Larrybell - Where Is My Thunderstorm?

“He ignores you, but you like him. He does nothing yet you fall for him. You miss him, but he never thought about you”

-unknown

If you’ve been following this blog for a while now, you know that I’m a big sucker for Dragon Age and I’ve been thinking about a Critical Role Dragon Age AU forever now. So here are my thoughts:

Jester is an apostate mage who has been hidden away by her mother for all her life. While her mother entertains the Orlesian nobility as a minstrel extraordinaire, her daughter practices magic alone in her room. Sometimes she can swear that there’s a voice speaking to her, a Spirit of Mirth, who encourages her to play magic pranks on some of the visiting nobility.

Beau has been given to The Seekers of Truth at a very young age. She was forced to undergo strict and hard training for almost all her life, but failed her vigil at the end of her training. Her mentor saw her potential and while Beau was officially let go from the Seekers, she still has the mission her mentor gave her, to root out corruption and keep an eye on the Templars.

Caleb is one of the youngest apprentices to become Enchanter in the Circle of Minrathous. While his parents come from a humble background, his magical talents start propelling their prestige in the Tevinter Imperium. When Magister Trent Ikithon takes Caleb and two of his talented friends under his wing, Caleb is proud–but Trent’s fanatical beliefs in the restoration of the past greatness of the Tevinter Imperium causes him to murder his parents to prove his loyalty.

Yasha is an Avvar Warrior worshiping The Lady of The Skies even after she got cast out from her tribe for falling in love and marrying a member of a rivaling tribe in secret. After her wife got killed for the transgression, Yasha now roams the Frostback Mountains to find new purpose in life, eventually meeting a clan of Chasind in the Korcari Wilds and becoming fast friends with a strange fellow named Mollymauk.

Mollymauk is a mysterious entity with an appearance similar to that of a Desire Demon and with Blood Magic powers. While he has no idea why he looks like he does and where his powers come from, he made a home among the Chasind who took him in after they found him sitting beside an empty grave. Despite not being an elf, Mollymauk worships the elven goddess Mythal, something he mostly keeps hidden.

Caduceus hails from Nevarra where his family is made up of the descendants of Mortalitasi. Instead of caring for the Nevarran nobility, they strive to care for the little people in death, running their own cemetery. While conversing with the spirits, they distance themselves from the Nevarran practice of drawing wisps across The Veil to bind them to corpses. Instead they help ordinary people bury their dead in dignity.

Fjord originally hails from Denerim where he grew up in one of the many orphanages. As a human with obvious Qunari descendants, Fjord was always feared as being a bloodthirsty monster. When he was old enough, he left Denerim and hired onto one of Amaranthine’s ships where he eventually met Vandren. Desperate to find out more about his heritage, Fjord always longed to meet a full blood Qunari.

Nott came from the mining cast in Orzammar and married one of the foremost experts of Lyrium mining and refining known in the Dwarven capital. After an accident in the Deep Roads Nott is hurt by a group of Darkspawn, causing her to catch the taint. To save her she is made a a Grey Warden and joins the Legion of the Dead, leaving her husband and son behind. But Nott is not able to let go of her old life and when she hears that her husband has been kidnapped by Venatori, she defects from the Legion and goes to the surface to save Yeza.

Yasha: Oh, your unicorns are real?

Jester: Of course they’re real. You guy think I’ve been talking about fake shit this whole time?

Rest of the M9 who didn’t believe in the Traveler until they saw him:

Ok, a small part of me really wants to write a dragon age inquisition and critical role (campaign 2) crossover. Like there is so much potential:

Jester somehow befriends Solas because its Jester and if she can befriend a war criminal, a hag who cursed her friend, AND a chaotic archfey, she can honestly befriend anyone.

👏BLACKWALL👏AND FJORD👏BONDING

Beau not trusting Dorian as far as she can throw him until she finds out about his homophobic dad and he is allowed to join the Empire Siblings club™

Speaking of Empire Siblings, Caleb and Dorian bonding over magic. Also you cant convince me Dorian wouldn't love Frumpkin.

Caduceus and Iron Bull complaining about short doorways. Tall cow man solidarity.

