#oc: jolene cousland

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I think for the first time I'm faced with an Actually Difficult decision when it comes to who to leave in the Fade. Between Alessandra and Loghain it was a no-brainer; that was always the ending I had planned for Loghain. Between Sabine and Alistair it was Sabine because Sabine romanced Merrill if anyone can either find Hawke in the Fade or be compellingly obsessed with finding her in there it's Merrill. Between Cillian and Stroud it was always going to be Stroud because Cillian is truly too ride-or-die for Anders to leave him hanging that way. And between Emilia and Stroud it had to be Emilia because she's truly kind of a monster to the point that even milquetoast pro-Chantry Theodore Trevelyan was unsettled by her.

Between Mallory Hawke and romanced Alistair, it's actually kind of a tough call! On the one hand I've got Mal who did her absolute damnedest not to give a shit until the very end and then surprised everyone by defending the mages and for whom voluntary self-sacrifice would be a massive leap of character growth, and on the other hand I've got Alistair who is not King specifically because benevolent-but-still-kind-of-selfish Warden Jolene Cousland didn't feel like sharing him and for whom losing him would probably force some kind of character growth as well, though in her case it wouldn't be her choice.

Also worth factoring in is that Mal is in a polycule with Merrill and Isabela and while they'll be crushed, they'll have each other to get through it. Jo likewise will grieve Alistair hard but she'll survive it.

It's not even an easy choice from my Inquisitor's perspective because on the one hand Calla likes Varric. a lot. and isn't eager to feed his best friend to a demon. but on the other hand she's a dwarf and brutally pragmatic, and she gets that whatever shit the Grey Wardens have done, we probably still need them.

This game is like "Which one of your OCs do you want to hurt more?" and I'm here like "Is there any way I can hurt them both?" 🤔

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Official muse list

Note: A name that's been italicized is an oc that belongs to someone else, a name that's been boldened, and italicized is mine.

RWBY: Team RWBY, Team CORS, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie, Coco Adel, Velvet Scarletina, Fox Alister, Team NDGO, Jaune Arc, Sun Wukong, Glynda Goodwitch, Ilia Amolita, Kali Belladonna, Ghira Belladonna, Sienna Khan, Winter Schnee, Willow Schnee, Raven Branwen, Summer Rose, Vernal, Emerald Sustrai, Cinder Fall, Salem (Human/Grimm), Grimm, Hozukimaru Wukong, Lyon, Jade, Meryl, Jade, Baelz Zirconia, Zephyr Nikos Zirconia, Lupin Nikos Zirconia, Scarlet Nikos Zirconia, Bast Belladonna Zirconia, Shrike Branwen Zirconia, Desmond Caine, Pewter Pegasi, Wes Goldmane, Terra Firma, Rose Crimson, Crimson Wilde, Sable Leone, Jade Inaba.

Naruto: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno/Uchiha, Ino Yamanaka, Hinata Hyuuga/Uzumaki, Hanabi Hyuuga, TenTen, Temari, Anko Mitarashi, Kurenai Yuuhi, Tsunade Senju, Konan, Sarada Uchiha.

Bleach: Rukia Kuchiki, Yoruichi Shihoin, Orihime Inoue, Tatsuki Arisawa, Rangiku Matsumoto, Soi-Fon, Retsu Unohana, Isane/Kyone Kotetsu, Nanao Isei, Tier Harribell, Neliel Tu Odelschwanck, Apace, Sun-Sun, Mila Rose.

One Piece: Nami, Nico Robin.

Attack on mid: Mikasa Akerman, Annie Lionheart, Potato Girl.

Hellsing: Seras Victoria, Rip Van Winkle, Zorrin Blitz.

Overloard: Albedo, Narberal Garma.

DragonBall: Bulma Briefs, Mrs Briefs/MILF/GILF, Chi-Chi, Android 18, Future 18, Android 21, Majin 21, Launch, Videl Satan, Frieza Force goons.

BNHA: Izuku Midoriya, Tsuyu Asui, Mina Ashido, Ochacko Uraraka, Momo Yayorozu, Jirou, Nejire Hado, Mitsuki Bakugo, Rumi Usagiama, Midight, Mt Lady, Nomu.

YU-GI-OH: Teá Gardner, Ishizu Ishtar, Mai Valentine, Black Magian Girl, Alexis Rhodes, Jasmine, Mindy, Akiza Izinski.

