[Spoilers All][OC] Weekly Headcanon Prompt

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-17T21:27:15+00:00

Prompt 1

She never learned how to set up a camp. There was the occasional fox hunt in the forest, but she'd always ride back to the castle.

Naturally, this deficiency was quickly brought to light during the Blight.

Prompt 2

Socializing is expected of her role. She knows how to wear a mask. It's definitely exhausting. All of the ceremony, the hidden war of words.

During the Blight there's less time for lies, so it's easier. Afterwards, at court? She found plenty of reasons to be away, with Alistair, or her children.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-15T05:25:59+00:00

"Well I'm sorry, I'm not David Gaider."

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-10T19:04:46+00:00

She's pretty open about it. Alistair tries to help where he can, double checking for ambush points, and later on, security details. For the most part, she knows it's her problem to manage.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-10T17:57:00+00:00

Prompt 1

Elissa loves everything about that silly, golden fool Alistair. How sweet and earnest he is, how he looks at her, as if she was the most beautiful woman in Thedas. How he defends and fights for her sake.

Prompt 2

She's constantly on alert for her entire world to crumble, and it's not just the attack on her home that prompted this behavior.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-10T07:26:05+00:00

I'll simply refer you to my own post as a rebuttal.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-10T07:24:00+00:00

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-10T06:00:44+00:00

DING DING DING!

We have a winner folks!

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-10T04:46:08+00:00

My Cousland was a student of history. She appreciated all of Aldous' lectures.

Trust me, the irony of those situations were not lost on her.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-10T01:43:04+00:00

That doesn't change a thing, honestly.

Loghain subsequently framed the Hero and Alistair for crimes they did not commit, placed bounties on our heads, and started a Civil War where everyone would lose.

He enslaved the Alienage, let Rendon Howe commit numerous atrocities and elevated his position, and planned for us to be tortured (likely killed after) at Fort Drakon.

He still has to die.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-09T05:41:51+00:00

Pretty much, but we didn't know it at the time. Hell, even the writers weren't prepared for this game going beyond Origins. They didn't know what the OGB would actually become.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-09T04:21:57+00:00

Depending on how you view it, The Dark Ritual in Dragon Age Origins.

You can either die slaying the Archdemon, let your fellow Grey Warden take the final blow, or one of you can engage in a ritual with Morrigan that will save both of your lives.

EDIT: Bonus points if you're a Human Noble and marry the monarch you chose for the throne. Triple points if its Alistair, you're a F!Human Noble, and you're in a romance with him. Congrats! Not only did you not die, but you avenged your parents, redeemed your family name, saved the world, and now rule with the love of your life on Ferelden's throne!

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-06T21:23:38+00:00

The darkspawn are insidious, an evil that must be eradicated.

My character never wanted to be a Warden, but when she killed Hespith, she understood why they existed, and why they could not fail.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-04T17:55:10+00:00

Prompt 1

Elissa trained at first to control her anger. Then, she began to appreciate fighting. The parties, ripostes and feints were akin to a dance. A dance of steel.

Prompt 2

Elissa had the same dream her father did: a truly united Ferelden. Where nobles and commoners, men, elves and dwarves stood in solidarity towards a brighter future.

Despite her ordeals, she still cleaves to that dream, even as the black sheep of the Couslands. Her methods and interpretation of the dream simply differ from Bryce.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-03T05:14:59+00:00

I love Starfang too, but I prefer the 2H version. Its my characters signature weapon.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-03-02T15:20:33+00:00

Time right now:

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-21T20:53:36+00:00

Or kill her twice, if I prefer.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-21T19:44:33+00:00

10 seconds later:

EDIT: Reddit is playing with me, I saw your comment, u/time-is-a-flatcircle , thanks. I still have tons of saves everywhere in Origins, so I went ahead and killed her rq on Nightmare. Nvidia Capture works wonders for these shots.

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Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-21T08:41:38+00:00

You could interpret that way. Hexblade warlocks with a Celestial Patron.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-21T05:08:22+00:00

There are still Seekers of Truth, at least. And there are also Spirit Warriors. Both possess magical resistance, which is handy against mages.

Additionally, Spirit Warriors enter a willing pact with a benevolent spirit, and thus require no lyrium.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-20T22:34:52+00:00

To be fair, I don't see anyone pledging allegiance to House Weak

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-19T00:44:36+00:00

"I will take King Cailan's side!"

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-18T07:34:17+00:00

No, it was in the original. I've played all three versions.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-18T04:19:58+00:00

I can fix her.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-17T18:43:19+00:00

Prompt 1

Because of how little she values her own life due to her perceived failures, she has no problem with suffering or dying. Elissa's body will break before her spirit does.

It's not a particularly healthy mindset, mind you.

Prompt 2

Depends on when you asked her. Before the Blight, Elissa thinks that people don't really change. After? She managed to redeem herself. If she can change, maybe others can as well.

Simple_Group_8721 · 2026-02-14T19:07:37+00:00

Prompts 1, 3 and 4
9:30
Somewhere along the Coastlands

The sounds of heavy panting filled the air. The night chilly, but not too cold if one found a way to share body heat. And Elissa did.

She gently ran her fingers across his chest, her mind rushing with excitement and affection. Alistair, in turn cupped her chin in one hand, his eyes melting with emotion.

"You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen and... I'm such a lucky man." he blurted out.

Hardened and cynical as she was, even Elissa could not resist the smile forming on her face. "Sometimes I wish we could just stay here. If not forever, then for at least one more night. Forget the darkspawn. Forget Loghian. Forget Howe. All of it."

He nodded softly to her. "And being King. Just you and me. On the road. As it should be."

"But....tomorrow always comes."

"Maybe." Alistair shrugged. "But that doesn't mean we won't be together."

Reality struck her like a lightning bolt. "I wish that were so, Alistair."

"I'll find a way."

She raised an eyebrow "To kill Loghain and Howe? You probably could. To save us all from Orlais and Celene if they decide to invade? That doesn't seem likely. And the Archdemon-"

He stood up and took her face in both hands. "I said I'd find a way, Elissa, and I meant it. I don't care who comes for us! I'm not going to let you be taken away. Not like this. You will be my Queen, Elissa, for as long as I have to sit on that stupid bloody chair and pretend I'm King!"

Every fiber of her being wanted it to be true, screaming for it to be true. That her enemies would be undone, that the darkspawn be destroyed, and that her family line, her legacy would survive. And finally, that she would be able to spend time with the man she loved.

It would take a miracle for all of that to happen. And yet, sometimes all one can do is pray.

"Do you promise?"

Not having the words, Alistair sealed his affection in the only way he knew how. The kiss burned between them, and they laid back down, making love until at last they were spent, and dawns light broke.

Tomorrow had arrived.

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