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My Dear Commander by Lyssarah
Fandoms: Cullen Rutherford - Fandom, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
20 Jun 2025
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The world was crumbling around them, nothing but fear and horror as the sky ripped open as they were on the precipice of the end of the world. Lyssarah Evelyn Trevelyan, a Mage from the Circle of Ostwick was the answer they were searching for. In the mist of a Templar-Mage war, with a magical anchor that was slowly killing her, she is willing to do anything to bring the crisis to an end. When an ex-Templar, now Commander of the newly reformed Inquisition meets the soon to named leader of their organization, he cannot help but fall hopelessly in love with her, despite her being a Circle Mage —Something he once deeply feared and despised.
"For so long, I have placed my duties above everything else, simply because I didn't think anything mattered more —and no one ever gave me a reason to believe the contrary. That was until that day at the temple, when I couldn't keep my eyes off the most beautiful woman I had ever laid my eyes upon. Even though we just met I—I knew...Maker preserve me, I think I've always known. I've done my utmost best to suppress it, for so long, for the sake of the Inquisition, but I—I don't have the strength to stay away from you, anymore than I am able to survive without breathing."
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The past of Inquisitor Thalia Lavellan * by IdunaLily
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
15 Jan 2025
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This is a longfic that is about the history of Thalia Lavellan from the moment of her first traumatic moment in her life, to when she is sent spying on the conclave, joining the inquisition, leading up to the moment with Solas at the elven ruins when he leaves her with a kiss and a promise of never forgetting her. And possibly beyond that.
(Additional tags will be added when I know what contents are in the upcoming chapters)
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Hubris and the Hedge Witch by shrike_ly
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
08 Oct 2024
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After being thrust into Thedas some years prior, Maeve has whittled out a modest life in the valleys of the Redcliffe farmlands. When she stumbles across the body of a near-death elf, the trajectory of her life begins to undergo yet another drastic upheaval.
An exploration of spirits/emotions, fate, mythos, music and herbalism, drawing from various Earth cultures. Beginning around 16 months prior to the Conclave with some flashbacks to ~3 years pre Inquisition, and following through a mostly canon timeline thereafter. MGIT, but focusing more on displacement and belonging as concepts (character unaware of events).
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The Mage, The Bull, and The Dragon by WinterEyes18
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
04 Jul 2024
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Ziva Trevelyan had a part of her past that nobody knew of. She had others with her at the Temple of Sacred Ashes.
The four of them got separated during the chaos and the following explosion.
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Ziva awoke in a cold sweat as the memory lingered at the forefront of her mind. It had been a week since they had stopped Alexius and recruited the Redcliffe mages, plus Dorian, into the Inquisition.
Most nights, since they returned to Haven, Ziva hardly got more than a couple hours of sleep before the memory reared its head. Every time it happened, she wouldn’t fall asleep again, sitting in her bed playing with her magic until sunrise.
Sometimes E’Lana would wake up not long after Ziva did. Those nights the elf would cross the room and lay with Ziva til morning. The day E’Lana arrived at Haven was burned into Ziva’s memory. -
Protect Clan Lavellan by an_atlas_of_clouds
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age
26 Jun 2023
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“Leadership? Me? We’re only here because of Cullen’s troops and Leliana and Josephine’s connections.” She lowered her voice, aware of the potential audience above them, all the while edging step by step to the adjacent door that led out onto the main grounds. “You know as well as I do that I just happened to be in the wrong place at the right time. No one will miss me for a week or two.”
Solas straightened, his nails pressing into the hands clasped behind his back. “I disagree.”
She scoffed. “Always the sweet-talker, aren’t you?”
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Because it took more than a round of singing to change a Dalish Inquisitor’s heart; how one Lavellan learned to embrace her new role as the leader of the Inquisition. This is my own take on the “Protect Clan Lavellan” war table mission, with a healthy serving of pre-relationship Solavellan development and tension.
Several chapters are written from Solas's POV, so spoilers abound. Major cred to Project Elvhen for translations.
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Fen'Len - Figlia del Lupo by Airalila
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
29 Nov 2022
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I grandi eroi esistono per sconfiggere grandi nemici e pericoli mortali. E se il confine fra eroe e mostro non fosse così evidente? Se l'eroe non sapesse contro cosa realmente combatte? Se il nemico fosse convinto di essere un eroe?
E se il nemico più pericoloso fosse l'eroe pronto a combattere per la propria giusta causa a dispetto di tutto il resto?
Una storia può essere raccontata da diversi punti di vista. Questa storia ne presenta due. Due potenziali eroi. Due potenziali mostri. Distinguere l'uno dall'altro potrebbe essere più difficile di quanto si pensi. -
Nothing Else Than What Is Now by cellophaneflowers for RosellaWrites, TheMoYouKnow
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
08 Jul 2022
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The two of them sat in silence, and Quinn found himself surprised at how comfortable it felt. Morris wasn't looking at him. His face was turned, watching the different people pass them by, but with only a passing interest as if his mind was elsewhere. Perhaps thinking about him, Quinn thought, and he realized he was suddenly very glad for his friend's company. There was something comforting and calming in just having him seated next to him, and maybe he didn't really feel so sorry for himself after all.
Then Morris turned, and smiled quietly at him, and Quinn thought his eyes were very large and bright and handsome.
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Horatio Morris and Quinn Trevelyan first met as young boys squiring to different knights at the Grand Tourney. They've always been best friends, never questioning it or the eventuality of their branching futures until one year... things are different. What happens at the Grand Tourney stays at the Grand Tourney, except when it doesn't.
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- Part 1 of Modest in Temper, Bold in Deed
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All Too Well by hellinheav3n
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types
06 Jul 2022
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How far could half truths take them? How far would they allow themselves be taken? Now it was obvious that they have both been pushed to their inevitable end.
