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Nov. 1st, 2024 05:25 pmPLAYER INFO
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Sera believes very deeply in individual freedom and personal choices. While she is very against hurting those that don’t deserve it, she is diametrically opposed to the idea of more law and order being the solution to the problems of the world. She isn’t exactly a libertarian- she loves cities and is not opposed to organizing for the greater good or government as a general concept- she just believes in the core of her soul that hierarchies inevitably lead to corruption and abuse (which she is around to slap people for indulging in).
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Player: Lynn
Age: Way over 18
Invited by: Mods
Contact: plurk: psycurious
Current Characters: N/A
Age: Way over 18
Invited by: Mods
Contact: plurk: psycurious
Current Characters: N/A
CHARACTER INFO
Character: Sera
Canon: Dragon Age: Inquisition, post-Trespasser DLC
Age: Mid-20s
Background Information: Wiki. As the DA series has malleable protagonists, in her universe the Inquisitor was a female mage dalish elf that romanced Solas and made ‘good’ choices (didn’t murder innocents, helped their companions complete their personal quests, etc) that supported mages and elves whenever possible.
Personality:
Sera is a woman of action. Words are cheap, long-term goals cheaper. It’s only what is actually done, in this very moment, that matters so far as she is concerned. She can see how actions will connect to one another, but sees future plans of gaining power and the like as ‘noble bullshit.’ In her function as a Red Jenny (a disconnected group of individuals/cells that act to crowd-source info from the poor to fuck with the rich), Sera simply looks to give an individual noble or whoever else is ‘punching down’ at the normal people what’s coming to them, not to upset the social order with revolution. After all, that would just lead to a new ‘top’ class that she’d need to punch up, not fix the fact the little people are the ones that need fighting for.
Though she wouldn’t agree with the assessment (Sera doesn’t see her background as having anything to do with her feelings on how being ‘elfy’ and ‘normal’ are mutually exclusive), Sera’s unique childhood has had a lasting impact on how she engages with the entire world, including her elven ‘heritage.’ She was an orphan in the Alienage of Denerim (ghetto where elves are kept away from the dominant humans), with only memories of hating it there and how everyone wasted time worshiping trees and talking about the past instead of improving the now. That was until she was adopted by a human noble in her youth. Though the woman died while Sera was still young, under 10 likely, Sera left that life with even more of a chip on her shoulder towards what people thought ‘real’ elves were, with her dialog in game hinting that she came to actually hate the fact she was an elf due to exposure to real and imagined racism while the ward of a rich human. Sera wants, more than anything, to be judged for herself; not for the things she’s supposed to be based on the fact she has pointy ears or grew up poor (‘think you’re better than me?’ Is a favorite accusation she makes). Joining the Red Jenny’s was the first time she was actually weighed by her talents alone instead of her background, and Sera quickly thrived in that environment.
It’s important to note that while Sera takes delight in pranks and working to bring everyone down to the same level, she rarely actually delights in the suffering of others. She left Denerim after the Blight (an attack of undead/cursed monsters that ravaged the city) because it was just ‘too sad,’ with even nobles so beaten down that she couldn’t be a Jenny there anymore and started traveling. The talents that let her quickly go up in rank in the Red Jenny’s, her ability to chat with just about anyone and make a joke out of just about anything, allowed her to thrive wherever she went.
It should be noted that while magic makes her uncomfortable, Sera is very much about getting to know individuals over judging a group. She only really takes an instant dislike to people that are too elfy (and judge her lack of elfiness) or too noble (and don’t care about the little people). Otherwise, she is able to look past a lot of traits she normally hates if she comes to like the person underneath them.
Abilities & Inventory: Sera is an extraordinarily talented archer and is, to put it in dungeon and dragons terms, a low-level arcanist that specializes in potions. She can make bottled potions that serve as fire or lightening bombs, for example (as well as just straight up throwing jars of bees at people), and is overall clever about tinkering and making tinctures. Game definitions are listed here, but I plan to have her need to experiment with local ingredients to recreate her potions and flasks before getting access to them again.
