the hilltop.
The Imperialis could not run fast enough. The warp spawned abominations were upon them in a matter of heartbeats, still howling. Auto-guns fired, bullets spraying uselessly across the tough hides. Men screamed as fangs and claws rended flesh in crimson sprays. The hounds picked off the weak and slow, Bariel forcing himself to ignore the screams and keep running, finding speed and stamina in terror that he’d never known before. But as the hounds fell away, feasting upon the flesh of those they had slain, a far more terrible threat replaced them. The Traitors rode among the ranks of the imperials, laughing as their blades carved at flesh and bone. Some suffered a far worse fate, falling beneath the wheels of the monstrous bikes to be crushed and ground away. Bariel kept running, if he could just reach a place of safety he could radio for reinforcements. Then they would purge these foul-. It was the last thought Inquisitor Bariel ever had. A chainsword sung through the air and his body collapsed in the dust. Ashann swung around and rode back to collect his grisly trophy. Very soon the Inquisitor’s skull would head would hang with the others.
Sooo... Much like Fictober (which I PROMISE I will finish!) A series of prompts was posted with a challenge to write a short story from February 1st through February 14th. So... here we go!
This will feature not only my main pair (Alistair and Kylara) but other OCs and other character relationships!
I hope you enjoy!
Words: 3645, Chapters: 4/14, Language: English
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Additional Tags: stories based on prompts, Short Stories, M/F relationship, f/f relationship, m/m relationship, Family Fluff, Growing Old Together, Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Mild Language, Kissing, Touching, More tags to be added
Hmm. #37: “You look like hell.” for Ashann and Dorian?
from these prompts
Relocating to Tevinter had been a struggle for Ashann. Initially, he didn’t want to leave Skyhold - he couldn’t bring himself to abandon the Inquisition. But he knew they would remain strong with or without his physical presence, and so agreed to leave with his love. He did enjoy Tevinter on the whole - the weather was beautiful, the fashion was superb, and the gossip was vicious. Though, he never quite got used to the assassination attempts.
More than once, Dorian came home having been in a scuffle. No matter how many times Ash accompanied him, he couldn’t always be there. He couldn’t always protect him. So when Dorian stumbled through the door of their villa, bloodied and bruised, Ash dropped his wine glass to the floor. It shattered on the painted tiles, and he cursed himself in Dorian’s stead for wasting a fine red on the floor.
“You look like hell.” Ash breathed, catching Dorian in his arms. His hair was mussed and his nose was bleeding, but he would be alright.
“Yes, I seem to have ruined these robes.” Ash paused a moment, observing the destruction of his outfit. The tail of the sash that wrapped around Dorian’s waist was torn, and the hem of his robe was singed and dirty. Drops of blood trickled down his face and sank into the white silk, ruining the material. “No matter. I’ll just have to find another, won’t I?”
“Of course, love. Now, who do I need to kill this time?” Ash chuckled, not caring for subtlety. He reached into the chest near the door where he stored the bandages. He sat Dorian down at the table and began to clean him up, gently washing his face and neck of blood and grime.
“I seriously doubt you could assassinate the entire Magisterium, amatus, even with your skills.” Dorian, snarky as ever, reclined in the chair holding a cloth under his bleeding nose to try and stem the flow.
“Maybe not, but I could… I don’t know. Something.” Ash grimaced as he uncovered a deep purple bruise on Dorian’s cheek. He tried not to touch it, but it was so tender that Dorian whined as he brushed against it. Ash apologized profusely, pulling back to wash off the cloth.
“This is the price of progress, amatus. I’d gladly suffer a bloody nose for the future of my country. For our future.” Dorian loved to wax poetic when Ash was paying exclusive attention to him.
“Now, Magister Pavus, what would people think? A mage from Tevinter and a Dalish Elf? Maker forbid. I think I may faint!” Ash teased, imitating a familiar nosy noble.
“Ah. We truly are meant to be- It’s too unlikely!” Chuckling, Dorian planted a gentle kiss on Ash’s forehead. “Thank you, amatus. It will get better.”
Send Me Angst/Fluff Prompts For My Pairings! Vel x Varric, Ash x Dorian, Ari x Bull, Nehri x Solas, Cassia x Blackwall, and Teya x Sera!
Strawberry, Creator Z, Asher & Roxanne (Ask series of Ashanne coming soon) by: Me
Alastor--I mean Strawberry pimp by: @vivziepop
Gacha Alastor version inspired by: Carmel Gacha on YT
Inspired by: Me brain & Bubblez Art
Original by: AshNicholsArt (It’s from a stream but IDK what stream it was from)
Frames total: 22
Time taken: 3 minutes
If you wish to be inspired by this, go ahead! Just be sure to credit me & be somewhat original. Cuz I didn’t make this only for there to be a crappy ripoff of it