Game of Thrones: Denerys Targeryean.

Harry Potter: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Parvati Patil, Padma Patil, Ginney Weasely, Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, Fleur Deacour, Nymphadora Tonks, Narcissa Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange.

Pokémon: Delia Ketchum, Jessie, Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, Cynthia, Arezu, Nessa, Bea, Nemona, Penny, Sada.

Sailor Moon: All inner and outer Senshi

Cyberpunk: V, Panam Palmer, Judy Alvares, Lucy, Joey Brass.

Claymore: Clare, Cassandra, Jeane.

Rosario + Vampire: Outer Moka, Inner Moka, Mizore Shirayuki, Tsurara Shirayuki, Kurumu Kurono, Ageha Kurono, Ruby Tojo, Nokonome.

Jojo's Bizzare Adventure: Jolene Cujoh.

Ghost in the Shell: Motoko Kusanagi

Avatar/TLOK: Toph Beifong, Katara, Suki, Azula, Zuko, Mai, Ty-lee, Ju Dee, Korra, Asami Sato.

Familiar of Zero: Kirche Zerbst, Henrietta de Tristain, Tiffania Westwood, Tabitha, Longvelle.

Helluva Boss: Millie, Loona, Verosika.

DC comics: Starfire, Blackfire, Raven (Rachel Roth), Terra, Wonder Woman, Batgirl (Barbra Gordon), Catwoman, Power Girl, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy.

Marvel Comics: Gwen Stacy, Marry Jane Watson, Felicia Hardy/Black Cat, Rogue, Kitty Pride, Storm, Mystique.

Scooby-Doo: Velma, Daphne, Hex Girls.

Dragon Age: Cousland, Hawke, Inquisitor, Morrigan, Lelliana, Anora, Merrill, Isabella, Cassandra, Bethany Hawke, Sera, Josephine Montillyet.

Mass Effect: Sheppard, Liara T'Soni, Aria T'Loak.

Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks: Princess Jasmine, Esmerelda, Arora, Belle, Ariel (human), Kida, Chel, Helen Parr/Elastigirl, Violet Parr, Pocahontas, Nani Pelakai, Moana, Mavis Dracula, Jessica Rabbit.

Star Wars: Ahsoka Tano, Shaak-Ti, Barriss Offee, Luminara Unduli, Ayla Seccura, Bastilla Shan, Mission Vao, Juhanni, Kira Carsen, Vette, Vaylin, Lana Beniko, Darth Talon, Rey Palpatine.

Ben 10: Gwen Tennyson, Charmcaster.

Final Fantasy: Yuna, Rikku, Payne, Tifa Lockheart, Yuffie Kisaragi, Aireth Gainsborough, Ashelia B'Nargain Dalmasca, Fran, Lightning/Clair Farron, Y'shtola Rhul.

LoZ: Link, Zelda, Imp Midna, Twilight Princess Midna, Urbosa.

Fire Emblem: Lyndis, Minaeva, Shiida, Robin/Grima (M/F), Cordelia, Tharja, Olivia, Corrin (M/F), Camilla, Hinoka, Kageru, Dorothea, Edelgard, Lysithea.

Overwatch: Tracer, Dva, Mercy, Pharah, Sombra, Widowmaker, Ashe.

Elder Scrolls: Aela the Huntress, Mjoll the Lioness, Serana Volkihar.

Fantasy/D&D: Pike Trickfoot, Vex'ahlia, Keyleth, Delilah Briarwood, Nott the Brave, Yasha, Beau, Jester Lavorre, Imogen, Laudna, Werewolves, Mind Flayers, Orcs, The Devils of Emon, Nadûr, Korrin.

Kuroneiu: Olga Discordia, Cloe Discordia.

Action Taimanin: Ingrid, Oboro, Asagi Igawa, Sakura Igawa, Yatsu Murasaki.

Kingdom Hearts: Aqua, Anti-Aqua, Kairi, Xion, Namine, Larxene, Arlux.

This list is subject to change, as there may be muses I've forgotten, or decide I don't want to write for anymore.

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warden: I've taken a controversial pill that will accelerate my brain

wynne: so you're smart now?

warden: I'm stupid...

