Yes, it's the canon/default name. I usually default to it in fanfiction as a generic character name and leave their personality kind of vague, though I know some people prefer to read about other people's unique OC's.
I'm one of those selfish pricks who can't write the default 
I just have a really hard time connecting to the character, and then I get bored. And then I don't write 
Just making sure. You know how I am. Direct if nothing else.It wasn't. You've known me long enough that I would have replied to you directly if I wanted to get into it.
It's just the overall atmosphere. It truly was general. It's the same thing with the sex/no sex discussion. I didn't think the initial statement was made to make anyone feel bad. It was why they personally felt uncomfortable with a certain thing. It was clarified when people seemed upset.
That's all.
I had no idea it was voiced by him.
Sorry Abelas/Ameridan. I dun lyk you anymore.
Hmph!
Is there a thing about him I should know????
I'm one of those selfish pricks who can't write the default
For me, it depends. Right now I am writing a fanfiction with my personal Lavellan because her personality clashes with Solas' a lot, which would be a little harder to do with the default Lavellan. If I were to write an AU, though, then I would most probably use the default one. Soo...it depends.
So...am I the only one who google screenshots and is trying to compare the faces of trespasserSolas and daiSolas?
The changes are...subtle yet in a whole improved him a lot. Well, maybe not 'improve', I still love the old one, but I don't think anyone could call him ugly now?
I wonder what magic that is.
It might be mostly due to the lighting, but his face does appear to be thinner. I also think it looks like he has dark circles under his eyes. Even if this wasn’t intentional, I find that his heavy voice and appearance convey how burdened and tired he is after two years.
Si. Matthew Gravelle - Mark Baeley(jaderail) is a mistake made by the wiki. Listen to this interview. You can hear Abelas/Ameridan.
OMG!! I watched both seasons of Broadchurch. Had noooooooo idea it was him voicing Abelas and Ameridan. Dang he needs to do more VA, he's good.
Ellana is the default name for female Lavellan. Mahanon for male.
I wound up making them the names for my Lavellan's older cousins.
I always stick with Mahanon when I create m!Elf Inquisitor, even though I don't know how to pronounce it.
In my headcanon, Ilaria has a mage twin - Mahanon - where only a last minute decision from their Keeper decided it was Ilaria going to the Conclave instead of her brother.
Btw, does anyone have any fleshed out characters for Clan Lavellan?
I have a core group of hunters/guards that Ilaria leads expeditions with (that I created because I couldn't believe my girl was capable of leading anything unless she had prior experience, but that's my taste) with their own designs and personality, and if I knew how to draw better than the anime style I use I'd have shared them here, but I'm interested to hear if anyone else does.
Ohh, that makes sense, then. I like the name. Mahanon is kind of strange, though.
sounds elfy to me! Not far from Mahariel for example. and not far from Mahon & related names which are Irish in origin (Dalish elves in some ways have celtic overtones, some have irish accents etc)
OMG!! I watched both seasons of Broadchurch. Had noooooooo idea it was him voicing Abelas and Ameridan. Dang he needs to do more VA, he's good.
I do believe he does radio dramas for Wales BBC so you could hear his sexual voice on there!
I'm one of those selfish pricks who can't write the default
I don't think it's selfish at all! I love it when someone makes a really well-rounded OC, because I can get into their story better - it's sort of set apart from canon in a way.
For me, well, frankly I've been writing mostly kinkmeme fills of late (tho sadly I'm a bit stalled at the moment) and it helps if I keep a little detachment from it so those stories don't leak into my regular headcanons (as much as I enjoy them).
Is there a thing about him I should know????
Watch Broadchurch. That's all imma gonna say. heh.
Is there a thing about him I should know????
Nah 
He seems like a lovely guy. I'm just being spiteful because of his character in Broadchurch.
I'm enjoying reading the Lavellan headcanons. I must admit that I struggle a bit with thinking about my Fem!Lavellan going forward (or in the two year gap). I seem to find headcanoning my Male Lavellan easier.
I never imagined Niamh having any kind of fling. But that's just because my brain doesn't work that way. I can't imagine who she'd go romp with either. Iron Bull? With all the Chargers included I duunooo. But she wouldn't be pining either. She went down the angry break up path so it just wouldn't fit in her character to then be crying in a room somewhere. My male Lavellan is the more emotional one. He pulled some utterly heartbreaking sad faces in the Trespasser DLC 
Watch Broadchurch. That's all imma gonna say. heh.
