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The Admiral and her Champion
Commission for @princessbatteringram ♥
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CONFESSION:
I recently played as mage Hawke for the first time and I dont think I’ll ever play a warrior or rogue again. While I love Bethany, I think Carver is a far more interesting character. Initially I thought he was just mean and whiny. Sometimes he is, but I think he has reason to be. His father spent less time with him than his siblings because they had magic and he didn’t. Of course he resents Hawke. How can someone grow when they live entirely in someone else’s shadow?
When I stopped looking at him as a “companion” and started seeing him as my little brother I saw that he really is just hurt, broken and lashing out. I can’t hold that against him.
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the warden and their mabari have a special bond
(the crowd: well DUH) but no, a special bond
from a realistic perspective instead of a game where PC player is god and sun, mab is essentially the only companion warden has to their self. all the other companions have parts in their character that can lead to them either betraying warden or leaving them. they all have very extreme ideals that often conflict with being that truu ride or die figure. mab is the only companion the warden can trust to the fullest extent to be That Bitch
dwarven wardens don’t understand all the hype surrounding ferelden’s obsession with dogs until mab imprints on them. maybe they’re skeptical at first. “eh, just a dog, they can serve as cannon fodder if nothing else” but experiencing mab curling up next to them at night, lunging at darkspawn to protect them, cocking his head at them when they do something weird, running around in a frenzy bc “!!!!!!!!!! i am dog !!!!!!!! how exciting !!!!!” has them slowly and unequivocally falling for that ferelden mabari magic
mage wardens having had no interactions with dogs beyond stray pooches that somehow got lost in the tower sometimes. they’re wary, maybe a lil scared, because they never thought dogs could get that big and muscular. mab is patient with them, though. he takes extra care not to bite too quickly when food is tenderly extended to him. gives mage warden some space while they’re warming up before he soon becomes their pillow, their blanket, and most beloved companion. there’s a mutual understanding between them that mage warden has never experienced with any person before.
dalish elf wardens wrinkling their nose up at the smell, ever confused why humans could live in such close proximity to these beasts. nothing like halla, no. there’s no elegance and beauty in a mabari, not unless you look for it. dalish warden deciding a bath will fix mab right up and make him significantly more tolerable, but mab barreling out of the tub, splaying them with a waterfall of soap and droplets is what bridges that gap. what a funny creature!!
couslands and their proud mabari, the only companion that survived the greatest betrayal they’ll ever know. they share more than food, a tent, and fond childhood memories; they share that trauma, mourn together, remember together, and grow past it together. after all, a house is always sturdier when made with stone instead of wood. cousland and mab’s relationship is impossible to splinter.
city elf warden always wanted a mabari, but could never afford to feed the extra mouth. mab imprinting on them is like their best dream coming to fruition. they never take any moment for granted, not even when mab takes off with their dinner, steals their socks, or takes up the entire bedroll and forces warden to sleep on the ground. city elf warden sees every moment, whether annoying or fun or sad, as a blessing, a symbol of their future holding more than their past ever did.