#dragon age 2 merrill

[3gremlins]

wanted to participate in @storybookhawke 's DA met gala themed thing so here's a quick merrill piece (i kinda forgot until the reblog reminder went around so this was a pretty quick sketchy painting :3). haven't done DA art in ages so this was fun in the story ( the met gala theme is based on a j.g ballard short story called "the garden of time", which you can read here if you want!) the characters are trying to push off their inevitable downfall by picking the flowers that briefly stop time. the more flowers they pick, the sparser and less beautiful their garden looks- until eventually doom reaches them as there are no more flowers. i thought it did sort of fit with merrill's character arc a lot of her character arc is partially in her trying to balance the use of blood magic with her personal magic and how she's always tempted by demons (and how even success is tainted and doomed). She's always pulled by two sides- a more innocent, noble side that just wants to preserve her people's heritage and the other where she's willing to make deals without fully understanding the consequences. Every thing she does in the story line kind of pushes her closer towards the inevitable conflict (she can't push off the demon forever/will run out of time)

ALSO i really liked the flower theme and wanted to draw merrill in a pretty yet kinda sexy dress and it fits with her skill tree aesthetic (which is all about plant growth and nature magic). prob not the most avant garde thing but w/e. I know she's usually more associated with daisies but I liked the drama of roses and then contrasted it with the floatier lighter skirt on the other side (in the story the flowers are crystalline so this was a bit of a nod) here's the 15 sec time lapse if anyone's been interested

anyway this was really fun and i might do more but i def won't finish them in time (obvs). it was nice to do an au fashiony design again too, i've missed it

[sewingbear]

Merrill 💐

[barnabeetheraven]

Your worth isn’t based on how well your brain does certain things. I’m sure you have tons of other things you are good at, that make you an amazing and interesting person!

[faierius]

It's not a Hermit, but I have another stitch!

Here is our little elfy blood mage, Merrill! I'm on the fence with how she turned out, to be honest. I'm not in love with the vallaslin, but it was the best I could do.

[fandomsareforincorrectquotes]

Bethany: What’s it like being tall?

Isabela: Is it nice?

Merrill: Can you reach comfortably for the cupboards?

Hawke: We live in constant fear of the short ones who, in my experience, will climb four chairs, two boxes, a small coffee table, and six oddly placed stools to get what they want.

[stealingpotatoes]

broke: everyone calls Hawke by surname bc the game can't get people to say your custom name

woke: nobody in Kirkwall knows Hawke's first name

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[beebundt]

the only throuple. ever !!!

[albaharu]

did you know if you support merrill in her act 2 mission you get rivalry points with everyone except isabela and varric. anyway merrill support team no one is gonna be mean to her on my watch

extra:

[chanafehs]

da2 posting again. I'm so normal about Merrill

[quibbs]

NO questions 🫡. she gets what she wants

[lokri-art]

[briccko]

Everyone is here!!!

[tanatola]

so i replayed DA2 recently and oh my god i love them so muchhh ahh, my favorite companions in any game ever unhinged party banter, i wish kirkwall had group therapy... they'd be hilarious at it

[soul-siren]

"You're a Failure, and your family died knowing it."

I finally finished it!

I got majorly distracted with only 2 sections of this left, and it gathered dust for a bit. But here it is! All the angst!

My Emmit Hawke, purple and unromanced. He's just very tired and never given a break, so might as well strand him in the Fade, right? (I love my Hawke, promise)

There was originally a part 2 that has a bit more of a hopeful tune to leaving him behind, but I dunno if I'll get to that. We'll see.

[classicteacup]

Night in the kirkwall

[stealingpotatoes]

sequel to this -- they had to find out!

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