#i wonder if this post makes sense to anyone who hasn't played a dragon age game lmao

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Notes on Borderlands x Dragon Age AU

Hey! So since so many people seemed interested in this au, I thought I’d share a few more of my ideas for it. Bear in mind, this isn’t meant to be a strict adherence to the Dragon Age plotline, and some characters share multiple inspirations.

Roland is basically Alistair. A veteran Grey Warden by the time Jack joins the Order, he accompanies Jack on his quest to end the Fifth Blight. As I was plotting this all out, they sort of ended up being friends?? Mostly bc this AU version of Jack isn’t a massive asshole lmao. Anyway, Roland reluctantly becomes King of Ferelden after the Blight and is well-loved by the people.

Lilith is the Morrigan stand-in, except she’s also a Dalish Elf who was exiled for practicing blood magic. Morrigan and Alistair’s hostile relationship from the games is replicated by Lilith and Jack in this AU. When she brings up the Dark Ritual, she performs it with Roland - she would have flat-out refused to with Jack. 

I’m thinking the Kieran stand-in in this AU might be either Tiny Tina or Gaige? I’m not sure tbh

Tassiter is the Loghain stand-in. should be self-explanatory lol. Jack totally beheads him.

Vallory and August are both Qunari. IDK I just think they’d look cool as Qunari lol. Maybe Vallory is August’s superior in the Ben-Hassrath (the Viddasala), and August is a spy (Hissrad). And then August kinda follows Iron Bull’s good storyline and leaves the Qun for the Inquisition, becoming Tal-Vashoth. 

Brick is also Qunari, but he’s been Tal-Vashoth for a while.

Mordecai is an Antivan Crow. Again, I just thought it’d be cool

Vasquez is a Tevinter magister who tries to pull one over on Rhys, only to find out Rhys has been named Inquisitor. He eventually joins the Venatori and opposes the Inquisition at every turn.

Nisha is a cross between Hawke and Isabela. A wandering pirate who stopped in Kirkwall juuuust long enough to become Champion, at which point she promptly bounced and went back to adventuring. She slept with the Hero of Ferelden at some point during the Blight, and she’s not shy about talking about it.

I spent a long time thinking about Tim in this AU and I’m kinda split. On one hand, he could be Jack’s brother who joined the Grey Wardens before him and convinced him to join for Angel’s sake (he’d be the stand-in for Stroud in this case) 

OR he’s a spirit from the Fade, who can manipulate what he looks like to other people. For whatever reason, he chooses to look like Jack. Idk. Let’s just say Jack finds it flattering. In this case, he’d be the Cole stand-in. 

Aurelia would essentially be Vivienne, aka a First Enchanter in the Circle of Magi, but she doesn’t really give a shit about the whole ‘mage equality’ thing and doesn’t really follow the rules of the Circle, either. As long as she can further her own agenda and gain more powerful magic, she’s good.

Sir Hammerlock is the Dorian stand-in. He’s a mage, but was often overshadowed by his older sister. He’s a scholar on all manner of magical beasts, but he favors dragons in particular. 

Loader-Bot and Gortys are Mabari hounds, bonded to Rhys and Fiona respectively. Gortys is just a pup when they first find her, being protected by the much bigger and more intimidating ‘Elbie’. 

Aaaand finally (for now), Tyreen and Troy are the Corypheus stand-ins. As in, they’re ancient mages who became corrupted in their quests to become gods, and are causing shit that leads to the creation of the Inquisition.