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Purveyor of finest quality fangirl love this side of Thedas. Canadian expat with terrible timing. Account is 99.99% for geeking out over DA/ME/BG3. (she/her) Currently playing: Pokemon Legends Z-A

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · Sep 4

My canon Heroes of Thedas. 💖 RIP to my assorted elf rogues that had brief, shining moments of being canon. 😅

#DragonAge

A graphic that shows my Hero of Ferelden, Elaryn Cousland. It includes a portrait of her in the Warden-Commander armour with the hilt of a blade over her shoulder. She has pale skin and sage green eyes that are narrowed in an expression of focus. Her dark brown hair is pulled back with a few strands framing one side of her face. The graphic also displays her key personality traits, borrowed from the Dragon Age 2 dialogue wheel--an olive branch for diplomacy, wings and a halo for helpful/good, and a diamond to symbolize charm. Beneath them are three images from the warrior tree in Dragon Age: Origins and Awakening; crossed swords for two-weapon fighting, a trophy for the Champion specialization, and a blue shield with a human figure inside for the Guardian specialization. Below the icons is an image of Alistair's face cropped in a heart to indicate that he is Elaryn's romance interest.

A graphic that shows my Champion of Kirkwall, Dacia Hawke. It includes two portraits of her, one on top of the other; the first and larger the two shows her in Dragon Age 2 while the second is from Dragon Age: Inquisition. She's the default Lady Hawke without the blood smear--pale skin, piercing cyan eyes, short black hair, deep red lips. The graphic also displays her key personality traits using icons from the Dragon Age 2 dialogue wheel--an olive branch for diplomacy, a laughing mask for humorous, and a diamond to symbolize charm. Beneath them are three images from the warrior tree in Dragon Age 2; the symbol for the taunt, shield bash, and resolute skills, indicating that her combat style is made up of skills from the warmonger, weapon & shield, and defender trees. Below the icons is an image of Fenris's face cropped in a heart to indicate that he is Dacia's romance interest.

A graphic that shows my Inquisitor, Marian Trevelyan. It includes two portraits of her, one on top of the other; the first and larger the two shows her in Dragon Age: Inquisition while the second is from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. She's in her early 30s (Inquisition) with tan skin, cold blue eyes, very short grey hair in Inquisition and a grey-white ponytail in Veilguard. She also has a large scar on her cheek and another through her right eyebrow. The graphic also displays her key personality traits using symbols from the Inquisition dialogue wheel--an armoured soldier with folded arms to indicate being stoic, a red circle with a lyrium-blue star in the middle that means arcane knowledge, and a green book with an infinity symbol on it that means history knowledge. Beneath them are three images from the mage skill tree to indicate what schools of magic she specializes in; they're a blue book for the Winter school of magic, a green book for the Spirit school, and a dark brown book with a gold sword on it for the Knight-Enchanter specialization. Below the icons is an image of Blackwall/Thom's face cropped in a heart to indicate that he's Marian's romance interest.

A graphic that shows my Rook, Ruya Laidir. It features a portrait of her smiling; she's a female qunari with dark grey/blue skin, purple eyes, gold makeup around her eyes, and assorted abstract designs done in tattoos and decorative scars on her face. She has long black hair that's shaved in an undercut and there are decorative gold bands at the base of each swept-back horn. The graphic also displays her key personality traits using icons from the Veilguard dialogue wheel--a thumbs-up symbol for honest, an eye with a tear beneath it for sentimental, and a laughing mask for playful. Beneath them are two images from the warrior skill tree; the first is the warrior core icon of a shield with crossed blades and an axe, and the other is the symbol for the Mourn Watch, indicating that her core specialization is Reaper. Between them is the symbol for the Lords of Fortune, her faction. Below the icons is an image of Emmrich's face cropped in a heart to indicate that he is Ruya's romance interest.

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 11h

Bonus chapter! Happy #N7 Week! 😁

Check it out here: archiveofourown.org/works/723185...

#MassEffect #MassEffectFanfiction #Shenko

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 16h

Updated AO3 a little earlier than usual 'cause I've been steeped in Mass Effect lately and have been itching to post again. 😁 But we're into part 2 now, which shifts the primary POV from Kaidan to Shepard. 💖

Find the fic here: archiveofourown.org/works/723185...

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 18h

The *fury* I felt the first time Word did this to me. 😤

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 7d

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

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Alexander ✨️ @guidingbolt.bsky.social · 1d

To all my american friends effected by SNAP I highly reccomend you check out Dollar Tree Dinners, ThePlantSlant2431 and Epicurious Expeditions!

Not only do I enjoy their content,it also helps me cook on a budget and be more positive! And they all seem like lovely people too <3!

