App for mayfield_rpg
Name: Levi
Personal LJ: azriel_oda
Contact Info: hirimioda on AIM
Other Characters Played: convallariaceae thug_disease and lacking_12
Preferred Housing: With Marian Hawke
Character Name: Varric Tethras
Character Series: Dragon Age 2
Character Age: Unknown, but is an adult Dwarf. Possibly in his 30s by human standards?
Background: The Enigma that is Varric Tethras
Personality: Varric is a dwarf who essentially loves to hear the sound of his own voice, first and foremost. He fancies himself a storyteller, the kind of man who will greatly exaggerate anything he's seen or heard to regale and delight those at his local seedy bar. As such, Varric has a very sly and charming sort of personality. His smooth tongue can get his hands in just about anything he wants them to be in, and he's got a fantastic eye for finding people who would make a fantastic story to tell later on. He is a prince of the Merchant Caste of dwarves, and as a surface-dwelling merchant dwarf he's got to have the sly business sense that these traits imply...as evidenced by the smooth manner in which he became a part of Hawke's adventure in Kirkwall. As a dwarf who likes to know everything that's going on, it is suspected he usually keeps a good network of connections and spies to keep an eye on everything that's going on. Varric is a dwarf who values solving problems through means like diplomacy, outright lies, or even blackmail...and also responds quite well to things like joking, flirting sarcasm and mild greed.
Though, Varric is not necessarily a true merchant at heart. Due to his love of stories, the dwarf also has a heart for adventure. He's a dwarf that enjoys living free and having a good time, as opposed to the underground dwarves of Orzammar, and has a grand time getting himself in and out of sticky situations...which I suppose describes his entire adventure with Hawke and his/her crew. This is evidenced through the game by the different things Varric will shout during fights, such as tallying kills against Hawke's as well as the pure thrill of the kills landed by his crossbow, Bianca. He's quite the smart-mouth and jokester as well, evidenced by most of his random conversations with Isabela while running about, doing such things as writing sordid stories about other companion's love lives and such out loud with the free-spirited woman.
Though he is a shrewd operator with a love of adventure, he is also a dwarf who cares about those he grows close to. He is not one to develop absolute loyalty, being the adventurer that he is, however he will do his best to be there for others he feels deserve such a thing. This is evidenced throughout Hawke's story when the main character may come upon Varric sitting in his favorite seedy hangout, "The Hanged Man," chatting with Hawke's fellow companions and just making sure everything is running smoothly for them. It is obvious after one adventure that he truly feels remorse from being tempted by a desire demon while in the fade, and feels the deep need to apologize to Hawke for his transgression. Varric very obviously has his soft-spots.
Despite all of this, Varric still has his secrets that he will always keep to himself. This is evidenced best by his crossbow, Bianca. When asked how Bianca got her name, the only things he will mention is that it involves a girl and a promise...but it is one story he can never tell. He had even put the story to song, but will never sing it...he will only hum this tune during battle at some points. Varric is a dwarf of strong character, one who has come into his own in this world and is rather comfortable with his place, though he is also a dwarf of somewhat loose morals who can do what needs to be done through any means necessary. He frowns upon outright thuggery and violence, however, and prefers to remain neutral in matters that may cause complications and trouble for the general population. He is a complicated dwarf comprised of many layers...however he would prefer nobody truly know that unless they know him well. Otherwise...he is simply another dwarf with a penchant for grandiose stories who enjoys seemingly wasting his time away drinking at his favorite bar.
Abilities: Varric is a rogue, as such he is privy to some rogue-ish abilities. For instance things like being able to pop-up behind someone's back, means of stealthing himself so that he cannot be seen easily and various other things. He mostly just shoots things with his special crossbow named Bianca, however, which can have a myriad of special attacks as well. Other than that...Varric is just your "average" dwarf.
Sample Entry: You know, after getting the hang of this place it's really not so bad. I can't say I appreciate the sudden human body, but being taller is actually kind of interesting sometimes. Unfortunately, the curse of my irresistible chest hair still remains, so I'll go ahead and apologize up front to any ladies enchanted by its power.
As far as I can tell, though, there is a pretty fantastic story to be told in this place. That's the reason I'm using this thing right now. I want to know all of it. I want to be able to tell the story about everyone here, and all the crazy shit I've been hearing about too. I especially want the sordid love affair type stuff...that's my favorite part. That'll be gathered in due time, though, so let's not try to rush it and enjoy the moment, shall we? Of course, if any of you decide you do want to let me in on the juiciest nuggets of what's been going on here, I'm not a dwarf who will have you go away empty-handed. You can usually find me at the bar in town, and at the very least I will definitely buy you a drink or three in trade. It's not like I have much use for the money I'm making otherwise...I can't even buy or trade outside of this town...and there sure isn't much for a merchant to set himself up with here.
But, if you need something, I would be willing to bet old Varric can get his hands on it. Ahh, I don't like talking on this crazy thing though. How about we have a good old fashioned get-together down at the bar and everyone can air out exactly what they want...and we'll just find out what can be done for everyone to keep 'em happy.
Sound good? Great, I knew you'd love the idea.
