#under her skin

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Under Her Skin Pt. 3

Calpernia's Past

Under Her Skin Masterpost First: Vicinius Previous: A Visit to Val Royeaux

The PC returns to Leliana.

Leliana: Your trip to the merchant’s home yielded results. Before she became leader of the Venatori, Calpernia was a slave from Minrathous. Even slaves with magic are treated unkindly in Tevinter. If Corypheus freed her, no wonder she follows him.

Dialogue options:

General: That’s almost sad. [1]

General: Corypheus isn’t much better. [2]

General: Can we use that? [3]

1- General: That’s almost sad. PC: Her old life must have been harsh, if Corypheus seemed a better master. Leliana: Perhaps. Calpernia has freed every slave she’s purchased. [4]

2 - General: Corypheus isn’t much better. PC: She must believe freedom will reign under Corypheus. Leliana: Perhaps. Calpernia has freed every slave she’s purchased. [4]

3 - General: Can we use that? PC: What else does her past reveal? Leliana: It haunts her. Calpernia has freed every slave she’s purchased. [4]

4 - Scene continues.

Leliana: Vicinius tracked his “shipments.” My agents will investigate. This may lead us to Calpernia’s lair.

Leliana (Dagna recruited): In the meantime, speak to Dagna. The crystal you found on Vicinius fascinates her. Leliana (Dagna not recruited): And this crystal you found is… fascinating. An arcanist may unravel its mysteries. [You must recruit Dagna to continue the quest.]

Next: Memory Crystal

[enderevynne]

DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION ➤ OC GIFS: Evynne Trevelyan

↳ Under Her Skin

[harmlesscigarette]

"Our bones don't taste as you planned And our dreams are dark and decadent."

-"We," Morgan Sylvia

[autismsupersoldier]

a non-exhaustive list of my dunmeshi cast headcanons, as well as a fun exercise in censoring genitals in creative ways. below the cut you can see a list of notes and explanations. hope you enjoy as much as i enjoyed watching the anime!

important to preface:

now, lets get into it.

thanks for lookin! here are some sketches too:

some more falins because shes my favourite!

[manderleyfire]

Cooper Howard vs The Ghoul + flirting game (they're the same picture)

[thebramblewood]

Everyone say congratulations to the new uncle! Thank you @itcrescentcrow for your lovely Veronica Aurelius, whose story inspired me to have Vlad start a vampire family of his own (for entirely unspiteful reasons, I'm sure).

P.S. Join the fan club if you haven't already!

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Caleb: [startled] Jesus Christ!

Vlad: [wryly] Guess again. I couldn’t help noticing you’ve acquired a new… houseguest. That girl is freshly turned. She has all the grace of a newborn colt. Your sister’s latest plaything, I presume?

Caleb: How many times have I told you I’m not interested in indulging your desire for gossip? Anyone with a modicum of social grace would have taken the hint by now.

Vlad: [continues, unruffled] The curious thing is I’ve seen her before, the girl, at your insipid little gathering of hedonists in the spring. Her cheeks were much rosier then, as I recall. I’m surprised Lilith offered her the dark gift so soon — or at all. Does she not expect to grow bored of this one? Or, I wonder, did something not go precisely according to plan?

Caleb: [defensively] Lilith didn’t turn her. She nearly killed her. I did it to save her life.

Vlad: [amused] Always the humanitarian, you — though it is strange you would choose to burden another with an existence you clearly detest. But I must admit I’m impressed. I wasn’t sure you had it in you. Frankly, I rather thought you’d be dead or driven to madness by now. [sighs stagily] At any rate, I wish you luck. If you’re hoping to raise her in your image, you’ll need it. I can’t imagine Lilith will surrender her easily. Alas, I must go. There are other matters-

Veronica: [snarls aggressively]

Caleb: Who are you?

Vlad: Manners, darling.

Veronica: Sorry, Uncle Vlad. My dinner almost got away from me.

Vlad: [strangely paternalistic] Isn’t she a marvel?

Caleb: Uncle Vlad?

Vlad: This is my niece, Veronica. Well, cousin several times removed, but that’s such a mouthful. I’ve been trying to introduce her for some time.

Caleb: I must have mistaken that for your usual garden variety creeping.

Vlad: We have a common ancestor in my maker, though the bloodlines diverged centuries ago and hers was thought to be quite diluted. You see, after generations of tamping down their vampiric nature, their powers had largely grown dormant. But Veronica is special. She tells me her dreams led her to me. Can you believe it? [chuckles] I haven’t dreamed since I was mortal. At any rate, I’ve taken her under my wing. I have much to teach her, and she is an eager pupil.

Caleb: Good… for you.

Lilith, looking out on them from the window: He has a WHAT?!?

[solargeist]

i wanna redesign Watcher Mum chat what do we Think

[redrobin-detective]

My fic writing process

Me: Here is an interesting idea, extrapolating the story's inherent, underutilized worldbuilding and not only acting upon it, but expanding it and making it my own to explore themes and characters I enjoy. Also Me: Ok but also this would be Hilarious

[guidingfemme]

built from the ground up.

[corvidcentral]

POV you’re chilling w/ Not-So-Imaginary Friend and she says the most paranoia inducing bullshit

[cry-ptidd]

Karaba la sorcière

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Under Her Skin Pt. 2

A Visit to Val Royeaux

Under Her Skin Masterpost Previous: Vicinius

The PC enter Vicinius’s house on the docks of Val Royeaux. The furniture is overturned and the place looks ransacked.

