Name: Cee! Age: old mrs old Contact: Ceeeee @ plurk or twotimesfew at gmail dot com Other Characters: Val, Salvio, Darras as my other FT characters; Nikos as my side character Interests: I want to play a baby rebel mage and get in the shit. AND I want to update my side character to a FULL character.
CHARACTER
Name: Matthias Canon/OC: DA OC Journal: inkindled Race: Human Nationality: Free Marcher Occupation: Rebel Mage Division: FORCES. he wishes. Mage or Not: Y Age: 16
History
- Born poor in the Free Marches, Matthias was destined for the life of a country something-or-other, until he was showing off for friends and burned down the village stable with a magical fireball at 10 years old. Promptly shipped off to the Circle at Tantervale.
- As excited as he was terrified, Matthias found Circle life to be chaotic. He arrived in Tantervale at a time of unrest despite--or perhaps because of--Tantervale’s strictness. There were grumblings and threats of rebellion while the templars remained firm and cold and occasionally brutal. Mages were kept apart from one another and in silence as often as possible. Whispers of sedition and grumblings of rebellion entered the zeitgeist regardless.
- Unrest came to a head one cold winter day. Mages were at war all over the land, and the Circle at Tantervale was not exempt. True battle broke out. Whether the templars struck first or the mages struck first is unclear. In the end, templars were overthrown. An escape route was blasted through a curtain wall. The Tantervale mages fled, made for the camp of rebel mages, to join the fight. Matthias and the other young mages dragged along.
- Matthias was scared, but elated! Joining the rebels and fighting in battles felt like something. He and his friends spent a lot of time whipping each other into a frenzy of excitement and battle eagerness. Talked endlessly about heroes of the rebellion, all these names that circulated camps and backroads during battles and marches. These were real mages, heroic and noble and self-sacrificing.
- And fuck going back to the Circles, btw! Nomadic life? Not that bad. War camps? Not that bad, especially compared to the shitshow that the Circle had been pre-rebellion. Matthias could not imagine returning to that structure, not when he'd had a taste of real freedom, however blood-soaked it was. Hardened and eager and bright-eyed, Matthias and his fellow baby mages were all in. Death, even the death of a friend, was worth it if it meant freedom. Once Matthias had dreamed of holding the power and status of a Knight-Enchanter or an Arcane Warrior. Now his dream morphed into that of a freedom fighter. Became determined that mages would never return to the Circles or the downtrodden life they'd led before.
- Post-Conclave, Matthias' rebel mages didn't join up with the Inquisition immediately. Fought all over Fereldan, carrying on the war. Did manage to make it to the battle at Ghislain, with mixed opinions among the group. The unsure proved the wisest: most of the Tantervale mages were killed during the battle. Remaining small contingent of survivors were less than impressed with the Inquisition. Decided to keep on keepin' on. Rather than keepin' on, Matthias struck for surety and Kirkwall, following the trail of the Inquisition's wounded. On foot and without coin, he suffered a little on the road, but he made it.
- And he's been here ever since!
Personality
Matthias is a scrappy survivor and a try-hard rebel. He was taught to be obedient and kind and generally moral, a simple peasant boy of the Free Marches, but also not to put up with too much shit or waste time crying over spilled milk. There was little time for coddling in Matthias' childhood. Born one of seven kids, raised by hard-working parents, Matthias knows how to get by without much. But he craves attention and praise, having had very little of it in his life. A few words of kindness from the right person can send him spiraling into a paroxysm of loyalty.
He is deeply loyal, easily encouraged to a cause, and difficult to disillusion from issues or people he cares about. He has always developed crushes easily, and even after he’s fallen out of them, retains deep loyalty to his former beloveds--man, woman, or cause. He often fixates on the aloof, determined to win their praise and approval.
He has seen injustice, which has made him want to fight injustices. Compromise frustrates him. Being underestimated frustrates him more. Matthias might be young, but he has seen shit. There are few people in the world who understand where he's come from, and what growing up in a warcamp has meant.
He craves approval and acknowledgement, but resents pity. While it’s true that his life in the Circle and war was hard, Matthias considers it to have been a trial by fire. He’s proved that he can take it, whatever it might be.
He can be impulsive and often speaks or acts before he thinks. His rebel streak was fanned to a flame during the height of the mage rebellion. Matthias and his fellow baby mages were reared in battle and trained on the fly. Without any deep study or tutelage, Matthias' magicwork has developed inconsistently, and he rushes through any spell or enchantment in his eagerness to deploy them. He's more guts than brains, and he reacts quickly. His lack of formal education is a source of embarrassment to him, and he will get defensive if anyone calls him on it. He’s young enough that he hasn’t been Harrowed yet, which he’ll also try to talk his way around.
