GUIDELINES

⠀ RULE ONE ⠀⠀this blog is low to medium activity. i have a full-time job and limited free time. i only write with mutuals, and i only follow people who are 21+. please feel free to ask for my discord as i write there as well!⠀ RULE TWO ⠀⠀NSFW themes may be present. everything will be tagged "#nsft". i don't tend to write nsft threads on the dashboard; i usually write it on discord. sex and sexuality is very important to zevran's character, and i love to talk about it.⠀ RULE THREE ⠀⠀please be aware that dark themes will be present. due to the nature of zevran's character, themes found on this blog will likely include: violence, alcohol use (and abuse), drug use (and abuse), torture, abuse, murder, [child] death, self-loathing, disordered thinking, depression, suicide and references to it, as well as suicidality as a whole.zevran's backstory contains implied CSA / CSEM. while this deeply informs his character and my interpretation of him, i will not be addressing it on this blog. i am open to exploring this history on discord.all triggers will be tagged to the best of my ability as "#trigger cw".

⠀ RULE FOUR ⠀⠀please do not god mod, power play, etc. i love action scenes, and would love to plot them out.⠀ RULE FIVE ⠀⠀i love shipping, i love relationships of all kinds. i love to develop them organically and i love to jump right in and explore it beforehand. i love to make it messy and complicated. please talk to me about it!⠀ RULE SIX ⠀⠀i don't tend to practice mains or exclusives, but i do prioritize people i am friends with and talk to OOC. i will write with anyone, crossovers and AUs and OCs included!⠀ RULE SEVEN ⠀⠀please do continue ask memes into threads on a new post. i am always accepting ask memes even if i take a million years to get to it.⠀ RULE EIGHT ⠀⠀i don't always have the ability to use icons, and i'm often stuck on mobile. add me on discord !!⠀ RULE NINE ⠀⠀i am not affiliated with anything. i am not zevran, jon curry, nor am i associated with bioware or any of the face claims i choose.you can also find me on my personal blog: @mountainwept

dossier

⠀ GENERAL STATS ⠀full name: zevran arainai
nickname(s): zev, z, painted elf, black shadow
age: 25; 36 when the conclave expldoes
birthday: unknown. 9:05 dragon.
species: elf
gender: genderfluid man (he/him)
orientation: bisexual & polyamorous
occupation: crowkiller, assassin
nationality: antivan
place of birth: rialto, antiva
religion: atheistic andrastian─── ⋆ ✰ ⋆ ───⠀ APPEARANCE ⠀faceclaim: luke pasqualino
eyes: amber
hair: golden blonde, long. tied back
height: 5'4
body type: lean, angular, corded muscle
notable physical traits: tattoos on left side of face and along his body. many scars across the length of his body. large pointed ears.─── ⋆ ✰ ⋆ ───⠀ FAMILY ⠀mother: unknown. deceased.
father: unknown. deceased.─── ⋆ ✰ ⋆ ───⠀ ADDITIONS⠀class / specialization:: rogue / assassin
affiliation: crows ( previously ), hero of ferelden ( previously ), inquisition ( verse dependent )─── ⋆ ✰ ⋆ ───⠀ NOTES⠀→ depression - hypersexuality - PTSD - tba.

⠀ PSYCHOLOGY ⠀mbti: estp
zodiac: cancer
temperament: sanguine
moral alignment: chaotic neutral / neutral evil
traits:
→ bold, charismatic
→ perceptive
→ humorous
→ realistic
→ impulsive
→ morose, manipulative
→ emotionally detached
→ paranoid
→ intensely loyal─── ⋆ ✰ ⋆ ───⠀ LIKES & DISLIKES⠀likes:
→ sweet wine ; leather ; sex ; the ocean / beach ; summer heat ; chocolatedislikes:
→ intimacy (lie) ; blind faith ; cruelty ; southern ale ; being outside in winterfears:
→ loss of agency / control / power ; failure─── ⋆ ✰ ⋆ ───⠀ TROPES⠀the atoner / go through me / loveable rogue / defeat means friendship / hitman with a heart / even bad men love their mamas / death seeker / the casanova / you are better than you think you are

verses

⠀ PRE DA:O ⠀⠀
zevran arainai is an antivan crow— this verse ranges in age from 7 to 22. he’s cocky, arrogant, and sleeps around with great joy. he’s the best of the best, and he knows it.nearing the latter end of this verse, zevran is melancholy, depressed, and actively seeking a suicidal death.tag: #v: knife wielder.─── ⋆ ⭑ ⋆ ───⠀ DA:O ⠀⠀
he’s still cocky and arrogant, but there’s hardened steel beneath it. he was spared by a merciful warden and now travels with them to stop the blight from taking over ferelden and the world.it is assumed that the warden befriends him, giving him the gloves, and defeating taliesen with him. romance is never assumed unless discussed out of character!the warden is also referred to with they/them pronouns, and a race is never specified.tag: #v: nothing nobler than saving the world.─── ⋆ ⭑ ⋆ ───⠀ DA:2 ⠀⠀
zevran has left the company of the warden and is moving around antiva and the rest of thedas in order to take out his previous brothers-in-arms who might find him. his wandering takes him near the free marches and antiva. throughout the years, the guildmasters begin to fall to ruin. there is a mysterious force rocking the crows called “the black shadow.”he is 32 years old when the rebellion begins.tag: #v: freedom's bitter taste.

⠀ DA:I ⠀⠀
when the war breaks out, zevran uses the chaos to his advantage. he gathers the intel that he can on the inquisition’s members, and goes to find leliana at skyhold. he offers his services as an assassin in return for assistance against the crows, should he need it.he continues to wander thedas, though now with the inquisition’s resources in his pocket. he will occasionally be found in skyhold.he is 36 when the conclave explodes.tag: #v: the black shadow.─── ⋆ ⭑ ⋆ ───⠀ AFTER DA:I ⠀⠀
zevran is 39 and is nowhere to be seen when the exalted council is called. he has effectively faded into the background of international politics. the BLACK SHADOW is nothing more than a legend whispered amongst the crows and their contemporaries.tag: #v: shattered pieces of all that we knew.─── ⋆ ⭑ ⋆ ───⠀ INQUISITOR AU ⠀⠀
he is 36 years old. he had been investigating the conclave due to an unusual amount of crow presence; the crows don’t typically involve themselves so far south, so he took it upon himself to investigate.choices: here.
tag: #v: leave well enough alone.─── ⋆ ⭑ ⋆ ───⠀ PILLARS OF ETERNITY AU ⠀⠀
a half vailian / aedyran elf, zevran is an assassin who had been commissioned to kill someone the watcher desperately needed to keep alive. recruited into their companions, zevran is finally free of the mysterious organization that bought him as a child.tag: #v: the endless cycle of bone and blood.