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A1, C5, E8, J2, L1 for Lira, Minah, and Narayani?

thanks!! // Big Ol’ Honkin’ OC Question List

A1. What of the Meyers-Briggs personality types they most fit into? INFP, ENFT, et cetera…

LIRA — ENTJ, aka the commander. pretty apt title, all things considered MINAH — ESFP, aka the entertainer. highly social, always performing, but with a knack for keeping an eye on other people NARAYANI — tbh I'm not entirely sure, but I'm leaning INTJ, aka the architect. rational but creative, private but always working.

C5. Do your OC’s morals and rules of common decency go out the window when it comes to those they don’t like, or when it’s inconvenient? Aka, are their morals situational?

LIRA — lira's morals are ironclad, which is part of her issue with howe and the whole betrayal situation. she'll take unsavory actions, absolutely, but it's always in the name of a meaningful goal, and she'll do everything she can to preserve common decency in the process MINAH — her morals are a little situational, but probably not quite as situational as she'd like to pretend they are. she's got a pretty solid moral center, once you take into account the offsest between her morals and more commonly accepted ones. NARAYANI — she'll absolutely play different moral codes/frameworks against each other and use whichever one does the most for her.

E8. What’s one of your OC’s biggest regrets?

LIRA — she regrets a number of choices she made around the end of the blight—killing Loghain, putting Alistair on the throne, undermining Anora, pressuring Alistair into doing Morrigan's ritual—but she'd do them again. Morrigan + Alistair is a big one—she didn't quite realize how badly she wanted him until he made her ask him to do the ritual.) MINAH — leaving, but there was no other choice. she couldn't have stayed. she couldn't. NARAYANI — pulling away from her clan. it wasn't one single moment or any specific choice she could have undone, but the ever-fraying thread is something she regrets, especially once her clan is gone and she's the only one left to mourn them.

J2. How politically aware are they?

LIRA — extremely. she's the daughter of a teryn raised to run her own fiefdom and serve on the landsmeet; she was raised to be politically aware and insightful. it served her well fixing ferelden's governing body the way she wanted it post-blight MINAH — not as aware as she could be, but a fair bit of traveling between countries (and keeping out of trouble) involves having a cursory understanding of the local politics. I'd say her awareness is more broad than deep, but still covers more than you might think NARAYANI — more aware than she'd care to be, alas. she doesn't give a shit about shem politics, but shem politics give a number of shits about her, which unfortunately means listening to josie try to explain things when rani would rather be doing anything else

L1. How have your characters changed since you created them?

LIRA — tbh she's pretty much exactly the same. I built her after playing origins a couple of times so I knew what I was working with and built her around the game. she's maybe a little softer than her original concept, but only because I love her and want her to be happy. MINAH — answered! NARAYANI — I built her without too much of an idea what I was doing but she's gone on a hardening and subsequent softening journey. she's come out sharper and more pointed than I anticipated, but also more wiling to yield and use subtlety, which is a fun combo. what can I say, I like a damaged rogue(TM)

#just some good chill dragon age girlies #minah #lira #narayani #memery #ty!!!!

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cityandking · 3 days

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i'm late but!! A3, C7, E4, F12, H3, L1 for minah, vesper & bran xoxo

thanks babe // Big Ol’ Honkin’ OC Question List

A3: Do they have any emotional or psychological conditions? Are they aware of it? Do they try to treat it?

MINAH — likely has a bit of PTSD or some other undiagnosed trauma response. she’s aware of it in that she’s aware that sometimes things Freak Her Out for no discernible reason and she has to cope with the ???????, but I don’t think mental health practices in the Towers Age offer a succinct vocabulary for acknowledging and processing things. mostly she tries to ignore it into going away. obviously that’s going great for her. VESPER — to be honest once you get past the general sense of martyrdom and exhaustion and the dregs of cricle "magic is made to serve man" conditioning, vesper is surprisingly stable both mentally and emotionally speaking. she has some addictive habits, but none that have spiraled into any long-term substance abuse problems BRAN — bran’s definitely got some kind of anxiety disorder, and also probably pretty pronounced seasonal affective disorder. it’s easy to forget about it when she’s living somewhere bright and warm all year round but every now and then it rears its head. she’s more aware of the anxiety—some days when it all gets too much she secrets herself away and waits for the waters to calm.