Warden: F A S T E R

[thekorcariwilds]

Besides Zo, do you have any other OC's? (Sorry if I'm bothering you with this but I'm really interested in DnD! Also your characters and posts are superb!!)

u aren’t bothering me!! and yeah, altho no other dnd characters (im kinda working on rolling a new one for some future campaign tho). my fav most developed ocs are jolene shepard, rhiannon ryder, brynn cousland, & sylvia trevelyan!!

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the future queen of ferelden

[anneapocalypse]

For my current Dragon Age playthrough, I decided it would be fun to recreate the very first character I ever made for this series, Jolene Cousland. Human noble, rogue, archer, flaming locks of auburn hair, coming to steal your man, etc. I played her on console and never kept any record of her sliders, so I had to recreate her face from naught but a grainy photo of my TV screen, but I think I nailed her.

So, some fun anecdotes from that first playthrough, and things I'm doing differently for this one:

I played Origins not long after it first came out. Mr. Apocalypse was playing it, and said, "I think you'd like this game," as I was just getting into RPGs and had already fallen down the Fallout rabbit hole. I picked it up and was hooked. I could not put this game down. I loved the story, I loved the characters, I loved the romances (this was my first game with romances), I loved everything.

I was also terrible at it. I'd never played this type of game before, I didn't understand tactics or damage types or most of the abilities. ("Why didn't you just read the descriptions, Anne?" I was playing on console. Bold of you to assume I could read any of that on my TV screen. :P ) On my first attempt, I specced Jo as an archer... and got as far as the Fade. Where I ran out of health poultices. And promptly got my ass kicked so badly I finally quit and restarted the whole game. This time, I split Jo's abilities between archery and dual weapon, so I would be better prepared to fight without a party.

I got through the Fade.

I got all the way to "Nature of the Beast" before I got stuck again. I could not win that battle against Zathrian. I even looked up a walkthrough, and realized I'd be in a much better position if I had given Alistair Cleanse Area, buuuuut I hadn't. I had been playing on Normal, but I finally swallowed my pride and dropped it to Easy so I could get past that battle.

I made it to endgame, and then I got my ass kicked again... by the Archdemon. I had been avoiding looking up any spoilers or walkthroughs ahead of time, and I had no idea what I was doing wrong, but my whole party kept dying and we were barely doing any damage to that stupid dragon, so I looked up the strategy page on the wiki, and that's how I learned that the Archdemon is immune to basically everything except nature damage, and deals massive spirit damage with its blue fire breath.

Okay.

I had not planned for that at all. As mentioned above, I hadn't even really understood damage types, never mind planned my builds around them; I hadn't stocked Arrows of Filth; I had not stacked spirit resistance; I had not payed all that much attention to my mages' spells. I was in no way prepared for this battle.

I restarted the game again from the beginning.

This time I saved all my Arrows of Filth for the final battle, and gave Morrigan a bunch of nature damage spells. (And also, by this point I was starting to understand how to use tactics and keep party members alive.)

I beat the Archdemon! Finally!

And though I pretty ready for a break at that point, I just knew I was going to come back and play all the other origins at some point. And I did.

So, coming back to Jolene now, I have beaten Origins... five more times (maybe six? there might have been another old console playthrough I'm forgetting about). I've gotten in the habit of playing on Easy or at the most Normal with my newer characters so I wouldn't be constrained by the difficulty levels of the main quests and could mix up the order all I wanted, but I know this game pretty damn well by now and I felt like it was time to give myself more of a challenge.

So I'm playing on Hard! And I went back to Jolene's original archery-only build.

I was really curious to see if I could get through the Fade now as an Archer. I didn't bother planning ahead either--I went in with like one health poultice. And I did indeed get my ass kicked in the initial battle with "Duncan" and the other "Wardens," but with some strategic use of bombs, I got through it. I also learned the hard way that Summon Creature doesn't work in the Fade.

Once I got past that part, I realized that it was possible to stealth past most of the enemies (particularly the ones that were clustered, making for very difficult solo battles) until I started to collect the transformation abilities with their different abilities. Once I had those, it was mostly a matter of figuring out which form had the best attacks for the enemies in question, and switching back and forth between them until everyone was dead. I genuinely don't know what I would have done without Stealth; that ability was the real MVP in the Fade.

