Aaliyah Adaar (born in 9:11 Dragon) is a former member of the Valo-Kas, turn Herald of Andraste and eventually leader of the Inquisition.
Overview
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Physical Appearance
Aaliyah is a bit shorter than the average Qunari, standing at 6'5"/195 cm. Her hair used to be white but was dyed red around her late teens. It is at shoulder blade length and maintained up in a bun on missions. She a light grey complexion and purplish eyes, and while the anchor hasn’t altered the color, it will have small flecks of green whenever the mark begins to spread.
The scars on her face were cause by various fights. Notably the one around her right eye, from a human male that decided to tug on her horns. Aaliyah headbutted him, and he pulled out a knife and sliced her down her eye. While the cut didn’t damage her eye, she does have vision problems at times, but it doesn’t affect her bow use.
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Personality
While Aaliyah can be very polite and outgoing to friends, she can be rather irritable and hostile when she is under a ton of stress. She's always open minded, honest and isn't afraid to speak up. Aaliyah is an optimist who tries to offer people the benefit of the doubt and gives those who deserve it a second chance. Unfortunately, she can quick to be hostile to those who abuse her kindness but tries not to use violence as a solution to problems (though, sadly, this has not happened).
Aaliyah has no formal education, she is well spoken and has learned mostly everything she knows from books. She is a bookworm who reads whenever she has downtime to do so and will hide away from others just so she can finish reading. She's eager and quick to learn new things while expanding knowledge on stuff that she does know.
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Talents and Skills
Aside from being very proficient at using a bow, Aaliyah is a skilled hunter from being taught at a young age. She knows how to skin various animals for meat and is also a decent cook. There were wild rumors that she's able to shoot a bow by using her feet, but Aaliyah refuses to confirm or deny it.
Biography
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Parents & Family
Ashaad and Kashaari were born and raised under the Qun from birth up until their mid 20’s. The couple was loyal to the Qun but their loyalty wavered when the two started having feelings for each other. When Kashaari found out she was with Ashaad's child, they both decided to flee Par Vollen. They wanted their unborn child to know and love their parents and have a better life than they did. The Adaar's managed to keep a low profile in the Free Marches, narrowly escaping many scrapes with the Ben-Hassarath with the help of a Dalish elf, Felvin and his human wife, Shonda.
Aaliyah was born on the outskirts of Ansburg in 9:11 Dragon. The Adaar's settled near a small farming community, where Ashaad and Kashaari lived on Felvin’s land in a home adjacent to the farm he owned. Ashaad went on to join a mercenary group when Aaliyah was around five years old to provide for his family. Kashaari took up helping Felvin on his farm as well assisted in raising Felvin’s child, Shanni, along with Aaliyah after Shonda— Shanni's mother— died during childbirth. After years of work, Ashaad was able to buy the unused land adjacent to Felvin’s and quit to help his wife raise Aaliyah. He and Kashaari promptly took up farming, leather working & making bows for the farmers in the area.
Early Childhood
Young Adult & the Valo-Kas
In-game
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Post-game
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Relationships
Family
Blood Relatives:
- Kashaari Adaar: Aaliyah's Mother, was a jeweler under the Qun
- Ashaad Adaar: Aaliyah's Father, (possibly former) Ben-Hassarath, though the information is a bit sketchy coming from her mother.
Non Blood Relatives
- Felvin Lavellan: Shanni's Father, helped raise Aaliyah when Ashaad was kidnapped in 9:26 Dragon
- Shonda Lavellan: Shanni's human mother, Midwife to Kashaari, died giving birth to Shanni in 9:16 Dragon
- Shanni Lavellan: Best Friend & nonblood 'sister'
Friendships
- The Iron Bull: The two quickly hit it off and became close friends after meeting at the Storm Coast. Shared Bull's passion of 'killing a lot of shit', especially dragons. The pair could be seen drinking A LOT in the tavern after a dragon slaying, almost getting kicked out one more than one occasion for making a ruckus. There were rumors that they— for a time—were in a sexual relationship, but that's all it was... just rumors.
- Dorian: WIP
- Sera: WIP
- Varric: WIP
- Cassandra:
Romance
- Blackwall | Thom Rainier: WIP
Neutral Parties
- Vivienne: The two really did not get along too well, but well enough to help her whenever she needed her.
- Solas:
Miscellaneous
Links
Reddit Headcanon Threads:
Thedas Social Network edition!
First Kiss, Meeting Family, Getting Knocked Down a Peg
Reddit Writing prompt Threads:
A quiet moment between companions [Iron Bull & Blackwall]
Non-Reddit links (AO3, DeviantArt, Tumblr):
BETA 'Belonging' (my attempt at a somewhat polyamorous headfic, updates will be sparse)
