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    Cullen Rutherford is sent on a mission on behalf of the Inquisition to retrieve the disgraced Queen of Ferelden, Elsa Theirin, who fled Denerim after revealing her magic to her court accidentally.

    With the Landsmeet only two months away, Elsa is willing to take drastic measures - even finally marry - to keep her crown. Only… Elsa has never been impressed with the eligible noble Ferelden bachelors. Without forewarning, Leliana offers up the hand of Cullen Rutherford, who, despite his lack of noble heritage, is a former Templar who can appease the nobility's concerns about Elsa's magic.

    Cullen, his life ever in service to causes greater than himself, accepts.

    *Updated at least 2x weekly.

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    Being a Warden is easy...All one has to do is survive a super secret ritual. Then fight a horde of darkspawn (and possibly an Archdemon) to destroy the Blight. See, easy.

    Now, throw in a touch of romance and what do have?

    Well, to be frank, Alistair has no idea. He's just trying to get from one day to the next without completely blowing his chances with the new Warden he's supposed to be looking after. Luckily, he's a smooth guy...right?

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    As Branwen Surana, a young elven mage of the Circle of Ferelden, was woken up in the middle of the night for her Harrowing, she had no idea that her life was about to irrevocably change. When secrets are revealed and choices need to be made, what will Branwen do? Will she play it safe, or will her loyalty blind her to the truth?

    ~ Updates every Wednesday ~

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    "I’ve never told anyone what truly happened to me at Ferelden’s Circle. I was… not myself after that. I was angry. For years, that anger blinded me. I’m not proud of the man that made me."

    "The way I saw mages… I’m not sure I would have cared about you, and the thought of that sickens me.

    Lyrium withdrawal and the realization that he's desperately in love with the Inquisitor has left Cullen raw. Vulnerable. The horror of his past keeps intruding into his present, and he can't help but wonder whether he's been carrying it with him in more ways than one- whether his desires are his own, or something darker that controls and compels him from deep within his subconsciousness.

    He needs to address it— he needs to come clean in order to move on— but will he lose the woman he loves in the process? Will he lose her to something (or someone) else before he can gather the courage to act?

    UPDATED WEEKLY (ish)

    Explicit chapters have asterisks in the title:
    * Some explicit passages
    ** Mostly explicit

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    Lysette ponders her new path and purpose.

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    A young Dalish elf, her head bandaged, walks along the road. She's picked up by a kindly family of traveling performers.

    I'm not sure how well I have portrayed childhood trauma in this.

    I have attempted to note content warnings for each section.

    I think the only aspect which isn't strictly canon in this story is that Elvhen isn't a dead language; I will try to indicate when it is being spoken with italics.

    Non-canon episode is here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48017557

    Latest update: 2025.09.05. New Chapter 27 added. No further updates planned (though I've updated four times since deciding it's "done")

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    Vivienne knows that being elected Divine is the easiest challenge of being Divine. Rivaini. A mage. A MAGE, immediately following the mage-Templar war, the Breach, the horrors of the Venatori throughout the South.

    There will be war, whether she wants it or not, and she can think of only one person who can help her contain what is to come, protect the innocent from yet more bloodshed - and tell her when she is wrong, without any concern for propriety.

    But will he accept?

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    Dragon Age: Inquisition, reimagined with Imshael in the party (and a mage coat full of party tricks).

    Through a series of unfortunate events, Imshael the demon awakens wounded and marked in the dungeon of the hairy eyeball.

    Can the wolf and crow hunt in deeper cover than initially planned, or will the Forbidden One find more tempting choices to ply?

    (Especially since Imshael owns the Herald through her vallaslin.)

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    With passion'd breath does the darkness creep.
    It is the whisper in the night, the lie upon your sleep.
    -Transfigurations 1:5

    Snapshots of Cullen and Amell, from the Circle and beyond.

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    At long last, the Breach will be closed and the Inquisition will finally turn their attention to the threatening shadow of the Venatori. But of course, that's not how it goes. The Venatori step out of the shadows first. The true nature of the Elder One and his power is revealed with devastating consequences.

    Lanil Surana is stuck in the middle of a brand new war, hanging onto the dregs of the previous one by the skin of her teeth. Violence, grief, in-fighting, and rejection hound her every step forward, but amongst the worst months of her life she finds true friendship, meets heroes, and discovers a purpose worth fighting the world for.

    Perhaps there might be room for romance, if Lanil ever stopped running from it.

    Updates on random Wednesdays. Only beta'd by me myself and I now.

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    Ser Mettin is extremely insecure.

    Part 20 of 'I Hate You'

    Whumptember 2025 Day 1: hurt/no comfort | bedroom

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    After war, comes peace.

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    Cesaria is fourteen when she fails her Harrowing and lives to tell the tale.

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    For Day Three of Rutherfest!

    Cullen grapples with a difficult decision on this day of celebration, Divine Victoria has some important announcements to make, and it only gets more complicated from there.

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    When he began to dream of her, that beautiful spirit of ambition, Gale Dekarios had no idea just how attached to him she'd become.

    (Or, a Dragon Age and Baldur's Gate crossover AU)

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    As Commander Cullen Rutherford whisks Inquisitor Anaia Trevelyan away to Ferelden after seeing she was in need of respite after the strenuous trial of the Winter Palace, the rather new couple find themselves utter nervous wrecks around each other. Though they've loved each other from a distance for months now, finding themselves suddenly free of all formalities leaves them to wrestle with expressing it as they'd hoped while traveling the countryside. But as they near Cullen's surprise destination, will they finally overcome the dam they've unintentionally built between them?

    xxx

    My contribution to the Rutherfest 2025 Event! I decided to roll all the prompts into this one fic. Family, Faith and Friends. Past, Present and Future. Dreams and Devotion. Demons and Duty. It's a short fic being only five chapters, but I love it to pieces. Hope you all enjoy it as well!
    Happy reading!

    A huge thank you to @wyse_ink for all your input on this one :)

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    In the Circle, there are few things a mage can take comfort in, especially one still awaiting their Harrowing. Alim Surana has his best friends, Daylen Amell, and Jowan. But time feels like it's running out before everything changes for the three boys. When Alim finds himself thrown into the unimaginable, he seeks comfort and companionship in dangerous places.

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    Masquerade ball lovey-dovey.

    Writer's Month Day 31. loyal | university ♡

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    Submissions for Rutherest 2025

    Day 1 (Friday, August 29th): Friends, Faith, and Family
    After overhearing a conversation between two Templars, Cullen reports it to Meredith who dismisses him immediately. In response, Cullen takes more lyrium than permitted and spirals before the Maker's Bride.

    Day 2 (Saturday, August 30th): Demons and Duty
    When old thinking patterns arise, Cullen is met with what he believes to be divine retribution.

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    Merrill and Carver have been on the run for over a year now, and have settled in near the "Elven Quarter" - really, the alienage - of Rialto in Antiva.

    Having tried their best to gain the trust of the locals and having long exhausted the resources they'd left Kirkwall with, the pair decide to sell a staff that had been in Anders' possession when he died. Wanting to authenticate it and potentially find a buyer, they reach out to a pair of interested parties - Zevran Arainai, head of the reformed Antivan Crows, and Merrill's dearest friend Isabela and her new "Lords of Fortune", hoping that one might be interested. But will the staff wind up in the hands of yet another party hiding in plain sight?

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