For her inventory, she’ll have her high quality light armor, bow, daggers, every day clothing, a deck of Wicked Grace playing cards, and a round of her potion flasks (10).
Canon: Dragon Age: Inquisition, post-Trespasser DLC
Age: Mid-20s
Background Information: Wiki. As the DA series has malleable protagonists, in her universe the Inquisitor was a female mage dalish elf that romanced Solas and made ‘good’ choices (didn’t murder innocents, helped their companions complete their personal quests, etc) that supported mages and elves whenever possible.
Personality:
Sera is a woman of action. Words are cheap, long-term goals cheaper. It’s only what is actually done, in this very moment, that matters so far as she is concerned. She can see how actions will connect to one another, but sees future plans of gaining power and the like as ‘noble bullshit.’ In her function as a Red Jenny (a disconnected group of individuals/cells that act to crowd-source info from the poor to fuck with the rich), Sera simply looks to give an individual noble or whoever else is ‘punching down’ at the normal people what’s coming to them, not to upset the social order with revolution. After all, that would just lead to a new ‘top’ class that she’d need to punch up, not fix the fact the little people are the ones that need fighting for.
Though she wouldn’t agree with the assessment (Sera doesn’t see her background as having anything to do with her feelings on how being ‘elfy’ and ‘normal’ are mutually exclusive), Sera’s unique childhood has had a lasting impact on how she engages with the entire world, including her elven ‘heritage.’ She was an orphan in the Alienage of Denerim (ghetto where elves are kept away from the dominant humans), with only memories of hating it there and how everyone wasted time worshiping trees and talking about the past instead of improving the now. That was until she was adopted by a human noble in her youth. Though the woman died while Sera was still young, under 10 likely, Sera left that life with even more of a chip on her shoulder towards what people thought ‘real’ elves were, with her dialog in game hinting that she came to actually hate the fact she was an elf due to exposure to real and imagined racism while the ward of a rich human. Sera wants, more than anything, to be judged for herself; not for the things she’s supposed to be based on the fact she has pointy ears or grew up poor (‘think you’re better than me?’ Is a favorite accusation she makes). Joining the Red Jenny’s was the first time she was actually weighed by her talents alone instead of her background, and Sera quickly thrived in that environment.
It’s important to note that while Sera takes delight in pranks and working to bring everyone down to the same level, she rarely actually delights in the suffering of others. She left Denerim after the Blight (an attack of undead/cursed monsters that ravaged the city) because it was just ‘too sad,’ with even nobles so beaten down that she couldn’t be a Jenny there anymore and started traveling. The talents that let her quickly go up in rank in the Red Jenny’s, her ability to chat with just about anyone and make a joke out of just about anything, allowed her to thrive wherever she went.
It should be noted that while magic makes her uncomfortable, Sera is very much about getting to know individuals over judging a group. She only really takes an instant dislike to people that are too elfy (and judge her lack of elfiness) or too noble (and don’t care about the little people). Otherwise, she is able to look past a lot of traits she normally hates if she comes to like the person underneath them.
Abilities & Inventory: Sera is an extraordinarily talented archer and is, to put it in dungeon and dragons terms, a low-level arcanist that specializes in potions. She can make bottled potions that serve as fire or lightening bombs, for example (as well as just straight up throwing jars of bees at people), and is overall clever about tinkering and making tinctures. Game definitions are listed here, but I plan to have her need to experiment with local ingredients to recreate her potions and flasks before getting access to them again.
For her inventory, she’ll have her high quality light armor, bow, daggers, every day clothing, a deck of Wicked Grace playing cards, and a round of her potion flasks (10).
ARMADA SELECTION
Corsairs
Sera believes very deeply in individual freedom and personal choices. While she is very against hurting those that don’t deserve it, she is diametrically opposed to the idea of more law and order being the solution to the problems of the world. She isn’t exactly a libertarian- she loves cities and is not opposed to organizing for the greater good or government as a general concept- she just believes in the core of her soul that hierarchies inevitably lead to corruption and abuse (which she is around to slap people for indulging in).
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