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It occurs to me that I never really posted anything about him. He's not really a player character, and I'm undecided about his status in game, but he is a character in the game, and he seems to be hanging around for a while, so maybe I'd better post something.

 

He doesn't precisely refuse to talk about his past, but the details he relates are sometimes jumbled or contradictory. He says that his adoptive father was a shepherd, but he speaks often and fondly of having horses as a child, and of his love of riding. He says he's from Amaranthine, but when he speaks of his hometown, he says "village" and he seems more accustomed to country life. He'll sometimes mention having brothers, but if asked about his family, he'll say that old Eadric in Amaranthine is all he's got. He speaks of having once been a soldier and of serving in Amaranthine's garrison, but he is vague about the particulars.

 

He's very tall, even for a Fereldan, well over six feet, and exceptionally large framed. He is highly conscious of his bulk, and tries to diminish himself whenever possible. He is agile and quick on his feet for someone his size, but he walks with a slight list, favoring his right leg.

 

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1.What colour best represents them?
 
Deep, stormy blue, like thunderclouds.
  
2.If they were an animal, which would they be?
 
A very large, slobbery dog who is unswervingly loyal, un-self-consciously goofy, and not too bright.
  
3.Which music genre would best describe your Inquisitor?
 
Gaelic or Scandinavian folk music, especially something in a minor key. Rohan theme, yes, but especially the amateur guitar version. He wants to be heroic, but he isn't there yet.
  
4.What season reflects their personality best?
 
Winter, when everything seems dead, but seeds lie dormant in the earth.
  
5.If your Inquisitor was a force of nature, what kind would they be? (hurricane, earthquake, etc.)
 
A glacier: slow, but unstoppable, with the slight but ever-present threat of an avalanche.
  
6.What’s their alignment? 
 
He is self-aware enough to know that he is neutral good, but he would like to be more lawful.
  
7.Which element best describes them?
 
Earth.
  
8.What scent would they be associated with, if any?
 
Leather and steel and tilled earth. Mostly, though, he smells like soap.
  
9.Are they better with children, animals, or neither?
 
Animals. He loves them in all shapes and sizes. He likes children, but he doesn’t really know how to relate to them.
  
10.What’s the Inquisitor’s favourite food?
 
Beef stew with lots of onions and fresh, crusty bread.
  
11.Can they cook?
 
Only in the sense that he can keep himself alive. Most people would rather eat their own footwear than anything he prepares.
  
12.Do they have any hobbies?
 
He loves books. He loves to read them (although getting him to admit that he can read is a feat), but he also loves to be surrounded by them. He also likes to fish. He doesn’t necessarily like to catch anything, but sitting in a boat with a friend and a jug of ale holds tremendous appeal to him.
 
He also loves riding with a passion that he shows for few other things, but he is currently without a horse, and his tone when he speaks of the hobby is bitter.
  
13.Are they very fashion-conscious or more practical?
 
He owns nothing that he does not immediately need, but he has fantasies about a silken nightshirt. He isn’t fussed about looks, but the sensuality of the texture appeals to him.
  
14.Are they neat or unorganised?
 
Neat. He owns next to nothing, but what he does have is meticulously cared for.
  
19. What’s your Inquisitor’s opinion on each of the various races, if any?
 
The only dwarves he knew apart from Bartha are a family of traders who visited his home village once a year. He got on well with them, and he loved hearing about their travels. In other words, he acknowledges that they have their own history and their own customs and he likes to learn about them, but he doesn’t think they’re better or worse than humans.
 
In the village where he grew up, life was hard. His family had a horse farm, but the principle industry was logging. Elves with the strength and ability to do well did well, and nobody really thought much about their race. Elves who were not strong enough or hardy enough to be good loggers were poor, but so were the humans who weren’t strong enough or hardy enough to succeed.  He is aware that city elves are often mistreated by human overlords and he thinks it’s criminal, but he isn’t an activist. He’ll fight to defend those of his acquaintance, but he won’t go out of his way to right wrongs against people he doesn’t know.
 
He has no idea what a qunari even is, but if he knew, their philosophy would terrify him. In his world, the only freedom someone has is the ability to choose his or her own fate. Take that away, and they aren’t really people anymore.


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I see what you mean, now. :P



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See, told you they would be a good couple :P



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If anybody is curious, Beldin is kind of a hodgepodge of characters from English/Scottish/Irish folklore.

 

The business with Arl Howe comes from Matty Groves (folksong lyrics here, second set preferred). From the first time I heard the title "Arl," I thought of Lord Arlen and Matty Groves. What I like about the lyrics is that there's plenty of blame to go around. Lady Arlen is an adulteress, Lord Arlen is a beast, and poor Matty is just too stupid to live. But that wouldn't do for Beldin. Arl Howe had to be the villain, for obvious reasons. Before anybody protests, keep in mind that if Beldin had not run afoul of Arl Howe, he would have been ordered to march on Castle Cousland, and he would not have found out why he shouldn't until it was too late to stop it.

 

The business with Martin is a genderbent Twa Sisters (folksong lyrics here, Loreena McKennitt lyrics here). I love the songs (both of them), but I didn't like how it's always the women who wind up being murderously jealous of each other and I didn't like how somebody always wound up dead. Oh, and that suitor who drove them apart in the first place? As far as Beldin's concerned, Martin can have her!



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Some folks have expressed curiosity about how much Bel looks like his brother Martin, so I made up the headmorph. These are toolset views, not in-game shots, so it won't look quite the same, but it gives you some idea. I changed Bel's hairstyle because his canon hairstyle is from a mod, and that shows up as blue in the toolset.

 

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The one on the top is Martin.



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TreeHuggerHannah

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Wow, they really do look similar! No wonder Rael mixed them up.



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LOL the nose!!!  :D



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I did tell you that his nose was pretty messed up!

 

Plus, they're mirror image twins, so the bone structure would be the same. I just started with Beldin's head morph in the toolset, broke his nose, padded the face to account for about 30 pounds of soft living, and made him a bit pasty-looking from too much time indoors.



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So, BFace might have made a Second Life Beldin...

 

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My goodness, she does fine work!

 

And I can't not post this one, because the shadows and facial expression are amazing.

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At some point, I will find and add some scruff for him. He won't look like this three days into the forest, for sure. *smile*



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He looks great! Well done, Bface! :)



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My, does he look cute!

 

It's been ages since I've been in SL... I had found some nice roleplay group, but as it was almost purely USA-based, it became almost impossible for me to join them (as in, they got active at 2 am my time). I still get the  notifications in my mail though, although they've kicked me out a few years ago... XD