Duplicity App
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Name: Isabela Door: Door Pass Canon: Dragon Age Canon Point: Post Those Who Speak (Tie-in-Comic) plus CRAU from Drift Fleet Age: 28 Appearance: https://64.media.tumblr.com/79673535b9d3d6a5ab9ce140a764525f/tumblr_nnouq8ta521tegyx0o1_400.png History: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Isabela, http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Luis Personality: Isabela has never been a good person, and certainly doesn't think of herself that way. She's selfish, hedonistic, and greedy, and she's spent the bulk of her life stealing and murdering for personal gain or even just the thrill of it. Her kill-or-be-killed mantra didn't actually develop during her time in the Felicisima Pirate Armada, but rather while she was married to Luis, the Antivan merchant who 'rescued' her from her Rivaini fishing village. She saw firsthand at his side the way Luis conducted his business, with ruthless efficiency and a total lack of compassion or empathy. It was the most enjoyable aspect of the relationship, and she enthusiastically watched and even advised him in his business deals. But more important than anything else, Isabela prizes freedom. The restraints of her marriage to Luis, no matter how benign, were intolerable. So she rebelled as much as she could, starting an affair with a young Antivan Crow named Zevran, returning Luis' gifts and attentions out of spite, making herself as big of an irritation as possible just to feel more in control. She thought about leaving, but she was accustomed to her life of wealth and privilege, and she wasn't sure that Luis would let her leave. This eventually changed when Luis planned to 'lend' her to some of his business associates. Whether it was Isabela who hired Zevran, or she simply helped him, Luis was dead a week later, and Isabela left Antiva with Luis' ship, the Siren's Call, eventually joining the Felicisima Armada. Isabela has had a complicated relationship with morality, which has bloomed mostly from mistakes and guilt. Isabela from the outset had a dismal view of slave trading, but it crystallized after one particular incident in the Venefication Sea, where fellow criminal Devon and Isabela chose to drown a shipload of slaves in order to avoid prosecution at the hands of an Orlesian Fleet. After that incident, she refused to move slaves, to the point where she released a ship full of slaves that were foisted upon her, heavily indebting her to bad people. The unsustainability of her lifestyle really hit home in Kirkwall after she meets (and falls in love with) the Champion of Kirkwall. She found the Champion's optimistic and selfless nature equal parts naive, infuriating and inspiring, and when it finally came down to abandoning Hawke to the Ariskhok with the relic or coming back to stand for her crimes, she eventually (and barely) opted for the latter. Isabela has grown a lot, physically and emotionally. She makes a lot of show while traveling with Varric and Alistair on his quest to find King Maric that she is just doing it for the money, but her actions consistently speak louder than words, constantly putting herself in dangerous situations for reasons of idealism and selfless loyalty. But putting aside all that dreary bollocks, Isabela likes to have fun. She is unapologetically crass, sexual and In Charge, and she doesn't stand for anyone telling her that she can't be all of those things at once. She doesn't want respect, she demands it, and she doesn't mind stealing it on the blade of the dagger if you aren't willing to part with it voluntarily. She likes things to be simple. She doesn't forget the past but she also doesn't obsess on it. You can't change it, so the only thing you can do is move forward. Complicated topics like Mage rights can't be solved in a conversation, so what's the point in talking about it? Better to concentrate on the things right in front of you rather than waste time speculating. Powers and Abilities:Isabela is an expert swashbuckler and duelist, trap finder, lockpicker, sailor and also an able and commanding ship Captain. She's a master of infiltration, climbing, swimming or crawling to wherever she needs to be without being seen. That said, she's pretty limited to like medieval technology, but she's a quick study. Inventory:
Samples: Long thread with Masrur, with good examples of internal monologue, banter and smut Top post with reponses from Wolfe and Cullen, featuring Prose responses |