C7: Do they believe people change over time? If so, is it a natural process or does it take effort?

MINAH — believes people change, but she’s a little iffy on the natural vs effort debate. people change because they have to, or because they’re forced to. how aware they are of the process doesn’t necessarily play into it VESPER — believes people can change if they want to, but it takes effort to do so BRAN — believes people changed based on where they are and who’s around them—there’s an element of effort in there, but change is also a reflection of how the world effects you, whether you realize or not

E4: Did they enjoy school if they went to it?

MINAH — it was okay. some parts of it she liked a lot (seeing other kids, some lessons, skipping out lessons with the other kids, music) and some things were an absolutely pain in the ass to sit through VESPER — vesper (as a nerd) liked school! she liked classes, she liked learning, she liked magic and history and all her instructors who encouraged her questions (well. most of her questions). she liked knowing exactly what was expected of her and how to perform in those areas. and she liked teaching, once she became an enchanter. for all its ills and horrors, she did enjoy the college part of circle life. BRAN — bran was not a great student and really didn’t care for school. there were so many other things she could be doing! also she was kind of one of those kids who either Got something and enjoyed being good at it (maths, navigation, history, fencing) or didn’t get it and hated it (literature, languages, diplomacy).

F12: Would they enjoy a theme park?

MINAH — minah would love a theme park. there are rides, there are performances, there are trinkets, there’s all the fried food you could want! she’d have a great time at a theme park VESPER — she’d have fun, but be slightly overwhelmed by the crowds and probably need to take some time to find a quiet corner and recharge. I’m not sure if she’s the kind of person who enjoys the windswept thrill of a coaster or if she’d prefer to stick to something where her feet are closer to the ground BRAN — absolutely! yes! she’d have the best time. she’d ride everything, especially the big extreme scary stuff. bring on the thrills!

H3: Does your OC believe there’s only one ideal partner (or multiple ideal if not monogamous) for everyone, or that there are many people who could be right?

MINAH — in her deepest secretest heart of hearts minah’s a romantic who believes in One True Love. rationally she knows people make relationships work through love and dedication and effort and whatever, and that believing everyone can only have one ideal partner is childish and irrational, but there’s a part of her holding onto the idea that there's one Person out there VESPER — vesper believes relationships are the kind of thing you have to grow and tend, which means they can appear in endless forms and permutations. rightness is relative BRAN — bran believes in multiple partners who could be the “right” one, for multiple reasons. honestly she’s a little iffy even on the concept of a “right” partner at all (sabine, as usual, is an outlier adn should not have been counted)

L1: How have your characters changed since you created them?

MINAH — minah's much quieter and more blunt than I originally intended, but that's because a) the perils of playing over voice chat (my discord has been shit lately and keeps building up delays which is annoying af) and also because b) I am way less social and improv-y than she is which makes things hard. one of the perils of playing a high-charisma extrovert when I am neither of those things. such is D&D VESPER — vesper went through a pretty rigorous creation process and was sort of birthed out of the ashes of an older trevelyan mage, which feels appropriate for vesp given all her fire symbolism (the og gal was named mara and was a knight-enchanter). that said, once she existed in the world, she's kind of stayed the same. no major changes, just more depth BRAN — she’s changed so much from her very initial conceptualization—a villainous (antihero?) doomed love interest in my 2015 nanowrimo novel to a noble and cleric of a sea god to her current iteration. that said, once she reached her Varania Form I think she's been pretty settled—she just gets deeper and richer and more nuanced the longer she lives with me

#ty these were fun!!!#vesper #branwen #minah #memery #still taking these!!

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cityandking · 3 days

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He is worse than wrong. He is, may Heaven forgive him, right but being annoying about it.