My primary party on this run is Dog, Alistair, and Wynne. I have a tendency to really under-utilize Dog and I decided that Jo was going to be a very attached to her mabari and take him everywhere. I'm actually getting a lot of mileage out of Dread Howl (which stuns enemies in its radius) and Overwhelm, which knocks an enemy to the ground and attacks repeatedly. Alistair is the Boyfriend, so he gets to come too. And Wynne is the healer. She can deal a bit of damage, mostly in the realm of knockdowns and immobilizing, but mostly I'm keeping her there to heal. This time I'm trying not to focus so much on hoarding health poultices but on using Wynne's abilities as much as possible to keep everyone alive. This also means that I spend a lot of time micromanaging Wynne in battles, but I'm basically micromanaging everyone in the tougher battles. It's such a different experience, rather than just clicking to attack and letting everyone do their own thing until something goes wrong, instead manually directing every turn and constantly watching the health bars. The added difficulty also gives me a lot more reason to actually use bombs and traps and so forth; I've always made use of poisons with my rogues because they're relatively easy to make, but on Easy playthroughs I tend not to both much with the other stuff and sell a lot of unused crafting components I pick up along the way. Now I'm buying recipes instead of poultices, and experimenting with traps (which so far I don't love, but maybe I just haven't figured out their ideal applications yet).

I'm having a lot of fun. This game has given me so much enjoyment over the years, and I'm both nostalgically enjoying revisiting my first character, and loving the fact that after all these years, this game still has new things to offer me.

I don't know who my Hawke's going to be for this world state! My first two playthroughs of DA2 were the default Hawkes (very unlike me, I know; it was around the time I first dipped my toes into the fandom and I think I sort of caved to all the "default Hawkes are best" mindset that was floating around at the time, and yes the default Hawkes are cool, but I do ultimately prefer to make my own characters). The first Hawke that was really "mine" was Alessandra. So... maybe someone new? I think I'm going to be romancing Isabela, but beyond that I have no idea.

Once I get to Inquisition, though, I'm going to be picking up Calla Cadash again. My first Inquisitor, and the one I never finished. I'm going to remake her on PC, and give her the full playthrough she deserves.

I'm really looking forward to that.

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✩‧₊˚  King Alistair and Queen Jolene Cousland  ˚₊‧✩

‘tis finally done _(:3 」∠)_

Click for quality   (｢• ω •)｢

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some oc aesthetics! ଘ(੭ˊ꒳​ˋ)੭✧｡･:*:･ﾟ’★,｡･:*:･ﾟ’☆

Mioluvun Lavellan

Jolene Cousland

Nossa Lavellan

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Jolene cousland and Alistair WIP  ଘ(੭ˊ꒳​ˋ)੭✧

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Character traits meme!

Tagged by @spinningphoenix73 thank you so much!!  (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

Rules: Bold the traits which apply to your OC. Italicize the ones that apply sometimes.

Nossa

FLAWS moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny | controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | lies | impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry | greedy | lazy | | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive | spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | masochistic | petty | unlucky | absent-minded | abusive | addict | aggressive | childish | callous | clingy | delusional | cocky | competitive | corrupt | cynical | cruel | depressed | deranged | egotistical | envious | insecure | insensitive | lustful | delinquent | guilt complex | reclusive | reckless | nervous | oversensitive | rebellious STRENGTHS honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave | patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky | intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous | merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming | cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm | protective | proud | diligent | considerate | compassionate | good sportsmanship | friendly | empathetic | passionate | reliable | resourceful | sensible | sincere | witty | funny SKILLS & HOBBIES art | acting | astronomy | animals | archery | sports | baking | beachcombing | belly dancing  | bird watching | blacksmithing | boating | calligraphy | camping | candle making | casino gambling | ceramics | racing | chess | music | cooking | crochet | weaving | exercise | swordplay | fishing | gardening | ghost hunting | ice skating | magic | engineering | building | inventing | leather-working | martial arts | meditation | origami | parkour | people watching | swimming | puppetry | pyrotechnics | quilting | reading | collecting | shopping | socializing | storytelling| writing | traveling | exotic dancing | minor potion brewing | tricks & trinkets | crow keeping