Personal LJ: azriel_oda
Contact Info: hirimioda on AIM
Other Characters Played: convallariaceae thug_disease and lacking_12
Preferred Housing: With Marian Hawke
Character Name: Varric Tethras
Character Series: Dragon Age 2
Character Age: Unknown, but is an adult Dwarf. Possibly in his 30s by human standards?
Background: The Enigma that is Varric Tethras
Personality: Varric is a dwarf who essentially loves to hear the sound of his own voice, first and foremost. He fancies himself a storyteller, the kind of man who will greatly exaggerate anything he's seen or heard to regale and delight those at his local seedy bar. As such, Varric has a very sly and charming sort of personality. His smooth tongue can get his hands in just about anything he wants them to be in, and he's got a fantastic eye for finding people who would make a fantastic story to tell later on. He is a prince of the Merchant Caste of dwarves, and as a surface-dwelling merchant dwarf he's got to have the sly business sense that these traits imply...as evidenced by the smooth manner in which he became a part of Hawke's adventure in Kirkwall. As a dwarf who likes to know everything that's going on, it is suspected he usually keeps a good network of connections and spies to keep an eye on everything that's going on. Varric is a dwarf who values solving problems through means like diplomacy, outright lies, or even blackmail...and also responds quite well to things like joking, flirting sarcasm and mild greed.
Though, Varric is not necessarily a true merchant at heart. Due to his love of stories, the dwarf also has a heart for adventure. He's a dwarf that enjoys living free and having a good time, as opposed to the underground dwarves of Orzammar, and has a grand time getting himself in and out of sticky situations...which I suppose describes his entire adventure with Hawke and his/her crew. This is evidenced through the game by the different things Varric will shout during fights, such as tallying kills against Hawke's as well as the pure thrill of the kills landed by his crossbow, Bianca. He's quite the smart-mouth and jokester as well, evidenced by most of his random conversations with Isabela while running about, doing such things as writing sordid stories about other companion's love lives and such out loud with the free-spirited woman.
Though he is a shrewd operator with a love of adventure, he is also a dwarf who cares about those he grows close to. He is not one to develop absolute loyalty, being the adventurer that he is, however he will do his best to be there for others he feels deserve such a thing. This is evidenced throughout Hawke's story when the main character may come upon Varric sitting in his favorite seedy hangout, "The Hanged Man," chatting with Hawke's fellow companions and just making sure everything is running smoothly for them. It is obvious after one adventure that he truly feels remorse from being tempted by a desire demon while in the fade, and feels the deep need to apologize to Hawke for his transgression. Varric very obviously has his soft-spots.
Despite all of this, Varric still has his secrets that he will always keep to himself. This is evidenced best by his crossbow, Bianca. When asked how Bianca got her name, the only things he will mention is that it involves a girl and a promise...but it is one story he can never tell. He had even put the story to song, but will never sing it...he will only hum this tune during battle at some points. Varric is a dwarf of strong character, one who has come into his own in this world and is rather comfortable with his place, though he is also a dwarf of somewhat loose morals who can do what needs to be done through any means necessary. He frowns upon outright thuggery and violence, however, and prefers to remain neutral in matters that may cause complications and trouble for the general population. He is a complicated dwarf comprised of many layers...however he would prefer nobody truly know that unless they know him well. Otherwise...he is simply another dwarf with a penchant for grandiose stories who enjoys seemingly wasting his time away drinking at his favorite bar.
Abilities: Varric is a rogue, as such he is privy to some rogue-ish abilities. For instance things like being able to pop-up behind someone's back, means of stealthing himself so that he cannot be seen easily and various other things. He mostly just shoots things with his special crossbow named Bianca, however, which can have a myriad of special attacks as well. Other than that...Varric is just your "average" dwarf.
Sample Entry: You know, after getting the hang of this place it's really not so bad. I can't say I appreciate the sudden human body, but being taller is actually kind of interesting sometimes. Unfortunately, the curse of my irresistible chest hair still remains, so I'll go ahead and apologize up front to any ladies enchanted by its power.
As far as I can tell, though, there is a pretty fantastic story to be told in this place. That's the reason I'm using this thing right now. I want to know all of it. I want to be able to tell the story about everyone here, and all the crazy shit I've been hearing about too. I especially want the sordid love affair type stuff...that's my favorite part. That'll be gathered in due time, though, so let's not try to rush it and enjoy the moment, shall we? Of course, if any of you decide you do want to let me in on the juiciest nuggets of what's been going on here, I'm not a dwarf who will have you go away empty-handed. You can usually find me at the bar in town, and at the very least I will definitely buy you a drink or three in trade. It's not like I have much use for the money I'm making otherwise...I can't even buy or trade outside of this town...and there sure isn't much for a merchant to set himself up with here.
But, if you need something, I would be willing to bet old Varric can get his hands on it. Ahh, I don't like talking on this crazy thing though. How about we have a good old fashioned get-together down at the bar and everyone can air out exactly what they want...and we'll just find out what can be done for everyone to keep 'em happy.
Sound good? Great, I knew you'd love the idea.