Dec. 6th, 2015

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Basics
NAME: Morrigan
AGE: 35 (arrival) | 37
NATIONALITY: Fereldan
RACE: Human
OCCUPATION: Arcane Advisor to the Imperial Court
HEIGHT: 5'8"
BUILD: Slender, curves in all the right places especially as a spider
HAIR: Black
EYES: Golden
BEARING: Proud
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Those creepy gold eyes, watching, always watching.
DIVISION: Research
PROJECT: Elven Artifacts
Status

Morrigan will likely be around Skyhold arranging tutors for her son, continuing her studies into forgotten and ancient magic, no doubt harrassing the Dalish and upsetting them by shemsplaining, and making life miserable for Alistair by virtue of her presence. Oh and probably writing letters to the Imperial Court just for the sake of appearances.

Morrigan has an office within Skyhold that is fairly brimming with her research; there are books upon books, pages upon pages, and plenty of plants that she grows that aren't trusted to the gardens. The doors are often left open unless she's working on something that requires privacy, so knock if it's shut. It is locked and warded when she's gone.

Reputation

Given that she was instrumental in helping to defeat the Fifth Blight, anyone who actually knows anything about it is welcome to know about her as is anyone who can connect Flemeth with her though mention of Flemeth will not gain you the stories you seek. If you've got handwaved past CR during the Fifth Blight days with the Warden's squad then let me know. If your character had involvement with the Imperial Court feel perfectly free to have met her or heard the rumours, just drop me a line. When it comes to Kieran however, it was absolutely not common knowledge that they were related so speak to me about connecting those two first please!

Hooks

Dalish elves are you ready for her to know more than you and to know how to work an eluvian without blood magic and demons? Do you want to learn of lost magics in general? Have you heard rumour of a Witch of the WIlds or perhaps the arcane advisor in Orlais? In general mages will work best with her and those not from Circles who reject all the Circle has to offer (nice mage council you sheep). Also come be a tutor to her son he's cute.

Her current research projects:
  • Elven magic and lore: the ancient, lost, forgotten, and forbidden
  • Dragons and connections beyond their world and into those of the rifters
  • Anchor shards as they pertain to ancient magic

Approval & Gifts
APPROVES
+ Shiny jewellery
+ Supporting mage freedom
+ Walking your own path
+ Keeping an open mind about things
+ Valuing the old ways
+ Leliana being a person
+ Upsetting Alistair
DISAPPROVES
- Moral decency
- Support the Circle
- Following the done thing
- Being closeminded
- Believing the past should be forgotten
- Fuck your Nightingale bullshit
- Alistair being happy

GIFTS
Morrigan has a fondness for small shiny trinkets since she was never allowed such things, and her favourite would still be a golden mirror. She would also greatly approve of small items for Kieran of the not-a-nug-or-a-mabari variety since they actually have to move so often so it's not really practical to have a pet on the road alas. Research supplies and materials would be hugely appreciated too, even if it's just information since what might not matter to someone might be very helpful to her.

ooc: HMD

Dec. 6th, 2015 12:25 pm
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How's my driving


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Screening on
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[OOC]
Backtagging: I usually keep going but if I forget, ping me
Threadhopping: check with me first please
Fourthwalling: Please don't
Offensive subjects: I don't have any really.

[IC]
Hugging this character: She will actually kill you
Kissing this character: No really she will actually kill you
Flirting with this character: You can try but she'll probably roll her eyes or cut you down to size
Fighting with this character: Talk to me first just so we can work it out
Injuring this character: Please see above
Killing this character: No thanks
Using telepathy/mind reading abilities on this character: Yeah just let me know
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Note: I work Mon-Fri and I'm basically away 11 hours a day but I do tags in gdocs and I try to do a round a night. Timezone is GMT.

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Nearest and dearest;
Gwenaelle Vauquelin; survival has meaning and power has meaning, the young woman has both and has weathered such storms since first arriving in Morrigan's study in Skyhold. Loved and adored, it's a fool that threatens Gwenaelle, a fact Morrigan makes plain frequently. Kieran is particularly fond indeed. Knows the truth of Gwenaell's parentage and was there after mother died, will guard the secret ferociously
Alistair; they've come a long way since the Fifth Blight and despite a certain hiccup, it's as close to friendly as it'll ever be. She trusts him with Kieran and some of her worries that she can't voice to anyone else and she's...glad to have someone who understands. The least useless Warden and the only Warden she trusts. Did any of you defeat an Archdemon? No? Well get out of her sight, you're nothing to her
Thranduil; continuing source of fascination with the tales of where he hails from as well as his research interests and the manner he conducts himself with, cannot help herself when it comes to him and spiders.  There's so much Morrigan has confided in Thranduil now that she can't really imagine him not being around

Friends;
Ellana Ashara; tender of the flame of Clan Ashara before choosing her own path, a shapeshifting student of Morrigan's who has grown into her own and studies many ruins and elven lore with the Inquisition. Morrigan watches her progress keenly to see where this will lead her in the world
The Medicine Seller; a most intriguing figure, utterly delightful, a mystery, and someone who understood the eluvians with minimal input so clearly she must keep him close and keep an eye on him
Wren Coupe; what strange days when a Templar is someone Morrigan trusts, but Wren gets things done, persists with Gwenaelle, and isn't a damned idiot.  Her tales are interesting, and when a forest sprouted in Hightown overnight that Morrigan was asked about?  She told Wren as much of the truth as she could guess at.  And she was right.