Matthias makes friends with ease, and enemies with equal ease, especially if mutual hate of someone will get him a fast friend. His principals and ideals are often what block friendship. He can't get his head around putting up with someone who might be at odds with what he believes, and he refuses to try to understand anyone who would compromise their beliefs for friendship. The latter is somewhat hypocritical, because in truth, Matthias' own belief could soften for friendship. He wants badly to be liked, to have a solid group of people he can call his own. Among the rebel mages of Tantervale, Matthias had camaraderie, and he misses it badly.
Matthias wants to be a hero, and to find a cause worthy of him. And one that he's worth of.
Opinions & Affiliations
- pro-mage - pro-REBELs specifically - anti-templar - likes the Free Marches, playfully disparaging of Fereldan, unimpressed by Orlais, intrigued by Antiva and Rivain, not sure of Nevarra - freaked out by the Qun - okay with Rifters, but a little suspicious - pro poors, impatient with the wealthy but unfortunately trained toward deference and boy!! is it hard to shake
Strengths & Weaknesses
- a mage, which is a strength! ...but a largely untrained and definitely unharrowed mage, which is a negative. Matthias has showed forceful displays of magic but his raw talent has been left largely unharnessed. In battle, he was permitted to do pretty much whatever, as long as it destroyed, so trying to rein any of that in now will be an uphill battle. - no formal education beyond what he got from a few years at the Circle and also being homeschooled in a tent during the, you know, war. prior to all that, one of his older sisters did teach him to read. - fiercely loyal to a fault. - impulsive, acts on his gut if he's in the moment and ignores his brain, common sense, and the advice of others. - also really wants to impress, like, really bad. - good at making pancakes, setting up a tent, foraging for food, and walking long distances. - bad at table manners, hiding how scared he is of boats, washing his socks, and coordination.
Inventory
- new clothes that he bought with his Riftwatch allowance - a really good wool cloak - really good boots - a staff, ugly, somewhat too large, definitely taken off a body - his allowance from Riftwatch - his plucky spirit
Motivation
Matthias wants to be a hero and play on the hero's team. He also wants to meet other rebel mages that think like he does.
Matthias - Native OC (promoting to a full character, play the graduation music)
Name: Cee!
Age: old mrs old
Contact: Ceeeee @ plurk or twotimesfew at gmail dot com
Other Characters: Val, Salvio, Darras as my other FT characters; Nikos as my side character
Interests: I want to play a baby rebel mage and get in the shit. AND I want to update my side character to a FULL character.
Name: Matthias
Canon/OC: DA OC
Journal: inkindled
Race: Human
Nationality: Free Marcher
Occupation: Rebel Mage
Division: FORCES. he wishes.
Mage or Not: Y
Age: 16
History
- Born poor in the Free Marches, Matthias was destined for the life of a country something-or-other, until he was showing off for friends and burned down the village stable with a magical fireball at 10 years old. Promptly shipped off to the Circle at Tantervale.
- As excited as he was terrified, Matthias found Circle life to be chaotic. He arrived in Tantervale at a time of unrest despite--or perhaps because of--Tantervale’s strictness. There were grumblings and threats of rebellion while the templars remained firm and cold and occasionally brutal. Mages were kept apart from one another and in silence as often as possible. Whispers of sedition and grumblings of rebellion entered the zeitgeist regardless.
- Unrest came to a head one cold winter day. Mages were at war all over the land, and the Circle at Tantervale was not exempt. True battle broke out. Whether the templars struck first or the mages struck first is unclear. In the end, templars were overthrown. An escape route was blasted through a curtain wall. The Tantervale mages fled, made for the camp of rebel mages, to join the fight. Matthias and the other young mages dragged along.
- Matthias was scared, but elated! Joining the rebels and fighting in battles felt like something. He and his friends spent a lot of time whipping each other into a frenzy of excitement and battle eagerness. Talked endlessly about heroes of the rebellion, all these names that circulated camps and backroads during battles and marches. These were real mages, heroic and noble and self-sacrificing.
- And fuck going back to the Circles, btw! Nomadic life? Not that bad. War camps? Not that bad, especially compared to the shitshow that the Circle had been pre-rebellion. Matthias could not imagine returning to that structure, not when he'd had a taste of real freedom, however blood-soaked it was. Hardened and eager and bright-eyed, Matthias and his fellow baby mages were all in. Death, even the death of a friend, was worth it if it meant freedom. Once Matthias had dreamed of holding the power and status of a Knight-Enchanter or an Arcane Warrior. Now his dream morphed into that of a freedom fighter. Became determined that mages would never return to the Circles or the downtrodden life they'd led before.
