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Character Info
Jun. 14th, 2037 07:21 pmDa'rell "Rook" Aldwir
full name:
Da'rell Aldwir
alias:
Rook
age/dob:
32
pronouns:
She/Her
occupation:
Veil Jumper Mage (staff)
Orientation:
Pansexual
PERSONALITY
See also In-Game Choices for Spoiler-related deets like Worldstate.
Rook has a history of surprising control when it comes to magic, which belies the level of patience she appears to have with elven relics -- Strife would describe it as "none" -- which goes over like a lead...well, her (she is terrible at swimming). Despite doing well as a mage she has a reputation for being "impulsive and reckless" and it is likely fitting that her given name essentially means "chaos gremlin" (and is also a common elvhen word for "squirrel" but you don't need to know that). However, nicknamed by Varric as one who works in "straight lines" chiefly, she feels like he gets her. She does not lack patience, but once she has worked out a solution, she is quick to act, and sometimes (often, really) the best solution is to disrupt whatever is causing the problem. Even if it is a priceless artifact. People are more important than things. End of story.
She can figure out chain reactions quickly and is very adept at looking like prey while leading a pursuer into trouble. She loves leading a chase (in a fight or just in general), and whether in the front or following, she has a wicked eye for spotting traps.
She handles well enough as a leader and organizer; it is not something she would choose or actively seek out, but she has a good example to follow, and while it is her job, she is going to do her best with it. People, in all forms, are important, and she wants to understand and help them where she can. She is quick to make friends and admires when people are openly passionate about the things they love -- she will befriend anyone, in fact. Regardless of history; everyone can take a new chance because people are never just one thing.
(She pulls back a little when it seems like she is being shut out; it has not escaped her notice that the party gathers at different times at things she is not invited to. This she has chosen to view as her being separate because she is technically "the boss" and is determined not to take it personally...even if maybe she'd enjoy book club too. She is not aware for spoiler reasons that the group may need to occasionally gather to discuss what is going on with her without a risk that she will wander in.)
Romantically, she understands she can be a little much, so it doesn't hurt her if the right wavelength is never stricken. She does not know if she has a type, because everyone is different and that is what makes each of them interesting.
But she is always surprised when people want to see what she finds worthwhile the same way she does for other people.
She doesn't like bullies, and it is easy to assume she dislikes authority in general, but she can just tell when people with a lot of power are using it badly. She does not include Strife in that. They do not see eye to eye but she deeply respects the position he is in and how he chooses to manage it, even if she would do it different. She's just not always going to be quiet about it. (Strife isn't exactly quiet about her being an issue either.)
She is an artist in her spare time; she does charcoal drawing and some painting. Her vallaslin is not actually a vallaslin; she just likes to doodle and regularly applying her designs is a meditative process for her. (You can tell she's left-handed because she never draws on that arm.) Her favorite animals are birds, and she can do some cooking and hunting. She can sing on key but has never been able to master an instrument. Everything else, she will gladly try, especially alongside someone who clearly loves it; those are the best teachers.
Rook has a history of surprising control when it comes to magic, which belies the level of patience she appears to have with elven relics -- Strife would describe it as "none" -- which goes over like a lead...well, her (she is terrible at swimming). Despite doing well as a mage she has a reputation for being "impulsive and reckless" and it is likely fitting that her given name essentially means "chaos gremlin" (and is also a common elvhen word for "squirrel" but you don't need to know that). However, nicknamed by Varric as one who works in "straight lines" chiefly, she feels like he gets her. She does not lack patience, but once she has worked out a solution, she is quick to act, and sometimes (often, really) the best solution is to disrupt whatever is causing the problem. Even if it is a priceless artifact. People are more important than things. End of story.
She can figure out chain reactions quickly and is very adept at looking like prey while leading a pursuer into trouble. She loves leading a chase (in a fight or just in general), and whether in the front or following, she has a wicked eye for spotting traps.
She handles well enough as a leader and organizer; it is not something she would choose or actively seek out, but she has a good example to follow, and while it is her job, she is going to do her best with it. People, in all forms, are important, and she wants to understand and help them where she can. She is quick to make friends and admires when people are openly passionate about the things they love -- she will befriend anyone, in fact. Regardless of history; everyone can take a new chance because people are never just one thing.
(She pulls back a little when it seems like she is being shut out; it has not escaped her notice that the party gathers at different times at things she is not invited to. This she has chosen to view as her being separate because she is technically "the boss" and is determined not to take it personally...even if maybe she'd enjoy book club too. She is not aware for spoiler reasons that the group may need to occasionally gather to discuss what is going on with her without a risk that she will wander in.)
Romantically, she understands she can be a little much, so it doesn't hurt her if the right wavelength is never stricken. She does not know if she has a type, because everyone is different and that is what makes each of them interesting.
But she is always surprised when people want to see what she finds worthwhile the same way she does for other people.
She doesn't like bullies, and it is easy to assume she dislikes authority in general, but she can just tell when people with a lot of power are using it badly. She does not include Strife in that. They do not see eye to eye but she deeply respects the position he is in and how he chooses to manage it, even if she would do it different. She's just not always going to be quiet about it. (Strife isn't exactly quiet about her being an issue either.)
She is an artist in her spare time; she does charcoal drawing and some painting. Her vallaslin is not actually a vallaslin; she just likes to doodle and regularly applying her designs is a meditative process for her. (You can tell she's left-handed because she never draws on that arm.) Her favorite animals are birds, and she can do some cooking and hunting. She can sing on key but has never been able to master an instrument. Everything else, she will gladly try, especially alongside someone who clearly loves it; those are the best teachers.
Appearance
5'4" . blue-green eyes . deep auburn hairRook is a little on the unmuscular side, not out of shape but clearly not doing a lot of heavy lifting in her day to day. Her pale skin is lightly dappled with freckles, and her "vallaslin" is painted on in various colors all over her body. It appears similar to traditional ones, with clear stylistic influences, but they are simple flourishes she applies herself because she thinks they are pretty and self-actualizing.
She is definitely built for running and climbing and has been doing it since she was a baby. Jumping is only "eeeeeh" because she is perfectly fine with "skin of your teeth" landings. Think of a squirrel jumping to branches. So long as she catches hold it's a successful leap. There are a lot of near-misses and not enough time to really process them as she is moving.
Da'rell was found wandering around by herself in the forest when she was a toddler. No one knew of her parents or who she was. Strife is the one who took over raising her. Not being her birth parent it felt disrespectful to choose vallaslin for her before she was old enough to choose for herself and by then she decided she just liked drawing her own. She has no memory of her life before being adopted.
Her name is a compound of Elvhen "da" = small and "harel" = trickery, so it essentially means "little troublemaker" -- so named because as soon as she was able to run and climb, she would. (Much of Strife's present disdain is warranted, but it definitely has an air of "you should know better" mixed in with the rest.)
Before going with Varric, Rook and a team of Veil Jumpers found themselves in a sticky situation where the solution she came up with got everyone safely home but lost them a map in the end. She maintains this was the correct decision, though she understands why others would disagree, especially given how much of elven history is lost.
Her name is a compound of Elvhen "da" = small and "harel" = trickery, so it essentially means "little troublemaker" -- so named because as soon as she was able to run and climb, she would. (Much of Strife's present disdain is warranted, but it definitely has an air of "you should know better" mixed in with the rest.)
Before going with Varric, Rook and a team of Veil Jumpers found themselves in a sticky situation where the solution she came up with got everyone safely home but lost them a map in the end. She maintains this was the correct decision, though she understands why others would disagree, especially given how much of elven history is lost.
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