I saw something unsavory about his character - I won't spoil anything just in case - but unphased still. Voice kink is strong for that one.
Btw, does anyone have any fleshed out characters for Clan Lavellan?
I have a core group of hunters/guards that Ilaria leads expeditions with (that I created because I couldn't believe my girl was capable of leading anything unless she had prior experience, but that's my taste) with their own designs and personality, and if I knew how to draw better than the anime style I use I'd have shared them here, but I'm interested to hear if anyone else does.
I fleshed out my Lavellan's closest family: parents, Keeper Deshanna (who is her aunt), and two older cousins. Ellana is Deshanna's daughter and the First for the clan. Mahanon is one of the clan's hunters, who went to help Clan Sabrae recover after Marethari's death. I kind of like using the default names for her relatives, since it makes me feel like any one of the three could have wound up going to the Conclave. Fate had it be my PC, Clariel.
For me, well, frankly I've been writing mostly smut of late (tho sadly I'm a bit stalled at the moment) and it helps if I keep a little detachment from it so those stories don't leak into my regular headcanons (as much as I enjoy them).
I can do default characters in smut. But I've had a hard time doing anonymous smut for Dragon Age; I had a much easier time writing alien porn for Mass Effect. Don't know what that says about me
Yeah, I definitely cannot write a 'default' inquisitor whatsoever, even when I'm writing an undefined quiz. Just how it goes for me; that sort of blank slatery doesn't work for me.
I saw something unsavory about his character - I won't spoil anything just in case - but unphased still. Voice kink is strong for that one.
Same here. They're actors, not the characters they play. I just think Broadchurch was really excellent. Rory and The Doctor, ahhh I still miss Rory Pond. I mean Rory Williams .
Nah
I'm enjoying reading the Lavellan headcanons. I must admit that I struggle a bit with thinking about my Fem!Lavellan going forward (or in the two year gap). I seem to find headcanoning my Male Lavellan easier.
I never imagined Niamh having any kind of fling. But that's just because my brain doesn't work that way. I can't imagine who she'd go romp with either. Iron Bull? With all the Chargers included
Angry break up and angry retort in Trespasser are most hot. There is a VERY heated exchange in that one. I was like 'oh ok.....****'.
Also getting angry with him and getting him angry makes him more honest i've found.
You know what irritates me? That there is no delicate high-quality geek jewelry.
I'd really love a delicate wolf bracelet or necklace, something in rose gold or something, high quality and small, not big and bulky. Too hard to find. Nothing Dragon Age related that doesn't scream "GIGANTIC PLASTIC NERD JEWELRY"
Some of us like jewelry a little more delicate and toned-down.
Well, thanks to you/my boredom/desperation, I am now looking for engraveable jewellery... I remember some time ago, someone got a bracelet engraved with "Ar lath ma vhenan". I think that's an awesome idea, and I'm now looking for a pendant to engrave. Either with that, or "Var lath vir suledin".
Does anyone else have Dragon Age jewellery?
Also, I didn't realise the "moving on or not" issue got heated, but just in case I contributed to it in any way, I apologise.
Si. Matthew Gravelle - Mark Baeley(jaderail) is a mistake made by the wiki. Listen to this interview. You can hear Abelas/Ameridan.
I think you are right, because Gravelle has Jaws of Hakkon listed on his imdb and Bazeley just has Inquisition. I listened to both and they both sound pretty similar. I guess Bazeley just did some random npc voices. I've been living a lie!