- Post-Conclave, Matthias' rebel mages didn't join up with the Inquisition immediately. Fought all over Fereldan, carrying on the war. Did manage to make it to the battle at Ghislain, with mixed opinions among the group. The unsure proved the wisest: most of the Tantervale mages were killed during the battle. Remaining small contingent of survivors were less than impressed with the Inquisition. Decided to keep on keepin' on. Rather than keepin' on, Matthias struck for surety and Kirkwall, following the trail of the Inquisition's wounded. On foot and without coin, he suffered a little on the road, but he made it.
- And he's been here ever since!
Personality
Matthias is a scrappy survivor and a try-hard rebel. He was taught to be obedient and kind and generally moral, a simple peasant boy of the Free Marches, but also not to put up with too much shit or waste time crying over spilled milk. There was little time for coddling in Matthias' childhood. Born one of seven kids, raised by hard-working parents, Matthias knows how to get by without much. But he craves attention and praise, having had very little of it in his life. A few words of kindness from the right person can send him spiraling into a paroxysm of loyalty.
He is deeply loyal, easily encouraged to a cause, and difficult to disillusion from issues or people he cares about. He has always developed crushes easily, and even after he’s fallen out of them, retains deep loyalty to his former beloveds--man, woman, or cause. He often fixates on the aloof, determined to win their praise and approval.
He has seen injustice, which has made him want to fight injustices. Compromise frustrates him. Being underestimated frustrates him more. Matthias might be young, but he has seen shit. There are few people in the world who understand where he's come from, and what growing up in a warcamp has meant.
He craves approval and acknowledgement, but resents pity. While it’s true that his life in the Circle and war was hard, Matthias considers it to have been a trial by fire. He’s proved that he can take it, whatever it might be.
He can be impulsive and often speaks or acts before he thinks. His rebel streak was fanned to a flame during the height of the mage rebellion. Matthias and his fellow baby mages were reared in battle and trained on the fly. Without any deep study or tutelage, Matthias' magicwork has developed inconsistently, and he rushes through any spell or enchantment in his eagerness to deploy them. He's more guts than brains, and he reacts quickly. His lack of formal education is a source of embarrassment to him, and he will get defensive if anyone calls him on it. He’s young enough that he hasn’t been Harrowed yet, which he’ll also try to talk his way around.
Matthias makes friends with ease, and enemies with equal ease, especially if mutual hate of someone will get him a fast friend. His principals and ideals are often what block friendship. He can't get his head around putting up with someone who might be at odds with what he believes, and he refuses to try to understand anyone who would compromise their beliefs for friendship. The latter is somewhat hypocritical, because in truth, Matthias' own belief could soften for friendship. He wants badly to be liked, to have a solid group of people he can call his own. Among the rebel mages of Tantervale, Matthias had camaraderie, and he misses it badly.
Matthias wants to be a hero, and to find a cause worthy of him. And one that he's worth of.
Opinions & Affiliations
- pro-mage
- pro-REBELs specifically
- anti-templar
- likes the Free Marches, playfully disparaging of Fereldan, unimpressed by Orlais, intrigued by Antiva and Rivain, not sure of Nevarra
- freaked out by the Qun
- okay with Rifters, but a little suspicious
- pro poors, impatient with the wealthy but unfortunately trained toward deference and boy!! is it hard to shake
Strengths & Weaknesses
- a mage, which is a strength! ...but a largely untrained and definitely unharrowed mage, which is a negative. Matthias has showed forceful displays of magic but his raw talent has been left largely unharnessed. In battle, he was permitted to do pretty much whatever, as long as it destroyed, so trying to rein any of that in now will be an uphill battle.
- no formal education beyond what he got from a few years at the Circle and also being homeschooled in a tent during the, you know, war. prior to all that, one of his older sisters did teach him to read.
- fiercely loyal to a fault.
- impulsive, acts on his gut if he's in the moment and ignores his brain, common sense, and the advice of others.
- also really wants to impress, like, really bad.
- good at making pancakes, setting up a tent, foraging for food, and walking long distances.
- bad at table manners, hiding how scared he is of boats, washing his socks, and coordination.
Inventory
- new clothes that he bought with his Riftwatch allowance
- a really good wool cloak
- really good boots
- a staff, ugly, somewhat too large, definitely taken off a body
- his allowance from Riftwatch
- his plucky spirit
Motivation
Matthias wants to be a hero and play on the hero's team. He also wants to meet other rebel mages that think like he does.
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