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PLAYER

Name: Cadence
Age: Old enough to know better
Contact: blisters @ plurk
Other Characters: Abby & Gela
Interests: Well, I'm interested in 1) roleplaying a native character that catches a shard and is actually really happy that it happened, 2) getting to have magic and 3) exploring a character experiencing sexism in a way that isn't typical of the Dragon Age universe

CHARACTER

Name: Lady Vega Arany of Vyrantium
Canon/OC: OC
Journal: succise
Race: Human
Nationality: Tevene
Occupation: Aristocrat
Division: Scouting
Mage or Not: Mage
Age: 23

History

• First child born to Lord Alardus + Lady Rohaisa Arany
• Coveted position as family baby usurped just three years later by the birth of her younger brother Fransisco Arany, future golden child
• Does well at the Circle of Magi in Minrathous. Very average experience, a middle of the road student. Being a mage is so great and probably makes you better than other people
• Undertook many teachings expected of a young lady of noble birth: etiquette, modesty, dancing and conversation, archery, fencing
• Started to get the feeling her family were angling to do something crazy like, say, marry her off assuming she would not like to be in charge of the estate and be next in line for House Magister, a position her family has held for decades. Surely not?
• Lo and behold: Fran named future benefactor of these prizes, with Vega's hand to be given in marriage once family receives a suitable offer. Following the divine wisdom and teachings of the Imperial Chantry, selecting the youngest male of the family to be heir is actually most correct in upholding the true image of the Maker, amen
• Vega, furious, decides she is running away if all they're going to do is get rid of her anyway, and then she's going to come back and Do Something about this great unfairness (fratricide?)
• Prepared to go south to investigate Andrastianism partly out of spite, partly because worshipping women for their power is seemingly normal there and what she deserves actually
• Mid run-away she catches a shard, and is forced toward Kirkwall instead. She's happy about this. It is a sign probably

Personality

Vega is very proud. She takes her noble status seriously because it affords her coveted future opportunities, and demands this be treated with the utmost respect by anybody she is interacting with. She is able to overlook the suffering of other people because it does not directly apply to her, not in a hateful, fuck-you-got-mine way, but in a willfully ignorant, I'm-going-to-pretend-I-don't-see-that way. She knows inequality is wrong, and has surface level, non-offensive opinions that she can quickly dispense before immediately changing the subject.

She is not motivated solely by envy, but she sure does talk about her brother and her family's preference for him a whooole lot. It's very immediately obvious that Vega has been a background character in her own life, constantly talked over and dismissed. For Vega it is almost worse that she wasn't outright uncared for or neglected. Nobody in her life has ever paid enough attention to her; this is the true crime.

Boy is she ever hungry for justice over it. She truly believes that the only way forward is for something really terrible to happen to her younger brother, for him to be permanently out of the way so her family will be forced to acknowledge her. She's happy to do this herself (wants to, fantasizes about it).

Outside of this catastrophe that governs a large portion of her life, Vega is naturally curious. She likes to read and learn new things, and she likes to be in control. She has a very strong sense of self-worth and understands the benefit of hard work and being diligent, and when she is passionate about something it's hard to make her shut up about it.

Above all things she loves her magic and she loves being a mage. Being a mage makes her god's favourite princess and the most interesting girl in the world; she feels bad for non-mages, even pities them.

Opinions & Affiliations

TEMPLARS: Lap dogs.

MAGE/TEMPLAR WAR: Join a Tevene Circle and quit whining.

THE CHANTRY: Friendship ended with the Imperial Chantry, now the Orlesian Chantry is my best friend. Vega is disconcertingly preoccupied with the Divine.

THE QUN: Ew. In a distant sort of way

ELVES: Probably dangerous!

TEVINTER CASTE SYSTEM: C'est la vie...

Strengths & Weaknesses

+ Best at magic! Specifically force magic (worst is healing)
+ Hard-working, will get the job done if you give it to her. Doesn't think she's too good for most work
+ Interesting. Man, there's a whole lot going on there, but it is probably amusing to watch
+ Good with a bow. Good with an épée
+ Excellent time management and will even be there early

- Can't stand being second best to anybody
- Ignorant of the realities of war
- Dismissive of other people's problems
- Easily manipulated if you're telling her exactly what she wants to hear
- Narrow world view (comes with the rich, privileged life style)

Inventory

• Expensive longbow that seemingly prides itself on aesthetic more than power
• Light dappled grey mare named Sweet Lavender
• Saddlebags on the horse contain changes of clothing, a good knife, some food, traveling supplies etc

Motivation

She's got a sliver of weird magic in her hand she'd like Riftwatch to deal with look at and admire.

SAMPLES

There are two here.