Currently Replaying Origins! Hachi Tabris I Missed You 

Inquisitor “Ghilin’da” Lavellan

The “lucky little rabbit” who escaped Fen’Harel’s trap.

Finally started playing Dragon Age: Inquisition—I’m only 10 years late! I'm not done with the game yet but I'm getting there, and piecing together Lavellan's name and story as I go along. More below the cut.

As it stands, I got her name from the elvhen words ghilanas (to guide; create luck), oin (rabbit), and da (little). Ghilin'da, or Ghil'da, for short. Prior to the Conclave, she lived as a city elf and owned the human slur for elves: "rabbit". She rarely went by any another name until the Conclave.

Once she became Inquisitor, the nickname would have fallen away if not for Solas's use of it. Solas latched onto the name and called her Ghilin'da, claiming that she was lucky for surviving the Anchor.

When Solas's identity is revealed, the name is forever marked in elvhen folklore, and Inquisitor Lavellan becomes Ghilin'da, the foil to Fen'harel.

In the years that follow, elves wait with bated breath for the ending to the tale of the Lucky Rabbit and the Dread Wolf.

i really love her design 😳

The Hero of Ferelden

wanted to do a fun little piece of my Grey Warden, Ida Tabris, and I’m very happy with the result! I’ve really missed playing Dragon Age, and was able to get back into it a little this year!

City Elf Appreciation Week

~ 5th of August - 11th of August ~

Here are some optional prompts for next week! Please feel free to do whatever you like with them. Remember to tag @cityelfweek or use the tag #cityelfweek24!

Day 1 - Vhenadahl - A pillar of many alienage communities. Firewood in others.

Day 2 - Folklore - Show the folklore that city elves have created over time. Superstitions, stories, heroes, villains... anything!

Day 3 - Community - Close-knit family, or claustrophobic little box?

Day 4 - Customs and Tradition - Andrastian? Dalish? Somewhere in between, or something all new?

Day 5 - Alienage - The only home many city elves ever know.

Day 6 - OC - A day to celebrate original city elf characters!

Day 7 - Free Day - All things city elf!

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Got mama Tabris on my mind 😌😌😌

So I'm playing dai and I only notice today, 8 years later that the redcliffe chantry has a stained glass depicting what i can only assume to be shartan in pride of place. Like this would have been hovering over the sisters and congregation each day. Isn't he considered to be heresy by the chantry? I'm so intrigued by his very prominent inclusion ... I'm so curious on what happened in redcliffe that led to his likeness remaining

A helpful list of city elves :)

City elf origin

City Elf Origin

City Elf Week Appreciation Week - Day 5!

Please remember to tag @cityelfweek or use the tag #cityelfweek24 so your works can be reblogged! Today's optional prompt is alienage - but anything that's focused on city elves is welcome, new and old!