#this is ozydai. to me.#txt #misc #r: tbd

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cityandking · 3 days

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I forgot that inquisitor ameridan also has dirthamen's vallaslin and now I am thinking about narayani who made the choice to keep her tattoos staring at the face of the last emperor and finding it so eerily close to her own. talk about a blast from the past

#when you see what you will be one day and it's a forgotten ghost holding the bindings of a beast to save a nation #and nobody knows who you were or who you loved or what you fought for #oof. oof!!!!!!#da lb #narayani

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cityandking · 5 days

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minah thoughts:

thinkin’ about how her low insight probably feeds into the paranoia/acting; she’s not great at reading people so she compensates with pretense and performance

fallout au minah???? get that woman a gun

i wonder where the dracolisk guy is

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wonder what’s up with ilyan 😬

can’t believe she spent eight hours in an orlesian courtroom

honestly what the fuck was going on in montsimmard and what did we miss

eyyyyyy eöldir mention!

#minah #misc #dadnd #since tabby asked xo

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cityandking · 5 days

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A8, A19, B15, F2, L2 for dai and minah!

thanks my dear!! // Big Ol’ Honkin’ OC Question List

A8. Is your OC a martyr?

DAI — oh you know he is. boy's whole build and vibe is built around "take me instead" MINAH — not typically—she generally finds martyrdom stupid and useless and keeps as far from it as she can—but there are a few situations where she might take on some martyr-esque qualities.

A19. What instantly irritates them or puts them in a bad mood?

DAI — people getting into his personal business. stupidity. ozy, when he's in a Mood(tm) MINAH — when nobles are being Nobles about shit. she has negative patience for entitlement, especially when it comes with a side of expectation and obliviousness. also, intense prying. leave her alone

B15. Does your OC enjoy social events, such as parties, clubs, et cetera..?

DAI — not as a rule, but there are a few exceptions. he doesn't mind so much as long as he can sit in a corner and watch his friends enjoy themselves MINAH — yeah! she loves a social event; she enjoys seeing people and seeing (or being) entertainment. lots to do, plenty of pockets to pick, and generally a fun time overall!

F2. What’s their ideal home look like? Where is it?

DAI — a small, cozy, two-story house in a city he knows. the kind of place where people can come and go and stay when they need to, but where he can also retreat to somewhere warm and sunny and quiet when he needs. the selto townhouse came close, to be honest, except that it wasn't anywhere near home. whatever else happens, his roots are in airedon. MINAH — a big house, filled with family. gone.

L2. What do you consider the biggest themes in your character, if any?

DAI — not to fall back on his divine aspects but it's shields and the sun. standing between people and danger, being a light in the dark, burning himself up, unflinching and solid no matter how many times he's struck. good golden boy 💛 MINAH — masks. performing all the time, even to yourself, even until you aren't sure when or where the performance ends. also rootlessness: always on the move, ungrounded, unable to ever return home again and knowing you wouldn't be the same person even if you could go back

#dai & minah be like: let me put an artificially constructed Thing between me and the world #I'm sure that says nothing about me as a person #ough I love them I LOVE them #my good kids!!!!!!!#ty for these my dear <3 #minah #daichi #memery

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Big Ol’ Honkin’ OC Question List-- Long Post Ahead!

Alright, here we go– I put together a list of questions about OCs that you can reblog and have people send in asks for you! I set it up so you can be like, “A3″, “D2″, et cetera… Keep checking in here to the original post in case I add some more to the list! In the meantime, I hope y’all have some fun with this and maybe use it to learn a little bit more about your OCs or get to share things about them!! A. Psychology

What of the Meyers-Briggs personality types they most fit into? INFP, ENFT, et cetera…

What alignment are they? Chaotic neutral, lawful evil, et cetera…

Do they have any emotional or psychological conditions? Are they aware of it? Do they try to treat it?

Are they a pessimist or an optimist?

Are they good at handling change in their life?

Does your OC tend to assume their interpretation of events and reality is correct, or do they question it? I.e., “I’m sure that’s what you said” versus “It’s possible I misheard you.”

Is your OC confident in their reactions to life in general, or do they get embarrassed or easily shamed for it? I.e., if something startles them, do they insist it WAS scary? When they cry, do they feel like they overreacted?

Is your OC a martyr?

Does your OC make a lot of excuses? For themselves? Others?

Does your OC compromise easily? Too easily?