Acquaintances;
Samouel Gareth; mage of the Ostwick Circle, he still managed to prove himself enough that he became a shapeshifting student of Morrigan's
Inessa Serra; Grey Warden, survivor of Kinloch Hold, strange to see what they become after you do the rescuing and step out of the tale
Korrin Ataash; the first Vashoth mage Morrigan has ever met, an intriguing extra perspective that never hurts to have
Church; an intriguing Rifter with so many baffling tales, a valuable boon for her research
Val de Fonce; an Orlesian scholar fond of his own voice with the self-preservation so very common to Orlesians and scholars alike which is to say distinctly lacking, she has agreed to appear to his mother involving moths in exchange for his aid in Sundermount because why not
Teren von Skraedder; Grey Warden and someone who Gets It, look we odd folk who make others uncomfortable must stick together by our powers combined at parties
Nathaniel Howe; she will actually strangle you with your own courtesy, obedient servant
Melys; no there are no ghosts but she is wiser than she perhaps would wish to admit if vexing
Myrobalan Shivana; blind elven circle mage who still was brave enough to speak with her on the Circles, her reputation, and she can respect that enough to give him a lesson on survival and understanding
Nell Voss; former Circle mage who seemed to want to put the little Circle aka Mage Council back together again so of course Morrigan had to tell her how shit it was
Kain Ventfort; a Reaver Warden, won't be surprised if he dies in a blood explosion but he has a connection to dragons that intrigues her
Kostos Averesch; mage she would assume, rude but given the company they met in she can understand.  Talks as if he possesses a working brain.
Twisted Fate; her first shapeshifting student and the most unusual Dalish elf she had ever met, a true rebel spirit she misses still.  Now that he's returned to the Inquisition, Morrigan's glad to see him back.
Julius; head of the Corypheus project, a Circle mage with a mind of his own and seemingly no small lack of ambition.  Morrigan likes this one.
Carver Hawke; a chance meeting in a library but he was good enough to tell her the truth of the meeting Varric described of her mother, so there's that in his favour.
Chloe Price; recently arrived rifter, confusing but it was a strange time.  Told Morrigan of a friend with time magic which was good of her if more confusing notes to be added to the pile.
Marisol Vivas; an Antivan noble and mage, a sharp mind, a sharp wit, and interested in shapeshifting as well as how it might be applied on a mission.  Someone to keep an eye on.

It's Complicated;
Anders; to say he caused a furore with his reveal is to put it fucking mildly but time changes many things and they've...joked? Worked together??? Who even knows, things are changing people are changing, she's keeping Kieran away and not examining it too closely.  If he keeps talking to Gwenaelle the way he does, Morrigan will absolutely murder him the first chance she gets.