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- English
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- 2,322
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 7
- Hits:
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The adventures of the Inquisitor and her companions.
Avvar Elf Mage Inquisitor~
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Two Songs and Three Serpents by inquisitor_acorn (acornchild)
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
18 Feb 2022
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Life was not bad for a younger child of the seventh or eighth most important noble family in Ostwick. But times change, and Jonathan learned that the hard way.
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A really, really long answer to the question, "Why does Trevelyan know how to pick locks?"
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- Part 2 of The Inquisitor Trevelyan Story
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Vashedan's Origin by SlothyButt
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types
03 Feb 2022
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How does it take the Inquisitor hitting his head and waking up with no memories of the Inquisition for Dorian to learn a thing about the man? Honestly, he needs a drink.
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- Part 1 of The Stories of Vashedan
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*slaps roof of trevelyan* I'm so so sorry for what I've done to you... by brainwormterrarium
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games)
14 Oct 2021
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I could have written a Trevelyan without both religious and familial trauma, but where's the fun in that?
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Forgotten by Shield_Maiden_of_Sherwood
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition
15 Sep 2021
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Born and raised in a palace in Ostwick, Lena only wanted the one thing that she as a noblewoman couldn't have; Freedom. When her father accuses her of corrupting her twin brother, Leon, Lena is given two options: be executed for treason or travel to Ferelden and join the Templar order or chantry as is tradition with the youngest child in the Trevelyan family. After a failed escape attempt leaves her handcuffed in the back of a carriage and riding through the Frostbacks, she gets caught up in a dark plot that gets her memory wiped.
Now people told her she had stumbled out of a rift but she doesn't remember any of it let alone who she is or where she's from. All she knows is that she was convicted of multiple murders including Divine Justinia which she just knows she's innocent. Now they want her to clean up a mess she doesn't believe she's made.
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- Part 3 of Dragon Age Collection (Origins - DA:I)
- Part 3 of Heroes of Thedas
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Frozen Fire by procrastinatingprincess
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games)
03 Mar 2021
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After everything that happened through his life, Cullen Rutherford shouldn’t have been shocked when the sky ripped open and demons fell from the heavens. Andraste preserve him, the world was falling to pieces around him, and he couldn’t even feign surprise. There were demons everywhere, the Divine was dead, and a mage was rumored to be the Herald of Andraste. His life often felt like a never ending Varric Tethras novel.
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- Part 1 of In Your Heart Shall Burn
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We're Not Broken; Just Bent by sootsprites
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
14 Nov 2020
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"Too many secrets can poison a well."
"What?"
"Something my mother used to say."
"Our mothers were very different."Setting up an Inquisition would be twice as easy if the Herald of Andraste would let someone, anyone, refer to her that way. But Hestia Trevelyan is a rebel mage first, a sister second, and prophet a distant third. If she's going to save the world as they know it, she'll first have to learn to trust the ones around her. And it's been a long long time since Hestia has trusted a templar.
Cullen wants two things, a new life away from his past and for the Inquisition to succeed. Those are already difficult tasks without The Herald of Andraste getting in his face, reminding him of all the mistakes he'd made. Hestia Trevelyan is a good liar and even better rebel, and Cullen wishes she would give him a break, or at least a chance to get her out of his mind.
The world may be ending, but the story is just beginning. They'll have to find a way to work together, or die trying
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Crossing Paths by TheOracle
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
03 Nov 2020
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The plan was simple. They had to get to Haven, drop off their produce, and return home. But there was no accounting for a stranger, a Darkspawn Magister and a hole in the sky.
Backstory to how the Inquisitor ended up in the Temple of Sacred Ashes. Slightly AU, in that she's definitely not a spy or part of the Chantry. And the meeting at the forward camp is not the first time she's met Solas.
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- Part 1 of Stormy Skies
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When the sun sets and the crickets chirp, Ariathra still can’t shake away the nerves that flitter in her stomach
Keeper Deshanna has tasked Ariathra Lavellan with journeying to the mage-templar landsmeet in Haven. The journey will long and arduous. Creators only know what she'll be facing ahead.
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- English
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- 2,194
- Chapters:
- 1/4
- Kudos:
- 1
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Names Are Cloaks by EllanaSan
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
28 Feb 2020
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They can’t have that, she supposes, the Herald of Andraste being called names behind her back… The only way the situation could have been worse is if she had been an elf. She could tell the ambassador that there are people in this very camp disrespecting her at every turn but she is far too used to it to care. They call her oxwoman. They call her witch. They call her chosen or your worship. They call her Tal-Vashoth.
Names are weapons. For the bearer to hold and to wield.
Names are cloaks. For the bearer to wrap themselves in and discard when outgrown.
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before you go, can you read my mind? by nuclearmuffins
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types
16 Feb 2020
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"That was a memory for a different time, seemingly another life, but it made him smile nonetheless." Or, Gabriel Lavellan and an old lover meet up again.
Originally written for a prompt on r/dragonage.
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- Part 6 of The Caster's Canticle
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 790
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 4
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- 60
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one day (someday) i'm gonna be free by Roflskate
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
12 Dec 2019
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"It was supposed to be a simple job. Get in, figure out what everyone needs, make some arrangements, and get out. Simple. Other than the fact that the place would be crawling with a who’s who of every important mage, templar, and Grand Cleric across the South. Or that if he missed even the smallest detail, the whole thing could completely blow up in his face, meaning that his thirty three year streak of not being stabbed to death might finally end. Completely simple."
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Or: The Final Moments of an Average Smuggler's Life Before he Picks up a Ball, Walks Out of the Fade, and Inadvertently Becomes the Chantry's Next Messiah.
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- Part 1 of Torrigan Cadash