Mioluvun

FLAWS moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny | controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | lies | impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry | greedy | lazy | | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive | spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | masochistic | petty | unlucky | absent-minded | abusive | addict | aggressive | childish | callous | clingy | delusional | cocky | competitive | corrupt | cynical | cruel | depressed | deranged | egotistical | envious | insecure | insensitive | lustful | delinquent | guilt complex | reclusive | reckless | nervous | oversensitive | rebellious STRENGTHS honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave | patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky | intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous | merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming | cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm | protective | proud | diligent | considerate | compassionate | good sportsmanship | friendly | empathetic | passionate | reliable | resourceful | sensible | sincere | witty | funny SKILLS & HOBBIES art | acting | astronomy | animals | archery | sports | baking | beachcombing | belly dancing  | bird watching | blacksmithing | boating | calligraphy | camping | candle making | casino gambling | ceramics | racing | chess | music | cooking | crochet | weaving | exercise | swordplay | fishing | gardening | ghost hunting | ice skating | magic | engineering | building | inventing | leather-working | martial arts | meditation | origami | parkour | people watching | swimming | puppetry | pyrotechnics | quilting | reading | collecting | shopping | socializing | storytelling| writing | traveling | exotic dancing | minor potion brewing | tricks & trinkets | crow keeping

Jolene

(I don’t have an ingame pic of her since I switched computers, so have a wip)

FLAWS moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny | controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | lies | impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry | greedy | lazy | | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive | spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | masochistic | petty | unlucky | absent-minded | abusive | addict | aggressive | childish | callous | clingy | delusional | cocky | competitive | corrupt | cynical | cruel | depressed | deranged | egotistical | envious | insecure | insensitive | lustful | delinquent | guilt complex | reclusive | reckless | nervous | oversensitive | rebellious STRENGTHS honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave | patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky | intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous | merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming | cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm | protective | proud | diligent | considerate | compassionate | good sportsmanship | friendly | empathetic | passionate | reliable | resourceful | sensible | sincere | witty | funny SKILLS & HOBBIES art | acting | astronomy | animals | archery | sports | baking | beachcombing | belly dancing  | bird watching | blacksmithing | boating | calligraphy | camping | candle making | casino gambling | ceramics | racing | chess | music | cooking | crochet | weaving | exercise | swordplay | fishing | gardening | ghost hunting | ice skating | magic | engineering | building | inventing | leather-working | martial arts | meditation | origami | parkour | people watching | swimming | puppetry | pyrotechnics | quilting | reading | collecting | shopping | socializing | storytelling| writing | traveling | exotic dancing | minor potion brewing | tricks & trinkets | crow keeping

I tag @lyrium-lavellan @hircines-meatloaf @thereluctantherosrose @elfsplaining if ya want to!  ( ˘⌣˘)♡(˘⌣˘ )

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Jolene: it's like pissing me o-

Jolene: ALI. The DOG. Get the dog off the table!!

Alistair: The dog's always on the table!

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found this cute picrew and decided to make some ocs  ٩(๑･ิᴗ･ิ)۶٩(･ิᴗ･ิ๑)۶

Feel free to reblog and add your own pictures  V●ᴥ●V

[thekorcariwilds]

tmi tuesday

guys hit me with some tmi tuesday questions!!!!!!!!!!! whatever u wanna know abt my ocs.

oc directory / ask

dragon age:

brynn cousland - queen of ferelden - bi - li: alistair

ilona tabris - hero of ferelden - bi - li: leliana & xori

xori amell - tiny spirit healer apostate - lesbian - li: leliana & ilona

naomi hawke - angry blood mage - lesbian - li: isabela & merrill

heidi croft - starkhaven noble turned scholar - bi - li: fenris

helena trevelyan - inquisitor and ex-bard - bi - li: cullen, sofia (previously)

sylvia trevelyan - herald of andraste - lesbian - li: josephine

cecilia trevelyan - disgruntled little sister of the inquisitor and herald - pan - li: sera

sofia dubois - precious antivan-orlesian daughter - bi - li: cassandra, lace harding, helena (previously)

cara lavellan - tiny rift mage who wants to fight - bi - li: iron bull, solas (previously)

mass effect:

jolene shepard - vanguard with a chip on her shoulder - bi - li: garrus & tali

natalia shepard - spacer wild child - lesbian - li: ashley

emilia shepard - biotic who just wants her sister to stop dying - lesbian - li: samantha

heather shepard - ex-criminal and queen of snark - bi - li: james vega