Does your OC put others’ needs before their own?

Does your OC have any addictions? If so and problematic, have they admitted it to themselves?

Does your OC have any phobias? If so, where did they come from?

Is your character empathetic?

Is your character observant?

Does your OC have to go through their own trials to learn a lesson, or do they listen and learn from observation and lecture? I.e., does your OC listen when someone tries to tell them the importance of budgeting, or do they have to go experience what happens if you don’t budget first?

What’s one of your OC’s proudest moments of themselves?

Do they get jealous easily? Do they feel bad if they do?

What instantly irritates them or puts them in a bad mood?

Are they harsh on themselves?

Do they make excuses often?

Is your OC intended to be found generally attractive? Unattractive? Average? Is there a reason why?

Does your OC place much importance on their appearance? Do they feel confident in it?

What are some of your OC’s biggest personal obstacles? This could be emotional, physical, social… Are they aware of it? Are they trying to overcome it?

B. Social

Do they believe you have to give respect to get it, or get respect to give it?

Do they get frustrated when lines at places like pharmacies, check-outs, delis, banks, et cetera, are moving slowly?

Under what situations would they get angry at servers, staff, customer service, et cetera?

Do they tip well? How easily can they be moved to not leave a tip?

Do they hold doors open for people?

Would your OC let someone ahead of them in line if your OC had a big cart and the person behind them had very few items?

How do they respond to babies crying in public?

Is your OC considered funny? Do they believe they’re funny?

What kind of humor does your OC like the most? Slapstick, ironic, funny sounds, scare pranks, xD sO rAnDoM…

Does your OC find any “bad” or “mean” humor funny? Do they wish they didn’t?

Your OC is running late to meeting someone: Do they let the other person know? Do they lie about why they’re late?

Your OC orders something to eat and gets their order done in a pretty wrong way, something they can’t just pick off or whatnot to correct, or something major is missing. What do they do?

Do they have a large or small group of friends?

Do they have people they are genuinely honest with about themselves?

Does your OC enjoy social events, such as parties, clubs, et cetera..?

Does your OC like to be the center of attention or more in the mix?

C. Morality

Does your OC have a moral code? If not, how do they base their actions? If so, where does it come from, and how seriously do they take it?

Would your OC feel bad if they acted against their morals? If not, would they find a way to excuse themselves for it?

Is it important for them to be with people (socially, intimately, whatever) whose major ideological tenets align with their own?

Do they consider themselves superior or more important than anyone else? Lesser?

Do your OC’s morals and rules of common decency go out the window when it comes to those they don’t like, or when it’s inconvenient? Aka, are their morals situational?

What do they do when they see someone asking for money or food? If they ignore them, why? If they help, how so?

Do they believe people change over time? If so, is it a natural process or does it take effort?

Is your OC more practical or ideal morally? I.e., do they hold people to high expectations of behavior even if it’s not realistic for the situation, or do they have a more realistic approach and adapt their morality to be more practical?

D. Religion and Life and Death

How religious is your OC? What do they practice, if anything? If they don’t associate with any religion, what do they think of religion in general?

Do they believe in an afterlife?

How comfortable are they with the idea of death?

Would they like to be immortal? Why, why not? If they are immortal, would they rather not be?

Do they believe in ghosts? If not, why? If so, do they think they’re magical/tie into their religion, or are they scientifically plausible?

E. Education and Intelligence

Would you say that your OC is intelligent? In what ways? Would your OC agree?

Which of the nine types of intelligence is your OC strongest in? Weakest? (Linguistic, existential, naturalist, et cetera)

How many languages do they speak?

Did they enjoy school if they went to it?

What’s their highest education level? Do they want to continue their education?

Do they enjoy learning? Do they actively seek out sources of self-education?

Are they a good note-taker? Are they a good test-taker? Do exams make them nervous?

What’s one of your OC’s biggest regrets?

F. Domestic Habits, Work, and Hobbies

What sort of home do they live in now, if at all? How did they end up there?

What’s their ideal home look like? Where is it?

Could they ever live in a “tiny home”?

How clean are they overall with home upkeep?

How handy are they? Can they fix appliances, cars, cabinets, et cetera?