Anyway... all this talk about Lavellan and what she does with herself between end of the main game and Trespasser - gotta admit that I've been thinking about something somewhat related to that topic for a while and that is: while Solas may have felt like fish out of water in Thedas... how likely it is that Lavellan/approved Quizzy felt so as well?And that's even before the whole Herald of Andraste business or "the burden of wearing the title that all but replaces their name".They may not feel as different as Solas, accept the world as it is, have friends and family that they love dearly - but he implies during balcony scene that while Inquisitor may not be different from anyone else in terms of their body, the difference in either mind or spirit is there, and it is palpable enough to give pause to Solas and eventually they become "real" for him in relatively short time.I can't say that I can't somewhat relate to this - being a person with very different interests compared to people I live around and most members of my family (artist, gamer, someone with pretty liberal views living in bastion of conservatism and traditional values). I love them all to death, but most people I interact on any sort of regular basis can't really give me what I sometimes need in terms of emotional or intellectual sustenance (hence I spend so much time on the Internet, DUH).Makes me think that Quizzy might as well be in similar position. They may feel too much. They may see the world as more nuanced than it is for most people. That must have felt goddamn lonely, even among friends or family they'd give their life for - and then they meet someone who 'gets' them; who feels familiar. Maybe not entirely, but enough to create a deep connection - be it in terms of friendship or more than that.... Kinda makes me think that IF it happened to Quizzies and them Solas left, it might have left a hollow spot no other relationship could fill.I suppose causal flings or finding people with whom Quizzies connect on different level is not impossible, especially for those who'd REALLY need it - but taking into account all this, plus what The Lone Shadow has said about people outside of the inner circle having a hard time seeing more than the title (something that the game itself addressed more than a few times), I must come to a conclusion that at least my Lavellan (this is purely my headcanon territory here) would have a really hard time to even try and justify being with someone else. It wouldn't feel right (dare I say it wouldn't feel 'real'?), nor perhaps even fair for the person they might attempt to form new relationship with....Also - don't you think that it would also make the mission to redeem Solas even more personal as well? That way Quizzy may not just try and prove Solas that the world is worth saving, but that there is place for them both in it as well? It would make for a very interesting internal conflict, IMO.
It didn't take me and my first Lavellan to realize just how much of an outsider they were in terms of not being fully connected to the others. After all, everyone is pretty much an Adrastian who don't really think that much of how the Chantry has harmed not just mages, but elves as well. Only person who understood that was Leliana, while Cassandra believed that the reason for Lavellan's hatred was because she was an outsider, not that she had a huge list of grievances. Lavellan can't really relate to anyone outside of Solas. Perhaps in a few instances depending on how you headcannon you're Lavellan's background, such as mine relating to Josie's desire and determination to help her family. But beyond that, Lavellan doesn't really have anyone.
Sera is to absorbed in her "I hate all things elfy and Dalish, including people who exhibit those traits," to be any sort of friend, but instead a loud, toxic reminder of her outsider status. Cassandra is to warped up in her own failing faith to be any comfort. In fact because of this she does more harm, wanting the Quizz to be the Herald and dissing elven beliefs, such as her comments at the Temple of Mythal, and she is a bit racist at that. (When they're making you Inquisitor, ask her in disbelief that they are making an elf the quizz.) The Iron Lady, I wouldn't even try. Josie is a bit better, but when my Quizz told her how humans have threaten her family's lives she was astonished. Josie means well but she can't understand her. As for the rest, not much comfort either, but not as isolating as everyone else. So really, the only person she doesn't feel like an outsider to is Solas. Solas is the only elfy elf there and only one who doesn't see her as the Herald or the Quizz.
So I don't see mine getting over Solas either, especially since my Lavellan saw him as a refuge she could go to when she was tried of the stupid shems and the responsibilities. Responsibilities that were never expect from her before, until a giant hole rips open in the sky.
As for Cullen, my Quizz started to warm up to him after he told off Chancellor Roderick and that he and the other Chantry folk would just hang her without a trial. She respects him, but she can't see herself with a human. For a few reasons, 1) she is afraid of being exiled from her clan, and 2) her dad always told her that it was impossible for a human to really love an elf. They just see elves as pets and nothing more.
He pulled some utterly heartbreaking sad faces in the Trespasser DLC
I know right? Solas has a lot to answer for, I'm not sure if there are enough hugs for some of these expressions.
I think you are right, because Gravelle has Jaws of Hakkon listed on his imdb and Bazeley just has Inquisition. I listened to both and they both sound pretty similar. I guess Bazeley just did some random npc voices. I've been living a lie!
HAVENT WE ALL!!
hahah - yeah i thought so too and then i listened to this morning show and was like 'oh...im turned on right now.' and all i could hear was "IT'S NOT FOR YOU, NOT FOR ANY OF YOU!!" and then i feel into a abelas hellspiral again.
I got a bracelet. I'd just be careful the words all rubbed out of mine and I'll have to order another. I think I'm sticking with a necklace this time.
I've given some thought to my Lavellan moving on. I think she tried a few times but it never worked out. She ultimately still had feelings for Solas, though they were buried and faded from time but everything came rushing back during Trespasser. 
If you haven't seen this, please watch. I am still trying to catch my breath from laughing so hard! Oh Solas I love u lol (Warning! Trespasser spoilers)
https://www.youtube....h?v=4rWVIVf4UgI
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