Cassia Trevalis

Full Name: This is just it, Cassia Trevalis; I tried make her last name sound kinda like 'Trevelyan' but not quite

Nicknames: I don't think I had a headcanon for Varric's nickname for her, but I am sure her Altus peers at the Minrathous Circle had plenty of demeaning words to throw around

Rank/Title: Laetan (worked as a lowly clerk after Circle graduation)

Class: Mage

Affiliation: Kind of became entangled in the Venatori by accident (was brought on as a scribe by one of the cultists), but most of her memories of that are gone thanks to Nightmare

Specialization: Has not picked one yet because she is terrified of all the trainers

Tarot Card: The Moon

Alignment: Neutral Good

Romanced: Blackwall

Age: Late 20s

Race: Human (Tevinter)

Birthplace: One of the less affluent suburbs of Minrathous

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Brown

Complexion: Kinda blotty, permanently flushing

Height: Smol

Body Type: Weak and slightly pudgy

Sexuality: Demi

Gender/Pronouns: She/her

Scars/Tattoos/Piercings: Has scars from being bullied and from an impatient magister throwing a heavy inkwell in her face

Conditions/Disabilities/Mental Illnesses/Etc: Poor eyesight, anxiety

Abilities/Skills: Uhh... Neat handwriting, I guess?

Weapons: Mage staff

Likes: Snacks, peace and quiet, kittens

Dislikes: Being yelled at

Family/Pet(s): Her family are Soporati who put very high hopes in her, and she screwed things up due to not being ambitious or good at making personal connections

Personality: Timid, insecure, kind. Despite not having had the most privileged of lives back home, gets deeply upset whenever someone says something bad about the Imperium, and takes utterances like ‘All Tevinters are evil’ and ‘The world would have been better off if Tevinter and all the people in it never existed’ very personally, letting any of such remarks fuel herself-loathing. Her inner circle have to put special effort into overcoming their initial distrust and prove to her that they are her real friends.

Appearance/ Faceclaim(s): I was referencing some of the Fayum portraits when I designed her

Oooh, poor woman. I want to give her a hug. As someone who's been bullied a lot, I relate to her deeply.

@CocotteJenn I am so sorry, and I was definitely channeling personal experiences myself!

@NorroenDyrd It shows. She feels very real (if that makes sense). I really like her :)

Norro, you make such interesting OCs. This is also such a unique background to explore, a Tevinter noble but also sort of a social pariah there. She sounds amazing.