How much do they work? What do they do? Do they enjoy it?

What’s their “dream career” or job situation?

How often are they home?

Are they homebodies and enjoy being home?

Do they engage in any of the arts? How good do you intend them to be? Would they agree they are?

What are some of their favorite things to do for recreation? How did they get into it? What part of it do they like the most?

Would they enjoy a theme park?

G. Family and Growing Up

Is your OC close to their family?

Who makes up your OC’s family, at least the more important members to them?

Does your OC find their family supportive? If not, what would be an example why not?

What kind of childhood did your OC have?

Did they go through any typical phases growing up?

Do they have any favorite childhood memories?

Do they have any childhood memories they’d rather forget or be less affected by?

H. Romance and Intimacy

What is your OC’s orientation, romantic and/or sexual? Has it ever been a source of stress for them? Have they always been pretty sure of their orientation?

Is your OC a thoughtful partner, in whatever aspect of that you want to cover?

Does your OC believe there’s only one ideal partner (or multiple ideal if not monogamous) for everyone, or that there are many people who could be right?

Does your OC believe in love in first sight?

Does your OC believe in marriage (or their culture’s equivalent)?

Has your OC ever cheated on anyone or been cheated on?

What do they look for in partners? (Emotionally, mentally, physically..)

What’s your OC’s idea of a perfect date?

What are some things that your OC finds to be an instant turn-off in potential partners?

I. Food

What are their favorite kinds of flavors– Sweet, salty, sour, spicy, creamy, et cetera?

Do they have any eating requirements or preferences? Allergies, vegetarian, organic-only, religious restrictions…

Are they vegan/vegetarian (if their overall culture/species generally aren’t)? If so, why? Do they think animal products are wrong in all circumstances?

How often do they cook? Do they order out a lot?

Are they a good cook?

Could they eat the same thing they enjoy over and over and not get bored of it quickly?

J. Politics, Current Events, Environmental Aspects

Where does your OC stand most politically? What would they align with most?

How politically aware are they?

How politically active are they?

Is your OC the sort to fall for fake news? If not, do they ignore it or make a point to clarify that it’s wrong?

Are they or would they protest for a cause they’re passionate about?

How do they react to people whose political viewpoints are very opposite of theirs?

How much interest in environmental health do they have?

In reality-based or applicable worlds, do they believe in global warming? Do they recycle?

K. For OCs in Reality-Based Worlds Who Are Unusual in Paranormal Ways (such as magical abilities, being another species, having a curse like lycanthropy, sci-fi abilities, being from another time, et cetera)– Also for OCs where the scenario is similar even if their universe isn’t based on reality

Does your OC have to keep their paranormal aspect (PA) a secret from general society? If so, how? I.e., they can’t discuss their abilities, they have to hide a tail, they have an alter-ego, et cetera. What would happen if society found out about it?

Are there others in their universe with the same or a similar PA as your OC? I.e., others from different dimensions, others of their same species. Do they know about it?

Does your OC have any friends who know about their PA? Any enemies?

Does your OC ever use their PA to get an advantage? I.e., use their ability to be invisible to steal or get out of things, compete in track while their species is a naturally superior runner, use their invulnerability in careers like police work… If so, do they have any hang-ups about it?

Does your OC feel isolated or unrelatable due to the experience their PA brings with it? If so, how do they deal with it?

Does their PA cause issues in daily life? I.e., if they’re inhuman in a human universe and they can’t go to a doctor or risk the doctor realizing they are not human, super abilities with physical drawbacks, they don’t have control of their abilities and must keep to themselves, et cetera… If so, how do they feel about it?

Does your OC’s PA affect their dietary habits so that they are unusual or problematic by their society’s standards?

What are some routines, if any, of self-care that your OC must engage in that are not typical of their society? I.e., having to file their teeth, maintaining magical rituals, drinking blood…

Does your OC have knowledge that they can’t share with the rest of their world that could improve it if it didn’t cause chaos? I.e., a character from the future knowing about technology not yet invented, but they can’t reveal themselves by sharing it?

Would your OC give up their PA if they could? Why or why not?

