Dragon Age: Origins [OOC/DISCUSSION/EPILOGUE/Charles Dance]

[Illan]

I like the sloth demon though.....

But yeah, a pleasure demon encounter would seem likely.

Oh yeah, how long are elves' lifespans? I can't find it on the Wiki page, or I'm just not looking hard enough.

City elves live as long as humans, the Dalish live ~600-700 years, but get "old" at around 200-300, or so without the use of magic (like Zathrian did) to look younger.

Thanks man.

Can I call you Ikka? I'm calling you Ikka.

[Jormengand]

I swear this is a secret re-union.

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

City elves live as long as humans, the Dalish live ~600-700 years, but get "old" at around 200-300, or so without the use of magic (like Zathrian did) to look younger.

Thanks man.

Can I call you Ikka? I'm calling you Ikka.

That's another nickname for the list:

Ik; Ka; Ek; Akai; Kai; Ikki; Ikky; Ik Ka; and now Ikka

[The Templar High Council]

I like the sloth demon though.....

But yeah, a pleasure demon encounter would seem likely.

Oh yeah, how long are elves' lifespans? I can't find it on the Wiki page, or I'm just not looking hard enough.

City elves live as long as humans, the Dalish live ~600-700 years, but get "old" at around 200-300, or so without the use of magic (like Zathrian did) to look younger.

So, edit my age then?

And I pick Kai.

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

City elves live as long as humans, the Dalish live ~600-700 years, but get "old" at around 200-300, or so without the use of magic (like Zathrian did) to look younger.

So, edit my age then?

And I pick Kai.

If you wish.

Fun fact: "Kai" is a feminine Navajo name meaning "willow tree"

[The Templar High Council]

So, edit my age then?

And I pick Kai.

If you wish.

Fun fact: "Kai" is a feminine Navajo name meaning "willow tree"

Congrats Kai! You're a lady tree!

[Illan]

So, edit my age then?

And I pick Kai.

If you wish.

Fun fact: "Kai" is a feminine Navajo name meaning "willow tree"

Damn Navajo, you sure get a lot out of the word "Kai"

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

If you wish.

Fun fact: "Kai" is a feminine Navajo name meaning "willow tree"

Congrats Kai! You're a lady tree!

Yay!

[Illan]

I swear to Cthulu, I can not find a decent dude elf face. Anyone willing to help me will get rewards in the form of compliments

[The Templar High Council]

I swear to Cthulu, I can not find a decent dude elf face. Anyone willing to help me will get rewards in the form of compliments

I couldn't either. What kind of elf are you looking for? Manly? Feminine? Smart? Strong? Etc?

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

In response to everyone talking abound disbanding the circle, I never got to do that. I've done 2 Dalish playthroughs, 1 elven mage, 2 dwarven warriors, 1 human warrior, and 1 city elf, and the Dales are the only ones I've finished.

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

I swear to Cthulu, I can not find a decent dude elf face. Anyone willing to help me will get rewards in the form of compliments

This is why I prefer description. There's such a high chance that you won't find the right picture, but you can describe with perfection if you have it in mind.

[Dacicia]

I swear to Cthulu, I can not find a decent dude elf face. Anyone willing to help me will get rewards in the form of compliments

This is why I prefer description. There's such a high chance that you won't find the right picture, but you can describe with perfection if you have it in mind.

Indeed. It's overall simpler, as well. No need to search extensively.

[Videssos]

May as well try and sneak this in here:

Mage Application
Name: Kalestos Vorenus
Race: Human
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Appearance:

Personality: See bio.
Mage speciality: Bloodmage
Maleficar? Maleficar.
Personal belongings: Staff of the Magister Lord (with a bladed bottom end), Silverite dagger (Tevinter wave blade, enchanted with cold), ornate, gold and silver embroidered enchanted black linen hooded cloak, Robes of the Magister Lord (more or less like in the game, though combined partially with red steel scale armour, and embroidered with gold and silver, as well as some inset rubies and emeralds), lyrium embroidered black gloves. Some healing potions and lyrium potions. Black boots that regenerate mana/stamina, offer some magic resistance and a willpower bonus. An enchanted ornate black Starmetal mask, adorned with rubies, sapphires and emeralds. A fair amount of money, generic Tevinter noble clothes, etc. A book on blood magic named the Karaethon Cycle, written by an ancient Tevinter Magister, as well as several other books. Lifedrinker amulet. Blood Ring, Awakened's Might ring. Likewise, an enchanted Tevinter belt that boots regeneration, spirit damage and spellpower. Though not often worn these days, due to standing out and effectively announcing his higher class Tevinter origins, as well as being obviously battle-oriented, he also has, stored away in his gear, Altus Mage armour.
Bio:

Kalestos grow up as a member of a fairly rich Tevinter noble family- actually a branch family of the current Imperial Archon, receiving a fairly good education in most things- being not bad with several weapons, either, but most important was his obsession with magic and knowledge. His father was a Tevinter Magister, and most of his family weren't exactly shy in using blood magic, and experimenting in the more shunned forms of magic. Among them, Euphemia Vorenus, his older sister being something of an ambitious experimenter, often testing various forbidden magics on him, and helping create the myriad array of personalities that exist in his mind. Though there were also physical scars as well as mental. At some point during this, his hair turned from dark red to white. Kalestos is sometimes hesitant when he goes into the fade, as he had an unfortunate encounter there with one of the more powerful pride demons, and was trapped in a nightmare realm for some time.