Jester pestering Varric about his nicknames for people. He calls her Blueberry.

Veth adopts Krem. Thats it.

Also Veth "Is There a Mrs. Sunbreaker" Brenatto meeting the Iron Bull. Like shes a married woman and she knows better, but oh boy would she have a huge crush on him.

Caduceus offering Solas some wisdom and good tea, both of which Solas turns down.

Cullen is subjected to Jester's constant and unpredictable messages.

Yasha and Bull getting into a friendly brawl to impress Dorian and Beau

Cole takes a look a Calebs trauma and just.... the angst

Cole and Caduceus getting along really well and being the two weirdos vibing; talking about life and death.

Sera and Jester pulling the best fricken pranks in Exandria and Thedas.

JESTER AND VIVIENNE SHOPPING TRIP

Caleb taking an interest in Fade magic, and probably trading spells and magical knowledge with Solas.

Speaking of magic knowledge, Caleb shows Solas Widogast's Nascent Neinsided Tower

Cassandra and Jester swapping book reccomendations; aka Jester reads Swords and Shields and Cassandra reads Tusk Love

Fjord training with Iron Bull. And also Fjord telling the story of the Nightmare in Ivory (an ancient white dragon) hunting them across Exandria and how they almost killed it.

Jester wingmanning for Dorian and Iron Bull.

Ok but hear me out on this one: The Dread Wolf and the Somnovum being connected somehow. I mean, Aeyor and Elvhenan do have somewhat similar history.

Of course Lucien shows up to wreak havoc at some point and Sera, probably not even knowing that most of Luciens power come from his magic eye tattoos, just shoots him with an arrow in the face. Can't counterspell an arrow.

Also on opposite end of things, the Mighty Nein turn Corypheus into a turtle. He may be an all powerful darkspawn magister, but you cant argue with a failed wisdom save :\ It obviously only lasts for a little while, but it would still be kind of funny.

The Romantic Poets as people at my apartment complex

Blake: The old guy on the first floor who covers all his windows with newspaper and paints all his terra cotta pots bright red. He’s never spoken to me or anyone else, to my knowledge, but he’s been there longer than anyone. On a different level entirely.

Wordsworth: The next door neighbor with the most beautiful patio in the complex. He’s got all kinds of beautiful plants that are healthy, no matter how much everyone else’s are dying. Very chill, but don’t cross him. Has been here forever and has been known to get salty with the management when a repair takes too long.

Coleridge: That one guy a couple years back who we all thought had died because his mail was piling up outside his door, but as it turned out, he was really just asleep for two whole days (?????) and felt really bad for making everyone worry. Wherever he is, I hope he’s alive.

Byron: That young professional guy who broadly hinted that he had had sex on top of one of the washing machines in the laundry area, but wouldn’t say which one. (He may or may not have been messing with me.) Never seemed to work, but dressed really well and took Ubers everywhere. Actually pretty funny, but I wouldn’t want to go on a trip with him or anything. Sat on the balcony smoking a hookah.

Shelley: The friendly, yet constantly disheveled upstairs neighbor who worked for a local nonprofit and was always playing records at weird hours of the night. Walked very loudly and sang in the shower. Every night at approximately eight o’clock he’d laugh a singular laugh at something (”HA!”) and then he’d go to bed. He was pretty cool, just odd. Down for Nazi-punching.

Keats: That male nurse on the far side of the complex who snuck in a cat a couple years ago and probably has like a squillion of them now. Has one plant that is struggling for survival, but he’s doing his best with it. Always seems nice, but is low key intimidating. Has names for all the raccoons who forage in the dumpsters, and can be seen checking out the furniture that people discard.

But did they really brake the wheel?

Ardeth Bay is the only man I will ever love and frankly I'm alright with that

Tenn: Is this the guy Clem said she’d marry?

James: …

James: Clementine, can I talk to you in private please?

Clem: Sure.

James: I’m gay.

Sex: *exists*

Me:

Can’t believe it’s been two years...

It’s hard to be positive looking at the state of the kpop industry lately, but hopefully soon our spring will come.

♥ ♥ ♥ You did well, Jonghyun, and you will always be loved  ♥ ♥ ♥