L. For the Writer/Owner

How have your characters changed since you created them?

What do you consider the biggest themes in your character, if any?

Did you create the character to be like yourself, did they end up being like yourself, or are they very different from you?

Would you hang out with your OC if you could?

Which OC do you think is the most decent morally or behaviorally?

Which OC do you think is the worst morally or behaviorally? AKA, which is supposed to a “good guy”?

Which OC do you think is the most attractive? AKA, which is supposed to be a “bad guy”?

What’s the longest you’ve had an OC for?

How did you come up with your OC?

#long post //#kids at /cast #meme resource #I know I still have some prompts to get to. they'll happen........ eventually

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cityandking · 7 days

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#ohhhhhhhh #anticlea #aes #long post //

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cityandking · 7 days

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I do think it's great that minah got to spend like 8 hours in a courtroom. love that for her

#miss ''I don't like nobles and I don't like The Law(TM)'' getting to spend aaaaaaaall day dealing with both </3 #dadnd

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cityandking · 8 days

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narratively I am a fan of romances that don’t ever actually become romances

I don’t mean in an aromantic life partner way, I mean romantic tension that is never resolved or acted upon for whatever reason but by the end it’s clear that both characters experienced the love of their lives without ever acknowledging it as such. but they know. they know.

#r: never ours #txt

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cityandking · 8 days

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stature, night, formal and wardrobe for narayani, lira, and vesper

thanks!! // oc asks: character design edition

stature: What's your OC's body type? How tall are they? Do they wear clothing to accentuate their look or do they try to mask it?

NARAYANI — rani is small like most dalish (around 5'/5'1) and, also like most dalish, pointy-eared and slight. the armor she wears bulks her up a little, but most of her more casual fits accentuate how small/lean she is—lots of lightweight and flowing fabrics shaped by belts and ties. LIRA + VESPER — answered!

night: What does your OC wear to sleep? Do they have a favorite pair of PJs, or are they more the birthday suit type?

NARAYANI — strips down to whatever her undermost layer is. probably a shift of some kind, sleeveless and loose. she'd also 100% borrow solas' tunics once they get together (and maybe even afterwards oof) LIRA — honestly lira would have a proper set of pajamas, but since heading out on the road she usually just sleeps in a softer/older/more threadbare pair of pants and a shirt—something she can wear in case she has to get up in the middle of the night to fight darkspawn VESPER — BTNP (big tee no pants). her usual bedtime fit is a big shirt and undies (she starts stealing cullen's down the line—she likes a big shirt!)

formal: What's your OC's formal look? Do they like dressing up? Do they have different looks for different occasions?

NARAYANI — depends on what formalities she's celebrating. with her clan she tends towards lighter, looser, more traditional fits; with the inquisition she tends to go with whatever josephine picks out for her. she doesn't have any particularly strong feelings about dressing up; she tends to care more about the occasion than the costuming. that said, it can be nice to look fancy every now and then LIRA — as commander of the grey her formal look is usually her nicest set of warden blues, with all the regalia and the buffed and polished silver armor. she's worn a lot of dresses though, and she cuts a hell of a figure in full doglord regalia. she doesn't get the opportunity to dress up a lot and the fragment of the girl she once was that lives deep inside her really enjoys dressing up nice VESPER — vesper's formal look is either a really nice set of formal inquisition armor/robes (breastplate, tabards, gold embroidery, something glorious and blazing) or a dress with so many layers of taffeta and silk that it looks like fire flickering when she moves, with jewelry and pearls in her hair and all the trappings of nobility. vesper doesn't love formal events, but she does enjoy getting to look nice so it's like. silver lining?

wardrobe: How big is your character's wardrobe? Do they wear things threadbare, or can they afford new clothes often? Are they any good at mending and repairing their own clothing?

NARAYANI — not enormous, but as inquisitor it does seem to keep growing?? she would wear things threadbare but turns out josie has an issue with that so somehow her wardrobe just. keeps growing. eventually she starts appreciating it. LIRA + VESPER — answered!

#sorry it took so long with this the formal look question really stumped me #I had to reconsider rani's entire vibe #but voila here we are #narayani #vesper #lira #memery

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