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GRIM 🦇 @grimourn.bsky.social · 4d

it’s datv day!!! emmrich gummie be upon ye #emmrichvolkarin #dragonage #datv #beezart

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 4d

There will be no negativity on Ruya's watch! 💜

#Veilguard #Rook #DATV #DragonAge #DragonAgeVeilguard

A screenshot from Dragon Age The Veilguard showing Ruya "Rook" Laidir smiling broadly.

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 6d

Stumbled on another face claim for Marian (Inquisitor) and now the itch to boot up a fresh game of Inquisition has set in. 😅

Gillian Anderson used to be it but today I learned that Dame Emma Thompson is also a super good match. ❤️

#DragonAge #DragonAgeInquisition

A screenshot of my Inquisitor, Marian Trevelyan.

A photo of the actress Gillian Anderson.

A photo of the actress/screenwriter Dame Emma Thompson.

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 7d

The next chapter of my #Shenko fic is live on AO3! 😊

Check it out here: archiveofourown.org/works/723185...

#MassEffect #MassEffectFanfiction

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 8d

Yup! Her name was Linque, Dalish rogue. Romanced Alistair, made him king without hardening, and then ignored Morrigan before the Archdemon fight. And then my 2nd character was started two days later and was the same except no king and she took up Morrigan on her offer. 😆😅 If you know, you know. 💀

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 9d

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 10d

What's in your Rook's bag?

Ruya's Bag:
- snacks
- more snacks
- tissues
- First Aid supplies
- whetstone
- flint and steel
- well-worn adventure journal
- smol dracolisk plush that she made for her long lost son

#DragonAge #Veilguard #Rook #DATV #RuyaLaidir

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Indige Tea 🦬🧡 @colouredwilde.bsky.social · 12d

Can we all just take care of each other?

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Autumn Witch @autumnwitch.bsky.social · 11d

Hey folks, I know someone in the industry and they told me that places like AI companies and so forth are desperate for videos of people playing/streaming video games to feed their AI models. So if you stream this is just a FYI.

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*ೃDiniೀ⋆ @dinixluna.bsky.social · 12d

"[...]With the government shutdown and SNAP benefits on pause, thousands of families who already live on the edge won’t have a holiday meal. For 10 years Voix Noire has stepped in where systems fail. Help me keep the promise of a full meal alive." - @harrietcarried.bsky.social

Please ♥️+🔁!

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 12d

Just fell down the stairs carrying a computer tower from the 90s. I should probably stop doing things for the day, right? 😅

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GreyEnchanter @greyenchanter.bsky.social · 12d

Blackwall appreciation post ❤️
#DragonAge

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endrae💙💛 @endrae.bsky.social · 13d

Finished this already some time ago but never posted it, so hereeee wee goo
#dragonage #dragonageveilguard #da4 #emmrichvolkarin #endraeart #dragonageart

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Turið Torkilsdóttir @turidtorkil.bsky.social · 16d

Guys, I'm home for three weeks and in edit mood 🌺

For free of course, you know the drill.

Throw your blorbos at me in the comments and tell me their full name and which colours/flowers/etc you want 😁

(Any fandom! Portraits from head to waist work best, but we can discuss everything.)

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 13d

Listen. It used to be B. I used to get so disgusted that I didn't talk to him enough to trigger his personal quest. On my most recent play, I actually got it, so now it's A, and it sure was nice to have context for Felsi storming the Keep in Awakening. 😆

Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 14d

*sob* They're beautiful. 😭 One of these days I need to get DAI on PC so I can apply these wonderful mods. ❤️

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 14d

Artificer because that was the only relevant match for my goody two-shoes Dalish hunter, and even then the logic was tenuous (traps!). 😅 The Ranger specialization in DAO was odd in the context of the game, and I get why they dropped it, but man would it have been a better fit for my Lavellan. 😜

Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 14d

The next chapter of my #Shenko fic is live on AO3. 😊

Check it out here: archiveofourown.org/works/723185...

#MassEffect #MassEffectFanfiction

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Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 17d

Also Marian politely declines Ruya's Harvestmere invitation every time. 😆 Maybe Thom will talk her into going once, but she won't like it. 😜

Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 17d

Elaryn (HoF) isn't going to go out of her way to catch up with anyone; it's not that she disliked them, she just can't be bothered. 😅 Hawke is too busy staying under the radar to reach out. And Marian (Inquisitor) would, but just Dorian and, oddly, Cullen. She wasn't super close with anyone else.

Kira | Warden-Commander Shepard @wcshepard.bsky.social · 17d

That's gotta be Rook. Ruya is *such* a people person there's no way she's letting any of the Veilguard fall out of touch. We're talking sending out Wintersend family portrait cards of her, Emmrich, and Manfred, hosting Harvestmere feasts, all of it. Even the Inquisitor is invited. 🥰

#DragonAge

Screenshot from Dragon Age: The Veilguard showing the VG companions plus my Rook, Ruya Laidir, seated around a table at the Lighthouse.

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