PC: What happened here?

Party comments:

Cassandra: And where is the merchant we intended to meet?

Varric: Where’s the merchant we were supposed to be meeting?

Blackwall: Where’s the man we’re meeting?

Vivienne: Our merchant is conspicuously absent.

Solas: It would appear someone reached the merchant before we did.

Iron Bull: Looks like the merchant got hit.

Sera: (Chuckles.) Nice toss. Someone wanted something found.

The PC picks up a letter on the table.

Zhager, ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ Cancel that order for more field workers. Get me scribes, library slaves: the smartest you can find. They have to be able to read and write. Former runaways are fine, so long as they were clever about it. This Venatori leader, Calpernia, is paying a fortune for our best and brightest stock, delivered to her personally. Don't ask me why. ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ One thing: don't send any with brands or whip marks. We had a couple branded slaves in the last shipment; her people sent the couriers back with burns on their faces. They said Calpernia doesn't take kindly to damaged stock. Strange tick for a magister, but her gold's good enough. ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ Vicinius

PC: It seems Vicinius angered Calpernia by sending her mistreated slaves.

Party comments:

Dorian: Really? Most in Tevinter wouldn’t bother to care.

Cassandra: Was that mercy, or anger at “damaged” stock?

Sera: Pfft. Probably weren’t “pretty” enough.

PC: She was paying a fortune for literate slaves.

Party comments:

Varric: What, a horde of these Venatori’s not enough? Something’s up. That sounds like recruiting to me.

Solas: Curious, when she already has an army of Venatori. Unless these slaves were intended for a separate purpose.

Vivienne: But she has the Venatori. Unless… Perhaps dear Calpernia has something she wishes to hide.

PC: Why? What can slaves do that Venatori can’t?

The PC continues into the house and finds an invoice.

Shipment: ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ – Fourteen healthy males (elf): three literate, former scribes and bookkeepers; set aside for C – Five healthy males (human): deduct twenty from one for missing hand. – Ten healthy females (elf) – Seven healthy females (human): two literate; set aside for C ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ Payment: 350 sovereigns, paid in full, +150 sovereigns (down payment for next month's shipment) ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ A note is scribbled below: ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ Reserve more for next time. Lots of demand.

PC: An invoice. For a shipment of slaves.

Party comments:

Dorian: Vicinius was selling more than rose oil, then.

Varric: A sneaky, rat-bastard slaver. That’s explains a bit.

Blackwall: Suddenly I’m less sorry he’s dead.

Vivienne: A Tevinter slaver. How novel.

PC: Vicinius supplied them to the Venatori.

The turn the corner and find some Venatori wandering around. Once they are defeated, the PC enters the room and finds a corpse in front of a blood splattered wall.

PC: That must’ve been Vicinius.

Party comments:

Varric: This is the merchant? I guess he asked Calpernia for a down payment.

Cassandra: I see Calpernia sent Venatori to deal with him.

Solas: Unfortunately for him.

Dorian: It seems the Venatori tired of following him.

PC: Let’s look around.

The PC finds pieces of a crystal around the room.

PC: A shattered crystal? Let’s find the pieces. PC: Here’s another one. PC: The crystal’s whole again, but… hold on…

A voice comes from the crystal.

Calpernia: You dare cheat me, Vicinius?

Vicinius: Lady Calpernia, I had no intention—

Calpernia: I warned you of consequences, should the slaves you bring me suffer in your care. Venatori. Show him my displeasure.

Vicinius: No, wait. Wait!

Party comments:

Varric: That’s a dwarven memory crystal. The Shaperate uses them to store memories—don’t ask me how.

Dorian: A dwarven relic for storing memories. There’s one or two in Minrathous—very rare.

Sera: What was that rubbish?

Iron Bull: Crystals that remember your words. That’s… crazy Vint magic.

Blackwall: The crystal talks? What will they think of next?

Cassandra: What just happened?

Vivienne: Words from the past? Fascinating.

PC (Dagna recruited): Dagna might know what to make of it. PC (Dagna not recruited): We should show Leliana.

If PC is alone: PC (Dagna recruited): That speech came from the crystal. Dagna may make something of it. PC (Dagna not recruited): The sounds came from the crystal. We should show Leliana.

Next: Calpernia's Past

[enderevynne]

DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION ➤ OC GIFS: Evynne Trevelyan

↳ Under Her Skin

[harmlesscigarette]

"There's a hole in the world where the rot gets in, engraved in blood and bone. You placed your lips around it and sucked it dry."

-"Her," Tabatha Wood

[aldiwali]

NAMI & VIVI - CH 128: "THE FLAG KNOWN AS PRIDE"

without skintone changes:

original for comparison:

[total-drama-brainrot]

Gwent is just two people who are different flavours of super fucking weird trying desperately to hide it from each other and seem normal.

And because they're so focused on making themselves to seem 'normal' to the other, neither notices how much of a freak the other is. They'll look at each other and think "wow, she's/he's so well adjusted and normal, she'd/he'd never love a weirdo like me 💔".

Meanwhile, everyone else on the island is painfully aware of how much these two losers are pining for each other.