Character: Dorian Pavus (Dragon Age) Occupation/Role: Researcher (complex magical theory and Tevinter magical history and the overlap thereof), battlemage. A/R/N/M: 30/human/Tevinter/mage. Elevator Pitch: Altus mage from Tevinter, backflipped out a window into Ferelden, middle fingers raised. Very shiny and flamboyant. A total magic nerd who disguises it in academic elitism, or the other way around. Earnestly would like the world to be saved. Closet idealist. Opinions: The Tevinter Imperium is dreadfully corrupt, its governance masturbatory, and future bleak, and when it isn't completely terrifying and rife with murder and cruelty, it can be very silly. but it also remains the pinnacle of human society in culture, magic, technology, and history, and in dire need of redemption for these reasons. The Imperium is an informal magocracy and so Dorian's opinions of his fellow mages is less about captivity vs freedom and more on a scale of education and perspective. Human mages shouldn't be masters of the universe, sorry magisters, but they should be masters of themselves in service to the universe, and you can't do that if you're constantly afraid of yourself.
Slavery is a necessary facet of Tevinter's economy that Dorian can't see an end to and wilfully dismisses as an alternative to the crippling poverty as seen in places like Kirkwall, but give him time. All he knows about Qunari is what he's been taught and skirmishes on their borders, and so is immediately critical of what he knows and is open to learning, lacking any nationalist zeal for their natural enemies. The same goes for elves, both Dalish and city, in that he is ignorant and knows it but isn't xenophobic.
In short: he has many opinions.
Where They've Been: Dorian was born in Qarinus, Tevinter, but spent his glory adult years in the capital city Minrathous where he actually participated in court life (if as a contentious quality rather than fitting in, see: opinions), and was named an Enchanter of its Circle of Magi. Generally, Dorian has bumped around all corners of Tevinter, but has travelled further too, from Nevarra to the Free Marches to Val Royeaux, and likely other major southern cities, but he's only ever been a tourist. The last few months prior to joining the Inquisition had seen him living rough on the edges and just south of Redcliffe.
Future Plans: Continued attempts to get CR via plot missions, continued nosying in of mage business to try to shift the local political tide to something more favourable to him personally and useful to the Inquisition at large. He's probably going to hug Felix. Someone should find him feeling sorry for himself sometime. I also like writing murder of monsters.
CR Desires: I desire CR.
Anything Else: I'm playing catch up (I'm in a perpetual state of playing catch up) so keeping an eye on the new things I'm getting myself into, but so long as you don't mind planning stuff for 'in a wee bit' instead of 'riGHT NOW', I am very open to all the things, please do hit me up.
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Character: Dorian Pavus (Dragon Age)
Occupation/Role: Researcher (complex magical theory and Tevinter magical history and the overlap thereof), battlemage.
A/R/N/M: 30/human/Tevinter/mage.
Elevator Pitch: Altus mage from Tevinter, backflipped out a window into Ferelden, middle fingers raised. Very shiny and flamboyant. A total magic nerd who disguises it in academic elitism, or the other way around. Earnestly would like the world to be saved. Closet idealist.
Opinions: The Tevinter Imperium is dreadfully corrupt, its governance masturbatory, and future bleak, and when it isn't completely terrifying and rife with murder and cruelty, it can be very silly. but it also remains the pinnacle of human society in culture, magic, technology, and history, and in dire need of redemption for these reasons. The Imperium is an informal magocracy and so Dorian's opinions of his fellow mages is less about captivity vs freedom and more on a scale of education and perspective. Human mages shouldn't be masters of the universe, sorry magisters, but they should be masters of themselves in service to the universe, and you can't do that if you're constantly afraid of yourself.
Slavery is a necessary facet of Tevinter's economy that Dorian can't see an end to and wilfully dismisses as an alternative to the crippling poverty as seen in places like Kirkwall, but give him time. All he knows about Qunari is what he's been taught and skirmishes on their borders, and so is immediately critical of what he knows and is open to learning, lacking any nationalist zeal for their natural enemies. The same goes for elves, both Dalish and city, in that he is ignorant and knows it but isn't xenophobic.
In short: he has many opinions.
Where They've Been: Dorian was born in Qarinus, Tevinter, but spent his glory adult years in the capital city Minrathous where he actually participated in court life (if as a contentious quality rather than fitting in, see: opinions), and was named an Enchanter of its Circle of Magi. Generally, Dorian has bumped around all corners of Tevinter, but has travelled further too, from Nevarra to the Free Marches to Val Royeaux, and likely other major southern cities, but he's only ever been a tourist. The last few months prior to joining the Inquisition had seen him living rough on the edges and just south of Redcliffe.
Future Plans: Continued attempts to get CR via plot missions, continued nosying in of mage business to try to shift the local political tide to something more favourable to him personally and useful to the Inquisition at large. He's probably going to hug Felix. Someone should find him feeling sorry for himself sometime. I also like writing murder of monsters.
CR Desires: I desire CR.
Anything Else: I'm playing catch up (I'm in a perpetual state of playing catch up) so keeping an eye on the new things I'm getting myself into, but so long as you don't mind planning stuff for 'in a wee bit' instead of 'riGHT NOW', I am very open to all the things, please do hit me up.