No;
Beleth Ashara; abrasive, obnoxious, gives her a migraine

Gone but not forgotten;
Leliana; not meant to be perhaps but it happened nevertheless, Morrigan able to understand her better and when they finally came together it was all she had hoped for without realising it was what she wanted and needed. Selfishly wanted to pull down Leliana's hood more and remind her she was Leliana and not the Nightingale
Zevran Arainai; there was a hiccup that almost threatened everything but in the end Morrigan and Zevran became closer than they had ever been, Zevran a doting uncle to Kieran, both of them able to joke together and confide in one another. After Zevran's son arrived in his life, she was honest about what it was to be a mother to Kieran and did her best to aid him where she could with his new arrival
Merrill; one who knew the eluvians and understood the need for secrecy, a great loss to the Inquisition with her leaving. Merrill is someone Morrigan would not have seen herself becoming close with and yet they did, and now she will wonder what might have been
Twisted Fate; her first shapeshifting student and the most unusual Dalish elf she had ever met, a true rebel spirit she misses still
Adelaide LeBlanc; Morrigan was ever willing to agitate and stir the pot when it came to the little Circle as she called the Mage Council though Kieran had lessons with some of Adelaide's students and there were times they came to something of an understanding despite Morrigan's enjoyment of being the cat among the pigeons
Shale; of all the places to meet a golem once again, the Inquisition was not the place she imagined it to be. Shale will be missed now that she appears to have wandered off again
Vivienne; mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm how does it feel Vivienne to be usurped by someone who thumbs their nose at your Games
Katniss; eager young woman, she's unsure where she went but she was so keen to be involved in whatever it was that she uncovered that Morrigan does hope that wherever she is, she's taking the advice she gave to heart
Josephine Montilyet; did she think she would find the ambassador to truly be such pleasant company? No she did not, and yet she was even if she wasn't so very subtle in prying about her and Leliana and whatever name they failed to put to what they were
Ruby Lucas; dear girl with a past that echoed uncomforably like her own enough that it hurt
Sabine; rest assured Sabine, her room in Kirkwall may not have an eluvian but there is a solid door with witchy spells upon it, just for you
Alan Fane; what an odd young man honestly. Shapeshifter, perhaps a little too used to it but she enjoys his company a great deal and nothing bonds you like dragging and Orlesian noblewoman through a palace with Red Templars after you. Dearly hopes the red lyrium does nothing untoward to him
Oghren; look. He's survived this long. It's Oghren. She is strangely fond after ten years. Also this is what happens when you're both the least likely to become parents if people asked ten years ago but also the two that became parents and are trying your best to do right by them
Jamie McCrimmon; what is a bagpipe but no a useful young rifter who came with her to find some plants
Pel Ashara; former First to Clan Ashara, Pel has since chosen to walk another path as so many of the young of that clan have. Studying Veilfire runes, they also investigated the Lights of Arlathan at Cadash Thaig together and Morrigan offered her some words of advice and supplies when Pel told her of her pregnancy
Kit Gandir; former Legionnaire who accompanied her to the Korcari Wilds proving himself to be of use and willing to go where few dare to tread
Hermione; a rifter mage of sorts, valuable for her research
Sina Dahlasanor; the young Dalish First with a shard almost lodged in her heart, they've spoken once or twice on elven lore and she keeps her secrets and guards her tongue. Morrigan wonders how long it will be before her shard claims her life
Velanna; Grey Warden mage and former Dalish First, someone to speak to in the future for her research
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Amenamy - Purity Ring
Scallop the breastbone, roll in toll and fold the long winter in it
Think not what the season will become
Breathe truthfully at the garden glen, that grew masterfully over your
Withering son


Lightning Field - Sneaker Pimps
Strike me down
Give me everything you've got
Strike me down
I'll be everything I'm not
Count the questions on one hand you don't ask me what I planned
Strike me down
Should have asked me what went wrong
Strike me down
Should have stayed away too long


Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
She is like a cat in the dark
and then she is the darkness
she rules her life like a fine skylark
and when the sky is starless
All your life you've never seen
woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
will you ever win?
Will you ever win?


There Are Good Witches In the World - Atli Örvarsson
Instrumental

Heartlines - Florence and the Machine
And I’ve seen it in the flights of birds,
I’ve seen it in you.
The entrails of the animals,
The blood running through.
But in order to get to the heart,
I think sometimes you'll have to cut through.
But you can’t…


Dirty Paws - Of Monsters and Men
Her dirty paws and furry coat,
She ran down the forest slopes.
The forest of talking trees,
They used to sing about the birds and the bees.
The bees had declared a war,
The sky wasn't big enough for them all.
The birds, they got help from below,
From dirty paws and the creatures of snow.

Vampire Smile - Kyla La Grange
Baby you need to leave
Cause I'm getting drunk on your noble deeds
It doesn't matter that they don't get done
When I feel this cold they're like the fucking sun

Baby I need a friend
But I'm a vampire smile, you'll meet a sticky end
I'm here trying not to bite your neck
But it's beautiful and I'm gonna get

Like Real People Do - Hozier
I had a thought, dear
However scary
About that night
The bugs and the dirt
Why were you digging?
What did you bury
Before those hands pulled me
From the earth?

The Hunted - Snow Ghosts
You wandered through the willows
In the forest you were found
Trying to hide your footprints in the ground
It's not so wise, if you try to run
It's not so wise, you know I've won, you know I've won

Season of the Witch - Donovan
You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
Mmmm, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch

Pyrrhic - Julianna Barwick
Instrumental

Two Planets - Bat For Lashes
And to be shared
On this night
Feel my hands
Feel my life
For the Sun
And the stars
Are my Mother
And my sister
I know where the form is changing
I know that the stars will follow me..

Wolf - First Aid Kit
When I run through the deep dark forest long after this begun
Where the sun would set, trees were dead and the rivers were none
And I hope for a trace to lead me back home from this place
But there was no sound, there was only me and my disgrace
 
Poster of a Girl - Metric
Satisfy myself
Avoid beginners
Who long to shut my mouth
Till I take one of them home
'Cause I know how it feels
Filling in the blanks
Looking on the bright side
When there is no bright side

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