Unbeknownst to him, his sister had manipulated him into the situation as one of her greater experiments. When he barely managed to escape, his memories on that a a little odd, as there are certain things he does not quite remember, he discovered that a problem had formed in whilst he was in his predicament- a problem other than the degradation of his sanity. He does not realize that he never properly escaped, and had to make an agreement with the demon, so that they would share the same body, and he would wake. The demon could take over him at will, and it obviously shows an intelligent mind, not having turned him into an abomination or anything of the obvious sort. Part of the agreement forced upon Kalestos was that he would forget the last part of the debacle itself, and so the truth concerning the scheme of things would never be known by him.

His family had been discovered using blood magic. Now, usually the rich and powerful in the Tevinter Imperium bribe the authorities to look the other way on that kind of thing, but his father had powerful enemies, and so they had to go into hiding- most of them split up to better hide from those who were after them, and would end up travelling to distant places. Most of which were in Ferelden. It later turned out that in order to further her power, Euphemia had betrayed them and aided a rival magister. Kalestos was given the the Magister Lord's staff, by his father, and just before they were to separate, Euphemia once more appeared, killing their father brutally with a lethal blood magic spell, even as the detachment of Tevinter guards protecting him tore each other to pieces, driven insane by magics of a similar calibre.

Accordingly, Kalestos fled rapidly, soon escaping. Having travelled to various parts of Thedas; the latest of these being Ferelden, he has adjusted to imitating the accents and customs of people round this land fairly well, and treads carefully, lest those who would hunt apostates, not to mention blood mages, like himself; find him. With the Darkspawn let loose, he seeks to not only survive, but to profit and grow in power from the chaos that besets Ferelden. Of course, it may be possible a future he hadn't anticipated lies in wait for Kalestos.

Sometimes delving into the kinds of activities that Tevinter nobles do best (hint; associated with a cabal of blood mages, and involved in the slave trade), he usually portrays himself as an a avid reader of books, as well as a scholar, philosopher and theologian of sorts, despite his youth. His interest in literature has also leant him knowledge of numerous languages, from ancient Tevene, to Qunlat, Orlesian, Rivaini, Antivan, Ander, Elvish and several Dwarven languages. Not mentioning, obviously, the common tongue, and Tevene. Accordingly, an obsession with the forbidden, as well as history, war and magic has also afforded Kalestos a considerable amount of knowledge, be it of various historical accounts of world events, as well as being able to recognise the origins of old artefacts, buildings and such, including potential ancient sites in which things of magical import may lie, or have once lain. In other areas, he's also been known to play the violin, string-harp or flute, among other instruments, at times.

He's a bit of a lone wolf, and if he ever allies with someone else, you can be sure he'll inevitably attempt to plot their downfall, and stab them in the back when the time is right. In short, Kalestos manipulates anyone through his words or use of magic for his own desires. He is a seeker of knowledge, often sneaking into ancient ruins and perusing through old tomes. Lust and greed fuel his motives, and he allies with no one, instead choosing to manipulate both sides to get what he wants.

He is rather odd at times. Said oddness is apparent in the variety of different personalities he seems to have. His darker, more animal-like side can be quite predatory in nature, when baser instincts and emotions have more sway over him. Sometimes he can be brutal, impulsive, excessively-violent and possessing of a lethally-short temper. However, despite his aggression and obvious blood lust in battle, he can possess a feral cunning and has a knack for quickly exploiting any opening his opponent reveals. In addition, he can be blunt, sarcastic, and quite sadistic, revealing a psychotic grin or laughing maniacally whenever he becomes excited sometimes, or eerily silent, cold and disdainful at other times. He is also very rude and quite disrespectful at times, and mockingly polite, cunning and manipulative at others. He's often serious, yet at the same time disdainful of others, often laughing when opponents claim that they can defeat him, unless they tie in with things he's come to fear in life. He possesses both a superiority complex and an inferiority complex. He sometimes considers most other people weaker, and beneath him. He treats them as you might expect, yet when he believes others to be stronger- a rare thing indeed, or they have proven themselves to be stronger, Kalestos obsesses over them, wanting to become as strong as them, yet also seeming fanatical towards them, and perhaps as scared of them.

And he can often be a far cry from disdainful, being rather the opposite on other occasions. On the rare occasion, an older self of his can appear, which seems friendly, cheerful, good-natured, and tends to acts very carefree, masking many of his real feelings with a smile. Kalestos is often emotionally distant, refusing to allow anyone to become too close to him. At other times, he can seem vague, distracted and oddly emotionless. At times, he can be something of a gambler. He often plays chess and cards. He also likes nature, and has a fondness for the night, and darkness.

I may add a bit more to his bio, but I think this should be comprehensive enough to give a general outline of him.

[Illan]

God dammit I wanted to be the first blood mage.

[Illan]

I swear to Cthulu, I can not find a decent dude elf face. Anyone willing to help me will get rewards in the form of compliments

I couldn't either. What kind of elf are you looking for? Manly? Feminine? Smart? Strong? Etc?

Mannish, but not incredibly masculine, if that makes sense.

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

I've found two pics that are kinda close (one moreso than the other), but, as usual, I can never find a perfect one.

[Videssos]

God dammit I wanted to be the first blood mage.

Beat you to it.

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

God dammit I wanted to be the first blood mage.

Andruil dammit*

[The Ferret Revolution]

I'm interested

[Illan]

God dammit I wanted to be the first blood mage.

Beat you to it.

I'LL GET YOU ONE DAY VIDESSOS

@Ikka: Could you share them?

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

Beat you to it.

I'LL GET YOU ONE DAY VIDESSOS

@Ikka: Could you share them?

No, I meant for my character.

[Illan]

Actually, I think I'll be part Entropy mage and part Primal Mage.

[Illan]

I'LL GET YOU ONE DAY VIDESSOS

@Ikka: Could you share them?

No, I meant for my character.

Daww, I got my hopes up and everything too.

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

No, I meant for my character.

Daww, I got my hopes up and everything too.

Sorry, I should've clarified in the first post...

I also got a third one.